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

STATE OF MINNESOTA, &C MUNICIPAL COURT
County of Blue Earth. S. City of Mankato.
ID. S. Stern and III. E. Hance, Copartners, do
ing business under the firm name and style OF
Stern & Hance, Plaintiffs, VS.. John Impey, De
PENDANT.
titIed action and on motion of r n smith tbf
Attorney for said plaintiffs in said action, it is
ordered, that the service of the summons in
this action be made by the publication of said
summons, together with this order, in the MAN
KATo FREE Press, "a weekly newspaper pub
lished in said Blue Earth County,) once in each
week for three consecutive weeks.
Ordered further, that the defendant, John
Impey, be required to appear before this court
at term thereof to be holden on the 14th day
of August, A. ID. 1894. at the hour of 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon to answer the complaint herein
Given under my hand this 28th day of June
A. d. 1894
IRA P. SHIssLER,
Judge of said Court
B. d. SMITH,
Attorney fol Plaintiffs,
MankatO, MINI,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-06-28

in the county. There he lived until
1884, when he moved to Lawrence
and engaged in the grocery trade,
but, finding there was no money in
il, he moved to Garnett that same
year, and has lived here ever since.
lie owns valuable property in this
county, and also in California.
Mr.. johnson is a Democrat Of the
progressive kind, and is "a woman
sufllagist aud prohibitionist. He is
public spirited man, and takes
great pride in our city and county
He was elected mayor of Garrett at
the last municipal election, and he
devo;es the most of his time to look
ing after the interests of the city
He takes pride in keeping streets
and walks neat and orderly. In
deed, his administration of the af
fairs of the city promises to be a
grand success in every respect.
Mr.. Johnson is IA self made man
an honest, upright citizen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-06-28

Palmistry assumes to tell what the lines in your
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-06-28
A BIG STRIKE.

What promises to be one OF the
greatest railroad strikes in the his
tory of the nation is now on. 1t
has grown out of the strike OF the
Pullman employees, and the indica-
tons are that, soon, every depart
ment of the great railroad system
will stake hand" in the fray.
The railway employees may gain a
temporary victory, but it will be
only temporary. The ballot-box is
the place to strike, and lasting
victory can be gained in no other
way
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-06-28
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, !
LUCAS COUNTY. {

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
that he is the senior partner of the
firm of F. j. CHENEY & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrib-
ed in my presence, this 9th day of
December, A. D. 1886.
SEAL A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
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and mucous surfaces of the system
Send 70. testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-06-28
HfGrown i'm Texas, It's Good.

The Texas coast country vies
with California in raising pears,
grapes and strawberries. The 1898
record of II. M. Stringfellow, Hitch
cock, Tex who raised nearly $4,000
worth of pears from l3 acres, can
be duplicated by you. G.. I. Mich
olson, G. P. A., Topeka, has., will
be glad to furnish without charge
an Illustrated pamphlet telling about
Texas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-06-28
John S. JOHNSON.

The subject of this sketch was
born in Edgar county, ILL.,, near
Grandview, Feb. 2, 1929. In 1886,
his father removed with his family
70 Iowa. crossing the Mississippi
river Sept. goth, at FIT. Madison
and purcased about seven hundred
acres of land. John S. johnson
was seven years of age when the
family removed to Iowa. He Sc
cured a fair educati II, and, when
but small boy, worked on the Lee
County Democrat, the first paper
published at Fit. Madison. lie
learned the printers trade, and at
forwards engaged in farming. On
the 29th of December, lS49, he left
for California, by way of New Or
leans, reaching San Francisco, April
10, 1850. For while he engaged
in mining, but, later, as a clerk III a
wholesale grocery, at salary VI
5000 a month. Before the end OF a
year, he purchased a third-interest
in the business, but sold out before
the fall of 1852, and returned home
by way of Panama. lie first en-
oaoed IN the mercantile business, at
FIT. Madison, but soon sold out and
purchased drove of cattle, starting
with them for California, across the
plains, April 10, 1858. He placed
his cattle on a ranch near Sacra-
mento. and clerked in a grocery store
at 5000 month, Later, he sold
his cattle for $4,000, and, in Novem-
her 1853. be started home via the
Isthmus, Havana and New York.
On his return to Iowa, he purchased
"a farm and spent over $4,000 learn
ing how to farm.
From there he came to Kansas,
and purchased 4S9 acres of land III
Reeder township, Anderson county,
and engaged in stock-rai sing. He
also kept a store at Central City,
Carrying the largest stock of goods
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-06-28

