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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10
REV. s. D. WORKS.
He Will Take Up His Pastoral Duties
at the Baptist Church Tomorrow.

The Minneapolis Tribune correspon'
dent at Huron, S. D., writes as fol-
lows under the date of Aug. 3lst, of
the new Baptist minister of this city:
The Rev. S. D. Works and family
will remove to Mankato, Mimi, he
having accepted the pastorate of the
First Baptist church Of that city. He
preached his last sermon here last
Sunday morning to large congrega.
tion, closing a very successful three
years pastorate. Mr.. Works was for
two years president Of the state Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union, and one
year president of the state Sunday
School Association. He was also a
member of the examining board of
the Baptist university at Sioux Falls.
For three years he had charge of the
Baptist church at Wahpeton, n. D.,
and was member of the North Da.
kota Missionary Board; for two years
he was president of the n. D. Baptist
convention.
Mr.. Works arrived in this city
Thursday afternoon and com.
mence his pastorate Sunday,
preaching both morning and evening
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

FRANK A. DAY, of the Fairmont
Sentinel, has $4,000 libel suit on his
hands as the result of an over compli-
mentary Tor otherwise reference to A.
L. Ward of his town. The time was
not far distant when Day and Ward
were as thick as 1.-TWO in a bed," but
those sunny days OF dwelling together
in harmony seem to have .eloped.
To the average country newspaper
man $50, OCO would be something of a
sum to raise off-hand, but Bro. Day,
being an irreconcilable 16 to l frater.
will have to put up little over 5000
if he gets pinched, hence he laughs to
scorn the audacity of his adversary in
demanding the pound of fiesh," in
payment for lacerated feelings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

The improvement of the business
outlook for the country, owing to the
advance in the price of wheat, proves
DO be true that the Sentinel has per-
aistently preached that better times
sOuld not come until the farmer re-
eeiyed higher prices for his products.
-F'd1rmOnt Sentinel,
Is that so, Frank? And in the same
Breath, when you was preaching this
wonderful revelation. did you not, and
will not the '96 files of the Sentinel
Scar US out, assert that better prices
tOr wheat would not come until the
"crime of '73" was righted by 're-
storing silver" as wheat and silver
travelled together-going up or down
simultaneously. And yet wheat has
gone up 40 cents bushel since Bryan
was defeated, and silver has gone
done Is cents per ounce. This is
sruly a striking example of the going
Up and going down process Of the two
products, the difference being that
they travel in opposite directions.
The 1--WE must have free -Silver-tO-
aave-good- times" cry of Bryanites has
Been ruthlessly destroyed. Nothing
IS so convincing as cold facts, and dol
ar wheat with 50-cent silver are chill
ing realities to the 16-to-1 fellows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10
NO NEED FOR WORRY,

Some Of the Popocratic papers are
engaged in making great fuss be-
cause the revenues under the Dingley
law have not been sufficient to
meet the needs of the government and
there is deficit as result. 1t
might be we'll for these same sheets
30 recall that the supporters of the
new tariff law did not and never have
claimed that it would for the first
six months yield sufficient revenue to
meet the needs of the government.
The large importation of goods pre-
Guided any chance Of the revenues be-
ing very heavy for a time, and this is
fact well known to all. Business in
the importing line cannot be expected
10 be brisk with the large stock of
goods on hand. They must be worked
OFF before there will be great activity
in imports. This is we'll understood
by people generally, and if there are
some who have not understood, they
will not be deceived long. The coun-
sry is not worrying over the finances
Of the treasury. The people are will
ing to wait and see what time will
BRING forth in this respect, content
with the chance to do business on a
solid and prosperous basis. Next year
bhings will be different. the large
stocks of imported goods will be
worked off. trade will be on a normal
and healthy basis. and there is but
little doubt but that the Dingley law
will yield the government sufficient
revenues to meet it's needs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10
- -.u.1lz - nLOSs
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1897.
WHO CONSTITUTE THE MONEY
POWER.

The PopoCrats are greatly exercised
over the money power, land they never
gather without cOndemning it. In
fact this year it is about all they have
left TO harp on. Now what is the
money power? They would promptly
tell you the bankers. This is simply
a superficial examination of the mat
ter. The banker is simply handling
money belonging to other people. If
shat money should be suddenly with
drawn. the power the banker might
have would at once be destroyed. The
real money power then consists of the
depOsitors. W. @. Cornwall, of Buff
falO, in one of his Sound Money
Monographs, shows where the money
power is located, and that it consists
Of 4, 875, 900 people who have $780,
597 900 in the saving banks, an average
Of 1871 each; 100000 people who have
81, $40, SSS, 900 in state banks and trust
companies, an average of 5000 each;
1929, 900 people who have 1,701, $685.
900 in national banks, 1,724,000 of
whom have less than 1000 each to
his credit. Then there are 100000
persons who have $500, OOO,OO in build
ing and loan associations, an average
of $3.50 each. These are the people
who in the aggregate form the money
power of the country, and the great
majority of them are from what are
known as the working classes of the
country, the ones the PopOcrats claim
TO be the most interested in and de-
sire to benefit, but never meet with
ont abusing when they attack the So
called money power.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

