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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-07-19
LIE monde contemporary est une
usine q m6diocrit6s.-P. Bourget.

Les hommes insolents dams la
prosp6rit6 sont toujours~ fables
dams la disgrace.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-07-19
Te1noieuape de MADAME GAGNON

"Je %souffrais du NAL de tete depuis douze ans 1ors-
sque je commercial a prendre les Pi1u1es Rouges,
"a tous les mois, &c NAL de tete m'affaiblissait te1le-
{" ment que j'etais obligee de prendre lie lit pour une
"couple de jours. J'@tais pale ct fable. II m'etait
"presqu'impossible de TRAVELLER, car je ne pouvais
"%soutenir la chaleur sans avoir NAL a la tete.
GA part celia, je soufrais aussi de points de cote,
de troubles avec mon urine, de nanque d'appetit ct
ode Pi1u1es Rouges que je pris, je commeneai a
"ressentir du mieux. Mes forces me revinrent ; mon
"appetit devint meil1eur. Je dormis mieux la mutt ct
:" je pus faire mon Outrage avec moins de fatigue.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-07-19
AVIS A NOS PATIENTES.

de tous nos remedies. Nos PILUI
PILULES ROUGES de Ia Gle
Pour lie plus grand interet
devront done CONNIE par lie passe,
soft s,
PILULES ROUGES ct de Sc gue1
PILULES ROUGES vendues de r
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
INFLUENCE OF WHEAT.
The Growing Fields Closely Watched By
Others Besides Farmers.

The Growing Fields Closely Watched BY
Others Besides Farmers.
New York Tribune:
A heavy wheat crop this year is by
no means restricted in its influence to
the farmers and those Immediately
connected with this agricultural pur-
suit, but to an unusual extent will
facilitate the march of prosperity
throughout the entire country Dur
ing the last few weeks there has been
much anxiety regarding conditions on
the farms, from which emanated the
customary rumors of extensive injury
from insects and elements, for any
thing less than an average crop meant
a reduced freight movement by the
railroads, not only of grain away from
the farms, but of supplies purchased
by wheat raisers and others in those
sections whose success depends on the
funds put in circulation by growers of
grain. The latter item is becoming a
factor of vital Importance. In recent
years the agricultural population has
been taking freely of manufactured
goods as we'll as staple articles, and any
misfortune on the farms is quickly
reflected in commercial channels.
AS examples, the light yield in
spring wheat states last year practically
shut off splendid market for fur
goods of all kinds that had been Sc
cured by eastern manufacturers, while
the bright outlook in all wheat grow
ing sections early this season brought
to makers of agricultural Implements
harvesting machinery, etc., the heavi-
est orders ever received, so that freight
trains going west with these products
were deliberately decorated, and created
much enthusiasm along the route
Railway earnings which have of late
steadily shown large gains over previ-
GUS years, are greatly dependent on
this factor, and the stock market owed
much of its strength to the prospective
business of railroads, either directly
or indirectly due to the wheat crop
1t has been frequently stated that the
movement of merchandise west has at
tanned such large volume that even
with much less grain to move east the
roads were assured of heavy tonnage.
The former is only aconcomitant of
the latter, however, as is quickly seen
where the yield is light, and traders
in Wall street show their knowledge of
the situation by selling the grangers
when the crop outlook is gloomy.
Moreover, there is every reason to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The Union Pacific, Burlington and
ERhorn roads centering at Omaha, have
declined to run Sunday excursion trains
into that city. 1t was the purpose of
the Omaha Commercial club to run ex-
cursion trains into the city for the pur-
pose of booming the auditorium con-
certs The roads decline on the ground
that they cannot have their men work
ing more than necessary on Sunday, as
they get few enough Sundays off now.
The general passenger agent of the
Burlington further expressed the
opinion that the excursions were hurt
full to the morals of the community.
This is new view of the question in
comparison with what is supposed to
come from railroad headquarters
where, according to the popular idea,
Sunday is treated no differently than
other days An official of the Union
Pacific road stated that on his line no
business was done on Sunday except
what was absolutely necessary in the
handling of perishable goods. and in
the overland train service. All local
trains are off on that day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
CONGRESSMAN Eddy denies most e

