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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-20

LTTCHFIELD, Mimi, June q, 1894.
To my dear friends and brethren of
the MankatO church | send Saluta-
tiOn in the Lord.
l am sincerely glad that the PreSby-
terlanS OF MankatO are about to quit
the old church building, and this not
from any want of respect for the place
where they have SO long wOrShipped,
but because growth in membership
has rendered the removal necessity
and prosperity in worldly substance
has made larger and more elegant
editice possibility.
No doubt all the former pastors will
respond to your invitation and unite
in cOngratulating you upon the sue
cess which thus far has crowned your
efforts, and of which this change is an
indication, and yet we must all feel
that there are a thousand associations
clustering around the dear old build
ing which we shall always cherish
with affectiOnate remembrance, and
think of with gratitude and tears. We
can each recall times spent within it's
hallowed walls when we felt heaven
had come near to earth, and when
through fellowship with God and one
another, and by means of the sacred
exercises in which we engaged our
souls were lifted up, strengthened and
purified, and though we cannot follow
all the results of such seasons, we do
most heartily unite in thanking God
for the power and gracious influence
which in all these years of it's history
has gathered into and radicated from
that old building.
The review of the years during
which | was permitted to speak for
God from it's pulpit brings back to my
mind the love with which | was re-
ceived when, with my family, | first
came to live in dear MankatO, and the
hopes and joys and fears with which l
entered upon my ministry among
you. 1t reminds me of many of the
sainted dead who were accustomed to
meet with us for worship, and whose
memory lies near my heart. 1t brings
back with it recOllectionS of those who
are still living and working together
in the kingdom and for the cause of
Christ in whom | am still interested,
and whose kindness to me and mine
can never be forgotten.
If possible | shall be with you at the
dedication of your new church. In
the meantime, rest assured you have
my best wishes for continued and ever
increasing success, and my hope is
that we may all meet at last in our
Fathers House above, to unite in
praising Him who in his love brought
us first together upon earth and
through his grace caused us to realize
the joy and happiness that flow from
a sense of having done anything for
the glory of His Great Name.
All the family unite in love and
good wishes.
Ever your friend,
GEO. G.. POLLOCK.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-20
VENTURA, CAL, June 90. 1894.

VENTURA, CAL, June %, 1894.
To all the very dear friends of the
Presbyterian church of Mankato we
send greetings.
l would be very glad to be personal
ly with you on July 18th at your last
meeting in that building whose every
brick and nail and glass has been dear
to us for thirty years.
Were | called upon to select theme
OF consideration for the occasion it
would be John APO "Our fathers wor-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-20
Mrs. ]. J. Nelson, of Garden City,
is dangerously ill.,

| is dangerously Ill.
Miss Lillian Larkin, of this city
has made application for position in
the Grammar school at Mapleton.
The full force has been taken
back at the Omaha depot, and every
thing is running as it was before the
great strike.
Sheriff Barlow, of Window,
brought prisoner named Guy Gil
more to this city Saturday, and
lodged him in jail. Gilmore is charg-
ed with rape.
The assessors valuation of person
al property for the City of Mankato
foots up s541, 1854. Only SO dogs appear
on the list. What has become of the
other 400?
The nine year old son of Henry G.
Voss, who lives at 80 n. Second
street, died Thursday noon of cramps
and summer complaint, and the
funeral took place Friday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. j. L. Daboll wish to
express their heartfelt thanks for
kindly assistance rendered them dur
ing the recent illness and death of
their son.
The citizens of Mapleton have
been disappointed in securing Mrs.
Lease for speech. The lady has can
celled her date on account of i'll
health.
-Mapleton Enterprise: At West
Lawn this week, the Willard boys of
Mankato have been rusticating about
the farm in order that they may have
rosy cheeks when they return to the
city.
Petitions were filed Friday in the
probate court asking for final settle
ment in the estate of VIM. Hodson
and Emily Hodson. The deceased
were the parents of Mrs. Dr. Standish
and Mrs. Fred Force.
Edward Burdick, charged with
larceny, was before the municipal
court Friday and furnished srequir-
ed bail of $500 and was released. He
will be tried at the December term of
court.
"A. M. Morrison, by authority from
Robert Schilling, of Milwaukee, chal-
lenges Congressman McCleary to de-
bate with that Populistic orator, on
the issues of the day, at any time to
suit the convenience of Mr.. McCleary.
The chinch bugs have invaded the
city to-day, and person could not 60
through the streets without finding
from ten to hundred upon his cloth
ing. These are great days for his
bugship.
w. p. Coffin reports the sale of
the south 534 feet of lots and s, block
%, Warren's second addition, for
Helen nj. Wiswell to Mr.. Wilcox, for
$500. This property is on Center
street south of j. w. Fowler's pro-
perty.
Mrs. Judson, an old lady, 81 years
of age, who resides on the opposite
side of Lake Crystal from the village,
undertook to walk to town Thursday,
and stepped into hole in the ground.
She fell down and broke one limb.
DR.. Williams has the case, and the
patient is doing nicely.
j. A. Karney, special agent of the
Minnesota Odd Fellows Mutual Bene-
fit Society, is in the city for the pur-
pose of paying to Mr.. Anna G. Widell
three thougand dollars, that being
the amount of insurance carried by
the late Frederick Wi0ell in that as
ISOLATION. This makes $4,000 paid by
this society in MankatO within one
year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-20

