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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30
GROVER WASN'T THERE.
L. G.. HARBAUGH.
They had a big reunion, Joe,
TWAS inst the other daV

They had a big reunion, Joe,
Twas just the other day,
From everywhere by thousands came
The boyswho whipped the Gray.
The fife and drum made music on
The soft September air,
And sixty thousand heroes marched.
And Grover wasn't there.
He sent note in which he said
He really could not come;
He had to veto pension bills
That's why he stayed at home.
And in the camps upon the green,
Beneath the skies so fair,
The comrades did not wonder, Joe,
That Grover wasn't there.
The boys recounted all their fights,
And laughed DER times agOne, [drop
And here and there you'd hear them
The name of Harrison,
l know they love him by the way
They praised him everywhere,
And all the vets seemed glad to know
That Grover wasn't there.
The great procession passed away
Without him in the line.
He would have marched if it had been
Just south of DiXie's line.
Inc boys VINO made our speeches, Joe,
They didn't seem to care
A continental when they talked
That Grover wasn't there.
But, Joe, to keep his record up,
And help himself, to boot,
He thought to send us in his place,
The usual substitute.
For on the grand reviewing stand,
With music in the air
The old bandana waved aloft,
But Grover wasn't there.
We didn't send him our regrets,
He doesn't like US, Joe:
And twiXt us and the President,
No love is lost you know.
And when the votes are counted out,
And all is right and fair,
The soldier boys will shout to know
That Grover wasn't 'there."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30
THE St. Paul Globe has finally stated

THE ST. Paul Globe has finally stated
its position upon the clause in the
national Democratic platform upon
the repeal of the tax upon the issue
of state bank notes, and favors it. 1t
has an idea that the state banks can
regulate the matter of supply much
better than can the national govern
ment, and gives the opinion that evils
which resulted from the issue of said
notes thirty or forty years ago, would
be avoided upon another trial, though
it puts forth nothing to show how
this can be done, nor why the present
safe management of the nations finan-
ces by the federal government, should
be discontinued.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30
What they Will Do.

Minneapolis Journal: Gen J. HI. Ba.
ker in accepting Democratic nomi.
nation yesterday said the time had
come when we must ask what parties
will dO-nOt what they have done.
Just so, general. The Democratic
party says it will substitute free trade
for protection, unsound money for
sound-that it will reverse the whole
commercial and industrial system un-
der which, according TO the finding of
Democratic officers themselves, wages
are increasing, and under which the
condition of the whole people, with
no classes excepted, is better today
than it ever was before. That's right,
general. Ask what the parties are
going to do, and you'll find that the
Democratic party won't do at all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

PRESENT good engenders certainty
of future good, and the brightness of
the present throws it's radiance into
the future. We are hopeful. From
time to time dyspeptic grumbler
predicts dire calamities, but no one
takes him seriously.-Prof. A. Harti-
gan IN Literary Northwest.
We have for long time wondered
what was the real cause of the whin-
ing put forth by the free trader and
the calamity shouter of the Populists.
But this explains it. They are simply
suffering from severe attack of dys-
pepsia, and are not really responsible
for their rawlings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30
GARDEN CITY:

G. H. Piper shipped six fine horses
TO Duluth last week.
Frank Loring's genial countenance
greets us once more.
Bird Purrier had runaway in Man
kato last Friday.
George Macomber was in Mankato
Tuesday.
Lucas Crane and Gen. Baker drove
to Mankato Friday.
Charlie Scott and wife visited in
Garden City Sunday.
G. ]. Boynton went to Chicago last
week.
Mrs. E. w. Gates and Miss Macom-
Der were in MankatO one day last
week
Several of Mr., Bruce's friends turn
ed out and stacked his grain for him
last Sunday.
The Cemetery Association of this
place have received a grant of an acre
of land on the south side of the Gene
terry from Mr.. Il. n. Boynton, and a
nice iron fence will now be placed
about the entire lot.
Will Osgood is about the busiest
man in town these days.
The ladies of the Christian church
are circulating paper to raise mon
ey to buy a parsonage for that soci-
ETY..
Miss Minnie Zingler visited parents
at Mapleton last Sunday.
Charles Oliver, accompanied by a
friend from Minneapolis, was hunt
ing in this vicinity last week.
The present indications are that
the Blue Earth Co. Fair will be a sue
cess this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. George, old playmates
OF Mrs. Leroy Terry, and residents of
New York State, are spending Fair
week with the latter.
MessrS. Maron, Warner, Mcbride
and Bebee were in Mankato Tuesday.
Articles have begun to come in at
the fair grounds and we judge that
the display will be excellent.
The ladies are all busy-those of
the Christian church at the eating
house on the fair grounds, and those
OF the Baptist church at Deacon
Parker's. Meals at eacn place % cts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

