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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21

Ou ulOUlOu, Julie lOllOWluS dppllCd-
tions were approved on account of an
excessive valuation on streets and
abatement of 1896 taxes recommended
Nettie Schaefer, lot in block 2,
Cummings addition to the city of
Mankato, on a valuation of $3.50, tax
SLAB.
D. Z. Mallery, lot one, block 3, viii
lage Of Amboy, on a valuation of
$1,000, tax S291O.
On motion, 1.-The following applica-
tions were approved for an excessive
valuation of farm land, personal
property and bank stock, and the
abatement and refunding of 1896 taxes;
Thos. Hughes, Sc of NV /, and ne /
of sw 4,.sec. II, 1OS-27, South Bend, on
a valuation of 1888, tax $500.
Elizabeth heller, personal property,
town of Medo, valuation S1,2OC, tax
S23.52.
State Bank Of Good Thunder, per-
sonal property, village of Good
Thunder, valuation $500, tax 1925
On motion, the applications of the
following persons for abatement of
the taxes of 1896, city of Mankato,
were disallowed: A G Wood, VIM
Thomas, Patterson & Hoerr, Geo Fl
Marsh, R d Hubbard & Co, John f
Meagher,J B Meyer, N ational Citizens
bank, Fred Kron, Gus Widell, L Pat
terson, P w Pitcher, E R Roblee est,
A G Meyer, Creamery Pkg Mfg Co,
John M Broom, Mrs S V Perry, + D
Brandenberg, VIM Howe, A @ Barney,
E M Currier, Chas f Koehler, M A
Patterson, Geo T Barr, Mary Pitcher,
A @ Wood, L P Hunt, On descriptions
of property as per Commissioners
Record E, pages 10 and so.
On motion, CONS. Roberts and Graf
were instructed to take proper steps
to care for the four children of
Adolph Henning, who are now being
supported by public charity.
On motion, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That the applications for
relief on account of excessive taxes
for the village of Amboy are hereby
postponed until the June meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21

What use is there in eating when
food does you no good-in fact, when
it does you more harm than good, for
such is the case if it is not digested?
If you have a loathing for food
there is no use of forcing it down, for
it will not be digested. You must
restore the digestive organs to their
natural strengi n and cause the food
to be digested, when an appetite will
come, and with it relish for food.
The tired, languid feeling will give
place to vigor and energy: then you
will put flesh on your bones and be-
come strong. The Shaker Digestive
Cordial as made by the Mount
Lebanon Shakers contains food al
ready digested and is a digester of
food as well. Its action is prompt and
it's effects permanent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21
SECURED THE CONTRACT.

Bids have been opened at Washing
ton for supplying fuel, ice, ETC., for
the Mankato public building during
the next fiscal year. The successful
bidder on the fuel is T. r. Coughlan,
of this city, who has been awarded
the contract at S4,222.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21
SUGAR BEET SEED.

The sugar beet seed has arrived and
farmers can get some of the same by
calling at the office Of John G. Noe,
on Jackson street. Every farmer
ought to try at least small quantity
of seed. Call at once before it is all
taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21
Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway.

UANNUN Valley.
Depart Arrive
No. % and "a Waterville
and Faribault Accommo. 6:45 q m S:1Opm
No. 21 and %, ST. Paul,
Minneapolis and Red Wing
Passenger $50 a m 9:1Opm
Daily except Sunday.
No. % connects at waterville with through
trains for Des Moines; also with free chair car
to Denver, via Kansas City and Topeka. No.
Fl connects with through trains having through
sleepers for Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas City.
Information regarding rates, routes, etc.
cheerfully furnished upon application to
w. M. BARR, Agent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21
STAGE SCHEDULE.

