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The Newtown bee., 1895-04-12
MERRYALL.

Miss Florence Stone began teaching her first term in the Hunt district on Monday of this week.
 Miss Vesta Abbott, who has been spendiDga while with her aunt, Mrs Buell. Sedgewick in Warren, returned home, this week Tuesday.
 Miss Edith c. Duan, former teacher here. will teach the spring term. School opened on Monday. April 8. service at the chapel, last Sunday.
 Miss Jane Fenn has been quite i'll at Miss Goode's and was unable to fill her accustomed place in Sunday school, last Sunday.
 Rev MT Johnson gave us a very ex- cellent sermon at the chapel, last Sun day.
The Newtown bee., 1895-04-12

Makes pure blood. These three words tell the whole story of the wonderful cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla. It is the best blood purifier and spring medicine.
 Hoods Pills have won high praise for their prompt and efficient yet easy action.
The Newtown bee., 1895-04-12
BETHLEHEM.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH AFFAIRS.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH AFFAIRS.
 Good Friday service will be held as usual In Christ church at 2 30 D. m. The offering will be for the work of evangel- izing the Jews.
 Easter service with sermon and Holy Communion at 230 D. m. on Easter day. The annual parish meeting will be held on Easter Monday at 9 a. m.
The Newtown bee., 1895-04-12
NOTES FROM ST JOHN s.
TAX PAYERS, BEwAREi 1

George Anthony, the tax collector for the 1894 list, received his rate book from
The Newtown bee., 1895-04-12

the selectman on Saturday last and is now ready to collect the tax.
The Newtown bee., 1895-04-12
WORTHWHILE.

The Easter program by the Sunday school will take place next Sunday even- ing at 30 p. m.; if stormy, the follow ing Sunday evening.
 Miss Foote of Woodville commenced her duties as teacher on Monday.
 A. s. Buckingham and Carr Lyon have exchanged horses.
 W. Q. Hine and Bert Bowers visited Litchfield, last week, to purchase horse. Fillmore Platt has been confined to his home with the quinsy.
 BARNS ON THE NoRTHRoP FARM DESTROY The barn belonging to the farm of the late George Northrop and recently pur- chased by John A. Anderson, was burn ed Sunday morning; cause unknown, the house being unoccupied. Mr Hodlin met with loss of his tobacco, which was stored there. MT Anderson will have the sympathy of all in this trouble.
 NOTES FROM ST JOHNS.
 The committee appointed at the last annual meeting of St Johns parish to report upon the ssmOst feasible plan to dispose of the sittings in the church, Z, will report in favor of assessing, renting and assigning the church pews.
 TAX PAYERS, BEWAREl
 George Anthony, the tax collector for
The Newtown bee., 1895-04-12
WASHINGTON.

VISITED BY FEARFUL
 FIRE.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

Mrs. Robert Jemison has issued invi- tations for a card party Friday after noon, in compliment to that charming and elegant social queen, Mrs. String fellow of Montgomery Ala.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23
Georgia Pythians.

Atlanta, May 2o.-The grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias will meet here to- morrow. One thousand Pythians are coming from all parts of the state.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23
seareoy Taken to the Penitentiary

Fredericksburg. Va. May 21.--Charles J. Searcey, the Aquia creek train robber, was taken from jail here this morning to the penitentiary, Richmond, to begin a term of eight years.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23
Another Cotton Mill for Georgia.

Atlanta, Ga, May 21.-Application was filed today in the state court for char ter for the Whittier mills. The capital stock is s250,e00, of which $70,000 has been paid in. Atlanta and Lowell, Mass, furnish the capital.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

MT. Parish leaves for Paris on the 2Sth to be gone three months He will study under Carolus-Duraee, and tho league has engaged him to teach again next winter.
 The league will be open all summer for members to work in.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

busineas acumen and characteristic abil- ity. MT. Musgrove is one of the most progressive men in the state and the prime factor in the advancement and de- velopment of Walker county.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

