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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-08-04

Prof. Frank O'Kletfe is having
Joseph Manderfeld's building, on
Cherry street prepared for studio.
He has five new pupils and the
promise Of a number of others. He
will open the studio next Tuesday.
This will be good opportunity to
learn painting at reasonable prices.
-Engelbret Schorn and Mrs. Katie
Bienapf were married at the German
Catholicchurch at 9 o'clock Wednesday
many friends sbeing present. Mr..
Schorn is proprietor of meat market
while his bride is the widow of the
late W. F. Bienapf, city recorder.
Both have numerous friends.
Owing to the financial stringency
there will be no mccormick Day"
this year. The farmers are taking
their machines as they order them.
Dealers in all makes of farm machin-
cry report much smaller trade this
year than usual.
Mrs. Geo. Palmer, who some time
ago sprained one of her ankles,i lis slow
ly recovering and will soon be able to
be about. 1t has nconvenienced her
more than little.
Oswald H. Willett, of Nicollet
county, and Miss Lu Paulson, of this
city, were married at the M. E.. par
sonage Monday evening at 9:30o'clock,
Rev. F. M. Rule pronouncing the GER
emory.
The County Board of Commits
sioners of LeSueur County have voted
to build SAC, 900 court house.
The pontoon bridge between Ka-
sofa and St. Peter is being recon-
structed.
The jury Saturday found Peter
Griffin not guilty of the charge of
stealing Henry Robel's cutter.
The excavation is being made for
Mr.. Harris house, on S. Broad St.
Prof. O'Kieffe has just completed
beautiful portrait of the late Mrs.
r. f. Jones.
Miss Ella Quenton, of Good Thun-
der and Miss Hannah Larson, of Evan,
have purchased Estey organs of Geo.
B. Owen.
The Winnebago City Press eaos
says a stock buyer who recently made
trip through Faribault county, says
he found fully as many head of horses
and colts on every farm as he did of
cattle.
Mrs. Leo S. Lamm is recovering
from an attack Of diphtheria. Mr..
Lamm has been quarantined away
from his home since Thursday. There
is said to be hut one other case in the
city at the present time.
"A months old child of DC. Davis
died last week. Mrs. Davis was very
i'll, but has now nearly recovered.
There is more Catarrh in this
section of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years
doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced 1t incurable
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and, therefore
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured
by f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio
is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally ir
doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful
1t acts directly on the blood anC
mucous surfaces of the system. The,
offer one hundred dollars for any case
case it fails to cure. Send TO
circulars and testimonials Address.
f. j. CHENEY &, CO.. Toledo.
/ H5g@SOld bV DruppiStS. 75c
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-08-04
A NEW FIRM.

G. H. Crawford and w. W. Graves
arrived from Minneapolis last even
ing and have rented rooms 301-2,
Young Mems building, where they
will establish general agency Of the
Minneapolis Mutual Life Insurance
Co. The firm will be known as Q. H..
Crawford & Co. Both are excellent
appearing young men, and have had
much experience in the insurance
business. Believing that Mankato is
a good point from which to develop
business in the southern part OF the
state they have located here. The
agency will have control Of that por-
tion of the state south of the Twin
Cities, and will soon extend it's terri
tory over northern Iowa.
Mr.. Crawford has been the COM
pany's special agent at Minneapolis.
Mr.. Graves is an expert book keeper.
Both are verypleasant gentlemen, land
the agency. will without doubt be a
success. Mr.. Crawford will move his
family to this city about Sept. 1st.
The Office is being finely furnished,
and everything will be in readiness in
a day or two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-08-04

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. XIV. NEW YORK, N.Y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-08-04

Miss Marie Collins will recite
Fate of Claudius and Cynthia" al
the Normal Alumni concert at the
Baptist church Aug. 9.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-08-04
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.
Chicago & Northwestern

IAt MankatoI
s*Cmcago, Milwaukee Dep .3:z5pml Arrive atChi
ana La x day EXP. Ar. 3:55 pm cago S:0Oam
*NeW Ulm d La x To- Dep. :25am Arrive at La
cal Passenger ......... Ar 1866 ami l:iOpm
fChicago, Milwaukee & Dep. 100 am Arrive atChi
La night Pass. Ar 200 am cago 6:15pm
U"Chlcago and Tracy Dep 2 40 pm Leave Chica-
Day Passenger. Ar $40 pm go 1 80 pm
*Chicago and Dakota Dep1 2:55am Leave Chica
night Passenger. Ar % am go Sl5 am
La x and New Ulm Dep 9 :45pml Leave La x
local Passenger. ....... Ar10O5 pm 800 pm
New Ulm and Tracy Dep. 8:45am
Accommodation. Ar. 9:5O am
*Daily except Sunday.
tDaily except Monday.
sThrough sleeper Mankato to Chicago
Through sleeper Chicago to Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-08-04