THE Democrats of Anderson conn
ty met in convention, Wednesday
and selected delegates to state and
con gressional conventions. The
delegates to the state convention go
uninstructed, and will oppose the
nomination Of separate Democratic
ticket.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-06-28

HENRY VINCENT, of the Chicago
Searchlight, has got up splen-
did "Keep- ofl.the-grass" badge 1t
con aims portrait of Coxey behind
the bars. Price, % cents And,
by the way, that paper of llenry's
the Searchlight-is well named.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-06-28

AN Italian anarchist assassinaied
President Garnet, of France, last
Sunday, while the latter was in his
carriage on his way to public lcte.
The deed was done in revenge of
the execution of some Italian aIar-
chists some time since.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-06-28

Mrs. ANNA SHAW says she will
not support the Republican ticket
in Kansas. Well, nobody asked
her to. If she would go back to
70 her home in Massachusetts and
attend TO her own affairs instead OF
coming out here and meddling with
ours for consideration, more re-
snect would be shown her.-Law-
renee World
The declaration of the Rev. Miss
Shaw that she will not support the
Republican party has so stirred
Bro. Brady that he has lost his gal
lantry, or placed it in inocuous des-
netude. Miss Shaw is a refined
woman. and cannot tarnish her fair
name bv endorsing the work of that
aggregation of political blisters re-
comfy assembled in the name OF the
Republican party, in Topeka How
docs Miss Shaw Zine up" with the
drunken Lew Hanback,, whom the
Republicans sent once to Ohio "for
a consideration" to NEEDLE IN the
notifies of Ohio? The Kansas Pop
ulists are proud of the refined and
noble persons who stand forth IN de-
fence of the gospel of this new dis
nensation of liberty. They have
not grown bald-headed, Brother
Brady. carrying TASKS in their hats.
LAST Friday, Republican depu-
t;es-said to be members of the A
p A-tarred and feathered AdJu-
tant- G eneral Tarsney, OF Colorado,
who defended the miners IN obedl-
once to the orders of Gov. Waite
This outrageous act of plutocratic
nimps will only make populist votes.
OTIS hard on the old man, but
;,,s the maxim of the purp P"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-10
Lazy, but ShreyvG.

Phil. Armour has taken pains to deny to
the Baltimore Herald the story that he has
no poor relations. because he makes them
all rich. He told the reporter that he had
poor relations-enough of them. And then
he related this story: lone of the poor
kind-he lives down in Ilinois-is one of
the most persistent men I ever knew. He
keeps writing and writing for money all
the time. He is not bad fellow, only i'm
provident, and If he displayed the same
energy in attending to business that he
does in writing to me he would have been
rich a long time ago. Well, he kept send
ing one letter after another, saying that if
he only had $500 he would be all right. He
repeated this so often that one day 1 told
my secretary to send letter saying that If
he wouldn't bother me for a year / would
send him $500. Well. SIR" and Mr.. Ar
mour's sides shook with laughter, "as soon
as the mails could bring a reply / got it.
He said: Make 1t $1,000 and two years.
and 1 thought 1t was such a clever turn
that sent the money" What happened
next?" "In about three months he wrote
again saying the agreement was off because
his wife hadn't been included" Mr. Ar
mour seemed to think the whole thing was
great joke. and especially enjoyed the
shrewdness Of his poor relation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-10

and What is it you have in your mouth?'
said Miss Taylor, anxiouslys for she knew
the game would start all wrong II Bertha
should guess right, and she really could not
see how garlic could be mistaken for sugar
salt.
TT tastes like mackerel." said Bertha,
forgetting entirely about the dist, and she
at once removed the disagTeeable morsel
from her tongue. 81
The others all laughed heartily, and Billy
took his turn right gleefully, saying II can
tell onions from fish every day In the week,
/ am sure of that
you are always sure of everything you
know, Billy" said Bertha, a little spitefully,
for she had the nasty taste In her mouth,
ard a large glass of ice water seemed only
to have made it worse.
Miss Taylor suggested In an aside to
Bertha to try Billy on sand, and Bertha
put a generous pinch on his tongue.
He took a good taste Of 1t and spit 1t out
quickly.
''If you must give a fellow salt, why not
have nice table salt instead Of this horrid
rock stuff that is so gritty!
Ibid the salt make you thirsty, Billy?"
inquired Miss Taylor.
lawfully, l could drink gallon of Ice
water. Why do you laugh like that-you
know 1t was salt, now don't tell me that
stuff was sugar. Bertha would never have
given me anything so sweet as that" almost
angrily.
MY dear little boy. this is a game and
we laugh when we play games, you KNOW"
said Miss Taylor gently but reprovingly.
Sugar would undoubtedly have been the
medicine you required just now, but you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-10