MT. L. B. Musgrove has returned from Montgomery. He was the able repre- sentative of Jasper for the Girls Indus trial school, showing the advantages of his enterprising little city with his usual
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

This evening CThursday) the Picnic club will dance on Red mountain.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

The announcement would have been
 made in Sundays column had the notice been received earlier. And I will take this opportunity to state that mail sent to my residence address, Avenue K, South
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

Messrs. Ben Carter, James H. Little and Judge B. M. Allen went to Memphis last night to the sound money conven ton.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

Picnics are the order Of the day The Third Presbyterian church had a picnic on Red mountain yesterday. Tomorrow a merry crowd from JoEesville will have their outing at the same delightful spot, while the Phile1onians will hie them selves to Blount Springs to revel in sylvan glades and breezy mountain top.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

The public is cordially invited. The exhibition is free, and the doors will be open all of next week to visitors.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

The Birmingham Art league will hold its annual spring exhibition next week, opening on Tuesday, the 18th.
 The entire winters work will be on ex- hibition--the charcoal work by the caste class, the oil studies of the still life and head classes, the work of the water coloA cIa es a nd the a,hiIit of the China nairt- :
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

Highlands, will meet with no delay in reaching me.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23

Miss Kate Earle will entertain Mir. and Mrs. Hampton Sidney Smith at an elegant german this CThursday) even n nt p'plopk
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21
THE BUSINESS WORLD.

Regarding the business of the week
past, &. G. Dunn s. Co. say: st is no
longer question whether business
improves. Not for long time have
our reports from all parts of the
country been so uniformly favorable.
The daily average Of bank clearings
in June is 24.S per cent larger than
last year, though ia per cent less
than in 1892. The most potent infu-
ence has been the receipt of more
favorable advices regarding growing
crops. Labor troubles are getting out
of the way; wages in many establish
ments are rising and, with the iron
industry just now leading, there is
general improvement in manufac-
lures. The monetary condition
also helps. The time draws near
when, with good crops, exports will
bring gold hither. Though foreign
operations in stocks and bonds have
been Insignificant this week, the
effect of the previous transactions has
not been exhausted. Diminished re-
ceipts of money from the interior in
dictate better employment in business.
and especially at the West, and the
volume of commercial loans steadily
rises. and is now fair for this season,
even in good year."
In the line of cotton goods the mills
are busy, and they report that prices
of the same are good. Bradstreet's re-
ports the export of wheat smaller
than for last year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21
A GOOD IDEA.

The letter which was published in
Thursdays FREE Press on Better
Streets" by G.. NJ. Palmer, contains
suggestions which are worthy the
consideration of our citizens. AS Mr..
Palmer says now that the city has the
steam roller on its hands, some syste-
matte scheme should be adopted for
the improvement Of our streets, and
for the improvement Of those in the
resident portion. We believe the idea
suggested by him to be. a most com
mendable one. A driveway of forty
feet is certainly wide enough to ac-
commodate all travel on such streets,
while the remaining space from the
curb to the sidewalk, in well-kept
grass plat, would add to their attrac-
tiveness,a make already beauti-
full city one of the prettiest in the
northwest. But the additional beauty
which this would give to our city
would be but part of the advantage
to be gained therefrom, as Mr.. Palmer
points out. The graveling of the
driveway would give the public good
hard streets the year around, and at
very small expense.
If something like this is done Man
kato would in few years become pos
sessed of fine streets, which would add
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21
OUR FATHERS OF THE CITY.