The Welsh Sunday schools at this
city, Lion, CARVED and Lake Crystal
have been consolidated and will meet
at Lion church hereafter. They were
consolidated at a recent convention
at Lion church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-20
Children Cry
for Pitchers CaStoria.

Something new in infants soft
sole shoes Just arrived. G. HI.
AUSTIN & Son.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-20
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.

Ladies Vici kid Juliettes in tan or
black make, cool, easy summer
shoe. G. H. AUSTIN & Son.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-20
people in the name of Him who slowed
the church" and stdied for If And

people in the name of Him who "loved
the church" and ''died for it," And |
asked Him to make me, in some small
measure, worthy of the unspeakable
honor. No other 'house of God" can
ever be so dear to me. l shall glory
in the new church. But it will take a
quarter OF a century to Impart to it
the tender memories, and "the tender
lowed every stone of this dear old
place of meeting with God.
L heard DR.. Thomas Marshall, on
one of his visits say, at the funeral of
a baby, "That life has been long
enough that has fulfilled the end of
living" Tried by that measure, the
old church has lived it's full day. We
used to feel straitened sometimes. We
used to wish it could spread out into
the prayer room and Sabbath school
room and class rooms and parlOrS,
which, at such cost and sacrifice, you
have built together, stone by stone,
across the street, But was there ever
so easy room to speak and hear in?
Think of the funerals there. Remem-
Der the revival times. How brightly
it always lighted up. How completely
the sweet little organ filled the room.
How many to whom the old church
was dearer than their life are rejolc-
ing in glory over the good it has done.
Yes; it has fulfilled the end of living"
We have but to take over every
thing that was hallOwed in this
church to the new sanctuary and
make that the enlargement of this.
May that be a thousand times more
convenient. May it be manifold more
useful. May it be dedicated" to God
and to the glad gospel of His Son
among men. And some day it will
grow so dear that this blessed old
place will only be sweet remem-
brance. In most loyal to the "Old
Church."
Your sometime pastor and old friend,
j. b. LITTLE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-07-20
A STRANGE CASE.
How an Enemy was Fooled.


The following graphic statement will be
read with intense interest: 81 cannot describe
the numb, creepy sensation that existed IN my
arms, hands and legs. had to rub and beat
those parts until they were sore, to overcome
in measure the dead feeling that had AIKEN
possession Of them. In addition, L had a
strange weakness in my back and around my
waist, together with an indescribable gone
feeling in my stomach. Physicians said 1t
was creeping paralysis, from which, accord
ing to their universal conclusion, there is no
relief. Once it fastenS upon person, they
say, it continues it's inSidious progress until
it reaches vital point and the sufferer dies.
Such was my prospect. had been doctor1ng
year and a half steadily. but with no par
ticular benefit, when saw an advertisement
of DR. Miles Restorative Nervine, procured a
bottle and began using it. Marvellous as it
may seem, but few days had passed before
every bit of that creepy feeling had left me,
and there has not been even the slightest
indication of its return. now feel as
well as 1 ever did, and have gained ten
pounds in weight, though had run down
from 10 to 1877. Four others have used DR..
, Miles Restorative Nervine on my recomen-
datiOn, and it has been as satisfactory in their
Eases as in mine."-James Kane, La Rue, ..
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine is sold by all
druggists a positive guarantee, or sent
lirect by the DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart,
Ind, on receipt of price, 81 per bottle, six
bottles for S. express prepaid. 1t is free from
opiates or dangerous drugs.
CntH h oil Hr,1nnictc
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-09
A Plain Duty OF Trades Unions.

