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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-06
WILL THE WESTcOME TO THIS.

WILL THE WESTCOME TO THIS.
The Boston Globe in speaking Of
the ruthless destruction of the birds
says: An old New England farmer sat
recently at!the door Of the old home
stead. Seventy years ago." said he,
"when l was boy and came down in
the morning the air rang with the
song of the birds. On every tree there
was chorus of songsters. The woods
were full of game. In those days we
never heard of paris green, with which
to drive the bugs from the potato
vines and squashes. A simple scare
crow served the purpose of keeping
the crows from the CORD. For the
rest, when the fields were once planted
they grew undisturbed. Now there
are next to no birds. The air is tune
less. But for every vegetable there is
a bug. The bulk of the farmers time
is spent in fighting bugs. Paris green
or sprays of deadly poisons are daily
necessity. The world seems dead to
me. The birds are gone and feel no
more at home"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-06
OUR RAILROAD GROWTH.

The Minneapolis Times has been
looking over Poor's Manual OF Rail
roads for the present year, and gives
a few figures from the CONVERSATIONS
made there. AS Poor's work is an au-
thCrity on such matters, the Times
comments are most interesting. 1t
says:
The figures dealth with in the con-
densed summaries given in the intro
duction to the manual are colossal,
The number of miles of railroad in the
United States on December 81, 1898,
is given as 1856, 1909. The total value
of the roads with equipment and other
assets was $12 426, 649,2 57. The total
number of miles travelled by all trains
during the year was 9O5,010, 232. The
trains carried 514, SS2,SSS passengers
an average distance Of approxima ely
% miles, making the total passenger
mileage equal to the carrying Of one
passenger a distance of 1852, 497, 664
miles, or 100000 times the distance
around the earth at the equator. The
freight moved was 9l2. 973 853 tons
carried an average distance of about
12O miles, equal TO moving ia, $685.
d73, 191 tons a distance of one mile.
The gross earnings of all of the roads
amounted to 81 ,249, 55S 724. The oper-
ating expenses were 1853 1872 $50, leaV-
ing net earning Of $3.50, 666, Ala.
This enormous business is the
growth Of less than three quarters OF
a century. The Instruction Of the
first railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio,
WAS begun in 1928. The ceremony Of
breaking ground took place on July 4
OF that year and was performed by the
famous Charles Carroll, of Carrollton,
at that time the sole surviving signer
of the Declaration Of Independence.
In 1885, seven years after the COM
mencement of construction on the
Baltimore&Ohio, there were in opera
in the United States 1.09S miles of
railroad, nearly all in the Atlantic
states. Five years later there were
493 miles in New England, i, 463 in the
middle, 956 in the southern and 191 in
the western states, or total OF 3,103
miles. From this time on the growth
has rapid, especially in the period
since 1865, during which there have
been built on the average about 1850
miles of new railroad each year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-06

The latest information in regard to
the English difficulties in
dictate that there is little hope for
peace unless Great Britain makes it
possible. This seems to be Kruger's
ultimatum. He will work to place
the responsibility for a clash of arms,
If it comes, on to England, just as
England has been engaged in trying
to put il on to the Beers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-06

Amos L. Allen, who has been nomi-
mated to succeed Thos. B. Reed, by
the Republicans, announces that he
will heartily support President Nc
Kinley in his Philippine policy. This
is another blow to the anti-expan-
sionists, who have been looking to him
for support.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-06
NEARLY
Fifty-Eight Years Old ! !

It's a long life, but devotion to
the true interests and prosperity
of the American people has won
for it new friends as the years
rolled by and the original mem
bers of its family passed to their
reward, and these admirers are
loyal and steadfast today, with
faith IN its teachings, and conf
dence in the information which
brings to their homes and fire.
sides. AS q natural consequence
it enjoys in it's old age all the vi
tally and vigor of its youth,
strengthened and ripened by the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-06
THE DEMOCRATS AND DEWEY

