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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30
THE RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT.
VIII His Hatred of Germany Overcome
His Horror of War?

His Horror OF war!
The situation is strange, lurid and in a
sense humiliating. Armed Europe waits
upon the ultimate mandate of one man.
"The heaven for height" says Solomon,
.'the earth for depth, and the heart of
kings is unsearchable." Car Alexander
III has two ruling emotions-a horror of
war and hatred of Germany. The
problem is, Which passion in him shall
conquer the other? Trammeled by no
parliament, influenced neither by re-
sponsible ministers nor by personal ia
vorites, the big, lonely despot is wres-
Ting out that problem single handed. 1t
is an awful position.
There is no real public opinion in Rus
STA whose voice might sway the auto
crat. He must fight out his own battle
with himself Probably no solution
would better please him individually
than a general disarmament, but that IS
hopeless We must leave him to his
wrestlings with himself. Meanwhile, at
all events, there is period of reasona-
bly, assured respite. Russia is never
quite ready, and the millennium will
probably surprise her in her chronic at
titude of unreadiness. AT present she
is swapping not horses, but rifles. A
wear ago there was not a magazine rifle
in the Russian army, and the great ma
iority of her soldiers are still armed
with the improved "Berdan,' a very in
ferior weapon both to the German and
the Austrian rifle.
Rl1t RuSSia retains still the warning
memory of her fearful losses before Plev-
ma from the Remingtons, which America
placed in the hands of the Turks, and
with which her obsolete Krenkes could
not cope. After much tedious expert
menting, year ago definite selection
was made of weapon known as the
"three line" rife, and the production and
issue of this frearm are being pushed
forward with great energy. But you
cannot order in 100000 rifles as you
can bundle of toothpicks. l believe
that about third of the requisite guam
tity is now delivered.
1t is absolutely impossible that the
equipment can be completed and the
troops trained to the use of the new
weapon within the present year. 1t seems
extremely improbable that this result can
be attained before the spring of 1896.
The opportunity for war; do not say
the certainty of war-will come when
Russia shall have completed the equip
ment of her hosts with the ''three line"
rife.-Archibald Forbes in North Amer
lean Review.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30
Home RuleIs Setback.

Events furnish complete proof of the
assertion that home rule will be merged
in the larger campaign and will not
again come to the front in parliament
for some time. The Irish leaders find it
necessary, for prudential reasons, to
preserve an Independent attitude and re-
frain from an open alliance with Lord
Rosebery, but they fully recognize the
practical good sense of his policy.
They regret, some of them, the prime
minister's indiscreet honesty in declar-
ing the necessity of convincing England
of the justice of Ireland's demands be-
fore home rule is possible, but his words
are almost identical with previous utter
ances of Gladstone himself and of such
patriotic Irishmen as T. P. O'Connor.-
London Cor. New York Sun.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30

The last issue of Public Health. which
is published by the state board OF
health, contains an editorial on
"Spring Cleaning" which is very time
ly, and offers suggestions which can
be followed by all householders with
profit to good health. We reproduce
portion of the article below:
Spring cleaning is the thought OF
the health officer as of the household
er at this season of the year, when
the Accommodations of the winter begin
to define their bulk and OffenSlveneSS
as the cold and snow go and the rains
with summer heat come.
But how many think that in this
work it is not enough to clean the out
sade of the soil, that surface collec-
lions on streets and alleys, back yards
and lawns. are not the most important
dangers of such accumulations, but
that the real occasion for inquiry is
whether dangerous living or dead or
ganic matter has gotten into the soil
in such a way as not to be disposed OF
there by the natural forces at work in
all healthy earth?
These collections are, first, the well
known abomination, the "hole in the
ground" and second, the constant
leechings from the cash heap" and
the manure pile" 1t is their infec-
tion of the soil, air, and water, which
we seek to foreStall or stop.
These are mostly on household prop
erty, and though the care Of the fam
lily by duty and law, they often need
tho intnrfpranca of the local board of
health. Families will tolerate with
out complaint nuisances of this sort
in their own homes, which, if main
tanned by any other family, they will
''raise heaven and earth" to have abol-
iShed.
1t is just so with infectious diseases
of men and animals. People
who know better conceal the fact of
the existence of such disease in their
own homes, when if they knew other
families were doing so they would
prosecute with all the rigor of the
law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30

