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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30
Mankato Markets.

Grain ana sUUo> -larkeus corrected daily
other markets correctedon date OF weekly issr-,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-30

j. E, Porter,
Attorney for Administrator.
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-01-17
Cistulous WitherS.

To. j. A. McC., Falkner, Miss.-The fol-
lowing is a good treatment for hstulouS
withers ana is reproduced from The Week
ly OF November Sth. which you should nave
seen:
Battle the parts well with cold water
twenty minutes at time three times q day
and follow with a lotion of one-half ounce
of acetate OF lead in one quart OF water
Saturate piece OF cloth with the lead 10
ton and lay it over the place. In two or
three days. or after the soreness seems
abated, rub in blister ointment made or
two drains of canthard6S and one ounce
of lard. In twenty-four hours wash il of
Repeat the blister in two weeks, ana again
In two weeks. This will either scatter
the swelling or force 1T 10 come to head
If it seems soft and thin open with sharp
knife and thoroughly cleanse it with tepd
water and soap. Then dip Il piece of soft
rag in terchloride OF mercury and press 1t
into the opening, then draw it out ana put
in another. Let the last remain in Tor two
or three hours. Then draw it out. IN
three days repeat the process and so on
until the inside appears healthy. Then let
II Neal m.
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-01-17

the Hill country of the south. or course
our correspondent being a Georgian, knows
about terracing.
=. Your neighbor should become a sub
scriber to The Weekly and then ask ques-
tOnS in bis own uame.
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-01-17
JACKSON'S LIMBLESS COTTON.

--Aef,-
JACKSOWS LIMBLESS COTTON.
Many inquiries for Information in regard
to the true character and merits of tho
above widely advertised variety of cotton
have appeared in this department since
early fail Of last year. TO these inquiries
We have uniformly given all the inlorma-
ton IN our possession at the date of the
replies, without favor, affection or fear"
aiming to do strict justice to all concerned,
and especially to protect the farmers as
far as possible from any deception or dis
appointment. So soon as the marvellous
and incredible stories commenced to APP
pear in the newspapers, more than a year
ago we endeaVOred to engage a. small
quantity of the seed for the purpose of
making an exhaustive test Cf the "3oton on
the farm of the Georgia experiment sta
ton. We had long known The original
promoter who has given his own name to
the variety. and he knew us equally wen.
We had tested seeds Of his Introduction
before. Our efforts to secure seed directly
from him were without success. We tried
to get n pound or two through a prominent
scotsman of Atlanta, who was acting as
agent of the introduCcr of the wonderful
cotton seeds Of which, it was claimed. had
been found in tho wilda of Darkest Afrl-
ca." We used 4 little strategy. even.
through this agent The latter finally sue
cCcdcd in getting one pound of the seed
and sent them to me with a letter, in
which he imposed the condition that il
the test should result in proving that the
variety was what il was claimed to be we
were to so report to the public; but If tho
test should show that the cotton was not
what it WAS claimed to be, then, in that
case we were to SAY nothing about it."
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from the air, and hence enrches the land
Oats are exhaustive to the land. There
fore the vetch restores what the oats
take away. When peas are grown on the
land after harvesting the crop of oats and
vetch the land is very rapidly enriched
No crop Yet found equals this for winter
and spring paSturage, tut of course heaVH
paSturing of stiff land in wet weather should
be discouraged. No crops will give lCCre
forage. Cut before ripening the oats ana
vetch will give a fine yield of excellent
hay The peas following on the same land
are also uneXcelled for hay, if properly
cured.
We believe this crop will furnish the hey
to proper rOtatiVe cropping In MISSISSIPPI.
How rapidly a field would b. enriched II
planted one year in cotton. next year IN
corn and peas. and the third year IN oats
and vetch followed by peas; the oats and
VctCh to be planted in the laH soon alter
the corn is harvested.
But If not used in a systematic rotation;
the vetch affords us the easy means "l
growing a. rcStOra ton crop on every lGnt
Of land on the farm each winter that VIII
not only save the plant food IN me son
from being washed away. but Will aiSo
bring from the air the valuable ana "ostly
nitrogen for the use of future crops. 80 1t
is proposed to use it here .
Every acre of corn ground Will not ohiy
be soWn in peas the last working, but VIII
at the Same time have a generous sprlnh-
ling of vetch seed. Experience has shown
that about September, after the peas are
about well maturod, the Vetch Will some
with unerring certainty and hold the foft
against all manner OF tranp.nS ana graz
ing utf turned over by the p.oW. Cotton
na tches will also he sown the last working.
The washing of naked <edS nY winter ana
spring rains has done ten times as mu'2h
TO wear out the cotton lands OF the s"u,n
as the removal Of oil the cotton ana Steh
ever sold from the farms
4 green CROP and especially a lcEuminous
crop. If generally soWn in the rot{on hc'hs t,,s
of the country. to orcupT Ine lailHS III INC
winter, would be worth millions.
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Made a New Man of Him.

