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The Van Buren press., 1893-05-27
The Apiary In Spring.

To secure the best results in honey
crops, careful management is required
during spring. Allweak colonies should
be united with Others 1t will not pay
to start mere handfuls of bees, as the
most valuable part Of the season will
be consumed in building up such into
fair colonies. After uniting until all
are fair colonies, they should be stimu-
lated by feeding. BY this means only
can we get the best results. The crop
of honey depends upon the force of
bees on hand when the season opens.
This kind of feeding is merely giving
each colony, daily, small quantity Of
sirup Of honey. Queens that are not de.
fective, when fed thus, will produce
brood to the utmost capacity.-Farmers'
Voice
The Van Buren press., 1893-05-27
Rice for Live stock.

Experiments have been made in the
southern states in feeding rice to stock,
owing to the low prices prevailing for
rough rice, which sold at only ninety
cents per barrel of 1862 pounds in New
Orleans. Results have shown that a
mule fed at night with a given quantity
Of rough rice and rice bran, mixed with
an adequate supply of corn in the ear
in the same trough. has entirely con-
sumed the rough rice and the rice bran
all the time, and whenever any feed
was left 1t was always the corn. The
actual cost of rice pound for pound was
less than oats. while it has a much
higher nntritiye value.
The Van Buren press., 1893-05-27
An Industrious Youth.

MY boy" said the yonng mans
father, II am afraid your hard-up con-
dition is the result of your idleness."
"ldleness" was the indignant reply
"And this after I've walked fifty blocks
to-day trying to borrow ten dollars.''-
Washington Star.
The Van Buren press., 1893-05-27

kept at the county's expense-his fam
lily, 90. Hanged ef can see the sense
Of lettin' man like that have fam
ilv. remember years ago when-yes,
the first house you come to, right on the
edge OF the village. No. itain'tmuch OF
house; more of shanty, as you say, but
it's mighty sight bigger'n any rent
ever get fur it. Good-by, stranger"
The Van Buren press., 1893-05-27

SHEEP seem to require more mineral
elements in their food than any other
kiad Of stock. T7a
The Van Buren press., 1893-05-27

People of ordinary girth put them
selves to much unnecessary inconveni-
ence by wearing suspenders,' said a
slim man. Trousers which are made
properly will fit quite as well hung
from the hips as when held up by sus-
penders. There is no need of their being
tight around the waist. as the avera ge
mans hips project sufficiently to hold
them up when quite loose enough for
comfort. | know of much stouter men
than myself who have never worn sus-
penders, and it is safe to say that seven
men in ten who now wear tie need
not do SO. This is proved by their leay-
ing them off when they go without
waistceats In the summer, as SO MANY
do"
The Van Buren press., 1893-05-27
LONGEST DANCE ON RECORD
William Kemp Danced All the Way From
London to Norwich.

william Kemp Danced All the Way From
London to Norwich.
The longest dance on record is proba-
bly, that of William Kemp, an actor OF
some celebrity in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth. lie was comedian. and
danced all the way from London to
Norwich.
He was attended by a tabourer, a
servant and an overseer, and it was
doubtless good thing for him that
there were no omnbuses or police then
for they would probably have i'm
posed more impediments in the way OF
his progress than did the country peo-
pie.
He started with several presents OF
goats and crooked sixpences for luck,
and laden with these he danced to
Stratford without rest .-.
There many invited him to drink, but
the notes of the tabour cut short his
jocularities, and he pranced off to II.
ford. where he had TO reject another
carouse that was offered to him..
From llford he danced in the moon.
light to Il point near Romford. and
that ended his first day exploit.
Subsequently he went in for early
risings to avoid market people, anG
though suffering from sprain of the
hip which he received, he danced ii
well again, TO the delight of the crowd
that accompanied him, some 200 in
number.
When he reached Chelmsford he was
SO exhausted that he could not dance
at all for time, and his fourth days
dance was hard one-thick woods on
each side, and lanes full of deep holes.
so that sometimes, he says, he ''skipt
up to the waist which must have
placed him in a woeful plight He
rested at Braintree, and danced three
miles off his next days journey.
His next stop was at Sudbury, where
butcher tried to dance with him, but
in half mile he was tired and had to
give in. He danced the ten miles from
Bury to Thetford in three hours.
His next stage was to Rockland. from
which point his host attempted to ac.
company him, but lay down from ia
tigue at the end of two fields. When
he reached Norwich he had to dance in
and ont of the city twice, for his over
seer missed him in the crowd and made
him do the distance over again to avoid
any possibility of error Boston Globe
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The Van Buren press., 1893-05-27

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The Van Buren press., 1893-05-27
TEN YEARS LATER.

