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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
SOME PEOPLES RELIGION.
Marion Crawford Writes Pointed Lift
Lecture on Intolerance.

Marion Crawford Writes Pointed Little
Lecture on Intolerance.
There are very good and devout men
and women who take the world-pres-
emit and to come-quite literally, as a
mere fulfillment of their own limita-
tions; who look upon what they know
as being all that need be known, and
upon what they believe of God and heav-
en- as the mechanical consequence of
what they know, rather than as the
cause and goal, respectively, of exist
tence and action; to whom the letter of
the law is the arbitrary expression of
despotic power, which somehow must
be looked upon as merciful; who answer
all questions concerning Gods logic
with the tremendous assertion of Gods
will; whose God is magnifed man,
and whose devil is malignant animal,
second only to God in understanding,
while extreme from God in disposition.
There are good men and women who
to use a natural but not f1ippant
simile-take it for granted that the soul
is cast into the troubled waters of life
without the power to swim or even the
possibility of learning to float, depend
ent upon the bare chance that some one
may throw it the life buoy of ritual re-
igion as its only conceivable means of
salvation. And the opponents of each
particular form of faith invariably take
Just such good men and women, with
all their limitations, as the only true
opponents of that especial creed, which
they then proceed to tear in pieces with
all the ease such an undue advantage
Of false premise gives them. None of
them has thought of intellectual mer-
cy as being perhaps an integral part of
Christian charity. Faith they have in
abundance, and hope also not a little;
but charity, though it be for mems
earthly ills, and theoretically, if not al
ways practically, for mems spiritual
shortcomings, is rigidly forbidden for
the errors of mems minds. sIhy? No
thinking man can help asking the little
question which grows great in the I'M
answering silence that follows it.-Mar-
ion Crawford in Century.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
FORDING A CHINESE RIVER.
Pits Dug In the Streams Bed by Guides
to Trap the Unwary.

Traversing the country from south
west to northeast and in pouring rain,
we visited the villages of Si-kou-ying,
Hao-kwei-ying and Sang vein. Here the
women, dressed in their best Clothes
stood watching US on the doorsteps,
which would have been quite pretty
sight, with their multicolor jupons and
trousers, had the effect not been partly
spoiled by the horrible deformity Of
their feet squeezed into microscopic
shoes. l possess a pair of these shoes as
worn by a mandarin wife, and the
length of them is only inches Toward
noon we reached Ya-lo-wan, on the
banks of the Hung no river, miserable
village on a minuscule hill of yellow
earth. The river had to be waded.
A Chinaman-a beggar, l thought
volunteered to take animals and men
safely across for sum of money, for he
said there were large holes in the river
bed, in which our animals would have
lost their footing had we crossed by
ourselves. | would not employ him, as
I hate to be imposed upon by humbugs,
and knowing the little way which these
gentlemen have of digging large holes
on purpose in the river bed while dry in
summer, so as to extort money from
timid travellers, | proceeded to "sell"
him.
l guided my mules not right across
the water, for the holes are generally
dug where most unaware people are
likely to cross, but few yards farther
up, therefore landing every one safe
on the other side, with the exception of
one donkey, who, in strict similarity
with all the evil spirits of China, insist
ed on going on his own account in a
straight line in front of his nose, with
the result that when he reached the
middle of the stream he fell into one
of the holes, and with tx weight of the
load he was carrying disappeared. Only
the point of his ears could be seen wag-
ging out of the water. The holeman, if
I may call him SO, who had eagerly
been watching for this, ran in the wa
ter to his rescue and saved his life, for
which act l duly rewarded him. Fort
nightly Review.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
FORD=SIBLEY ENTERTAINMENT
A Large and Appreciative Audience
Witnesses 1t.

There was a good audience present
to witness the Ford-Sibley entertain
ment at the Presbyterian church last
evening: and frequent applause from
the auditors testified that the efforts
of the ladies were meeting with sue
cess.
Miss Ford, besides possessing pref
ty face, is graceful to high degree,
her suppleness being demonstrated in
the pantomime of 1.-THE Story of a
Faithful Soul" She has powerfully
flexible voice which aids her greatly
in the rendition of the dialogue be-
tween the frog and the birds.
Miss Sibley has dainty and charm
ing personnel and delivers her num-
bers with exquisite ease and grace.
The piano solo by Miss Sadie Cleve-
land and the tenor solo by Professor
Dockstader were very we'll rendered.
The ticket sale at the door amounted
to $114.25.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
A QUEER CONGRESS-"
1t Referred to Single Saints by
Young Ladies'.

