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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

IHE feeding of wheat and flour to
stock by the farmers, has been gradu-
ally growing in favor, induced by the
low prices which have ruled for year
or more past. The many experiments
which have been made and published,
are all in favor of such feeding, show
ing very beneficial results, not only
in rapidly laying on flesh to the ami
NAL so fed, but in securing better re-
turns for the wheat. The shortage in
the corn crop, and the high price of
that cereal will undoubtedly give a
new impetus to the feeding of wheat
this year. The Cincinnati Prace Cur
rent, in it's review for last week, con-
cedes that possibly 50,oOO,OOO bushels
OF wheat will be fed to stock during
the year. but it will make no venture
as to how soon this feeding of wheat
will have an effect upon the market
price of wheat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

Mr.. G. G. WHITNEY, of the Marshall
Neoos- Messenger, having been nomi-
mated for the state senate by the Re-
publicans of his district, should be
elected by rousing majority. Mr..
Whitney is one of the best known
editors in the state. He is thoroughly
abreast the times in matters pertain
ing to the material interests of this
growing commonwealth; has been a
close student of it's needs and develop
ments, and his friends feel confident
that he would prove valuable man
in the senate. His fund of informa-
tion, coupled with his wide acquain-
lance, would at once place him ih the
front rank of active workers, and his
district would assume prominence
that the election of no other man
could hope to give it. The FREE
PRESS commends the sagacity of the
Republicans of the district in nomi-
mating man so thoroughly equipped
for legislative work as is Mr. Whitney,
and they should see lit that his cleo
tiOn is made sure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12
WITCH MAzEL OIL
A COMMON OCCURRENCE.

emusic hath charms ETC." The au-
thor recently had occasion to visit SER
vices held in city not far removed
from MankatO. Though he seldom
attends public worship, he has still an
opinion of its propriety and utility
when properly conducted, and regu-
larly pays subscription for the support
of the good cause, and has attended
services, at one time, for five Sundays
consecutively. The experience which
he is about to relate transpired upon
the first of one of these five Sunday
periods, and that he may not be
wholly discouraged from further at
tendence, prays for improvement in
two particular features:
"Mortify therefore thy members
which are upon the earth," probably
did not bear any relation to the
''choir" in that church, or if it did
they must have mortified" for one
only was present, who, laboring dill
gently under a severe cold, possessing
an alto voice, rendered the selections
in soprano, the congregation" p
like the vanguard of a rebel army
three-fourths meter in the arrears.
No discredit to the Organist, for,
only through simple transposition of
figure which the good pastor had got
ten little mixed, was she rendering
music set to two-fourths time, while
the audience, wholly unconscious of
the fact, would have the words of
SiX-eight hymn to the same diT.
"WhO loves not song" Now
the author does love song, but it
seems much of the force of services
is lost in "poor singing" "Our God
requires a DEATH" Here it came I'M
summoned to the music, for floating
clear and loud from the organiSt's
voice, swelled by the feeble notes
from those of the congregation" who
dared for an instant to raise their
voice-scarcely above grumble-
those beautiful words were cOmpell-
ed to submit to the inhuman torture
of a severe chewing, finally to be sWal
lowed rather than allowed to escape
to the ears Of the auditors. Is it a
new feature that the organist shall
constitutesthe entire choir? Do our
later composers prescribe that the
words shall be swallowed instead of
passing off through vocal rendition?
Tennyson says "There is no death
ETC." But after passing such an eX-
perience as mine, one would almost
nearly long for death in preference to
it's repetition.
w. G. PETTET,
4O3 Rando St., ST. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12
DEATH OF rlRS. CUrlMINS.

Mrs. Louisa Cummins, mother of
Horace and A. L. Cummins, died at
Eagle Lake this morning of cOnsump-
tion, after long illness. She was IS
years of age, and was an old settler in
the county, and left many friends to
mourn her loss. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon at Eagle
Lake.
The Blue Earth County Bar Asso-
citation held a meeting in the munich
pal court room Tuesday, it being
the day of the annual meeting. Owing
to the absence of many of the at
torneys, an adjournment was taken to
Nov. 18th, at HOO a. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12
HE COULDN'T STAND DEMOCRACY