A severe rheumatic in the left Shout
der had troubled Mr.. j. III. Lopez, a
well known druggist of Des Moines,
Iowa, for over six months. At times
the pain was SO severe that he could
not lift anything. With all he could
do he could not get rid of it until he
applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 81
only made three applications of it," he
says, Ind have since been free from
all pain" He now recommends it to
persons similarly afflicted. 1t is for
sale by j. G. ThrO.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30
Paris Morgue Statistics.

That center of grewsome interest, the
Paris morgue, yields curious statistics.
The official report for 1893 shows that
300 corpses were received, few more
men than women. Of these 215 died by
drowning, 76 by hanging, 6S by firearms,
Al by stabs and 60 by poisoning. There
had been 100 sudden deaths. Of other
fatal cases ga were attributed to suffoca-
ton and SO to falls. More bodies are
taken to the morgue during the summer
than at other seasons of the year. New
York World.
80 nnrlnrn sn-IA- aa~A
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30

A severe rheumatic in the left Shout
der had troubled Mr.. j. HI. Lopez a
well known druggist of Des Moines,
Iowa, for over six months. At times
the pain was so severe that he could
not lift anything. With all he could
90 he could not get rid of it until he
applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 81
only made three applications of it, f"
ne says, land have since been free
from all pain," He now recommends
it to persons similarly afflicted. 1t is
for sale by j. G. Thro.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30
100 Worlds Fair Photos for ST..

These beautiful pictures are now
ready for delivery in ten complete
partS-16 pictures comprising each
part-and the whole set can be secur-
ed by the payment of one dollar to any
station ticket agent of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway. He
will take your money and your order
which will be sent to the publishers
and the portfolios of pictures will be
sent, free of expense by mail to SUBJ
ScriberS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30
Bucklen'S Arnica SaIye.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, saltrheum, fe-
yer sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions;
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price so cents per box. For sale by
Lamm s. Merchant.
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For information now to travel
cheaply. quickly and comfortably to
the east, south and west, address, A.
B. QUITS, Act'g G. II. &. P. A, NJ s..
s. ST. L. Ry., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30

The eighth division of Methodist
Episcopal church ladies society will
give the regular social tomorrow Fri
day. evening. Supper from six until
eight. Come yourselves and bring
your friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30

"A marriage license was granted
today to Jacob L. Burgess and Lena
III. Morris, of Eagle Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30

Go to ST. Louis via "Albert Lea"
Route, Shortest and best. Only din
ing Car route.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30

THERE seems to be general Opin-
ion that should the report prove true
that Lord Rosebery is to marry a
daughter of the Prince of Wales, he
will sacrifice his chances for bright
political future, for the sake of union
with royalty. 1t is recalled that in
the instances of the Marquis of LOrne
and Prince Battenberg, they are I'M
able to break through the precedent
which holds them down, though the
former is a man of considerable abili-
ty. RoSebery is far ADLER and more
brilliant man than either, and might
be able to live down the objections
which would be made to such mar
riage. If so it would be another proof
of the strong personality the man
seems endowed with. But while he
is not man to allow rank to stand in
the way of his political ambitions he
would doubtless find that such close
relationship to the royal family would
hedge him in with many restrictions
and that he would not be held in the
same degree of confidence, that is now
repOsed in him by the common peO-
pie. But the report of such move
upon the part of Lord ROsebury is not
yet confirmed, and until it is, is of
little more value than any other idle
umrOr.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30
Manhattan Commission Co
203 Third Street South, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.