THE DEMOCRATS AND DEWEY.
The forlorn condition into which
the national Democracy has fallen is
well illustrated by the manner in
which Democratic journal here and
there has turned to Admiral Dewey
as a presidential candidate. These
papers well know that the case for
their party is hopeless with Bryan as
their leader, and they would grasp at
Dewey's well-earned popularity to
pull them through politically, not
withstanding that he has stated he
does not want the place, is not fitted
for it by training, etc. But the ques-
tion at once arises, on what kind OF a
platform would they put him. The
Admiral is too much of a Republican
to run on the Chicago platform, which
the party leaders assert must and will
be reaffirmed More than this. Dewey
is an ardent expansionist while
those who are the most ardent in
booming him for nomination, are
most bitterly opposed to it, and would
have our troops withdrawn from the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-06

Fred. M. Folkmann and Minnie j.
Schnepf we're granted marriage Ii
cense Friday. This is the couple that
applied for one a couple of days ago
and were refused until Folkmann could
show that he was divorced from his
first wife. He was able to show this,
the divorce having been granted in this
county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-06

funds without the semblance of legal
authority as is proven by the records
of the library board, and by the
further fact that the library board
has no authority to loan the funds
even should it so elect.
Mr.. Pope has placed himself upon q
pile of quicksand in attempting to
defend his, questionable transaction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-06

The Free Press has, up to this time,
said little concerning the charge
against General Pope of having taken
$500 belonging to the library fund
and appropriating it to his private use
for a period Of four years. The prin-
cipal reason for our hesitation in max
ing the matter more public than alb
solutely necessary is because we de-
sired to know what, If any, reasons
the General could present to clear
himself from the criticisms which
had been entered against him by var
ious newspapers. Mr.. Pope spent a
couple of days in the city this week
looking over the city's books and con-
sulting with member o. the library
board, and he concludes, in a public
statement, that his action in reliev-
ing the library fund of $500 for long
period of time was both legal and
authorized.
By what method of mathematical
deductions or official probity General
Pope can reach such conclusion is
enigmatical to say the least. AS
president of the board he had no more
authority to retain possession of the
funds belonging to the library than he
has as public examiner to retain pos
session Of funds belonging to the
state. The city treasurer is the proper
and legally constituted custodian of
the library as well as other funds be-
longing to the city, and he and he
alone, is the responsible depository.
The statement, therefore, credited
to Mr.. Pope, that he held the $500 be-
longing to fund sacred to the tax
payers of the city, which he assumed
to hold for four years, and under au-
thority, will not wash. If by au-
thority as he claims, from whence did
this authority come? Certainly not
from the library board, for the
members of that board haye no
knowledge of such transaction, and
the books of the secretary contain no
memoranda of it. After drawing hard
on their memories, one or two mem
bers recall that at different times
General Pope, in discussing the funds
of the library, would say, land there
is $500 in reserve" In reserve"
where? They did not know, but with
out asking questions, supposed it to
be in the bank, and not in the pocket
of member of their body.
The library has always been
cramped for money and Gen. Pope
knows this to be fact. To put it
mildly, therefore, it seems passing
strange that he should pocket one
fourth Of the annual appropriation of
the library fund. hold 1t for four years
and not yield it up until an official
investigation Of the city's finances
should have been instituted. And
when it was returned to his successor
as president of the board he accepts
and retains possession of note given
for it's repayment for more than two
months before returning it to the
maker with the explanation that the
money was the property of the board.
The Free Press refers to this mat
ter in no spirit of hostility against
Mr.. Pope. 1t entertains no such
feeling. But it is forced to declare
openly and without reservation, that
General Pope obtained and retained
possession of $500 of public library
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The Republican journal., 1899-09-28
G. w. BURkETT, Odd Fellows Block, Belfast.

STANDPOINT. Rev. B. A. Lucas a former
pastor, but now of Alton, N H. has been
here for a week visiting and calling on
friends. Samuel Staples and wife Of Dam
ariscotta are here for visit Mrs Alfred
Black is in Boston for visit. Mrs. Carrie
Devereaux and daughters of the lower dis.
trict have moved to New York. ..,. Mrs.
Lucinda Hartman is in Auburn, called
there by the illness of her cousin, Mrs. Hat
tie Lane. Fred Segar, wife and little
daughter Thelma, who have been at Mrs
Sarah Jordans several weeks, left last week
for Belfast for VISIT. Inez Maxheld came
home from Poland Springs Sept. 18th and
left the following Monday for Orono to at
tend the University of Maine. n. G. Par
fridge is at home from stmr. Sedgwick for a
vacation. A. W. Shute of stmr. Mount
Desert was here lately with his family for
several days. Sch. George W. Lewis has
arrived from Bangor with load of saw dust
for the Duck Farm.... Those wishing first
class scallops should call on Mr.. L. Z Par
kins.
The Republican journal., 1899-09-28
or