They are watchful, careful set of
public guardians, and undoubtedly
intend to keep their children con-
stantly unused at far as possible with
the means at their command. They
have just bought toy roller to amuse
the boys these soft days, by rolling
the streets dry and smooth after our
frequent showers have loosened tue
cobble stones scattered on it's surface
and trodden upon by the heavy teams
and drays. And now finding they
have yet a little more leeway in their
power to borrow money, they cannot
rest till the utmost limit has been
reached, and their children are in
dulging in the pleasure of paying
taxes on the $4,000 more bonds they
can issue to give the children the
exquisite pleasure of contemplating
the wonderful beauties Of Alderman
Himmelman's $4,000 electric light
plant with the lights left out) on our
dark and stormy nights.
Alderman Zimmerman must have
borrowed his ideas of street lighting
from the old patriarchs Of New Haven.
1t took them three years to get law
perfected that negroes in the city
should not appear on the street after
dark without lighted lantern. The
first year they got the lanterns in all
right, and the Yankee negroes kept it
to the letter. No negro was caught in
the street without his lantern, but all
were minus the tallow dip. The sec
ond year the Yankee fathers amended
their ordinance by adding the words
after lantern, "the candle in it," This
the Yankee darkies kept equally
strict. There was candle in every
jingling lantern, but no light shown
through its openings. The third year
they made another amendment by
ordering that the candle must be
lighted.
Now Mr.. Zimmerman, after esti-
mating poles, wire and material at
scant prices, and cheap engine, and
gets his estimate to the full allotted
amount, leaves the lights just where
the old Yankeeleft the negro lanterns.
1t is a matter of some account to
our city fathers to study out whether
they had not better leave the whole
thing out, reserve their limited means
to guard against accidents or disaster
to which Mankato is as liable as other
towns, till able to put in lighting
plant that would be a credit to the
city and the city fathers
erecting it, than to exhaust
the centre resources of the
city to put in such an underestimate
work as Mr.. Zimmerman proposes.
Let the mayor and aldermen amuse
themselves by giving the people a
true statement of the advance taxes,
the interest paid and to be paid and
to be still farther made, then the
people wouldn send this lighting
scheme a good deal higher than
gilroy's kite ever scared.
ONE OF THE CHILDREN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

materially to the value of adjacent
property, and some tangible good
come Of the citys investment in the
steam roller, and very little good will
result therefrom unless something OF
this kind is done, as the simple rum
ming it over the streets to smoothe
them down will result in little practi-
cal value. And we know of no other
scheme giving as good results which
could be accomplished las cheaply as
this, even should the cost prove some
what greater than Mr.. Palmer esti-
mates.
If property owners of a few blocks
on some one of the resident streets
would take the matter up and secure
the permission of the council to try
the same. we believe it would not be
long before it would be extended all
over the city. Let the subject be
agitated.
THE New York World estimates
that American securities shrank in
value 81, 600, 900, 900 as a result OF the
panic of 1893.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21
FOR BETTER STREETS.

The purchase Of the road roller has
awakened great interest in the ques-
ton of improving our streets, and will
doubtless mark a decided advance
in this direction in our city.
The writer, now we have this ma
chine, believes that systematic and
thorough Improvements should be
the rule in all our principal
streets. Nothing adds SO much
to the appearance of a city as
well graded and kept streets, and at
comparatively small expense Second
and Third streets can be put into
such condition as will be credit to
any city.
[ firmly believe that such wide
driveways as are now maintained are
a positive damage, costing a great
deal more to macadamiZe or gravel,
and are of no use whatever. Ii the
driveway could be narrowed to forty
feet and the grass plot from sidewalk
to curb be widened accordingly it
would add greatly to- the beauty of
the street, afford ample accommoda-
ton to all travel that can ever be on
these streets, and materially reduce
the cost of improving and maintain
ing them.
Then let the street be thoroughly
graded and coated with the red gravel
from the Indian Lake road and rolled
in with the roller, and we shall see
such street as has never been known
in this city. From all appearances
and in the opinion of good Judges this
gravel is of splendid quality and con-
tanning iron and clay will prove all
that can be desired in packing and
wearing qualities. 1t can probably
be delivered for not to exceed 30 cents
for cubic yard, and, if so, the cost of
graveling a street forty feet wide
would not exceed So to SIS per lot of
sixty-six feet or 1925 to $3.50 per block.
Have we any block on the principal
streets that would not gladly pay
this sum for having such an improve
ment made? If a block or two can
be laid it will not be long until there
will be an urgent call for more. Such
work will prove of inestimable benefit
in improving the city If vigorously
cInfylH hp
G. NJ. PALMER.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