Hiram holds forth to crowd OF
listeners on the veranda Of the village
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
w. c. T. u. NOTES.

Eighteen wives and daughters"
have petitloned the License Court of
Philadelphia for saloon to be located
near their homes. One of the reasons
given for this extraordinary petition
is that husbands and fathers return
ing late at night stupefied with drink
may not have TO go over d dangerous
railway crossing. What kind of
civilization is it that compels its gen
tier members to beg for the setting
up of public nuisance next to their
homes in order that they who should
be the protectors of these homes, slaves
to a legalzed poison traffic, may
nightly cast away strength and reason
without the menace Of imminent
death?- Voice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
WHY WOMEN WANT TO VOTE.

H. Because it is a maxim in war,
Always do the thing TO which your
enemy particularly Objects" The
Brewers Convention at Chicago pass
ed this resolution by unanimous
vote.
Resolved that we are opposed to
woman suffrage every where and al
ways: for when woman has the ballot,
she will vote solid for prohibition: and
woman's vote is the first hope of the
prOhi biiionists.
You may persuade a church member
that the majority of mothers would
vote for dramshops; but you will new
es make the liquor interest believe it..
THE children of darkness are wise1
in their generation than the children
of light
II. Because we are more and more
coming to realize the truth of Frances
Wizards emphatic assertion, "The
ten Commandments and the Sermon
on the Mount are voted up or voted
down upon election day." When
such interests are trembling in the
balance, every woman ought to wish
to cast a vote into the scale that rep.
resents purity, sObriety, and honor
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
COURT NOTES.

In the District court Monday
the court instructed the jury to bring
in verdict for the plaintiff in the
case of j. L. Owens & Go. VS.. w. j.
Glynn, which it did. A stay of thirty
days was given.
The next suit taken up was that Of
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. VS.. w. j.
Glynn. which is in some respects SIM
liar to the previous suit. The plant
if sold goods to Chas. t. Taylor and
then bought them back, taking bill
of sale, The Moline Stoddard Co.,
which is behind the sheriff, levied
on the goods, claiming that they be-
longed to e. |. P. St2de. Thos.
Hughes and A. r. Pau appear for
the plaintiff and Mr.. Reed and LOrin
Cray for the defendant. The goods
are valued at about $500. Joseph j.
Hewson, of Minneapolis, cashier of
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., and M. Whip
pie, their former travelling salesman.
were put on the stand by the plain
tiff.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
st. LOUIS branch,
Clark Avenue and Ttnrh Street,
ST. Louis, Mo,

Whether or not the world would be
vastly benefited by he total and final
Punishment from it of all intOXicat-
ing drinks seem to me not now an
open question. three-fourths of man
kind confess the affirmative with
their tongues: and [ believe all the
And when the victory shall be COM
plete-when there shall be neither a
slave nor drunkard on the earth-hOw
proud the title Of that land which
may truly claim to be the birthplace
and the cradlelof both these revOlu
tiOns that shall have ended in that
victory? How nobly distinguished
that people who shall have
planted and nurtured to matu-
riLy both the political and mortal
freedom of their species.-Fr0n speech
delivered IN SqrinQteld, H., Feb p, l84l
You say: Saloons build sidewalks. :"
Yes. They save taxes" Yes
That is only one side of it; now let US
hear the other side. They cause idle
ness, QuarrelS, contentious and strife.
They destroy the happiness of the
family, make demons of other
Wise soOu men, WtGheH uHe
intellect, are the prolific cause
of insanity, fill our aim
houses, jails and penitentiaries
Instead of regulating such fountain
of evil, should they not be closed up
forever? The remedy is in your
hands.
John Ruskin has never been ranked
among the sO-called Temperance
fanatics, but few have ever used
stronger language than he in the
following: !" Drunkenness is not only
the cause of crime, but it is crime.
and if any encourage drunkenness for
the sake of profit derived from the
sale of drink, they are guilty Of a
form of moral assassination as Grim
nal as any that has been practiced by
the bra 1Os of any country or any age"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
BOARD OF TRADE.