Hennessy Leroyle, in "Other Peoples
Money!" will play farewell engagement in
that charming comedy at the Belfast Opera
House this. Thursday, evening, Sept. 2Sth'
Mr.. Leroyle since the production OF this
niece. has achieved great distinction, and so
widely has his fame spread that he has re-
ceived splendid proposition from one of
the most prominent firms of English
theatrical managers, to present his great
London theatres, Immediately at the close
of his present tour. On his return Mr.. Le-
royle will appear in comedy that is now
being specially written hy well-known
play wright.
The Republican journal., 1899-09-28
Wedding Bells.

ELLIs-HALL. Eugene Z. Ellis and Miss
lisa f. Hall We're married Wednesday even
ing Sept. Goth, at the residence of the brides
mother, Mrs. Lucy r. Hall, No. % Bay View
street, in the presence of a small party of
relatives and intimate friends. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. r. 7, Capen
of the Baptist church, using the ring ser
vice. The rooms We're very tastefully dec
Grated The bride was dressed in steel
gray with white silk trimmings. After the
ceremony refreshments were served and con-
gratulations were showered upon the happy
couple by their friends, They have begun
housekeeping at Mrs. Halls residence. Both
bride and groom have been for some time in
the employ of Critchett, Sibley & Co., and
their shopmates presented them with din
ner and tea set They were also the recipi-
ents of many other useful and valuable pres
ents.
RoBINsoN-HADLEY. A pretty wedding
occurred at St. Mary's Episcopal church,
East Boston, last evening, the contracting
parties being Mr.. Joseph b. Robinson, CON
nected with the Johnston steamship line,
and Miss Bertha |. Hadley of the Back
Bay. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
William T. Croker. pastor OF the church
where Mr.. Robinson has for some time been
organist. The happy couple were, the
recipients of many bea utiful gifts. They
will leave here for Norfolk the latter part OF
the month, where they will take up their
residence, Mr.. Robinson having been pro-
NOTED to a responsible position with the
Johnston line at that place. Boston Globe
Sept. 18th.
Mrs. Robinson spent her childhood in Bel"
fast. and graduated from the Belfast High
school, She worked at typewriting here for
time and has since been employed IN the
same in Boston. Her mother, Mrs Uranla
Hadley, is at present living here Mrs ~
has many Belfast friends who extend con-
CALCULATIONS.
The Republican journal., 1899-09-28

Aurora, n. Y, used Comfort Powder with
success on a three months old child badly
chafed. Cured it at once 1t cures prick
" heat, chatting and scalding. Keeps the
skin firm and sweet.
The Republican journal., 1899-09-28

Nowhere in the State of Maine can the
Kelley Treatment be obtained except in
Portland, Maine. Write for information
1yr39
The Republican journal., 1899-09-28

Rev. Charles Harbutt of Presque Isle is
attending the International Council in Bos-
The Republican journal., 1899-09-28

The model of ship at Wood
u-ntioned last week, was made by
4 94oez Snow of BuckspOrt, who died
ears ago.. There was not only a
freeze last Saturday night. Ice
NICK is reported. The third trav-
rary has started out from the State
loIng to Winterport. Mr.. L. e.
f-u Of Swanville has the largest
reported to date. 1t measures 8
4e- ny IL inches in circumference.
Jackson of Poor's Mills is digging
10 ais place 81 feet deep and 5 - feet
7-4tcr... A steel ceiling was put into
'tu'ls shoe store last week. Morri-
Mcdonald began last week what may
4'- eytensive repairs on the Windsor
Mr. Edwin Mitchell killed his old
Ohm, last week. He was twenty
Years old, and had been the family
'' lave shipped two car loads Of fish
\ 7' TO Gloucester, Mass, since Sept. L..
-l Darn on the rear of A. A. Small's lot
'lrlng street has been taken down in
'9ls and carried to the farm of Geo.
8'- Sioop Margueretta Capt. Lead
''' was in port Monday from Vinalhaven
~ pounds of fresh and corned fish. :.
p'7a P Hadley of Waldo has raised this
h, ~ marketable citrOn. The smallest
p''e brought in weighed pounds and
"gest q IL pounds. The City Feed
ae on Cross street, Albert Mcintosh pro-
'fi Is receiving extensive repairs, in
''nE new floor. .. The bridge at Poor's
h, uas been repaired and is now open to
Vile travel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-27
]. STERLING PUTS HIS FOOT NIT.

