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Miscellaneous
THE B0ER GENERAL DE WIT.
Is the Premier Man Hunter of South
Africa
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Christian De Wet is one Of the ablest
OF the commanders of what is now the
lost boer cause. General De Wet is a typ
tcal Roer, silent and provincial War
correspondents have never heard him
speak word of ENG lish, and 1t is said
chat he was never farther from Pretoria
than Bloemfonte.n. A correspondent
OF London newspaper describes De Wet
as "a man Of Moltke-like taciturnity,
Long since his government ceased to ask
him for dispatches and the news of one
of his victories was communicated to
kroonstadt and Pretoria by a chance
sergeant of scouts. Middle-aged, middle
sized, middle-broad and midule-complex-
ioned, De Wet attracts one only by the
bright restlessness of his eye Like a bird
ne notes everything with circumferen-
tial horizon. He is the highest develop
ment of the Boer hunter as Louis Botha
is the highest development of the Boer
soldier. He knows Nothing of the man.
euvering of troops, of the rnarshalling Of
brigades, Of the handling of an army. He
is but blunt Boer peasant, who knows
every yard of his native country and can
adjudse the strengths and weaknesses Of
position at a glance. He fights always
on the passive offensive waiting for an
eiieiis " iiahe move ana pounclHs
upon HIM at Inc place and time Of his
greatest Weakness. He has no orderly
IDEA of his own tactics. Days after bat
tie l have waited upon him and failed
utterly to recognize his plans and de.
scrpton OF fight we have seen toSeth-
er. To him an opposing army is herd
OF springbok with a capacity for inflict-
ing injury. This latter quality redOubles
his wauchfulness, but dass not alter his
strategy. He has also the qualities Of
Robin Hood. learned IN the same school
under similar MASTER"
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THE LARGEST CAMERA.
Took Pictures that Astonised the Paris
Exposition.

In the railway section of the Paris eX-
position stands photograph of rail-
way train consisting of six red coaches
trimmed with gold and pulled by a man.
moth engine. The picture is eight feet
long and four feet and eight inches wide,
and affidavits accompanying it give the
information that it was made from a
single Photographic plate.
The picture is that of the Chicago &
Alton limited, which runs between Chi
cago and st. Louis, and which ranks as
one of the most handsomely equipped
trains in the world The photograph was
the first one taken by the largest camera
in the world and probably no single ex-
hibit has caused so much heated discus
sion in Paris. Photographers of that and
other European cities refused at first to
believe the affidavfts of the maker, Geo.
r. Lawrence. Chicago, and the sworn
statements of the officials Of the Alton,
and said that it was an impossible ac-
complishment. Nevertheless the fact re-
mains that the photograph was from
single plate and that the plate is almost
three times as large as the largest plate
ever before photograp phed. 1t is grad
ually becoming known In the photo
graphic world that such a mammoth
camera is in existence and has proved a
success.
The machine was built to take pictures
of the Alton Railway before and after
taking" large doses of capital spent in
rebuilding, relaying, reballasting and
retitting the roadbed and track of the en-
tire system. The camera is twenty feet
long WIN fully extended, and measures
six feet by ten on the outside. In maxi
ing the bellows two bolts of rubber cloth
were consumed and about forty gallons
of glue We're used in the construction.
The plate holder when loaded weighs
about five hundred pounds. and weight
Of the entire camera is 1,4OO pounds. The
the Bausch & Lonsb Optical company Of
Rochester. N. Y. One is wide angle Of
1-2 feet focus, while the other is a rec
tilinear lens of ten feet focus
AS may be imagined it is no easy task
to transport this camera about the coun-
| try and operate it. The Alton road
| found when the machine was finished
| that it would take a fiat car to carry it,
and between twelve and fifteen men to
| load and unload it. Accordingly the fiat
| car and engine to draw it were provided,
and likewise force of fifteen men to as
| sist in taking it off the car, setting Ut up
and operating it, taking it down again
and reloading it.
| The stir that the picture of the Alton
Limited created in the Paris Exposition
| is illustrated from the fact that the ex.
position management gave 1t space In
| three places.
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HOW He HAD CHANGED.
Painter Who Failed to Please His
Patron.

