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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
FOR OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
What Children Have Done. What They
Are Doing. and What They Should DO
to Fuss Their Childhood Days.
Fortunes in the Noon.

Children, especially of the South,
have many ways of telling fortunes
by the moon; the most popular one is
this: When the new noon is seer for
the first time three steps are taken
backward and these words repeated:
Now moon. true moon, true and bright,
II 1 have n true love. let me dream OF him
Tonight:
If I'm to marry near. let mo hear u bird
cry;
II I'm to marry far. let me hear "a COW low.
And IL I'm never to we'd, lot me hear IL
hammer knock.
Then the flight of the turkey buzz
zard is always noted. especially if fly
ing alone, and the bird is addressed
thus:
Hail. hail. lone turkey bua7ard.
Fly to the east. fly to- the vest.
Fly to the one that i love lest:
Let me KNOW hy the flap of the wing
Whether he tor she) loves me or not.
The birds direction of flight is
noted. also the motion of the wings. III
they flap it is considered Il true sign
that the lover or sweetheart is true.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
Chicago Ahead.

Chicago Girl-Our family is a more
aristocratic family than yours.
Boston Girl-No, it isn't. My moth
or can boast Of her forefathers for the
past two centuries.
Chicago Girl-Oh, that is nothing.
My mother can boast Of four hus-
bands for the past two ycars.-Texas
Siftings.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
Col. shepartl,. DUTY.

A merchant has been fined 100
marks at Frankfort, Germany, for
using a Bible quotation to head an
advertisement. The New York Mail
and Express man ought to hunt that
merchant up and pay his fine as Il
penalty for the bad example he daily
SntS
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08

the attention of lit
erary e Through
the aid of Il philan-
thropic Ncw-Y Yorker
he was enabled to
enter college, but
did not remain long,
leaving school life
togo upon the stage.
He made his debut
at the Park Thea
ter, New York, in
800 n,,J v,;,h b;,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
And Made Many, More.

The superintendent of the New
York State Lunatic Asylum says that
the excitement while engaged in a
game Of baseball has cured several
patients.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08

The enlisted men of the army are
to be furnished with cravats, the
FIRST they have had since the days
when the military wore stocks
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
A Grave Traffic.

There is a brisk trade in SECOND.
hand tombstones in London. Still
stranger is the custom of selling
family vaults partly filed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
A New Uso for tho Amy.

A Denver millionaire has found q
new use for tie United States regular
army. He h3s enlisted his son ssSa
cornet playeIiat . salary Of sl3amonth.
Ihi; young eopefal,, after marrying :
% nsa,ss a.n9eF'' had entered .}dins
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
Eainy-DnN Sunshinc.