Between Mankato, st Clair and Minnesota
Lake.
Leave Mankato daily at z 100 a. m
Arrive at St. Clair daily at 10 AS a. m.
Leave Minnesota Lake at 600 a. m. Monday.
Arrive at St. Clair at 2:15 D. M
Leave st. Clair daily at 2:45 p m.
Leave Mankato daily at 6:15 D. m.
Arrive st. Clair Tuesday at Loo q. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21
Chicago & Northwestern.
In effect May Is, 1897, subject to change
Departure of Trains,

Departure of Trains.
GOING EAST
Passenger No. 4 lex. Sunday for
Winona, Lacrosse Madison Mil
waukee and Chicago. ....... 7:15 a. m.
Passenger No Daily for Vino
ma, Lacrosse, Madison Milwaukee
and Chicago ..;.....,....,.. =. 4:O5 p. m.
Freight No. Ia (Ex, Sunday carry
passengers to Waseca. ...... 3:15 %, m.
GOING WEST.
Passenger No. 3 Daily for Tracy,
Marshall Watertown, Huron,
Pierre. Abe rdeen etc. :25 D. m
Passenger No. z lex. Sunday for
Tracy. ..................... 6.35 n m
Freight No. Is lex. Sunday carry
passengers to Tracy. ...... S:5oa. M
Arrival of Trains
FROM EAST
Passenger No. 3 DAILY. 100 n. m
Passenger No. eek Sunday lilo n. m
Freight No. Is Elk. Sunday. 9:35 am
FROM WEST
Passenger No. 4 lex. Sunday 80 a. m
Passenger No. DAILY. ..... 4:25pm
Freight No. Ii lex. Sunday).. :55 p. m.
Through sleeping cars on trains and 2 he
tween Mankato aud Chicago.
c. E. JOHNSON,
Agent,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21
Strsyed.

A fat cow, dark red, weight about
loo pounds. Has been gone since
Saturday last. Leave information
with JIM. Karmany, Mankato. MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul.

Departing. Trains arriving.
No. 1872 $3.50 a. m. No. 1O1-12:3O q. M
No. lO4-2:3O p. m. No. 1873 $50 p. m.
No. 16S-S:OO p. m. No. 1873 4aOp.m,
No. 1872 makes close connections at Austin
with through Sleeper-for St. Louis, Peoria and
Kansas City, arriving 7:15 next morning.
This train also Connects for La Crosse and
Chicago.
No. 104 makes connection with Chicago
Sleepers at Austin and Lacrosse.
]. c. MOORE, Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21

IL you want fine carriage cheap,
see Chris Danielson, opposite Clifton
House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21
A Popular Resort.

Lake Park Hotel at Lake Mime
tonka, is the most popular tourist
resort in Minnesota. 1t is only half
hours ride from Minneapolis, and
reached by frequent trains. The &C
commodations are in every way of the
best, and prices extremely reasonable.
Good tshing, boating, yachting and
bathing. Hotel will open for the
season of 1897, on June oath. For
further particulars, and beautifully
illustrated pamphlet, address,
A. B. QUITS,
G. P. & T. A., M. & St. L. r. R.
Minneapolis. MINI.
John R. Thomas announces that
he can help you out in decorating
your lawns. Read his adv.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21

Doctors prescribe Laxol because it
has all the virtues of Castor Oil and is
palatable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21


ednhe
opportunity
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21
MankatO Markets.

Grain and stock markets corrected daily
Other markets corrected on date of weekly issue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08
juno and August.

Mr.. JAMES B. REYNOLDS, Chairman Of the
Executive Committee Of the Citizens Union,
says that, lowing to various causes, no posi-
tive action will be taken about our ticket
until a month from now" Among those
various causes Mr.. REYNOLDS might have
mentioned as the most potent the gradual
dribbling of a little common sense into the
Sooners who were frantic to make q nomi-
nation in June. Some of them are still fran
tic, but they are held down by the compare
lively more rational part Of the Union.
1--WE feel" says Chairman REYNOLDS In
a magnificent burst Of triumph, "that We
lave fulfilled our promise to nominate in
June. We have convinced the people who
were i%ncredulous that when we said SETH
Low we meant SETH Low" Who can
those doubters have beenf Since the Hon.
SETH Low was first observed rising over the
Citizens Union, has anybody refused to
believe that he is the only god of It's
idolatryi If to produce such a belief was
the object Of the Union. it's object was ac-
complished long ago, and it can a k a
vacation not only until August, but even
until September. September will be June
just as much as August will be. Meanwhile
the Unionists can go to the seashore or
abroad and reflect with pride upon their
arduous labors.
Still, it must be admitted that for such a
romantic attachment as that of the C. U.
for the Hon. SETH Low June is the most
appropriate of months.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08