Minnesota.
Grain, provisions, and stocks bought
and sold on all the leading markets of
the U. S., either for cash or margin.
Orders by mail or telegraph receive
our careful and prompt attention. We
place orders for amounts for margins
required as follows: GRAIN, 900 to
100, 900 bu. margin let. per bu. and up
wards. Pork-50 to 5000 barrels % cts.
per barrel margin and upwards. Stocks
10 to 1000 shares margin 81 per share
and upwards. Daily market circular
furnished customers on application
Our motto, Honest Dealing, Prompt
Settlement"
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Go east via M. & ST. L. Ry, GAL
bert Lea" Route. Two daily trains
Quick time.
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r. I'll. Buttemer was before the court
yesterday afternoon charged with be-
ing drunk the day before. He plead
ed guilty and paid fine of Sl3.65.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award

-Mankato Savings bank pays
per cent. interest on deposits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-30

The Lake Crystal Union states
that the village election held there
Tuesday resulted in victory for the
Republicans, as against the"Citizens'
and peoples" tickets. The following
were the officers elected:
Trustees-J. e. Rowland, president
o. w. Williams, Wallace Wells, G. j
Dossett, r. G. Roberts.
Recorder. w. Lewis.
Treasurer-E. G. Hamlin.
Assessor Mutt.
Justices-C. f. Butterfield and w
P. Cobb.
Constable-Bruce Loop.
License was voted, 14S yes to IA no
The Union states that the majority OF
the offices had heretofore been given tt
the Democrats, who, in their pride OF
office, have thrown it up to the Re
publicans, although the latter are {
majority.
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swinging idly in the hammock, with
his hands clasped under his head, gaz-
ing dreamily up at the patches of blue
sky seen through the green branches
of the trees overhead, while his indus
trious friend was automatically peel
ing potatoes near the door of the tent.
1.-THE human heart, Kenny" said the
man in the hammock, refectively, ''is
a remarkable organ, when you come to
think of it. presume from your lack
of interest that you haven't given the
subject much study, except perhaps in
a physiological way. At the present
moment it is to me the only theme
worthy of mans entire attention.
Perhaps that is the result of spring, as
the poet says; but anyhow it presents
new aspects to me each hour. Now, l
have made this important discovery,
that the girl am. with last seems to
me the most desirable. That is con-
trary to the observation of philoso-
piers of bygone days. Absence makes
the heart grow fonder, they say. I
don't find it so. Presence is what plays
the very deuce with me. Now, how do
you account for it, Stilly?"
The professor did not attempt to ac-
count for it, but silently attended to
the business in hand. Yates withdrew
his eyes from the sky and fixed them
on the professor, waiting for the
answer that did not come.
''Mr. Remark" he drawled at last,
II am convinced that your treatment
Of the potato is mistake. think
potatoes should not be peeled the day
before and left to soak in cold water
until next days dinner. Of course I
admire the industry that gets work
we'll over before it's results are called
for. Nothing is more annoying than
work eft untouched until the last
momen and then hurriedly done.
Still, viz sue may be carried to excess,
and a man may be too previous
'Well, I am quite willing to re-
linquish the work into your hands.
You may perhaps remember that for
two days have been doing your share
as well as my own
ooh, I am not complaining about
that, at ALL" said the hammock, mag
unanimously. "You are acquiring prac-
tical knowledge, Kenny, that will be
of more use to you than all the learn
ing taught at the schools. My only de-
sire is that your education should be
as complete as possible; and to this
end l am willing to subordinate my
own yearning desire for scullery-work.
I should suggest that instead Of going
to the trouble of entirely removing the
covering of the potato in that labor
ious way you should merely peel belt
around the greatest circumference Of
the potato. Then, rather than cook
them in the slow and soggy manner
that seems to delight you, you should
boil them quickly, with some salt
placed in the water. The remaining
coat would then curl outward, and the
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stok, that Wal do Just aswen. . And
he finished his writing.
s.How is this?' he cried, holding the
paper at arms length:
John A. BELLINGroN, Managing Editor
Argus New York: I'm fat on my back. Haven't
done hand 8 turn for week. Am under the
constant care, night and day. Of one Of the most
eminent doctors in Canada, who even prepares
my food for me. Since left New York trouble
OF the heart has complicated matters, and st
present bafies the doctor. Consultations daily.
It il impossible for me to move from here un-
til present complications have yielded to treat
ment.
"Binmore would be good man to take charge
In my absence. YATES"
There said Yates, with a tone Of
satisfaction, when he had finished the
reading. ''What do you think Of that?"
The professor frowned, but did not
answer. The boy, who partly saw
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THE VOICE.
resulting potato would be white and
dry and mealy, instead of being in the
condition of a wet sponge"
'sThe beauty Of a precept, Yates, is
the illustrating Of it. If you are not
satisfied with my way Of boiling pota-
toes, give me practical object-lesson. -
The man in the hammock sighed re-
proachfully.
4 ''Of course an. unimaginative person
like you, Remark, cannot realize The
cruelty Of suggesting that a man as
deeply in love as am should demean
himself by attending to the prosaic de-
tails Of household affairs. I am doubly
IN love, and much more, therefore, as
that old bore Euclid used to say, is
your suggestion unlkind and uncalled
;tor. !.
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North Dakota

