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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
MADISON LAKE ITEnS.
(FrOm the BreeZe.)

(HrOln Ult brecZe.)
One day last week p. Mullen and
son, while in the woods cutting saw
logs, cut monster elm tree with a
crosscut saw. They sawed clear
through the tree till the saw teeth
showed on the other side, yet the tree
stood unmoved as though never
5Ouched by the hand of man, holding
the saw, in the meantime, fast. The
great tree thus remained in an up
right position until the high winds
came later in the week, when it fell
by power that finally overcame it's
equilibrium.
Last week a son of Mike Schraub, of
Cleveland township, found human
skull near the bank of Kramer's Lake,
six miles north of this place. The
skull is supposed to be of boy about
sixteen, who came to this country
nine years ago to stay with his uncle,
Philip Bruue. After having been at
the home of his uncle about two
weeks, he suddenly disappeared one
morning, and although diligent search
was made for him he was never seen
again. The skull above referred to is
believed to be clue as to what be-
came OF the boy. The supposition is
that the boy was drowned in the lake.
as the skull was found near the edge
of the water.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
LIST OF PATENTS.

Granted to Minnesota inventors this
week. Reported by .Evert & Apple
man, patent attorneys, SIG f, ST., N.
w. Washington, D. c., who will send
circulars and give advice free regard
ing patents:
Andrew T. Brewer, Minneapolis,
saark-catcher: Theodore M. Brown,
Troy, blank form for keeping ac-
counts: Reuben b. Disbrow, Minnea-
polir, combined churn and butter
worker; Thomas E. MOrford, Minnea.
polls, electric heater.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

No farmer in this county should
fail to take his local paper and at
least one agricultural journal. No
matter how many papers he is getting
his list should not be considered COM
plete if it does not contain the WEEK
LY FREE PRESS and that excellent
agricultural paper, the Farm, Stock
and Home, published at Minneapolis.
Mimi, both of which can be had one
year for the small sum of $1.25
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
How to Visit the Worlds Fair.

This is the the title of an illustrated
folder" issued by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST. Paul Railway for the
benefit of ali Western people who in
tend to visit Chicago from May to
October, 1893.
1t tells the cost of getting there and
how to go. 1t tells what to do about
baggage, about places to eat and sleep;
how to get to the Fair Grounds, and
it gives many other items of useful in
formation.
Send your address with a two-cent
stamp and ask for a "World's Fair
Folder" GEO, III. HEAFFORD,
GENT Pass. Agent, Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
HOw's This!

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure,
+. B. CHENEY & Co., Props,
Toledo, Ohio.
We the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the past Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARION, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all drug
gistS. Testimonials free.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
INSTALLATION.

The annual installation of officers
of Lodge 430, Modern Woodmen, took
place Friday evening. The following
were the officers installed:
b. d. Smith, Venerable Consul.
Geo. Pass, Worthy Advisor.
f. f. Powers, Clerk.
Hans Jorgensen, Banker.
DR.. j. A. Heilscher, Physician.
Frank Skuse, Escort.
j. Roberts, Guard.
+. Jesse, Sentry.
There was large attendance and
Eve new members were taken in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
A PLEASANT EVENING.

The new town hall in DecoTia was
crowded Saturday evening by the resi-
dents of that prosperous town, who
were treated to an unusually good
program rendered by the North De-
coria Literary Society, as follows:
Duet. Maud Benson, Gertie Hawkes..
Dialogue. A Law Suit, in charge of j
W. Bowe.
Recitation. Amelia Harlan.
Recitation, Lizzie Glasgow.
Dialogue, california Uncle''in charge
[of Amelia Harlln.
Vocal Solo, Maud Benson.
Recitation, Lucy McCollum.
Dialogue, Leah the Forsaken," in
charge of Mary Glasgow.
Vocal Solo, Ada Harlin.
Dialogue, The Tax Shark, in charge
of e. r. Ady.
Recitation, Clif1ie Purdy.
Recitation, Luella Phelps.
Recitation, Earl Frazer.
Recitation. Maud Benson.
BurleSQue, j. and II. IL. Ady.
An excellent orchestra furnished
music between the numbers, and
also for the dance that followed. A
half dozen young ladies who are at
tending the Normal school drove
out and one or TWO Of them took part
in the program.
A party of eighteen young people
also drove out in Phillips big sleigh
and arrived in time to take in the
dance, which was participated in by
about fifty couples. Gates Phillips
held the ribbons and proved very
careful driver in taking the party
safely over a difficnlt road, and the
evening was very pleasantly spent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
RESIGNATION NOT ACCEPTED.

