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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-26
ODD HYPNOTISM.
A Father Unconsciousiy Exerts a Powe,
full Influence Over His Family.

A rather OncOnSCtOuSly EXerCS q rover
full influence Over His Family.
Hypnotists, Of whom there are many
in Cincinnati, and some of the leading
doctors are discussing a curious case in
that city. A representative of a big iron
firm has a wife and a daughter, the lat
ter aged 8, lovely child, but whose
health has seemed to fail for year.
When her father was away, which was
much of the time, the child seemed to
be much brighter, but on the return of
the father the child became pale, her
appetite would disapper, and she would
sleep for hours.
The father was exceedingly fond of
his child, and her abnormal conduct
greatly distressed him. The apparent
Indifference of the mother added to his
grief, and family rupture was immi-
nent. The best doctors confessed their
inability to diagnose the case.
Walter Maxwell, manager Of the Pal
ace hotel, was friend of the family.
He is perhaps the best informed man Oh
hypnotic phenomena in the west. He
became interested in the case and de-
cided that the father, intensely fond of
his child, had unconsciously hypnotizcd
it, and the reflex influence had affected
the wife and mother. Experiments
proved the theory probably correct.
Doctors were called On the suggestion
the father, who had not suspected his
power, made a heroic effort and con-
quered himself. The child is now all
right, and the wife has changed her
ways.-New York Recorder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-26
Plenty In Texas.

No matter whether school keeps or
not, Texas for the next twelvemonth is
going to have chunks of bacon in the
pot and plenty of hoe cake on the skillet.
1t is already assured that the corn
crop will be the biggest ever raised in
the state, while various localities are
Dragging on the large output of oats
and hay.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-26
First insertion July 12--l9-26.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.


0TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court, Special
Term July 6th 1896
In the matter OF the estate of Charles Ficks,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Mathida
Ficks executrix of the last will and testi-
ment and of the estate of Charles
Ficks deceased, representing, among
other things that she has fully administered said
estate, and praying that time and place be fixed
for examining and allowing the final account OF
her administration, and for the assignment of
the residue of said estate to the parties entitled
thereto by law.
1t is ordered, That said account be examined,
and petition heard by this Court, on Monday,
the 9Th day OF August, A. D, 1895, at 10
o'clock a. M, at the Probate office in the City
of Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing this order once in each week
for three successive weeks prior to said day
of hearing in the Mankato Free Press, weekly
newspaper printed and published at the
City of Mankato in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato, the 9Th day
OF July, A. D. 1895.
By the Court:
[Seal.1 GEO. W. MEAD,
Judge of Probate
BENEDICT AND.FLITTIE,
Attorneys for EXecutrix.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-26
July 19--Aug. 2
ORDER FOR HEA RlNG:P ETITIoN TO COR
RECT REC0RnS

RECT RECORDS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
~ Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate Of William
Segraves, deceased.
1t appearing by the verified petion of wm
T. Cothn the former administrator of said
estate and Benjamin Linscote the owner of GER
tain real estate described in said petition-that
certain lands belonging to said deceased at the
Time OF his death was not entered on the inven-
tory filed herein, and that the final decree made
by this court does not decribe and assign to
the heirs OF said deceased the said lands-and
praying therein that the said inventory and
said final decree be amended.
1t is ordered that said petition be heard before
this court on the 10th day of August,
A. D., 1895. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
that day at the probate Office in the city of
Mankato, in said county.
And 1t is further ordered, that notice thereof
be given to all persons interested, by publish
ing this order once in each week, for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hearing, in
the Mankato Free Press, weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city Of Mankato,
in said county.
Dated this 18th day OF July A. D., 1895.
probate Seal GEO. w. MEAD,
Judge of Probate
THos. HUGHFs,
Attorney for Petitioners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-26
To Farmers.

If you want first class water tank
for your wind mill, go to A. q. Rlch,
ards, North Second street, and he Will
fix you up with the best that can DE
made for a much less price than you
can buy outside work for. Mr.. Rich
ards warrants his work In every
particular. and those patronlzing him
will get only the best. He does all
kinds of cooperage, and guarantees all
his work 4t5
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-26
Lord selborne,s Significant VIII.

