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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-10-02
Mistress of Style.

An article in periodical calls atten-
ton to the degree of M. S.-Mistress
Of Style--as that most coveted by all
women, outranking, at least so far as
admiration is concerned, all the A. M. S.
and Pb. d. g. in existence, The statement
leads back to the old query, Do college
girls and other women given to intellec
tual exercise care for such mundane
matters as looks and clothing? 1t may
safely be asserted that they do There
may be no definite. outspokeD ''views"
upon the matter, but the principle that
a woman, to make the most of her op.
portunities, be they intellectual or other
wise, must both look and dress just as
we'll as she can is universal. Mrs. May
Wright Sewall herself wouldn't dream
Of facing her national council in last
years bonnet The day of the blue
stockinged and thick umbrellaed reform
er is past Both philanthropical and col
lege women are nowadays as conSplcu-
Gus for grace Of body as for grace of
mind. Chicago Post.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-10-02
WHY NOT?

Our memories are shadow views
On which the fancy plays.
TITS fancy gives that tender charm
To long departed days.
Like modern finishers, who work
Upon the pictured face,
1t fills out dim, uncertain lines
With its own curves of grace.
1t softens what is harsh and hard;
1t shadows what is bold;
1t wipes out times defacing marks
Each telltale frown and fold.
Then lightens up the doctored scene
With its dim, mystic ra.'s,
And we, enraptured, gaze and cry,
go dear departed days!"
Now fancy is a servant that,
Though wayward, may be led.
Let's bid it leave the past and work
On passing days instead.
It can make present ills seem light,
The present joys enhance.
And prose is turned to pOesy
Where it's soft colors glance.
All things are good, all things are bad
When thus they seem to be,
And life is this or life is that,
Just as we think or see.
Laura g. Carr in Boston Transcript
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-10-02
EPHRAIM AND THE BEAR.
How He Killed Yearling In a Fair
Fight without Weapons.

HOW lie lA1IIcO Il earring IN a E01T
Fight without Weapons.
Old Ephraim Hatfield, father Of Anse
and Elias Hatfield, of Mccoy Hatfield
feud notoriety, was born fighter. He
was also mighty hunter, and had one
ambition 1t was to kill a yearling bear
in a fair fight without any weapons
other than those nature provided him
with. Every day that he felt especially
strong he would go out with his dogs
and his boys, and, freeing bear, would
get him down and fight him. When
bruin would begin to get the best Of the
encounter, he would call his boys to let
loose the dogs. Year after year passed
and Ephraim had not yet whipped a
bear.
One day fine yearling bear was
freed, and as Cu1fy was climbing to a
place of safety old man Hatfield cut off
a piece Of the animals tail with quick
blow of his knife, and the bear came
down. Ephraim threw his gun and
knives to the boys and cried out:
"He's likely varmint. Stan aside,
boys, an watch 20 dad. I'm comm,
bar!'' And he clutched the bear by the
throat
The animal got it's paws around
Ephraim, and they fought, rolling in
every direction, until it was almost i'm
possible to distinguish man from beast
in the cloud The boys held the dogs
and encouraged the old man by shout
ing to him:
go it, pap You've got 'em! Give
1t to i'm, dad!''
Down the hill the two rolled until
they could roll no farther.
"Let loose the dogs!' shouted the old
man. "Let 'em loose The critters got
1ne!'
But the boys thought the old man
would never have better opportunity
to realize his ambition and whip year.
ling bear and kept the dogs away.
Finally Ephraim, seeing that he was not
to have assistance, began to use his feet
and hands with an energy born of de-
spair, and in half an hour he succeeded
in choking the animal to death, but not
until his clothes were torn to shreds and
his face and body were covered with
gaping wounds, from which the blood
flowed so freely that it left crimson
trail wherever the man went. Dragging
the carcass out of the pit Ephraim start
ed after the boys, and it would have
Jared roughly with them, but they fled.
The old man reached his home and was
almost dead from loss of blood, but his
ambition had Eeen realized-he had
whipped yearling bear in a fair fight.
The boys hid out in the woods for sew
eral days, and would not return until
their father. whose joy at his success
had got the better of his pain and an.
ger, sent them word that he would not
whip them if they returned. Hatfield
never wearied telling how he whipped
ayearling bear, and his sons are equally
proud of their fathers achievement
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-10-02
OUTWITTED.