The Waseca Herald wastes nearly
half a column in an attempt to show
that the United States has not lost a
dollar in it's silver purchase expert
ment, and bases it's idea on the fact
that silver dollar now passes at its
face value But it neglects to state
that the reason it SO passes is because
the government has pledged to keep
it at parity with gold. And it also
neglects to say that the silver the
government purchased can now be
bought for 1920, 100000 less than was
paid for it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10
GOOD INCREASE OF PENSION

Congressman McCleary returned
Saturday night from the western part
of the district, and went go to Garden
City Tuesday to settle the post Of
fee contest there. He has received
word of three pension allowances
One is an increase of pension of Gen.
Minor L. Thomas. of Worthington,
from $32 to $50 month. Gen.
Thomas is the father of Mrs. Eugene
Campbell, who formerly resided in
Mankato. Mrs. Frances M. Metsel-
der, of Marshall, secures an original
pension, and Martin J.Glynn, of Lour-
iston, Chippewa county, an increase
of pension.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

THE news that comes from the Iowa
campaign is Of the most cheering
character, and indicates that the Re-
publicans will carry the state by a
larger majority then received last
year. The silver issue is dead there,
and the Popocratic ranks are in
rather of a demoraliZed condition.
The leaders are casting around for
some straw to get hold Of on which to
draw public attention, but as yet have
succeeded in nothing but abuse OF the
Republican administration, and this
they find is not proving profitable in
the way of making and retaining
votes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10
INK T1TLMAN has been Civ.

INK TILLMAN has been CIV
ing the New York Democrats some
advice. He says, "Tammany may be
rotten, but she stands by her colors
and goes down with them He says
that it must throw over corrupt
leaders like Whitney, and stand true
to the Chicago platform and that
they deserve to have no prosperity
until they do. And that if they do
not.do this, they will not get a
bit of patronage when Bryan is
elected in 1900 This last is an awful
threat and will doubtless bring the
New York Democracy to time. Tam
many without taste of patronage in
event of a Democratic president is
something that can't be imagined.
But the Republicans would like moth
ing better than to have Tillman's ad-
vice followed out 1t would, ensure
the overwhelming defeat of
Tammany.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10
STILL BOOMING MANKATO.
Geo. A. Clarke Makes rIankato q Visit
and Still Insists That it Is the
Best Town In America.

Major Geo. A. Clarke and his wife
arrived in Mankato last week land
are visiting friends in the city.
The Mankato friends of these two
old time residents are greatly pleased
to see them, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke
express themselves as more than
pleased to get back here among their
numerous acquaintance of former
days. For the past four years they
have lived in Pennsylvania, but Mrs.
Clarke's health has been so poor that
a change of climate was imperative
and they are now on their way to
Los Angeles, where the Major has
some property interests which he will
look after.
The Major is still booming Manka.
to. The twenty-five years he lived
here he did little else, and he says
that since he left here eight
years ago he has kept the racket
up, always feeling that we had the
best town on earth. Since his visit
here in 1890, he notes wonderful i'm.
provements in the city, and with his
usual discernment, ne finds our peo
pie growing younger instead of older
Mr.. and Mrs. G. will spend two OF
three weeks here, and we opine that
during the time they will find con
tinual round of pleasure and warm
greetings awaiting them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

Mr.. Geo. w. Monks received the
following letter Friday:
KINGS MILLS, Ohio, Aug. 80.
Mr.. GEO. w. MONKS,
Mankato, Mimi,
DEAR SIR: We notice from an
article from the Mankato FREE PRESS
that you are suffering great loss from
hog cholera. We feel that we have a
remedy that will check this disease,
and cure the sick hog, provided di-
rections are followed closely.
We would be willing to ship you by
express a sufficient quantity of our
remedy for you to make thorough
trial with, you to pay express charges,
and if the remedy is of value to you
then remit for same after the trial.
Yours truly,
THE NATIONAL REMEDY co.
Mr. Monks has sent for some of the
remedy for Daniel Williams, of South
Bend, who has sixty hogs sick, and
will give it a thorough test.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

A NUMBER of papers through the
state seem to be seriously opposed to
allowing the people to have word as
to whom they would like to have fol
United States senator by announcing
their choice in the state convention,
but as yet they have given no good
reason why the people through that
body should not say whom they would
like.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