Lord Selborne drew up his own will
and left some money to St. Matthew's
church, Blackmoor, in rather significant
terms-'for maintaining divine service
therein according to the order and prin-
ciple of the Church of England, whether
connected for the time being with the
state as an established church or not. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-26
Swallowed a Watch.

Charles Williams, colored, of Cincin-
natl was sent to the workhouse for a
long period. He had stolen a watch.
He still has it, for he swallowed it
when he was arrested. 1t was a very
heavy gold plated timepiece.
He is we'll. philadelphia Record.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-26
Big Carrier Pigeon Flight.

An enormous fight of carrier pigeons
was gotten up in Paris lately. Sixty
thousand birds We're let loose in one
morning from the neighborhood of the
Eiffel tower, 5000 of them at one sig
nal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-26
WANTED-A MAN

in every section at once to sell staple
goods to dealers: no peddling; expert
ence unnecessary; best side line. $50
a month. Salary and expenses or large
commission made. Address with two
cent stamp for sealed particulars, Cliff
ton Soap & Manufacturing Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-26

For SALE-CHEAP-A scholarship
emitting the holder to pursue the
"Shorthand Course in the MankatO
Business college. Inquire of H. L.
SCHMITT, 2l5 Y. M. l. building, city.
30tf
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27

In his article on what to avoid N
bicycling, printed in the North
American Review, Sir Benjamin Ward
Richardson, a well-known English
medical authority, writes that exces-
sive cycling is dangerous because OF its
effect on the heart, the motion OF
which he has known to be raised from
eighty to two hundred beats minute
by the exercise. He thinks, too,
there is tendency to develop the
lower limbs at the expense Of the up
per. There is little doubt OF the cor
rectness of these observations, and
thew are more trustworthy because Sir
BENJAMIN is himself cyclist con-
vinced of the benefit OF the exercise
when moderately INDUCED. His con-
clusions are supported by DR.. Reilly,
of the Chicago Board OF Health, who
declares that as a result of excessive
bicycling the deaths from nervous dis
eases in that city have been trlpled.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27

NEW YORK LETTER.
Especial CORRESPONDENCE. I

That dainty little Dresden china
husband of Anna Gould, Count Boni-
face de Castellsne, is acquiring quite
a reputation in the French papers on
account of his appearance at the races
at Deauville. 1t was not anything
that Count Bonnie did that got him SO
etfectuslly into the public eye, but it
was what he wore. No woman ever
had her gowns described more accu-
rately than are the togs of the Gould
son-in-law. On one occasion he wore
"a complete suit of white drill, of
which the coat was an elegantly fitting
redingote.
On another occasion he wore "white
trousers and jacket, but no waist
coat, high, black silk belt draping
his waist and outlining heliotrope
finely plated cambric SHIRT, sprigged
with white and studded with tiny
pearls. His cravat was a shade or two
darker than the shirt, and neatly tied
in short bow under the white linen
turn down collar. His sailor hat OF
coarse yellow straw was broadly band
ed with black gros grain ribbon. y
Could anything be more lovely? II
the spirits of the departed can really
come back to earth and realize what
the living are doing, how proud, IN
deed, must Jay Gould be of such a
son-in-law as this.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27

A correspondent of the New York
Sun suggests that no more approprl-
ate name could be given to the sister
ship Of the new Kcarsarge than Paul
Jones. He calls attention to the fact
that an act of Congress passed IN 1854
authorized the construction of first
class trigate TO be called by that name,
but nothing seems to have come OF H.
The suggestion, in the opinion oil
Frank Leslie's Weekly, is a good one
Nothing could be more fitting than
the perpetuation in this way OF the
great historic names which have been
associated with our naval annals.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27
NO. 26.
To Give Boston Trees.