Capt. S. B. McIntire, leading and
influential Democrat of Houston, and
who is editor of the Houston Signal,
has deserted Democracy and joined
the Republicans. In the last issue OF
his paper, the Signal, he gives his
reasons for his change of faith, from
which we clip the following pertinent
paragraphs:
s'The Signal passed into the hands
of its present management in the year
1883, since which time, and before
that, it's editor has been consistent
Democrat, supporting in his paper as
well as voting for the Democratic
nominees.
"But conditions are changed; the
party of JEFFERSON, JACKSON, and
even GROVER CLEVELAND, is now the
party of bjgoted plutocrats, the sugar
kings and Kindred trusts and mOnOpo-
lies.
SPY the past session of the Fifty
third congress, in which the Demo
Gratis had over one hundred majority,
they have shown to the American
people that they are utterly incapable
of managing the affairs of this, the
grandest Republic on earth.
''There surely is much that is wrong
in the Democratic party when we
look over this vast country and see
the horde of idle workingmen and
women, and the silence of thousands
of manufacturing plants.
sin our opinion the employer lacks
confidence in the Democratic party,o or
in the policy of that party, and rather
than employ labor in manufacturing
goods or articles which may be SER
iOuSly affected by a tariff policy for
eign to that in existence under Re-
publican rule, closes the doors of his
workshop and kills the fire in his fur
nace-for the time being-fOr when
the Republican party shall again come
into power, every factory will reopen,
and all labor will be re-employed, for
the employer knows that under Re-
publican reign he will receive protec-
tion from foreign goods manufactured
by pauper labor.
'"The Signal will hereafter support
the POLICY of the Republican party,
for we believe the said policy the
most cOngenial to our tastes, and we
renOunce the policy of the Democratic
party because we believe it to be
wrong, for the reasons:
THAT a Democratic tariff policy, by
which the sugar kings pocket millions
of dollars a year, to the detriment of
the sugar grower and consumer, is
wrong:
'"That Democratic policy that re-
duces the price of the products of the
farm and factory is wrong:
''That a Democratic policy that
takes twenty-five million dollars out of
the pockets of the old soldiers, is
wrong:
THAT a Democratic policy that
manufactures thousands of idle work.
ingmen, and causes them to form in
regiments and march about the coun-
try in search of bread, is wrong:
"And that foreign policy, as fur
nished by the Democratic administra-
tion in the Hawaiian matter, is
wrong"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

The council did well Saturday night
in referring the petition of the Mil
waukee road for permission to put a
sidetrack in back of the Saulpaugh to
the city attorney to inquire into be-
fore taking any hurried action on the
same. He will undoubtedly look up
the matter thoroughly, and report &C
cordingly. About two years ago the
matter of giving the exclusive right
to railroad company to put line
through on this narrow strip was up
before the council, and denied, and
care should be taken now that the
future rights or privileges of the city
are not infringed upon by action
which will prevent any line from pass
ing through the city which may wish
to do so in the future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

In speaking of Oliver Wendell
Holmes the Chicago Inter Ocean says
ne was our finest humorist, possibly
our keenest wit, certainly our most
fascinating essayist, one of our best
story tellers, one of our truest poets,
one OF our ablest scientists, one of our
profoundest though least pretentious
philosophers; and though he labored
with brain and pen for sixty years.
almost to the very end of his DAYS. he
left behind no word or thought that
for its unkindnsss, it's unchastity. its
uncharltableness, he need, in the
peace OF his age, have expressed re-
greet"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

GRAND JURY.
Eric KnutSon, Rapidan.
John Duffield, Garden City.
Geo. Wilson, 9th ward.
w. t. Mills, 9TH ward.
L. HI. Gregg, Rapidan.
John Tornquest, 1st ward.
Charles Foster, Jamestown.
Fred Kreuger, End ward.
j. A. Ewing, LeRay.
n. II. Jordan, 9th ward.
Geo. Mayer, Lake Crystal.
w. j. Jones, Butternut Valley.
j. w. Sprague, Mapleton.
Henry Case, Shelby.
Sivert Olson, End ward.
Mat. Borgmeier, Lime.
G. S. Warren, Garden City.
Henry Henline, End ward.
Ferdinand Ploughman, Danville.
p. III. Carney, 3rd ward.
A. w. Johnson, 1st ward.
A. L. SwenSOn, JudSOn.
Adam Arnold, Mankato township.
PETIT JURY.
|. A. Morrison, Mankato township
Thos. McGary, Mankato township.
L. A. Sherk, 9TH ward.
A. III. Matteson, Decoria.
Henry Schruster, Danville.
Martin Ostin, Butternut Valley.
David Thomas, Lake Crystal.
Joseph Stahl, End ward.
Lewis Pitcher, Jamestown.
Geo. MaXfield, LIST ward.
Clark Keysor, Bird ward.
Adam Andrews, Ceresco.
John AlmQuist, 1st ward.
Nate Brooks, Lime.
Chas. Peterson, End ward.
Severt Severson, Medic.
e. A. Dumeland, Mcpherson.
Ferdinand Waller, LeRay.
VIM. Reed, 4th ward.
Mic. Weis, 3rd ward.
Thos. Howison, Sterling.
Frank Phillips, Danville.
Frank Skuse, End ward.
August Possin, Rapidan.
Charles Quiggle, Shelby.
Charles Halves, Beauford.
III. Howerstein, Shelby.
John Germo, Medic.
A. W. BiXby, Garden City.
Geo. Pond, 4th ward.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

