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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
GAINESVILLE ITEMS.
From the August


EXcavating for the foundation of
the Lutheran parsonage was COM
menced Wednesday and rapidly push
ed to completion.
Station agent Peterson informs us
that more stock is shipped from this
point in month now, than in year
formerly, about the time he came to
GAINESVILLE. With one exception,
GAINESVILLE is the best stock town on
this line of road.
Thos. Moonan has been engaged for
several days in removing stumps from
his Gosper farm by new and novel
method, the dynamite method" A
small quantity of the explosive is
placed in cavity of the stump and
then touched off and the stump is no
more. It's great saving in time and
labor, even if is little risky,
A prominent Democrat of James
vile says that at no time within his
remembrance, has there been more
general prosperity than at the pres
ent time. Producers find a ready cash
market for everything they have to
sell while the neceSsaries of life are
without burdensome eXtortion, con-
dition of things in favorable contrast
to that of few years ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
Convincing Evidence.

Oskalosa Herald: One of our farm
er friends, whose only fault is that he
is Democrat-and he is not to be
blamed for that, for his father before
him was dyed in the wool, and he
never reads the newspapers-cam to
town one day this week to buy some
sugar. His good wife was putting
UP fruit and she needed about fifteen
pounds of sweetness. The dialogue
in the grocery ran about as follows:
Farmer-What are you doing, young
man?
Waiting on you. Weighing
out your sugar.
Farmer-How much are you giving
me?
Clerk-A dollars worth.
Farmer-Yes, | know; but how
many pounds?
Clerk-Twenty-four.
Farmer-Twenty-four! 1t used to
be only fourteen.
! Clerk-YeS, but Mckinley did it.
Farmer-Well, run her back and
give me only fourteen pounds. If I
took home twenty-four pounds Of SUI
gar for 81 the old woman would make
me vote tn Republican ticket, and
I'll be hanged if I'll do that.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

PosTMAsTER-GENEkAL WANNAMAK-
Err fayors one cent postage just as
soon as the department can stand it.,
but he foes not believe the time for
its inaliq uration is at hand. One cent
postag, would result in cutting down
the receipts of the Department over
S22,0oG, 10, which the present condi-
ton OF government revenues will not
justify. There are other improve
ments in the service more greatly
needed than one cent postage, and
among these is free delivery in the
more thickly settled of the rural dis
tricts. This would prove far more
beneficial to the farming community
than would one cent postage, as it
would bring them into close touch
with the great commercial centers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

Redwood Gazette: Col. G. McC.
Reeve, special commissioner in charge
Of relief supplies for Russia, recently
wrote to Conductor Hughes some Of
his impressions concerning the Rus
sian capital and Russian railroads
which make interesting reading. He
speaks highly of railway management
over the line which he travelled, and
says that locomotives are wood burn
ers in Russia. Commissioner Reeve
was much pleased with Russian
horses and says that those seen on the
streets of St. Petersburg are splendid
animals.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

TOMORROW, April q, is the ami
versary Of the birth of Gen. Grant,
The arrangements for laying the cor
ner stone of the long talked-of monu-
ment to his memory in New York,
have been made, and now after a
lapse of nearly seven years it is
thought there is some show for the
monument being built. The revival
of the matter is due to the pushing
qualities of Gen. Grants lifelong
friend and admirer, Gen. Horace Por-
ter, who has succeeded in infusing a
little life into the project. If the
monument should be completed, as
now contemplated, the chief credit
will be due to Gen. Porter. and not to
New York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
MAPLETON.
From the Enterprise.

from the Enterprise.
Too much care cannot be exercised
in getting on and off the cars as was
shown by the narrow escape from Sc
riouS injury of VIM. Guthier, the run
ner for the Mapleton House, last Mon
day evening. In jumping on the even
ing train he struck a number of but
ter tubs on the platform which al
most caused him to lose his hold on
the car and drop under the wheels.
1t was, indeed a fortunate escape.
G. e. Ware had narrow escape
from fire on Friday night last. After
he had retired for the night he heard
a noise at the barn and his son COM
ing home shortly after, he told him
to go and see what was the matter.
The boy lighted lantern throwing
the match carelessly aside and went
out. On returning he discovered that
a rocking chair was alton fire an call
eel his father, who carried the chair
out doors before further damage re-
suited.
Mr.. Frederick Arndt departed this
life on Wednesday morning last, at
the advanced age of Y years, lacking
only one day. Mr.. Arndt came to
Mapleton in 1872 from Germany, the
place o. his birth. He was hard
working, industrious man and leaves
a wife and four children to mourn his
loss. The cause of his death is attrib-
uted to the grippe, of which he had a
severe attack about one year ago and
from which he never recovered. The
funeral will take place from the Luth-
eran church this afternoon at two
o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
THE FIELD POLITICAL.