S "A Plain Duty OF IT&Ooo OAAOA1s
u. Nearly perfect organizations today
are perhaps to be found in the most
compact Of the, trades unions. They
have almost or quite developed the part
Of their mission, which involves teach
ing their members how to stand togeth-
or through good and i'll and rise and
fall together. The charge is now
brought against them that they reduce
every man to the same level, bringing
down genius to the dead level Of me.
diocrity. A good workman has no bet
ter chance than the poorest, stupidest
one under their system, it is said.
Worst Of all, it is the incompetent and
stupid ones that set the pace for all.
They cannot keep up with the skillful
ones, 50 the skillful ones must lag be.
hind to preserve equality. .s. ~ ....s
But why should there be. any poor
workmen? The manifest duty now OF
the trades unions is to weed out the
elouches. When a certificate Of mem.
bership in a union, becomes the world
over a guarantee for skillful work, then
the trades unions will have accomplish
ed the other part Of their mission.
Every mechanic ON applying for men,
bership in a union ought to be subject
ed to strict examination. II he has not
learned his trade thoroughly, il he is SO
addicted to drink or is 80 dishonest that
he cannot be trusted, then he ought to
be-rejected. Every law Of justice de.
mands it-justice to the public and JUS
tice to the union itself. Then the unions
will take at once the honorable rank
they ought to. A certificate Of member
ship in one of them will be equal to a
diploma from trade school. The pub
lie will no longer have its soul vexed
out Of it by careless, Incompetent and
conscienceless plumbers and gasftters.
Bum workmnen will be no more.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-09
Evolution of the Baby.

Doubtless it has occurred to few fond
parents to ask what makes a baby fat.
The infantile ape and monkey are slim
little creatures, as agile as a kitten,
from the time they are born. Only the
human new born baby is covered with
great rolls Of fat and sleeps thirds
of the time. DIR. Louis Robinson, who
is interested in baby. studying, has found
out the reason, he thinks. 1t tells of
ages of grief and suffering such as have
seldom been equaled. s....: -.' .
Man is undoubtedly a product Of the
tropics. Food was plentiful and easily
obtained. Therefore the young Of the
human ape was 1.-the and slender from
the start, ready to run up treo. But
man migrated to colder climes. During
the winter there were scarcity Of food
and starvation. The alternating ami
mails feed themselves up fat in summer.
Thus they store away q supply Of food
for winter. They draw it from their
own bodies. Man involuntarily initial
ed this idea In times Of scarcity the
lean babies and the$weak, old people
died from privation. The fat babies liv-
ed because they, too, like. the hiberna-
tors, had q supply ahead that tided them
over till good times. The weak and
scrawny babes were weeded out BY the
merciless hand Of death. The fat ones
were left, and they transmitted their
flesh forming qualities in turn to their
children. Now nearly all babies are fat.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-09

"$l #tr TIKI CZAROWTTA he reads that all
Europe is profoundly affected and many
millions tremble with dread at the sup.
posedly fatal illness Of one man, but
there is something very pitiful about
IL. The government Of Russia is arbi'
trary and despotio, more Asiatic than
European, and Alexander III has been
the worst ruler it has had this century,
and now every one is asking about his
oldest son and probable successor, the
czarowitz. NJ. 15 gs..,.. ..,g .-.,7
Reports about him are very contra.
dictory. His father openly, admits that
he il disappointed II not disguised with
him, and il there was time the second
son, Grand Duke George, would be
made the successor. a. can BE- done in
Russia. Another account owns that the
yonng man is extremely liberal and
likes the Germans; that he will. when
car, at once inaugurate constitutional
reforms and make. Russia a free and
progressive country. Still another &C.
count is that he Is literally inclined,
but lacks the ability to carry ont any
policy. He was born IN May, 1858, is
remarkably we'll educated and has truv-
eled a great deal, but lacks the strength
and stature of his father and the Ro-
manofs generally. -ss...
His marriage has bothered the diplo-
mats nightly, He fell desperately in
love with lady near the court, but his
parents peremptorily stopped his ad-
vances In that direction and selected q
semiroyal bride for him. That match.
however, was broken of for reasons Of
state, and another was made with the
Princess Alice Of Darmstadt, her fami-
ly agreeing that she should join the Or
thodox Greek church. Then an opera
dancer made trouble for awhile, and by
the time that was settled his fathers
sickness caused the marriage to be post
poned. What miserable time those
monarchs do have anyhow! Alexander
III has been literally driven insane by
chronic fear.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-09
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freed by q Hog.

