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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17

heavy baggage could be handled much
more rapidly by means Of this device
than by hand. The device consists of
a hoist which can be thrown into ac-
ton from the door of the baggage car.
1t consists of hoist operated by COM
pressed air which is drawn from the
train line to a special reservoir, and is
handled by train baggagemen by
means of suitable cocks on the inside
of the car. 1t has lifting capacity of
500 pounds and is operated with an air
pressure of 70 pounds to the square
inch. Our engraving represents 21S-
pound trunk being raised by it. An
auxiliary spring scale device is located
at about the center of the vertical
length of the baggage support. This
provides for weighing the baggage as
it is handled. The device is in use on
the Grand Rapids & Indiana railway.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
now LIVES IN ALGIERS.
RanavalO, Once Queen OF MadnEas-
car, Has Been Well Treated by
the French Government.

Queen Ranavalo has only her own
cleverness to thank for the fact that
she has taken one more unwilling step
away from her countrymen and kins-
men in Madagascar. After the execu-
ton of her uncles two years ago she
was deposed by Gen. Gallieni and re-
moved by Lieut.. Durand to the island
of La Reunion, out in the Indian ocean,
to eastward of Madagascar. But there
Ranavalo was too near to her race and
to the throne she had quilted. There
were intrigues against the French,
switch | could not but overhear," OBJ
serves Ranavalo, with pious naivete,
now that the French government is re-
moving her to Algeria, where she may
be in no danger of "overhearing" any
thing prejudicial to the French.
The French were by no means sure
that their vigilance was evaded or that
the former queen was in anything like
active relations with her former sub
iects, but there was the constant fear
that her dusky majesty's presence in
the neighborhood would keep alive the
hopes which France desires to annihi-
late.
Though the exiled queen yearns for
the land of her fathers, she certainly
has no sovereign dignity to regret, for
until three years ago the prime min
lister, Rainilaiarivony, was undisputed
master of the land and the nominal
queen lived as recluse in Tananariva
palace. When allowed to leave the pal
ace she was carried in a sedan chair
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
German Empress Gowns.

The German empress is by no means
economical as regards her dress,
though she does all in her power to be
so. Empress Frederick, on the con-
trary, spends very little on her outer
adornment, and has always been noted
for the plainness of her clothing. All
the grand court toilets of the German
empress are made in Vienna, few only
being made in Berlin. The trains alone
cost from S., 1000 to $4,000, and they ara
of SO great length and so heavy that
her majesty is unable to walk unless
her train is carried by the pages. It in
rule at the German court that neither
the empress nor any of the princesses
may appear twice in the same costume
ct court
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17

Belts of bias black satin and black
satin ribbon are still feature of dress,
and the wide belt of bias satin folds
drawn around a slender figure is one
of the most becoming fancies. Belts
of ribbon with buckles in the back are
seen on many of the new thin gowns,
and three bands of inch-wide black
velvet ribbon, spreading a little dis
lance apart at the middle of the back
where they are fastened with small
steel buckles. is another petty belt
effect.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
When to Buy shoes.

People should never go in the early
morning to get boots and shoes fitted.
In the latter part of the day the feet
are at their maximum size. Activity
and standing tend to enlarge the feet.
If people would remember this rule
there would not be so many complaints
of shoes being tight when worn which
when fitted seemed so comfortable.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
CHICAGO DUG BANKER
Some New Tales About Echo, who
Knows the Value of Dollar
md Is True Miser.

There is dog belonging to Mr..
Frank Wright, of 113 Cass street, Chi
cago, who is veritable banker among
animals. He knows the value of money,
boards it like miser and answers to
the name of Echo.
He is a silver dog and also sly dog.
If he wore stockings it is certain that
he would keep his savings securely tied
up and hidden in an old one. AS it is,
he utilities cracks between the floors
and walls, in bad weather, and during
the summer solstice plants his boards
here and there in the back yard and
jealousy guards theN with his beady
black eye for fear of possible onslaught
from those watchful felines on the
fence.
Echo is supposed to carry his ac-
count in his head, and his buried treas
ure in no way resembles that of Capt.
Kidd's except in its magnitude.
The question may have arisen in the
mind of the reader: ''How does this
canine hero make his money to begin
WITH"
His method is unique and final, and
came to his consciousness about two
years ago, when he had just passed the
door Of pampered puppyhood. He is
greatly esteemed by his owner, and his
idiosyncrasy is accepted as necessary
part of his makeup.
1t is sad to relate, but true, that Echo
does not earn his wage by the sweat
of his brow, but rather takes advan-
tage of the love his master bears him.
His system is to refuse meat or drink
unless he is paid in advance for his part
of the transaction.
For example, he loves coffee, but will
not touch it unless he is favored with
nickel. He drops the nickel in him
self, and after the cheerful clink at the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17

A German newspaper tells nice lit
tie story about poor seamstress OF
Cologne and Kaiser Wilhelm. The
woman, finding her sewing machine out
of service, addressed a petition to him
pointing out that she sorely needed a
new one to help her to earn her living,
and few days later was greatly sur
prised to receive from the emperor a
brand-new machine.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
RESIDENCE ELEVATOR.
Especially Designed for Private
Houses and Constructed So That's
Child Can Operate 1t.