Congressman Eddy denies most fatty
that he is party to an attempt to get
M. J. Bowling nominated for the gov
ernurship and says there is no show
whatever for his nomination before
the next Republican state convention
and adds that he feels Inundated that
anyone in Minnesota would, for a
moment, think him verdant enough to
try to sell gold brick to an expert
enced politician like Bowling. All in
dications at this time point to the re-
nomination of Gov. Van SAINT without
opposition and he will be reelected
by a plurality a good many times
larger than that given him last year.
Outside of few disappointed ones his
administration is strong with the
masses and is growing more SO as the
weeks pass by.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

The Weekly Union, Manchester, N.
H., says: Badly shrunken and full
up flannel is a vexation to many good
housekeepers, and it is not necessary
that it should be in that condition
even after the numerous washings that
children's clothes require. A friend
of mine, who is an expert in all kinds
of laundry work, gave the following
method of washing flannel, which is
certainly good one, for her wooden
garments are always soft and white,
until they are worn out: Dissolve
half cupful of Gold Dust Washing
Powder in half gallon of hot water,
and set it aside until you are ready to
use it. Fill two vessels with water
as hot as you can bear your hands in,
and add enough of the dissolved pow
der to make good suds. Put the
flannel in the water and rub lightly
with the hands, giving any spots that
are very much soiled, an extra rub
bling. Squeeze from the suds and
wash thoroughly in the other water to
remove the soap. This water should
be as hot as the first. Wash the gar
ments one by one so they will not soak
in the water. Pass them through the
wringer, pull in shape and dry quickly.
Press with warm iron.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
Where Girls Must Marry.

In Russia if girl desires to study at
either of the universities etiquette re-
CURES that she should be married. Ac-
oordingly she goes through the civil
brm of marriage with one of the men
Students. whom she may never have
ieen before and, perhaps may never
speak to again.
These marriages are perfectly legal,
and if the contracting parties like each
ether they are united for life, but
otherwise the marriage is dissolved
when their university course is finish
ID and both are free to marry again.
Sonya Kopalevski, the celebrated
went through the civil
marriage ceremony with student
whom she then saw for the first time,
put who eventually became her hus-
band. Home Notes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
ALIKE AND DIFFERENT.

In speaking of the long drawn out
contest in South Africa the Pioneer
Press contrasts it with what might
have happened in the south had broken
remnants of the confederate armies ad-
hered to their oft-repeated determine
ton never to surrender, and the diff
Guilty which would have confronted the
federal government in conducting
guerilla mode of warfare would have
been tremendous one.
1.-The area covered by the South
African struggle, says the Pioneer
Press, lis practically about the same
as that occupied by the Southern Con-
federacy. The white population in the
former is divided in sentiment, as it
was in the latter-some favoring peace,
others vindictively favoring the last
ditch idea. The incorrigible Beers
are sure of shelter, supplies and sup
port from the one class whenever these
are on hand to bestow. From the other
they scruple not to take whatever they
please. Just so it would have been in
our southern states. Just imagine the
difficulties which even generals like
Grant, Sherman, Thomas and Sheridan
would have met had they been called
upon to pursue and subdue even thirty
or forty thousand well-armed, deter
mined, vindictive rebels, all cavalry
over country covering approx
mately 600, 900 square miles-a body of
men which would break up and dis
solve into its individual elements at
one place only to appear in organized
bands at half dozen other places.
Just imagine, further, that the coun-
try would yield next to nothing for the
support of the Union armies, so that
the mere task of guarding lines of
communication against rebel forces re-
quired 200, 900 men. The Union
would then have faced difficulties COM
parable to those faced by Great Britain
in South Africa today"
1t is easy to see from this that the
United States, had the confederates
persisted, would have been placed in
the south much as Great Britain is
now situated in South Africa. The
Pioneer Press holds that the continu-
| ance Of the South African situation is
! due not so much from military in
capacity, though there has been some
of it, as from lack of good political
foresight. 1t thinks that little less
stiffness in insisting that surrender
must be unconditional, would have
exerted far different influence upon
the Boer people and caused them to be
| less stubborn. There has been far too
much of war to determination on both
sides in the struggle, though it is pos
sible that the Beers would not at any
time have accepted any other terms
| than absolute independence. But the
Beers are a far different and less in
telligent people than our countrymen
of the southland, and contrast from
| any view point is hardly admissible.
The problem that Britain has before
it in South Africa is far more differ
ent in many ways than that which at
| any time confronted the federal gov
eminent in the south.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
SUB.COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Preliminary Carnival Arrangements Are
All Completed.