The Albert Lea Enterprise thinks
this an excellent year for the Mime
sofa Republicans to send an unin-
structed delegation to the national
convention. 1.-THE great men of the
party throughout the nation will be
the guests of the Republicans of the
State as well as of Minneapolis and
an uninstructed delegation would
be treating all with respect. Now
that Blaine is out of the fight the sem
timent is not very strong for any one
man."
The Grand Meadow Record would
like to see Nate Kingsley, of Austin,
nominated for Attorney-General. 1t
thinks she would grace the office and
in point of legal ability be equal to
any man who ever held the place."
The Duluth Herald thinks that
Mayor Winston, of Minneapolis, may
get the Democratic nomination for
governor.
The Crookston Times says that the
Donnelly- Hompe war has split the
Peoples party of Polk county, and
the two factions are making war on
each other.
The Houston Valley Signal takes
the bits between it's teeth and rules
Nelson and Lind out of the party and
McGlll out of the gubernatorial race.
The st. Peter Tribune says that
while Lieut. Gov. Ives is the hope of
that section, McGill stands well for
second choice
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

THE Minneapolis Times is opposed
to the manufacturing of tin plate
in this country and put up the weak
plea that in saving the $50, 100000 an
nually that would otherwise go to
Wales for tin, we would cut off a for
eign market for that amount of
wheat, flour, potatoes, cotton, beef
and pork" Possibly it never occurred
to the Times that those engaged in
the manufacture of tin plate in this
country must eat as well as those en-
gagged In a similar occupation abroad.
AS to the statement that consumers
OF tin plate would be obliged to pay
more for American tin than for Welsh,
1t is simply rehashing an old chest
nut, which the record of protection
long ago exploded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

THERE has been but little change
in the condition of trade during the
past week other than that bad wealth
er has interfered somewhat, and at
many points in the west seeding was
somewhat delayed. But these condi-
lions were only local in character.
The general prospects for trade are
bright and it is of greater volume
than last year. The wheat exports
during half the week were less than
100000 bushels, against western re-
ceipts of 1,285,00O bushels; but the
price advanced ] cent per bushel in
the face of this. The money markets
have not been at all disturbed and the
supply is ample at all points, with a
better demand at some.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

The free traders continue to tell
how the people are oppressed by the
Mckinley law. But the wage Garner
who buys his weeks supplies Saturday
night, and finds more of his earnings
left than was the the case previous to
its enactment, fails to see where the
oppression comes in. Never before
has he been able to buy so much with
the proceeds of days work, as at the
present time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

THE Memphis appeal says, "teach
the negro to respect the law and a SEN
timent will thereby be created against
lynching." From the many reports
which come from the southland, it
would seem that if the white man
had little more respect for the law,
there would be an improvement in
the existing condition of affairs in
that section of the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
A SOLDIERS GRAVE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Apr. p. +,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Apr. 81, 1872.
Editor Free Press:
Walking on that hill of the dead at
Arlington, where repose the ashes of
SO many who fell in the defense of the
Union, l noticed at some distance
from the driveway, headstone larger
than those surrounding it, and some
thing impelled me to give it a closer
inspection. This is the inscription it
bears:
CHARLES M. WOODWORTH.
DEPARTED THIS LIFE
September @S, 1851, Aged 22 gears.
This Tribute is raised by his fellow
soldiers of Co, ID, 1st Regt.
Minnesota Vols.
| do'not know in what section of the
state Co. d of the First Minnesota
Regiment was raised. 1t NAV have
been in yours, and some of your older
readers may remember the soldier
boy who, in the early days of the war,
marched away never to return, and
whose humble grave overlooks the
nations capital. To them this would
be of interest. W. L. Il.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

THE Albany Journal reminds those
admirers of Grover Cleveland who
persist that he will be able to carry
New York this fall under any circum-
stances, that he has only carried the
state once in 10 years. In 1884 it's
electoral was only saved for him by
counting in the Butler votes for. the
Democratic ticket, and in 1888 he was
beaten by some $4,000 votes. During
the past four years he has done moth
ing which has in any way increased
his strength.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
Republican County Convention.

a Convention OF the Republicans of Blue
Earth county will be held at the City Hall, in
The CITY of Nankato, on
TUESDAY, MAY 3rd, 1892,
- . . 'ock, p. IN. for the purpose of electing
l..cl gates TO represent Blue Earth county in
lIe,o Z essional Convention to be held at the
o. s-,s, ljouse i'll the city Of Mankato, May 18th,
J ~. And also to elect 10 delegates to repre-
: l'ii Earth county in the Republican State
Cruv-, ,jon to be held in st. Paul, May 5th,
Ja9.
TIE lasiS of representation will be one dele
G,r.t.. % votes or major fraction thereof cast
to- l'r stdent Harrison in 1883.
= several towns OF the county, and wards
or .he city of Mankato. are entitled to delegates
as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
Pitchers CastOFia.
Children Cry fos