The meeting of the members of the
Presbyterian church and cOngrega-
tion Sunday afternoon was quite
largely attended. Dr. Adams, the
Synodical Missionary, presided and T.
J.Jones acted as secretary. The pastor,
Rev. John Barbour, presented his
written resignation, stating in 1T that
he had no grievance, dissatisfactio n
or Encouragement to impel him to
take the step. He had received an
unexpected call to another fed, and
had visited the place. He felt that
he should accept that call unless more
haste was made in completing the
new church building in this city. AT
ter handing the resignation to the
proper officer, Mr.. Barbour withdrew
The matter was duly considered by
the members present, and it seemed
to be the unanimous wish that Mr.
Barbour should remain.
w. M. Farr moved that the mem.
bers do not concur in the resignation
and this was carried by a vote of "a tC
6. There was apparently some mis-.
understanding on the part of those
who voted against the motion, owing
to the way in which it was worded
and it is considered that it was the
unanimous desire that Mr.. Barbour
remain.
A resolution was adopted declarin
it as the sense of the meeting that
the building of the new church be put
forward as rapidly as possible, and
that the lecture room be completed
and ready for use by Christmas.
1t was the generally expressed desire
of those present that the building be
completed this year, and some who
had subscribed toward the building
fund expressed willingness to anti
cipate their final payments in order
to accomplish this.
M. G. Willard and w. M. FAIR Were
appointed a committee to represent
the desire of the church at the meet
ing of the presbytery, in the event
that Mr.. Barbour should not with
draw his resignation but should
bring the matter before that body.
InaSmuCh as the church has eX
pressed itself as desiring the speedy
completion of the new building, we
are inclined to believe that Mr.. Bar
bour will determine to withdraw his
resignation, thus complying with the
unanimous desire of his congregation
Rev. Mr.. Adams stated to a FREI
PRESS reporter today that he saw II
reason why the new building should
not be completed this veal. Ii al
who have subscribed toward the build
ing fund do not feel able to make the
third payment this year, the church
organization would have no difficult.
in borrowing enough money to make
up the deficiency, which could be pait
the next year., He felt that thu
building should certainly be complet
ed this year, as the enlarged accom-
modations are urgently Needed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
Farm For Sale.

A fine level piece of land on the
Cottonwood River. A running spring,
so acres cultivated and nice grove Of
trees, 5 miles north of Tracy, in Red
wood county, MINI. For terms and
particulars address j. E. George,
Pipestone, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
Bonanza Farm For Sale.

1000 acres improved land in one
tract. Price low, terms reasonable.
Timber, running water, meadow and
pillow land. 100 acres choice pasture
fenced. Is acres of timber; flowing
well. Offered at great bargain. Is
miles from st. James, 5 miles from
railway station. Address,
@. G.. CANFIELD.
St. James, Mimi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment.

A certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
letter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Old
Chronic Sores, Fever Sores, Eczema,
Itch, Prairie Scratches, Sore Nipples
and Piles. 1t is cooling and soothing.
Hundreds of cases have been cured by
it after all other treatment had failed
% cents per box.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

100 acres of land in southeast of
section 13 in town of Garden City, for
merly belonging to James P. Gall, at
private sale or to rent, subject to a
sale. L. n. HOLMES, administrator,
119 North 3rd St. Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27
y Diamond Tar Soap ssa and fl B eas

100000 worth ofsCalifornia fruit
was sold east this year. If you want
to know where raised, and how to
travel cheapiy and comfortably, adj
dress
Room 1873 Guaranty Loan Building,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

j. G. Roller will furnish more and
better coal for the money you are pay
ing than any other dealer. Will meet
all cut prices, if any, and go Csc per
ton better. Satisfaction guaranteed
at all times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

NTANTED-A bright boy or girl in every
w town to send us postal card asking for
particulars of how by little pleasant work,
they can earn a bicycle, watch, or choice
library, without Its costing them another cent
6meow Box 46 Boston, Mass.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

When she was Child she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
AGAINST THE FAIR.
The Charge Freely Made Against Certain
New York Firms.