A new story is being told in Europe
about David Col, the Antwerp painter,
who died recently. AS he was at work
in his studio one day many years ago
there entered farmer, who requested
him to paint his fathers portrait. The
artist, not being overburdened with
wealth at that time, gladly agreed to do
the work, and said that he would be
pleased to see the old gentleman at any
time. Thereupon the farmer said, mourn-
fully:
20. you can't see him. sir. for he's
dead
Then how on earth do you expect me
to paint his portrait?" asked the artist
with sigh.
20, you're fooling me. SIR" said the
farmer Just tell me whose picture that
is on the easel there
THAT is a portrait of st. Anthony"
was the answer.
rs that really ST. Anthony"
Yes"
Did he sit for you?'
"Of course not
We'll. then, isn't that a clear proof
that you are able to make the portrait
of dead man?''
Col, who wanted money badly. allowed
himself to be persuaded by this novel
argument, and therefore he obtained
from the farmer as many particulars
about the dead man as he could. and
then, after making a sketch of the son.
because he said he resemhled his father,
he began work on the portrait. When it
was finished he sent for the farmer and
showed it to him. TO his surprise the
man fell on his knees and began to cry
bitterly his eyes meanwhile fixed on the
portrait. Col fiattered himself that he
had made a lifelike portrait, and that it
was the wonderful resemblance which
caused the son to grieve so sorely.
why do you cry so much?" he asked,
trying to comfort him.
20, my dear SIR was the unexpected
reply, II never thought that any one
could change SO much in such short
time. Dear me, how terribly ugly my
poor old father has become.'-New York
Herald.
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is in the museums. There are just two
weapons left. the magazine rifle and the
cannon.
Except, perhaps, as to one weapon the
only popularity about this declaration is
ago as our civil war it was seen that
swords and lances were obsolete, and
bayonets were nearly so. The revolver
was still an important weapon in close
conflict, and it has retained it's useful
ness up to a late date. But now that the
magazine rifle has fully arrived it's re-
serve Of shots exceeds that of the revolt
yer. and even If close fighting should oc-
cur it will be more useful there, while at
longer range it makes any Of older small
arm sabsolutely useless.
This emphasizes the futility of arming
any troops with out of date weapons. 1t
may be instructive to remember today
that person named Alger tried to kill
off Col. Roosevelt about two years ago
in the political sense-by extracting from
a private letter his terse declaration of
the uselessness of trops armed with
short range, black powder Springfelds.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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The November term of the district
court is now in session. Judge Frank
Henry presiding. AS there are no crim-
inal cases and few civil cases on the
docket the term will be short one and
prtoa bly, no jury will be called.
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Chicago and Minneapolis papers of re-
cent date bring the intelligence that
Angus Brown, who preceded W. s.
Clarkson as division master mechanic
here, and went from here to the Wiscon-
sin Central to fill a similar position, has
now been superseded there by F. c.
Cleaver, who comes from the Louisville,
Evansville and ST. Louis road
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referring by word or look to the labeled
dishes. Neither then nor thereafter did
he say word about them, and never
since that evening has the captious hus-
band ventured to inquire what anything
set before him is.-Washington Post.
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James Hall. of Cooke City. is in the
city for the winter. He states that about
% men will remain through the winter in
that camp. and that work on the Daisy
tunnel is progressing rapidly.
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followed by the mob of jeering boys ana
laughing men.
Miss Mamie Mccormick, who works in
the same Office aid who lost a similar
wager, was not compelled to keep her
agreement, for her escort, 81 Clark's
father, failed to appear at the Office and
the matter was dropped.-GlobeD Demo-
crat.
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THE MODERN WEAPONS,

DR.. Conan Doyle, after his surgical
service in South Africa, declares that
for the future the only place for swords,
lances and revolvers as weapons of war
that it should have any novelty. AS long
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Miss Enrna Goushnour, at the home
c,s her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Goughnour. entertained in honor of her
ninth birthday party of her young lady
friends, Saturday afternoon.
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w. F. Mcdonald is moving into the
city from Sedan in order to give his
children the advantage OF the public
schools.
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APT DESCRIPTION.

we'll, that is a yellow proceeding
exclaimed Mr.. Bellefield to his Wife.
What is?"
painting sparrows and selling hcn
for naries."-Pittsburg Chronicle.
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WILL Be SHERIFF
DEPUTY Bellows RECOVERY IS
VERY GRATIFYING.
MINING WORK At COOKE CITY.
Daisy Tunnel Progressing Rapidly
Twenty-Five Men in the Lonely
Camp.

