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of A, but whole lot of oil coming in
now tests SO and &c. Good Pennsyl-
vania oil, such as two or three COM
panies in Minneapolis handle, tests as
high as 4S. 1t is well worth the extra
price.
81 do not believe it would be good
policy to bar the cheap oil out of the
state If we did that the Standard
Oil company would raise its price and
the other companies would follow
suit.
under out present law we dis
qualify twenty or twenty five cars of
oil a years.under the fire test Some of
that oil would cause terrible damage
if used.
Low grade gasoline is also on the
market. 1t is sold for consumption in
stoves, and it is not bit to burn. 1t is
really benzine. There ought to be a
gravity test for gasolene, too.
Lots of poor linseed oil is no the
market. Our law does not regulate
linseed oil as it should. We should
have more rigid law, and put linseed
oil under the state oil inspector.
II am not required by law to make
Ia specific gravity test of oil, but do
it whenever it is requested, gladly. I
have driven cheap oil out of several
towns by threatening to publish the
facts about it in the local newspapers.
II am going to make fight for
better oil, and if the newspapers and
the people back me up in it. we will
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SELLING POOR OIL.
OIL Inspector Shiffman Says Farmers
Are Being Worked.

Minneapolis Journal:
Consumers of kerosene in Minnesota
are being victimized by low grade
oil, according to Fred G. Schifman,
state oil inspector. The worst of it is,
the state authorities are powerless to
prevent the wholesale imposition that
is being practiced. Mr.. Schiffman
said to The Journal this morning:
SIT is disgraceful, the cheap, rotten
oil that is being sold to Minnesota
farmers. The Standard Oil company
is handling Ohio and Indiana oil in
this territory almost entirely. 1t is
low grade and has big percentage of
sulphur. 1t burns about half way
down and then the sulphur begins to
choke it, and it smokes till it has to
be thrown out.
'Such oil is two or three cents a
gallon cheaper than the pure Pennsyl-
vania oil, but country dealers insist on
carrying it because it is cheaper.
"Some people have an idea that the
state inspection department could shut
out this cheap oil. We can't do it un-
der the present law. We only make a
fire test, to see that the oil will not
ignite at a lower temperature than
100. If it passes this test it can be Sold
81 am drawing law that l hope
the next legislature will pass. 1t will
require companies to stamp the spe-
cific gravity of the contents on each
barrel. 1t would be easy enough to
educate people to take advantage of
this and know just what they are
getting. Good oil ought to give test
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
MANY PUPILS IN SCHOOL.
Total State Enrolment Getting Close
to Half Million.

st. Paul, Dec. 16.-From the partial
completion of the statistical report of
the department of public instruction,
it is evident that the public school en-
rollment for the past year will not
only far exceed that of any previous
year, but will show the largest per-
centage of increase for a great many
years past. In the Independent dis
tricts of the state there is an enroll
ment of nearly 100, 900 pupils, of which
number, 175, 800 are entitled to appor-
tionment, and IL, $50 are not entitled
to apportionment. For 1900 the to ia
attendance in Independent districst
was 152, 442, of which 40, 800 were en-
titled to apportionment In 1899 the
total enrolment in these districts was
lat, S74, of which 1876, ss5 were entitled
to apportionment. The total increase
in independent district enrolment
from 1899 to 1900 was 4, $50; and from
1900 to 1901 it is over % 000 This
means that the total school enrolment
for the fiscal year 1900-19O1 will be
430, 900, and increase over 1900 of more
than 80, 900, and an increase of more
than 40, 900 over 1899. During the
coming winter there will be close to
400, 900 pupils attending the schools of
Minnesota. A school attendance of
half million by the year 1905 is very
probable. No state in the Union can
show so large percentage of gain as
Minnesota has made in the past &c
years.
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,uurnrql ocniey did injustice to Lieu.