THE balance of trade against the
United States this year will reach
S84, 100000 and yet ex-Secretary
Whitney says the people are satisfied
with the present tariff act, and
the Republicans have nothing to gain
byopening the. tariff question again.
The restoration of the prosperous
times of '91 and '92 would seem to be
sufficient gain to attract the atten-
tion of any party. But it is not to be
wondered at that the alleged tariff re-
formers are troubled with tired
feeling when the tariff is mentioned.
A few doses of good, sound Republi-
canism, however, would afford their
relief.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

IT is said that Of the 244 Republi.
cans in the house of the 54th congress
only about % are in favor of the free
coinage of silver, and it is estimated
that the majority against free coin
age measure will not be less than 100
OF the 105 Democrats in that body
only 80 are opposed to free coinage
and of these 20 are from the south
There will be no fat money legisla
ton during the next two years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21
THE syndicate which purchased

THE syndicate which purchased the
United States bonds last winter has
about $4,000, 900 more to turn into the
federal treasury to complete its con-
tract, and it is expected that this will
be turned over in a few weeks. This
will place the gold in the treasury at
a little over S100,000,000. During the
continuance of the contract with the
syndicate there has been no run on
the treasury for gold; as the syndicate
has protected it according to its
agreement. But with the completion
of its contract it is expected that the
withdrawal of gold will commence
again, and the conditions are such
that by early fall at least it is prob
able more bonds will have to be float
ed, as the deficiency in government
revenues still continues with no
present prospect of reaching the
point sufficient for the needs Of the
government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

THE June crop report of the agri-
cultural department at Washington,
which will be issued in few days,
states that the damage to peaches
and apples from frost has been much
less than was anticipated, and that
the crop is in much more favorable
condition than for June, 1891.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

THE Minneapolis Journal says that
there are eleven enumerators in the
state who are not yet at work. The
reason is these gentlemen have failed
to file their official oaths, and con-
sequently they have not been handed
over the material for the purpose of
making the count. The Journal states
that reports from enumerators are
now coming in daily from all parts of
the state and are being placed on file.
The work of counting in the secre-
tary's office will not commence until
the work Of the enumerators is we'll
under way, probably not for couple
of weeks yet. A few cases are report
ed in the Twin cities where people re-
fuse to answer the enumerators
questions, and the offending parties
will be placed under arrest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

IN the suit of Alfred Merritt VS..
John d. Rockefeller, at Duluth, the
jury last night brought in verdict
for Merritt of $4,000, and the dis
patches state that the people OF
Duluth generally think the verdict a
just one, Mr.. j. L. Washburn was one
of Mr.. Merritt's attorneys, and of his
address to the jury on Wednesday
afternoon, the Minneapolis 1f7bme'S
correspondent says that it was con-
sidered by those who heard it as one
of the finest of its kind ever heard in
the state. This will be very pleasing
to Mr.. Washburn's many friends in
this city, and the success Of the case
will doubtless give him considerable
prestige in his profession.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21
Honey to Lend.

on good farm land at Mankato
Savings Bank. OH
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

The FREE PRESS is the medium
through which the advertiser can
reach the people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-21

Mayor Weaver states that he is
not in the newspaper business, has
not been and does not intend to be.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-22

have to settle our European debts, let
1t go, but it would still come back for
our products. If We we're driven to a
silver standard, the new world, with
China and Japan, would give us plenty
OF elbow room and we could drive
Europe out, almost entirely. We would
be still greater power, If Europe was
sunk and gold with it.
We have but one choice, either pay
up our mortgage to Europe, or it will
be foreclosed by a European fleet, a
king will be seated In a palace at Wash
ington, and an armed guard in every
town, to enforce his laws, which will be
shortly followed by bloody anarchy, to
which the reign of terror would COM
pare as Sunday school picnic. So
take your choice, vote; the sooner this
financial question is settled right, the
greater amount of prosperity and hap
piness will follow, the later, the deeper
blood will flow. the longer anarchy will
last, the greater our chance of being
blotted out as a free people. The first
can only come through party pledged
to the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, that will keep its pledge, the lat
ter will surely come with a few more
years of old parties, corruption and
broken promises.
E. F. ATWOOD.
Rorhocfor MINI
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-22