Livingston, Mont, Nov. 90 1900.
The condition of Sheriff Bellew is such
that his physician states that if no fresh
complications arise he will doubtless be
able to be al his Office in the courthouse
by December !.
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United States patent has been issued
to Mary Jane Grady, of Cokedale. for
the south half of the northeast quarter,
and the south half of the northwest quar-
ter, section 81, township l south, range
s east.
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August Kajahn, of Muir, made final
proof of his honest al entry, Monday,
the witnesses being +. b. Water and
Wm. Grabuw.
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The Ladies Aid society of the Baptist
church will serve dinner and supper the
21st inst.
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The county treasurer's office will be
open on the evenings of the 21st, 22nd,
23rd and Gath instant, to allow the shop
employees and others who are busy dur
in the day time to pay their taxes for
the year 1900, now due.
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The Yellowstone club met with Mrs. A
P. Stark, Monday evening.
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E. P. Deeds has returned to his ol,
position in Husted's pharmacy.
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For THE benefit of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety a grand masquerade bail Will be
given at Jardine Thanksgiving evening.
The committee on arrangements is COM
posed of w. B. Judkins. c. A. Aman,
and H. r. Lloyd. Prizes viii be given for
the best homemade costume, best gen.
tleman's costume. and most grotesque
costume, either ladies' or gentenens.
Music will be furnished by the Aldridge
band.
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Comley L. Heaton has accepted posi-
ton with the Scheuber Drug company.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-23

Conductor w. w. Berry is back on his
rum after an absence in La Crosse, WIS.
where he was called by the death Of his
father.
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The new cottage of Frank Fox, in Riv-
erside addition. has been completed. NJ.
w. Maynard was the contractor.
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Peter Seaman. of Butte, for many years
a resident ef Livingston, has been in town
several days, disposing of his Main street
property, which he sold to Alfred Muel-
Ter, the baker, for the sum of $500.
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Under State Supervision.

Pays 5 per cent. on savings depos-
its. interest compounded quarterly.
Pays Z per cent. on time certifi-
Gates Of deposit, not subject to
check.
Issues savings certificates en-
building and loan plan with definite
time Of maturity and definite pay
ments.
Loans on real estate to be repaid
in monthly installments running
from One to Ten Years, to suit bor-
rover.
Trustees-Lee Mantle. president:
Chas. Schatzlein. president;
Fayette Harrington. treasurer;
Charles r. Leonard, attorney; A. Is.
Clements, secretary: F. aug.
Heinze. Henry Mueller, Frank w.
Haskins. James II. Monteith.
Il
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-07
MINNESOTA CITIES.

OF the cities of the state in the class
between 2, 900 and %, 600, Winona still
keeps the lead having 10, ia popula-
ton by the census of 1900, against Is, :
20S in 1890. Saltwater stands second
with -, S1S against 11,206 in 1890,
and Mankato retains the third place
with 10, 500 against S,S3S in 1890. 1t
will be noted that the largest aggre-
gate gain in population in the three
cities has been made by Mankato, be-
ing 1, 761 for the ten years, as against
/, 500 for Winona and 1, 05S for Still
water, so that as the result of the re-
count Mankato. has really nothing to
complain of, when compared with her
sister cities.
The census returns show that Min
nesota has number of very thrifty
cities among those in the class referred
to. st. Cloud has s, 663 as against
1856 in 1890, having made an aggre-
gate growth of less than 1000 in the
ten years. Three cities, Faribault,
Red Wing and Brainerd have between
1000 and 8, 900; two exceed 1000; five
have passed the 5000 mark; two line
up above 4, 900; ten number between
3, 1000 and 1900 each, while twenty
three are above 2, 900 and under 3, 000.
OF the cities in this section of the
state in this class, their population
is as follows:
Owatonna, 8. sci New Ulm, 5, 403
st. Peter, 4, 302; Waseca, 8, 1903; Fair
mont, 3,040; Blue Earth, 1900; ST..
James, 2,607; Pipestone, 1856
Worthington, 1856; Luverne, 1928
Marshall, 2,OSS; Sleepy Eye, 2,046
Wells, 2,017.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-07
THE TRIBUTES TO DAVIS.