The executive committee of the car
nival held a meeting Monday and
completed the organization by electing
Jno. A. Lulsdorf treasurer and 81. j.
Wagon secretary. G. Fl. Saulpaugh is
the director general.
The following subcommittee were
appointed:
Privileges-E. l. P Staede, D. T
Bowen, F. K. Meagher.
Transportation-H. J. Wagon, J. c.
Moore, A. b. Nelson.
Ways and Means-Chas. T. Taylor
A. G. Bierbauer, Geo. Pond, j. c.
Moore, John Krost, Mic Kleinschmidt
Press-Jno. G. Wise. 81. ]. Essler
and j. A. johnson of st. Peetr, w. R.
Hodges of Sleepy Eye, c. E. Wise,
G. N. Andrews, Ed. Weaver
Advertising-C. II. Saulpaugh, Geo.
M. Phillips, F. K. Meagher.
Observation-Disclosures Weaver, Fred
Kron. Robt Lamm, H. A. Patterson,
Frank Hoerr, Geo. Guth, II. E. Hance,
Louis Jauda, Otto Lamm, Rudolph
Bierbauer.
Parade-Nic Petersen, Robt. Lamm,
Hans Jorgenson, A. A. Brooks, B. D.
Pay.
Tickets-Oscar Bierbauer, F. K.
Meagher, Gus T. Monson.
The executive comm ittee will meet
again Monday.
The rear room in Chas. T. Taylor &
store has been secured as headquarters.
1t was the McNeill Grain Co. g Office.
G. J. Kachelhoffer of the Commercial
college has been secured to act as stem
ographer and will be at the headquar-
tiers at all times.
The railroads are certain to run ex-
cursions with the same rates as grant
ed to the twin cities, as great crowds
are expected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21

hope that even with a bumper crop
there will be no return to the low
prices of 1894, when 544 cents was
quoted at this city, although the total
yield was 300, 900, 900 bushels less than
is now indicated for 1901. While the
per capita consumption in this country
has not increased materially, there is
a..larger population to feed, but far
more important in it's influence on
9 quotations is the increased demand
from other nations. Continental Europe
has become a great wheat consumer,
discarding rye and the cheaper grains
wherever conditions have improved
sufficiently to make this possible, while
the far east and south are also buying
more freely. In other surplus coun-
tries there is less promise of heavy ex-
ports this year, and many large ma
tions that usually raise sufficient for
their own needs have experienced dis
aster, and may now be concluded
among the purchasers in the markets
of the world.
The Importance of wheat in the for
eign commerce of this nation is shown
by exports in ten months, of the cur
rent fiscal year aggregaUing 172, 654, $50
bushels, valued at $132, 500, 500, or over
% per cent of the entire international
trade balance in favor of this country
for that period. Since May the move
ment has been still more satisfactory,
although official statistics are not
available. With such an outside mar
ket assured, it will not be difficult to
dispose of even the enormous crop in
dictated by the report of the depart
ment of agriculture just made public
According to its figures of acreage
and condition the total wheat yield
will be about 675, 900, 600 bushels, or
equal to the greatest crop ever grown.
During the last four weeks the Ameri
can visible supply has decreased TO-,
469, 600 bushels, and it looks as though
the new crop year would open with
only about thirty million bushels in
sight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
PURE AIR FOR CONSUMPTION
Its Importance as Cure for That Much
Dreaded Disease.