The gentlemen vino have been
conducting 'fire sale" of clothing in
the store next to Young & MOnsOn's
today packed their goods and shipped
them to Minneapolis. Competition
of our home dealers evidently froze
them out.
-BORN-TO Mr.. and Mrs. r. E
Brown, daughter, Monday, Oct. Sth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

THE Albert Lea Standard says the
Republican speakers in this state are
dodging the issue and fighting the
campaign on national issues alone, and
then refers to Gov. Nelson as a con-
spicuous example. The Standard
ought to read Gov. Nelson's speech
and it would learn differently.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

The women of Colorado will vote
next month for the first time, and the
indications are that they will gener-
ally avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity. In Arapahoe county inwhich
Denver is situated. 19,000woman have
registered. The result of their parti-
cipation in voting will be awaited
with much interest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

Enlisted in the Seventh Minnesota
Infantry in 1862 and served three
years, both as a private soldier and a
commissioned officer. He commenced
she practice of law at st. Cloud in May,
1866. was four times elected county
attorney in the strong Democratic
county of Stearns: was member to
the legislature during the session of
1884 and 1888; and April II, 1888, was
appointed district judge for the
Seventh Judicial district by Governor
Hubbard to fill vacancy caused by
theresignation of Judge McKelvy. He
was elected district judge without
opposition in the November election
III 1884, and was appointed associate
justice of the Supreme court Nov. II,
1887, by Governor McGill, upon the
decease of Justice Berg He was
elected associate justice at the cleo
tion held in November, 1888, ensuing
receiving majority of more than
5000 over his opponent.
Northern Minnesota, regardless of
party, feels local interest and person
al pride in the reelection of Judge
Collins. He is,the only candidate for
the Supreme court on any ticket whose
residence is north of Minneapolis, and
a failure to re-elect him would leave
more than half the state without a
representation on the supreme bench.
The injustice of this is apparent to
every resident Of Minnesota. Judge
Collins record upon the bench has
been such as to fully Justify the de-
mand for his reelection. His ability,
his fairness, his honesty, are unques-
toned, and both fairness as to locality
and the spirit of -partisanship in
the judiciary call tor his reelection to
the place he now fills on the supreme
bench.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12
HUI mi PHREYS

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1t Cures INFLAMED or CAKED BREASTS
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1t Cures SALT RHEUM, letters, Scurfy
Eruptlons, Chapped Hands, Fever Blisters.
Sore Lips or Nostrils, Corns and Bunions.
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings of Insects.
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HUMPHREYS NED. CO., Ill lib William ST., New York;.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12
THEIR RECORD AGAINST THEM

