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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-29

mism, maintains that this is not only
the worst world that has ever existed, but
the worst possible world that could exist.
This is palpably absurd. How could he
tell, who so far as his consciousness ex-
tended, had experience Of but one world.
Despite the assumptions of pessimists,
no human being is or can be so misera-
BILE that he could not be much more miser-
able. 1t is impossible to imagine case;
hence every human. creature should be
thankful, grateful, glad (this, suppose, to
be the correct theory of thankfulness) that
he is not so unfortunate as he might be.
For comfort, for consolation, he should keep
in mind somebody whose condition is more
deplorable than his. If he should break
one leg, he should be thankful that he did
not break both. If he should lose his for
tune, let him rejoice that he still retains
his health. If his house should burn
down, he must not forget that some of his
furniture has been saved. If his father
should die, his mother survives. If he
have bilious fever, he might have had
typhoid. If he has had no food for Sc
hours, it might have been Sc. He who is
born to poverty, with delicate constitu
ton, with defective senses, with bad dis
position, may still felicitate himself, for
he might not have been born at all or he
might have been a twin. There is some
kind of comfort in everything if we look
at it rightly. There is cause for thankful
ness in all conditions, if we will bring to
mind those whose conditions are still more
deplorable than ours.
1t is vastly better to think we'll than to
think i'll of ourselves and our circum-
stances; to believe that we are better off
than most of our fellows; to hold that We
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-29
Be careful not to be pharisaical in yo

Be careful not to be pharisaical in your
thankfulness. "Lord, thank thee that
am not as other men," is not good senti-
ment at any time, least of all on the last
Thursday in November, yet it is as fire.
quently felt and even expressed now as it
was 1900 years ago in Jerusalem. "1'm
glad I'm not like some folks" Is the Amer
lean FORM
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-29

thing undesirable has not happened are
substantially the same. The sole difference
is in terms-the feeling, express it as we
may, is universal. But what is desirable
to one man may not be to another. What
we regard as blessings often prove curses,
as apparent curses often prove blessings.
Everything must be judged by time. There
is mystery in all events, an inscrutable-
ness in the happenings of every day.
We are taught that life is boon; that
we should be thankful, grateful, satisfied,
glad las you willy that we have been born
But everybody does not regard it as a
boon, as we are aware from the many
who are always destroying themselves, and
from the earnest adverse opinions we are
ever hearing in respect to it. Life is little
In itself-it is what we make of 1t, what
we think of it. We should all love it,
doubtless, if we could have it on our own
terms but how very few of us do or can
so have it! Nevertheless, the great major
ity of men enjoy life and will frankly say
as much. Probably they do not think
about it; they simply accept it. If they
should think about it, they would be dis
contented. Looking at mems lives in the
mass, from a purely rational point of
view, they would seem wretched. But
they are not. We must take their own
opinions on the subject. Every man must
judge of life for himself, and his Judgment
is final irrevocable. Circumstances do
not determine what his life is. His life
hangs on his temperament. We all re-
member the eastern story Of the gloomy,
hopeless grand vizier who had every earth
ly possession. He consulted for relief an
ancient sage, who told him that he should
wear the shirt of a happy mortal. The
happy mortal, after wide, diligent search,
was found. He was so very poor that he
had no shirt
Among mankind there are optimists and
pessimists, with hosts between those two
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-29

That we've got daisy navy CROWN bigger
every hour,
And navy Kaiser Willyum thinks is goin to
be power:
That the starry flags respected everywhere it
gifts unfurled;
That our credit still is solid in the countries of
the world;
That the gold and silver fellers, both a-iawin
for their rights,
Air succeedin still in keepin out O. rough an
tumble fights:
That the fin de steele business jest at presents
layin low;
That the wimmen still air givin men at least a
little show:
That the presidential lection doesn't come in
ninety -fve;
That I've mastered cycle ridin and am hull
and still alive,
But fer one thing, honest Injun naow, can
not thankful feel
My daughter, Hail Columby's, wearin bloom
ers on wheeli
UNCLE SAM.
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THANKSGIVING DAY.

