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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

The free trade Democratic press
and speakers spend much time telling
how much more man can get for a
dollar under their sugar trust tariff
bill. There is one important thing
they neglect, and that is how the
wage-earner is going to get hold of
the dollar.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

THE st. Paul Can says the people
are thinking very seriously this fall
The Cal is right. And the more they
think, the more they see how foolish
they were two years ago to give the
Democrats control of national affairs
But they will curtail that power so
far as it lies in their power week
from next Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26
Well Meant, but Menacing.

Here it is again." exclaimed the clerk
Indignantly. Lend me your penknife,
quick, till cut this article out of the pa
per-
''What is it?''
zone of this COMPOUNDED series that tells
how to make home happy on $1,000 a
year."
why, my wife says they are very in
teresting"
''That's the trouble. They read so lux
urious1y that if the boss sees them he'll
cut me down to $1,000 sure. Washing
ton Star.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26
The Wisconsin Central Line

Runs two fast trains daily between ST..
Paul, Minneapolis. and Chicago, Mil
waukee, and all points in Wisconsin
making connections in Chicago with
all lines running east and south.
Tickets sold and baggage checked
through to all points in the United
States and Canadian provinces. For
full information regarding routes,
rates, maps, folders, ETC., address your
nearest ticket agent or Jas. G. Pond,
GIN. PASS. agent. Milwaukee. Wis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

Hon. JONATHAN SIMMONS, of Little
Falls, prominent Democrat, and at
one time a state senator from that
district, has quit his party and joined
the Republicans. After careful
study of the two parties, he says he is
convinced that the best interests of
the whole people of the United
States will be best :served by the re-
turn of the Republican party to
power.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26
Boss CROKER has returned to poll

Boss CROKER has returned to poll
tics, which causes great rejoicing
among the Democracy and is alluded
to as one of the favorable omens of the
campaign. With the shaking up
which the Lexow committee has given
Tammany the boss will not find if as
easy to run the election by "a system
OF fraud as it has been for few years
past
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

So, 100000 worth of California fruit
was sold east this year. If you want
to know where raised, and how to
travel cheaply and comfortably, ad-
dress CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF INFOR-
NATION, Room 1913 Guaranty Loan
Building, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

In Dexter, Mo-, it is against the law for
boys under IS years of age to be found on
the streets after 9 o'clock. They are
promptly locked up if caught, and in the
morning fine of S. Is imposed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

j. G. Roller wants $4,000 bushels
of corn at once, at the highest market
price.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26
Honey to Lend

And per cent interest paid on de
poSits at Mankato Savings Bank.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

Nicely furnished room for rent
cheap at lis Cherry street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

Everybody knows Stephen Thorne,
and to know him is to be his friend.
He will continue for the next two
years to look after court matters and
deal out marriage licenses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable, per-
fectly harmless, always reliable and beneficial.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-15
FOR THE WEARY FEET.
The Evils of Tight shoes and How to Cure
Them.