they flap it is considered IL true sign
that the lover or sweetheart is true.
E.iny-Day Sunshine.
Seems to he this isn't IL very nice
world"
"Why. Kitty?' said mamma.
"lt's very nice for malnmaS and big
people who can dn as they please, hut
when children have to sit i'm the house
and just look ut the rain, it isn't very
nice"
ut seems to me-" said mamma. "if
a little girl | know would just look
around this big nursery and see all
the things provided for her muse
.mcnt, She might be happier"
"l'm tired OF every onc of them.
All my dolls are naughty, and all my
toys are horrid."
"rlcasc, Mrs. Brown" said nurse,
coming into the room, Mrs. Dixon
has sen her two children home with
the clothes. and they are SO wet |
Want to- know il l may keep them
and get them dry before they go
home"
Let them come up here. DO.
please, mammal" exclaimed Kitty,
all the clouds gone from her face.
Very we'll. nurse; find some dry
clothing. and then send them to me.
I'LL show them all my things" said
Kitty, and they shall hold my very
best doll"
sioun two shy little girls were led
by nurse to where Mrs. Brown was
sitting.
This is Annie. and this is Jennie,
ma'am," said she, presenting them in
turn.
II nave seen you BEFORE" said Mrs.
Brown, taking little Jennie by the
hand. II saw you when your mother
was i'll. Now go and have a nice
ttnnc.'
Come said Kittic; al want you to
see all of my dolls
Never had they seen so many en-
capt i'll the store windows, and then
they could not touch them.
Are these all your very OWN"
asked Annie.
Yes: haven't you so many?:"
We've only n between us. and
She has only one ARM" replied Jennie.
20 my said Kitty. You shall
each have one of minc.'
"Rcally.." whispered Annie.
May /, mammal" said kittic. run
ing up to her mother.
May you what, dear?"
"isive Annie and Jennie each Il doll.
They have only one"
Will you let them choose::" said
mamma.
Only said Kitty, and then she
stopped. Yes, WILL" she went ON,
'cvrM ii they want Louise"
Annie chose II dressed in blue,
and Jennie one i'm red. Both had real
hair. Such happy little faces.
ut seems TO me-" said mamma,
THAT the sun is shining indoors,
BOW
They didn't take Louise" whis-
.pnr.d Kitty: hut | truly would have
.ei them have her.
AS Kitty showed the little girls
he: ;ioll-housc and all her treasures
their shyntss Wore away. and soon
l!laps laughter came from the corner
oi the ooMi where Kitty had been
s....lig so .o.iorn. Then nurse came.
an. said il WAS time for the children
IL ~.
M: yoa come the next rainy days:'
May wcs:7 said Annie looking at
NJ 5. hrpwn..
I'D, q. you may" she said: for
yo! have scattered the clouds to-day"
Why. there comes the sun"
laughed Kitty. as she came back from
50 mr. her little guests off. 1T isn't
Il bad world amy more. l guess l was
the bad onc."- Harpcr's Young
People.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
law Other
asnt: sugar. Candy. hard sugar. Total.
16S7-8S.. ZEE. 3.l, 40 1S2.l2 c0.7;5 al: SS5
l8ee-Sy .ll2,4 Az l64. ISL ls6Nl sao .s5
1889 49,. $3.50 2l5.5S6 aiio Sis'ess

~OAA poAA ny Gu0 0CIllau XOVs
eminent on it's exported sugar is less
than is being paid on sugar grown and
manufactured in the United States.
Having, therefore, this additional in
ducement of a larger bounty, together
with a similarity, and in many places a
great superiority, of soils for the growth
of the beet, and other conditions being
equal, it is self-evident that our Amer-
lean farmers are better situated to c
cee than we're the German sugar-grow-
ers OF twenty years ago. We are not
Obliged to export u sugar and incur
heavy transportation charges in doing
so, but can sell it at the factory door,
there receiving the national aid.
Furthermore, we have the advantage of
starting with the twenty years of ex-
perience which the Germans have been
acquiring in perfecting their mechani-
cal processes. In lS7l-72 it required
81 pounds of beets to produce 2!
pounds of sugar. but it now requires
only 70 pounds of beets to make the
saTe quantity of sugar. That We can
do this at the start was shown by the
operations of the jacksonville iactoryin
California during it's first seasons D
atoms in lSSS, the product there being
l,64O ions of sugar of . 600 pounds each,
manufactured from 1907 tons of beets,
or 2S, pounds ofsugar per ton of beets,
only 3 pounds of beets being required.
for each pound of sugar.
For the farmer there is no better
paying crop than raising sugar beets.
An average yield per acre is from Is to
80 tons OF beets, which he sells at IS
per ton. Taking the lower figure, his
returns would be SIS per acre, and
there ls no other average crop that the
farmer can grow to such pecuniary ad-
vantage. An outside estimate OF the
cost of raising beets, including seed and
delivery at the factory, is $40 per acre,
thus leaving net returns Of $50 per acre.
Beets, moreover, do not impoverishthe
soil. They must not be grown year in
and year out on the same land, but as
alternate crops, growing wheat, say, ev-
essy other year. Beets must not be of
large size, but should weigh from / to u
pounds each. Large beets are useless.
containing as they do a s~uperabund-
ance OF water and but little sugar. In
growing beets the farmer has an abso-
Lutte guarantee of the price he will be
paid for them, he is sure of his money
within a week of delivery, and his re-
turns are net cash, without deducting
freight, commissions or other disburse-
ments. That farmers, even in the East
ern states, are waking up to the adyan-
tages of sugar. beet raising as u highly
remunesative crop is shown by the eff
forts to establish the industry in Onon-
daga County in the state of New York.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08

