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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-29
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.

Board Of equalization met July Is
1892. Present, county commissioners
N. Bruels, John Mahowald, H. II, Ed
ward, A. M. Hannay, c. II. Dietz and
county auditor L. o. Randall.
The oath required by law having
been duly administered to the severa
members by clerk of district court, s.
Thorne, the board proceeded to exam
inc the assessment books for the sew
eral assessment districts in the coun
ty as returned by the assessors.
The assessment books having been
examined by the board, it was ordered
on motion, that the following classes
Of personal property in the several
assessment districts be averaged as
follows:
Horses, mules and asses one yr. old SIS
two 3d.
. g three I" Sc
Cattle, one year old 81.
two 50 " s.
Cows, $40.
All other cattle, SIS.
Sheep, $3.50.
Hogs, per hundred, 1925.
Wagons and carriages, $16.
Sewing and knitting machines, $40.
Watches and clocks, ST.
Melodians and organs, $50.
Pianofortes, 800.
Dogs, S..
On motion. ordered that changes be
made in the valuation of the different
classes of personal property and the
following percentage be added to or
deducted from the valuation as re-
turned by the assessors.
The plain figures in the following
schedule indicate the per centage to
be added to, and the figures with the
minus ~ sign indicate the percent
age to be deducted from the valuation
as returned by the assessors for the
following assessment districts:
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On motion ordered that the valua-
tion of the following lots exclusive of
structures in the Village of Madison
Lake, be raised to 25 per cent.
Lots s to II inclusive and 10 to "a
inclusive, blk. II.
Lots l to s, blk 20.
On motion, board adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-29

Buy the Advance separator and
Engines and Aultman & Co.goods and
Reeves stacker, all these are at the
head of the best. / will make prices
to suit you call and see me.
5t2w J. G.. KoLLER.
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On motion ordered the valuation of
lots exclusive of structures in village
of Madison Lake proper be placed as
follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-29

The largest assortment Of music
that can be found in the southern
part of the State, at Musser's, postof-
fee block. 43tf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-29
Children Cry fos
Pitchers Castoria.

-Hemlock plank Just received, also
few cars OF 2x3 inch hemlock bridge
plank. 5-4 STRUNK LUMBER Co.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-29
TOWNSHIP VALUATIONS.

Inc county board of equalization
mas completed its work aud adjourn
ed.
Inc following are the total assessed
valuations of the various townships
OF the county and city of Mankato:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-29

On motion ordered that the valua-
, tion of lots exclusive of structures in
Barclays addition at Madison Lake
townsite be placed as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-29

On motion ordered that changes be
made in the valuation of real estate
exclusive of structures and other i'm
provements and of structures other
than on city or town lots and that the
following percentage be added to the
valuations as returned by assessors:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-29
NORTHWE STERN

FAST through trains are also run between
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Kansas City
via Sioux City. with Pullman sleepers
the entire distance, st. Paul to Omaha,
Kansas City, Salt Lake, San Francisco
and Portland. Dining cars are run on
all through trains over this line between
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Chicago. Be.
sides being the best
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I'M

between these principal cities, thelChi.
cago & North Western system of lines
composed of the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha, Chicago d North
Western, and Fremont, Elkhorn q Mo-
Valley Rvs (sll advertised as "The
North Western Llne,'') offers the quick
est means of reaching all cities and
towns in the territory intersected by it.
In connection with Union Pacific the @.
st. Paul, M. & o: Ry. also forms q
through line to the Pacific coast, operat'
ed as the Lake Superior, st. Paul, & On.
ion Pacific Line. All particulars, With
maps and time tables, may be obtaine
at any station, or write direct to
T. W TEASDALE,
Gen'l Passenger Agent. 81. Pau
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ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
A RAspb-rry Treiiis.

