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The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09
SENATOR CHANDLER has introducn,

SENATOR CHANDLER has introduced
joint resolution in congress, which
has been referred to the committee on
education and labor, for the encour-
agement of better spelling. 1t pro-
poses near approach to the phonetic
method by dropping silent letters,
which serve no purpose but to add to
the difficulties of those learning to
spell. Congressman McCleary is said
to have expressed his hearty approval
OF such reform, and it is said will
lend his efforts to secure the adoption
of the resolution and so start the
wheel in motion to bring it about.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

THE Reuieao of Saturday evening
made a weak and puerile effort to at
tribute maliciousness on the part of
the FREE PRESS in it's altogether fair
and impartial report Of the electric
light test which was made by Prof.
Shepardson Friday night. And while
our neighbor charges "maliciously
false statements" it fails even in an
attempt to show where we falSitied or
attempted Justification on single
point. 1t would be much more to the
credit of the ReUieW editor to admit to
the truthful results attained by the
investigation and give the company
credit for it's satisfactory service, ra-
ther than to charge upon others just
what itself is guilty of-the rankest
kind of perfidy. One of the arc lights
that at the corner of Walnut and
Second streets, showed test of =, 200
candle power brilliancy, while Mayor
Weaver himself admits that an aver
age brilliancy of all the lights tested
about 1,S00 candle power, and also ad-
mitted that one test showed over q
600. The FREE PRESS did not make
single statement in referring to the
test that did not accord with the eX-
act truth, and why the malignity OF
the Revie,o editor should prompt him
to try to pervert the truth is perhaps
apparent to himself, but it is certain
ly not so to the public. The misstate-
ments made by the mayor from time
to time regarding the electric light
service, backed up and endorsed by
the Revieao, have been so thoroughly
exposed and annihilated by the recent
test as to cause chagrin and discom
fort in the household, and to conceal
their own marks of discontinue it is
quite characteristic that they should
charge their diabOlism against others.
1t would be in excellent good taste if
the Reuieac, instead of reading lessons
of forbearance to others, would take
a little of the good stuff home to it.
self. 1t could profit much thereby.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

THE death of Judge McDill, of the
interstate commerce commission has
given the Democrats another fat
place to hustle for. At the time Mr.
McDill was appointed, it was thought
that Minnesota might possibly get the
place, and his death has again set the
faithful in a flutter, but it is not con-
Sidered probable the president will
turn to this state for McDill's success
sOr. But just what good there is in
the commission unless the
law is so remodeled so as to be of some
benefit to the public, is hard to see
The measure seems to be so faulty in
construction, that whenever the COM
mission is disposed to do anything for
the benefit of the public, it runs upon
a rotten plank and the matter falls
through. The question has now been
on trial long enough SO that measure
ought to be formulated, based upon
past experience and good business
Judgment, that would hold, and meet
the various emergencies as they arise.
Then with a commission formed for
the purpose of it's just enforcement
some good would result to the public
and no harm come to legitimate rail-
way business.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

THE ST. Paul Globe is a little hard
upon it's party when it says of the
Bland bill for coming the seigniOrage I:
at is the measure of a demagogue,
proposed for demagogic purposes, and
deserves no consideration whatever"
And yet it received the consideration
of large majority of the Democrats
of the house.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

SOUTHERN Minnesota is getting to
be an important corn raising section
and as it grows more important in that
direction the production of hogs in
creases, to the financial benefit of the
farmers. The corn acreage is increas-
ing from year to year, and the prOduc-
tiOn at present reaches about 25,00O,-
900 bushels, and is fast catching up
with our wheat production. The corn
belt is also constantly moving north
ward.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

