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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-19

Father, dear father, come home
with me now, for ma has some car
pets to beat: she's got all the furniture
out in the yard from the front porch
clear down to the street. The stoves
must come down and be put in the
shed, and the yard must be cleared of
dead grass, for its time to clean
house and the DEVILS to pay-and
the front windows need some new
glass. Father, dear father, come
home with me now, and bring some
bologna and cheese; it's most twelve
O'Clock and there's nothing to eat
I'm so hungry I'm weak at the knees.
All the dinner we'll have will be cold
scraps and such, and we'll have to
eat standing up, too, for the tables
and chairs are all out in the yard
oh, l wish spring house cleaning was
through! Father, dear father, come
home with me now, for ma is as mad
as a Turk; she says you're a lazy old
thing and that she proposes to put
you to work. There's painting to do,
and paper to hang; and windows and
castings to scrub, for its house clean
ing time, and you've got to come
home and rcvel In suds and cold grub.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-19
The Side shows at Chicago.

The season for opening the great
Columbian Exposition has brought to
the Worlds Fair City the largest
aggregation of amusement enterprises
that has ever been gathered together.
1t has been estimated that nearly six
million dollars r invested in these
Undertakings. The most noteworthy
of these is perhaps the Cyclorama of
the great Chicago fire. 1t shows the
City as it was during the progress of
the fire, and will doubtless prove one
of the maryels of the Worlds Fair.
Another very interesting exhibition
and one that will appeal strongly to
the religious masses, will be the new
and magnificent Panoramic reproduce
tfon of Jerusalem and the cruciflxion
of the Savior, to open May 1st, on
Wabash ave. opposite the battle of
Gettysburg. Hardy's Underground
Theatre built seemingly anywhere
from 12O to 1909 feet below the sur
face, promises 60 be one of the mos.
unique and wierd of all the amuse-
ments. Over s30O,0 600 is said to be the
outlay on this enterprise alone. It is
on Wabash ave. just below the Libby
Prison War Museum.
On the Midway Plasiance in the
Fair Grounds will be found attrac-
tiOns almost without number, nearly
two miles of frontage. 1t is estimated
that is will cost a couple over two
hundred dollars to see ali the side
shows at the Fair and the downtown
attractions; hence it would be we'll
for all parties going to the Worlds
Fair to make up q list Of places OF i'm
|terest, they wish to see, for manifest
~, few can afford the time aud money
to see them all.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-19
cLEvE1AND,s CRY OF DISTRESS.
The President Tries to Stay the Avalanche
of ORiceseekers.

~ nav
of Ofaceseekers.
The following has been issued by
the president for publication:
"ExECUT1vE MANSION, May 8, 1893.
1T has become apparent after two
months experience that the rules
heretofore promulgated regulating in.
terviews with the president have
wholly failed in their operation. The
time which under those rules was set
apart for the reception of senators
and representatives is almost entirely
spent in listening to applications for
Office, which have been bewildering
in volume, perplexing and exhausting
in iteration and impossible of rcmem-
brance. Due regard for public duty,
which must be neglected if the pres
ent conditions continue, and observ-
ance Of the limitations placed upon
human endurance, oblige me to de-
cline from and after this date all per-
sonal interviews with those seeking
appointments to office except as I,
on my own motion, may especially
invite them.
"The same considerations make it
impossible for me to receive those
who merely pay their respects, except
on days and during hours especially
designated for that purpose. 1 ear
nestly request senators and reprcsen-
tatives to aid me in securing for them
uninterrupted interviews by declin-
ing to introduce their constituents
and friends when visiting the execu-
tive mansion during the hours desig-
mated for their reception. Applicants
for office will only prejudice their
prospects by repeated importantly
and by remaining at Washington to
await results.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-19

Chas. L. Atterbury, OF New York,
counsel for the National Cordage
company, says that the Investigation
into the affairs Of the company has
reached a point which enables him to.
say that reorganization seemsI
assured.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-19
ELopEMESr ExrRAonD1SARY.
A Young Man vanishcs With the Mother
of Ills lsetrotied.