Not since President Garfield was
stricken down with bullet at the
hands of Giteau, has there been such
an expression of sympathy and regret
at the death of any man in public life
by the nation at large, as is the case
at the death of Senator Davis. He
was essentially national man and his
great abilities, his genial nature, his
kindness of heart, his thoughtfulness
of others and forgetfulness of self
was everywhere recognized. AS in
the case of the great martyred Lincoln
it seems as of he was stricken down
in the midst of his great life's work
before it was nearly finished and with
one accord the nation asks who will
take his place. There appears at pre-
sent no one in the senate of the United
States that can occupy it fully. He
was possessed of a mind that grasped
all and the full meaning of the
momentous questions of our foreign
affairs which confront the nation to-
day, he had studied them deep and it
would take months for any man, even
though he were possessed of an
equally great mind to thus thoroughly
equip himself.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-07
LINDs' PLAY AT POLITICS.

The morning papers state that Gov.
Lind has offered the vacancy in the
United States senate from Minnesota,
caused by the death of Cushman K.
Davis to Judge Collins, of st. Cloud.
The Minneapolis Times says that both
the governor and Judge Collins de-
clined to talk on the subject, but that
it has positive information that the
place was offered the judge and he de-
clined the same.
If the offer has been made and the
Judge has not yet declined it the Free
Press does not see why he should do
otherwise than decline the same. Just
elected to a six year term on the su-
preme court bench, he would hardly be
likely to sacrifice full term there
for about two months in the senate and
no certainty that he would be chosen
to serve out the balance of Senator
Davis term, but with every assurance
that if he did get it it would only be
after scramble, involving hot
fight for it. especially as he lives in a
county adjacent to the home of Sena-
tor Nelson. Besides his acceptance
would involve vacancy on the SUI
preme bench, which would be filed by
Gov. Lind, who would not be troubled
with such fine feelings of conscience rs
to hunt up Republican for it, and a
Democrat would fill position for the
next two years, or until after the next
general election. which the people of
the state at the late election asked a
Republican to fill. Judge Collins is
under too many obligations to the Re-
publicans of Minnesota, it would
seem, to be a party to any such game.
Gov. Lind was playing very fine
game of politics when he attempted to
make trouble for Senator Nelson, and
at the same time secure the chance to
appoint one of his fusion friends to
the supreme bench.
The Times further says:
''If the governor sought to make
trouble in the Republican ranks by APP
pointing Justice Collins his plans
failed, because the justice will not be
a party to them With this excellent
promise of mixup in the Republi-
can ranks gone it is understood that
the governor and his friends are dis
cussing the eligibility of some good
Democrat for the place. .
The Times further alleges that G.
A. Smith, the well-known Swedish
American Republican, of Minneapolis,
also declined the place, while. the
Minneapolis Tribune asserts that it is
claimed in st. Paul by certain politi-
clans that Gov. Lind had former Gov
Merriam and also S. G. Comstock, of
Moorhead. both sounded as to whether
they would accept the appointment at
his hands and that both refused.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-07
President McKinIey's Commune
cation to Our National
Lawmakers.
REVIEW OF TROUBLE IN CHINA
What the Administration Has Beer
Doing to Straighten Matters
Out Again
GRATIFYING SURPLUS REVENUES.
Congress Recommended to Reduce
Internal Revenue Taxes AT.
fairs in the Philippines
The Army.
To the Senate and House Of Represen