Farmer Harris had long been re-
nowned for his thrift and independence,
but the neiehbors declared that Joe
would never make such man. In some
ways fate was against Joe. He was an
only son and his mother and five sisters
had spoiled him. He was bright boy
for his age, too, and good one, but his
father had not much confidence in his
molly coddled son. Joe had All idea
that he was as capable as most boys,
bu, his father would always say, why,
when I was half Joe's age, was my
fathers mainstay."
One August day Mr.. Harris had
slight sunstroke after working hard in
the fields getting ready load of fresh
corn to be taken to market i'll neigh
boring town on the following day. This
was predicament indeed, as his men
were not to be trusted, and he had small
confidence in Joe's ability. However, he
had to make the best of it and send Joe
with one of the hired men to help.
The journey was accomplished with
out any unusual event, and Joe, to his
great delight, sold every ear of corn,
and as the crop was an extra fine one,
he realized quite sum of money for his
large wagon load, and he sold the three
jars Of butter his mother had made to
the hotel keeper. 1t was about dusk,
and Joe, who was feeling very good
after his days work, wished the dis
lance was II miles instead of to the
farm. There was a footpath which
crossed the fields at distance from the
highroad, and by walking he could reach
home before Andrew, the hired man,
who rode. Strange to say, he met no
one on the road, and yet he was sure
he had heard footsteps Then the
thought that he was being followed en-
tered his head, and he started to run
again, but the footsteps still followed.
AS last resource he jumped the hedge
at the side of the path, hoping that in
the dim light his pursuer would miss
him. But there was no such good luck
in store for him, and in another moment
burly rutfian had jumped the hedge
and demanded the bag Of money.
AS quick as wink Joe picked up a
SGOu0 ana hung III dO Cuo mdIl, AlCGluS
him in the head and knocking him
down. Then, without waiting to see
what harm the blow had done, he took
to his heels, retracing his steps, in the
hope of meeting with some assistance
on the highroad. He had gone but few
yards, when be ran into the open arms
of a huge man, who being outpaced by
his companion. was ready to catch the
boy as he saw him coming. There was
no use in calling for help, and Joe's
kicks and cries were to no purpose other
than to anger the ruffians. He might
have effected his escape had not the
other man, nursing a black eye, ap-
peared at that moment. That was the
last he knew until he came to himself
some hours later. He was in a corntield.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-24

Washington
tices Dayey,
Louis iana del
ti'o luce bills
OF the United
ufacture / in /
Tor in the Mex
all sugars proc
1T hal not been
the repeal Of tt
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-24

per often exceeding 100000 n week. c,I
il is alleged in London that he rece,vaa
no less than 100000 during his last wee,.
there. II is owing TO his gigantic trona
actions that his victims expect to receiro
an offer of compromise after the matte.
shall have cooled down. To make thas.
losses known would impair the credit -
the losers. and also make them an ohio.
of ridicule, therefore they prefer to boor
their losses in silence. One million forr
hundred and four thousand dollars 80
forged bonds, mortgages and tax deeds
are now in possession of agents Of cred;'
tors Of Pierce in Yankton. They baro
been sent there as claims against tho as
tate Of Pierce. but this estate will not sol,
for enough TO pay the attorneys fees
The claims which are accompanied bv tho
spurious security are as follows: Amori..
can Mortgage Trust Company. London
Bedford investors. 100000; Belfast inj
v~"stors, $1,000: Glasgow, ScotlondE
$2J0.0Oo; Huddersfeld. Eng, S1OOO 600.
} :. Pagan. Brooklyn. $4,000: ". s
johnson. London. $4,000; real estate
frauds in Yankton, $4,000; total. 81
10000.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-24
INSURANCE FIGURES.
Losses by Fire in the United STATES
for the Year 1894