. bO
of His l3etrOthed.
Chicago's worlds fair visitors last
week included a bridal party which
left the little town of Angelica, a few
miles from Buffalo, under sensational
circumstances. The departure of this
couple took the form of an elopemcnt
on the eve of the day appointed for a
marriage, but the woman who went
to Chicago to enjoy the sights was
not the bride for whom the prepara-
tions had been made. 1t was her
mother. Three years ago Leander
Gurnee sought employment on the
farm of John Atkins, three miles
from the village of Angelica. He was
then nineteen years of age and fairly
good looking. Farmer Atkins hired
him, and in the curse of. six months
the young fellow had courted and
Won the hand of Ellen Atkins, the
farmers daughter. The date of the
wedding was fixed, with the consent
of the parents, but a week before the
event was to take place Farmer
Atkins died. Out of respect for his
memory the date of the marriage
was postponed for n year. This
would have brought about the a
riage last Wednesday.
During all this time Gurnee had
been most assiducus in his at
tentions to Ellen and had let no
shadow of doubt of his faithfulncss
fall upon her happiness. But upon
the day before the wedding young
Gurnec and Mrs. Atkins, mother of the
prospective bride, gathered up all the
available funds and stealthily de-
parted from Angelica while the bride
elect slept. The old man had be-
queathed all of his property to his
daughter, but only part of it was in
negotiable form at the time of the
elopement, so Miss Atkins still had
possession of most of it. The clipping
couple took about sl,500 in cash and
valuables. 1t is supposed that the
clippers went to Chicago to see the
worlds fair, as Gurnee had secured
transportation for himself s'and wife.
to that city. Miss Atkins at first re-
fused to credit the story, but when
convinced of its truth sent her we'd
ding trousseau to the clippers, address,
ing it to them ''carc Hotel Mar
qucttc." She will take no action to
have the pair apprehended and will
let them be happy If they can be
The young lei of Angelica are pre-
pared to serenade the clippers if they
return to the village to live. Gurnee
has worked as a printer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-19

gardens of Europe.
All the figures in McMonnie's beau
tiful fountain are nude, and none is
stranger and more surprising to the
western eye than that OF the goddess
who is driving the chariot and who
sits bolt upright in an armchair with
not a stitch on her above her waist.
A much more severe test of the
patience of the western people will
come when the art palace is open. 1t
is unquestionably the shelter of the
greatest number of the beautiful oh
jects in the exposition and of the fin
est collection of paintings ever seen
in this country. But here again a
truly European abundance of undress-
ed female figures will confront the
| visitor.
The artists of this country in the
| United States galleries present more
nude figures than would have been
expected, and even the English collec-
tion. unlike the reputation that such
collections have earned, is full Of
studies of undraped human beings.
What must be seen.in the German,
the French and the Spanish galleries
can be imagined as we'll as described.
In the German gallery for instance,
one large and most striking picture
represents q fer0cious giant who has
cast q net into the sea and drags out
a dozen sea nymphs. They are simply
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-19

At Kansas City William Deering s.
Co., paper manufacturers, of Chicago,
attached 100000 pounds Of binding
Irvine, the property Of tie National
Cordage COMPANY, inpos{ession. Of the
Kansas City branch to becure q debt
OF 100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12

THE defeat of the German army
bill, and the dissolving of the Reich
stag by the Emperor, has thrown Ger
many into political CONFUSION.
What the immediate outcome will be
is hard to tell, but the general opin-
ion seems to be that the ultimate
outcome Will be in favor of the EN-
peror. That is, the people will finally
tire of the fight, and enough will give
in to give the government the victory
it seeks, and the people will be still
further oppressed by the weight of
military despotism. But this crowd
ing by the government must be in the
long run react against 1T. The growth
of liberty in Europe may be slow, but
it is sure, and the headstrong EN-
peror of Germany, in crowding upon
the people measure they do not
Want,-a measure which serves toxin
crease their burdens, with no direct
benefits in return, is only tanning the
flame which must finally prove most
dangerous to royalty. With the
growth Of peace throughout the
world, it would naturally seem that
the great armies would gradually dis
appear, but instead of this, in Europe.
at least, the armies seem to be grow
ing. 1t is undoubtedly true as is Of
ten claimed, that the peace of Europe
has been preserved by the presence of
these great armies. and while war is
most terrible thing, and should be
averted by almost any sacrifice, yet
peace there has been purchased at a
most terrible cost, in grinding the
people down with the burden of sup
porting thousands Of men in idleness,
to please the whims of kings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12
THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB.