The meeting of the directors Of the
Board of Trade Monday was un-
usually well attended.
A communication was received from
the Pope Manufacturing Co., asking
it to use it's influence for good roads,
on account of the advantage they are
to agricultural and commercial inter
eStS. The matter is before congress.
Referred to the committee on roads,
of which John Klein is chairman.
The president was authorized to ap-
point committee of three to attend
the commercial congress at the
Worlds Fair, beginning June 10Th,
and also a committee to attend the
reciprocity convention at ST. Paul
June 9Th and 9th.
Gen. e. M. Pope, of the transporta-
tion committee, brought up the mat
ter of freight rates and explained
that the Board of Railroad and Ware
house Commissioners was empowered
Wy uIiC ioSu lCS lold Jul = W OhlSC llCiS IL Y
tariffs and that it is ready to hear
complaints. He spoke particularly
of the tariffs on grain, coal and lum-
Der, and asked that the board en-
power the committee on freightS and
transportation to make complaint IN
regard to these tariffs. Complaints pre-
viouSly made had reduced the rate on
coal from 1915 to 500, and he
thought that further reduction OF
so cents ton could be secured, which
would reduce the price of coal that
much in this city and vicinity, and
would save thousands of dollars year
to our citizens. The roads to be com
planned against are the Northwestern,
Milwaukee and the Omaha. The
matter was left with the committee
to act.
John n. Hall moved that a commit
tee be APPOINTED to draw
up resolutions respecting the death
of Thos. Saulpaugh, to report at the
next meeting, he being member of
the Board and having done much for
the good of the city. This was car
ried and Messrs Hall, Longini and
Pope were appointed such committee.
The Board accepted the invitation
to join the travelling mems parade in
carriages.
Leo Lamm, O. O. Pitcher and John
Klein were appointed committee to
raise the necessary funds TO pay for
the Worlds Fair exhibit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
WEBSTER-=JENKIN

We clip the following from the
Bucks County Pa, h1teligencer of
May 18th:
A GWYNEDD FRIENDS WEDDING.
Webster and Anna Mary Jenkins
Wednesday, at Gwynedd, was witness
ed by large number Of relatives and
friends OF the bride and groom. The
ceremony took place in Gwynedd
meeting house. 1t was the first wedding
in that house for tifty-one years, the
usage being TO have weddings at pri-
Vate houses.
The bride is the eldest daughter of
Howard M. and Mary Anna Jenkins,
of Gwynedd, and graduate of Swarth-
more, class OF 1887.
The ceremony occurred at II o'clock
a. M, under the care of Gwynedd
monthly meeting. The OverSeerS
were Hugh and JaGe 5. FOrman and
Joseph S. and Ellen III. Evans. The
best man was William G. Underwood
of Elizabeth City, n. c., college
mate of DR.. Webster. The grooms-
men were Carroll Ii. Suddler, of New
York city, and Thomas A. and Ed
ward A. Jenkins. The bridesmaids
were the brides cousins, Elizabeth
A. Atkinson and Sara G. Atkinson,
of Upper Dublin, Elsie V. Smith,
Lambertville, n. j. and M. Ellen
Atkinson, Buckingham, and her
younger sister, Florence Jenkins.
Lydia II. Price spoke very impress
lively to the young couple and the
company, and the certificate was read
by Wilmer Atkinson, the brides uncle.
There were over a hundred present TO
witness the ceremony, including near
relatives Of both families, and person
al friends of the bride and groom,
from New York city, Wilmington,
Philadelphia, Germantown, West
Chester, SWarthmOre, etc, After the
ceremony, reception was held at the
house of the brides parents, Avalon,
near the meeting house, from II to
2:30.
The young couple left. later, for a
short trip, and will then go TO their
home at Mankato, Minnesota,
DR.. Isaac Daniel Webster is of a
Manchester county, Pa, family.
Both parents are deceased. He was a
student at SWarJhmOre College, out
before graduating began the study of
medicine at the University of Penn
sylvania, and graduated in 1890. He
was resident physician one year at
the Cooper Hospital, Camden, n j.,
and in the autumn of 1891 located at
Mankato, MINI, where his parents
formerly resided. and his boyhOod was
spent, and where he is already very
successfully established in his pro-
feSSiOn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
MANKATo FREE Press.
JOHN R. JONES' WILL.