1t is rare that we find a field of
red raspberries in which due provi-
sion has been made for sustaining the
canes during the bearing season.
They are cut down, as a rule, in au-
tumn to height of three to four feet,
and left to winter through as they
can. The damage from. snow is al
ways serious. My own loss in winter
and from broken canes in summer
was so great that l have adopted the
following plan: set strong cedar
stakes at the ends Of rows and at in
tervals of twenty-five feet To these
1 staple wire. as for a grape trellis,
about four feet from the ground.
Then, bringing the canes together
in punches of three or four, they are
tied with soft strong Irvine above the
wire, not on the wire, for then the
cord would soon be cut by the wire.
The rows being all tied, intervening
and short canes are dug out. Then,
with hedge-shears. the tops are cut
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QUAINT CUSTOMS.
What Some Europeans Do at Easter
Time.

What Some Europeans Do at Easter
Time.
Good Friday and Easter customs in
the old country are numerous and curl
GUS. For instance, in London, Good
Friday, sixty Of the youngest boys of
Christ's Hospital School attend d.
vine service at All Hallows' Church, and
afterwards receive each a bag Of
Faisins, one new penny and one bun. At
the old Priory Church In West Smith
field, twenty-one widows each pick
up a new sixpence from tomb in the
churck-yard, just as the same number
of widows have done for 500 years past.
A principal business Of the whole pop
ulstion Of Strobeck, Germany, from the
children at school to the most august
dignitaries Of the district, Is the playing
Of the ancient and royal game of chess.
This has been the case for centuries.
As soon as they are old enough to un-
derstand moves the boys and girls Of
this idyllic village are taught the laws
and ordinances Of the game, and are
initiated into the mysteries Of the
Knights move, and the advantages Of
early casting.
Every Easter the children are SOL
EMMY gathered together to display their
skill in the presence of the pastor, the
school teachers, the village authorities
and the public generally, and each Of
the three boys and three girls most
proficient receives a chess-bOard in
scribed with the words a Reward for
Perseverance.
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HypnOtism and Hum bug.

Hypnotism, which is now the subject
of much intelligent and well-directed
modern research, and is also, unfortu-
nately, the plaything Of class Of
wandering stage performers, is the
lineal descendant of many ancient be-
liefs. It was known to the earliest
races of Asia and among the Persian
magi; and to this day the yogis and
fakirs of India throw themselves into a
state of hypnotic ecstasy and reverie by
fi1ation Of the gaze. In many converts
of the Greek church it has been prac-
ticed since the eleventh century, as 1t Is
still by the Omphalopsychics, with whom
hypnotic reverie is obtained by steadily
gazing at the umbilicus. Modern hyp-
notism, mesmerism, telepathy, animal
magnetism, thought reading or thought
transference are Of the same family
which, in earlier times and when men
were less wont to analyze natural
phenomena by natural methods, brought
forth the practices Of the magians, the
antics of the demOniacs aud the pos
sessed, the expulsion Of evil spirits by
exorcism, the healing Of the kings evil
by laying on Of hands, the serious ac-
ceptance and judicial punishment of the
Authorizations of the witches and the
fantastic cruelty of the witch finders.
The proceedings by which Sarchas, the
faithful companion Of ApOllonius, gave
sight to the blind, movement to the
paralyzed, hearing to the deaf, and
reason to the insane were essentially
methods Of what We should now call
Suggestion" and the application Of the
influence Of suggestion to persons in the
most various mental and physical states,
whether Of health or disease, will serve
to throw light on some Of the most
tragic, blood-stained, picturesque and
incredible pages Of history, as well as
on a multitude Of stage tricks and quack
procedures which are just now, as they
have been at frequent intervals during
the last century, much in vogue.-Nine-
teenth Century.
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OVATION OF THE CHERUBS.