Under the treatment of Or. Tucker, OF
Atlanta. | feel Ike a new man. j. NJ.
MCGuffey. HencGar. Ala.
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in saving the farmers of the south hum
dreds of thousands of dollars!
We have no seed OF this variety, or OK
anv other for sale T. J. REDDING.
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The sun shines for all, but tho sleeping
car porter does it for quarter.
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FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
Questions of Interest to Farmers Answered
by the Agricultural Editor.
Jackson's Limbless Cotton.

J. r. c. Doughcrty. L. Twill YOU kind,
" give me the final result of your test or
JacksOn's limbleSs cotton!
Answer--ln Press Bulletin NO. 81 the
Georgia experiment station gave the result
of the yield of twenty-one varieties OF
cotton tested in competition With each
other the past year up TO October 6'h' the
date OF their picking. Press Bulletin - IS
now out giving the final result and other
details of the twenty-one varieties. JACK
sons l:mblcSs stands third in rank as 10
value of total products Of Int and seed
and Is pronounced very good variety,
n little better than it promised at Gaze Oh
third picking. but still not the best, ana
very far far indeed, short of the grandi'-
Oquent claims that were made ior IL = ne
seed would not be dcar--as improved
seeds sell-at 81. 30 or 81 a bushel. We uh-
derstand that Mr. Jeff Welborn. Of Ar
kansas, sells the same variety (Welbo"n
peO at 81 per bushel Any person wishing
full information about tbs test of twenty
varieties should apply to Georgia EX-
pertinent station Experiment, Ca. FOR a
copy of Press Bulletin No. 81. Don't write
a letter. but just write on postal card
your request and give name and pos;oiilce.
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NOTICE TO INQUIRERS

ReIIJE tO INV u IkA EaNS
:. Write plainly and to tho point.
giving only inu questions 10 which
answers are desired.
9. Coniine inquiries strictly to mat
tiers concerning the farm.
3. Never ask for answer by matt
g. Never ask where an article can
be had nor the price.
3. Always give your full naHea and
sddress. II you do not wish your
name publisLed, say so. and initials
only viii be printed.
g. Carefully file this page for future
reference, and before writing ex-
amtne your file to see II 1t hes not
been already answered.
:. Look ahead and send IN your in
ouirisc early. Do not expect us to
''answer in next paper The editor
must hand IN his copy week before
the paper is published.
&. Address all inquiries and COM
munications for this department to
tn E CONSTITUTION,
(t. and i. Departments
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The estate of Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, the
authoreSs who died June 25th is under
$4,000. 1t was lef; to her adopted daugh-
ter.
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Home-Nixed Fertilizer.


s. e. Toomsuba. Miss.-I<ind!y furnish
me information concerning tha following: |
have cotton seed that wish to compost for
use on cotton aud corn. Please inform me
in what proportions 1t should be mixed with
acid phosphate and potash.
Answer-We have very many times
recommended the following formulas for
cotton and corn
No. /. For Corn-Acid phosphate GA per
cent?, 1900 pounds; mur.atc Of potash, %
pounds Cor kainit. 200 pounds, cotton seed
meal, 1000 pounds tor cotton seed. 50
buSheis).
No. = For Cotton-Acid phosphate "a per
cent?. 1,D00 pounds; muriatc OF potash, 100
pounds COR kainit. 400 pounds; cotton seed
meal. 700 pounds Tor cotton seed, 50 bushclS).
With either of the above as much stable
mannrc as may Dc convenient may be
mixed, without necessarily changing the
proportions OF the other ingredients. If
the stable manure is used in large quaint
ty (say more than two or three toms TO the
quantities above given of the other in
EredicntsD, the cotton seed COR meaD and
the kalnit may he reduced somewhat.
If applied to old. worn land. and especial
~ to sandy. pincy- woods lands, the pro
portions of muriate tor kaiuD may be in
creased from Il TO 80 per cent. Mix all
together in any convenient way, taking
care to have the mass thoroughly wet, and
make up in broad heap about feet
hGh, covering it over with rich, loamy
soil. IN or weeks cut Gown and rcheap.
For corn apply enough to Eot from 1t" TO
200 pounds 10 the acre of acid phosphate.
For cotton, enough to got from 200 10 800
pounds Of acid phosphate per acre. Dis
tribute in opening furrOW, mix with the
soil, ana bed on lt-Say from one to two
weeks before planting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12
WHAT SPANISH DELAY MAY
REQUIRE.