There are many citizens Of Boston
who will watch with interest the
growth aud work Of the ''tree plant
ing" society in Brooklyn, Y. Y. From
time to time circulars have been sent
ont by that society. These circulars
are addressed to the local police, to
Brooklyn clergvmen, and to the clti-
zens generally; and in every instance
an appeal is made or instruction Is
given, with II view to securing general
cooperation in the work of protect
ing the Brooklyn trees and gradually
increasing their number. Among the
recent circulars issued by the tree
planting association of Brooklyn is one
which proposes that there be formed in
every large American city an sssocia-
ton similar to the one already
existing in the "city of churches. " If
this plan could be carried out effect
uallv, the different societies would
probably be included in the National
Association for the Protection of
Arboriculture, and it is also suggested
that in each city where such a society
may be formed the mayor of that city
shall be a member. 1t NAV be added
that in Boston also such an organiza-
ton would have an inviting field.
There is, it is true, a department of
city forestry, and in a number of in-
stances that department has saved to
Boston many trees that would have
been ruthlessly destroyed; but at the
same time the utmost that can be done
by the city forester in most cases is to
protect the trees that already are in
place, as the city authorities have re-
fused for years to appropriate money
for the purpose of replacing the trees
that have already been destroyed. In
spite of all that has been done by the
city forester, the work of the tree eX-
tlnctiOn goes on every year, and the
/ result is that streets that were once
beautiful with foliage are now bare and
ugly. This change has come about very
noticeably in the past 20 years in GER
tain sections of South Boston, of the
South End, of RoXbury, of Dorchester
and of Brig ghton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27

The assessed valuation of the town
of Sioux City, Ia, this year is little
more than half what il was last year.
Last year it was put at 1900, 900,
while this year it is but S9,693, 600.
The amazing contrast mostly repre-
sents the difference between boom es-
Inmates of the value OF real estate
and the actual worth, comments the
New York Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27

Every woman who is qualified to
vote for school committee is entitled
also, at the next election, to vote yes
or no on the question: at is eXpedi-
ent that municipal suffrage be granted
to women?" Whether or not the late
legislature ought not to have done
more than this in concession to the APP
peal made before it on behalf of equal
suffrage, may have been subject,
months ago, for eager discussion. But
it is not now to the point. 1t is a
fact that this opportunity for an eN
preston of opinion on one phase of
the suffrage movement is afforded to
the women of the commonwealth. 1t
is equally fact, and one not to be
ignored, that the result of the forth
coming vote on this municipal suf-
frage question will count for much
either for or against the general issue
of woman suffrage 1t is not strange.
therefore, that sach men as Senator
Hoar, ex-Gov's. Long and Brackett,
Josiah Quincy, William Lloyd Garri-
son, Minot j. Savage and William W.
Crapo unite with women like Julia
Ward Howe and Mary Z. Livermore
and Ednah d. Cheney and Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps Ward in strongly urging
"the women of Massachusetts, to re-
spond to the invitation of the legisla-
ture by registering and voting in favor
of municipal suffrage for women.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27

In the large cities the collecting of
cigar stumps has long ago developed
into an industry, the stumps being
converted into smoking tobacco.
Indeed, in several European countries
the tobacco and cigar trade is Gov
ernment monopoly: so also in Bel
GUM, and it is said that the Belgian
authorities are now trying to decide
whether or not the cigar stump busl-
ness should be suppressed-because it
competcs with the monopoly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27
In The Northern Countries.