A new electric elevator is now being
placed in many swell residences in the
east by enterprising architects that will
interest especially those who have I'M
der construction the building of very
many-storied houses. The elevator is
supplied with power from a feed wire
and is comparatively an inexpensive adj
dition to the household. AS commodi-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
RniIroad Earninrs in 1sos.

Gross railroad earnings in 1898 on
163,1s1 miles of road, as compiled by
the Financial Chronicle, aggregated
$1,1so, 900, 900, compared with 81, ,417,-
800 in 1897. This is an increase of sin
per cent. over very large totals fol-
the previous year, and amounts to over
$1,000 per mile. Operating expenses or
the same road increased only 50 pei
cent, thus leaving for net earnings al
increase of 6.2 per cent.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
A LETTER FROM A CAT.
Dear Editors:

ear Editor:
1hersby take
My pen in paw to say,
Can you explain a curious thing
/ found the other day?
There Is another little cat
Who sits behind frame,
And looks so very much like me
You'd think we were the same.
J. try to make her play with me.
Yet when i new and call,
Thong / see her NEW in answer,
She makes no sound at all,
And to the dullest kitten
It's plain enough to see
That either l am hooking her,
Or she is hooking me.
1t makes no difference what play.
She seems to know the game;
For every time / look around
i see her do the same.
And yet no matter though l creep
On tiptoe lest she hear,
Or quickly dash behind the frame,
She's sure to disappear!
oliver HEREFORD, in st. Nicholas.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
THE NEW PARASOLS.
with Black Moons Is Com
siGered Stunning.

The new parasols are very attractive
in their varied combinations and de-
grees of fiuffiness, even though their
period of usefulness has not yet come;
and here, as in every other department.
of dress, the polka dot fourishes in all
sizes. Silk parasols of all tints are
spotted over with white, but the most
stunning thing of all is the white silk
covered with black velvet moons. Grad
uated rows of black velvet ribbon trim
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
RICH MOUSE NEST.
The Rodents Were Particular and
Slept on Nothing but Railroad
Tickets and Greenbaclks.

The other day'the station agent in
Springfield, Mass, found out where all
his railroad tickets and some of his
money had been going to. For long
time he had been missing these things,
and he was very much worried, and kept
q very sharp lookout for the thief. In
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
Vacant Apartment. I'm Italy

They have novel way in Italy of adj
vertising vacant apartments. In place
of the placard inscribed Rooms" To
let" or "To beslet," which adorns the
windows of English houses, a white
cloth, about the size of a napkin, flut-
tiers from the easement, intima ting to
the passer-by that the rooms can be
rented. ;:
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
CHILD'S WHITE APRON.
The Very Latest Patterns Suggest the
Return of the Full and Pretty
Bishop Sleeve.

New apron modes suggest the return
of the style worn some years back
which had large bishop sleeves, gath.
cred into a band of embroidery at the
wrist.
And this is after all the more sensi-
BILE way, for with the long sleeves,
child's dress is better protected from
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
THEY HAD A VALUABLE NEST.
I'll IL III

spite of all his watchfulness the tickets
kept on disappearing. Finally he came
in one morning and found little piece
OF gnawed ticket on the floor, and that
gave him new idea as to who the thief
might be.
After long search he found a
mouse's nest down under the ticket
case. and in it was over thousand dol
lars worth of railroad tickets and a
4wo-dollar bill, all of them gnawed into
little pieces. Bat he did not catch the
mice
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
EMPIRE APRON FOR LITTLE GIRL.

EMPIRE APRON FOX LITTLE GIRL.
Objectionable accumulations and, there
fore, lasts twice the usual length of
time.
The latest apron design has a full
skirt finished around the foot with
narrow hem. The neck is cut square
and around it is a rufile of cambria
edged with narrow lace. Across the
shoulders are bands of embroidery, be-
low which are two ruffles trimmed also
with lace.
The sleeves are roomy and comforta-
BILE and are gathered into a band of en-
broidery at the wrist.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
Smallest known Flower.

The smallest flower known to the
botanist is said to be that of the yeast
plant. 1t is microscopic in size.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15
DIVISION OF PROPERTY.
Three Banks Divide Their Holdings o.
the Mills Estate.