The movements of the Spanish Cortes are
watched with some interest because it is
held that no territory can be alienated or
ceded to another government without it's
sanction. This is the question which
Premier Sagasta has submitted to that
body Thus far 1t has not discussed the
proposition to ALLEVIATE Cuba and Porto Rico
and make the Philippines the subject of ne
gotiation. The leaders of the numerous fac
tons have INDUCED in much recrimination.
but the Cortes has not yet got down to the
work of discussing the question upon which
it was called to act. The Spaniard is pro-
verbally a tomorrow man. Unless it be
some act of treachery or cruelty the ira
iitional Spaniard never does to day what
can be put off until tomorrow If il cannot be
longer postponed. The time for action is
limited to October. and now IT seems as if
that date might be passed without any sort
of action.
1t may be, but it is hardly possible, that
the Cortes will neglect or decline to carry
out the terms of peace. If that body should
adopt that policy the United States must
proceed to drive the Spanish out of all the
islands in both oceans-throw them out in
fact. II will not. in all probability, come
to the pass that the United States will be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12

The Roycroft printing shop. East Aurora,
n. Y, announces the early publication OF a
handsome edition of the "Rubuiyat of Omar
Khayyani. 9Fitzgerald's translation.
M f. Mansfield & Co., No. % East Six
teenth street, New York, announce new
volume of collected verse by Rudyard Kip
ling. kiplingS "Recessional'' is also pub
lished by Mr.. Mansfield in various editions,
with decorations by Blanche McManus and
ranges in price from Is cents to 81.
The new Boston firm of Hardy, Pratt q
Co. have secured the subscription books Of
'Messrs. Roberts Brothers and will con-
tinue their sale on the same lines as estab-
hshed by their recent publishers. Mr.. Pratt
is the son of A. Bronson Alcotts eldest
daughter, the Meg of Little Women.
Thomas Y Crowell & Co.'S announce
ments for the fall include the following:
Robert Browning's complete poetical works,
"Camberwell" Edition, edited by Charlotte
Porter and Helen A. Clarke, the only fully
annotated sIine numbered edition, in twelve
handy volumes, size Axe inches, per set, SO.
Their list of Uaffeous books is long
and imposing.
G. p Putnam's Sons have on their fall
list of books a volume by the late Lewis
Carroll. now for the first time printed. 1t
is entitled, Letters to a Child; or. The
Story of Alice in Wonderland" AS We
have already announced, the Doubleday 81
Mcclure Company have secured a postum
Gus work of the same author, and Mr.. NJ. +.
Mansfield is preparing an addition de luxe
of Alice in Wonderland"
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and ethic features of the game of life rather
than-the microhic and nathologic.,'