A man who has made the human foot
an object of research and study de-
clares that short stockings are very
nearly as injurious as short shoes.
Hose of insufficient length press the
llnuckles of the toes upward, and when
the shoe forces them down the natural
result is a painful eXcresoence that
vulgar folks designate as corn.
"But surely you don't consider an
lil-ftting stocking the cause of bum
ions, do your" i inquired
zone of them" he replied. "Corns
are the result of pressure. You see, the
blood is forced from the sebaceous
glands, therefore an excessive or I'M
natural quantity of oil is thrown off.
This diseases the blood and the oil
forces its way to the surface of
the toe. As it reaches the cuti-
Gle it evaporates, leaving the top
LAYER hard. Layer upon layer of oil
forms downward and deepens until it
presses on the nerves. Corns have no
roots. That idea is fallacious. But
they can not be cured until an instru-
ment goes beneath all those layers of
diseased oil and removes them. A soft
corn is more easily treated and is large
~ the result of acid in the blood.
after corn has been removed. find
out literally where the shoe pinches,
then battle the feet in cold water every
morning upon arising and rub the part
with prepared chalk.
NV informant added that for dry feet
always use ice cold water; for moist
feet, inclined to prespire freely, the
water as hot as the skin can stand it,
and battle just before retiring. If the
feet swell after much walking, put a
little vinegar in the hot water; if they
ache, use a few drops of ammonia or
borax.
Rest the feet ofteh To do this
change the shoes as frequently as pos
sible. Even from an old to a new shoe
is a rest. The muscles of the foot tire
of one position, no matter how easy
the leather or last may be. -Four or
five times a day, if it is convenient, are
none too often to take this trouble, and
its benefits are astonishing.
Ingrowing nails are the result of the
corners being cut too close, allowing
the shoe to press against them. This
again requires skilled treatment. The
pedicure's patronage is becoming as
extensive as that of the manicure, for,
apart from the treatment of painful
excrescenses, identifying the foot is
greatly in vogue. Preparations to
Written the skin are in use. aud all the
art of the manicure is called upon to
assist that of the pedieure. Some So
cietv women can now present as we'll
kept a foot as hand. the nails rounded
and polished with equal daintiness.
One other suggestion the man who
knows gave me, and that is important
to mothers. He says that babies learn
ing to walk should not be allowed to
wear the popular paper-soled shoes.
A sitter bottom should be supplied, for
nail affections are apt to set in from
rubbing the edges Of the toes on the
fioor.-N. y. Recorder.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-15
HISTORIC FAT WOMEN.
Celebrities Who We're More or Less y as
noSeS TO Emhonpnint.

Celebrities Who We're More or Less y as
posed TO Embonpoint.
From ancient, medieval and modern
history the following facts about fat
women are CLEANED: Agrippina, Nero's
mother, was fat. Cleopatra, the SER
pent of the Nile, as Marc Antony
called her, was small and fat. Laura,
Petrarch's muse, was fat, fair, with
blonde hair. The Marie Fiammetta
whom Boccaccio loved intensely was a
brunette and fat Elizabeth, the virgin
queen, was tall and fat, with thick red
hair. Marguerite of Navarro was fat.
All Rubens' women, except his wife,
were fat. All Titian's women, except
the Madonna, were fat. Catherine of
Russia was tall and fat; Louisa Stroz-
ri, for whom Alexandra di Medici died,
was rather stout. Josephine Beau
harnais, the indolent Creole, afterward
empress of the French, was fat and
perfumed; Nine. Roland also. The I'M
fortunate Marie AntQinctte was tall
of stature, majestic and fat; Nine. de
Stael. small, dark and fat, with a small
vipers head. George Sand had
beautiful head, but was fat and small.
Heine said of her: The build of her
body has the appearance of being lit
tie too fat, or at least a little too
short; the head alone bears the cachet
of the ideal" Queen Isabella of Spain
is fat; Queen Victoria the same; Queen
Marguerite of Italy is certainly going
on the same way, and most of the
great singers have been noted for their
embonpoint.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-15
she sbould Have pie.

Some of the simpler and quieter sum-
mer hotels in the Adirondack region
are not the least comfortable. though
their furnishings are primitive and
their local walters have not metropoli-
tan ways.
At one of these quiet houses a hus-
band and wife. who were stopping for
a few days on their way north, attract
ed by their pleasant manner the liking
of the waiter detailed at the table.
Madame, like a true American, called
for little more of some particularly
nice pie, whereupon her husband re-
buked her loosely in his care for her
health.
"No, no, Milly." he said, ''you have
had quite enough pie for your good.
Never mind him, Milly,n said III
nathan, the waiter, leaning over her
chair, a perfect mass of sympathy.
You kin hev all Their pie Their is here's
q hull cne."-N. Y. Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-15
"DICk AND NOBODY ELSEI"
1t Was the Dentist and Only the Dentist,
To the Horrid Thing.