The will of the late Jno r. Jones
was filed for probate Mondaymorning.
1t is dated October 20, 1892 The per-
sonal property is valued at S., 900 and
the real estate at $4,000. The pro-
visions of the will are, in substance,
as follows:
Section l directs the executors to
deposit, in trust, with the trustees OF
the Cemetery Association S225, the
interest on which is to be perpetually
applied to the care and improvement
of the four lots of the deceased in
Glenwood cemetery.
Sec. bequeaths to his daughters,
Edna Phoebe Jones and Esther EliZ-
abeth Jones. lot Z, block 2, Van
Brunt's addition, in equal shares, this
being the homestead.
Sec states that it is the testator's
desire that his daughters sell the
homestead as soon after his death as
convenient, and place the proceeds
into the hands of the executors to re-
main for five years after his death, to
be invested by the executors and the
interest to be paid to the daughters.
At the expiration of five years the
principal will be equally divided be-
tween the daughters.
Sec provides that the remainder
of the property shall remain in the
possession of the executors for five
years, the income to be paid to his
daughters.
Sec. provides that all of the prop
erty shall be left to the daughters,
subject to the provisions of section 4.
If either daughter dies within that
time, then the entire property goes to
the other.
Geo. H. Clark and Geo. 7. Barr are
appointed executors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
DR.. FOLWELL'S LECTURE.

The lecture at the Baptist church
last night by DR.. Folwell on "Social-
ism-Good and Bad" under the au-
spices of the Social Science Club, was
largely attended and enjoyed by those
preset. The audience were treated
to couple OF songs by the Welsh
Glee Club, which were enthusiastic
ly received. Prof. J. t. McCleary, in
introducing DR.. Folwell, gave a brief
sketch of the work of the club, and it's
purposes, and it's relation to the lee
ture of the evening. Dr. Folwell in
opening his address complimented the
city for having such Club in it's
midst. and also the Club for having
aroused an interest that would draw
such an audience to listen to discus
sion that is what is termed more or
less dry. He followed closely our So
cial relations and their effect upon
society Regarding property to be the
important point around which the So
cial questions of today cluster, he
paid the most of his attention to that
particular phase of the matter, dis
cussed the question to considerable
extent, entering upon the relation of
individual and society thereto. OBJ
ject as men may, he said, to socialism
we are continually running against
phases of it everywhere. and it is con-
tinually developing itself more and
more in our civilization. Good So
cialiSm he defined as the regulation
by society of matters so
so that each individual
would receive the greatest possible
benefit which can possibly accrue to
him from our social organization.
Bad socialism he defined as that de-
mand which would deprive the in
dividual of all right to hold property,
but make the state the sole trustee.
He commented to considerable length
on both Of these phases OF the Ques-
tiOn.
He did not believe that the great
natural monOpolies OF the country
should be under The absolute control
Of the individual, whereby he might
use his power Of control to the
detrimenJ of his fellowmen. Society
has the right to project the people
from the greed Of those who would
build up their private fortunes by
grinding down the masses. He Show
ed that as the world progresses those
customs and forms which answered
| the purpose Of society century or
half century ago, Will not do now;
that there must be readjustment to
conform with the times, and that in
such readjuStment some features OF
socialism must play an important
part, and we should be careful that
those features are good. He did not
advocate any radical changes but sim
ply such readjustment of affairs as
would not permit the abuse of priv.
leges which individuals now enjoy, tC
the detriment of their fello wmen.
The lecture last night coupled with
the work which had previously been
done, has had beneficial effect upon
the public and has stimulated de-
sire upon the part of many for wider
range of information upon those
subjects pertaining to the welfare OF
society, and the Social Science Club is
to be congratulated upon the success.
full close of it's first years work
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-26
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Several bolts of lightning struck
about the city during the thunder
storm Sunday night. About half past
twelve O'Clock the house of Henry
KortZ next to the blacksmith shop in
North Mankato, was struck, the ball
passing through the house two feet
from the chimney and going through
to the ground, ripping the plastering
off and making holes in the floors and
walls. Mr.. KortZ, who is a stone
mason and contractor, is suffering
from blood poisoning Of the face, and
his son remained up to attend to his
wants. The bolt struck the young
mans bed and would perhaps have
killed him if he had been there.
The house soon took fire, although
no fire was visible at first to the in
mates, and the department was called
out, but the flames had spread to the
roof and to the woodwork in the walls
before assistance arrived. The chem
ical engine and hook and ladder truck
were taken over, but the house was
out Of reach of the water system
The kitchen was surrounded by solid
brick walls and was saved, as were
also the contents of the house and all
the windows. The main part of the
house burned down. 1t was brick
veneered structure and was insured
for $500, which will cover the loss.
Had the fire department possessed
the large chemical engine which it
has asked for. it could have extin-
guished the fire and saved the house.
The Daily bulletin., 1893-11-10
THE SHIP HAS MOVED.
Encouraging Result of Pull on the
Miowera.