Junius Henri Browne on the New and the
Old Religion.
Copyright 1895, by American Press Associa-
ton.
The New England custom, which has
been adopted throughout the United States,
of appointing special day, the last Thurs
day in November of Thanksgiving and
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extremes of every
shade of theory
a nd conviction.
Everything that
occurs is not for
the best, any more
than it is for the
worst. Schopen-
hauer, the founder
of modern pessi-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-29
The government of tha world the rec,

The government of the world, the reg
ulation of the entire cosmos, we now see
Is dependent on law, unvarying and eter-
nal. The special interposition Of Provi-
dence, - of which we heard so much in the
beginning of the century, is now generally
rejected by the thoughtful We believe to
day that a man, whether saint or sinner,
will be drowned if he fall into deep water
II he cannot swim and there be nobody to
rescue him. Miracles are not credited to
any extent, although theologians may still
proclaim and vouch for them. Conse-
quently special thanksgiving for recovery
from illness, for stroke of good fortune,
for unexpected avoidance of evil, is not
nearly SO common as it has been unless us
a ceremonial of the churches The spirit
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A Warning to the Gobbler.
o Gobbler Turk, o Gobbler Turk,
Why hold your head so high?
Ere long there will be awful work
The ak and hour are nigh.
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of tn n kfulness
remains, if the act
of thanksgiving
has become less
frequent, though
m a n y may not
know to whom or
to what to be
thankful. Thank
fulness, gratitude,
satisfaction, glad (
ness that anything
desirable has hap
pened or that any
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-05-17

THE CHEAPEST GOODS you can
buy, THE LOWEST PRICES YOU can
get. are not all that is necessary in pur-
chasing Boots and Shoes.
Many Of you have tried the above plan
and it has not always given you the sat.
isfaction you desired. You may have
spent more than the difference that
it would have cost for a better quality OF
goods at a little higher price in repairs
made not once but many times unit. you
threw them aside in disgust, Don't
allow yourself to be fooled ALL THE
TINE. We take pleasure in dealing in
SATISFACTION as well as in BOOTS
and SHOES, and the complaints we
have are few and far between, and are
instantly made satisfactory to you when
made. Will you not try us this year
and save a portion Of your shoe bill by
dealing with us We await your de.
cision.
BLAREsLEE Il KALEy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-05-17

The teachers me ,ting held at Bladen
last Saturday was we'll attended. The
school room was filled with teachers,
patrons, officers and young people. Mr..
John Nj. Garner was chosen secretary
pro tenn. Supt. ID, M. Hunter presided
over the meeting. Some questions on
English history were presented and an
swered Discussion on moral instruc-
ton as to ends, materials and methods
was opened with a paper by Miss Blanch
Gather, Ruth Householder and Jessie
Arnold. A discussion Of the subject,
"Religion in the Schools" was opened
with a short talk by Miss Annie Roth.
Many teachers took an active part in
the discussion OF the subject presented.
A number Of literary gems and mayims
were recited by soTe OF the teachers.
Some young ladies' OF the Bladen school
led the music OF the meeting. The
superintendent talked to the teachers
Just before adjournment Of the meeting
upon school matters, principally in re.
gard to the county teachers institute to
be held one week, commencing August
10, 1895. The names Of the teachers
present we're as follows: County Super
intendent d. M. Hunter, Principal John
f. Curran, Principal j. j. Tooley, Prin.
cipal Jessie Arnold, Messrs. A. f. Wag.
ner, Ed j. Overing, ir, S. Frisbie, John
M, Garner, Geo. A. Springer, Norton
Watson, Mr.. Crawford. Misses Annie
Roth, Susie Kcnady, Ruth Householder,
Alice L. Remsberg, Mamie Householder,
Rosenna T.. Stein, Della f.. Tuttle, Marie
Taylor, Edna Egllngton, Nellie Reed,
Jessie Holycross, Blanche Gather.
Mention was made last fall it this pa,
per that the Amboy Milling company
OF Amboy was preparing to irrigate a
portion Of Its land this summer. The
idea has materiali2ed CO nsiderable since
then and thinking that our readers may
be interested IN tho project we have oh.
tained some interesting information con.
corning It. Early last fall the company
put in a No. 3. Centrifugal pump, This
pump consists Of a movable wheel max
ing 400 revolutions per minute set in q
fixed case, which raises the water and
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-05-17