Too, the Horrid Thing.
The blinds were carefully lowered,
as she lay on "a couch with the smelling
salts in her hand. When her dearest
friend came into the room she ex-
claimed:
Mercy, does your head ache or
r. mt your new gown come homer
"No, my head doesn't ache, and l
don't care if l never see my new
gown"
Dyspepsia, evidently, my dear, you
should take"
80, don't; want sympathy, not pre-
scriptions. It's about Dick"
''Of course. But l can't really SYM
pathize until know what it's about"
We'll, it was Dick and-and my
tooth"
Mercy, I hope you didn't bite him!
There, don't be angry; I'm grave, grave
as family tomb. Don't keep me in
suspense"
well then. you know have tooth
that cut in the dentists chair"
II thought so because you always
said that chewing gum was vulgar"
"Yes; and of course I'd have rather
died than let Dick know it. But the
other evening he was here and | was
eating candy when it broke right off. "
Good gracious, what on earth"
al managed to conceal it, but 1 didn't
dare to smile again lest he notice its
absence-so 1 just picked a quarrel
with him"
Naturally it relieved your feelings,
too. But what did you quarrel about?"
Just the same old thing"
''The fact that he doesn't work? But
then he has plenty of money without. :"
IL know, but there's no telling when
he will call, and it is running my hair
to keep it curled all the time"
''Was he very angry?"
"Awfully-left in half an hour. The
next day / had such a cold l couldn't
go to the dentist s-besides ne always
stays angry at least three days. But
the following morning | had a note
saying that he had taken my advice,
had secured a position, and would be
up in the evening TO tell me all about
it. AS soon as | answered it l started
for the dentists and-O Dora"
ibid you meet him on the street?"
mo! MOI l told the dentist that L
must have my tooth by O'Clock that
evening. lie said that he was very
busy, but would send for his new as
sistant and see if he could repair it. 1
sat in the chair, with DIR. Nippers hold
ing the tooth, when who should walk
into the room but"
Not Dick?"
'Dick and nobody elsel He WIS the
new assistant and, Dora, he laughed,
actually laughed. @, I'll never speak
to him again until my dying day-but
i don't think that will be very long"
And she buried her head in the pillows
while Dora poured words of sympathy
into deaf ars.-Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-15
WHERE TEAKWOOD GROWS.
The Coming of the White Man Meant a
Nations Fall.

In the heart of untrodden jung les,
on thick-wooded hillsides, leaning
over the Drinks of precipices, where
tropical creepers twist like snakes
choking the life out of younger
growths, where orchids faunt aloft,
and strange vines bloom, there the
teakwood grows. Against its COR
rugated bark tigers and leopards
sharper their uSaws, and under its thick
shade strange beasts rest by day.
That atom of animate destruction
the white ant, has passed it by. Other
growths have reared their heads out
of the jungle around it, have grown,
have lived their day, died, and rotted
back to the roots which supplied them
with life. In comparison man has been
a midget, mote in the sun, hunting
his fellow animals with flint-headed
arrows and stone axes, fitting, pass
ing, gone; but the great oaks have
grown, have spread their arms benig-
nantly over the dust of tiny shapes be-
meath, and, planted in dignity, have
stood as emblems of strength and
power in meditations lasting one,
two, three, five and six hum
bred years. They have secreted the
units of time in their hearts as a maiden
hides the thoughts of her first love.
Days have come as thick as the SHOWS
that fall on Kunchinjinga, or as the
waves crowding one another to the
shores of the Bengal sea. And then,
as if to give color to the superstition
of the hill-man long since gone with
his tribe to the land where shadows
fall deeper than those cast by the teak
tree in the jungle, out of these en-
blems of strength has grown a weak
ness that has overthrow nation.
The first oal ot a. lrmah to be felled
by a white ma as symbolic of the
nations fall, and when the visitor to
Mandalay is shown the kings palace,
and reads the inscri Dtion ON one side of
a bungalow, Ike veranda: king Thee
baw sat in h opening with his two
queens and the queen mother when he
gave himself up TO Gen. Prendergast on
the 3Oth of November, 1885," if he cares
to continue the fancy, he will notice
that on each side of this opening the
oaken carvings are broken and defaced,
as if the events which changed dy-
nasty had leaned upon the lockwood,
and it had fallen beneath the weight
Century.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-15
a VICTIM OF HABIT.
The Deplorable Fate of n Man Who Dotted
on His Mothers Cooking.


