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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-01
SERMON ON SLEEP.
Rev. Stout Draws Some
Able Conclusions
Why Did the Diciples SIumber In
GethSemane?==ReV WaShburn Pro-
duCeS an Excellent Sermon on
Christian Education.

Splendid congregations gathered
Sunday at the M. E. church, and
the best of interest was shown in all
the services of the day. There we're
three at the altar in the evening and
others declared their desire to seek
Christ.
At the morning hour the pastor
preached on "Asleep in Gethsemane, ("
Matt. 26:40 The following is brief
synopsis of the discourse:
There are many mysteries hard to
understand in the history of the
Hebrews, but none is more pulling
than this: Why did the disciples sleep
in Gethsemane? and this is matched
by this other mystery. Why do we
sleep today in the presence of such
vast responsibilities?
|. The excuses of the disciples
were WEAKNESS and sorrow because of
the approach of the Sayiour's struggle;
but these facts should have kept them
awake. The excuses would not have
been accepted from sentinels in any
army.
Ii. The facts known to them
should have kept them awake. They
knew that Jesus should suffer many
things at the hands of his enemies,
and be crucified; that his hour had
come; that one Of their number had
betrayed Him; that this of all others
was the time for those who loved Him
to watch.
III. The happenings, while they
slept, were of such character they
needed their presence. The plot
against Jusus eliminated, the mob
gathered and approached the very
garden led by the traitor. The crisal
battle of the centuries was fought;
the agony of the Son of man came up
on him so awful that the drops of
blood were too dumb to tell the story
of His sufferings. The worlds saliva
tion and their own was hanging in the
balance while they slept.
". This sleep reveals:
!. A peculiar state of distress on
the part of the disciples: lack of APP
probation of the truths he taught and
the burdens he bore and would lay up
on them.
2. A dangerous condition of torpor
demanding special efforts to throw it
off.
This whole situation is applicable in
a broad way to the church today, and
one duty is on US, that we sleep not
while Christ is yokefellow with US
in the work of saving the world.
Services this week every evening
except Saturday, and every afternoon
at o'clock. All are invited.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-01
Are You Afraid

to keep deeds and other valuable
papers in your houses where they may
be burned or stolen. For a very little
money you can rent drawer in the
vault at Mankato Savings bank, to
put your papers in to which you have
the only key and save yourself any
anxiety. Guaranteed fire and burglar
proof.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-01
Southwark Ho?

FARMERS who are seeking to better
themselves should go south! The
Queen and Crescent Route offers a
million acres of farms at $500 and
$500 an acre, ION easy terms); and
monthly half-rate excursions to 90
and see for yourself. No billiards..
No cold waves. Fine schools and
churches. Hospitable people. Send
for books and information. w. G.
RINEARsoN, G. P. A., Cincinnati, O.
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-Worthington Advance: M. Fl.
Lamb, the jovial machine agent of
MankatO was Quartered at the Worth
ington last week. Lamb made few
lamb like remarks when he heard
Nelson had come out as candidate
for United States senator. Mr.. Lamb,
like David B., is still a Democrat.
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Office opposite Saulpaugh.

For SALE-CHEAP- scholarship
emitting the holder to pursue the
Shorthand Course in the Mankato
Business college. Inquire of HI. L.
SCHMITT, 215 Y. M. l. building, city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-01

Mrs. Geo. T. Barr, who is i'll at the
home of her sister in Minneapolis
with typhoid fever, is about the same.
Her physician has hopes that she will
not have a very serious run, and her
Mankato friends sincerely hope the
same
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-01
For Sale or Trade.

A fine full blooded Durham Bull
calf, weeks old, for sale cheap or
will exchange for wood or hay. In
Quire at this office.
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ID. P. Young, father of City At
torney Young, who two weeks ago
severely burned his hands and face
while lighting a fire with kerosene, is
improving nicely.
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Strayed.