The action of Judge Caldwell last
9ight in confirming the sale of goods
Of the Glass Block to j. B. & d.
Richards, was wholly cOmmendable.
The receiver of Longini & ThOms had
given ample notice of sale, and every
one desiring to bid on the terms
specified had an opportunity to do so,
and to receive an additional bid ten
days after the original bids had been
opened would have been unjust
Public sentiment will sustain the
Judge in his decision.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

THE United States cannot kick il
the Klondyke country is located just
outside of it's borders. 1t is getting
the lions share of the gold dug there,
and besides, the returning prosperity
is panning out returns for the coun.
try, that eclipse any gold mine ever
found
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

DEBS announces himself as an
anarchist. 1t did not need any an
nouncement for the people to become
aware of the fact, for his talk has
been very anarchistic of late
What spoiled Debs is, that he has not
been given good long season with
the pick and shovel. Sponging his
living from labor has given him toe
much leisure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

ANOTHER anarchist over in France
is preparing himself for the guillotine.
He let 90 bomb there the other day,
and in doing so, placed it dangerously
near President Faure. They seem to
be getting somewhat careless in hand
ling bombs over there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

ALDERMAN ADAMS is to be cOngrat-
ulated for his exhibition of independ-
ence and manhood by breaking the
deadlock that has existed in the
council for several months. His &C
tion in voting to award the lighting
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

THE high water mark of the g. A.
r. membership was in 1893 when it
was 403,024 Its membership is now
3l9,456. 1t is great but vanishing
host.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

Judge Severance has grant
ed motion for new trial in the suit
of Peter o. Westin VS.. Geo. Ballard.
1t is an action for alleged SANDER, and
on the trial the jury awarded the
plaintiff $500 damages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

THE silver Republicans of Nebraska
adopted as their party motto the
liberty bell 1t will be remembered
that the liberty bell is cracked
minneapolis Journal.
This seems to be one of the rare in
stances where they are consistent.
Their issue is also badly cracked.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10
Bound to Find Fault Anyway.

Albert Lea Enterprise:
What growing and fault-tinding
lot anyway Last year the Populistic
editors found fault because the dollar
bought too much, and now they are
tearing their hair because it does not
buy enough. They are bound to find
fault anyway and croak at existing
conditions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

contract to the present company will
be endorsed. In completing the con-
tract, however, the council should
make fat rate for incandescent
street lights and ignore the watt
feature. The city will then know
just what it's lights will cost, while if
measured by the thousand watts the
cost is liable to exceed the fiat rate
price
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

GEN. WEYLER does not believe that
the war in Cuba is failure. Accord
ing to reports he has made some
S5,OOO,O 1000 or Sc, 600, 900 out of it, and is
good for some more.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10
CITY ORDERS, $I3,26I.oo.
Thei City Paid Out Much Honey Last
Month.

The monthly report Of City Treas
urerWilliams was,completedSatarday,
and is as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10

$1O,3l1. S5
The condition of the various funds
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10
NEW HOG REMEDY,

S26,359 ~ 6,227.27
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-10
AMONG THE ALPS.
A Most Interesting Letter From
MIR. G. I'll. Higgs.
Tells of Some of the Sights he Has
Seen in Europe.

INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND,
August 21st, 1897.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-17

The death of George NJ. Pullman, the
palace car king, recalls a story told
about Mr.. Pullman's adventure with
Abraham Lincoln. In the early days of
sleeping cars two men slept in one
berth. One day a tall, lanky man en-
gagged a berth from Pullman. Pull
man handed him the check and said:
81 shall sell the other check to that
berth to another man, of course" The
lanky man wound himself up to his full
height; then unwound himself again.
young man." he said, "the person who
can get into one of your berths when ]
am wound up in it is welcome to the ac-
commodation." This man was Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-17
Danger in Wedding Rice.

The custom of showering rice upon
newly-married couples has been popu-
lar for years. 1t may be absurd. but it
furnishes plenty of fun-for the we'd
ding guests. II now appears, however.
that the practice is dangerous. This is
shown in the case of young woman
who was married in Bridgeport, Conn.,.
the other day. Friends threw great
quantities of rice at the bride and the
groom, and soon after the bride COM
planned of pain in one of her ears. 1t
grew rapidly worse, and by the time
New York was reached the young wom-
an was almost frantic. Aphysician was
secured and he soon found kernel Of
rice in the ear, which when removed
caused the pain to disappear. Still. this
is only one case. Thousands and thou
sands of brides and grooms have been
showered. but no information is at
hand of trouble of serious nature re-
sulting from the practice. These good
people who will use this Bridgeport in
cident as an argument against rice
throwing will likely have their trouble
for their pains. Customs are not so
easily broken up when once estab-
lished.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-17
enauxrnRT Aa0 cIaclNaATI Ry.