His Mothers Cooking.
Beautiful scenery here, is it not?''
asked the young man of solitary
traveller whom he found pacing along
the seashore.
"Well, no." replied the stranger, 81
can't agree with you. l think the
ocean is too small. 1t is no such ocean
as my mother used to have"
Your mothers ocean was superior,
then?"
''Oh. yes, vastly superior. What tum-
bling breakers! what a magnificent
sweep of view. what amplitudes of dis
lance. what fishing there was in my
mothers ocean"
''But the sky is magnificent here, is
it not, sir?"
TOO low, and too narrow across the
top" replied the stranger.
Il hadn't noticed" said the young
man.
Yes" said the stranger, sit is too
low, and there isn't air enough in it,
either. Besides it doesn't sit plumb
over the earth it is wider from. north
to south than it Is from east to west.
1 call it a pretty poor sky. 1t is no
such sky as my mother used to have"
Pardon me, but did Your mother
have special sky and ocean of her
own?"
Fright here an old resident came up
and drew the young man aside.
Don't talk with him." said the old
resident. "IIe is a hopeless lunatic.
He is a man who always used to tell
his wife about the biscuits my moth
err used to make my mothers pies,
my mothers buildings and my moth
er.s doughnuts.' The habit grew on
him so much that he became a con-
firmed lunatic, and now he does moth
ing but compare everything he sees
with the same thing his mother used to
have IN Y World
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-15
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-15
pITH AND POINT.

We never see citron without think
ing it should be arrested for trying to
look like a watermelon
Globe.
An old Scotch lady, on receiving
her doctors bill, said she would pay for
his drugs and return his calls.-The
Household.
1t is said that an undertaken in
Kansas City advertises: "You kick the
bucket; we do the rest."-Rocheste
Post Express.
Theology isn't religion, any more
than fashion-plate is suit of clothes, .
remarked the Manayunk philosopher.
philadelphia Record.
What sort of girl is she?" "Oh
She is miss with a mission y "Ah y
"And her mission is seeking man with
a mansion. Credit Lost.
-IIe-''Nell's engagement to Jack is
broken off" Goodness! Who
did it?n He-"Both. They're mar
ried"- Smith, Gray & CO. S Monthly.
Let us remove temptation from
the path of youth" as the frog said
when he plunged into the water upon
seeing boy pick up a stone.-Tit-B Bits.
Just in Time Nodd-"My wife
hasn't been able to talk for three days. .
Todd-"Is that so? I'll come around
and see you, old man. Detroit Free
Press.
-Teacher-"Whatis one of the great
est sources of discomfort in the world?''
Pupil (whose parents live at boarding
house)-"Prune sauce. boston Tran
script.
THAT was finished Sermon" re-
marked a lady as she came out of church
yesterday. "Yes. but | was afraid it
never would be-" said her husband
Philadelphia Record.
-Cholly-"Ethel Knox told me last
night | wasn't over half-witted. Susie
- shouldn't feel badly about that;
she never did know anything about
Fraction Kate Fields Washington.
Anxious. -She-"Oh, Charlie, papa
is going to give us one hundred dollars
when we marry" He-"Is that so,
darling? Well, suppose we get mar
ried few months sooner than we ex-
pected.
Sympathetic Stranger Ito tramp
Amid the vast population of this great
city ha re you never found voice that
took you back to the scenes of your
childhood? Tramp with disgust)-
Naw-allus had to walk.
Its Mother = 'Oh, joint John!
What shall we do? Baby has swal-
lowed his rattle!'' It's Father-"Do?
Nothir g; now he'll have it with him
all the time, and we won't have to be
forever hunting it up when he cries"
-Tlt-IIits.
II have heard it said, Miss Emma,
that kiss without love tastes like an
egg without salt. Is that true?" IL
don't KNOW really can mott have
never in my life" Come. now Miss
Emma!" Eaten an egg without salt. y
Ell Diluvio.
-Oculist latter examination of the
eye)-"Yes, it is, as / supposed, a case
of choroiditis eXsudativa. accompanied
by partial micropsia, metamorphopsia
and chromatopsic scotomata, of singu.
larly regularly forms" Young Lady
"There! And ma said il was only a sty
COMING r X q Co.'S Monthly
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-15
THE TWO GIANTS.

