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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-27
ANOTHER PLASTER co.
A Fort Dodge, Ia, Firm Will Locate
in MankatO.

Fowler & Pay have received "a let
ter from the Iowa Plaster Association.
of Fort Dodge, Iowa, stating that a
representative of their firm would
soon visit Mankato to see about put
ting in a plaster mixer. The establish
ment will be put in in connection with
Fowler & Pays business in this city.
The plasters which this firm put out
have a reputation as among the best
adamant plasters put on the market,
and they have plenty of financial
backing to make the venture sue
cess
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DtMPLES, blackheads, red and oily skin pre-
I Itu verified and cured by CUTICURA SOAP.
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SOME PERSONAL IRREGULARITIES.
Eccentricities That Fasten Themselves to
Men With the Firmness of Habit.

Men With the Firmness of Habit.
The late Senator Reagan of Texas
used to do his thinking with a short
string on his fingers, and this string he
wound up and twisted and united and
tied again mechanically as he followed
the debate. Senator Vest always chews
quill toothpick. Carlisle used to tear
paper into bits and drop the pieces one
by one on the floor. The latter is to-
bacco chewer and sputters when he
talks, making it uncomfortable for the
interviewer.
Max Freeman, the expert stage man
ager, pulls you by the coat lapel and
then pushes you away with his thumb
in the most embarrassing manner. He
will suddenly pull you, and then, as if
he feared you are likely to tread on him,
push you away from him quite as unex-
pectedly.
Jim Thompson, who aspires to be the
best dressed man in town, and comes
pretty close to it, has been trying to
raise mustache, but his habit of fin
gering one side of it wears that section
out, and then the whole must be shaved
off and he has to begin over again.
A gentleman comes down through
Herald square every day who may be
seen glancing at his left shoulder and
fecking at it with his right hand.
There isn't anything there-not even
the nap of his coat, which he has thus
worn away. Yet he will keep pecking
at it about twice a minute. Another
man Of my acquaintance is always
glancing from one shoulder to the other,
as if to see if they are yet really there.
A popular Pittsburger on the square
sounds your lungs with his forefnger
while he talks to you-tapping away
like woodpecker on hollow limb.
Another from the same burg-a good
story teller-always emphasizes his sto-
ries with liberal punches in your ribs
New York Herald .
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TAKE A HINT FROM MARY.

Mary hsi a little lamb
You Go not look surprised
OF course you don't, for Mary has
Been widely advertised.
And something you may learn from this
If you are not clam,
You can be just as widely known
AS Mary and her lamb.
Your name can be household word,
And you be known so well
That folks will confidently buy
The things you have to sell.
And when you once have got yourself
Into the cheering rays
OF the sunlight of publicity,
You bet your life it pays.
Printers Talk.
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THE DIFFERENCE.
Beauty lies within ourselves,
After all, they say,
And be sure the happy heart
Mo1xoe, tho ho~ou Iou