CO. CHANGES TIME.-Commencing
Sunday. Dec. 18th. the Chesapeake ~
Ohio Ry. shortened up the time OF
its f. f. V. limited train which Will
leave Winchester at 4:45 P. NJ, Lex
iupton $40 p. NJ, Frankfort, Glib p. NJ.
and Shelbyville 700 p. NJ, reaching
Louisville at 500 p. NJ, making direct
connection in union depot in Louisville
with the Illinois Central limited vesti-
buled train leaving Louisville $40 p.
NJ, carrying free chair car and elegant
sleepers. reaching Memphis 700 A. NJ
next morning and New Orleans 700 p.
M. next evening, and making direct
connection 10 Memphis for all Texas
points. Also connects in union depot
at Louisville with the Air Line. b. u.
g. S. w. and Henderson Route trains
for St. Louis and the West, and with
Big Four Route for Chicago and points
North. This is the best and quickest
train service ever given in the Blue
Grass section for the West and South,
and is 10 miles shorter TO ST. Louis
than via Cincinnati. For full iuforma-
tion call on G.. IL o. agents or write to
undersigned. No trouble TO answer
questions. G.. w. Barney. ID. p. A.
Lexington, Ky.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-17
YOU DEAR. DEAR OLD FELLOW"

more Just than kind in a tone that failed
to remind Mr.. Gilgal of the voice of the
dove be had courted and won. IL re-
minded him more of man filing buzz
saw. On this account Mr.. 0ilgal
deemed il wise TO make his wife pres
emit. and after purchasing the boa and
taking several more glasses of liquid
wobble he hailed a cab and drove home.
Mrs. Gilgal was already in bed sleep
ing the sleep of innocence. and Mr..
Gilgal craftily laid the boa on the
foot of the bed in a beautiful waving
length. Then he got into bed and tried
to sleep. He could not. Either his con-
science or his shoes disturbed him, and
he arose 10 take off the latter. He sat
on the floor TO do so. because the chairs
were behaving awlwardly.
When he regained his feet and start
ed toward the bed he suddenly stopped.
mira" he said, in an agitated whis-
per. MIRA; get up 4 you value y'r
life!"
Mrs. Gilgal did not deign TO open her
eyes.
Come to bed. you old idiot" she
said.
MIRA. my dear Wife" said Mr.. Gill
gal. very impressively. "Y'r life's in
danger. tell you. life in danger. &C.
up 'mediately. FIR my sake. Mira. do
ge' up"
Come to bed and be STILL" she cried.
Mr. Gilgal slowly backed away from
the bed His eyes were very large and
he was perspiring freely. He tried
to be calm. and as he backed toward
the door, keeping his eye on the boa.
he said in a voice of agony: MIRA. S
snake on bed! Awful snake! Bgges'
snake ever see! NJ goin' for plice-
mani"
Mrs. Gilgal sat up. She saw the boa,
and in an instant she had seized it and
was out of bed. For the first time in
years she kissed Mr.. Gilgal.
You dear. dear old fellow!" she
cried. Trying to surprise me, weren't
your"
Mr.. Gilgal smiled sheepishly.
"S'prised' you, didn' ~" he said. II
sh'd shay so! Why, s'prised myself"
ELLIS PARKER BUTLER.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-17

Scientifically trained schoolmarms in
these times are not TO be trifled with AT
Babylon, L. l.. young teacher under
took to punish a stout boy pupil. While
thus engaged the boys oldest sister,
who is larger than the teacher. dashed
upon the scene, and the two combined TO
reverse the order of discipline. But the
schoolmarm seized the girls hands,
tripped her up, sat on her. and then the
boy howled for mercy. Evidently there
are some things taught in a normal
course that are not illustrated at the
graduating exercises.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-17

ing he had taken at least enough. and
a drop extra for good measure. Good
measure. poured down and hiccough-
ing over.
Mr.. Gilgal had purchased beautiful
ten-foot feather boa for his wife's
Christmas present. Not so much as a
surprise as a peace-offering. For Mr..
Glgal had the wisdom of the serpent.
In fact he was pretty near the stage
" hen he would have the serpents minus
the wisdom.
Mrs. Gilgal had been unusually severe
of late. and had said several things
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-17
Infnese Superstftion.

1t is a superstition of the Chinese
that a sneeze on New Years eve, while
preparing for bed, is supposed to indi-
cate misfortune for the coming year,
and to overcome this he is obliged to
go to three families of different sur
names, and beg from each of them a
little cake, shaped like tortoise. and
in common use at the end of the year
as an emblem Of long life. These cakes
must be eaten by the sneezer before
midnight.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-17

The breeding of cells is a mystery.
Nobody ever saw any of their eggs. The
ancients used to have a notion that cells
were developed from horse hairs. An
other theory was that they were the
progeny of kind of beetle. 1t is now
known that they must spawn in the
ocean. Feels put into landlocked ponds
do not Breed they must go to the sea
in order to propagate their species.