A st. Louis man has been arrested for
conveying books from a library, and in his room
wero found moro than 1000 books. all taken
from various libraries. He has never sold any
Of his illegal acquisitions. 10 takes them be-
cause he 10 fond of handsome books, and no
keeps them for his pleasure, which, no may
argue not without plausibility, is greater than
that Of any casual reader or proprietor OF them
can be. Morally and legally 1t remains a sin
and offence to steal q book, yet 1t may BIO sus-
pected that neither moral nor legal sanctions
are highly regarded by the genuine incurable
bibliophile, light or heavy Of purse or simply
easy Of fingers. Surely no man can love books
so much as he who risks his liberty to procure
them. 1t has occurred to some moralists that 1t
would BIO as we'll for society and better for the
owner Of the books IL the book thief were
allowed to go unpublished, on condition
of manifesting his impenitence, and the
habitual forgetful book borrower DO visited
with stripes and fines. This is a view which,
in spite of its tolerant intention. cannot DO de-
Tended. The habitual f~orgetful borrower may
be worse than the thief, but the real Grim.
inal is the owner Of the library. What
right has he to expose sensitive and weak
temperaments to irresistible temptation : The
true philosopher will either keep a dummy
library for the use of friends and visitors with
borrowing or conveying propensities, or he will
welcome them freely, and invite them to take
anything which they like, and in particular he
will urge them to spoil as many sets as possible
Perhaps this last recon- mendation would be
unnecessary-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08
In Darkest Brooklyn.

All day and all night a dark cloud hangs
over Gowanus. Gowanus is part Of Brook
Ign, and in n few months It is going to be
part of the City of New York. 1t was as a
resident of Gowanus, U. S. A, that a menu
Der Of a historic western Long Island
family registered at a hotel in Paris
after finding so many Brooklyn and
New York names on the page that to
hail from either Of those places seemed
to him rather common. From Gowanus,
when the wind is westerly, the dark cloud
of which we are speaking Is extended over
the Park Slope. When the breeze is from
the east the darkening Of the water makes
the upper bay look like a great pool Of ink.
If the wind blows from the north a BAN Of
blackness from Gowanus hovers over the
Coney Island meadows Lii a pail of mos
quitoes.
All day and all night an invisible cloud
of stencil hangs over this same Gowanus,
U. S. A. 1t is a sweetly sickening stencil,
suggesting a mixture Of disinfectants and
infectants; and this viewless cloud, like
the one that Is visible. is distributed
over wide areas by the various winds.
So 1t comes about that tourists
from Paris and nearer points visiting
Gowanus or the Park Slope, sailing the
upper bay or crossing the Coney Island
meadows, naturally associate the seen cloud
with the unseen cloud; and as they gaze
and sniff the stencil seems more awful be.
cause of the lowering blackness in which
it appears to be borne, and the cloud seems
thicker because of the heaviness of the &C.
~companying odor.
But there is no connection whatever be,
tween the two perpetual clouds Of Gowanus.
The invisible cloud has it's source in a
chemical works, and has overhung the re.
gion for so many years that old residents
are Weakened out of sound sleep when a
stiff wind blows nearly all OF the smell
away. The visible cloud is of recent
origin. Somebody is burning soft coal, and
burning a lot of it. New York had a brief
but decisive bout with the soft-coal nui
sance a few years ago. 1t is not likely that
Brooklyn will max a fight and carry 1t or
to a finish as did New York but one of the
first things done by the City of New York
for the benefit Of the Borough of Brooklyn
should be to seal the hampers of the soft
coal furnaces.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08