The Social Science Club elected Off
GERS Tuesday, for the ensuing year,
as follows: President, B. D. Smith:
Vice President, w. d. Willard; Sec
Rotary and Treasurer, G. M. Hobart:
Elk. Conn.,. B. D. Smith, Rev. A. r.
Taylor and Prof. q. E. Kenaston. Al
though the club did not get fairly 60
ing until the latter part of January,
it has had very profitable and inter
eSting season, and has aroused con-
siderable interest in the questions of
the day which have come before it for
discussion. The years work of the
club will close with lecture at the
Baptist uchurch by DR.. Folwell, of
Minneapolis, on Tuesday evening,
May 23rd, which will be given free to
the public. The subject of the lee
ture will be "Socialism-Good and
Bad" 1t is hoped our citizens will
give the DR.. good house, as the sub
ject is one which is attracting much
attention NOWADAYS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12
THE FLAG INCIDENT.

Editor Free Press:
In your last weekly issue Of the
FREE PRESS, the church of which I
am pastor was mentioned in connec-
tion with in unfortunate incident at
tending the obseQuies of late mem
Der of the G.. A. r. of this city. You
have my thanks in advance for doing
justice to my feelings in the case, by
truthfully interpreting them. l
brand as a gross misrepresentation of
the church of which | am member
and mi mister, the assertion or insin-
uation that it is against her spirit,
dicipline or rules to admit the Amer
lean flag or the members Of the G. A.
r. individually or in body into her
churches or cemeteries on befitting
occasions. In proof of this state
ment l appeal to the practice Of the
church 1t is scarcely six months since
the flag in question was presented to
a parochial school of the diocese Of
Boston by the members Of the G. A.
r. post, on which occasion the bless
ing of the same was performed in the
parish church in presence of the @. A.
r. members, who assisted in body.
Only week ago the same stars and
strips had prominent place in the
cathedral of Chicago on the occasion
of a descendant of Columbus worship
ping in that church. But why go to
Boston or Chicago for precedentS or
that the present, learned, venerable,
and patriotic metropolitan Of the
Northwest, Archbishop Ireland, not
only cOuntenanceS, but encourages
sentiments of devotion and loyalty to
the banner of freedom, and respect
for the heroism of the men who
fought. bled and died for it, by well
coming 1T and them-the surviving
ones-to the church over which he
presides on each recurring Decora-
tion Day. Patriotism and religion
are sisters, heaven-born. Both en-
anate from the same God of love and
are akin. The cross epitomizes my
faith, the stars and stripes my love of
country, and both can stand together
in any church or cemetery in this
land. j. PRIOR.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12

Hans Anderson was today dis
charged, he having already been fined
at Mapleton for drunkenness and put
under bonds to keep the peace. The
charge was using abusive language
toward Geo. James on April 18th, re-
ferring to the same thing. Many OF
the best citizens of Mapleton asked
that he be discharged, and County
Attorney Benedict requested it.
The trial of the suit of J. G.. Kol-
Ter VS.. John Cooley took place in the
municipal court Wednesday. The
defendant made no appearance, and
the plaintiff secured a Judgment for
S76SO. The plaintiff alleged that he
hired the defendant at $40 per month
and furnished him with money and
goods in excess of what was due him
when he stopped work, and it was the
balance that he sued for. w. r.
Geddes appeared for the plaintiff
Henry Lamm, of Madelia, son of
Leo Lamm, of this city was married
Tuesday to Miss Cove, of that
place.
"A Chicago dispatch to this morn
ing's Pioneer Press, under Tuesdays
date, says: 1.-THE doors of the Mime
Sofa building were opened to the gen.
eral public today and a great many
called to inspect the headquarters,
which they admired much for the
comfort and elegance of the surround
ings. Over eighty Minnesotans regis
tered, and visitors called from many
other states"
Reports from all directions indi-
cate that the grain is springing up
nicely. Some Of the wheat which it
was supposed had rotted is coming up,
and very little will be lost. The out
look now is very reassuring The sea-
sonable weather this afternoon is very
encouraging.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12
w. c. T. u. NOTES.