COMPTROLLER of the Currency, Eek
les, regards the financial condition of
the country as greatly improved, and
in view of the recent depression
thinks the banks have weathered the
storm with remarkable success. The
bank statements for Dec. 10th make a
good showing over the previous report.
there being an increase in loans OF
$23, 900, 900, and of deposits about $780,
100000. This Mr.. Eckles regards as a
remarkable showing, and he thinks
the next report will give still better
results. OF the banks that failed du-
ring the panic, 112 have resumed bus
doing well. These two exceptions
were forced from other causes to again
close their doors. OF the 81 banks
still in the hands of the receivers,
only two have failed as yet to pay div
idendS. Several are about ready to
resume business, and several others
others will consolidate with other
institutions in their respec-
tive cities. The recuperatiye powers
of the country, he thinks, are most
remarkable, and he attributes them
largely to the excellence of the bank
ing system, the elasticity of the cur
rency, and the ease of exchange.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09
North american Reuie,D, E. G. Hovey

North american Revie,D, e. G. Hovey
says:
The benefit to be derived from col
lection of books open to the free use of
the public is being more widely appre-
ciated, and its introduction to l0cali-
ties to which it has heretofore been a
stranger must necessarily follow. The
intelligent teachers of the present day
are among the strongest supporters of
the free public library, having the OPP
portunities to see the great advantages
which the pupils under their charge
enjoy in the free use of d library of
well-selected books. The very best re-
suits in education will be found in that
town where the librarian is enthusi-
astic in his efforts to supply the needs
of the school superintendent in carry
ing out his desires Of inStilling in the
minds of his pupils that habit of read
ing which tends to make their studies
ten fold more beneficial. This CO
operation between these two men
charged with the education of the
young results not only in forming a
habit of reading, but in teaching a
pupil to think and investigate for him
self
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

IT is said that Bland's bill which
passed the house the other day, and
which was substituted for his former
bill, is worse than that one was, and
has embodied therein, the principle
of imitation in it's. worst form. One of
the provisions of the bill is to retire
all the treasury notes, which are re-
deemable in gold, and transform them
into what would practically be silver
certificate. This would have the
effect of virtually putting our volume
of currency upon silver basis and
thereby invite the same diStruSt
which prevailed towards the countrys
finances last summer. 1t is hardly
probable the measure will become a
law, even should it pass the senate,
as the president will doubtless inter
pose with his veto.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

The Globe says it has neither sym
pathy nor admiration for Senator Hill,
his character or his methods, and
never had an occasion to applaud his
Democracy. Yet the Globe rather
leaned in Hills direction as a presi-
Dental candidate in 1892, and did
not desert him until all hope of his
success was gone. Should success at
tend the desperate attempts he is
now making to capture the Democrat
ic nomination in 1896, there is
scarcely doubt but the Globe would
be one of his most ardent supporters,
and linger long upon the sweetness of
his words, Il am a Democrat"
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09
GLADSTONE'S RETIREMENT.

The rumors of the past few days re-
garding GladstOne's retirement have at
last been substantiated by his actual
withdrawal from the head of the gov
ernment, and has been succeeded by
Lord Rosebery as premier The ca
reer of William f. Gladstone is in
deed a remarkable one. In the S5th
year of his age he retires to private
life after 81 years of active public
life. For the past ten years he has
been the ardent champion of Irish
home rule, and with the infirmites of
advanced years creeping upon him, he
made one of the greatest campaigns of
his life and secured for home rule a
majority made up of various factions
having different aims in view, and
with an adrOit hand he worked them
into an effective working majority and
was enabled thereby to push through
the commons his home rule bill. And
now he retires with final victory al
most within his sight. Under these
pathetic in his voluntary retirement
from the scenes of his great achieve
mentS.
1t has been remarked that his early
years in public life did not give prom
ise of the great achievements in be-
half of the common people. He en-
tered parliament as Tory and shared
the feelings of that party in the oppo-
sition of any legislation for the relief
of the masses. But while this early
career gave no promise of service to
the Industrial classes, his greatest
public acts have been performed in
behalf of those in the humber walks
of life, and have been accomplished
in the later years Of his life. In this
respect he has been likened to the gi-
ant oak which was long in reaching
maturity.
His work in behalf the common
people has made him the most popu-
lar man in England, and the fact that
he has steadfastly refused to be raised
to the peerage has only served to still
further increase the honor and respect
that is felt for him.
Not only as statesman, but also as
scholar, will Mr.. Gladstone be remem-
bered. Had he never accomplished
anything in the political world to
make him famous, his literary attain
ments would have made him a marked
man of the world. His has been a
busy life, and in retiring he lays down
the real scepter of the greatest nation
of Europe, crowned with the honors
of life, and with the wish of all men
that many days Of quiet and peaceful
ness may yet be his to richly enjoy.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