The Charge Freely Made Against Certain
New York Firms.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-The Tribune Sat
urday morning declares that there is a
conspiracy in New York TO injure the
Worlds fair. Recent developments in
dicate that some of the strongest corpo-
rations and heaviest importers of that
city, backed by two or three newspa-
pers, have formed a combination for
the sole purpose of doing every thing in
their power to worry the exposition
officials and hurt the enterprise itself.
Within the past week large blocks OF
choice space allotted to New York ex-
hibitors have been released by them un-
der the most fiimsy excuses.
One electrical firm which had been
given the choicest location in the elec-
tricity building wrote curt letter de-
claring it could not get its exhibit
ready. AS it's allotment was the first
given out the exposition officials de-
nounce the action as unbusiness like.
The New York piano manufacturing
companies have all withdrawn, on the
plea that awards would not be given as
they wanted them The officials In
order to stop any more such delay and
annoyances, have notified all exhibitors
that unless exhibits are placed on
the allotted space at once, it will be
given to other applicants. Director
General Davis says that If all New York
exhibitors should withdraw it would
not injure the fair
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
RARE BLACK PEARLS.

Some OF the Most Valuable Come from
California.
It is onrecord that the most valuable
collection of black pearls in the world
is owned by the empress of Austria.
A black pearl necklace worn lately by
q noble English lady at grand enter
tainment was estimated to be worth
one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars, and there was but single row
Of gems.
At the present time black pearls COM
mand exorbitant prices. Some very
valuable ones are found in Lower Cali
fornia; such specimens are rare and
costly. Next to these in estimation are
deep blue pearls, and seldom is it that
such can be obtained at any price.
The story runs that a valuable col
lection of pearls was at one time found
in the river Conway, in North Wales,
and among them, as is gravely chron-
icled, was stool pearl, in form and size
resembling button mold, and weigh
ing seventeen grains. 1t Is added that
q gentleman named Wynn was the
happy owner. To emphasize this ac-
count 1t is further stated that a Conway
pearl is to this day part and parcel, so
TO speak, of the royal crown Of Eng
land, having been presented to the
queen of Charles II. by her chamber
lain, a gentleman also answering to the
mama ~ Wvnn
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
A ROUTED HAWK.
How Eight Crows Forced the Bird OF Pref
u to Release . Chicken.

How Eight Crows Forced the Bird OF Prey
u to Release . Chicken.
A white-feathered chicken in search
of worms strayed from the yard of a
Feeding Hills farmer on recent after
noon and was soon scratching merrily in
the black loan of a swamp near by, says
the Springfield Mass. Republican. A big
hen hawk that was sailing lazily along
far up in the sky tipped an eye down.
ward and saw the little white chick.
The hawk had had no dinner and was
very hungry. The big hungry hawk
suddenly shot down like a stone and be-
fore the chick could run or cluck or
even flap her funny little wings she
was in the hawks cruel claws. The
farmer was cutting cornstalks in a
wagon near the barn and did not see
the hawk with Tapping wings rise into
the air, clutching tight the little white
chick frightened and still. But perched
upon some trees the other side of the
swamp were eight black crows. They
had seen it all. Putting their heads
together these crows consulted hur-
riedly, and then with loud, defiant
chorus Of ''caw, cav, caw," they took
wing The bird Of prey had not risen
fifty feet into the air before the crows
had completely surrounded him. They
pecked at him above, below, in front
and behind They would rise many
feet above and shoot downward one
after the other at the hawk with the
swiftness and celerity of swallows.
The hawk, burdened with the breath
less chick, could not endure the savage
onset and soon sunk among the trees.
But the crows, crying "caw, caw''
more detiantly than before, beat upon
him still, and at last the hawk dropped
| the chick and angrily dashed upward
| again. For minutes the battle ragged
over the tree tops. The hawk was fierce
in his defense, but the crows, using the
| same tactics as before, gradually
drove him higher and higher still, until
finally discounted and thoroughly beat
en- the bird of prey sailed off to the
| south whittier he was followed mile.
and miles by two of the more pugna
cious crows. The others now flow IL
the opposite direction and disappeared
| Meanwhile what had become of tn,
little white chick to whose rescue thes,
eight crows had SO chivalrously gone
With feathers sadly ruffled and he
breast black with the slime of the boz
into which she had dropped from th'
claws of the hawk, the dazed chicl
was slowly and painfully hopping bacl
through the swamp to the materna
| roost.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
BOOM CITIES OF ENGLAND.