PREVIOUS to the Rhode Island cleo
ton the New York World kept reitera-
ting that the next president must be
a Democrat. Now it says "the next
president ought to be a Democrat"
Funny how little thing will change
the whole current of affairs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29

Caucuses will be held at the usual polling
places in the several towns of the county ON
Saturday, April 80, 1892, between the hours of
and o'clock, p. m, and in the city Of Man
kato between the hours OF 6 and O'Clock p.
m, unless otherwise ordered by the several
town and ward committees
Dated at Mankato this 5thl day of April,
1892.
C. L. BENEDICT,
Chairman Republican County Com.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
"a, EAgvs Ey
A4s e: BW
&. :, s'G EVE 6

When you ask for a bottle
81 NoLFf's ACME BLEACHING
see tat 80, set The genuine.
Che real ~. s.cle made by Us
cannot b. bought for less
than zoe. . bottle. It is good
material and worth its price.
There ale limitations Offered
claiming TO be " just as gooo
fer less money. Don't buy
them. If tie just as gool !"
has any merit il ought to SKI
without invoking the aid OF
comparison with our Acme
Backing,
LIFE s. RANDOLPH, Philadelphia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
. II I'I- y A@1D4NTI
Chairman Republican County Com

A CLEyELALD organ, referring to
the Hill following, says: mo army
was ever weakened by cutting the
towards out" That may all be true.
But it doesn't apply to Hill in the
least. His action in stealing the New
York legislature disproyes such a
charge,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
PIX ON

he name of paint which does work
4 no other paint can do. Gloss painted
h it looks like colored glass. A 10c.
ottle of PIK-RoN win decorate a market
isket full of glassware. All retailers sell il.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-04-29
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1892.
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT CONVENTION.

district convention of the Republicans of
the Second Congressional District will be held at
the court house in the City of Mankato, ON
Wednesday, May 4th, 1892,
at 10 o'clock a. M, for the purpose of selecting
two delegates and two alternates to attend the
National Republican Convention at Minneapo-
lis. The basis of representation for the several
counties comprising said district will be one
delegate at large for each county and one for
every 800 votes or major fraction cast for the
Republican candidate for Congress in 1890. The
several counties are entitled to delegates as fol-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24
A Tariff ObiectLesson,


The New York World OF Wednesday,
July 27, published these paragraphs
in it's news columns:
\ localibuiider ofRo bertsford. Bergen
County, estimates that between 81.
100000 and $S,O0O,OOO will be in
vested;n that town.in building new
mills. William Roberts, an English
manufactures ofalpacas and mohairs,
will establish three large factories
there. Fricke Bros. have erected a
building at Garfield for the manu-
facture OF essential oils, and will
employ 100 hands They have re-
moved their entire business from
Leipsic, Germany.
The world has been conducting an
extremely vigorous campaign in it's
columns against the Mckinley tariff,
and thesystem protection generally
Will the World kindly favor us with
the information whether, in it's
opinion, any English manufacturer
of alpacas and mohairs could have
been induced to plan the building OF
large mills in this country if it were
not for the duties of a protective
tariff -NeW York Tribune
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24

than know. That it then and there
saved this country from the free COIN
age foe which every democratic lead
Eer was then clamoring, and on which
they are silent, l do know. II time
shall show that It ought to be repeal
ed, that will m no wise initiate
against the wisdom of passing it in
1890. They became responsible for
the rtfunding Of the direct tax, just
measure, which, among other things,
saved from bankruptcy the State of
Kentucky, most, if not all, OF. whose
representatives voted against it.
They became responsible for that
latest revision of the tariff, which is
just now rising so high above the
ISLANDERS which two years ago poured
upon it asif the foundation of the
great deep had broken..up. Free sugar,
larger exports, and larger Imports are
fully justifying the bill, and increased
manufacturing results will soon add
their quota to the returning prosper
ity OF the country.
They became responsible also for
the meat and cattle inspection, which
took away from foreign nations their
last excuse for refusing to receive our
food products, and enabled our able
Secretary OF Agriculture and our for
eign ministers to restore to us in some
measuresthe markets of the world for
such products.
hey became responsible for the
destructi ton Of the ( o uisia1a Lyot tery.
They redeemed the honor ofthe Uni
ted States by making provision to pay
It's honest debts. They opened up to
actual settlement many million acres
OF productive lands, and gave suit
able form of Government to vast
areas of the territory OF the United
States.
They became responsible for pen
sion laws which the Democratic
House has not dared to assail, and,
which, hoWeVermuch they may be COW
ertly complained OF, were but the assur-
ance of the nation that the soldiers
OF the war and their dependents might
be forever sure that the bounty of
the nation, which it was honorable
for them to receive, should stand be-
tween them and that faint of dishon-
or which, whether justly or unjustly,
has always attached itself to local
and parochial charity.
'But 1t is not necessary to again
enumerate the acts passed by the
Flity-first Congress. The catalogue
already given OF duties pressing upon
the Congress at its commencement is
also catalogue OF duties done. The
House OF representative of the Eff
ty!.hrst Congress met. every response
blllty without exception, and gave
the Judgment OF the representatives
CT the people upon all the questions
which the people put before them"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24
No Dodging the Tariff Issue.
Secretary Elkins.