auu1r1rz1i ocniey did injustice to Lieu.
tenant Commander A. G. Hodgson in
publishing only portion Of the CORE
spondence which passed between
them.
Commodore Schley's conduct in con-
nection with the events of the Santi-
ago campaign prior to June 1, 1898,
was characterized by vaccination, dila.
toriness and lack of enterprise
His official reports regarding the
coal supply and the coaling facilities
of the flying squadron were inaccurate
and misleading.
His conduct during the battle of
July 3 was sef-passessed and he en-
couraged in his own person, his sub
ordinate officers and men to fight
courageously.
Opinion of Admiral Dewey.
In the opinion of the undersigned
the passage from Key West to Glen
fuegos was made by the flying squad
ron with all possible dispatch, Commo-
dore Schley having in view the impor-
lance of arriving Off Cienfuegos with
as much coal as possible in the ships
bunkers.
The DIOCKaQe VI CiSulu0SOS was
effective.
Commodore Schley, in permitting
the steamer AduIa to enter the port
of Cienfuegos, expected to obtain in
formation concerning the Spanish
squadron from her when she came out.
The passage from Cienfuegos to a
point about % miles south OF Santiago
was made with as much dispatch as
was possible while keeping the squad
ron a unit.
The blockade of Santiago was eff
fective.
Commodore Schley was the senior
officer of our squadron off Santiago
when the Spanish squadron attempt
ed to escape on the morning of July
| 8, 1898. He was in absolute command
and is entitled to the credit due to
such commanding officer for the glori-
Gus victory which resulted in the total
destruction of the Spanish ships.
The Courts Recommendation.
In view of the length of time which
has elapsed since the occurrence of
the. events of the. Santiago CAMPAIGN.
the court recommends no further pro-
ceedings be had in the premises.
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Reduced Rates For Christmas and New
Year HOLIDAYS.

The Nickle Plate road will sell
tickets December Gath, 25th, 31st,
1901, and January 1st, 1902, at rate of
fare and one-third for the round
trip, to any point located in Central
Passenger association territory, good
returning to and including January
I'd, 1902. Pullman service on all
trains. Individual club meals rang
ing in price from 30 cents to 81 served
in Nickel Plate dining cars Address
John Y. Callahan, General Agent, iii
Adams St., Chicago, for particulars.
Depot, Van Buren, st. and Pacific
Ave., on the elevated loop.
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HOTETTER'S
BITTERS

This wonderful medicine has never been
equallei as stomach strengthened and
health builder 1t is the only one to take
when your system is weak and run down
and you suffer from Dyspepsia, Indi-
gestiOn, cOnstipa' ion ifl,tulsncy.
sour stomach or Headache Try
1t. 1t will surely do you coed Be sure
to get the genuine with our Private die
stamp over the neck of the bottle, also
obtain copy of HosTETTER' ALMANAC
for 1902 from your druggist. free.
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G:iENxkIz:X;w
&c. St. p, M: & o. Time Table

In effect Sept. 80, 1900
Trains Going West and South.
sDesMoines and Sioux City Passenger No.
arrives at 10 35 a. m. Departs at 10 :35 a. N
kansas City and Denver Express No.
arrives at IL :45 D. m. departs at IL 55 D. m.
Kansas City Mail and Express No. /, arrives
........ at Ii :13 p. M, departs at IL Tsp. m
sSt. James Passenger No. 7 arrives at
1850 p. NJ: 80. departs at 100 p. m
sMankato and Elmore Passenger No. 9.
Observation-Disclosures departs at :55 a. IN
Trains Going East and North.
Twin City Limited No arrives at 4 ;43 a m
.......................... departs at 4 :43 a. M
sSt James Passenger No. g. arrives at $3.50
a.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT departs at 7:10 a. m.
Erwin City Local No. 8, arrives at IL 40 pm
.......................... departs at :05 m
Twin City Express No. 1 arriV es at 1 :35 pm
.......................... departs at $40 p. m.
gilmore and Mankato Passenger No. IL,
..........'. ''... '.'....... arriVes At ~ IN
@Daily except Sunday. Daily.
CHAS. e. JOHNSON. Ticket Agent
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds filed:
Albert J. Zeigler to Paul a. Dewitt,
lot sixteen, block three, Good Thun-
der, for 81, 500.
Ellsworth G. Warner to James P.
Hayes, at thirteen, block two, East
Mankato, for $312. 30.
F. o. Radtke to Edward and F. M.
Schwartz, east fifteen acres of sw4,
sw4, sec. 10, Shelby, for 5000.
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ETwrzx,
IIlIzLIij
Chicago. Milwaukee & ST, Paul

Chicago, Milwaukee ST. Paul.
rains,Arriying. ssDeparting. :
No. 101-11 20 a. m. No. 122-6 90 a. m.
No. 1872 :35 p. m. No. 108-245 p. m.
No. 126-7 AS %. m. No. 1866 80 D. m.
No. 122 makes connections at Austin for Chi
cago. Milwaukee, Kansas City, st. Louis. and
Peoria, also for points west of Wells.
No. los makes connections for Chicago, Mil
waukee. and points west of Wells.
j. c. MOORE, Agent.
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STAGE SCHEDULE.