TN 9 general survey
We beiold cultivation
extended: the arts
hOurishing: the face OF
the country improved:
our people fully and
probably emplo y . d:
the public c~ountenance
exhibiting tranquility.
c~Ontentlnent and hap.
piness: its public debt
of TWO wars nearly re-
deemel: and. to crown
all. the public treasury
O~veriowing. If the
term of seven years.
were TO he selected Of
the greatest prosperity
which thts people has
,eniOved since the es.
ltablishment of their
present constitution, II
would be exactly that
of seven years
Immediately iOl.
the passage of
the tariff of ls.l.-Hen.
Try C'dN. speech IN TIC
SCnn.e. 1881
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08

ul6LOIlC value:
Pass the tariff as re.
por,ed by the commit
tee aud you palsy the
nation. Pass IL. and
where will you ans
longer find
for your costly piles OF
stores and dwelling
houses? Pass 1t, anu
who Will be exempt
from its grinding oper.
alton?
The poorer classes,
especially. must feel its
effect in paying an adj.
ditionaf price for every
article Of clothing they
and their families wear.
an every article they
eat OF X. save cold
wster: and to that will
they ere lony be re.
duced.-S cLD York Etxn.
iag Pust. July. 1891
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
FOR THE FREE TRADERS.
LOGICAL DEDUCTIONS FROM
PLAIN FACTS.
Beet Sugar and tn. Mckinley I.x-rh.
Deadly Parallel Again-An Enxlish
Visitor ON the Effects Of the American
TAriiH System.
Profits in sue.r Beeee.

~ssSsS 000b0
A short time ago Charles r. auckland
wrote an article for the American Agri-
cuiturist on beet sugar and the new
tariff law. 1t is SO full of fresh facts and
valuable suggestions that liberal ex-
tracts are herewith given. No more
striking example of the growth and sue
cess OF the beet sugar industry can be
afforded than that of Germany, where
the production of raw sugar increased
from lS6,4l2 tons for the season of 1871.
~ to more than 100000 tons for the
season of $4,000. Within two decades
the growth was phenomenal. 1t was a
growth OF 64o per cent. in production,
due solely and exclusively to the
bounty system established by the Ger
mar government to promote an agri-
cultural and manufacturing industry for
u commodity of lite which could be
raised ON German soil, and which could
,st consumed throughout the universe.
Inc increase in German industry can
best be seen from the following table.
giving tine figures for two periods:
Factories Beets sugar Molasses
s in 'i ION IN tons tons on.
se"9-9o.. sol 9.S:2.6s5 1.2lS.ySy 2lO, Sy7
Onsugar consumed in Germany there
Is q tax on the weight of the beets
worked, and also u tax on the refined
sugar. but sugar that is exported is free
IRON both these taxes, and receives the
government bounty. 1t will not be sur
therefore, to SEQ that the ex-
ports OF German sugar increased ma
terlally, as follows, i'll tons:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
Another story Told by the Deadly par
allel.

There is nothing that plays such hav-
&c with the predictions of the free trad
ers OF those theoretical tariff reform.
ers than the parallels from history.
Many of them have been given in these
columns. and here is another of some
h;otor;o xo0,,o.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08

Seems to NE this isn't IL very nice
world"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-25

motion, and when reduced to writ
ing, read as follows:
''That it is the sense of this meeting
that the council of the city of Manka-
to be requested to construct around
the lower part of the city park, new,
neat, high board fence, at least feet
high, about as formerly situated, and
to maintain the stables, sheds and
other buildings now upon the
grounds"
The motion was put by the chair
man and adopted.
On motion, the chair appointed the
following committee to wait upon the
council on Monday night: Geo. Pass,
DR.. Curryer, JohnKlein, Philip Lamm,
Mr.. Jorgensen and B. D. Pay.
The suggestion was made as to hav-
ing matters fixed for the purpose of
training horses, and to this question
Mr.. Edw. Weaver spoke favoring the
plan.
Aid. Fowler suggested that if about
II responsible men would come for
ward and promise to do certain things
at the park, he had an idea that the
council would turn oyer the lower
part of the park for term of years.
After Mr.. Jorgensen and Mr.. Bennett
had make few remarks, motion to
adjourn was carried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-25
THE MOUND FOR A PARK
And the Lower Ground For
Fairs and Race Track and
Such Other Purposes as
Base Ball and Shoot
ing Tournaments
Appeared to be the Sentiment of
the People at the Meeting
on Saturday Night.