Many of the contributions to the
Forum are too Ions. In the future we
must insist that they be made shorter.
Most of them could be condensed into
go words. II this is done it will en-
able the REPRESENTATIVE to print
more and a greater variety. Here
after the shorter letters will be
given preference. Write them On one
side of the paper only. Ii written on
both sides they will not be printed un-
der any circumstances.
Write them plainly and with ink.
Do not crowd the lines closely to
~gether. A plainly written letter con-
forming to these rules will stand by far
the best chance to be printed.
Within certain proper limitations
VIC admit tine widest liberty Of thought
and expression upon the part of our
correspondents, while we do not hold
ourselves responsible for any views
which may be put forth.
The Forum. as it's name implies, is a
sort OF debating school, for the discus
sion Of the important questions of the
day. We ask our correspondents to
avoid abusive personalities and to
keep clear Of the shoreless and bottom
less sea Of religious debate. -[ED.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-22
AN OLD FRIEND.

DISCUSS THE EXPENSE OF GOVERN
MINT ON THE BASIS OF THE PRICE
OF WHEAT.
To the Editor.
Let me express my surprise of how
500, 0O0, 900 bushels of wheat could pay
the government expenses in 1894, was
not that the year called the billion
dollar congress? Supposing the con-
sress spent only 100000 bushels
how could 500 900 900 bushels pay for it,
wheat Worth only from 40@50 cents per
bushel. Would it not be nearer 1,60O,-
600. 900 bushels? How curious things are
balanced anyhow in regard to produce
and that of salary. Produce is the only
thing that brings money into the coun-
try and Is the main support of the
nation and yet the producer is the "un-
der dog because Of his ignorance OF
course; they have as a general thing
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-22
THE SALOON QUESTION.

SUCCESS OF SOUTH CAROLINA'0
LIQUOR LAW-THE STATE SYSTEM.
To the Editor:
Our voters should know what success
the state system has brought to the peo-
pie of South Carolina under the vigor-
GUS efforts of Gov. Tillman, now Peoples
Party United States Senator. This is
what Editor Shaw says in the April
number of the Review Of Reviews: 1T
seems to have taken for granted
throughout the North that the South
Carolina state dispensary system is
dismal failure. The people Of South
Carolina, outside of the old liquor In
terest and certain political circles, have,
become almost unanimous in the opin7|
ion that the system is splendid sucf
cess. Gov. Evans, when in the legisla-
ture, was the chief promoter of the dis
pensary law. and now that he is in the
executive chair, he is quite as stauHch
in maintaining and enforcing the sys-
tenn as was Gov. Tillman. Railway
road-masters and other men familiar
with conditions throughout the state,
are enthusiastic in their account OF the
good effects that the law has already
produced. Drunkenness and disorder
have decreased to a remarkable extent;
and whereas the negro laborer was for
merly accustomed to spend nus weeks
earnings in carousing on Saturday night
and Sunday, he is now spending more
upon his family, or else saving his
money to buy land. The ten or twelve
state dispensaries in the cityfof Charles
ton. which have taken the place of scores
or hundreds of saloons, are as openly
conducted and as orderly as any drug
store, and are absolutely closed at sun
down. The effect upon the quiet and
order of the city has been Transforming
to. admit of any denial Reports from
country towns throughout the state are
to the effect that the closing Of the old
bar-roons in favor of the new dispen-
saries has been attended with results
that have converted almost every good
citizen to a belief in the present system.
In view Of the widely circulated reports
in disparagement of the South Carolina
dispensaries, these facts ought to be
given a wide publicity" Every reform
paper should copy this editorial. Sim
cerely, PAUL FONTAINE.