A chestnut mare with strip in the
face, years old; has been gone since
January 9th. A liberal reward will be
given for her return. Address,
D. G. EVANS,
South Bend.
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devoted themselves to intellectual
culture, and they reached great
heights in philosophy, in science and
in art, but acknowledgements was only
another phase of deformity. Chris
tian civilizations seek to cultivate the
whole being, to rightly develop the
whole man, physical, mental and
moral. On that basis Wendell Phil
lips was right when he declared "Edu-
cation is the only interest worthy
the deep controlling anxiety of the
thoughtful man." Horace Mann
spoke wisely when he said: "Educa-
ton alone can conduct us to that
enjoyment, at once best in quality and
infinite in quantity" Some one has
said: ga boy is better unborn than
untaught," and what is true of the
boy is eminently true of the girl.
This brings US to consider some of the
schools and school-masters" that
have to do with the growth of our
children and give them what develop
ment or dwarting they get day by day.
These can only be named here that
the reader may enlarge upon them at
his leisure. They are:
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Money to Loan

At 7 per cent. on good real estate Sc
curity. THos. HUGHES,
ATTORNEY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-01
l. The Home.
2. Associations.
3. Literature.
4. The Church.
5. The Schools.

Thus may be seen the responsibility
OF parents, members of society, writer's,
christians and teachers. Let true
education contain "Till we all come
in the unity of the faith and of the
knowledge of the Son of God unto a
perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fulnesS of Christ"
The advocate., 1895-10-30

WASHINGTON, October CIV. WI.
Martin, Of Fort Scott, financial agent
for Kansas appointed to look after ths
payment Of claims to the State by th@
government, is on hand to commence
arranging matters for the coming sest
sion. Mr.. Martin has al the Quana
trell raid claims ready to present 81
Congress and has reason TO hope foE
favorable action In the Fifty-gonEth
Congress,
These claims show q total Of $685., GOO
and have all been assumed and paid
by the State, and they are Of the class
Of claims that are paid by the govern.
ment in relmbursiug the State and
similar claims amounting to nearly
$3,5OO,OOO have already been paid %
the State Of Kansas by the govern.
ment. Mr., Martin estimates that Goa.
ditions are favorable for action during
the coming Congress.
The advocate., 1895-10-30
Fan Of a Preacher Politician.

GREENvILLE, O., October 27.-The
Rev. G. W. Hoeffer, the Republican
candidate for the Legislature, charged
with offering to vote for a Democrat
for Senator If they would give him
$1.5OO for election expenses, appeared
in the pulpit to preach to-day. The
church was crowded. Stenographers
were there to take down the reverend
gentleman's words. He was late COM
ing, but was cool. He said: "Last
night a boy walked me up at midnight
at my house and brought me powder,
which 1 took. l thought it was from
DIR. Kernin, my family physician, at
that time, but now l am morally GER
tain it was not. I hoped it would give
me strength, but it had the opposite
effect. 1t will be impossible for me to
say anything. This powder has de-
ranged my mind"
With that he fell into chair, his
head leaning over the back, his arms
hanging limp. Women screamed and
excitement and confusion followed.
Some shouted to bring him water. He
said he did not know the boy that
brought the medicine. To all cross
questions he answered: "My lips are
glued" He repeated this answer to
all questions. Finally a deacon prayed
that God would show the church what
to do. The preacher was carried home,
where admission is denied to all call
ers, although it isreported Rev. Hoeffer
is recovering.
The advocate., 1895-10-30
TOPEKA, KANSAS, OCTOBER 80, 1895.

people of Mullen want to organize q
militia company. The Governor noti-
fed militia Captains at Wardner to
hold their companies in readiness to
proceed to Mullen. He has directed
Colonel Morrow at Wallace to 60 to
Mullen and muster in the company.
He has wired the Sheriff that property
and life must be protected, and martial
law will be declared instantly if an
outbreak occurs.
The advocate., 1895-10-30
BETTER MOVE IT WEST.
The National Capital to Be the Scene Of q
Centennial Exposition.