A congress of single saints con-
vened last evening at the home of
Col. VIM. Thomas and were most de-
lightfully entertained by Miss Pier
son and the Misses Thomas.
The affair was decidedly informal.
Each was attired in costume of the
time of our Observation-Disclosures. The
costumes of Misses Durkee and Lu
Davis caused heaps of merriment,
while that of Miss Brewster, whose
pretty face was grotesQue indeed with
two long curls hanging down in front,
was accorded the position of the most
horrid. Her appearance was greeted
with peals of laughter.
There was no end of odd amuse-
ments, that of toasting marshmal-
lows affording the greatest fun. The
CONNECTIONS were placed on the end of
a short stick and held over a lamp
until they were brown, when they
were thrust unceremoniously into as
many pretty mouths. And what did
it matter if some of the participants
got their fingers burned from too
close contact with the flame?
Then Mother Goose advertisement
was INDUCED in. They did not ride
bicycles, nor anything else OF mod
ern nature, but they rode a-perish
the thought !-broomstick.
They played advice, writing their
admonitions upon slips of paper, one
member of the party afterwards per-
forming the duties of reading clerk.
Popcorn, made while you wait, to-
gether with oranges, were served at
an hour when they did excellent SER
vice, and the young ladies went home
at II o'clock, thoroughly satisfied
they had indeed perpetuated the Gus
toms of their far-away ancestors. The
spinsters present were:
Misses Eva Smith, Corlnne Jacoby,
Carrie Brewster, Ella Durkee, Lu
Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Mary Rod
man, Edith Schwartz, Sadie Nc
Murtrie, Birdie McMurtrie and Alma
Freeman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

WALL street seems to be little I'M
grateful. The report comes by the
way of Washington that the
bankers there want Secretary Carlisle
removed, and have made formal de-
mand to this effect upon the presi-
dent. We say that this is ungrateful,
and it is. No administration ever did
more for Wall street than has the
present one, and as it's financial
representative, Mr.. Carlisle, has
consulted it's every interest, as though
the rest of the country amounted to
nothing. To be sure he sprung his
>currency bill little to quick for the
best interests of the bond syndicate,
but these gentlemen ought to remem-
Der that occasional reverses come in
the midst of STAT takes" and let it
pass at that. But like child it seems
they can brook no setbacks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure, in all it's stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the Sys-
tenn, thereby destroying the founda-
tion of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing it's work. The proprietors have
so much faith in it's curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list Of testimonials. Address,
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
pYFSold by druggists, 75c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
OUTLAWS SHOT
Two of the Notorious Starr
Gang Killed in Battle
With MarShalS.
THE DESPERADOES DIED GAME.
One of the Attacking Party
Seriously Wounded in
the Encounter.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Jan. 3.-Two Starr
desperadoes, who have infested Okla
homa territory for a long time, have
been run to the ground and made to
bite the dust. Before they died they
fought their pursuers and seriously
wounded one of them. The outlaws
are Bob Moore and George East, both
of whom are suspected of having been
implicated in the Canadian, Tex, ex-
press robbery and the killing Of Sheriff
MCGEE. News of the affair was re-
ceived at United States Marshal Nix's
Office here during the day. Depusy
Marshal Bill Williams and strong de-
tachment of deputies
Had Been Chasing the Outlaws
for several days. They had traced
them from place to place, but had not
got within fighting distance until Mon
day. Although the sides were unequal,
half dozen or more deputies to two
outlaws, the latter were armed to the
teeth, and their natural desperateness,
strengthened by the box in which the
deputies had put them, made them no
easy marks. They were rounded up in
a desolate valley in the southwestern
part of Washita county about noon,
and, when commanded to surrender,
took stand and
Began Using Their Wholesalers.
Their aim was good, for in the first
volley one of the posse fell, seriously
wounded in the side. The next in
slant, however, both lay stretched on
the ground dead, with bullets in their
hearts. The outlaws We're veritable
walking arsenal, and, had they not
been killed so soon, would doubtless
have laid some of the deputies to rest.
They are both old offenders with envi-
able regulations among their craft,
and their radiance is joyous news to
the territory officials generally, as they
were the constant dread of Oklaho-
mans.
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MANKATo FREE PRESS.
SONS OF HERMANN.
Annual Installation of Of
fiCerS Held Yesterday.
A Large Delegation Present From ST.
Peter--Nearly 100 in Attendance
Banquet and Musical Program
The Children's Contribution.