middle, as if the shell were broken there.
On the large end sketch the features of
an old gentleman and put tall paper
collar just above the ragged line. Draw
on the shell or cut from paper and paste
in place a pair of arms with hands
clasped in front; add feet in the same
way. Then put the old fellow on the
table and he will stand on his head.
The face may be clOuded or serene at
the pleasure of the artist, but most peo-
pie would not feel very happy if stand
ing on their heads. An old lady can be
made in like manner-with the addition
OF tiSsue-paper cap. Another device
is small crying face with jagged lines
around it as if the shell were broken q
little, but the prisoner could get no
further. Or the shell may be filled with
wax or clay. and broken away In the
place where the face is to be modelled.
Travellers in Mexico give accounts Of
an egg game and dance existing there.
The eggs are prepared by first emptying
the shells. then refilling them with fine
chopped colored paper, tinsel, mica, and
sachet powder The holes are then
pasted over with bit of paper, and the
outside is gayly decorated. In the more
prosperous days of Spanish sway
grandees often had the shells filled with
gold dust and precious stones. Those
times are past, but occasionally small
trinkets, coins. and candies are mingled.
Several dozen are needed by each par
ticipant in the cascarone. A stranger
is at first often startled by having one
Of these fragile treasure chests broken
over his head by senorita to whom he
has not been introduced; but former &C.
qusintance is not considered essential.
1t is a great compliment to the recipient
Of the blow, who must return the favor
at the first opportunity. Thrifty ma
irons intending to give such ball save
all the shells of eggs used in the house,
hold and spend their leisure hours in
filling and decorating them.
In the good old times Easter eggs
were often adorned with tiny pictures
or mathematical devices and sentimental
notices. Such eggs did duty as valen-
tines, and were afterward preserved in
the homes of the happy pairs. That the
inscription might be read without touch
ing the fraii treasure the egg was often
kept in a glass. The dates on these
eggs were considered as reliable evil
dence as those from a tombstone.
The new fashion Of egg photographs
is but q revival of this old custom.
MANY lovers of the present day have
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namely, in 1851. zO35. 2O46, POSI-, 210s.
ala, 1925 and 2198. The earliest date
on which Easter can fall is on March %,
and this only in case the moon is full on
March 81, when this date happens to
fall on a Saturday. This combination
OF circumstances is extremely rare; it
occurred in 1898, 1851 and 1917, and will
happen again in 1890, 2O76 and 2144,
while during the three following CEN
turtles it is not once ION the books" at
this early date. On the other hand
Easter never falls later than April 25;
this was the case in 1866, 1874 and 1886,
and will only happen once in the next
century, namely, 1913.
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for the manufacture of the durable
product for road ballast and construc-
ton, permanent roads may be COM
menced and extended until the road
bound thraldOm of the producers
might be thrown off. The loss to the
country at large, during the periods
OF trade suspension, Is very great and
were the lost time invested in perma-
nent road-making the country would
soon be redeemed from its slough of
despOnd. The labor already expended
in work which at best can only be
temporary is great waste of time
and energy which if put into perma-
nent work would result in lasting
future benefits. The average State
debt at the present time is doubtless
comparatively small, so that any of
them might, to the advantage of the
general public, appropriate large
funds for rOad-making, appropriating
to any township sum equal to the
expenditures of the local investment
By this means steady advance might
be made and the tax would be so
evenly distributed that the burden
would not be felt Cities and towns
should help to build the country roads,
and the sooner legislation is directed
to that end, the better for all con-
cerned. Rural.
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The Meat Diet.

The attention Of the French Society
for the Advancement of Science has re-
Gently been directed by certain physi-
clans to the evil effects of an excessive
meat diet, or Of raw, overkept or bad
meat. The ptomaines thus produced in
troduce poisonous principles in the sys-
tenn, which the kidneys cannot throw of.
Inhabitants Of cities indulge far too
freely in meat, often badly cooked and
kept too long; the poor and country pop
ulation do not often get their meat fresh.
Professor Verneuil considers something
should be done to remedy this state Of
things. He points out that Reclus, the
French geographer, has proved that can
Ger is most frequent among those
branches of the human race where car
nivorous habits prevail.
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Marguerite q Austria, Gouvernante Of
Flanders, sad Philibert the Handsome,
Duke Of Savoy, is still more romantic
story. It was the custom Easter Mon
day in the district of Bresse to scatter a
hundred eggs on level place covered
by sand. Then a lad and a lass, hand
in hand, would execute the dance of the
country. If they succeeded without
breaking an egg they were considered
aftianced; even if it were against their
parents will On this occasion three
couple had tried in vain, but Savoy and
Austria accomplished the dance without
crushing single shell. When Philibert
said, Let US adopt the custom Of
Bresse, Marguerite suffered her hand
TO remain in his, and history tells US
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Making and Keeping Manure.