-Mapleton Enterprise: At depth
of 224 feet, the we'll contractor, Mr..
Brandt, secured an abundant supply
of most excellent water, the same
having been secured just after going
through a strata of sand rock several
feet in thickness. The water is slight
ly soft and has little mineral taste.
That there is an inexhaustable sup
ply there seems to be no doubt, as no
indications of it's giving out were ap-
parent after hours of steady pumping
at the rate of 100 gallons per minute.
The total cost of the well sand piping
will be about $780,. ... Mrs. Lamp, of
Sterling, who was recently granted a
pension, applied for the same eleven
years ago. A long time to wait, but
we presume it is better late than
never.
"Wednesday morning Mrs. Lynn
Miller, living two miles northeast of
Garden City, met with painful and
sad accident. 1t appears she was
driving the binder, when one of the
reins broke and the horses started to
run away. She jumped from the
binder and in doing SO caught her
foot in some of the machinery, break
ing her leg above the knee. DR.. Hol-
den was called and reduced the frac-
ture. In the evening she gave birth
to child and Thursday morning both
are reported as doing we'll considering
the circumstances.-Anaboy Herald.
Miss Marie Collins is making pre-
partitions to render the well-known
drama, 'Pygmalion and Galatea," at
the opera house in this city sometime
next October. She will be assisted
by Miss Hoig, until recently men,
Der Of the Daily Co., of New York,
Mr.. Dodge and Mr.. Nolan, dramatic
readers, Marjorie Patterson and
others. Miss Collins we'll known
ability in this line, together with the
fine support she will have, insures a
fine production of the same.
The ball game Tuesday between
the St. James and Mankato clubs re.
suited in the defeat of the latter by a
score of twelve to one. This gives
each club game and the third will
be played soon. About twenty-five
fn CT To-
city, The trouble with Mankato clut
is that 1T does not play together well
More practice is needed, and then il
will do up anything in this part o.
the state.
The streets have had Sunday ap
pearance for the past two days. Hard
ly farmer is to be seen, as the har
vest is now general over the county
and big crop is in process of reaping
Better weather for the final filling o
the wheat grains or for harvesting
could not be asked for.
The suit of Geo. W Mead, assigne,
for j. @. A. Marsh, against Geo. 81
Marsh to set aside the conveyance o
the undivided half of ninety acre
across the Minnesota. river in Bel
grade, which,. @. A. Marsh made t,
the defendant in 1866 but which wa
not recorded until few days befor
the assignment, is set for trial OF
Aug. 18th.
49, 49,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-08-04

The Northwestern Ag-
ricuIturiSt one year free
to all who Subribe for the
Free Press during the
month of August.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11
WIT AND WISDOM.