The annual election and installation
of officers OF the Sons of Hermann
was held yesterday at their hall over
the Mankato National bank.
Five st. Peter ladies were to take
the lady degree in their branch of the
lodge. and large ST. Peter delegation
accompanied them to the city. The
members initiated are as follows:
Mesdames Fred Vete, John Meyer,
Vernona Wolf, Fred Homemann and
William RIFT.
4 The ST. Peter delegation was as fol-
i lows: Messrs. John Rausch, Fred
Hoenemann, Phillip Wolf, John
Meyer, Frank Bolke, John Krettle,
Henry Schmidt, Fred Veil, Fred
Boecke, John Hardegger, L. A..
Matmo, William Ritz, Jack Traffic.
The installation ceremony began at
3 p. m. yesterday, and the following
officers were duly placed in their
various positions:
President-Dr Hilger.
-President-Peter SchweitZer.
TreaSurer-Herman Haas.
Secretary-Julius Seldenricht.
Assistant Secretary-JameS Glotts-
helm.
Trustee-John Copper.
One or two minor offices remain to
be filled, which will be made by ap-
pointment from the chair at the next
regular meeting.
The festivities continued all the
afternoon. The large hall was nearly
filed to it's utmost capacity, nearly
100 being present. After the installa-
tion the meeting was shOrn of form
and there was a general indulgence in
social conversation, mutual introduce
tions and hand shakes, land joy reigned
supreme.
At 6 o'clock there was an intermis-
sion of about an hour after which the
comforting of degrees upon the lady
members was resumed. Later in the
evening a number of sweet little
daughters of the order sang, Prof.
Jache's children adding much to the
entertainment. There were piano
numbers and duets, vocal solos and
violin and guitar efforts nicely done
by the little folks. Despite the crowd
and the laughter and merriment,
waen one of these little tots was an
n9unced for a recitation or song the
asSemblage instantly became hushed
and the number was given amid the
most profound attention. Then it
was applaused to the very echo,
A banquet table filled to it's utmost
capacity with testimonials of cult
. nary skill was placed in the west end
of the large hall, and the discussion
of these delicious viands went on for
two hours. Then followed music and
merry handshaking, and pleasant
''good-byes'' completed the ceremonies
of the evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Dislikes the Bicycle.

The latest opposition to the bicycle
comes from an utterly unexpected quar-
ter - the Thames boatmen. "Shiver
them bicycles; they've ruined my bust
nessl Instead of a hundred boats out
on fine Sunday, each with a young
lass in the stern sheets and her beau at
the oars, not 20 put out from the float
My old customers wheel over the bridges
instead of running under them. st
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
is INTERESTED.

contractor Carroll Talks Of The I'M
proven INT i'm the Public Blildin g.
j. d. Carroll, contractor for the gov
yesterday stated to the editor of the
FREE PRESS that he is willing to give
the government the benefit of low
bid whenever the plans for the i'm
provement are submitted.
He is greatly interested in the pro-
posed improvement, and we feel that
when the plans arrive and turned
rover to him he will be able to make a
bid that will be entirely satisfactory
to the government and the people of
the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Suit for a Strike Delay.

DULUTH, Jan. g. - The Mitchell
Steamship company has brought suit
in admiralty against the Leigh Coal
and Iron company for OBTAINING the
steamer W. II. Gratweck, No. 2, IL
days longer than was necessary to I'M
load her. The delay was due to last
July's coal handlers strike. The own
ers want 50, 400 and costs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

THE Republicans are putting forth
some tirst-class timber for United
States senators in the states where
they have legislative control. Ne
braska heads the list with John NJ.
Thurston, one of the ablest young Re
publicans in the west, and there is no
doubt but that he will come to the
front as one of the ablest men in the
senate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
THREE SUFFOCATED.
Fatal Tenement House Fire in New York
City.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Three persons
were suffocated by smoke in tene-
ment house fire in Pitt street during
the afternoon. The dead are, Lena
Lehman, Sadie Lehman, 20 years old,
and Henry Lehman, months old.
There were also two children and two
grown people overcome by the smoke,
all of whom recovered.
The house is 5-story tenement with
four families on a floor and Chinese
laundry on the ground floor. Police
officers rescued a number of inmates
but could not make thorough search
of the premises on account Of the
rapidity with which the fire spread.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
after macadamized roads, but let us
first seek to do well what we are able
to do. A. M. HANNAY.
NELSON A CANDIDATE
ShyS His Castor Into the Sena-
tOrial Field.

A telegram received by Ethe
FREE sPREss this afternoon] from
a reliable party in St. Paul,
states that Gov. Nelson's can
didacy for the senate is said to be
a positive fact, and announcement to
that effect will be smade this after
noon. The party wiring US stated
that he had enQuired freely of the
politicians at all the hotels, and all
verified the report.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

Salt Rbeum often appears in cold
weather, attacking the palms of the
hands and other parts of the body.
Hoods Sarsaparilla the great blood
purifier, cures salt rheum
i Hoods Pills are the best after
ainner pills, assist digestion, cure
| sadache Csc
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Nebraska Relief Train.