The Journal of Commerce and Comme--
cial Bulletin says: The fire loss of tho
United States and Canada for the month
of December. as estimated from orr
daily files. amounts TO S1O.321. 600. and
the total for the year is therefore SIPS.
24G.loO. The following comparative
table exhibits the losses by months:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-24

i'.-p
l than
than
II for ov
cent.
4 149 pc
4 Nhe
though
SO lal'g
exports
1,029.2S
fraction
s. Is cen
ing the
gether
product
the dem
accordir
ei', thou;
reasons
on the "
sales on ,
Failure
$40, agair
Cent,..
Tegucis
American
is substitu
can Union
DroSidant
president,
live in Il Nc
on retiring
ell the OF
country to
Gil of feder
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-24

10 law c0INpoIIIN- 'onGroSs 10 0N.
jpuuu sine die az noon on March / Will
c"uaprl that body to lr-islate on SUNDAY
Ills year. CUR national lawmakers will
r,Main IN SESSION all Saturday night and
prrttt much Of Sunday. There will he al
interim for sleep. From Sunday after
noon both branches viii remain in cor
t'nUous session Until noon Of the follow
in@ day. This Wa> The case II the close
of III" Fitlicrh Congress. durin" llarrl-
S'n'> administration. ami also at the close
Of 1i'e short session during Hayes "d-
Miui>uat.uu.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-24
1902


r'otal for
year S132, 7ol.7oo sl5G4i3.s75 SIPS DAG. 400
\ glance at the table will show how
much less the losses of 1894 are than
those of 1893 or even 1892. When the in.
crease in inSurablc value in the country.
and particularly the decided and general
advances in fire insurance rates. is con.
Sidcrcd. il is not strange that the fire in
Suranc" statements now being published
should confirm our predictions of last
month rs To- liberal profits.
\ large portion Of the fire loss of the
country is preventable. but there is a de-
plorable apathy of public sentiment upon
this point. In spite of the fact that this
apathy is responsible for fire loss and re-
sultant expensive insurance. poor or
crooked fire mar>halS are permitted to be
appointed. political combines" sell in
efficient WatcrSyorks to municipalities. fire
chiefs get a commission on rotten hose
and defective engines. i~ncendiaries are
c~overtly admired. if not applauded, as
slick" electric wires are recklessly in
stalled. and worse than careless insurance
companies insure suspected tirebugs and
dangerously constructed property
Fully half the fire loss of the United
States is chargeablc To the combination Of
carclc>sueSS and crime. and Il proper I'M
dcrstanding of this fact by the masses
would result in some reform at least.
Who can doubt what The effect woulJAe
if the factors which make insurance 49,
~ were given with their reSpectiycflo-
portions in detail in the agents bill in
stead Of the mere lump sum Of the
premium: Surprising for Il so premiu4l
the bill ran:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-24
Will Not I

Berlin sp,
committees
Solialistic
which was I.
the public !
Socialist me
who refused
Emperor III
d. has %l'ejecte
cute Herr Ii
utterances.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

The Rock County NeacS says the
verdict upon the Republican party
was rendered in 1892. Well, it seems
10 have been pretty well shattered
last November, and will be wholly
reversed by the full court of the peo-
pie next year. 1t was verdictquickly
Jumped at, by the people, and in the
leisure they have had during the last
Ewoyears they have carefully reviewed
at, and find that it was not justi-
lied by the facts in the case. They fur
8jher find that the evidence which was
presented by the Democracy was
BADLY doctored. The editor of the
-SetcS is also somewhat reckless in
some of the statements he makes. He
says that "thirty years of Republican
taxation has created millionaires on
the one hand, millions of paupers on
the other and covered our farms with
mortgages" This is simply reck-
less statement not justified by the
facts. Two or three years ago an in
@estigation was made as to the Great
ing of millionaires as a result of the
protective policy. Out of some fifty
selected at random, it was found that
the fortunes of only one or two could
DE traced directly to manufacturing.
The rest had been made in the specu-
4atiye field and in real estate. AS to
che making of millions of paupers,
there are not millions of paupers in
this country as the NeavS we'll knows.
And it knows further, or should know,
tSnat the protective policy has made it
possible for the opening of hundreds
af factories in this country which have
given work to thousands of men, en-
abling them to live comfortably and
En many instances secure homes of
Gaeir own. AS to the covering the
Cairns with mortgages, that is charge
Ga3at has been many times exploded,
and is entirely disproved by statistics
which have been carefully gathered
&1a the subject.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