There sits in my office while I write Q
veteran prcsI ec tor and miner, Daniel Evans
by nama who. now in his seventeen year,
Is still as alert and active as are most men
of fifty.
"Un:Ie Dam" as every one calls him,
Is an intelligent and fairly well educated
man. quite unlike what many people sup
pose the pioneers of western travel to BE-
He forsook wandering life more than
a quarter century ago. married and settled
down in Michigan to enjoy his well-earned
competence.
Having myself been for many years a
California and Australian gold digger, Dams
Renaissance of those times greatly inter
ested me, as l trust his last story may do
my readers. 1 give 1t. nearly rs possible. in
his own words. promising that during Tie
whole narrative he never. for himself or
others. used the uncouth dialect which some
imaginative writer's are fond of ascribing
to all the early Californian gold seekers.
whereas. as a matter of fact. only the IN
educated and tougher class of these men
ever spoke in such fashion. But t. Dams
story, which, from his well proved veracicy.
is. 1 am sure, entirely true.
On the 18th of July, $780, when / was a
young fellow of tWenty-six, our overland
train, consisting of four prairie schooners'
and thirty men, besides our suide, old Bin
Somers, reached the western part of Ari-
IONA without having lost man.
Early that morning We crossed the Big
Sandy, eight or ten miles above its Junction
with the Santa Maria, and little south OF
Hualdpai mountains, a certain pass through
the foothills of which We designed to t0ke.
This route, of Bits own choosing, lay far
to the south of that usually followed Hence
we found no trail, no wheelmark nor foot
10 In S4.r fllf
dent of finding the desired shortcut, We did
not trouble ourselves about that.
On coming to the foothills, however and
inspecting several ravIne5 in succession, he
declared all to be imp-Icticabia. But"
said he to Tom Granger, our captain, Il
know there's a pass hereabouts. l went
through il alone in 40, and I'm bound to hit
It of. Keep your train where 1t is, Tom.
while 1 go ahead and climb one of those
cottonwoods, to look around bit. III be
back in half an hour. sure
So leaving his horse and rifle behind, the
guide set off on foot and quickly disc p
peared among the quakinS asp bushes at
the foot of a mountain spur.
We all watched the tall cottonwood trees
growing higher up expecting every moment
to see him shining up one of them; but
We never did.
The half hour and another passed away;
yet not sight nor sound of Bill could we
see or hear.
It's mighty queer" at last grumblel
Tom Granger. What ON earth can keep
the old man?'
"Oh. he'll be back directly" said some
one. Likely he's found pass that looks
about right and is tracing it out, to make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-10
Ten Millions Worth of Plate.
From the IOntlon Sketch.


The recent distinguished foreign visitors
to Windsor were greatly struck by the mag
nificence of the royal plate at the castle.
Even the cZarowitz, accustomed to the al
most barbaric splendor of the court func-
lions in his native land, was fam to admit
that for solid worth he had never seen the
equal of the English plate. The royal plate
at Windsor is generally reckoned to be
worth about 10000, 900, and 1t is no unusual
thing at a state banquet at the castle to
have plate to the value of two and a half
millions in the room. There are two state
dinner services, one of gold and one of sill
YER The gold service was purchased by
George Nv and will dine 100 persons. The
plates alone of this service cost over $60,-
OOO On state occasions there are usually
placed on the dining table some very beau
tiful gold flagons, captured from the Span
ish Armada, which are now, Of course, of
priceless value, while the great silver wine
cooler, made for George Nv and weighing
1000 ounces, always adorns one corner Of
the apartment. AS sideboard ornaments
there are pretty trif1es in the way of a pea
cock Of precious stones, valued at quarter
Of million, and tigers head from India,
with a solid ingot of gold for its tongue, and
diamond teeth. This wonderful collection of
plate is crown property, which practically
means that it belongs to the country, and
the queen has separate collections for use at
Balrnural and at Osborne, which belong to
herself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-10