In airing himself upon the ques.
tion OF tin plate and perverting fig
ures to suit his own fancy, Congress
man Springer asks that in making
the exchange OF our exports in Europe
what possible objection there is tC
taking S2O,0O0,OO0 worth of tin plates:
Now will the popgun tariff author
state what objection there is to manu-.
featuring the tin plates and making
the exchange in this country? There
are thousands of people who would
like to know about it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

The st. Paul Globe admits that the
Republicans of New York cannot get
justice in the gerrymander case in
that state, by stating that the court
OF appeals is Democratic and will
doubtless prevent the Republicans
from getting the outrageous law set
aside. The Globe pretends to be fight
ing the battles ofsthe people, but
never fails to defend the most unblush-
ing steal Tammany may perpetrate,
because it happens to be for Democra-
cy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30
GOOD THUNDER.

}. G. Graham is improving his hotel
by giving it anew coat of paint.
The new school building is nearly
completed, and school will commence
early in October.
James Morrow is erecting a new
house.
The place owned by Mrs. Howes
has been sold to Mrs. G. d. Palmer
for ST, 400. 1t is very desirable piece
of property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

THE st. Paul Globe speaking of Mr..
Cleveland says: son everything else
the country is divided, but there is no
difference of opinion about the sim
certify, the earnestness, the high cour-
age, and the fearless patriotism of the
Democracy's leader" In view of Gro
ver's recent surrender to Tammany,
this is indeed rank, even for the Globe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30
Storage Batteries for Dwellings

A company has been formed in Vienna
with the idea of serving charged storage
battery cells to the houses, in the same
way in which milk, ice and other COM
modities are served. The wagons for
supplying these accumulators make reg
ular trips through the suburbs of Vienna
daily, distributing their cells fully
charged and taking away others whose
energy has been exhausted. Exchange.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30
A Plausible Explanation.

"Ethel Tilted that magnificent crea-
ture Ponsonby, and now she is the CEN
ter of attraction for about twenty-five
miserable dudes"
"That's all right. She simply turned
her first love into small change. 1t
takes about twenty-five dudes to make
a man. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

The late Samuel Mcdonald Richard
son, president of savings bank in Bal
timore, had a wonderful memory of
faces. He personally knew, and could
call by name, over $4,000 depositors,
most of them people Of small means.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

In the lottery of life there are more
prizes drawn than blanks, and to one
misfortune there are fifty advantages.
Dependency is the most improbable
feeling man can indulge in.-Rev. DE-.
Talmage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

THE Minneapolis Times says that in
the South the Populist is not above
using the pop. Well, can't you give
him time to get over the habit? His
conversion from Democracy is so re-
cent that he has not had time to drop
such bad habits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

Pliny tells US that any plant gath
cred. by river before sunrise by per-
son, if unseen, tied ON the left arm of
an ague patient, without his knowing
what it is, will cure the disease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

In the executive mansion at Raleigh
is card table presented to Governor
Darlington by King George II about the
year 1856.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

IF Labor Commissioner Peck would
proclaim himself a liar and his report
fraud, how poor old Democracy
would hug him to its bosom. He
would be looked upon as veritable
Amt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

Competent girl wanted. Good
wages paid. Inquire at this office.
25t6d-wtf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30