Beauty lies within ourselves,
After all, they say,
And be sure the happy heart
Makes the happy day.
In q cool and shady garden
Phyllis sat. The roses scent
Famed face wherein were written
Restlessness and discomfort.
Lilies nodded, bluebells tinkled,
Birds sang sweetly in the trees.
Merry talk and joyous laughter
Sounded on the summer breeze.
"Oh, sighed Phyllis, 81 am sitting"
And she raised her pretty head.
ST am sure It's going to shower.
What a horrid dayl" she said.
In warm and dusty city
Janey, pinched and wan and white,
Leaned against heated building,
Longing for the cool of night.
Suddenly she spied fioweret,
Pale and slender, at her feet.
"Ohi" she cried and stopped to pluck it.
Looking up in rapture sweet
Through the crowded house tops, Janey
Caught glimpse of blue o'erhead,
And she kissed the little posy.
"What lovely dayl" she said.
Beauty lies within ourselves,
After all, they say,
And the glad and happy heart
Makes the happy day.
Gertrude NJ. Cannon in st. Nicholas.
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First insertion Dec 2O-last Jan. 3.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-SS.-In Probate Court, Special Term,
December 14tn 1895.
In the matter of the estate OF Niels
HOlbek. deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Marie Eliza
Holbek eXecutrix OF the last will and testament
and of the estate of Nies Holbek, deceased,
representing among other things that
she has fully, administered said estate,
and praying that time and place be fixed
for examining aud allowing the final account of
her administration and for the assignment OF
the residue OF said estate to the parties en-
titled thereto by law:
1t is ordered that said account be examined
and petition heard by this court, on Monday
the 18th day OF January, A. D., 1896, 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 success
sive weeks prior to said day of hearing in the
Mankato Free Press, a weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city OF Mankato in
said county.
Dated at the City OF Mankato, the 18th day
of December, A. D., 1895.
By the Court:
Seal of Probate Court. G. w. MEAD.
Judge of Probate.
JNo. C. JNo,
Attorney for Executrix
Mankato, MINI.
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That is Why the cures by Hoods
Sarsaparilla are CURES.
That is Why Hoods Sarsaparilla
cures the seVerest cases of Scrofula,
Salt Rheum and other blood diseases.
That is Why it overcomes That
Tired Feeling, strengthens the nerves,
gives energy in place of exhaustion.
That is Why the testimonials for
Hoods Sarsaparilla are solid facts,
and will stand the closest investigation.
That is Why the sales of Hoods
Sarsaparilla have increased year after
year, while other preparations of less
merit have come, held a little tenn.
porary favor, and are heard of no more.
That is Why Hoods Sarsaparilla
requires the largest Laboratory in the
world. That is Why
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LESS CHRISTMAS r1ONEY.

A negro named Samuel Fields was
before the court Tuesday on the
charge of disorderly conduct, and
pleaded guilcy and paid fine of So. IS.
Casper Stein swore out warrant
this afternoon for the arrest of Frank
Pexton, charging him with assault in
the third degree, committed today.
Pexton pleaded guilty this afternoon
and paid fine of 1885.
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The fire insurance is adjusted
and the sale of clothing, hats, caps,
and gents furnishing goods will COM
mence Monday morning and will last
until the entire stock is closed out.
now is the time to buy clothing at
half it's value at the Boston fire sale.
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A Glimpse of Spain.

DR.. Edward Everett Hale says that /:
you happen to be travelling in Spain and
want your trunk you say to the porter at
the railway station, Cavalier, might
ask you to have the goodness to carry this
trunk across to the hotel opposite?" And
he says with equal courtesy, Cavalier, SO
soon as the cavalier who can read comes
and reads the addresses to US all the trunks
will be taken to the hotels" Such an ex-
perience grows wearisome after awhile,
but it gives a foreigner an interesting
glimpse of the lack of popular education
among the Spaniards. York Trib-
TAKE A HINT FROM MARY.
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again seaward ana sought sarery Tor the
time being among the keys that girdle
the shores of their island home.
But had the light not shone out, much
suffering and probably loss of life would
have occurred, which were averted by the
prompt action of the fair patriot of Ma
tanZaS
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Kickapoo Indian
Sagwa Geo m
plishes its goo d
work by invigor-
ating the stomach,
kidneys and liver,
p urif yin g h e
blood and building
u p I'll e e n ire
system, so that the
great organs of the
body can perform
their work in per-
feet harmony, and
a speedy return to
health in ever Y
instance will re-
S ult. Kickapoo
Indian Sagwa is
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Dec 20-Jan 81.
SUM MONS.