Was admitted as state in 1889 but the
travelling public admits every day thatE
the best line between dinnesp polls, 81 u
Paul and Chicago iss The North-ye teslass
Line. ss .
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envelopes, although he thanked the
young man heartily for bringing them.
''Stuck-up cuss!'' muttered young
Bartlett to himself as he showed the
signed books into his pocket and
pushed his way through the under
brush again. Yates slowly and
methodically tore the envelopes and
their contents into little pieces and
scattered them as before.
Begins to look like autumn he
said, with the yellow leaves strewing
the ground
CHAPTER VII
Before night three more telegraph
boys found Yates and three more tele-
grams in sections helped to carpet the
floor of the forest. The usually high
spirits of the newspaper man went
down and down under the repeated
visitations. At last he did not even
swear, which, in the case of Yates, al
ways indicated extreme depression.
AS night drew on, he feebly remarked
to the professor that he was more tired
than he had ever been in going through
an election campaign. He went to his
tent-bunk early, in a state Of such ut
ter detection that Remark felt sorry
for him and tried Intellectually to cheer
him up.
"If they would all come togeth Ell"
said Yates, bitterly, $50 that one COM
prehensive effort of malediction would
include the lot and have it over, it
wouldn't be so bad; but this constant
dribbling in Of messengers would wear
out the patience Of a saint"
AS he sat in his shirt sleeves on the
edge Of his bunk, Remark said that
things would look brighter in the morn
ing, which was safe remark to make,
for the night was dark. ~. 3
Yates sat silently with his head in
his hands for some moments. At last
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always returned to Remark, to have,
as he remarked, ice water dashed upon
his duplex-burning passion.
1t was lovely afternoon in the lat
ter part of May, 1866, and Yates was
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-04-27

and superstitions to appreciate a demo-
cratic form Of government. His writings
and speeches show, however, how hopeful
he wa of good results from an educational
propaganda of republicanism, and his sud-
den detection from the cause he had so
long championed seems hard to under
stand.
Senior CASTELAR, was born in Cadiz in
8 and after receiving a superior educa-
ton devoted himself to q literary career.
While still a young man he published sew
eral novels and from 1856 to 1864 was pro-
fessor Of history and philosophy at the uni
versity of Madrid, besides delivering lee
lures on the history of civilization at the
Athen@um. He forfeited his professorship
by establishing a republican newspaper
and was sentenced to death and his paper
suppressed because of the part he took in
the revolution of 1866.
Escaping to Geneva in disguise, CASTELAR,
subsequently went to France, where he re-
manned until Isabella was dethroncd in
1868, when he returned to Spain and was
elected to the cortes for Saragossa and
Lerida, being also restored to his professor
ship, which he resigned in 1875. During
tho brief reign Of Amadeus CASTELAR, was
tho most popular leader of the Republican
party and was made president of the short
lived republic in 1878, when the king alb
dictated. After serving five months as pres
ident CASTELAR, resigned in 1874 and q year
later, when Alfonso was called to the
throne, made a second journey to Geneva.
In 1876 he re-entered the cortes and has
since taken an active part in its debates.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-04-27
TO MEET AT ATLANTA.
The Annual Convention of the Information
al League of Press Clubs,