Prospects for Democratic success In Ohio are
remarkably bright. CHAPhAS's record does not need
to be xplained.-Louisrfll Dsspdtoh.
Does this once raging Bryanite and scourger-
of.plutocrats surrender, and is 1t ready to use its
principles as a door matt CHAPhAN's record
not need explanation 3! The Democratic oan-
didate for Governor of Ohio on tho Chicago
platform Is a sinner In wealth. with whom only
the very worst in his class can compete. He is
the President of the Chapman Mining Company
and owner of three mines In operation; he LIS
President of the Troplo Iron Company Of Jack
son; President Of the First National Bank of
Jackson; President of the Columbus Cycle Com
pany; President OF tho Association OF Ohio
Mine Operators; and his wife and daughter have
sojourned in Europe for tho last two years In
quest of Continental education. At least, this
is the indictment Of the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune. The charge that CHAPMAN. who must
now stump as an anti-monopolist, is a fearful old
humbug. is omitted. CHAPMAN's record needs
"cxplanation;" but. alas In the light of Chi
cage. 1t is inexplicable.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08

Paris Is enjoying a mild literary sensa-
ton. NJ. ~LUGNE.PoE. manager Of the Theatre
de lHGuvre, which, after NJ. ANTOINE's seces-
sion to the Odeon, had taken the place OF the
Theatre Libre, has turned and declares that he
Is tired of producing impossible plays by French
young men with absurd theories OF art and liter
allure, and that next season no will bring out
only plays by foreigners unless French authors
present him with works that are really At to act
on their own merits. There is woe and gnash-
ing of teeth In consequence among the symbo-
lists, mysticists, realists, naturists. and other
decadents. M. LUGNE.FoE is accused OF being II
traitor to art and TO France. and hysterical
abuse Is poured on him on all sides by the
little reviews" that preach tho new gospels of
art and letters. each according TO its own pet
recipe.
Tho facts, however, seem TO support tho rocal-
citrant managers position. While tho little
Independent" theatres have, in tho last ten
years. turned out some good actors and excel
lent stage managers, as we'll as useful novelties
In stage effects. and while they have success
fully produced before enthusiastic one.night
audiences acceptable plays by Scandinavian,
German, Belgian, and italian authors, tho ofru.
Bions OF the various French schools of poetas.
tors with a pseudo-artistic purpose have been
received coldly by the ParisiAn spectators,
whore they have not been bcstsd dawn. On one
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08
American Rights in Morocco.

The appeal Of Consult General BURKE to
the State Department for the protection Of
our citizens in Morocco has been followed
by two Of Admiral SELERIDGE's ships being
ordered to Tangier.
The complaint Of Mr.. BURKE was that an
American had been brutality assaulted by
a native, n that his demand that the as
sailant should be arrested and punished
had produced no fruits. His request that
a war vessel should be sent to back up his
demand was referred to the Navy Depart
ment, and a cable despatch soon put the
flagship San Francisco and the Raleigh on
the way to the Moorish port.
This Is not the first time that the navy
has been called upon to protect American
rights in Morocco. A few years ago as
saults upon natives who had become en-
titled to the protection Of our flag under
the protege system caused an outcry, re-
sulting In the prompt Intervention OF our
Government. And, Of course, any new out
rage recalls the events Of moro than q
hundred years ago, when the piratical
Barbary States not only levied tribute on
our commerce. but held our citizens captive.
1t happens that the strong naval force
We have recently had in European waters
has Just been greatly decreased. The
Minneapolis, our largest cruiser In the
Mediterranean, has come home, to be
laid up in reserve, and the Cincinnati
is following her, having left Fayal last
week, while the big armored cruiser Brook
Ign is also on the Atlantic, homevard
bound. But with the San Francisco, a
4,O9s.ton cruiser, carrying a dozen 6-inch
guns, and the Raleigh, of 1918 tons, carry
ing ten 5-inch guns and a 6-inch, Admiral
SELFRIDGE will lave enough for his pur-
pose, and the little Bancroft has been left
in the Levant.
This century opened with a brilliant and
effective assertion of American rights by
our navy along the coasts of Morocco,
Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, and its infu-
ence has been felt ever since. Now we shall
be no less watchful of those rights, and Ad-
miral SELFRIpGE may be trusted to a
any needed action for their enforcement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08