Several years ago the three national
banks ofsthe city were decided jointly a
considerable portion of the w. T. Mills
property. They have held this jointly
up to the present time, but division
of the sproperty has now been agreed
upon, and the deeds haye been passed.
The National Citizens bank secures
the J. Ct. Roller corner, at Front and
Cherry streets, having frontage of
thirty-three feet, and the property
next to it. occupied by Fl. B. Perrin &
Son., with frontage of twenty-five
feet.
The First National bank gets the
Beebe corner, at Front and Liberty
streets, and the cold storage warehouse,
having a frontage of forty four feet,
and also the refrigerator property and
an eight foot strip of the ground be-
tween.
The Mankato National bank gets the
property between the Beebe corner and
the refrigerator, except the eight foot
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15
MEASUREMENTS.
Chicago Great Western Survey
Ors in MankatO.
Telegraph Line on the MankatO & New
UIm Road Being Rushed to CON-
pletiOn by Dec. 18th.

Several employees of the engineering
department of the Chicago Great Yves
tern road were at work taking measure
ments along the levee Friday. They
started in bright and early this morn
ing with surveyors chains and long
tape lines and worked south from the
end of the track to Main street. They
made notations of their measurements,
and spent some time around the north,
west corner of Front and Main streets
When approached by Free Press
reporter, the gentlemen admitted that
they were working for the Chicago
Great Western road, but beyond that
would give no information. They de-
clared that they were not locating a
track. If they were mot doing this,
they may have been taking measure
ments with view to the purchase of
grounds for depot purposes. When
asked whether this was so, the only re
ply given was that all that they knew
about it was what they had seen in the
newspapers, and that the newspapers
seemed to know more about it than
those who were directly interested.
City, Engineer Thompson scraped up
an acquaintance with the men, but was
not successful in learning exactly what
their mission in Mankato is.
Az tho Nbioooo Groot Woo+arr dopof
the statement was made that the men
were here merely to locate a new side
track that Is to be put in near the
present depot. and to secure a plat OF
the railroad terminals in the city, from
which to make blue prints. 1t was not
thought that the visit had anything tc
do directly with any extension of the
line into the center of the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15

heirs they had no interest in the land
and as for himself. the claim was barred
by 1aches of the plaintiff, letting the
notice of second trial stand for ten
years.
The trial court let him out of it, but
granted che motion as to the heirs. He
appealed from the second part of the
order, not wishing to have the case
fought by parties that had no interest
in it. No matter; he wanted to be let
out and he got his wish. He had no
standing in the case unless he got per-
mission to intervene. The plaintiffs
appealed from the order letting him
out, but that is held to be correct. He
is stranger to the case. Syllabus:
A stranger to an action can take no
part therein except to intervene or
make an application to become party
thereto. Held that the ruling of the
trial court was right. Order affirmed.
Thos. Hughes is attorney for the
Hunt heirs. and w. R. Geddes for Mr..
Hoerr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ELECTION.

Mankato lodge No. Sc, Knights of
Pythias, chose the following officers for
next year at the meeting held Thurs
day:
Chancellor Commander-T W. Hart.
Vice Chancellor-D. S. Evans.
Prelate-A. E. Clark
Master of the Work-O G. Lund-
berg.
Keeper of the Records and Seal-E.
E. Davis.
Master of Finance-E F. Soaring.
Master of Exchequer-Jno. r.
Thomas.
Master at Arms-O, Haug.
Inner Guard-Chas. Otto.
Outer Guard-Ed. Bradseth. %
Trustee for Three Years-W. N.
Plymat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15
Whatever the object of the work, it
is evident that Mankato is in the minds
of the officials of the road.

Foreman O. Otterson and ten men are
rushing telegraph line from New Ulm
to Mankato along the new railroad
Mr.. Otterson was in the city today and
stated that the wire has been stretched
as far as Judson and will reach this city
in four or five days with good weather.
In order to hasten the work as much as
possible, only every other pole is being
set now. When the line has been con-
nected up at this city, the crew will &C
back over the route and set the other
poles. The wire belongs to the Western
Union Telegraph Co., which has con
tract with the G. & N. W, road. 1t is
expected that trains will begin to run
on the Mankato & New Ulm road or
Dec. 18th, and this accounts for ssthe
haste in getting the wire up and CON
nected
The board of public works, with the
consent of the council committee on
streets, has contracted with F. A. Hal
stead to relay strip of the Main street
storm sewer twenty-six feet long, be-
tween the Milwaukee and Omaha
tracks, and has notified the two roads
to put in an overflow pipe from the
manhole. to run under their tracks tc
the river, to carry off the water in case
the sewer should become clogged. The
roads will do this to avoid being under.
mined. The sewer is to be constructed
of stone, and is to be two feet three in
ches by two feet six inches. The con-
tract price is $134, and Mr.. Halstead be-
gan work on it yesterday and hopes to
complete it within two weeks.
The negotiations with the Milwaukee
road to try to induce it to lay the sewer
failed, as both that road and the Omaha
denied that the twenty six foot strip be-
tween their rights-of- belongs to
them. If the city should offer to do.
nate this strip to the Chicago Great
Western, both of the other roads would
change their tune and each .one would
claim it, AS matter of fact, the right
of-way of the Milwaukee and Omaha
roads lap over one another, leaving nc
space between.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15
LAND INVOLVED.
Supreme Court Decision of Local
Interest.
North Mankato Suit Where Original
Parties, Attorneys and Judge
Are All Dead.