whisky is your greatest enemy
said pastor to an Incorporate man.
'Well, doesn't the Bible tell US to
love our enemieS?"
Eyes" said the pastor gravely, "but
1T doesn't tell us to s,UollOlO them"
Bishop John H. Vincent, than
whom none is better known in relig-
ious and literary circles, has the fol-
lowing to say of our faI-reaching or
ganization ana its leader in recent
letter: II am hearty believer in
the w. q. Il. U. l do not indOrSe ev-
cry move it has made nor everything
said by all of it's representatives, but
there are spots on the sun. Possibly
where differ from some of the lead
ers of the w. @. t. u, they are right
and am wrong. AS for the work as
a whole accomplished by the union, it
is beyond praise. | believe in it and
advocate it AS for it's president,
Miss Willard, | regard her as the best
illustration of the famous thirteenth
chapter of Paul's first letter to the
Corinthians | ever knew. / am to-
tai abstainer aud a ProhibitiOnist.
and have been both for years." We
are glad to publish the above from
this noted leader and Christian work
er, because honest praise from such a
source has its attendant inspiration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12

THE opposition which Mr.. Balfour
and his associates give to Mr.. Glad
stone and his home rule measure
seems to be of beneficial character,
instead of detriment to it, as they
would like to have it. On two test
votes in the commons the other day,
the home rule majority was 4S and 50
respectively. Possibly by the time
the home rule bill is passed,
the Tory and Unionist leaders will
find that their smart sharp sayings,
mixed with abuse, are not of profit
able nature.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12

IT is said that some Democratic
Senators and Representatives are be-
ginning to talk about allowing the
duty on tin plate to remain as it is,
declaring that they do not want to he
the means of destroying a new and
growing industry. 1t is probable that
this will cause some of the free trad
ers to go into commissions. The idea
that any Democratic congressman
should intimate the making of tin
plate in this country to be growing
jnduStryI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12

THOSE who are disposed to think
President Cleveland is magnanimous
will be obliged to revise their opin
ions. A few days ago a prominent
Democrat from Ohio, who had sup
ported Hill previous to the nomina
tlon, called Oh the President anG
asked for certain position. He was
asked if he had not been Hill sup
porter, and replied that he had, but
that after the nomination he gave the
President loyal support and worked
hard for his election. He was in.
formed, however, that he could ex.
pect nothing because of the support
he had previously given to Hill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12
III. P. CHRISTENSEN,
Real Estate Dealer.
Office over National Citizens Bank.
Money to Loan.

At from to per cent. per annum
on good farm or city property secur-
ity. H. P. CHRISTENSEN, Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12
READ and REFLECT.