FREE trade is the surviving partner
Of slavery Senator JoSephsR. Haacley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30
LEA COLLEGE

Ladies' School of highest grade Offers full courses
of studyClassical. Scientific, Literary, English Pre-
Paratory. very pleasant home. Expenses moderate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-30
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
FREE PRESS PRINTING CO., Publishers.
FGrmS---Sl.OO per Annum in Advance.
S15Oif not Paid In Advance

U D LODGE meets Thursday eve
n. 7 ming Of each week in Odd Fellows
Hall, corner Jackson and Second streets, at
o'clock. All members of the order are cordi-
ally invitedto attend. 43
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
A SCIENTIFIC siD1-olcSl.

THERE are said to be twenty ,.,ou
sand kinds of butterflies, of which two
thirds arc named
TIE limit of temperature in cases OF
fevcris generally considered $50 degrees
Fahrenheit.
TIE observations Indicate a velocity
of twcnty-six miles second for Alrol
and its diameter as one million miles.
The human body contains III gallons
of blood, but the blood corpuscics con-
tanned therein, if placed end to end,
would reach four times around the
globe.
TIE elicate mechanism of the stom-
ach contains, according to II physiolo-
gist's discovery, fully 5,0OO,OO0 minute
glands that are constantly sccreting
gastric juice.
DIR. BIDE reports, before the Royal
Geographical society in Madrid, the
discovery of q strange people in Caccrcs
living in caves and inaccessible retreats,
speaking curious language and pos
scsscd of n hairy skin.
ACCORDING to the theory of Mr..
Thompson, the end of the world (Which
is 100000 years in the future) will
not be brought about by excessive heat,
as limited in the Bible, but by the rem
nant of humanity being frozen to
1ootb
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
lMPERSONAL MENTION.

A SCISSORS grinder died the other day
at Goshen, Ind, worth S21, 900, who was
supposed to be in most destitute cir
cumstanccs.
THERE is convict in the Georgia
pcnitentiary who can't get out, though
his term has expired, because the prison
records show that he is dead.
AN Italian immigrant who landed in
New York the other day was SO over
joycd at reaching free America that he
dropped upon his hands and knees and
kissed the ground.
Two MEN in Clyde, Mich, have been
paying taxes on the same piece of land
for the past seven years. The wrong
man is now trying to find out how to
get his money back.
AMONG the weavers employed in q
Biddeford, Me-, cotton mill is woman
who stands six feet and three inches in
her stocking feet and is large and
strong in proportion. She is more than
match for any man about the mill
either in boxing or wrestling.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
A VARIETY OF THINGS.

The ave rage camel will travel eight
hundred miles i'll eight days.
FOUR MILLION steel pens are con-
sumed daily throughout the world.
FULTON street in Brooklyn, n V, is
credited with being the noisicst street
in-thc world.
TIE cat of the postmaster of Danvillc,
Ind, rings the bell when she wants to
enter the house.
Eggs are fried in shapes of hearts,
stars and other devices by means OF
pans having sunken places in these
shapes.
TIE town of Warren, Knox county,
Mo-, with population of only 1000,
has thirteen secret societies, and an
other is being formed
A LETTER mailed Mt Atchison, Kan,
November 10, reached Brussels, in Bel
giun;, ten days later. This, the Patriot
claims, is the fastest time between the
two places on record
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20

1. INSTALLMENT STOCK. = Mem.
bership fee, 81 per share, which carries
the stock tho first month, after that the
monthly dues are go cents per share.
Q. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING
STOCK, $50 per share (par value, s1oo),
yielding dividend, payable seminar.
nually, January 1, and July /, OF per
cent. per annum on the $50 paid in, which
is duly RENTED by check to the share
holder.
8. The stock is expected to mature il
seven years from date of each series re-.
spectively, the same being issued
monthly.
4. There is no investment anywhere
safor or more profitable than its stock.
With the assets of the Association in.
vested in first mortgages on improved
town real estate, duly insured for the
benefit Of the Association, on a basis
not exceeding SO per cent. Of it's value,
as sscertained by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders of the Associ.
alton, while the debt of the member
borrowing is being curtailed every
month Of its existence, it is difficult to
conceive of safer investment than its
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, lilo Jefferson
street, or to
JAMES R. TERRY, or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER & TINSLEY, Roanoke,
va. apr19-1y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
ONES IDLE MOMENTS.