SIAoN SShhOOh2
Between Mankato, st. olair and Minnssots
Lake.1
Leave Mankato daily at 100 q. N,
Arrive at st. CLAIR daily at 10 AS @. m.
Leave Minnesota Lake at 8 100 q. N. Monday
Arrive at ct. CLAIR at q :16 p. N.
Leave St. Clair daily at . AS p. m.
Arrive Manksto daily a. 8 :1b D. n.
tr-'ve ne. GIaJy Tuasdey ct IL ioo,a. -.
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the flying squadron, should have pro
ceeded with utmost dispatch off Glen.
fuegos and should have maintained a
close blockade of that port.
He should have endeavored on May
% at Cienfuegos to obtain information
regarding the Spanish squadron by
communicating with the insurgents at
the place designated in the memoran-
dunn delivered to him at 815 a. M of
that date.
He should have proceeded from
Cienfuegos to Santiago de Cuba with
all dispatch and should have disposed
bis vessels with view of intercept
Ing the enemy in any attempt to pass
the flying squadron.
He should not have delayed the
squadron for the Eagle.
He should not have made the retro
grade turn westward with his squad
ron.
He should have promptly obeyed
the navy Department. order of May
rs.
He should have endeavored to cap
ture or destroy the Spanish vessels
at anchor near the entrance of Santi-
ago narbor on May 20 and so.
He did not do his utmost with the
force under his command to capture
or destroy the Colon and other vessels
of the enemy which he attacked on
May 81.
By commencing the engagement on
July WIZ the port battery and turn
ing the Brooklyn around with port
helm Commodore Schley caused her
to lose distance and position with. the
Spanish vessels especially with the
Vizcaya and Colon.
The turn of the Brooklyn to star.
board was made to avoid getting her
Into dangerous proximity to the Span
ish vessels.
The turn was made toward the
Texas and caused that vessel to stop
and back her engines TO avoid possible
collision.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-03-16
OVER THE NORTHWEST.

Rrainerd, Minn.-William ]. Nc
CURE, aged 20 years, a son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Mcclure. of Staples, died
ut the Northern Pacific sanitarium on
Monday of last week of typhoid fever.
The remains We're shipped the same
day to Staples, where the funeral took
place on the following Wednesday.
Graceville, Minn.-Wednesday of
last week telegram to D. Day con-
veyed the sad news that his son-in-law,
Thomas Kennedy, had hen killed on
the railroad. Miss Mile and Arthur
Day left on the II o'clock train for
Superior, the home of their sister. On
Saturday the remains were brought to
Graceville. The interment occurred
Sunday afternoon, after a short SER
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one thing l will say, the sacrifice has
been repaid ten thousand-fold in the
blessings of present peace and in the
certain hopes of eternal life"
Regarding "the facts" of his recan-
tation and dying in the Episcopal COM
munion, the following testimony lays
bare the falsity of the assertion be.
yend the possibility Of doubt. Some
ten years ago assertions We're made by
an Episcopalian in Pennsylvania as
are now made by our correspondent.
Then Rev. T. X. Bray, S. j., pro-
cured the following letter. The testi-
mony is all of the highest character
The first is from the distinguished
historian, John Culinary Shea, and
reads as follows:
Elizabeth N. j., Nov. %, $780,
Reverend and Dear Father: DR.. Levi
Silliman Ives died in the house of
the late Father Clarke, s. j., at Man
h;ttanvillc. N. Y. He was attended
during his last illness by Mrs. Clarke
and her sister, Mrs. Fitzgerald, who
held him up in his dying moments. So
far as l can learn he was attended by
Rev. Mr.. Breen, his weekly confessor
for Il long time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke are still alive,
as is Mrs. Fitzgerald, and line from
You to DR.. Clarke will obtain a dis
tinct account of his last moments.
Their statement can be verified by
Mr.. Edward Ives. of this city, who
saw DR.. Ives constantly in his last
days. and who knows that DR.. Ives
sent for his two brothers, Professionals,
and urged them to become Catholics.
had never heard the story manu-
featured by the evil-minded, but on
inquiry. 1 find that it is not recent.
Ii you can obtain an authoritative
statement from DR.. r. H. Clarke and
print it, you will render good service
to the truth.
Mr.. Edward Ives will add what he
knows from personal knowledge.
With sincere regards, and petition
for your prayers, remain, Reverend
Father, yours truly in Christ,
John Culinary Shea.
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A RUSSIAN LADY
Tells Her Personal Experiences in the
B0eE War.