II the farmer cannot draw his ma
nure to the fields as fast as it is made,
it should be piled, free from sink
holes, and to guard as far as possible
against the evil and malarial con-
sequences of being too near the barn.
1 am absolutely opposed to manure
Easements under the stable, writes
an experienced farmer. Experience
taught me of the dangers Of the ma
nure heap My barn had large
manure pit directly below the cows.
The cellar was below the ground sur
face and the surface water accumu-
lated. In driving the cows to the
field one dropped dead. A veterinary
surgeon could not discover the cause.
The next day another cow dropped
dead. A pOSt-mortem examination
was of no avail. The next day while
milking another cow dropped dead.
went right to work, took up all the
stable floor, drew every parole of the
manure out, whitewashed everything,
put the floor back and never a sick
animal after that. The poisonous
gases from the manure stable were
the sole cause of sickness and
death. Keep your manure away from
your buildings. 1t breeds malaria,
sickness and death. l do not believe
in liquid vaults. but bed and litter
the cattle thoroughly with cut straw.
Keep everything clean and get it
away from the barn. Do not house
the manure under cover, but draw it
directly to the fields. Let the sun
and the rain return it again to the
earth, to bring forth the wealth OF
the soil
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For the information of the sub
scriber who asks for a ''remedy to
prevent smut or blasted heads in oats
and wheat" we give portion of the
chapter in SOILS and Crops of the
Farm" on diseases of wheat. The
disease is spread By the use of smutted
seed and is to be prevented by sowing
on clean ground and with seed free
from smutspores. The infected seed
may be practically if, not entirely
freed from the disease. The methods
used consist in soaking the seed in
certain solutions. or simply in hot
water. The most common solutions
are saturated solution Of common
salt and five per cent. solution Of
copper sulphate. The wheat should
Be placed in sacks or baskets and al
lowed t0stand twentY-four to twenty
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he Lilies That Toll Not.

A very untidy and reprehensible per-
son hurried up the steps Of big house
early Sunday morning. Her hair was
untidy and her shoes were down at the
heel She talked to herself, too. A
disgraceful habit.
Hot coffee and two eggs. Yes, the
two eggs for Easter, she whispered as
she rang the bell. Her eyes shone. A
plump little rosebud Of a girl opened the
door. The woman smiled eagerly. I've
finished it, she gasped.
Well, it's about time, scolded Miss
Rosebud. You had no business to keep
me in such suspense. I've worried my
self almost sick.
She took the bundle and hurried up
stairs.
Please" faltered the reprehensible
person, please, the money. I worked
all night
Come some other dme," said Miss
Rosebud, over her shoulder. Don't
bother me now.
The untidy woman went down the
steps. Her lips trembled, but Miss
Rosebud had the lOveliest dress of all
the lovely new dresses in the big church
on the avenue that morning. At least
that's what one young man in the con-
gregation said, and he ought to have
known.
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LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY.
Corn and Hogs.