A meeting was held in the Board of
Trade room at the City Hall, on Satur-
day night, for the purpose of consid-
ering, or rather to secure an express
sion of sentiment in regard to fenc-
ing, plating, arranging and beauti-
flying the City Park, situated in West
Mankato, known as Sibley Mound.
Among those present were George
Pond, DR.. Curryer, Ed. Weaver, w.
H. Pfeffer, John Klein, f. w. Force.
M. j. Cuddy, B. D. Pay, G. H. Aus
tin. III. Jorgensen, w. B. Davies, M.
B. Haynes, Aid. J. G. Fowler, Henry
Zimmerman, E. M. Weston, DR.. Web
ster, S. G. Pond, Phillip Lamm, L. o.
Randall, J. r. Thomas, Jas. Shoe
maker, Chas. Yates, Aid. Peterson, w.
L. Wilson, Geo. Pass, Jas. Dougherty,
Perry Rutan, W. G.. Hoerr, John G.
Thro, DR.. Standish, VIM. Bercholtz,
w. H. Pay, Chas. Bennett, n. P. Lee,
Prank Pay, Frank Root and George
Hoerr.
On motion, Henry Zimmerman was
chosen Chairman, and E M. Weston,
Secretary.
Mr.. John Klein stated briefly the
object of the meeting, and said he
thought the park could be beauti-
fed, but did not think the time
had yet arrived when the city would
feel like spending a very large amount
on the 40 acres. When Mr.. Klein
had taken his seat the Chairman gave
anybody an opportunity to talk, and
Mr.. G. H. Austin availed himself of
the privilege. He said that for one,
he was in favor of fixing the park in
proper shape that would be an honor
to the city, but he did not favor
either fairs orracing upon the grounds.
He added that he would willingly put
up s25 for fair ground in some other
locality, and would head the list. Mr..
Geo. Pond thought it would be well
to lay out the upper part for park
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-25

can vote reaches $4,000, and that of
the Democratic party POI 900, the
Democratic legislature has finally
agreed upon an apportionment which
will give them IA out of the Is mem
bers of congress.
Ohio has been the victim of gerry
mander for years. Whichever party
has been in power has always proceed
ed to carve up the state to suit its
own purposes, Last winter when
Gov. Mckinley assumed his official
position he advised fair and honest
apportionment-one which the oppos-
ing party, should it return to power,
would not dare to touch because of
the force of public opinion. But the
good advice is not being followed by
the legislature and it is to be hoped
that Gov. Mckinley will not hesitate
to apply the veto knife to any bill
that does not measure up to the
standard that he mapped out.
But heretofore the gerrymander has
been applied according to the census
as regularly taken by proper authori-
ties. But in New York, Tammany hav-
ing control of the state governments
introducing new feature, by taking
state census, by which it manipu-
lates things to suit it's own cOnven-
fence, piling up the figures in Demo
cratic strongholds, and decreasing
them in the country districts where
the Republicans are in the majority.
The scheme which Tammany in
tends to perfect only shows to what
extent the art may be carried. 1t
may also carry with it it's own down
fall. 1t may arouse the people to the
danger lurking in the system and
cause the inauguration of measures
which will prevent it's future use, in
the more aggravated form, at least.
In Wisconsin the matter has been
taken before the supreme court of
the state, and it is expected decis-
ion will be reached to-day. Should
this decision hold the gerrymander in
that state unconstitutional it will es-
tablish precedent which may have
an important bearing upon the evil
in the future. If the people can OBJ
tain relief from the worst features of
the art, in the courts, the politicians
will be apt to be somewhat careful as
to how they abuse the rights of the
people in the framing of legislative
districts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-25
Railroad Arrangements for the Ma
tionl EncamDment. G. A. r.