forces il into the pipe. In this case it 10
connected by belt to the shaft which
drives the mill machinery and the water
is supplied directly from the tiume by q
four inch pipe and Is forced through q
three inch pipe. The pump has a ca
pacity Of CTS gallons per minute and
forces the water 700 feet to the up.
per reservoir which Is elevated 81 feet
above the pump. The company tried
four inch thing for conducting the water
but it did not'stand the pressure and
they were compelled TO Use three inch
iron pipe. The upper reservoir is 300
feet long 100 feet wide and five feet
deep and has a capacity OF about H.
10000 gallons. The lower reservoir is
much smaller and can DO filed in four
hours. The company expects to irrigate
about twenty acres this year and also
intends to put in fire protection at the
mill using the pump with hose. Besides
this field the company will irrigate an
other tract Of about fifteen acres directly
from the mill race.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-05-17

We do not use c~otoline or any other
kind OF line, but pure and healthful in
gradients in our breadstufrs or pastry
KALEY & CAMPBELL.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-05-17
Through
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81
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For less money than
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from much putting in advance of this
big edition, knowing the prejudice that,
perhaps with reason, has existed
in the community against write-ups
of this character. We have pre-
ferred to wait and let the work
speak for itself. Now with the supple
ment before us, we have no hesitation in
saying that it is all that we and Mr..
Goodkind have promised that it should
be. We therefore desire to compliment
the gentleman upon the ability which he
has shown in this matter, and can con-
graduate the business people and the
town generally upon perhaps, the most
creditable souvenir edition that has been
put out of our hustling borough.
1--WE print very large edition, and
copies may be procured at any of the To-
cal newsdealers or at this office"
Every one interested in Bennington
ought to have a copy of the BANNER
when the edition is on sale. Send it to
your friends that may not only learn the
history OF this historic locality, but that
may also learn what hustling little
town Bennington is.
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OBITUARY.
Mrs. Henry E. lyons.


This estimable lady died suddenly last
Saturday afternoon, Jan. 10Th, at 4
o'clock, aged % years, nine months and
five days. Mrs. Lyons maiden name was
Caroline Mary Ball of East Windsor,
Mass, where an aged father and mother,
with brothers and sisters, are Frustrated
by the sad news conveyed to them by
wire. Mrs. Lyons came to this town
several years ago and lived for time
with her aunt, Mrs. VIM. e. Murphy
She made many friends and has retained
them. March 9Th, 1890, she was married
to Mr. Henry F. Lyons, and to them have
been born two children who survive: a
daughter aged four, and son of two
years. This is sad afflictiOn to Mr.. Ly-
ons, the family and many relatives, and
the public will share in the sympathy ex-
pressed for them. The funeral was held
this afternoon at o'clock, the Rev. A.
MacgeOrge officiating for their absent
pastor, the Rev. Chas. r. Seymour. Miss
Flora E. Ball of the Graded school fac
ulty is sister of the deceased. Among
those who are here we note, Chas. H.
and Frank W. Ball, brothers; Miss FL
leanor NJ. Ball, sister of East Windsor,
and Miss Angie S. Ball of Northampton,
Mass, also sister of Mrs. Lyons.
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Death From Pneumonia of Albert
n. futile,