Earth.
In District Court, Sixth Judicial District.
Margaret You'd, Plaintiff, J
VS.. Summons,
Alfred You'd, Defendant }
The State of Minnesota to the above named de-
fendant:.
You, Alfred You'd, are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint of the
plaintiff in the above entitled action, which
complaint is hereto annexed and herewith
served upon you, has been filed in the Office of
the clerk of said court at the City of Mankato
County OF Blue Earth and State of Minnesota
and to serve copy of your answer to said COM
plant on the subscriber at his office in the
Village of Madelia in the county Of Watonwan
within thirty days after the service of
this summons you, exclusive of
the day of such service; and if you
fail to answer the said complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will
apply to the court for the relief demanded in
said complaint, together with costs and dis
bursements herein.
Dated Madelia, Mimi. Dec. S, A. D. 1895.
CHARLES COOLEY,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
Madelia, MINI.
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DEPARTMENT STORES
THE BOARD OF TRADE DISCUSS.
ES THEFT.

The Agitation Against Them by Ger
tain Newspapers Said to be damag-
ing the City-Telephone Committee
Reports Against Encouraging Out
side Parties-FavOrabIe Report on
the Union Depot, and the Commit
tees Efforts are to be Continued.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-27

IS. G. Brooks, of Mapleton, has
been drawn on the grand jury for the
Minneapolis term of the United States
court, and ]. T. Williams, of this city,
G. N. Alderman, of Medo, and John
Graham, of Good Thunder, on the
petit jury,
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When lace begins to wear into holes, in
stead of drawing it together as most people
do, darn it carefully with cotton. This
will strengthen the lace, and If neatly done
will hardly be noticeable.
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CONSUMPTION.
Its Treatment and Cure.

NATURES GREATEST REMEDY FOR AN
IMPOVERISHED CONDITION OF THE
USED FOR GENERATIONS BY THE
INDIANS. THEIR ROBUST CONDITION
A NLVER-FAILING ENDORSEMENT FOR
THEIR WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
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The Extempore Pianist.

'Can you tell me, professor, asked
Grigsby, "what an 'extempore pianist is:
see that the performances of such plan
list are advertised.
Certainly" said the professor eek,
out of; tempo, time; an extempore pianist
is one that plays out of timep'-Boston
Transcript.
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is the result.

is the result.
Sufferers from
this most dreaded
disease should on
experiencing any
of the ever accom-
panying sym p
toms, such as a
general feeling of
lassitude, sallow
complexion, de-
crease in weight,
S lie e p lie S S ness,
n i G h is w e a t S,
nervousness and
susceptibility to
colds. Immediate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-27

ONSUMPTION has been
declared by the leading
physicians of the day to
be due largely to a con-
dition of the sy S e m
whereby it becomes i'm
possible to obtain perfect
nourishment from food.
AS soon as the system
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-12-27