The Annual Convention of the information
al League of Press Clubs.
The International League of Press Clubs
will meet in annual convention at Atlanta
q few days hence. This cnterprising s'city
of the new SOUTH seems to be fast estab-
fishing a reputation as q Mecca for conven-
tions, but it is doubtful if she ever cap
tured a more Important one than that of
the Press club league, or one which could
exert a moro beneficent influence on the
city's growth and progress, on the growth
and progress of the whole south, for that
matter, of which Atlanta is but one of the
foremost representatives.
1t is not unlikely either that the league
has done a good thing for itself in select
ing Atlanta for it's meeting place. The
men and women composing its member
ship are among the leading newspaper and
magazine proprietors, editors and writers
of b north, east and west, and it will
be an odd thing if those of the south are
not to be hereafter included as one Of the
direct results Of an interest aroused by the
work of this convention. At any rate, the
Atlanta meeting will be the best attended
and most important the league has ever
held, for it has grown materially stronger
since the convention at St. Paul last year.
The league is yet q youthful though a
decidedly lusty and vigorous organization.
1t was organized in 1891 mainly through
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1900 WOMEN KISSED HIM.
How Novelist Jokai Received a S~pontane.
GUS Osculatory Ovation at Euda-PcstIl.

How Novelist Jokai Received a Spontane-
Gus Osculatory Ovation at Buda-Pcsth.
Maurus Jokai, the Hungarian novelist
and patriot, who a short time ago celebrat-
ed the fiftieth anniversary of the compile
ton Of his first literary work, was lionized
In q peculiar way after his funeral Grafton
upon Kossuth in Buda-Pesth. When the
ceremonies were over, Kossuth's sons gave
a reception to the Populations that had
come from all parts of Hungary to attend
the funeral, and among the attendants
were 1, 500 women, all dressed in the deep
est mourning, who gathered about Jokai
and in their enthusiasm kissed him re-
peatedly.
Herr Jokai is used to being lionized, but
hardly accustomed to such demonstrative
manifestations Of approval as that. For a
half century he has been almost as great a
national hero as Kossuth himself, and it is
doubtful if he has not really done more, at
any rate in recent years, toward the
achievement of Hungarian homogeneity.
His is q many sided gents. He is a poet,
orator, novelist, journalist, but always and
before all things o patriot. He has abso-
lutely created a literature for Hungary,
and his works form a library in them
selves.
He has written plays, essays and news
paper articles and more particularly an
enormous number of novels illustrating al
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-04-27

most every phase of Hungarian life. Jo-
kai's stories are Of very unequal merit, but
the best of them are written with extraor-
binary spirit, humor and dramatic power
and are immensely popular not only in
Hungary, where the author is idolized, but
also in Germany. He has produced alto
gether the astonishing number Of 100
books, of which rs are romances of several
volumes each. He has written 800 short
stories and six dramas. His stories have
had an enormous circulation in Hungary,
and several have been widely translated.
Jokai was born 50 years ago, the young
pr son of a Magyar country squire. He
came forward at an early age as one Of the
literary champions of Hungarian freedom.
He took a rather prominent part in the
Hungarian war of independence in 184S
and narrowly escaped with his life. Sub
sequently he was pardoned and allowed to
resume his literary and journalistic career
in Pesth, but he was more than once inn
prisoned for his outspoken denunciations
Of the Viennese camarilla.