Inc plain showing WHICH GOV. n ell
son is making in holding up the Ali
ance-Democratic legislature of 1891,
and contrasting it's extravaganza and
lack of business with the economy and
energy of the Republican legislature
of 1893, is producing no end of squirm-
ing in the ranks of the opposition.
Some Democrats are claiming that it
was not a Democratic legislature, and
therefore they should not be judged
by it's acts. And the Populists make
the same claim in their behalf. In
that respect it seems to answer pretty
well to the description which Bud
Reeve, the North Dakota Democrat
gives, that cross between Democracy
and Populism begetsa mulatto which
is neither good Democrat nor a good
Populist, and disowned all around
We do not wonder that both of those
parties seek to shake the RESPONSE
bility, for the contest is not pleas
ant one for them, not only in the way
of extravaganza with the peoples
money, but in the line of general legis-
lation as we'll. The running expenses
of the legislature of 1898 were S2l, 900
less than were the expenses of the
Alliance-Demo combine legislature of
1891. More than this, the legislature
of 1891 increased the tax levy on the
state for general expenses to % mills
on the dollar of the taxable property.
The legislature of 1898 reduced the
tax levy to II mills, difference of
five-tenths of mill. These are facts
which the people will take into con-
sideration and naturally weigh in ia
vor of the Republicans.
Gov. Nelson further shows that out
side of the Australian election law the
legislature of 1891 gave the people no
legislation of any Importance, while
the legislation in the interest of the
people, enacted by the legislature of
1893, comprises long list, and cor
rected many abuses from which they
were suffering.
Each of the opposing parties are
claiming what great things they
would do if given control of the
legislature, yet neither in the egisla-
ture of 1891 gave the least evidence
of capability in the direction to
which they aspire. There is no one
who believes that either the Popu-
lists or Democrats alone have any
possible chance to control the next
legislature, and their movements in
the matter of fusion indicate very
plainly that they have no confidence
in that line themselves. By their
record they must be judged, and
their record of 1891 as contrasted with
the record of the Republicans in 1898,
does not in any particular recommend
them to the confidence of the people.
The interest of the people in the
economical conduct of our state gov
eminent can best be protected by the
continuance of the Republicans in
power, and the voters of Blue Earth
county should keep this fact in mind
when they come to cast their ballot
on the legislative ticket, and see that
the Republican candidates receive
their votes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

The ST. Paul Call says there is too
much idiocy in the Democratic party.
The people agree with the CaU on this
point and will retire Democracy in
November.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12
FOR SUPRE1E JUDGE.

Judge Collins is a native of Massa-
chasetts. His father was one OF the
early settlers in Hennepin county,
Minnesota, living there in 1852. After
receiving a common school education,
young Collins commenced the study
OF law in 1861 in the office of Smith,
Smith & Co. at Hastings, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

EIGHTY per cent. of firms that fail
are those who do not advertise. This
is fact backed up by Bradstreet's
commercial report. See the point?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

For Congress, second congressional district
JAMES L. MCCLEARY
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12
DISTRICT COURT JURY LIST.

Clerk OF Court Thorne, assisted by
Sheriff Glynn and Justice II. d. Bur-
nett,of South Bend, Tuesday drewuthe
jury lists for the December term of
the District court. The lists are as
follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12

w. @. PETTET,
403 Rando St., ST. Paul.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-06-14

onsty< olngy little snOP IN wnicn ne
man ufactures his charms, and back Of
which Is his private consultation room.
In addition TO all these there are In
the city OF New York, and the same is
true OF London, Paris, Berlin and Vien-
na, certain men and women whose edu-
cation and well-bred manners separate
them from the great herd Of profession
a. prophets, yet who as surely belong to
the great army OF impostors as do VOC
doc doctors. These men aud women
are popular in good society, live in ele-
gantly-furnlshed apartments and make
great deal Of money reading the
palms OF wealthy callers and giving
advice In matters OF love or domestic
trouble.
1t was my purpose to give my expert
ence with representative OF each one
OF the classes named, but already /
have transcended the limits Of nv
paper,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-06-14
JANE JONES.

Jane Jones keeps a-whisperin to me all the
An says: "Why don't you make 1t rule
To study your lessons an work hard an learn
An never be absent from school?
Remember the story of Elihu Burritt,
How he clumb up to the top,
Got all the knowledge at he ever had
Down in the blacksmithin shop"
Jane Jones she honestly said 1t was so.
Mebbe he did. dunno.
Course, what's a-ksepin me way from the top
Is not never havin no blacksmithin shop.
She said at Ben Franklin was awfully poor,
But full o. ambition an brains,
An studied philosophy all is hull life,
An see what he got for his pains.
Ee brought electricity out of the sky
With kite an the lightnin an key.
So we're OWN him more'n any one else
For all the bright lights at we see.
Jane Jones she actually said it was 80.
Mebbe he did. dunno.
Course, what's alters been hinderin me
Is not havin any kite, lghtnin or key.
Jane Jones said Columbus was out at the knees
When he first thought up his big schema.
An all o. the Spaniards an Italians, too,
They laughed an just said twas dream.
But Queen Isabella she listen'd to him
An pawned all her jewels o. worth
An bought m the Santa Marier an said,
"Go hunt up the rest of the earth"
Jane Jones she honestly said it was SO.
Mebbe he did. dunno.
Course, that ray all be, but you must allow
They amt any land to discover just now.
Ben King in Southern Magazine.