Centennial EXPOSITION.
WASHINGTON, October IS. --Thesug-
gestion that great exposition mark
ing the close of the present century be
held in Washington in the summer Of
1900, is meeting with much favor at
the capital. Besides commemOrating
the close of century such an exposl-
tion would mark the centennial ami
VersarY Of the founding Of the seat Of
government in the District Of Co
lumbia.
In June, 1900, the public offices were
transferred to Washington. On No
vember 20, 1900, John Adams, In his
speech at the opening Of Congress said:
81 congratulate the people of the
United STATES on the assembling Of
Congress at the permanent seat Of their
government and 7 congratulate you,
gentlemen, on the prospect Of q resi-.
dence not to be changed.
"You will consider it as the capital
Of q great nation, advancing with un.
exampled rspidity in art, In commerce.
in wealth and in population, and pos
sessing within itself resources which,
IL not thrown away or lamentably mis-
directed, will secure to it q long course
Of prosperity and self.goVernment."
The House Of Representatives In an
swer to the above, resolved: "The final
establishment Of the seat of national
government, which has now taken
place, is an event Of no small import
ance In political transactions Of the
country. A consideration of these
powers which have been vested In Con-
gresS over the District Of Columbia,
will not escape our attention, nor will
we forget that in exercising these pow
ers, a regard must be had to those
events which will necessarily attend
the capital Of America"
A citizen of Washington suggests to
the Board Of Trade that 1t would be
most fitting, as this is the capital city,
that each State composing the Union
should have a permanent exhibition
located here, showing it's resources as
to agriculture, commerce, msnufsctur.
ing, transportation, mining, etc.
The advocate., 1895-10-30
Miners Trouble in Idaho.

BOISE CITY, IDA, October 27.-GoV-
ernor Mcconnell received an appeal
to-day from the mine managers at
Wallace stating that the Miners union
has ordered the miners out Of the
Hunter mine at Mullen and threaten
TO take them out If they do not join the
union. The Governor is asked to pro-
claim martial law and order ont the
militia. Another dispatch states that
The advocate., 1895-10-30
$l.OO A YEAR.

@3, ,497, ,OSl gold coin, 81, ,lOS, ,455, againat
1905, ,S82; total specie, 81, ,4S8,4ls,
against $l,589,462 total resources,
@S2, ,S97, ,O65, against SS2, ,S7l $50; due 10
other national banks, s827, 1896, sgainst.
$487, ,4S6; due to State banks and banks
ers, $500, 1877, against S6lO,96s: inals
vldual deposits, s16,Ss7, 1895, aGaints
S16, ,7SO, ,984; average reserve held, 81 .5a
against 35.14.
The advocate., 1895-10-30

Some Of the labor and reform Organiza-
tions Of Chicago are preparing to make b
great demonstration in honor Of Eugene Y !.
Dehs on the occasion Of his release from
jail November %. A large delegation WIN
90 to Woodstock and accompany Debs from
the jail to the city, where mass meeting
win be held in Battery D armory. Lyman
Trumbull, Henry D. Lloyd, Clarence Dars
row and others have promised to make
speeches.
The advocate., 1895-10-30
WANTS TO MEET EARLY.
Free Silver Democrat Representative
Wants ON Early Convention.

Wants ON Early Convention.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, October 27.--If
the silver Democracy has any say In
the matter, the merchants and business
men of the country who favor a short
Presidential campaign viii be disap-
pointed. AT least this is the view Of
the matter taken by w. FL. Hinrichsen,
Secretary Of State, chairman Of the
Democratic State central committee
and one Of the principal spokesmen
for the free silver Democracy Of the
West.
"I see from the papers," he said,
''thst the Republican National conven-
tiOn will probably be held June 10.
This would naturally bring the Demo
cratic convention at an earlier date.
The party in power has, as rule, held
it's convention FIRST, the reason gener-
ally assigned being that it assumes to
be the stronger and should take the
offensive. / am at all times in favor
Of the Democratic convention being
held first. There is an advantage In
selecting your ground without waiting
for the action of the opposition, which
every man In politics must recognize.
The party holding its convention last
is always tempted to weaken It's plat
form by playing on the platform of the
opposition"
Regarding the length Of the cam
paign he had this to say: ''I cannot
say that I favor either q very long or
an exceedingly short campaign. The
contest is certainly to open pretty SOON,
whether the national conventions are
held early or not, for the people are
already beginning to show considerable
interest In the matter. If the only
issue before the country should be the
tariff, there can certainly be no need
of q very long campaign. Such cam
paign would only be threshing over
old straw. If the money question
should be an issue, and think it will
be, the campaign should be longer.
OF course the Democratic convention
should be held in Chicago, but there
wiz be strong effort made to take it
East in order that local influence may
be used In nominating an Eastern man
for President"
The advocate., 1895-10-30
NatiOnaI Banks oi Kansas.