JACK DISTINGUISHES the most I'M
interesting girl ever met, though she
is rich. She can't say anything but
yes and no." Priscilla--"Which did
she say to you?"
FtRsr AcrREss-'Why, haven't YOU
heard, dear? I'm engaged for one Of
the principal parts in Beauty and the
Beast" Second Actrcss-"How nicel
And who plays Bcauty?"-Pick-Me- Up.
THERE was man in front of my
house yesterday with an internal ma
chine, said Barker. GLOW terrible"
said Miss Mellow. What did it look
lilsc?" Like any other hand organ."-
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
llIcKs-"rhcrc's one good thing about
Bilby You always know where to find
him" Wicks-"Ycs, it's good thing.
as yon say You can always find Bilby
at the Cuisine hotel, for example. That's
the reason never go there. = Boston
Transcript
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
RAILROAD RACKET.

RAILWAY in Jerusalem will be COM
plctcd some time in April.
IL Colorado the Southern Pacific rail-
road is ballastcd for some distance with
rock salt.
TIE National Sleeping Car Company
has been formed in st. Petersburg for
the introduction of the American STYLE
of cars on the railways of Russia. The
wood frames and plans are imported
from the United States, and competent
engineers will be employed to superin-
tend the construction Of the cars-Rail-
way Review.
MEXICO has certainly the most luxu-
rious if not the most comfortable rail-
ways in the world. The rails of the
Mexican Gulf railway are laid on sleep
ers of mahogany, and the bridges are
built of white marble. On the west
coast of Mexico there is another line
which has slccpers of ebony, and ballast
of silver orc drawn from the old mines
beside the track
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20

near our own that our windows COM
manded views of the garden, the porch
and even some of the rooms. The pref
W girl, OF whom have written, was a
MISS Alice Hall, and Lizzie, my young
er sister. came rushing in, soon after
her arrival, to announce that
Ramsays have lady boarder, who
is Il music teacher!'
The Importance of this dcclara.
tion rested upon the fact that the
Stapleton music teacher had deserted
her post, and both Lizzie and Fannie
were without musical instruction. 1t
was soon understood that Miss Hall
wished for pupils, and her hours were
filed by the time the autumn set in,
Lizzie and Fannie being her first
pupils
Father had said that we must wait a
year before we were married, as was
but eighteen, and Frank had but little
business
We thought it an eternity, but we
were very happy until Alice Hall came
to Staplcton. frank bought a buggy
and horse. and every afternoon called
TO take me for drive through the
pretty country scenes around nv
home, or into Staplcton to make prr-
chascs, for our home was about two
miles from the village proper.
He was tender lover, but he had
chosen Ill in asking me to be his wife
as he exacted from ME a perfect trust
an d confidence in his good faith that
1t was not in my power to give him.
AS long as there was no cause for nv
besctting fault to rise, we were utterly
happy. but if limited at jealousy.
Frank was at once stern and cold.
II have told you love you, and I
trust you utterly" he said to me:
"wben doubt you or you doubt me,
we had better part ! could not live in
an atmosphere of suspicion"
He meant every word he said, his
eyes stern and cold. his voice clear and
Fcsolute. and wondered, looking at
him, how could doubt him.
And yet-ah me! loo king over at Ram
says; how often did sec him on the
porch with Alice Hall. talking earnest
ly, as If they were discussing affairs of
Importance! How often, when little
late for our drive, did he tell me he
had met Miss Hall and taken her in his
buggy to some distant point, where She
had pupil.
She was very beautiful, this rival of
mine, with face too pensivc for her
years, though the expression suited
well her soft dark eyes and the per.
feet mouth that rarely smiled. AS she
came to orr house twice week TO give
She girls their lesson, had to show
sonac friendship for her, and she was
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
FASHION DOTS.
lslELEp iewelry is the rage.