THERE is no doubt but that Tam
many will vote for a "Greater New
York" and roll up big majority. But
it will be rather singular if Brooklyn,
which is just entering upon a period
of better municipal government,
should do likewise.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is visiting
the Great Dismal Swamp. With the
poor success which has visited the
course and policies of his administra-
tion, it seems to be the proper place
for him to go.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

Gov. FLOWER has signed the bill for
the Greater New York. But it doesn't
take effect, however, until the people
OF the territory interested, so decide
by their votes.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

EX-Gov. OSBORN says that the mort
gagged Indebtedness on Kansas farm
property has been considerably reduc-
ed during the past year. Thisis prob
ably the reason why Jerry Simpson has
reduced the populist clean sweep at
the next election to thirty or forty
members in the next house.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

JERRY SIMPSON thinks there will be
thirty or forty Populists in the next
house. This indicates that Jerry has
given up the idea that the Populists
will sweep the country at the next
election.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

THE total receipts of the worlds
fir from stock, bonds, gates, etc.
were S2S, ,448,52 The total expense,
including net assets of 81, ,522, 1874, were
$2S, 448, 544. The average daily receipts
of the fair, exclusive of Sundays, were
-SS9,S0 and the average daily expens-
eeS, exclusive of Sundays, $2l, 1869.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

The Minneapolis Tribune thinks the
conviction of such amen as McKane
and Tweed are the most powerful SER
mons for improved municipal govern
ment that have been preached on
American soil.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

THE senate finance committee has
hopes of being able to present the
tariff bill to the senate on Monday
next. That is just exactly the song
they were singing a week ago.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

ONE of the parties who took part in
hanging Secretary Morton in effigy at
his old home in Nebraska, has been
fined 5000. A few such lessons as this
and hanging in effigy would cease to
be popular amusement.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

The ST. Louis Globe Democrat re-
marks that Democratic rule has a
shrinking effect upon everything it
touches, except the public debt"
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

CHICAGO is going to take another
count. Now that the attempt for
greater New York is getting serious,
Chicago has got to commence hust-
ling.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

THIS is the day Prof. Hicks set for
ushering in the severe storm period.
The storm seems to have been switch
ed off somewhere, and may come
later
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

CoRBETT has been acquitted at
Jacksonville for his little affair with
Mitchell 1t was hardly expected the
outcome would be otherwise.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

1T is said James j. Hill is in London
raising money for railway extension
purposes.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

ACCORDING to Phil Scheig's story,
his stealings amounted to more than
than S120,00O.
The Mankato free press., 1894-03-09