-Gucst-Herc, waiter, there b . Ay
in my coffee. Wsiter-ThAt'san all right.
sir; we've got plenty mere.-Inter
Ocean.
I, Mrs. Potts-Mrs. Flyer called this
afternoon. Jack Potts (abscnt-mind-
edly)-What did you have?-Philadel-
phia Record
-"Do you call your wife your better
half, Mr.. Henpeck?" Better half?
HIM! My friend, she ID moro than
three-quarterx"-N. Y. Press
AT the MountainA-First Girl
What are You sketching? Second Girl
"A man. First Girl-You must have .
good memory. Courier.
-''Do you believe in . lucky starr"
''Of course I do I know one police
man whose beat includes eight fruit
stands and seven ssloonA "-lndiAn-
apolis Journal -t-- ~.
Il ldreams dwelt in marble halls:
felt II ease, with liie coatene
Till fancy brought the landlords calls;
He came. alaa. 70 get tie reat
buffalo Courier.
/, -''Do you believe Schiller when he
says that the best woman Ii the one
of whom nobody talks sbout?" Il
rather think IL il the ono who tallrs
about nobody. y."-Plauderecke.
-''I notice that Congressman g.
6wcsh talks q good deal about the
farmer in his speeches" ''YeA" docs
he know much about agriculturey'
."Well, I guess he has had hay fever"
Washington Star. ' .. 81
The man who wagered . lady that
he could thread . needle in less time
than she could sharpen . lead pencil
won In sixteen minutea 1t the end of
which time the lady had whitfield mp
her pencil-Boston Gazette
Take that back. said the insulted
man. mo. SIR" replied the other. II
never took water in my lifA" "You
can't tell me that" returned the 6rst
speaker. II know better. used 70
supply you with milk"-waif. = .1irs
Wilson's Suggestion.-MrA Hardy
-(boarding-housc keepeE)-I wish we
could get rid Of that young men who b
annoying my daughter with his stten-
tion. Mr.. Wilson-(boarder)-Why not
take him to board?-Yankee Blade
First Dear Girl-Charlie gave Nc
such ., lovely string Of pearls yester-
day. Il was my birthday, you know.
A pearl for every year. Second Best
Girl-Dear me. How awfully lexpsns-
ive!-Philsdelphis North American.
I'VE could adduce hundred illus
trstions "a. prove the. advantages Of
shorthand and the saving Of time there
By effected Only think, gentlemen, il
took Goethe forty years 10 writs his
Faust" How many years he might
have saved II he had only knows short
hand.
Farmer MeddersEHers I been an
paid fur . college eddicstion fur ye. an
what on earth good are ye-ye burned
wuthlesa. lazy. conceited, loaan' dude?
What did sc larn to college, anyway?
Graduate-Well, this for one thing
(yelling): Hoopla! hoosah! zip! bang!
ninety ty-three-three-thee!k X. II u. Selah!
Farmer Medders (deligh,ed-Well, be-
gosh. . college eddication Il wuth
suthin'. I'm goin' ter town ter-morrer
ter rcddle vegetables, an I'll take 70
along ter h0ller.-HsrPer's Basas
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11
RELIGIOUS ANo EDUCATIONAL.

The public schools Of this country
have S6o, 900 teachers and $1,000, 900 pu-
pills. 3:
BE not faint hearted in misfortune.
When God causes . tree to be hewn
down. he takes care that his birds can
nestle on another. f'a' ''
The Presbyterian church asks for
oe50, 900 TO prosecute tho work among
the freedmen, which II the same
amount asked by the Methodist Epis-
oopal church.
The first Sabbath school was instt-
tuted in 1881. There are now In the
United States los. $50 Sabbath schools.
with s,649, 900 scholarA The world has
% OsS. sos Sabbath school schOlara
Faith Is the hand that lays hold On
Christ; the eye that looks TO Christ;
the car that hears the voice OF Christ;
the mouth that feeds on Christ; the
finger that touches Christ; and the key
that unlocl1s the treasures OF Christ
Rev. F. Harper. 'H"t
The sculptor Ephraim Keyser has
been appointed instructor In modelling
at the Maryland institute. Baltimore.
in the schools Of art and design. Mr..
Keyser's finest work II IN angel Of he
role size designed for the tomb Of Pres
ident Arthur. He has also "Psyche"
in the Cincinnati Art museum, and he
has made the statue of Gen. de Kalb
for Annapolis
Elders James brown and Edwngd
Sudbury have returned o San Fran
cisco from the Society islands, whittier
they were sent rs Mormon missionaries
1--WE now have ten missionaries In these
islands," said Elder Sudbury. .'Ths
natives take kindly TO the Mormon ~
ligion, and we are converting them BY
hundreds In some places whole Islands
have been converted" l'4
The Lutheran church naturally has
its largest membership in Germany
s., 0O0. 0oO-but Il has also . large MEM
bership among those who speak other
languages For instance. $500, 900
Swedish, $500, 900 Norwegian, ., 800. 90
Danish. s.o4S, 900 Finnish, 1.s50 0oo Eng.
lish, 1,ll3,OOO Hungarian, 0:4 Livon.
IAN. $50. 600 Courlandish. e7s Esthonian,
10000 French, 10000 Icelandic, and a.
OO0 bohemian. .s-
1t is reported in the Roman Catho-
Lie papers that the Paulist Fathers arc
planning q new aggressive campaign
for the purpose of converting prrtes-
tants to Roman Catholicism. They
say that hitherto the chief effort Of the
church has been to make Catholics
more Catholic. Now they must 60
direct to Protestants and put before
them the claims of the church and the
need Of membership in it z.
The United States were settled by
men who desired to worship God &C.
cording to their own conscienceA. yet in
Virginia . hundred years ago every
county officer. justice and vestryman
was required to subscribe to this test
oath: II do declare that there Is no
transubstantiation in the sacrament Of
the Lords Supper, or in the elements
Of bread and wine, at or after the COR
secration thereof, by any person what
soever."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11