bring it down to less than one hun
dred millions by the close of the GEN.
fury. But the nation has not been
extravaganza with it's defenders. They
have deserved every cent they have
received. Nothing but pure patriot
ism would have led them to suffer
what they did through four long years
of cruel war. No money consideration
which has been devoted to them can
ever repay them for the sufferlngs,
but it testifies to the willingness of a
grateful people to make their declin-
ing years more comfortable than they
otherwise would. 1t will never be
said in history that the American
republic was ungrateful to it's defend
ers, and it is to it's lasting glory that
it will not.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

The matter of ''pension extrava-
sgance" is one which will not many
years bother those Democratic papers
which have been harping upon it for
the past few years, as the brave old
euys are fast disappearing, and all too
soon will have entirely departed from
7El1T midst. At the recent G. A. r..
eaDcampment in Louisville, the report
'RE The Adjutant General bore evil
sEteaoe Of the rapid decrease which is
going on in the ranks of the old SOL
oilers. In 1886 the number of deaths
reached 1920. In 1890 the number
had increased to 5,476, and in 1894 to
s2S3, and it is estimated that the
death roll this year will exceed last
year by some 200 1t will be seen that
uz the past ten years the death rate
snas more than doubled, and this per-
Scssatage willdoubtless greatly increase
'$ESGa each succeeding year. The pen
'Ss2eR roll is less by many millions of
e$oilars than it was for 1894, and it is
estimated that the death list will
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04
THE PROGRESS OF THE NEGRO

In commenting upon the speech OF
Mr.. Booker t.. Washington, at the
opening of the Atlanta exposition, In
which he dwelt upon the progress OF
his race, the st. Louis Globe Democrat
says that this progress is chiefly sig
nificant, however, in the way OF show
ing how much more may he accom-
pIished by resolute and sensible eff
fort. "The wiSeSt among my race
understand" said Mr.. Washington,
S'that the agitation of questions OF So
ciaI equality is the EXTREMIST folly,
and that progress, in the enjoyment
of all the privileges that will come to
us must be the result OF severe and
constant struggling, rather than of
artificial forcing" 1t is right and
important, he continued, that they
they should have all the privileges of
the law, but vastly more important
Stat they should be prepared for the
exercises of such privileges. "The
opportunity to earn a dollar in the
factory" he said, sis just now worth
8ntinitely more than the opportunity
20 spend dollar in an opera house."
This is the kind of talk that is calcu-
lated to put the colored people in the
way of making the best of their stu
alton. They have nothing to gain by
seeking political relief for the ills
shat limit and retard their prosperi-
Gy, 1t is useless for them to ask spe-
acial favors on account of their color or
previous condition. They must work
out their own salvation by the means
within their reach. Just as fast as
they grow in usefulness. in society,
they will gain larger share of its
profits and advantages. "No race
chat has anything to contribute to
the markets of the world is long in
any degree ostracized," says Mr..
Washington; and the future of the
negroes of the south depends entirely
upon the measure of their ability to
increase such contributions by their
avn diligence, economy and enter
prise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

The Wabasha Herald says that
thousands of bushels of potatoes in
the potato sections in the northern
portion of the state will not be dug
as the price is so low it will not pay
for the digging. 1t asserts that after
paying all expenses for shipping they
will not net the farmers there over 6
or cents bushel. This is hard
luck for the farmers there who have
gone into potato culture so extensive
ly this season. The Herald thinks
that the farmers of southern Mime
sofa will fare somewhat better as
they will not have to ship so great a
distance and besides it says they will
feed large quantities of them to stock,
and so realize much higher price
for them. From this it thinks les
son is to be learned by farmers every
where to have stock enough on hand
to consume all cheap products and
so convert them into that which is
worth more.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