In some respects Mr.. Cleveland is
probably the best candidate the
Democrats could have chosen, but in
one, the great essential, he is the
weakest. There can be no lodging
the tariff issue with Cleveland as the
Democratic candidate. TheD Democrat
lie platform is the nearest approach
to Tree trade that this country has
ever seen, except the out and-out
declaration for free trade in the Con-
federate Constitution By vote
of 564 the Democratic Convention
openly refused to protect American
labor by levyinga ariff on imported
goods, even to the extent of the diff
ference between the price OF labor in
Europe. By this same vote they also
refuse any protection whatever to
American labor and to the manufact-
uring interests OF the country. There
is no escaping that record, as it was
deliberately made after a con.
test.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24
Worth TRYING.

In families where the dairy is small,
good plan to have the butter cool
and firm without ice is by the process
OF evaporation, as practiced i'll India
and other warm countries A cheap
plan is to get a very large-sized, porous,
earthen four-pot, with a large saucer
Half fill the saucer with water, set it
in a tripod or light stand such as is
used for holding hot irons will do;
upon this set your butter; over the
whole invert the flower letting the
top rim OF it rest in and be covered by
the water; then close the hole in the
bottom OF the flower with a cork
then dash water over he flower pot,
and repeat tho process several times
a day, or whenever it looks dry. IL
set in a cool place, or where the wind
car blow on it, it will readily evapor-
ate the water from the pot, and the
butter will be as firm and cool as il
from an ice house.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24
Advertising Himself.

A satirical illustration of humans
ity's tendency to be pleased with a
rattle, tickled with q straw" comes
from some of the late "reminiscences Of
the poet Rossetti. One day he went
with a friend for stroll through the
poorer quarters Of London, and was
greatly attracted by a shop outside
which stood cage containing Curl
Gus round ball of spikes.
ssNNhat is the price OF that?'' asked
he.
"Half a crown"
"Could youget some more OF tnem?"
Certainly"
sWell, let me have twenty to-nlor-
row evening"
The dealer, whose stock consisted
OF a few linnets, a, chaffnch or two
and four or five larks, looked aghast,
and Rossetti's friend asked in surprise:
What on earth do you want with
all those hedge-hogsY'
I'll put them in my garden, said
the painter-poet, land when fellows
come to see my pictures they Ii pass
through there. '.Look at this little
round balln' one OF them will say.
why, it's alive And here's anoth-
er, and heres athird! Why the gar
den is full OF them!" And then they'll
be in such good spirits at the discov.
cry that they will buy my pictures!"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24
The south,s changed condltlons.


Our interests, however, being slave
holders and planters, were strongly. in
favor OF free trade, or as near an ap-
Proclamation to it as possible. True,
we had us large natural resources
then as we have now, but they were
undeveloped. In our then state OF
society and with our devotion to the
planting interest we did not care to
develop them. But now this is all
changed and the Southern people will
take up the tarif question Tor them
selves, invpstisate it, and do on that
question rs all otherpeople in every
OF 81 portion Of the Union do, there
being no constitutional question III
voives'--f;avor the policy which best
promotes their own iatt.est Senator
Jos. r. Brown, Gu. 1883.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24
JOHNSON'S FORTUNE.

.
We done my best,
mother, = Farmer
Hobbs said, coming
in hot and tired
from the hay field.
THAT there DRAFT
ted machine won't
work, and Ell I'm
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24
E P Y 3 L c A N

In 1891. for The eight
months ending April 80, the
exports from the United
States to Cuba amounted in
value to $35, 5S4, S54. In
1892. during the correspond
ing period, our exports to
Cuba a mounted in value TO
SAG, 424 40S.i
This increase Of $40, $780,
554. or 80 per cent, was
caused by Republican Reel
procity.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24
IN HER BA1'nsNG DRESS.

Her graces manifold.
He kodak'd them and sold
Some copies on the beach,
Nor thought that they would reach
Her eye.
Her father CHANGED on one.
And straightway got his gun,
With yigor and with vim
He sought the country round,
And, when the fend was found
Snap-shotted him!
Oh. mol He would have shot,
But that his daughter thought
They ought to treat him well,
He made me look SO swell"
Detroit Tribune.