Many farmers, especially those Of
the older generations, have fixed
rule Of expectancy upon which they
figure when fattening hogs. This is,
that one bushel of corn will make ten
pounds of pork, and il the bushel of
corn is worth less than they expect to
get for ten pounds of pork they con-
slider that there is profit in feeding.
The only trouble with this rule is
that it does not always work. 1t
f1uctuates under the influence of
many conditions, one OF which is the
state of the weather where the feed
ing is done. A careful experiment
has shown that in severe weather,
and the animals being exposed, 1T has
required as much as III pounds Of
corn to make one pound of gain,
while in like weather, and with the
same animals, the only difference be-
ing that they were sheltered in a
warm barn, only 81 pounds were re-
quired to produce the same result.
Thus in one case the rule just about
held good, while in the other it was
so far wrong that there was no pos
sible profit in the feeding. This is
only one of the conditions that gov
erns the question Of profit. Others
are the age of the animal and the as
sanitation of food. The only way to
be on the safe side is to guard as far
as possible against wrong conditions
and then to measure or weigh the
food, and then weigh the animals at
short intervals. If this were system
atically done fewer hogs would be fed
up to heavy weights. and farmers
would soon learn the importance of
feeding off early, during mild weather.
Although the fact has been repeat
eddy and fully demonstrated that pigs
cannot be kept healthy on cOncen-
trated food alone, many farmers con-
tinue to give them little else
during the largest portion Of their
lives. Corn, either ground or I'M
ground, Is too solid and compact
food when unmixed with other ma
terials, and cannot be thoroughly di-
gested unless certain proportion Of
rough and bulky food is given with
it. A failure to observe this need is
doubtless one of the most frequent
causes of disease with swine: and even
if disease does not result, it is we'll
established that hogs fed without
this variety fail to give the best re-
turns for the food consumed. Pigs
kept up in pens. so that they are I'M
able to forage for themselves, should
he fed green clover; this is one of the
best alternative and relaxing foods,
giving bulk and lightness to the other
feed. and furnishing beside, a consid-
cradle proportion of muscle-forming
material. In winter, when this cam
not be obtained, its place may be sup
piled by rutabagas and mangle-wur-
zels, turnips, carrots and other roots;
or cut hay and clover, steamed or
moistened and mixed with little
bran or meal, may be fed with equally
good results. Agricul-
turiSt.
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six hours, when the wheat should be
spread out to dry. More recently the
Danish investigator, Jensen, has in
PRODUCED the method of soaking the
wheat in water at temperature Of
from 127 to 1913 degrees Fahrenheit
for five minutes. American expert
mentors recommend fifteen minutes.
Smut is much more common and de-
structive on oats than on wheat. The
same treatment is recommended.
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Dressmaker's Item.

If your mother had twenty yards OF
stuff and made a dress requiring but
eighteen yards, how much would she
have left?" asked the teacher. Mamma
can't make her own dresses. She has
tried often, and they are always either
too Suppose, interrupted the
teacher. she sent 1t to q dressmaker,
how much would the dressmaker send
back?' Depends on which dressmaker
she sent it to. Some wouldn't send back
any" said the little girl. Suppose she
sent it to an honest one?' said the teach
er, impatiently. Some Of the honestest
ones cut things to waste, 50 that there
is never anything left, no matter how
much you send EN-
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An Easter Professional.

Let US sing Of bright morn breaking
From the glorious east;
Lilies fair their sheaths forsaking;
Larks In light their music making;
Sing the song OF wings and waking
That BELTS our feast!
Apple boughs in white are dressing.
And in heavens blue arch
Little clouds. like cherubs pressing
Rank on rank with cheeks caressing,
Shed their softness like a blessing
On our joyful march!
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been made happy BY receiving an Easter
egg bearing photograph Of their sweet
hearts.
Photographs Of distinguished persons
are often pasted on Easter eggs and
their enemies.
An iron egg Is to be seen in one of
which was once sent as q betrothal gift
from q prince to a princess. The lady.
the oor when spring opened showing
vealed . yelk OF gold, and q third and
fourth displayed diamonds and rubies.
BY which the lady's displeasure was
soon assuaged.
Tho marriage aux eufs' between
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A Rapid Rat Trap.

A rat trap l recently saw consisted
of barrel, the head of which was
hung in the middle and tipped both
ways. To hang the head. holes were
bored IN the slaves Numerically OPP
posite and couple of wire spikes
driven through the holes and into the
head. The head was balanced in a
horizontal position by driving an old
file into the center on the under side.
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Study the Cali.

In a recent meeting of stock men a
paper was read by j. F. True on
''The Desirable Feeding Qualities in
Cattle" He urged the use of the
pedigree for all it is worth but he
said: ''Let individual merit be the
paramount consideration in selecting
the parent stock. Carefully observe
from which COWS and sires comes the
best calves as denoted by their being
quickly on their feet and looking out
for suck after being dropped. OBJ
serve carefully how they digest and
assimilate their food during the first
two weeks. This will be shown
by their growth and disposition to
take on flesh and assume desirable
form and be entirely free from con-
stipatlon or the opposite condition.