j. Sterling Morton has been heard from
again. This time he DEGREES the agita-
ton against trusts and makes this re-
markable assertion:
with the exception of the oil trust
and the sugar trust. the failure among
trusts has been universal. The whiskey
trust. the tobacco trust and all the other
trusts of any Importance up to date.
except those that have been formed
very recently, have been complete fail
ures."
If J. Sterling had farm in North
Carolina and had seen the tobacco trust
cut the price of his tobacco half in
two he would not say the tobacco trust
has been complete failure" j.
Sterling has Il way of always being
cock sure about things that turn out
not to be facts.
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sIXTYTOUR CENT COTTON.

Goldsboro Argus.
If one will take even ordinary dress
goods, such as women are buying every
day, and weigh them, it will seem that
they are selling at the rate of "a cents a
pound. The farmer got > cents OF this
amount, and the retail dealer gets as
much more, and the balance, 81 cents,
goes to the railroads, owned elsewhere,
and to people in the North. The South
gets for its staple iii this case 10 cents
ii pound, and the north 81 cents.
There is no nonsense. or deception
about these figures. They are cold facts
numerically expressed. The manufacture
or in the North does not pocket 81 cents
pound. but "a cents-accur-
ateiy speaking about - cents-does go
into the pockets Of Northern people, some
of them being operatives. some of them
engaged in transportation and some IN
the manufacture and sale of supplies.
Fifty-two out of "a cents expended TO-
dress goods made from cotton Is paid
into northern pockets. only II cents be
ing retained i'm the South. We do not
care to trace II cents. lest we find that
it. too. is landed at last alongside the ~
cents in the course of the purchase OF
fertilizers. meats. other dry goods, ma
Chinery and the like.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-27
MUST BE INVESTIGATED.
Mr.. Mcmillan Replies to Mr.. Reed, and
Says "Turn on the Light
Hartford. n. G.. June 23. 1S9!

Hartford, n. c., June %, 1899.
To the Editor.-As | expressed it at the
time, interest in the "purty of politics"
was my only motive in addressing an
open letter to the State Board of Agri-
culture, few days ago in reference
to the character of Hill ]. Reed, recent
~ appointed fertilizer inspector. He to-
day, in an elcbarote communication in
your paper attempted to thwart the
stings and touches of my charges by
counter accusations against myself. |
would not stoop to a controversy with a
man of so vile il character, except to i'm
press upon the board the necessity of in
vestigation. The investigation will show
nv charges to be truthfully put, and
Reed consummate scoundrel and hyp-
ocrite. His professed reformation since
1896 will fail him, when exposed, and a
harem, built on his own little farm,
which he so graphically describes, since
that date, and into which he installed
his negro paramOur, is a standing mon
ument of his infamy and falsehood. AS
YOU APPLY put it. Mr.. Editor, in your
headlines, an investigation must be
made. 1t will prove the validity of my
charges. The board cannot afford to ig-
more the fact which l have presented,
and thereby permit disgrace and humil-
iation to come upon the party IN the out
set of its new career. and at time
when the most momentous questions are
involved. Let the light be turned on,
and if | have DETAINED the character of
this man. infamy, the just attribute of
hackbiting, will be accorded me. To save
the party from disgrace is the only re-
ward | desire. for the prominent part
| have taken in this disgraceful contro-
versy. Very respectfully,
w r. M'MUIIAN
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-27
MUST BE INVESTIGATED,

We publish elsewhere in todays issue
a communication from Mr.. W. l. Nc
Mulan, replying to an article by Mr..
Reed, lately recommended as fertilizer
inspector.
Mr.. Reed has not been appointed fer
tiizer inspector and never will be unless
he can disprove the charges made against
him. He was recommended for work ly
the member of the board from his dis
trict. and was endorsed by leading par
ty men. The matter will be investigated
and Justice will be done. No man Of bad
character will be permitted to hold 4
position under the Agricultural Depart
meHt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-27
Mrs, Joe Persons
REMEDY.
BABY FACE.
Dexter, Granville Co., n. c.,
March 80, 1898.