WASHINGTON, October 25.-The abb
stract Of the condition Of the 122 ma
tiOnal banks Of Kansas, under the call
Of the Comptroller Of the Currency on
the 28th Of last month, shows: Loans
and discounts, $19,S57,S60, against
S18,S86, 1857 under the July statement;
oVerdrafts, $2OO,O54, against 56,7ll;
due from national banks mot reserve
agents), 1919, ,Sl9, against S9S7, ,594; due
to State banks and bankers, S14S,S3
against Sl7S,986; due from approved
reserve agents, @s,ls0,sAS, against
The advocate., 1895-10-30

The New York Voice prints letters from
ex- Congressman Bryan, Of Nebraska, and
Lewis J. McParlin, and refers to them as
representative Populists. 1t says the latter
Is Secretary Of the National COMMITTEES,
which Of course will interest Hon. J n.
Turner, who is generally supposed to cc-
cupy that position. The Voice also labora
under miSapprehension in regard TO Mr.
Bryan. That gentleman is free silver
Democrat.
The advocate., 1895-10-30

GoTHENBURG, Neb., October 25.-
The State bank closed It's doors to-day.
The failure is due to the SloWness of
collections. From the best informs-
tlon obtainsble the deposits amount to
about $1,000, while the assets are abort
S25, 200, but parts uncollectable. Sat.
urdsy mortgages and deeds were filed
In favor of Morsmsn & Yost, Omaha
stockholders, and since that time there
has been constant demand for de-
posits, and as the bank failed to get
the cash as promised, they closed. It
Is presumed that the depositorS will all
be paid, as the stockholders, Yost &
MOrSman, with the collateral they hold,
should pay the depositorS.
Now IN a mod TINA to cat nm eluba for kha
The advocate., 1895-10-30
Names Are Troublesome.

CHICAGO, October 25.-A special 10
the Daily Nesos from Joliet, ILL.,, says:
The Illinois steel Company began 10
issue tags to be worn by its 1900 en-
ployes yesterday. The first depart
ment supplied was the yard, where $50
employees received the Objectionable
medals, but no murmuring was heard.
The advocate., 1895-10-30

A lady lost a purse in dry goods stors
In New York and sued the proprietor fcE
the amount lost. The Supreme court held
that It Is not the duty Of storekeeper nor
his agents to watch over the personal prep
erty Of customers.
The advocate., 1895-10-30

Now 10 q good time 70 got up clubs for the
ADy0CAzR
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-19
Hghost of all in Leayeng PoweELaest u S Gov Repor.
ABSOLUTELY pgyRE

It seems only necessary to become possessed of a novel idea to have the path to self-support open before us. oppor unity and patronage seem to fol low fast af CT one has grasped the hap py thought of something practical, use ful and unhackneyed. But where shall we seek for ideas? Not all of us are so brilliant as to take hint from our own muddy shoes and then set forth on the road to competence. And not all of us are so privileged as to marry divers and poe,-millers, and so drop naturally into the groove of an unusual employment. Nor have we the muscular strength to cut stone or the ability to design those swirling lines and startling blotches of color that go to make up the latest ec- eentricity in advertising. Ideas. new ones, are at premium. Who has any to spare? Not just at present.
 HILARY.
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PR0MTsING CHILDREN.