refuses to receive the necessary life
sustaining elements the patient begins to
close flesh" and at the same time all of
the life-giving organs of the body become
weaker and weaker, and gradually failing
to perform their natural functions, death
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for sale by all druggists at ST. bottle, or
six bottles for SIS.
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present time, but Lord Salisbury's ready acceptance of the premiership in- dicates that the party is in excellent condition to go before the country.
 As soon as parliament adjourns- which will be in a few days-prepara- tions for general election will begin. The tories and unionists, under the leadership of Salisbury and Balfour, for the first time in some years, will be able to present a solid front. The liberals, on the other hand, are disor- ganized and divided into so many fac tions that nothing short of miracle can unite them. Gladstone cannot be relied upon to restore harmony.
 The grand old man" is not only out of politics, but has returned to the ad- voeacy of many policies especially dear to conservative sentiment. He can, III no sense whatever, be considered leader by the managers of the impend- ing campaign, although he still clings to the Irish home rule doctrine laid down by him at the beginning of the present session of parliament; and this devotion may cause number of Irish members to identify themselves with the liberals, in spite of the charge made by thousands of Irishmen that Lord Rosebery and Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the liberal leader in the house, did nothing to promote the home rule cause. In short, Irish support of liberal candidates will be based alto gether on sentiment-on admiration of a man whose days on earth are num- bered. And such support, it will be conceded, cannot be counted upon in the hour of need.
 The liberal party, although it pre- tends to represent progressive Great Britain, has done very little during the parliamentary session now drawing to close which would entitle it to a vote of confidence. It was pledged to give home rule to Ireland, to ameliorate the condition of English workingmen and to abolish the tithe system in certain parts of the United Kingdom. An Irish home rule bill was passed by the house of com mons, but ignominiously defeated in the house of lords. Instead of accept ing this defeat in a manly spirit and passing other laws for the political relief of Ireland, the party leaders, in the face of protests from both of the Irish factions, virtually abandoned the cause on the strength ofwhich Gladstone had taken successful appeal to the country. And when the Welsh tithing bill came up for discussion, Mir. Glad stone published card in which he as- sailed the liberal policy and gave ex- pression to arguments which are now being used with great effect by tory newspapers and conservative stump speakers.
 Lord Salisbury has shown great wis dom in the selection of his official ad-
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a rather large but flat hat in deeper green, rough straw, white mousseline choux set between the lilies of the val ley that lie strewn over the brin, while the lilies grow straight up where the brim turns up at the back.
 1t is, perhaps, the one point which most of the hats have in common-the upturned back edge, where one sees a great bed of roses, set close to the hair. The roses are generally deep pink or red, irrespective of the hat or it's trim ming, or they are deep crimsons, burnt yellows, and perhaps one other tint. Even at Virots it is the only definite thing they can tell you of the hat of this season. 'Ah, mademoiselle, what would you? Is there not enough sim narity in gowns, and would you have a style in hats as well? How tiresome 1t would be! It is all fancy, caprice; no two are alike; rarely Is one made to accord with the colorings in costume.
 "The nearest we come to rule, and it is not always followed, is to recommend the Louis Seize hat, trimmed with dash ing ribbon bows and plumes, for walk ing; these tiny things that we call 'foullis'-confusion- are nothing
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name first appeared in print; although he has been fiattered and humored by the great men of many nations. He is the eleverest debater in the house of commons; a student of occult philos- ophy and comparative theology, and confirmed bachelor. Americans who have met him praise his gentlemanly demeanor, under which, however, he hides an unlimited amount of class prejudice and traditional pride He is nephew of Lord Salisbury who, some English writers assert, would like to see him his successor as head of the conservative party.
 Balfour and Joseph Chamberlain the latter secretary of state for the col onies-on accepting office reproached the Rosebery government for not dis solving parliament instead of resigniug. MT. Chamberlain, in his address, added: ''The unionist leaders have absolutely agreed that the wild projects for con stitutional change and destructive leg islation which formed the staple pro posals of the last two administrations shall be laid aside. The unionists will devote their principal attention to a policy of constructive social reform, and at the same time will maintain the full efficiency of the defensive resources of the empire.