Their Rapid Growth Reminds One of the
Great West.
Among English manufacturing towns
none can boast q more startlingly rapid
rise than that of Barrow-in-Furness
and Middlesbrough, says the Cornhill
Magazine.
Barrow was an insignificant hamlet
made up of handful of fishermen's
huts, until the discovery of rich vein
Of hematite ore some forty years ago
transformed it into one Of the most i'm
portant centers of our great iron manu-
fscture. It's population is now fifty-one
thousand.
Where the fishing cobles were hauled
on to the quiet strand there now flares
many huge blast furnace, fed with
hundreds of thousands of tons Of ore
yearly, while jute works and one of the
largest steel works in England add
further, not to the beauty, but to the
commercial prosperity of Barrow.
Middlesbrough began in an even
smaller way. Sixty-ive years ago a
solitary farmhouse stood where fur
nances and pudding mills make the
land hideous to-day.
Its life was revolutionized by the find
In 1910 Of q thick vein of iron In the
Cleveland hills running from Middles-
brough to Whitby. The Darlington &
Stockton railway was already at hand
to help In the work.
Iron shipbuilding and steel works
came next, and "Ironopolis" is now an
Incorporated borough with member
of parliament and over seventy-fve
thousand people, where forty years
since there were not as many hundreds
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
A Thoughtful servant.

It fell to the lot of young man in
New York to attend funeral the other
day. He did not know any of the mem
bers of the afflicted family, but 1t was
his business to be at that funeral, and
he went The services, which were
In the family residence, were fairly un-
der way when the young man arrived,
and, much to his embarrassment. the
butler insisted upon leading him to a
seat very close to the coffin. After the
service the menial accosted the
stranger as he was leaving the house.
"Beg pardon for putting you where l
did, but had to-" he said. 'How was
that?" asked the young man. "Well,"
said the butler, apologetically, you
see didn't know you, and we had to be
careful There's lots of valuables In
this house. So people we didn't know
we put way up in front. Nobody
would do nothing wrong, sitting along
side the deceased"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

YOUNG MEN-Who have become victims of soli-
tary vice, that dreadful and destructive habit,
which annually sweeps to an untimey grave thous-
ands of young men of exalted talent and brilliant
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slight burning or smarting sensation weak ening the
system in manner the patient cannot account for.
On examination of the urinary deposits, a ropy
sediment will be found, the color will be thin or
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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY.
How Midshipman's wit Got Him Out
OF Serious Trouble.

On board of man-of-war bound home
from China was young midshipman
named Jones, says the Detroit Free
Press. He was favorite with the Of
6cers, and had in him the talent for the
making of a fine officer.
The midshipmen on board stood their
watch forward, and every hour it was
their duty to come aft and write up the
weather columns of the ships log,
showing the readings of the barometer,
thermometer and to heave the chip log
for her speed
The captain, in company with the Of
acer Of the deck, was walking the
weather side of the poop deck convers-
Ing when Midshipman Jones came aft
to write up the log.
The barometer, a mercurial one, was
hung in the captains cabin, and Jones,
after having read it, helped himself lib
orally to the captains sherry on the
cabin sideboard. In walking the poop
the captain happened to glance down
the cabin skylight and saw the mid
shipman's proceedings.
When Jones came up on the poop to
leave the log the captain addressed him
as follows:
"How is the barometer, sir?"
Jones saluted and said: STEADILY
rising, sir; steadily rising"
The captain then asked "And how
Is the decanter. sir?"
Jones was taken aback, but with a
steady voice replied: steadily falling,
sir; steadily falling"
This reply was too much for the cap
tain, and, bursting out laughing, he said:
"Young man, your reply has saved
you from punishment; but 1t is a long
way to Frisco, so hereafter beg OF
you not to consult the decanter as often
as you do the barometer"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
Veterans of 1919.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. &c. Saturday was
the anniversary of the ratification in
1915 of the treaty of peace that ended
the war with Great Britain, known as
the war of 1912, the treaty being nego-
tiated in Belgium by the following com
missioners on behalf of the United
States: John Quincy Adams, James A.
Bayard, Henry Clay, Jonathan Russell
and Albert Gallatin. In recognition Of
the event number of veterans OF the
war, composing the General Society of
the War of 1912, were in annual con-
vention here Saturday. Among the
survivors there are Real Admiral Roe,
Lieut.. Col NJ. l.. Luddington, A. Jack
son Riley, Peter S. Hay and John Cad
wallader
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
Big Australian EeIs.

A letter writer in Australia speaks of
q huge eel, which is sometimes met with
In the lakes or large rivers in the in
terror of that country. His first intro
duction to them was somewhat original.
He had been swimming near the shore
In beautiful secluded bay, and feeling
fatigued seated himself on log nearly
as largo as his body, which seemed to
be resting on the pebbly bottom. Sud
denly the log slipped from under him
and moved gracefully away. 1t proved
70 be an eel fifteen feet In length.