To the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives:
At the outgoing of the old and the
incoming of the new century you begin
the last session Of the Fffty-sixth con-
greSS with evidences on every hand of
individual and national prosperity and
with proof of the growing strength and
increasing power for good of republic
an institutions. Your countrymen will
join with you in felicitation that Amer
lean liberty is more firmly established
than ever before, and that love for 1t
and the determination to preserve 1t
are more universal than at any former
period of our history.
The republic was never so strong, be-
cause never so strongly intrenched in
the hearts of the people as now. The
constitution, with few amendments, ex-
lists as it left the hands of its authors.
The additions which have been made to
1t proclaim larger freedom and mere
extended citizenship. Popular govern
ment has demonstrated in its 124 years
Of trial here it's stability and security,
and its efficiency as the best instrument
of national development and the best
safeguard to human rights.
When the sixth congress assembled
In November, 1900, the population OF
the United States was 5,308, 4S3. 1t is
now 76,304, 799. Then we had sixteen
states. Now we have forty-fve. Then
our territory consisted Of 909,050 SOU are
miles. 1t is now 3,S46 sos square mics.
Education, religion and morality have
kept pace with our advancement in 9TH
er directions, and while extending its
power the government has adhered to
its foundation principles and abated
none of them in dealing with our new
peoples and possessions. A nation so
preserved and blessed gives reverent
thanks to God and invokedS His guild
ance and the continuation of His care
and favor.
In our foreign intercourse the domi-
nant question has been the treatment
Of the Chinese problem. Apart from
this our relations with the foreign pow
ers have been happy.
The recent troubles in China spring
from the anti-foreign agitation, which
for the past three years has gained
strength in the northern provinces,
Their origin lies deep in the character
of the Chinese races and in the tradi-
lions of their government. The Taip-
ing rebellion and the opening of Chi
nese ports to foreign trade and settle
ment disturbed alike the homogeneity
and the seclusion of China.
Meanwhile foreign activity made it
self felt in all quarters, not alone on
the coast, but along the great river ar
teries and in the remoter districts car
rying new ideas and introducing new
associations among a primitive people
which had pursued for centuries a ma
tional policy of isolation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-07
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

In supplement form this evening we
present our readers with the annual
message of President Mckinley to
congress, which was read before that
body npon it's assembling at noon to-
day. 1t is an extended document,
fully as long as any previously sub
mitted by the president and fully dis
cusses the important questions now
before the country. He calls attention
in his opening to the fact that the re-
public was never SO strong as now be-
cause never SO firmly intrenched in the
hearts of the people as it is today.
Apart from the trouble with China
which is now under consideration, he
states that our relations with the
powers have been happy. The Chinese
trouble is discussed at considerable
length, the causes therefore, its growth
under Prince Tuan, the experience of
the Legations, their release, and the
proposals of the powers. It is impera-
tive, he says, that the real culprits
and evil counselors be punished as they
richly deserve.
Other foreign relations are touched
upon and embraced questions with
South American countries, Samoan
award, the Alaskan boundary in
which he refers to the need of def
nitely marking the boundary where it
follows the 141st meridian. Compli-
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bility of the adoption of measures In
surfing the benefits of equality of treat
ment of all foreign trade throughout
China.
With gratifying unanimity the re-
spcnses conceded in this common pol
Icy. enabling me to see in the successful
termination of these negotiations proof
of the friendly spirit which animates
the various powers interested in the
untrammeled development of commerce
and industry in the Chinese empire as
source of vast benefit to the whole
commercial world
qualification to announce as a complet-
ed engagement to the interested powers
on March, 20, 1900, I hopefully discerned
potential factor for the abatement OF
the distrust of foreign purposes which
for year past had appeared to in
spire the policy of the imperial gov
eminent in the northern provinces
most Immediately Influenced by the
Manchu sentiment
Seeking to testify confidence in the
willingness and stability of the impe-
rial administration to redress the wrongs
and prevent the evils we suffered and
feared, the marine guard, which had
been sent to Pekin in the summer OF
1899 for the protection of the legation,
was Withdrawn at the earliest practical
BILE moment, and all pending questions
were RENTED as far as we were con-
cerned, to the ordinary resorts of dip
lOmatic intercourse
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Speaking of the business situation,
Henry Clews, in his review of the past
week, says the bank reserves showed
a surplus of $12, $40, 600 for the week.
and there is nothing in sight to sug-
gest any special activity in money for
some months to come. The COM
mercial outlook, he says, is suggestive
of years of sound and prosperous bust
ness. The flood of industrial securi
ties that created SO much apprehension
in 1899 seems to have subsidized, and
the new issues are finding their places
without detriment to legitimate in
vesting interests.