Travel in the northern countries at
this particular season of the year is
most delightful and one trip in par
ticular has Justly been named the pop.
ular route. 1t has decidedly the adj
vantage from the standpoint of pic
turesqueness. 1t skirts-and / only
refer to the through route--the shores
of the beautiful Bale des Chaleurs-
following for miles the curves of the
bay, each bend revealing a scene OF
ever changing beauty. Leaving the
seashore it follows the windings of the
Restigouche and Metapedia-now
dashing wildly along au overhanging
declivity with the foam crested waters
of the rushing river below-bye and
bye approaching a chasm only to dart
across an iron causeway setting aside
the barriers Of nature-here are tow
ering hills, looking today, despite a
garment of snow, dark and threatening
but tomorrow the buds upon countless
trees will be the harbingers of a lux
uriaut summers foliage. Away to the
north speeds the train until it reaches
the shores of the mighty st. Law
renee, where every mile presents an
ever-changing panorama of river
scenery. Many railroads, more
talked about, possess far less charms
than the Intercolonial. 1t is not It'd
bit of scenic picturesqueness here and
there-such as have served to make
the fortune in tourist travel of many
a railroad, but constant presentation
Of such scenery until it eliminates in
the magnificent view which suddenly
breaks upon the sight as the tourist
approaches upon the ancient capital
of Canada. The plains Of Abraham
lie beyond, whereon was fought that
mighty battle upon which the fate of
the continent depended; the majestic
river bearing upon its bosom not
merely a crowd of pleasure craft, but
a merchant feet gathered from all ma
tions, command universal admir- a.
tion." BEN MARCATo.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27
\ Notable Charity.

Boston's latest charity, the Float
ing Hospital, has received royal sup
port the past summer from local
giyers who have enabled its projectors
to furnish a days outing to $500
poor children, some of who had never
before seen other surroundings than
the bare walls OF their comfortless
homes. More than on little life has
been saved to its parents and to the
world. Surely such an undertaking
gives cheering proof of the willingness
Of many to relieve the burdens Of suf-
fering humanity provided feasible,
sensible way is pointed out.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27
To the White Mountains.

Hall the pleasures OF lite are missed
If one neglects to visit the most
graudly picturesque section OF the
country - the White Mountains
There are many other beautiful bits
of scenery III this land, but none
more attractive than that seen in
trip through the Justly called Swift
erland OF America. Lofty Mount
Washington rears Its head stately and
majestically far into the clouds and
seems to stand as a sentinel safely
guarding this land Of freedom from
any invading foe From its top one
of the grandest scenic panoramas is
spread to view. Towns and cities
hundreds of miles distant are clearly
discerned and view presented no
where surpassed in the whole wide
world. Every bit of scenery has its
own individual beauty quite indescrib-
able, such as the Notch, the Flume,
Old Man of the Mountain, etc. At
this time of the year the sight is par
ticularly charming, rs the foliage of
VIC NUHl lOl CSlS NuhCN pl ltS autul hhA
hue that reminds one of count
less prisms flashing their bril-
liant colors wildly about in a most
bewilderin9 and bewitching confusion
The Boston 4 Maine Railroad has ar
ranged most delightful excursion
from Boston, Lowell, Lawrence and
Salem from Sept 10 to Oct. I. Ex.
curslon tickets are good going on
regular trains on above dates, and
returning not after Oct. IA, 1895,
except that coupons in either direction
via Pemigewasset Valley and stage, or
Profile & Francouia Notch Railroad
between Profile House and Bethlehem
Junction, will not be good after Oct l..
These tickets will permit holders to
stop at No. Conway or Plymouth or
any stations north thereof. Going
and returning via Plymouth or North
Conway, or going via Plymouth re-
turning via North Conway. Going
via North Conway returning via Ply.
mouth The rates are so low that
those Of the most limited means may
avail themselves of this opportunity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27
A nrOgresstve Sion.

By an act Of the last Legislature OF
Massachusetts it was made possible
for all persons qualified to vote for
school committees to vote at the next
State election on the question, Is it
expedient that municipal suffrage be
granted 20 women? Equal opportu-
nifty will be given to men and women
to register prior to the election, and
there is no reason why definite an
swer on this vexed question should
not be rendered this year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27
More than 500 miles of railway, rep

More than 800 miles of railway, rep
resenting capital of nearly s., 00O,-
600, are being built and projected in
the State of West Virginia. This is
a greater mileage than is under con-
struction in any other State in the
Union. Most of the roads are for the
purpose of opening up the undevel-
loped coal and timber tracts. Com
panles representing over 300 miles
have been organized since April l.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27
SCHOOLS REOPEN SEPT. "a.
Essex County Herald.