Sylvester Baxter in Review of Re-
views:
1t is important that the entire time
of the patient should be passed in pure
air. The vigilance of this incessant
campaign against the enemy should
not be relaxed a moment. Therefore,
good air has to be provided for the
time spent within doors. Otherwise
the foe will take advantage of the ar
mistice. With the new forces thus re-
cruited by him, the advantages gained
will be largely counteracted. Hence,
the rooms have not only to be kept
scrupulously clean and disinfected, but
thoroughly ventilated. The patient
has to sleep with window open as wide
as possible. In certain German sana-
toria abundant pure air at night is SO
insisted upon that that there are no
windows in the openings. An abund
ance of bedclothing is provided, and
the patient soon learns to sleep in
comfort in the most inclement
weather, even though the snow blows
in. The excess of oxygen fairly burns
the noxious microbes out of the sys-
tenn.
In an eastern Massachusetts region,
not far from the coast and but slightly
above the sea level subject to all the
vicissitudes of climate for which New
England is famous, and so plagued
with consumption that onefourth of
all the deaths in the community are
caused by it, some remarkable results
have been obtained by DR.. Charles S.
Millet of Brockton, in the home-treat
ment of consumption. A young man,
many of whose nearest relatives on
both sides had died of the disease was
the first case. He was already in
bad way when change of climate was
advised, and the prospect of leaving
home so impressed him that he became
much worse. His physician had been
interested in the accounts of the Ger
man methods of keeping patients out
in reclining chairs until ten O'Clock in
the evening, but he considered bed
the best place at night. So the doctor
consented to the patients desire to
keep at work-for he was employed in
a factory and could not leave without
a sacrifce-on condition that he sleep
outdoors. The young man had a plat
form built in a sheltered angle outside
his chamber window. where there was
asouthwesterly exposure. Here he slept
under the sky for five months. He be-
gan to gain flesh from the start In
four months his weight had increased
by twenty-five pounds. Recovery
was complete. The only medicine he
took was tonic of nux vomica. The
same physician met with equal sue
cess with like treatment in various
other cases. The ideal arrangement of
a sanatorium would, therefore. seem to
bs one where the sleeping rooms, with
a southerly exposure, are planned
with window openings so large that
tie whole space is commonly free to
the air on one side, while without
there are balconies where the beds can
be rolled out for sleeping under the
stars at all times when the weather
Permits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
WORK OF A TRAMP.
An Insane Fiend Kills a Woman and
Two Other Persons.


Blue Earth, June 1S.-An insane
tramp named Charles Simmons is in
Jail here charged with causing the
death of a Miss Poireir of Quicken,
Faribault county. He is said to have
plunged a sharp irsn instrument
through the body in the region of the
hip and is also said to have made an
attempt to kill another woman and her
husband in the same manner at the
Poirier home. The last mentioned
woman had just given birth to child
and may die from nervous prostration.
The child is dead as the result.
No reason can be assigned for the
insane mans horrible deed and the
butchery has stirred the residents in
the neighborhood to a high pitch.
The murder and assault was committed
late yesterday ard full particulars of
the affair could not be obtained today.
Simmons formerly worked on the
railroad section here, but for some
time has passed his days in idleness.
For short time he lived at a board
ing house here which is conducted by
Mrs Rose. The funeral of Miss
Poireir will take place tomorrow.
In addition to the above the Fair
mont Sentinel in its account of the
murderous attack says that the muir
derer will say but very little about
the frightful tragedy, except that he
will tell his story in court and that he
wants German lawyer to defend
him.
When asked why he committed the
deed he replied that everyone in Derby
was watching to kill him and that he
intended to get the start of them and
have revenge, and was only sorry that
he was overpowered before he had
killed them all. And he no doubt
would have murdered the whole Poirier
family had it rot been for the timely
arrival of the horse traders.
He was an entire stranger to Mr..
Poirier and other citizens of Derby, OF
Quicken as the postoffice is now call
ed, and so far as known an entire
stranger to the murdered girl.
The only thing that would indica te
insanity on the part of the prisoner is
entire absence of motive for the hor-
rible deed.
We learn that it is very doubtful if
the three, men could have overcome
Simmons in the desperate struggle tn at
resulted in his capture, had not one OF
the horse traders. realizing that the
maniac was bent on killing them if he
could, pulled revolver and leveled it
at the fiend. Sane or insane the fellow
did not like to look into the barrel of
big revolver and it had very quiet
ing effect on him.
Mr.. Porter is doing we'll considering
the nature and number of his wounds
and will no doubt recover.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
IMPROVEMENT CLUB.
Suggested For MankatO by Ex-
Senator Henderson.
The Distinguished Nebraskan Visits the
City and Discusses Paving and
Other Subjects.