II you persist II wearing lid gloves
during hot weather do not every time
y0u take them o6. make yourself look
like cariesture eherub o. cupid BY
blowing into them The aif thus I'D
nitted does TO b sure, dry then and
they arc not . hopelessly shrunken
mAss Of hid when Jon next attempt to
wear them Bct there IL . les OBJ
jsetioaab1e way 20 obtain Tie same
result Pull them OF By the wrists.
turning them inside out Let them air
few minueeA then turn then and put
them sway-not folded in . wad. but
stretched 1t full length il . loag glove
box.-WsshinGtoo Stas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11

One cupfnl Of butter. two of. s1gar.
one Of milk, four Of -four. three-fourths
Of . teaspoonful Of soda, one Table
spoonful Of ginger. Beat the batter 70
. cream. Add the sugar gradually, and
when very light the ginger. the milk
In which the soda has been di8olved.
and finally the Aour. Turn baking
pans upside down and wipe the bottoms
very clean Butter them and spread
the cake mixture very thin o. then.
Bake In . moderate oven until brown.
While still hot cut into squares with .
case-kuife and alp from the pan Keep
In . tin boz. This = dolicioae. With
the quantities given. . large diah Of
gingerhEead can Be made. It must b
speed on the totton Of the pan - Tin
- . wafer. and eat IL Domeat -
comes from the oven.-N. Y. Ledgee
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11

If our eyes were better the stars
would give - more light RAM .
HORN.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11

mud will stick to never feels safe
Ram's Hoen
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11

The Latest DodGe,-"A queer thing
happened to me the other night" aid
AdolphuA II was out in the suburbe
i've miles away from home and hadn't
. farthin9 In my pocket" '.Went homo
on Shsnk's pony. eh?" observed Helm
rich mo! ] pretended TO have . AZ
and WAS taken home In An ambulance. :"
-Berliner Borsen-C Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11

Mra Strongmind-why should not
women do al the piano-tuning In the
eoaAtry3 Tell me that?
MA DeWagg@They might manage
with uprights. bat they would never
ret through with the other kinds
When the lid Of . square or . grand il
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11

'Those are the finest sausages ever
ate" soid . Fed-foced man in one Of the
German reotaurantA"
They oaght 70 BE-" replied the
waitsr. 'Thsy have besn run through
The machine three timeA Chicago
Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11

First Boy-What was tAat woman n.
rested for?
seeoad Pey-vSf kid-nabb:ug. Good
NeWA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11

Rsthers-lmpecue has . good scheme
now for getting rid Of dunA
SIathe9s-How does he work Il?
Rathers-PAinte HIS face in imitation
u small-pox and sGands at tbs window
when they come mp the stepA Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11

Now, remember" ssid The school
teacher, - Contagious disease u one
you can can catch" 'sIs spanking .
disease?' asked Kenny Bloobumper.
"No; how ridiculous!" ''Well, Often
oatch one"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11
8A0Y'S WARDROBE.


0asmeats Fer tA0 Infnat 801ee - tbo
Baby's wardrobe Il fairly bewilder-
ing in its costly simplicity, lace-trimmed
and hand-embroidered bihA ''booful"
petticoats to wear beneath his wonder
full bretelled and pufRed and collarettesa
dresses. dainty sacks, al embsoidesest
ON sleeves aud collars and rsverA and
all the finest Of hand needlework. hem.
stitching and drawn work.
'.Pink for . boy and blue for girl.
il . sgenerally accepted dictum. though
why nobody quite knowA unless boys
outlook il 80 much more rceaate that
the girl Il fairly tipiAed BY bloc Bat
for those who prefer . departure fro0
the ordinary. pale green = IN exesllent
choice, and silver ribboa and silvor silk
can be made to add wonderfully 70 IN
outfit For instance. cobwebby robe
Of drawn work over . alp Of silver silk.
with . cap and long cloak TO match
The fancy wrappers and the little
bootees haSe bows ofsologed Fib6ooA
Of coursG '.Daby" ribbons are ussd
TOR rose4tes, and these decorate
the dsar little doll like caps
which Rt close TO TIE tiny.
heads. are the. cutest thinss In the
world. wadded wrappers are made Of
cheese cloth or nanne1, but some moth
ers prefer wrappers Of eSderdown.
which does not need wadding. Beau
tiful carriage rugs are oi eiderdown
For winter two layers OF ei6ssd0wn are
bound together with rihboaA Thus ..
large rug Of white eidsrdown VIM have
. face Of blue and . binding Of blue
satin ribbon, and On one corner win
Be set gigantic low of broad blue
satin ribbon. Sumnse rtgs are Of one
thickness Of eidsraoWn enbeo6Asred
with moss rosebuds o. ether snail
flowers in cheaila Long cloaks are
particularly elegant at present. the
short capped much -be-collared- and b.
winged style il. most popular, and In Il
baby looks like . smaller edition Of
mamma. In IN and through an II The
idea thst Aneuess and softneas sse the
two essentials of Mastee Baby'e ward
robs, and all others ass s1bssrvisnk-.
Chicego Post 20 = siys5. 4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-11
At ot 0OOA j