IT seems that the order which was
issued putting those members OF the
consular service who salaries and fees
are not less than 81 900 nor more than
81, 600 under the rules of the civil SER
vice reform does not subject them to
a competitive examination, but are
simply subject to the old system OF
non-competitive examinations which
were in vogue in the departments be-
fore the present law was enacted.
Why the members of the consular
service should be allowed to get off
with a non-competitive examination,
while those in the other departments
who are under the rule Of the service
are subjected to competitive eXami
nation, is not explained and hardly
seems fair. Nor is there any eXplana-
tion made as to why those who re-
ceive salaries or fees exceeding 81, 900
are allowed to continue exempt from
the operation of the civil service
rules. With increase of salary, there
comes a corresponding increase of re-
sponsibility and it would seem that
more care should be exercised in their
selection and this care could best be
exercised through the operation Of
the civil service rules. However, the
ways for spokesman are past finding
out, and the president has fully de-
veloped in that line during his pres
emit term
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

THE Window Reporter issued uan
eight-paged illustrated harvest sup
plement with it's regular edition this
week. 1t is we'll patronized by the
business men Of that city, contains
well written descriptions of Window
and Cottonwood county, the latter of
which it calls the blue grass region of
Minnesota. The edition is a great
advertisement for Window.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

The Anoka Union says "the time is
coming when this country will need
every bit of patriotism it possesses.
Treat this not lightly for the signs of
the times tell the story" No doubt
there is much truth in this. 1t should
be remembered, however, that this
country has lots of patriotism when
once it is awakened to an emergency.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

1t will be noted that with the ex-
ception of the Sixth district the
greatest increase in population has
been in the Second district, although
the Seventh district crowds it hard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

The emperor of China expresses a
poor opinion of missionaries. If they
were to return the compliment the
head of the Oriental dynasty would
show up in poor light.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

The Democratic candidate in Iowa
was nominated on an anti-free silver
platform, and has come out for free
silver 16 to l. Platforms don't count
for much in Democracy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04
The population of Minnesota by the

The pUpuIdUIUH UI NIIHesUUd Uy Tle
recent census is officially reported at
1878, $50, gain of 271, 524 in five years,
which under the circumstances is a
very creditable growth. The COM
parative growth by congressional dis
tricts is as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

In the growth of big crops, the Rus
sian thistle seems to have disappeared.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

SEPTEMBER seems to have settled
down to regular Minnesota fall
weather.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-04

A ST. JAMES dispatch says that Hon.
Thomas ToIson has bought the Plain
dedtef at that place of G. w. Foot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-17
Bo-us Dialect.

w. c. Elan, in Ljppincott.
In actual life the negro talks more or less
like the white persons he serves or coi 4as
most frequently in contact with; put Wnen
snnoe of our accomplished literary artlsts
attemnt to deineate him, TINS likeness VI
ter5y S9isappears. and his English as she
is SPOKEN is exaggerated in all ITS ieaa9 lures
nv eIision and every literal device while
that of his white interocutors Is revised endIed
according to Noah Webster ana Linoiey
Murray The treatment accorded the Two
aces in this numbering of the language
T re anainpous to that dispensed to muir
derers under our old, colonial laws; when cd
afIovved benefit of clergy to whites anu
d delo~1u it to negroes. This discrimination
however. is not only against the recon OF,
struetion acts and the eyl rights Pill out
&c now amended; and 1t is to be SAID
Turther in behalf of printers ana reauers,
that a fair and equal orthographicai anu
svntactical dspensation would at once wipe
~ nyIt . large proportion of the lingual bar
barisms attributed to the negro wnile IN
manw others he would appear 10 De NO
go fer sinner than his former master ana
5nistress Yet it is greatly TO be appre,
hnnded that the conventional negro ana
his Conventional lingo are firmly fxed N
look mon him as an '.outlander," and could
not possibly comprehend the lingo IL spoken
as printed.