John Rohn, German farmer who lives
three miles south Of Jefferson City, No.,
was most dangerously bitten by q savage
hog. He was trying to drive the hog
home when it turned upon him, and Il
fight between them followed The farmer
had no weapon of defense, and the hog
knocked him down, seized his right hand
in its jaw and fearfully laoerated that
member. Mr.. Rohn, who is quite an old
man, managed to gain his feet and by
kicking the hog and backing away reached
small tree. He started to climb the tree
and had grabbed friendly limb when tho
hog seized his leg. Mr. Rohn held onto
the limb for dear life, and the hogs hold
eventually broke, but not before it had in
ficted dangerous wound. Finding it's
victim out of reach, the hog soon left, and
Mr.. Rohn, although weak from the loss
of blood, managed to reach assistance.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-09
! mAsnEa CONES To o.lE
4 Victim Of Girlish Charnns anA + Quos1
. ~ City OrdinAnC0.

4 Victim Of Girlish Charms an4 = QU0c1
City Ordinance. 81
"A cat may look at king, = but X The
,nashers Of Richmond pause IN their idle
strolls before the old fashioned white hriCk
building on Tenth and Marshall stloets,
occupied by the Woman's College of Rich.
mond, and cast one longing, lingering
look at that Mecca Of southern beauty,
they violate city ordinance and are nab
bed by bluecoat, hauled up before the
police Justice and fined not less than 81
nor more than $40, says q Richmond COR
respondent Of the New York Sun.
This municipal ediot, which II not old,
was enforced for the first time last week,
when an unsuspecting and unsophisticat-
ed youth, a medical student Of the name
Of Holley Williams, while walking - the
opposite side Of the street IN 'front.' a. the
forbidden ground, spied . window full of
pretty girls, al looking at him and anil
inR their sweetest. Now, these girls knew
all about that city ordinance, but " seems
that they take d delight in tempting err
ing youth to stop and stare, and when the
dreadful policeman, who is ever In hiding
thereabouts, comes and bears OF the gal.
LIANT youth they think 1t . huge joke and
laugh and have lots of fun. / In fact, that
ordinance only served to make them more
tantalizing than ever. Well, this youth
and the policeman says he was simply ir-
resistible, q lady killer Of the first mag
nitude- stopped (who Wouldn't and
smiled from ear to ear, twirled the waved
ends Of his mustachios, posed and atti-
tudinized and finally stuck his thnmbin
his vest holes and gave . sort Of u am
her Joe'' shake Of satisfaction. u Y!
THAT settled it," said the policeman.
HE was a stranger, and I took him In"
''Two dollars and half and costs, II said
the police justice the next morning, with
an air of mercy and condescension, while
the now dilapidated and humiliated mash
er of the day before looked on in grim 81
lence. 3 ;.1, 81; %lt:1 ( q 5&4 Ill
Finally he said: students never have
money. You can't get blood out Of tur-
nip, your honor. o. .....~;@
,''I can put the turnip in Jail, though"
replied his honor. ,.a.. t.sss..
Then the culprit found the money and
purchased his liberty. &&sS|
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-09
BORN I'M THE AIR Cities.
.Ai BRiGii AND HEALTHY CHILD or
A the FROZEN NORTH.