 Chamberlain is the shrewdest mem- Der of the Salisbury ministry He is not quite as scholarly as Balfour, but what he does not know about the ways of politicians and their tricks is not worth knowing. Not so many years ago he was next to Gladstone, the most influential man in the liberal party and looked upon as the coming leader of the forces collected by the ven- | erable sage of Hawarden. His radical tendencies frightened Gladstone, how ever, and he was re1egated at time when his prospects seemed brightest. Chamberlain never forgot the affront, and remembered it at time when Gladstone needed him most, and united himself with the unionists when the liberals began to advocate home rule for Ireland. Since then he has become a devoted tory, and it is possible that he will combat with Balfour for the honor of becoming leader of the house in case of conservative success at the election. Mr. Chamberlain has visited the United States several times, his wife being the daughter of one of the oldest New England families.
 The new president of the council, the duke of Devonshire, is better known to Americans as the marquis of Hunting ton. Like Chamberlain he is distin- guished ex-liberal. In 1875, when Mr. Gladstone announced his intention of giving up the party leadership, he was chosen leader in the house of commons In 1880 Queen Victoria, after the fall of the conservatives, invited him to form
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a liberal cabinet, but he declined in favor of Mir. Gladstone. When the lat ter espoused the cause of Irish home rule in 1sS6, the marquis identified him. self with the unionist tory coalition, but would not accept office under Lord Salisbury. Since coming into posses sion of the Devonshire dukedom, the former liberal leader has degenerated or developed-takey your choice of terms into tory with decidedly reactionary tendencies.
 Another ex-nberal who has accepted office under Salisbury is George J.. Goschen, first lord of the admiralty. In the former conservative cabinet MT. Goschen was chancellor of the ex- chequer. In 1871 he was one of Glad stones closest friends and acted as lord of the admiralty. In the home rule campaign of 1886, however, he left the liberal party and became the brains of the liberal-unionist faction. Mir. Go schen is rephted to be one of the fore- most fnanciers of Europe, his principal achievement being the satisfactory ad- justment of the Egyptian national debt in 1876. As a diplomat he was also quite successful, securing, while am- bassador to Turkey in 1880, the consent of the sultan to the frontier line be- ween Turkey and Greece existing at the present time.
 The other gentlemen composing the Salisbury ministry have had ample ex- perience in public life, but it is hardly necessary to mention their names and achievements excepting perhaps ref erence to Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the new chancellor of the exchequer, whose fame is international.
 The marquis of Salisbury has as sumed the portfolio of secretary of state for foreign affairs, to the great satisfaction of every court in Europe. He is recognized as a power in inter national politics, and his utterances re- ceive far more attention than did the correspondence of his predecessor, Lord Kimberley. For some reason the liberal party has always been weak in conducting international disputes-a shortcoming which has several times led to it's downfall.
 c. ". WEIppIERT.
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guished only costumes. No room for faces-and it was just as we'll: the faces did not invite admiration, on the whole-room only for bonnets and parasols first, and, as they rolled nearer, for gowns after.
 One might have shaded his eyes from the glaring sunlight for moment, and fanced it to be night, and the broad avenue to be Q great drawing-room. For, apart from high necks, and they were not all high, most of the dresses there might ftly have been worn at any brilliant evening affair. It was q picture of rich silk-pompadour in all most every case-of heavy satin, of old lace over something heavier, but equal ly magnificent, of silk gauges overrun with delicate vines, of lace and chiffon slillfully combined, and of the finest lowered and dotted swiss, thrown over silks. It was a picture of hats that rarely, if ever, accorded in coloring with the gown below; of rich black hats, tiny bonnets, great, dropping leghorns, the favorite Louis Seize, the pretty pompadour; of black plumes and white plumes, pink, white and red roses, white and black and yellow and every other color of mousseline choux; a picture of parasols that swayed and bobbed little with the motion of the wheels; of simple parasols, in white or pale-colored silk, with tiny lace inser- tions set in or fine embroidered bands set over; with here and there a mousse line tuft.
 Look for yourself, and see passing in swift and brilliant succession:
 A creamy-white pompadour skirt, with rich pink coloring, and a corsage of mousseline gathered into slender point at back and front, with delicate design of pearl embroidery almost cov- ering it.
 A gauzy and delicate canvas in pale ecru, over turquoise silk, with pretty effects where the canvas was cut away, and lace insertion or ruffle put in it's place, showing the blue more striking
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visers He is a firm believer in disci- pline, experience having taught him that no ministry can maintain itself for any length of time unless dominated by one master mind. Hence, whatever the tory-unionist coalition men under take will be dictated by the premier, and his commands will be ably exe- cuted by his lieutenants, all of whom are ardent partisans and fairly patri- otic Englishmen.
 Next to Salisbury in influence will be Arthur James Balfour, first lord of the treasury. He is not only one of the brainiest, but also one Of the youngest leaders in English politics. Born in 1S4S, he was made president of the local government board as long ago as 1885, In 1886 he was appointed secretary for Scotland; a year later became secretary for Ireland, and in October, 1891, was made first lord of the treasury and leader of the house of commons Sue cess has not turned his head. He is said to be as modest to-day as when his