A mighty giant once there was,
A gentle giant he
Whom al men loved where 'er he went
And none was known 10 fee
He lived within q castle fair
Aud great a. re ,xas strong.
And those who pa ssed when be was theirs
Gould hear HAPPY song
His heart was kind. his hand was free,
His soul was set % nirth-
And all men said % lis JOY 70 live
With him upon the earth"
His face was bright with pleasant smiles.
His laugh was good 20 hear
While rouud about him everywhere
Twas summer az the year
Swift fev the time; the giant grew
Full old AMI weak % frame.
One dIy unto the castle fair
Another giant came.
And as the gentle giant waned
The other waEe.t in might:
A man 81 solemn mten was he.
Nor.glad unto the sight
ne castle old grew silent. cold.
Nor Gnv mirth came ont.
And where the 81 miner long had smiled
The winter stalEed about
And all men passed another way
Whenever that they could;
They dreaded him a. they had loved
The merry giant good.
No song was ever on his lips.
HIS eyes were hollow livtts;
The castle seemed a hauuted pile,
And dark and chill o. nights.
And round about il rose the wave,
And To- an island where
TIE gloomy giant dwclt alone,
The picture u despair
And those who knew the giants twain
The truth with tears confess
"a They brothers were-lui one was Grief
And one was Happiness
Chicago Record
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-11-15
THE GIRL PROPOSES.
Counting Manners Among the Tarahuma
In che Sierra Wadre Region.

Counting Manners Among the Tarahumari
in che Sierra Wadre Region.
The Tarahumari girl in the Sierra
Madre region does the counting. When
she wants a particular young fellow
shu takes occasion at the FIRST feast to
dance so as to attract his attention,
but as she is supposed to DO bashful she
dances with her back turned to him.
When her mind is made up she tells her
mother, who goes 20 consult the father
and mother of the young man, praising
her girl as an expert weaver and house
keeper The boys parents refer the
matter to him, and if ne is pleased he
visits the girls house. Actual proposal
consists in the girl throwing small peb-
bles at him; if he does not return these
the match if off, but if he throws them
back they are betrothed.
The father of the bride then prepares
teswaino Cbeer) and food and sends out
invitations. The bridal couple are
seated inside the house with the par
ents, making the form of cross. Tne
father of the girl announces that he
has made the beer in order to celebrate
a marriage between the young people
and he makes a speech to the couple,
advising them to be peaceful, virtuous
and industrious. The father of the
bride then gives teswaino to his son-in-
law and the father of the groom to the
girl
While this is going on the young
couple are covered with blanket and
in some cases their hands are tied to-
gether with girdle. Then everybody
gets drunk The brothers of marriage
able girls take great interest in finding
husbands for their sisters, praising
them fer their good qualities.
Among the Christian Tarahumaris
the padre marries them, but the cere-
Inony, owing to the long distances. is
often delayed for several years after
the couple have been living together
Carl Lumholtz, in Century.