IT is said that Faribault is working
TO secure cotton factory.
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But was he the man to help her up
ward to the broader, nobler life fol
which she yearned, and which she
found so hard to reach? Alas, she
knew too well that all her higher as
pirations would soon wither in his
keeping; and yeti was so sweet tC
be loved, and she was SO alone!
A wilder gust of wind came rushing
down upon her, and almost took her
off her feet. She caught a low-hang-
ing branch to steady herself, and at
that moment she saw a tiny barehead-
ed child, hurrying, stumbling, actually
blowing toward her, helpless thing
in the power of the boisterous blast.
Mrs, Catherwood put cut her arms.
as, frightened and exhausted, the little
one dropped at her very feet. In an in
slant Mrs, Catherwood was kneeling
over her. christening her costly furs,
she wrapped them around the little
shivering form, and tied handker-
chief over the wind-tossed curls.
That the child had strayed away and
was lost was as evident as that she
was perishing with cold, and without
an instant's hesitation, Mrs. Gather
wood lifted her up and FASTENED upon
her way.
This piercing cold which her warm
furs had before kept from her now
stung her kneenly, and her arms ached
under their unaccustomed burden; but
the words: Zone of these little ones
Sin My name"-''ye have done it unto
Me"-seemed ringing in her ears, and
awakened a new warm throbbing in
her heart.
She hastily gained the town and
found her way to the nearest chemists,
where the child was soon revived.
Then, having sent description of her
to the police, Mrs. Catherwood carried
the child away to her home, where she
found her impatient sutton awaiting
her.
"At last" he exclaimed. Then catch
ing sight of furry bundle in her
arms, he added: I'm the name of com
mon sense, what have you there?"
Mrs. Catherwood's lovely eyes were
very bright, and there was an unusual
flush upon her cheeks. 4
my Christmas gift" she said, her
low, clear voice vibrating with emo
ton. "a little child; and if she is not
claimed"
''You will put her in your pet or
phanage, of course"
mo, should like-to keep her for
my own" Mrs. Catherwood said, soft
ly, with quick. upward glance.
She saw the wave of annoyance that
overspread his face.
"Mrs. Catherwood - Estelle! You
cannot be serious; child of common
parentage! She will be claimed, Of
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throng that crowded the stores thu,
night. But dainty Mrs Ca therwooc
found actual pleasure in mingling fol-
once with this good-natured strug.
| Cling mass of unknown Christmas
shoppers.
1t was late before she reached her
home, and she was hastily OPENING her
various packages, and beginning to fill
| the little stocking-the first child's
stocking she had ever filled-when her
| companion summoned her in alarm. The
child had been croupy all the evening,
| she said, and was now rapidly grow
| ing worse.
The labored breathing and little
flushed face frightened Mrs. Gather
wood, and, late as it was, she sent at
once for her physician. Almost i'm
mediately word was brought back to
her that the old doctor had gone away
to spend Christmas, and that DIR. Har-
mon was to FIJI his place in case of
need. But as DIR. Harmon lived quite
at the other end of the town, the mes
senger had returned to know if she
wished him summoned that night.
One look at the suffering child and
Mrs. Catherwood's sharp struggle with
herself was ended with the quick an
swer: Yes; ask him to come at once :"
And now at midnight she was anx-
iously awaiting the arrival of the man
she most dreaded and disliked.
The young physician who stood so
high in his profession, was the one
who had been too honest and sincere
ever to fatter her. He had res0lutely
kept aloof from her. even though she
had once stopped so far as to try to
win attention from him.
But she had never forgotten the
quiet scorn of the condemnation he
had once uttered in her hearing of the
frivolous lives of society women and
their ill-considered charities which so
often did more harm than good.
She had chosen to give personal
application to his words, and to ignore
him after that whenever they CHANGED
to meet; but nevertheless his words
had ranked in her, and had sown the
seeds of discomfort at her own unsatis
flying life.
At last he was at her side. His quick
glance had Instantly taken in all the
details of the room; the suffering child,
the beautiful, anxious woman. the lit
tie cast-off garments, the new ones
still unfolded on chair, the tiny half
filed stocking, and scattered toys, and
it was not hard for his practised eye
to read the sweet and pathetic story
that they told.
Together shey bent above the little
sufferer, and together they worked
over her, figh ling for her life. It was
a sharp hand -to-hand struggle with
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Biggest Telescope of the Century.