The supreme court yesterday handed
down a decision in case involving
twenty acres of valuable land in the
center of North Mankato. The fight
is now three cornered one, but origin
ally it had but two sides. The suit
was commenced twenty-five years age
by Sarah Hunt, of Lake Crystal, against
Edward OLeary to have the latter
elected from the land, both claiming
ownership. Judge Waite and E. P.
Freeman were attorneys on one side
and Justice Coon and some other at
torney appeared for the other side
The case was tried before Judge E. st,
Julian Cox at ST. Peter. The fight over
the ownership of the land has continu.
ed ever since, and in the meantime the
plaintiff and defendant their attor.
neys and Judge Cox have all died. The
heirs of Mrs Hunt and Mr.. OLeary are
fighting it out. In deciding the pro
perty, it in some way came into the
name of Edward M. O'Leary. son Of
Edward O.Leary, and VIM. G. Hoerr, Of
this city, bought the property from the
young man,
By Thursdays decision the case il
remanded to Nicollet county for fur
ther proceedings, the order from which
both sides appealed being affirmed, and
it is said that the fight has only really
just begun, although the second
generation is now engaged in it.
Walden s. Hunt, as heir of Sarah
Hunt. the original plaintiff, asked to
have the heirs of Edward O'Leary, the
original defendant, and William G
Hoerr, who bought their claim, sub
stituted for him. The heirs did moi
appear. Hoerr objected that as to the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15
HERMAN OLDENBURG RETURNS.

Deputy Sheriff Stevens went to Beau.
ford and took Herman Olden-
burg into custody. Oldenburg was
committed to the st. Peter insane asy-
lum couple of years ago. but escaped
year ago and has been working on
farms in the northern part of the state.
He returned to his old home in Beau.
ford week ago and again made trou-
BILE, so that the officials were sent for.
Oldenburg is the man who was locked
up on the charge of pounding his wife,
and who broke through window
light in the Jail office about the time he
was adJudged insane.
An attendant from the st. Peter asy-
lum took Oldenburg back Saturday
afternoon. He escaped last June or
July.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15

The local candy factories are over
whelmed with orders. Mayor Currier
states that his firm never had so many
orders at this time OF the year. The
merchants are all stocking up for
Christmas.
R. P. Yates, of New Ulm, was in the
city Saturday.
Attorney Ashley Coffman. of st.
James, was in the city Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15

strip. The property which this bank
receives has a frontage of fifty eight
feet
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15
EXPENSIVE RULING.
The City will Evade Paying the Board
of Prisoners.

The ruling of Public Examiner Pope
that the city must pay 81 cents a day
for the board of each prisoner at the
county Jail sentenced under a city
ordinance will result in fewer prosecu-
lions being made under the city ordi-
nances and more under the state laws.
1t has been customary of late to charge
DRINKS with disorderly conduct, and
thus letting them off on smaller fine.
1t is probable that hereafter they will
be charged with drunkenness under
the state law, especially when they
have no money with which to pay
fine. The smallest time that such
persons can serve under the Schaeffer
law is thirty days for the first offense,
sixty days for the second offense. and
ninety days for the third offense. AS
the sheriff is paid by the county for the
board of these prisoners, Gen. Pope's
ruling may prove an expensive thing
| for the county.
The first effect of the new ruling was
seen this morning, when Robert Hill
was sentenced to Jail for thirty days
by Judge Shissler. Hill was arranged
on warrant charging him.with having
violated the Schaeffer law. He pleaded
guilty to having been drunk and was
given the penalty for the first offense.
Under the old practice, he might have
gotten ten days for disorderly conduct,
and the county would have paid for his
board for twenty days less than it will
be obliged to do now.
Mr.. S. R. Snow, formerly of The
Saulpaugh, has leased the Strother
Hotel at Cresco, Iowa, and will as
sumo charge of the same next week.
Cresco lisa nice little city of $500 peo-
pie and the Strother Hotel is the only
first class house in the town. Mr.
Shows friends wish him all kinds of
good luck in his new location.