ENANELED jewelry is the rage.
FLoUNcEs are becoming moro and
more popular.
SLEEVE buttons representing ears of
corn are seen in profusion.
EVERYTHING for milady's dressing
table these days must be silver.
Ice blue is the latest color. and has
merely the faintsst tingc of blue i'll it,
Bow-KNoT pins have come to stay
long enough for every maiden to have
one.
WIDE gold band bracelets, such as
were fashionable years ago. are re-
vived.
GARNETs are usually fashionable, not
only as jewclry. but for trimming cos
tunes.
JUST at present the floral shaded
lamps are in highest favor for the din
ncr table
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20

4 Comprten. nuc.tlon.

Eat" said the speaker. there are n
greet iAany people who disapprove OF
,Givorcc as strongly us do. What is
your oi;inion of divorce, sir?" he added,
ADDRESSING young man who was list
cning wiz. the deepest attention.
~ don't believe in DIVORCE answered
the young man.
Arc you married."
81 am"
"II'm. Here is the opinion of one
competent to speak on the subject.
How long have you been married, sir?"
''Sincc yesterday. IN. y. Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
RAILROADS
N s = :: w RoTf0IkaNesternR R..


SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DECEMBER O. 1891
wEsTnouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
9:3o q; m for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol: also IN,
blucaeld, Pocahontas, Elkhorn. Ulinch Val.
10y Division and Louisville via Norton
Pullman sleepcrs to Memphis md Nsw IL
leans and to Louisville via Norton ~ Va
lU:SO a: m. for RadfOrdand Intermediates stat,ona
No connection beyond
6:l6 p. m. for RadfOrd, Pulaski, Bristol. Con.
meets at Radford for Blucneld and poca.
hontas. Pullman Shoppers to Mempbis vis
Chattanooga. VIA
NORTH AND EAsTDoUND, LEAvE ROANOKE DAIrv
I:O0 q. IN. for Shenandoah; no Connection hcvnna
l%o0 p. M. Tor Hagcrstown. Pullman slccperh tn
New York via Harrisburg and PhiladeIphis W
ll:l6 2. m. FOR HagcBtown. Pullman secnnra :,
Washington via Shenandoah ,Junctionon ~
Now York via Harrisburg. W
$3.50 a. III. for Petersburg and Richmond
l2:4o p. III. daily for Richmond and Norfolk phi,
man parlor car to Norfolk Aui-
o;o5 p. m. for Lynchburg; no connection beyond.
ii'io p m Tor Richmond and Norfolk Pullman
sleeper TO Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich.
Clinch Valley Divsion-Leavcs Bluefeld daily
tVO n IN: Tor Norton, and 2:U5 H. IN for Nor.
ton, Louisville and points on L. s. N. r. r.
North Carolina Division-Lcave Pu'a sxi daily
I;OO a. m. for Ivanhoc and 1890 p. M. for Ivan.
noe and Gossan and $40 q. m. (cxcrl SIM.
day. for Betty Baker.
Office or to w B'fiEVirIIAo o
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
OFFICERS:

PREsIDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE,
Ex-Governor of Virginia.
1sT VICE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON L..
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
ID VICE PRESIDENTS. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SEoRETARY-JOHN OFT. late Cashier
City Bank Of Richmond.
TREAsURER-J. G. DAVENPORT, Cash.
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa.
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL-Hon. C. A. Mo.
HUGH, Counsellor-at-Law, late OF
Charleston, S. c.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
One Load IIe Carried Alone.

Mrs. McDridc-Gcorge, dear, when
we were married only year ago you
said should help you carry your bur
dens.
McBridc-Yes, love.
''Then why didn't you let me help
you yesterday"
81 don't understand you, love-"
"Why, papa says he saw you with a
heavy load on and you never let me help
you with it."-Epoch.