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 3.-Contribu-
tions for the Nebraska relief train,
which is to leave here Jan. Is, are
pouring in from every section of
Georgia, and the indications are that
amount donated by the generous farm
ers of the state will exceed the capacity
of one train.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Young Woman Sentenced to Death.

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 3.-At Durham
year ago Eleanor Wood, young
woman, murdered her infant by put
ting pins in its mouth and causing the
child to swallow them. She was tried
and convicted Of murder. On an ap-
peal the supreme court affirmed this
decision, and when this fact was certi-
fed to Governor Carr he issued war
rant for her execution on Feb. =.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Coastine Steamer Lost.

LIMERICK, Jan. 3.-The coasting
steamer Initra Hull, from Glasgow for
this port, is now five days overdue. 1t
is believed that she foundered during
the late gales and her crew of 26 men
were lost
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Colored Children Cremated.

WILLIAMsoNs STATION, KY, Jan. 8.
The home of Daniel White, colored,
near this place, was destroyed by fire.
Four children, who were asleep, were
burned to death. White and his wife
escaped with their baby in their night
clothing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
RE.E. DISEASES of the blood are
TA cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
by its vitalizing, enriching, and Alternative
effects makes only PURE BLOOD.
A Piano at a Nominal Price.

Chicago's latest music house, Lyon
& Healy, has moved into a magnii-
cent new building. They have a
number of slightly used and second
hand pianos returned from Worlds
Fair renting, ETC., ETC., which they
have determined to sacrifice rather
than to try to make room for. These
instruments comprise Square pianos
at $40, sos, 800, 800 and 1925. Upright
pianos at 1925, $40, $3.50, S165, $3.50,
5000, 1925. S2l0 and upward. Grand
pianos at $500, $3.50, $500 and upward.
Nearly all originally sold for from two
to four times their present price.
Almost all prominent makes lin
squares and uprightSl are represented,
including among numerous others
Chickering, Knabe, Steinway, Decker,
Steck, Fisher, etc. This is an OppOr-
tunity that will not occur again, as
Lyon & Healy have not moved for
twenty years. Immediate attention
is therefore necessary. A good plan
would be to order a piano, leaving the
selection to Lyon & Healy. However,
they will send list and full particu-
lars upon application. Any piano not
proving satisfactory may be returned
at their expense. Address at their
new salesroOmS, corner Wabash ave-
nue. and Adams street, Chicago. Dis
lance is no obstacle in taking advan-
tage of this remarkable chance to
obtain Piano, for in proportion to
the saving to be made the freight
charges are insignificant. If you do
not already know them by reputation
any banker will assure you of Lyon q
Heay' entire responsibility and rec
ord OF over third of a century for
honorable dealiru Write today so as
10 avoid disAppt ment.
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His Freedom Was Brief.

TAHLEQUAH, I. T., Jan. 3--Jim
Cook, brother of the noted Bill Cook,
made his escape from the national
prison during the morning, but was
tracked in the newly fallen snow all
day and was recaptured by Sheriff
Proctor and posse.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04
Got $4,000 Damages.

NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 3.-Robert Nc
Mullen has been accorded $50, 900 DAM
ages against the Western Union Tele-
graph company for injuries received
while working for the company as a
lineman. In making some repairs Nc
Mullen grasped live wire and was
horribly burned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

AN exchange notes that the first
draw back which looms up for 1895 is
the fact that numerous legislative
mills are about to start upon their an
nual and biennial grind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

The regular meeting of the Wednes-
day Evening Club has been postponed
until week from tonight, when the
members will be entertained by the
Misses Wise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

The ST. Louis Globe Democrat re-
marks that a man is known nova
days by the plan of currency reform
that he proposes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

CARLIsLE's currency bill seems to
have hit the syndicate which pur-
chased the recent bond issue pretty
hard. Its members will not be so
eager to take the next lot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

IT is claimed that the fires of his
Satanic 3Majesty's realm are'a little
hotter than usual, caused by an in
flow of broken New Years resolu-
tiOnS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

DULUTH is agitating the question of
a Normal school, and Albert Lea
would like the new insane asylum,
should one be ordered built.
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Twelve Business Houses Burned.

SHERMAN, N. Y, Jan. 2.-Three
families were burned out in fire
which destroyed the postoffice and IL
business places and offices. Loss. $751;
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-04

Scale books can be had at this Of
fee at very low prices. Call and see
them.
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