They say that the use of opium by
the Moors and Arabs of Northern
Africa has increased enormously Of
late. Until a few years since it was
entirely unknown. Liquors are also
imported very largely, though the
Koran forbids their use.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27
A Monumental Phenomenon.

The perpendicularity of monumen
is yisibly affected by the rays of the
sun. On every sunny day tall monu.
ment has a regular lean for the sui,
This phenomenon is due to the greatest
expansion OF the side on which the
ravs of the sun falls. Portland Ore
gonian.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27

Howard Gould won $100 with his $780,
900 yacht the. other day. This hardly
entities Howard to be called a chip Of
the old block. The per cent of profits -
entirely too small. ''' .----'..-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27
BOSTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORREsPoSDESCE.
Enrthe SuhHhH.

~ NiAha ~
The transit commissioners have
aotItied the owners of the property
bounded by fremont street, Shawmut
avenue and Pleasant street, that II Is
their intention 10 acquire these estates
for Boston's $1,000, 900 subway. 1t
is a triangular piece Of property, be-
ginning at the junction Of fremont
street and Shawmut avenue aud is
composed of four estates, aggregsting
in valuation according to the assessors
books for 1895, Sl7S, 900. No award
of damages has as yet been made by
the commissioners, but 1t is generally
believed that they will show II liberal
spirit and pay abouttwice the assessed
value of the property. The property
is owned by the Micah Cutler heirs,
George r. White and the J. 5. FL
dredge estate, being mostly stores and
dwellings, The land of course is the
most valuable, the buildings, in some
instances, being old and delapidated.
The property which the commission
will soon acquire will be utilized as
the site for the southerly incline, SINH
lar to the one erected IN the public
garden, but not quite SO long. The
grade OF the streets ut this point is such
as to permit IL shorter incline and a
quicker descent into the subway
proper. The subway at this point, and
continuing until it connects with the
main subway on fremont street near
Boylston street, will be two-track
affair, but viii be so constructed as to
permit the addition OF two more
tracks later on, if the traffic should
ipnan1 II
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-09-27

Unless all our traditions go for
naught the sympathy of Americans
must be strongly in favor Of the Cuban
patriots. 1t Is the belief Of Americans
that liberty, independence and self
government are matters of eternal
right. The country has always
deemed 1t its mission to encourage
patriotism in demanding these rights
wherever the struggle between des
potism and selt-government has oc-
Cured. 1t was an American poet who
lameuted the fall of kosclusko in lines
familiar to every schoo.-boy III the
land. 1t was an American poet who
made Marco BoZZarls immortal. 1t
was hv resolution of the United States
Senate that our warshlp Mississippi
was sent to rescue Louis kossuth
from exile and Imprisonment, and
men still live who remember the
prairie fire OF enthusiasm that greeted
the great Hungarian poet when he
came to our shores. One OF the most
eloquent speeches Henry Clay ever
made in Congress was III support of
resolutions expressing sympathy with
the Greeks i'll their struggle for indie
pendence.
1t was in defense Of his own ideas
and in sympathy with the newly
emancipated Spanish American repub-
lies that the Monroe doctrine was
promulgated. That WAS our warming
of "hunds off, in defense Of human
liberty When Castellar's republic
was set up in Spain ~ great hurrah
went up from the Americen people,
When the inotfensiye imperialism Of
Dom Pedro gave place to the republic
in Brazil, American rejoicing WIS fer
vent and universal. Why should not
our deepest sympathies 80 out in still
greater measure to the struggling
Cubans? They are fighting the cruel
est, stupideSt and most barDaric des-
potism that has survived medieval
conditions. They are struggling
against worse oppression than that
against which the American colonies
revOlted. They are cOntendlng with
an enemy who butchers women and
children and supplements battle by
the culd-blooled murder OF prisoners.
They have shown an endurance rarely
equalled in history. With the mem.
ory of ten years slaughter still fresh
in their minds, they have matched
themselves against the entire military
power OF Spain in the hope of achiev-
ing either independence OF the Span
ish tyranny or destruction for them
selves. Why should there be any
lack of sympathy with such people
on the part of any American citizen?