and ethic features of the game of life rather
thairthe microbic and pathologic.'
A feature of the Atlantic for September
is number of hitherto unpublished letters
by Thomas Carlyle. written 10 his youngest
sister. Mrs. Hanning who lately died IN
Toronto, Canada. They are not especially
remarkable in themselves, but are interest
ing for such light as they throw on great
mans character. He offers his sister a
good deal of patronzing advice as from
superior to an inferior intelligence: on the
Iecuonate, orotherly feeling. and were he
awe ne could not object to their publica
ber is A mo fs notable feature o: the num-
rapny or a Revolutionist,' by Prince Kro-
potkin- The subject of woodrow Wilson's
paper. "A Lawyer with a Style" is Sir
Henry Maine. Other contributions are:
FIFTY Years of American Science" New
O.PPlposI1ui ili for American Workngmen.
marck; review of Mr. Rieys poetry, and
I Pisev Poems IL among them one by MI
the Atlantic has taken on a new lease of
life.
Every writer who knows anything of the
war or of the countries that have become
connected with ours through the war has
been pressed into the service of the mag
azines. The Century has a chapter of in
cidents of the Cuban blockade and story
OF war correspondents adventure in Porto
Rico; there is an account of the Malay nj
rates in the Philippines, an article on Spain
and her American colonies, a description
of life and society in old Cuba, some
Thoughts on Imperialism" by Carl Schurz
and chapter by Whitelaw Reid. entitled
The Territory with which we are Threat
ened The most notable contributor in the
list, however, is by Emile Olivier, formerly
prime minister of France on America
Spain and France" After reviewing Spain
treatment of Cuba, he says: I'VE do not
hesitate, therefore, in the name of justice
and right, of humanity and liberty, to range
ourselves on the side of America That GER
tain interested motives and unacknowledged
considerations may be mingled with the
generous impulses which have prompted her
to take sides With Cuba is quite possible
but this impure alloy cannot blind us to the
general character of the enterprise. How
ever covetous some of her citizens may be-
the United States in this instance is not
freebooter; She is a hberator, and the
Eternal will be just in browning her arms
with victory"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12
BOOKS OF THE TIME.
Miss krOut's Delightful Book on
Hawaii.

Any one who would like to understand
why the Hawaiians wished for annexation
will be able to know all about 1t by reading
the book, Hawaii and a Revolution" by
Eiss Krout, of Charlottesville, Ind, pub
lished by Dodd. Mead 6, Co. Miss Krout
lived in Hawaii over twelve months. Her
book contains internal evidence of truth, IS
written in trim, idiomatic English, is en-
livened with anecdotes, and has a touch of
light humor here and there. Her curt,
sensible preface is one of the best things in
the book. The work is narrative, beginning
with a series of winter adventures that
brings up at a delightful landing on the
islands. The authors sympathetic affection
for birds and for animals, dogs and all.
the meek and Shamefaced cIrs as we'll as
the fulfilled lighting dogs, enables her to
depict the animal life as well as the human
life of the Islands. She delineates the ma
tive Hawaiians, without making any COM
ments on them, so that the reader sees ex-
actly where they stand among the races of
the globe; likewise without comment SHE
neatly Dortrays the Hawaiians of foreign
descent so that the reader sees them as
they are-the mild, the unofIending chill
dren of Missionaries, incapable of shooting,
hanging, exiting, buying or imp-isoning en-
oomies and conspirators. or of doing any
tfing whatever as government but catch
iEg on to one OF the strong powers. Miss
Krout plainly shows that Hawaii is really
an American colony, and that, little as
but annexation seemed feasible to the ISL
anders themselves. Miss Krout takes sides
With the islanders in quite bold. stirring
manner. The heart gladdens at her ac-
count of the prosperous, joyous life of
Japs, Chinese, Portuguese and others
Hawaii. Without writing catalogue like
lists of the tropic growths she sketches the
vide, clean streets of the island capital,
the chimneyleSs houses standing in gardens
crowded with palms and mangos, the feath-
cry hedges waving long. pendant garlands
of rose-colored flowers. the marvellous lux
uriance of groves without underground or
dry twigs, and the island nights stepped in
fragrance of Jasmine and orange flowers,
grounds and verandahs crowded with peo-
pie, shadowy gardens echong with the
rotes of guitars and mandolins and the soft
pensive music of Hawaiian voices. Island
housekeeping has its charms, according to
Miss Krout. When you go visiting in Ha-
wall you sometimes find that servant is
dispensed with, and you find a small hand
bell placed within convenient reach of the
door, and this you gently tinkle and put
back in it's appointed place.
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compelled to put the Spanish out of possess
sion, but if it should by any accident be-
come necessary, what force will the Presi-
dent have with which to obtain possession
Of the island If the Spanish should conclude
not to go until it shall please them to do so?
The fact that nearly every volunteer regi-
ment is said to be anxious to be mustered
out at once may lead the Spaniards to con-
clude that they can take all the time they
desire before giving up Cuba. If there
should be such delay of departure that this
country should become impatient because
their staying would be regarded as a piece
of insolence, how could the President hurry
them if he should be compelled to await the
raising of new army?
1t would be patriotic act for the Indiana
regiments coming nome to VOTE before fur
Tough, that they will promptly respond to
any call for their services that the Presi-
dent might make for the completion of the
work for which the war was undertaken.
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Agricultural Prosperity.
c. w. Davis. in self-Culture.