sx3aby Peaxy Immorta lissd BY Accident d
I'M BartA Hsr First Night 49, Eo..
b lfonshs Tong Came south T. Cst Her
Teeth. Thsn Hoi For arsenlssd.
Marie Ahmigito Peary = : little lady
born to. fame, and she can newer escape
it Like Sarah Rappalje, arst white
child born on Long Island; Virginia
Dare, the first in Virginia; the. little
one born on the Maydower and . few
others immortalized BY accident, the
Peary baby will live ii history. for she
was born Sept IL, 1898, away up In the
arctic regions, and her first long night
lasted four mouths The doctor Of the
expedition was almost positive a white
child could not live without sunlight
and proved it somehow BY science, but
the baby, AZ babies 10 often do upset
the science, thrived amazingly and en-
tered her first summer m unusually
large and strong child .15 K Il. .s
Everybody has read Of Lieutenant
Peary's heroic wife and how she went
into the arctic regions to winter with
him and take charge Of the station and
base Of supplies while he explored far
Their north. She il q tall and slender
woman, with fair skin, dark blue eyes
and an expressive head crowned with
hair approaching to golden In color.
She is soft spoken and gentle In man.
ner, but brave and resolute. This lady
passed the better part Of year at Bow
doin bay Of Inglefeld gull, on the west
coast Of Greenland, in latitude ~ de-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-09

A paragraph is in print declaring
that the late Mrs Brown Sequard was
an English woman. The fact is that if
there was any particular honor attached
to being the wife of Brown-Sequard
it belonged to an American woman.
Mrs. Brown-sequard was a Miss Car
Isle of Cincinnati. She went to the
French specialist as a patient first, and
the acquaintance thus formed led to
marriage.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-09

name, Linn Boyd Porter, is familiar to
very few people because he wells his
identity under the nom: de- plume Of
ALBERT Ross" His books would hard
~ meet the approval Of the purchasing
committee Of Sunday school library,
but he writes them to sell, and they do
sell by the hundred Thousand. The titles
Of a few-"Thou Shalt Not" Ellis
Private Character" Thy Neighbour
Wife" and "Her Husbands Friend
suggest the field in fiction that has
yielded Mr.. Porter fortune.
Half dozen years ago Porter edited
q paper in Cambridge, but he finally
sold out and Joined the staff of the Bos-
ton Herald. About this time he COM
pleted his, first novel, ''Thou Shalt
Not but modesty prevented him from
attempting to secure it's publication for
several years. At last he sent it to u
New York publisher, who placed it Oh
the market, where it made an instan-
taneous hit. Other books OF similar
character followed in rapid succession,
and it is said that nearly l, 600, 900
copies OF the Albert Ross novels have
been sold. ~
Mr.. Porter lives in Cambridge, where
he is. looked upon as a man worth sew
eral hundred thousand dollars, nearly
all Of which he has made from the sale
Of his stories. He has erected five big
apartment houses in Cambridge, which
yield him an annual rental, it is said,
Of about $1,000 He has also built a
handsome dormitory for the use of Har-
ward students. He has been considerable
Of q traveller since he gained fortune
with his pen and has spent much time
in Europe and Africa seeking inspiration
for new stories. ID He lives part Of the
time in Paris and succeeds in getting q
great deal of enjoyment out of life His
wife died some time ago, and his family
consists of two daughters, who arc
young ladies. $7tz.%.,#
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-09
To Compete With Monte Carlo.

z The Italian newspapers say that tho
gambling casino of Monte Carlo is threat
ened by competition. The Society Of the
Wagono-Lits intends to build q new and
splendid casino within the limits of the
township called La Torbia, which is in tho
Immediate neighborhood Of Monte Carlo
The proprietor of the land upon which tho
new casino will be erected demands 8, 900, i.
900 francs for his ground. The new gam
bling establishment would be open the
whole night, while the present casino is
closed at II p. IN, but it is said that tho
directors Of Monte Carlo intend to start a
branch house ut a hotel, where gambling
will be kept up also through the night.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-11-09
- 81 NJ zs.F. o. & at f- 80 q. -
Head Hunting In Asanl.

Professor Peal, the ethnologist, recently
described to the Asiatic society the condi-
ton Of the head hunting Nagas on the bor-
ders of Assam. The women are to blame
for the continuance Of the practice. They
taunt the young men who are not tat
tooed, and the latter 60 out and cut off
heads to exhibit to them, fully half OF
which are those Of women and children.
The area occupied BY the tribe is not more
than 90 miles square, but In 1T during the
last 40 years more than $4,000 murders
have been committed for the sake Of these
chastity trophies. FL >2