Rutland lost one of its most widely
known and most popular business men
Saturday, in the death of Albert H. Tut
tie. We condense from the Herald:
HE belonged to the family so we'll
known as publishers of the Herald, and
was himself connected with the paper
for many years. He was born at Gran
vile, N. Y, May 25th, 1888, the son of
George A. and Susan j. (Cutter) futile.
He was direct descendant of William
futile, who came to Boston from Eng
land in 1885, and was, not long after,
prominent as a settler at New Haven,
Conn. The futile family moved from
Granville to Rutland while Albert was
an infant, and in Rutland he passed his
whole life except for short time spent
in New York. He was educated in the
Rutland schools and began his business
life in the Herald office, as clerk for
his father. Here he stayed until 1861,
when he received an appointment from
President Lincoln in the naval office at
New York. He resigned the place and
returned to Rutland in 1864, because of
his fathers failing health, became one
of the owners of the Herald, and took
charge of its publication. He became
sole owner of the paper in 1873, aud con-
tinued in charge of it, in the later years
as manager with corporate ownership a
dozen years, when he retired.
"Ht was appointed postmaster by
President Grant IN 1874, Ie-appointed in
1878, and continued in Office by Presi-
dent Arthur, but was removed in 1855,
by President Cleveland, to make room
for Democrat After leaving the post
office and ceasing to be manager of the
Herald, he leased the Bates House, the
management of which he retained until
his death"
In politics Mr.. futile was a Republi-
can, having served on town and county
committees. For fifteen years he was a
member of the 1st District Republican
Committee, in which he had filled the
offices of secretary, treasurer and chair
man.
He was married in October, 1858, to
Emma NJ. Mcclure of Rutland, sister of
Edward S. Mcclure, long time resident
of Bennington, who survives him.
The funeral was held OF the house this
afternoon, the pastor of the Congrega
tional church officiating, and the inter
ment was by the Masonic Fraternity.
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Big Edition of the Banner.

Some time about the middle of Febru-
airy, the BANNER will publish a large
special edition of Bennington, descrip-
tive of its strides and progress, and re-
viewing the history of this locality from
the earliest time to the present, The OPP
portunities offered by this section OF the
State as manufacturing and COM
mercial center. have been oft times re-
marked by those visiting Remington,
and it is the purpose of this work to
clearly portray the many advantages of
fered here. The review will cOmprehen-
sively describe and illustrate the places
of interest environing Bennington, and it
is also proposed to offer birds eye views
of the town, illustrations of the build
ings, business blocks, churches, schools,
residences and public institutions. he
edition is to appear in newspaper form,
printed perhaps on fine book paper, and
will consist of many pages in addition to
the regular edition. A very large num-
Der will be published too, possibly as
aim of the compiler of this work to pro-
duce the finest newspaper edition ever
seen in this part of New England. The
gentleman who comes here to do this
work. Milo B. GOodkind of New York
City, is well known all over the United
States as a special edition writer and SOU
venir editor, and he has done most of
the work for the great Northwest, the
South and the East. He has published
editions for over three hundred towns
and cities in this country, from Maine to
California, and from Canada to the Gulf.
He has recently published large editions
for Baltimore, Nd. Trenton, N. j.; Wa
tertown, Amsterdam and Gloversville,
N. Y; Pittsfeld, and other towns in
Massachusetts,; and New Haven, New
Britain, Torrington, Winsted, and many
towns in Connecticut. In mos of these
places he has been invited to repeat the
work, and the business people offered to
elaborate on their first patronage munii-
Gently. The Winsted Herald recently
said, regarding his work: ave are sure
our readers will be pleased with our sup
plement to-day, although it comes out a
few days later than originally intended,
owing to the increased size which it has
been found necessary to give it.
! "The Herald has properly refrained
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Mr.. DRYANT'S ODE,


WRITTEN FOR THE HUNDREDTH ANHIvERsAR
OF THE BATTLE OF BENNINGTON, AUGUsT 10TH
1877.
This poem is published by request it having an
peared IN our columns before. and published il
the Centennial volume.-ED.l
On this fair valleys grassy breast
The calm, sweet RAYS of summer rest.
And 've-lke peace benignly broods
Oer Its smooth lawns and solemn woods.
A century since, in flame and smoke,
The storm of battle DER 1t broke,
And ere the invader turned and fad,
These pleasant fields were strewn with dead
Stark. quick to act and bold 10 dare.
And Warmers mountain band were there.
And ALert who had flung the pen
Aside to lead the Berkshire men.
With fiery oDSet-blOw on blow
They rushed upon the emhatted foe
And swept his so adrOns from he vale
Like Leaves before the autumn gale
Oh, never may the purple stain
Of combat blot these fields again
\ or this fair valley eyer cease
To wear the placid smile of peace.
Yet here. beside that battlefield
We plight the vow. that ere we Weld
The rights for which our fathers bed
Our blood shall steep the ground we tread
And men will hold the memory dear
Of those who fought for freed IN here,
And guard the heritage they won
While their green hillsides feel the sun.
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