". w. LAWS, III oSAA-~dAt
If it is a fact and of that there Is no
doubt that the worlds ',bread-eatng'' pop
ulation has increased Is per cent. since an
acre was added to its bread-bearing areas,
and that only average acre Yields can be
expected for any considerable term Of
years, then the prosperity of American
farmers, as well as those of other countries
who own the lands they cultivate, is as
sured so long as there are people with the
ability to buy food. Prosperity on the part
of the agricultural class assures reasonable
prosperity for the Nation, as a whole, 50
long as agriculture furnishes large ex-
portable SURPRISES of food and fiber, and
rural workers are in such numbers, rela-
lively, to the entire working force as to
absorb a large proportion of the products
of manufacture. We ceased some ten years
ago TO add materially to the number OF
farms as well as TO the number OF culti-
waited acres. The new farms added between
1870 and 1890 averaged 5000 per annum, or
the equivalent of an average sized state,
and absorbed and furnished employment for.
for all time, a fourth more people than
reached our shores during the twenty years.
But 1t must be borne in mind that now, IN
stead of new farms furnishing employment
for more people than we import, the prac-
teal exhaustion of the cultivable portion Of
the public domain precludes the opening or
any considerable number Of new farms, and
that the greater employment or labor
lessening' devices upon the farms forces
steadily increasing number OF rural labor
units off the farm and into the ranks Of
those employed IN mine, forge and factory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12
BY the AureIian Wall.

Bliss Carman is not a great poet, nor is
he always pleasing; his verses. while al
ways correct in form, are too often coldiy
faultless and fail to appeal to the emo
tional sense that the true poet must touch.
Nevertheless, in this little book, by the
Aurelian Wall and Other Elegies," he opens
with poem in memory of Keats whose
first lines contain a poetic thought that
should go far to redeem any possible de-
ficiencies in the pages following They run
thus:
BY the Aurelian Wall,
Where the long shadows of the centuries
fall
From Caius Cestius' tomb
A weary mortal seeking rest found room
For quiet burial,
Leaving among his friends
A book of lyrics.
! Such untold amends
A traveller might make
In strange country, hidden to partake
Before he farther wendS;
Who shyly should bestow
The foreign reed flute they had seen him
blow
And finger cunningly,
On one OF the dark children passing by.
Then lift his cloak and go.
He writes in memory of Stevenson, of
John Eliot Bowen, of Henry George. OF
named. Elegiac verse is usually OF interest
but to the few, but the tribute TO BROOKS
is one that must have expressed the senti-
ments of the many even 10 the last daring
stauza:
Take the last vesture of beauty upon thee,
Thou doubling world; and with not an eye
dim
Say when they ask if thou knowest a
Savior,
Brooks was His brother. and we have
known him."
The volume is published by Lamson, Woln
& Co., Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12

Papers like the Pittsburg Dispatch, which
continue to be troubled about the leprosy
in Hawaii, should read with anxious at
tention the article of DIR. Burnside Foster
in the current issue of the North American
Review During the middle ages the dis
ease was prevalent throughout Europe to
a greater extent than ever known before
or since During the present century there
has been a decided decrease of the disease
1t has fixed upon the natives of Hawaii,
a weak and passing people 10 per cent. hav-
ing the disease at the present time. 1t is
a contagious disease which is communica-
ted by the contact of all abraded surface
of a body with some lesion or secretion of
an infected individual. No case of congen-
ital ieprosy has ever been reported. AL
though very considerable number of lep-
ers have emigrated from Scandinavian
countries to the Northwest, many of whom
have married, lepTosy has not developed
among their children. This means that lep-
rosy is already in the country by immigra-
ton. 1t may. as the Pittsburg Dispatch
leads one to infer. come to us more surely
after annexation than now, but most people
cannot see a reason. At any rate, it is now
too late to present leprosy as deterrent for
annexationists, since annexation has al
ready taken place.