II there are any politicians, Democratic,
Republican. or Mugwump, who think they
can accumulate political capital at this time
By impairing the unity Of the forces opposed
20 Organism, they had better give up their
intriguing. They are preparing to go into
political bankruptcy. The higher up they
are now the more certain and severe will
be their fall.
Rebellion, revolt, personal spites and
enmities, and petty private ambitions will
not be tolerated by the people. Any men
who engage in them or cherish them at this
time of grave issues will bring to a dis
astrous end their political careers, no matter
how promising their political prospects may
now seem to be.
At this time the Republican party Is I'M
der q heavy responsibility, and every mem
Der of 1t should feel that weight. 1t should
no together and keep together, harmonious
and confident in its leadership. There must
be no clashing of ambitions in this city or
this State.
This 10 no time to indulge in the luxury
Of Matching conspiracies. There must be
no moro anti Plat nonsense. We have had
too much Of that already. Mr.. PLAT is
now the leader of the forces Of conservatism
whatever may have been their past party
Affiliations, and the stronger and the more
unanimous their support of him the more
useful he will be in the place to which his
eminent political abilities entitle him.
Let all hands pull togetherl Let there be
no kicking over the traces.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08
Bishop Potter and the Wisdom OF
the Israelites.

Bishop PoTTER's remarkable speech in
London for national extension and the an
~nexation of everything in sight contained
this Biblical argument, according to the
report of our own correspondent:
LET US illustrate the wisdom of tho I~nraeites and
occupy the land"
Another report represents the Bishop as
saying:
LET us emulate the wisdom of ISAIAH and occupy
the land"
The Israelites occupied the land. and
forcibly, although Cruden's Concordance
does not put us on the track Of any Bibli-
cal phrase exactly corresponding to that
which is attributed to Bishop POTTER. On
the other hand, that version Of his speech
which represents him as calling for an emu
lation of the wisdom of ISAIAH" Is obscure
and probably unsupported. Without the
full text of the Bishops enthusiastic and
stirring appeal for national extension, we
cannot be sure what particular passage Of
Holy Scripture he had in mind.
The main fact, however, Is that Bishop
POTTER is so profoundly impressed with
the wisdom of the American policy of con-
t~inental expansion according to national
needs, including insular acquisitions from
time to time, that he goes to the Bible for
a Justification of the same, n in the
ardor Of his preaching warns England
that 1t will not take us more than five hum
dred years to build up a world empire like
unto that which she has been q thousand
years in creating.
Occupy the landf Why, that is precisely
what we have been doing ever since we
began to exist as IN independent nation !;
and that is what we shall continue to do as
fast as we need to occupy more land and
can honorably acquire 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08

Searching temperature nj scorching
wheelmen seem to be great friends. The Man
haitian Bicycle Club. repeating its venture of
last year, is to have a double century run next
Saturday. 1t will start at 1:30 P. NJ. on that
day and end at 1890 p. NJ. Sunday. The run is
open to all. and each rider who finishes the two
hundred miles will earn two points for the club
to which he belongs and a souvenir medal.
The double century has become the standard
Of true greatness on a wheel. Unless the cyclist
can ride 200 miles within twenty-four hours, he
might as we'll trade his wheel for a kodak and
keep of the path. Century runs won't do any
longer, even for the wheelwoman. She, too, ie
determined to bring her average mileage for
twenty-four hours up to that of her brothers
and to wear a medal for 80 doing, We are liv.
ing and are moving in a grand and awful time.