Marcn OU, 1898.
Mrs. Joe PERSON.:
Dear Madam--About the last of De-
cember there appeared something like
heat OH our baby's face. On the fourth
Sunday in January his face and head
were filled with running sores and LIE
suffered severely. We were satisfied
the dreadful disease was eczema. On
the above mentioned day Rev. X. ID.
Holmes and Mr.. Herbert e. Crews rec
commended to us in the highest terms,
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy. With the
great confidence we had in these gentle
men, we proceeded at once to use it.
Two months later, the fourth Sunday in
March. Rev. Mr.. Holmes saw the same
child and could scarcely recognize him.
The child is seven months old, his face
is well, and there are only slight signs of
the disease about his head. He is the
picture of health and is hearty and
strong. We gladly recommend Mrs. Joe
Persons Remedy for all forms of ecze-
ma. and think that it is the best blood
purifier on the market. With best
wishes, / am,
Your friend,
d. N. HUNT.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-27
TWO POLITICAL GOLD BRICKS.

1t is hard to tell which is the biggest
humbug. Alger or Pingree. They would
he freaks in the political world, if they
were not worse.
Pingree sprouted in 1895, and the carly
part of 1896, against the gold standard
and the money power. He ran for Gov
ernor on the ticket with Mckinley FOR
president and helped to secure the elec
toral vote for Mckinley who is the tool
of the money power he denounced.
Since that ime he has declared that the
Republican party was in the clutches of
the trusts and great corporations, and.
what is more. he has proved it. And yet
he is now out in an interview in which
he says he will support Alger for the
Senate-the same Alger who helped the
beef trust feed the soldiers on rotten
beef. and who has always been as warm
a friend of.the trusts as Mark Hanna.
.Alger has recently given out an inter
view declaring his hostility to trusts.
This is Il Pecksniffian hostility, and there
isn't a trust i'm America that is ''skeered"
of Alger. Pingree dislikes Mcmillan.
and wants to defeat him at any cost. He
has talked so much against trusts that
he cannot afford to support Alger unless
Alger willSpretend to stand on his anti
trust platform. Alger, fresh from his as
sistance tosthe beef trust, regards plat
form merely as something to get i'll on,
and he satisfies Pingree's play to the
galleries by a few words against the
trusts, but his denunciations are for
publication only and not a guarantee
Philadelphia Times, ''he win roar as
gently as the sucking dove in his warfare
on the trusts His whole platform, which
he and Pingree have arranged, is very
cheap and miserable piece of demagogy.
Mr.. Mcmillan says combinations or
trusts are good things" and he is ortho-
dox among Republicans in making this
assertion. Alger would serve the trusts
quite as, il not more faithfully than, MIR.
Mcmillan, but he thinks he can fool the
folks, and in Pingree he has an adept in
the art Of fooling the folks. Pingree
always talks NIT you, but drinks NIT
me- He is an ardent free silver, anti
trust, anti-expansion and anti-boss rule
man. if he is to be judged by his adj
dresses and public utterances. He is an
ardent goldbug, trust man and pro-ex-
pansionist, if he is to be judged by
his votes and political actions. Alger
is 'boodler'' in politics, and makes less
pretenson Of standing with the rule of
the pople than Pingree, but is no better
and in many respects not so good.
The truth is that Pingree and Alger are
two .gold-bricks," that have been work
ed off on too confding public. Their
permanent retirement would help every
body but the professional agitator and
the delegates who want to be ''hunch-
ed.'
Alger as an antitrust candidate and
Pingree's support of the beef trust
would make a national comedy il it
were not too serious a matter for laugh
for.