The subject Of lsnpshades = - loR
from hsing exhausted that 0esiG1s 81
great beauty and often Of tie mast nm
looked for ,oddity haya appeared. A
new one Of thsee last b . dolphin which
crosses the middle Of the lamp. the
shade portion consisting o1 plated siIk
paper which iepreesots - 4oom coming
fsum its mouth. A very handsooe de'
sign shows blue lilies at the top plassd
very high, and rossbuds running
around the wide plated paper whieh
covers tho glass chimney.-Chieago
Mail
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-03-01
la PLATA

Amigo Director: La question plata como sis
tsma monetario, es la gran pesadilla de todos
los gobiernos centros comsrciales de todas par
tes del mundo en- la epoca presente. Todos sc
quejan de las di6cultades perjuicos que ocasio-
ma como es natural, SO busca la manera de dar
solucion favorable tan complicado problema
pero hasta la fecha, hsce va algunos amos que
No trabaja, ha conseguido tropezar con la
piedra angular
Nadie tiene mayor interes en- este asunto que
los tenedores de inmensas cantidades de plata, y
SON varias naciones de distintas parties del mundo
81 aqui en- Puerto-Rico leyeramos algo de lc
que esta pasando casl todos los principales
mercados del mundo por la question plata,
guro que pensariamos de otro modo con respecto
d proyectos de csnjes stat" quo otrss formas
que tiendan mejorar la situaci6n verdadera-
mente snpostbls que atravesamos
Los americanos del Norte Mexico son los
principales factores America que tienen mayor
empeho en- que suba el precio de Ia plata luego
entran todas las naciones Centro y Sud.America
nas, IngIaterra por la India otrss nacioles
suropeas que Sc encuentran recargadas de plata
y que ven decllnar ell precio sin poder hacer nada
para conjurar los perjuicios que causa.
Sin II mas lejos porque Sc alaIgarian las di-
msnsiones de esta epfstola,, serfan necesariae
una iocena de planas como las de La CoRREsPoN-
DESoIA para explicar algunas de las razones que
han traido esta stuacion.
La Ultima conferencia monetarla efectuada
On Bruselas en- Noviembre pasado fu4 proyocada
por los norte americanos. Els verdad que en- clio
lAtsrvino algo la polftica pues los dem6cratas
necesitaban e valioso elemento tenedores de plata
para afanzar Ia candidatura Cleveland y otras
muchas causas ligadas con intereses naconales
Pero de cualquler manera, SO nombraron ssis CO.
misionados norte americanos; Inglaterra, Fran
Ella, Italia Alemania, Austria, etc, nombraron
los suyos Antes de ir, casi todos tenfan Ia cer-
tsza de que NADIA harlan, as resuIto; pero los
que concurreron espersban que ell vecino dijera
algo nuevo que 81 no saba. Esto precisamente
result6 entire s representante por Inglaterra Lord
Rothschil y los norte americanos, pero como min.
guno diio NADIA que el otro nc suplera, la confe.
rencia fue languida, pesada, enojosa, terminando
en- breve plazo, sin -esultado favorable de ningu
no espscie.
Volvieron los an. ericanos como fueron, pero
"a estaba electo Cleveland para la Presdencia la
dnica resolucon que Sc ha derivado, ha sido abre
War el tempo para la suspension de la Ley Sher.
man va esta decretads sancicnads, y suspen
derla hasta fin del presente aho. Esa Ley obi
gaba al gobierno de los Estados- Unidos comprar
cuatro medic millones de onzas de plata men
sualmente, cuya suspension tene todas las pro
babiIdades de ser aceptada por el nuevo Gabine
to democratico
El goblerno de los Estados. Unidos posee en-
sus tesoros mas de cuatro mil toneladas de plata
sin acu1ar, parahzadas, q. no sabe que hacer con
elias. No hay mas que leer Ia prensa diaria de
squsl pals para compreRder Il formidable lucha