Tells Her Personal Experiences in the
B0er War.
Nine. de Markevitch. who was ex-
lied from Africa by the English,
writes as follows to the Chicago Amer
lean:
My husband, Alexander de Marke-
witch, and left our home in Russia
in the beginning of 1900 to try to aid
the Beers. We took our little son
Waldemar along.
My husband had been an officer in
the Russian army and, being fine
tactician, there was a chance for good
work for him in the Boer army. l had
some experience as nurse and it was
decided that l should enter the Red
Cross Society and do my share, too.
in the cause of the poor South Afri-
kanders. Our son we counted upon
leaving in the care of some good fam
lily at Cape Town.
We took 5000 rubles Isl 200 along
and we soon found that money was
no less needed by, the fighting repub-
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HOW,s THIS2

HOW'S THIS?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
Walding. kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per
bottle. Sold by oil Druggists. Testimoni-
ais free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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MCGOWAN & Mahoney. nre insur.
ance, real estate, loans, 125 Central
avenue.
John n. Gleason, undertaken, q
Seventh street q. Telephone. store
1891; residence 4S9-J. 80.
Mahoney & Corrigan, Lawyers,
suite SIG N. Y. Life Building.
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was so confounding rs actually tc
make me debate whether it were not
BETTER and my duty to stay and risk
the salvation Of my soul rs to make
me supplicate in agony to he spared
so bitter chalicc, to make me seize
with the eagerness Of n drowning man
upon every possible pretext for relin-
gushing the inquiry. Could not be
sincere where l was? Work with
quiet conscience where Providence
had placed me? Were not the fathers
Of the Reformation, in case of my be-
ing in error, to be held responsible?
Would it not be presumption in me, n
single bishop, to reconsider other
points long considered and settled by
a national church? These and more
like questions would force themselves
daily upon my mind to deter my ad-
vance, and under their influence ac
tually went so far as to commit my
self publicly to Professionalism to make
such advance the more difficult. But
God was merciful, and all this did
not satisfy me. 1 thought 1 saw IN
it clearly the temptation Of Satan, an
effort of my overburdened heart to
escape self-sacrifice.
''Now it was that I cast myself,
body and soul, powers, honors and
emoluments, all that was, all that
had, before the cross of Christ, en-
treating Him to take all and lead me
to the truth, lead me to Himself,
vowing in the depth of my soul that
IL He would in mercy show me the
way and uphold my footsteps would
follow Him wheresoever He would
lead me.
Z II will not attempt to say what II
cost me to make this surrender. But
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01
FOR DESTROYING INSECTS.

invention, which we show herewith, however, is a radical departure from former ideas, inasmUch as the chemi- cal is in a liquid form and is contained in q circular pocket surrounding the tree, making it impossible fer any in sect or worm to crawl up the trunk of the tree without passing through the liquid. The guard is in two sections, which are clamped together around the tree, with layer of packing beneath the guard and the bark to form tight joint. The circular gutter is provided
 with two separate circles of liquid to insure the death of those insects which might possibly survive a single bath In the poisonous fluid. Roland Forrest, of Philadelphia. Pa. is the inventor.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01
Sunnv Rnnnaa

It is said to be true that in all hospi- tals those rooms facing the sun have fewer deaths, other things being equal. than those which are on the shady side of the house. Likewise statistics. where they have been kept. prove that the ay- craze time for recovery Is much less in a sunny room than in a shady one. From these facts and from the fact that the tendency toward illness has proved greater on the shady side of buildings, like prisons and asylums, it follows that light is second only in im- portance to fresh air. A dark room is nearly but not quite so bad as a close room. In the case of sickness the sick room should be the sunniest one the house affords.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01
MYSTERY OF SHOE SIZES.
America and England Use One Stick
 France and Europe Another.