For the National Encampment,
G. A. R., at Washington in Septem-
Der next, the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road offers an uneXcelled service of
through limited vestibuled express
trains, with Pullman Sleeping cars
from Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati,
Columbus, Wheeling, Pittsburgh, and
all principal intermediate stations to
Washington. The Encampment will
be the greatest event in Washington
since the grand review of 1865.
No railroad in America is better
equipped than the B. & Ohio to trans
port large volumes of passenger traffic
with dispatch, safety and comfort.
Its long experience in transporting
crowds to inauguration ceremonies,
knights Templar conclayes, and SINH
lar gatherings on an extensive scale,
will prove most valuable in carrying
the thousands to the encampment.
The B. & o. is the shortest route to
Washington from nearly all points
east and west. Passengers from
Chicago will have the option of travel
ing via Pittsburgh or via Grafton,
both routes crossing the crest of the
Alleghanies amid the most picture.
sque scenery in America. All B. &
0. east-bound trains pass Harper's
Ferry and traverse the historic valley
of the Potomac, whose battle grounds
are familiar to every veteran.
Visitors to Washington will be
pleased to learn that the B. & O. will
sell excursion tickets at greatly re-
duced rates from Washington to
Maryland and Virginia battlefelds
during the encampment. 1td&w
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-25
PULL TOGETHER.

Elsewhere to-day the FREE PRESS
publishes some three columns Of in
teresting reading matter in the shape
of replies to a question which was
sent out to our business men as to
their idea of Mankato'S outlook from
their point of view. They are inter-
esting because they are short, crisp,
and to the point because they
are from men who are battling with
the financial and industrial forces of
the world, who have measured our re-
sources, and know just what kind of
foundation we have to build upon to
insure future success. When such
men come forward and unhesitatingly
pronounce the present and future
outlook of Mankato of a most encour-
aging nature, it means something.
1t is something practical from those
engaged in practical affairs of life.
None of these men are boomers in
the sense that term is often used
In fact, Mankato has never eX-
perienced a Doom, such as is often
given by land spectators to towns
which largely exist on paper, only to
relapse into a depressed condition
from which it takes years to recover.
Our city's growth has been steady
but sure. What we are today has
been reached without any great strug-
gle or combined effort upon the part
of our people. This being the case,
what then will be the result of con-
certed action. There can be but one
result-a growth commensurate with
our resources and surroundings.
1t will be noticed that there is one
thought running like a thread
through nearly all these replies, and
that is that there is no question as to
our growth and prosperity if we all
pull together as one person for the
object in view This is the only way
by which the success that ought to be
ours can be obtained.
We should let the world know OF
our great natural resources, our un-
excelled surroundings. our superior
location as a manufacturing point
our uneQualed advantages, outside OF
the great centerS of trade, as distri.
buting point, and then we should
move in one solid body for whatever
we want. Whatever is to the interest
of one in building up our city should
be the interest of all. United we
prosper, divided we will never reach
that degree of prosperity which ought
to settle upon the city. And for that
reason we ought to see to it that the
stock to insure the success of the In
provement Company is subscribed at
once.
Now is our great opportunity. A
well aim ed blow at the present will
be worth several if the matter is de-
layed but short time. The gentle
men who appear in our columns today
say the outlook is good and united
effort will bring us the prosperity we
desire. Are they willing, in. common
with the rest of our people, to back up
this prediction with an effort that
will count. If they will do this our
success is assured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-03-25
THE GERRYMANDER

During the past few years there
has appeared upon the political arena
of the nation a danger that threatens
the perpetuity Of the republic, unless
the pruning knife of correction is ap-
piled to its roots in merciless man
ner We say it has lately appeared.
We should say that it is an evil that
has lurked in our national system for
many years, bat has only lately as
sumed virulent form. 1t is only of
late years that the matter has been
reduced to science, as it were. which
has made 1T particularly enticing for
politicians who would rather be in
power than be right. 1t has not been
confined to any one party, and the at
tempted Justification for it's continu-
ance has been, that they have
been obliged to do it because the
other fellows did,"
During the past year or two the art
of gerrymandering has been applied
in its worst form. Majorities have
disregarded all rights of minorities in
order to secure their future perma-
nencY in official position. Minorities,
which through political accident have
found themselves vested with tempo
Fary power, have gone to the extreme
limit of human genius to devise
means by which they may retain it.
Exhibitions of the skill of politicians
in this line are being made all over
the north and west. The news comes
that in Missouri, where the Republi-