The closing decade of the nineteenth
century would seem to be especially
remarkable for the large number of
mighty telescopes which have bee,-
constructed or projected. We now reat
that geneDous donor is about to pro-
vide the Cape of Good Hope observa-
tory with an instrument of vast dimen-
sions for the purpose Of photographing
the heavens. Every lover of science
will be gratifed to think that DR.. Gill,
the distinguished astronomer, who has
already done so much, will thus have
the privilege of exploring the wonders
of the southern skies under almost I'M
paralleled advantages. News is also at
hand that the great achromatic OBJ
iective which NIessrs. Alvan Clark
have had fo1 some time in hand for
tue Yerkes observatory in Chicago, is
approaching completion. 1t is the be-
lief of the makers that this instrument.
as it is certainly the largest, so it will
be also the most perfect of all refract-
in,1' telescopes. London News.
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death that night, but in the gray dawn
of Christmas morning their victory was
won, the child's labored breathing be-
came easier, and as her pitiful suffer
ing ceased she had fallen into quiet,
refreshing sleep.
"All danger is over now" the doctor
said. and ''Thank God!' Mrs. Gather
wool murmured from her heart.
You don't. know how l feel" she
went on, brokenly. ''She only came
to me last night, but it seems as if she
had been sent-a Christmas gift-to be
my very own"
Dr. Harmon took Mrs. Catherwood's
hand in both his own and seemed to
forget to let it go.
''Let me thank you for the conf
dence that you have shown in me to-
night" he said. Il misunderstood
you once, and you have judged me
even more harshly than l judged you;
but you are noble woman. 1t is
Christmas morning now" he went on,
land with that large charity you have
shown towards this little child, will
you not give me the privilege of learn.
ing to know YOU better, and of over
coming your dislike to mc-if camp"
And Mrs. Catherwood answered
Eyes. judith Spencer, in N. Y. Oh:
server.
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course; but if she should not be-al-
though love you-I could never coun-
tenance such a thing. You must
choose between the child and me-"
Her eyes were still fixed upon him,
seriously, ponderingIy; then she
looked down at the child sleeping now
upon her breast. Il am afraid she
will be claimed" she said, very quiet
ly, ''but in any case, Mr.. Whitney, I
have made my choice. thank you for
the honor you have done me, but
goo nightw
The child soon wakened, and Mrs.
Catherwood, receiving ready sympathy
and help from her kind old companion
friend, fed her wee guest her supper,
and tried to learn her name. But the
little one only laughed and stretched
out her chubby hands to the blaze.
Baby" she said, and pity, pity"
as the soft coal flame flared bright.
Then Mrs. Catherwood, with gentle
unaccustomed hands, gave her warm
refreshing bath before the fire, and
had just sung her to sleep and laid her
in her own soft bed, when word was
brought that some one was waiting be-
low to see her.
Descending with-a new and almost
nervous dread, Mrs. Catherwood found
an officer with a woman who had come
for the missing child Not one of her
own, the woman explained, but the
child of a young couple-strangcrs in
the town, who had lived in the house
with her, and had died within q few
days of one another the month before
She had taken the child herself then,
because, poor little soul! there had
been no one else TO care for her.
LET me keep her. said Mrs Gather
wood, land will bring her up as if
she were my own"
So it was settled. And then, with a
new sweet feeling of tenderness in her
heart, Mrs Catherwool left the sleep
ing little one in her companions care,
and went out, accompanied by her
maid. to buy some little necessary gar
ments and toys for her Christmas
treasure.
She saw no If m;liar faces among the
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FADLEY'S CHRISTMAS GIFTS.


Young Mr.. Fadley was in a worry
He had some Christmas presents tc
buy, and what to get was what wor.
ried him. First and foremost, there
was Miss Damon, upon whom he was
anxious to create an impression-she
must have something appropriate and
elegant, whether anybody else got
anything or not. Then there was his
bosom friend and constant companion
Harvey, good fellow who had placed
him under obligation times without
number-him he could not forget
This being the case, Fadley started out
to rummage the stores.
He overhauled all the leading shops
in town, and by Christmas Eve had col
lected what he thought was a pretty
sensible lot of presents for an amateur
Santa Claus to get together. For the
lady of his choice he had handsome
toilet outfit of combs, brushes, powder
puffs and boxes, manicure implements,
hand mirrors, and no end of other ele-
giant articles for feminine use. These
were all inclosed in an deliberately be-
pushed and inlaid case which was
neatly wrapped and all ready to be
sent to the intended recipient. For
his friend Harvey he had an elegant
shaving set, consisting of razors,
brushes, cups, homes, etc, done up in a
substantial case which was also ready
to be dispatched to the home of his
friend.
Not daring to trust messenger with
the presents for fear of some mistake
Fadley started out himself to deliver
them. First he called at Harveys
house, timing his call so as not to catch
his friend at home. With his friends
mother he intrusted the package, she
promising that it should not be tam
pered with until Harvey should open