feet to the stakes. The monsters intended
to build a fire upon his stomach and thus
slowly burn him to death-and all this with
in fifty yards of where we were crouched!
Every man of us, half crazy for action,
held his rifle ready for instant use; but still
there was no signal from Abe, and nothing
but our perfect confidence in his judgment
prevented attack. Our cruel wait was
nearly ended, however
While the main body of savages, yelling
and dancing I'm hellish delight formed
great ring around their victim, two braves
approached, one of whom bore an armf1t OF
dry twigs and the other a lighted brand
The circle was just opening to let them
yass when. like the trump of doom, there
rang out from the lips of our leader the
single word Now
Twas the last earthly sound heard by
nearly a score of the bloodthirsty Apa ches
for a rifles bullet flies faster than its report
over so short a space, and those who fell
heard only the signal shout.
Never was surprise more complete or vic
tory more instantaneous. The four con-
spicuouSly tall warriors, the two eXecu-
TONERS and twelve other braves dropped
dead in their tracks, while the survivors.
utterly panic stricken, stood for one second
in amazed bewilderment, then turned to fly,
as above their affrighted cries rose the tri-
ur'phant cheer of the saved prisoner.
"ReVolvers, boys Give 1T to themv'
yelled Capt. Abe, and, firing as we went, we
all dashed forward In pursuit of the scurry-
ing horde. Three more fell at our first pistol
volley, and even those few who happened to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-10
A Chinese Love Letter.

From the New York Tribune
The "Ostasiatcher Lloyd" an authority
on Chinese matters, in O recent article on
the manner of lovemaking in the flowery
kingdom, publishes the following letter from
a man who desired the daughter of a neigh
Dor a wife for his son:
ION my knees l beg you not to despise
this cold and common request, but to listen
to the words OF the matrimonial agent and
give your honorable daughter to my slave
Of a son, so that the pair, bound by silken
threads, may have the greatest JOY. In the
beautiful spring time l shall offer wedding
presents and give a couple Of geese. And let
us hope for long and continuous fortune
and look forward through endless genera
lions to the fulfllment Of genuine love. May
they sing of plenty and have every JOY.
On my knees 1 beg you to consider my pro-
posal favorably and throw the mirror-like
glance of your eyes on these lines"
To this letter the father Of the bride re-
piled that he would attend to the portion
of his poor and poverty-stricken daughter,
that she might not be without bedclothes
cotton clothing. hairpins and earrings.
Therefore it was to be hoped that the cou-
pie would have constant fortune"
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took the two that were left and went into
her own room. She found some peppermnts
in a drawer, which she pounded and put in
one cornucopia, and sand in the other.
ut looks so like sugar that am quite apt
to make a mistake myself with my eyes
Open"
Meantime Bertha and Billy had been anx-
iously waiting for what was to come next.
Before Billy had chance to get fidgety
Miss Taylor reappeared and placed her mys-
FERROUS packages on the long school room
table, which she had cleared of books.
Would you mind telling us what the game
Is, Miss Taylor" inquired Billy.
II would, decidedly, until Lily's return,
but here she comes. Well done. little lady,
and the cook did not bite you nor put you
in her pudding to make 1t extra sweet?"
shure If yez take all that stuff yez'll have
to send fur every doctor in town before
night"
They all laughed at Liy's funny brogue
and Miss Taylor soon had the little cor
nucopias in line on the table. She then
took a large white silk handkerchief from
her pocket and said:
Bertha, being the oldest lady present.
shall have the honor of being blindfolded
first" and proceeded to bind the handker-
chief tightly over Bertha's blue eyes.
Now, Bertha she explained, BILLY will
take little pinch from any of these cornu-
copias he pleases and place 1t on your
tongue and you are to taste 1t and tell me
what it is.
''Of course. I can do that" said Bertha
'Is that all the gamer
Don't be too sure; wait till you see the
result
But, Miss Taylor, please have Billy wash
his hands first; they are never clean"
Billy was so anxious to drop a piece Of
garlic on Bertha's tongue that he ODE
diently left the room when told to do SO,
and returned with clean hands.
PUT out your tongue, Bertha" and out
1t came; q piece of garlic was laid on 1t,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-10
Brides Russian Garland.

From the New York Times
The Russian garland bids fair to super
sede the heretofore popular shower bou-
quet for bridesmaids use. They are slung
over the arm, and fall to the hem of the
skirt. These thus carried at a recent we'd
ding were of entwinei roses and buds, and
hung from band of rose-satin ribbon,
which rested on the arm In a butterfly bow.
At the same wedding the bridegroom united
with TIE bride In the souvenir gifts 10 the
bridesmaids. These were not the conven-
tional and monotorous brooch or locket, but
took the form of exquisite point-lace fans,
in each of which were set IN the outer
sticks beautifully executed miniatures Of
the bridal pair. Those who know the high
prices charged by miniature painters will
appreciate the amount Of money needed to
indulge in these tasteful gifts. Most of
this sort of painting is done by women ar
lists, aid the price expands as the portraits
shrink. miniature of the ordinary size
costs about 1925. and a tinv one to set In
fan stick advances considerably over
that price. The miniatures now on exhibi-
ton at the Academy Of Design are worth
careful study.