America and England Use One Stick,
 France and Europe Another.
 Although every one has his feet meas ured for shoes, there are very few per sons who know what the sizes marked upon the shoe stick mean. There are two shoe sticks in use in America and Europe. The stick used in the United States was originally English, and is still used in England. The rest of Europe uses the French stick.
 The sizes on the English shoe stick were derived from the length of a barley corn. and they run three to the inch. The first mark on the stick, or size 1, is made arbitrarily, just four and a half inches from the upright. Why this distance was fixed upon does not appear to be known. For some other reason which can only be guessed at the graduated part of the stick is again divided into two sets of numbers. These numbers begin at and run up to 13, and then they begin again at l and run up to 13. The first numbers from 1 to are known as infants sizes. those from 6 to 10 as children's, from Il to 2 as misses sizes, from 212 to 612 as women's, and from to 13 as mems sizes.
 The French shoe stick Is divided into a great many more sizes than the Eng lish, and the French shoemakers sub divide these again, as is done with the English sticks, into half sizes. There is no exact relationship between the markings on the two sticks, but the French size 16 corresponds to the Eng fish infants 1, and their size A is the same as the English size 10 for men. A woman who wears a 212 shoe by Eng fish measure would get a 34 or B by the French measure, and man with a ' foot by English measure would wear a 40 shoe in France. Over here the width of the shoe is designated by letter, while the French use figures. The width AAA is the French GOO. E is the French 1 and FEE the French , width.-NeW York Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01
Allowed Plenty of Time.

Speaking of the late William Travers leads me to remark that, so far as am personally aware, only one of the classic stuttering stories about him is actually true. I had the honor and happiness to reside at Newport for 8 year or so once, and at the time MT. Travers was a summer resident there. He certainly stuttered good deal, but he did not go around habitually dis charging staccato witticisms at the world, as you might suppose he did from all the stories you hear. But the one story that I know about is this one:
 Travers was at a garden party one afternoon when a young lady said to him, What time is 1t, please. MT. Travers?"
 Travers took out his watch. wabbled his mouth awhile, blinked and finally said, 'It'll be s-s-s-s-six o'c-c-c-c-clock by the time can say ftp
 It really lacked five minutes of $ when he began.-Boston Transcript
The St. Johns herald., 1901-06-01
UNCLE SAM'S SPOTTERS.
Especially the Man In Europe Who
 Looks Out For SmuggIers.

Especially the Man In Europe Who
 Looks Out For SmuggIers.
 "Uncle Sam's large and we'll organ ized secret service" says s. H. Adams in Ainslee's, ''is made up mostly of men who come properly under the head of detectives with police powers, but 1t has its class of bona flde spot ters, whose entire duty 1t Is to ingrati- ate themselves with persons suspected of having designs to evade the custom house duties and to warn the baggage inspectors at this end of the impend- ing swindle.
 "In cleverneSs, address and adapta- bility the secret service spotter is easi- ly at the head of his profession and even ranks with the trained experts of the European diplomatic corps. It is essential that he should be a man of the world, for he must associate with all kinds of people on equal terms. He has no fixed abode, but lives in va- riOus European capitals when he Is not on shipbOard, where he is much of the time. He must never let himself be in the slightest degree suspected
 "There is always a number of these agents in Paris, because of the great American trade there. They live at the fashionable hotels and live the life apparently of f1aneurs and boulevar- dlers. In all lines of trade that concern dutiable goods they are experts, and no large purchase by an American In Paris Is unknown to them. Their cir cle of acquaintance Is enormous. but nobody knows them for what they are. In one way or another they contrive to make the acquaintance of any per son whom they suspect and unOstenta- tiously but unremittingly trail him
 Many a time some man who has made a heavy purchase of diamonds or faces and so disposed them that he felt sure of being able to get them through the port undiscovered has been passed on the dock by a chance acquaintance of the voyage over who. unseen, presses little note into the hand of the customs inspector. That note tells all that the willy smuggler would wish to keep secret. and his baggage Is mercilessly ransacked until the hidden articles are brought to light. He has been followed over by the spotter. Men employed In this line get good pay-as high as $10 a day but 1t costs them much to live in the manner in which they must main tain themselves"