An old saying is "that the
waters are affording as many OPP
portunities for catching fish at the
present time as the past ever en-
ioyed." And also "that fortunes
are as easily obtained now as they
were years ago" Yes, and there
is reason to believe that even bet.
ter opportunities are now present
ed than in the past. Our country
great as it is with it's 5000, 900
of inhabitants, is hardly out of its
infancy. and many a place which
has not yet been brought to the
front, will yet become noted me-
tropolis.
Minnesota is one of the great
states-in fact is an empire in it.
self, and in the southern portion
of this empire, in the garden of
the state, is Mankato, the only
place in Southern Minnesota which
has a future for a large city be-
fore it. On account Of her great
natural resources, which exceed
those of any other city of the state
consisting of stone, cement, clay,
lime and wood, together with the
pure water supply, it's fine loca-
ton, healthy climate, and surround
ed by one of the finest agricultural
sections of the west, Mankato has
advantages unsurpassed by any
other locality in the west. Be
sides this, the city enjoys school
advantages which entities it to the
position of an educational center.
Consider all these advantages,
and it is easy to see that Mankato
is destined to become a city of at
least 100000 inhabitants. Great
advancement was made in 1892,
when six new factories were open
ed, The city now has seven stone
quarries, 9 brick yards, 3 lime
kilns, packing house, tibreware
works, knitting mills, soap fac
tory, malt house, oil mill, brewery,
9 flour mills, 3 machine shops,
boiler works, 2 candy factories,
cracker factory, 2 furniture fac
tories, 3 marble works, 4 cigar
factories, 2 carriage factories, shirt
factory, cement works, cement
sewer pipe works, creamery mfg.
company, canning factory. All
of these institution are doing a
profitable business and charging
their capacity from time to time.
A wire fence factory will also be
located here in a few weeks. There
is every certainty that Mankato
will become a noted western man
ufacturing center, as well as a
wholesale and jobbing city. AL
ready there Is represented in that
line wholesale grocery house, a
boot and shoe house, fruit house,
bottling houses and egg packing
houses. 1t Is a city in which many
will find an opportunity to make
a fortune.
For all these reasons | consider
it a sure thing that investors in
real estate, will realize a handsome
profit. Please examine our bulletin
board, orbetter still call at our Of
flee, where we shall be glad to pre-
sent the opportunities here offer
ed, and convince one and all of the
reasonable prices asked for real
estate, on terms to suit the pur-
chaser. Special bargains offered
for the next thirty days.
III. p. CHRISTENSEN,
Real Estate Dealer.
Office over National Citizens Bank.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12
FARM MORTGAGES.

Mr.. Edward Atkinson, who. while q
free trader, has liking for exact in
formation, instead of accepting mere
theories, has been giving the subject
of western farm mortgages cOnSidera-
BILE attention, and has lately gathered
great deal of reliable information
regarding them. In his investiga-
tiOns he finds that more than one
half of the western farms re exempt
from mortgage. He also found that
the amount of the mortgages is less
than one-half the value of the land
mortgaged Further than this, he
finds that One-half the money loaned.
has to a large extent been lent by
citizens of the same state in which
the mOrtgaged farms are, and that
the Indebtedness on mortgages on
western farms to eastern capitalists,
is less than 124 per cent. of the true
value of the farm lands in said states.
In fact, says Mr.. Atkinson, the west
ern farmer sis to greater extent a
creditor than he is debtor, and one
of the causes of the recent embarraSs-
ment of what are called mortgage Sc
curity companies, is that the farmers
who owned government lands have
lately been able TO get money at so
much lower rates than those they
formerly paid as TO have tempted
mortgage companies to loan money
on speculative investments having no
connection with farms of any kind
These facts have an important bear
ing on the monetary question. The
solid sense of the prosperous farmers
of the West is now being eXerted, and
will form an important factor in de-
termining the quality of the money
which these creditors mean to main
tain.
II am aware that these statements
will be received with surprise. They
have not surprised me, because my
own investigation led me to the same
conclusion long since, and did what
l could to promote the appropriation
of the money for taking the census of
the mortgages, in full confidence that
the result would prove that the repre-
sentativeS of the farming industry of
the West are less indebted than the
representatives of almost any other
important branch of industry in this
country"
He also found from his inveStiga-
lions that the average life of the
western farm mortgage is less than
five years, and that very few are in
existence, which have not been nego-
tiated at the lessening rates of inter
est of the last five years.
This information which Mr.. Akin
son has obtained is not in accordance
with the calamity views which have
from time t. time been expressed by
Democratic free traders, but it is in
strict accordance with the facts which
one is able to CLEAN everywhere with
in the circle of his acquaintance, and
the mortgages in the vast majority of
cases do not represent poverty upon
the part of the farmer, but simply
the fact that he has, on many in
stances, branched out and takeD unto
himself larger interests. In nearly
every case they represent purchase
money where the buyer has carefully
figured that he can better bis condi-
tion by making the investment, just
as hundreds of business men, in our
vestmentS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-05-12

The suit of the township of Lyra
against the Chicago, Milwaukee q st.
Paul road has been settled. The suit
arose from disagreement regarding
the fixing of crossing at Good Thur