The visibly changed position of
the Miowera as she appeared this
morning on the reef started con
siderable talk ON the water front.
Through aspyglass that was brought
to bear on the stranded ship from
the p. NJ. S. S. wharf it was noticed
that, besides the two anchor haws-
ers running from the bow into
the sea, chain was running
from the bottom on the port
bow into the ship, apparently at
tached to the ships winches. The
information was gained later that
one end of said chain is fastened to
an anchor placed in the coral on the
starboard side, which accounts for
the swinging out of the ships bow
as she appeared this morning.
In an interview had with Capt
Stott as he arrived on the landing
from the wreck this morning, that
gentleman said: "Well, a pull was
made at high tide this morning
between 2 and o'clock-on her an
chors, and all can say to you i:
that she had gained a point-that':
all" Further question as to whel
another attempt would be made OF
the vessel was cut short by the reply
as the captain walked along, "Well
we don't know YETI
The Daily bulletin., 1893-11-10
PUTTING UP A JOB.
In Which Chinese Informers We're
Caught in Their Own Trap.


Two Chinese informers, All Wun
and King, were submitted to exami
nation before District Magistrate
Robertson for unlawful possession
of opium on Nov. 5th. Two officers,
Logan and Kanae, who made the
arrest, deposed that on the date
mentioned they, at the request of
defendants went to Manoa to catch
Cinnamon selling opium. The de-
PENDANTS showed the officers the
house, but there we're no people nor
any light on the premises, and the
door was padlocked outside. The in
formers were sent to the house and
when they returned they said that
the men in the house were prepar-
ing for an opium smoke. Imme-
diately after the informers suggest
ed another house. Seeing that the
officers showed no desire of pursu-
ing the search the informers handed
Logan and kanae one tin Of opium,
scale and horn. The latter drew the
in ference that the Chinaman intend
ed to put job on some fellow
countrymen, hence arrested them on
the spot.
The Cinnamon disclaimed all
knowledge of the opium aud denied
the officers story in toto. Neverthe-
less they were sentenced to pay a
fine of S75 each.
The Daily bulletin., 1893-11-10
Vessels in Port.

S S Philadelphia, Barker, from Callao,
Peru
Adams, Nelson, from cruise
s Miowera, Stott, from Sydney
s S Australia, Houdlette, from Sun Fran
cisco
Am bk Albert, Griiiiths, from San Fran
cisco
Am bgtne W G Irwin, Williams, from San
Francisco
Am schr Robert Levers, from Port Gam
BILE
Am schr Transit, Jorgensen, from San
Francisco
Am Yacht Tolna, Wichman, from San
Francisco
Am schr { S Holmes, Johnson, from Port
Gamble
Am bk Matilda, Swensen, from Departure
Bay
Am bktne Klikitat, Cutler, from Port
Townsend
Am blk S c Allen, Thompson, from San
Francisco
Br schr Norma, Macquarrie, from Yoko.
Hawn bk R P Rithet, Morrison, from Sar
Francisco
Nor ship Beaconslield, Bastiansen, from
Newcastle, \ $ w
CIR bk J { Phuger, Wolters. from Bremen
The Daily bulletin., 1893-11-10
Mr.. Samuel Parker's Affairs.

Two petitions were filed in the
Circuit Court this morning to have
Samuel Parker adjudged bank
rupt. One was from j. f. Bowler
and W. Seaborn Luce, represented
by Chas. Creighton, attorney, This
one was allowed by the Court. The
second was from the Wilder Steam
ship Co, the Hawaiian Wine Co.
and NJ. Goldberg, represented by
w. A. Kinney, attorney. A decision
of meeting Of some Of the creditors
held last night was the impulse OF
the second petition.