New Haven children, even when they happen to be public orphans. know a thing or two, An incident of Donation Day at the New Haven Orphan Asylum is interesting and instructive. One of the speakers took notion that he would impress upon the minds of the or the positive importance of being comparatively unimportant So he told them, with variations, the good old story of the Lion and the Mouse. He told them how the Mouse was in the mouth of the Lion, and how when the Lion noticed the Mouse, the Mouse beg ged that he wouldn't give him a place in his interior department. He told them how the Lion, moved by the touch ing eloquence of the Mouse, spat him out into safety. Then he told how the Lion got into difficulty with a rope, and how the grateful little Mouse came along about that time and saw his big old friends predicament. And what do you suppose the Mouse did then? said the speaker, and waited for his opportu- nity to impress the great lesson of the story upon his small hearers. But they got ahead of him. With one accord, and as if they had been practicing for weeks answering that question in con cert, they shouted. "Gnawed the roper
 They either knew the answer, or knew something about mice. Whichever it was the speaker felt that he had un-
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INH1Bi TED

Teacher-I am sorry to say that Dan- ny Is little backward in his studies.
 MT. Grogan-Backward is 1t? Pfwy not start him on the lasht end av the book tirst?-Indianapolis Journal.
 Attorney (to witness)-Mr. Chalkley, If mistake not, you said few min utes ago that you sold milk for a liv- ing? Witness (guardedly)-No, sir. said I was milkman.--Texas Sift- ings.
 Why do you think Mars in inhabit- ed?'
 Why ?Because it must be. It has canals, and what's the use of canals If you haven't anybody to drive your s?"-Harper's Bazar,
 Short on Arms.-Professo Kit ty, tell us about the Venus of Milo--is she antique or modern?
 Miss Kitty--Modern, I think. She looks as if she had just been run over by a trolley car.-Puck.
 Alias your secretary returned from his holiday?
 B.--The poor fellow died suddenly on the top or Mont Blanc.
 A.-Ah, he was a truthful fellow! He told me he would get up in the world before he left it.--Fliegende Blatter.
 A Delicate Hint.--He-Yes Yesterday ] asked daisy whether you loved me, Miss Ella.
 she--Was the answer favorable?
 He-No.
 she-well, why don't you ask me?-- Flfegende Blatter.
 Kansan-say, Bill. 1t says here that the crew of the schooner were compell- ed to rig a jury mast. What is a jury mast?
 Missourian-Why, anybody could tell you that. It's one of those big masts it takes twelve men to put up.--Rox- bury Gazette
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-19

A mountain railroal of great strategic value has just been completed by the British government in the Indian from tier, It runs through the famous Bolan Pass--in which so many English sold Iers have perished--to the Important post of Quetta. Ten years ago rail- road was opened from sibi to Quetta, but this has proved complete failure In consequence of frequent landslides, The new road runs over the old one at the start and the finish, but the sixty miles in the middle, which traverse the pass, constitute a short cut, and have been constructed In the face of eXtraor- dinary engineering difficulties, The highest point of the line is at Kolpur, 5,468 feet above Sibi, and IT tunnels, varying from 100 to 1000 yards, have been cut through rock or clay where the foundation seemed surest. Of these tun- nels, that through the Panir Hill was the most difficult and important. It is 1000 yards in length, and the only way or overcoming the difficulties presented by treacherous ground was to import English laborers to do the timhering If the tunnels on this line are important, the bridges are not less so, the main ob- ject to be achieved being the defeat of the Bolan River, which, when flooded, becomes torrent, sweeping all em- bankments and bridges before 1t. There are many bridges of only few yards in length, but the two most important are those called the Hannar and the Ocepur. These are each more than 150 yards in length, and they are 65 feet above the river when in torrent and are practically secure against the worst floods. To give clear idea of the diff ficulty of the route, it may be mention ed that in the most difficult section of all-that between Hirok and Kolpur- the Bolan ravine is crossed no fewer than nine times in four miles.