Former United States Senator. Chas
F. Henderson of Omaha, now genera
counsel for a railroad company, has re-
turned to his home after spending &
few days at Cliff Inn, Lake Washing
ton. He looked around Mankato lit
tie a day or so ago and thought it 6
pretty city, and in conversation will
one of our citizens offered few sug
gestions in regard to giving the city 6
still better appearance. He commend
ed the new curbing and guttering thai
is being put down, and discussed the
paving question. He said that asphalt
makes the incest pavement, but is ex'
pensive if the best grade is used. The
best quality should be used, as the
cheaper asphalt makes a very poor
pavement. The streets must be kept
clean by frequent sweeping, or else
the asphalt will deteriorate or decay.
The ex-senator said that brick is
a very good kind of pavement for the
smaller cities, but is noisy. Unless il
is kept clean it is no better than mac
adam.
Mr.. Henderson said that there is in
Mankato the very best material for
making good streets. He favored tax
ing our stone and crushing it up and
using it on the streets in connection
with gravel, rolling it down well
with the steam roller. He said that
the finest streets in the world as those
about London and Paris, and these are
made of broken stone, rolled down.
They have become so hard that they
are swept. This is what is known as
the macadam pavement and is the
cheapest to repair. 1t should be kept
in repair at all times.
Mr. Henderson favored the forma-
ton of an improvement club in Man
kato, such as have been formed in
many cities. Women are admitted to
these, and all of the property owners
should belong. These provide for TAX
ing SctIC VI lI1C DOulCNd Iu5, hCCplhS UhC
grass uniformly moved, the trees pro-
perly trimmed, etc., and the cost to
the property owner is very slight. In
Washington, which has the finest
streets in the world, the city govern
ment does this.
The improvement clubs meet and the
members talk over improvements that
ought to be made and agree on them,
and the councils are then asked to Or
der them. The clubs are educators in
municipal tidiness, and they also re-
lieve the councils of much work and
remove a good deal from ward politics
in the larger cities.
Mr.. Henderson said that Mankato
could be made one of the prettiest
cities in the country by using our
home material on the streets and form
ing a good, live improvement club.
Steps are being taken looking to the
organization of an improvement club
during the summer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
BE A KING in YOUR LINE.

There is always room at the top
The world does not demand that you
be physician, lawyer, farmer or
a mechanic; but it does demand that,
whatever you do undertake, you will
do it with all your might and with
all the ability you possess. 1t demands
that you be master in..whatever you
undertake. That is the meaning of
success.
To compete with bright, active,
healthy men you must be .as-well
equipped in--every way. as..,they are.
Golden Grain Belt'--.beer is--the.best
thing to make a man bright. and
healthy. for it tones. up the. nerves
and invigorates the entire body. --Or-
der of your nearest dealer or be sup
piled by M. J. Smith, Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
STORM ECHOES.

The storm Saturday night caused a
good deal of decentralization to the
telephone systems, the wind doing the
most damage, by crossing wires and
blowing branches upon them. Light
ming burned out number of fuses.
Two or three of the Electric Light
Co. s poles were blown down.
Several trees at Sibley park were
blown over
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
The Rect0r's Prophecy.

A party of gentlemen, including
Professor Bailey and Rector Roberts,
divine-widely celebrated for his wit
and the audacity Of. his puns. were
crossing the campus..--of a.well known
university.
The.-reverend gentleman, commenting
on.the. fact..of..his recent elevation to
the greater dignity and the assumption
of the more resembling title of canon
of the church, exclaimed: "And now
that l am canon 1 suppose 1 shall be
a bigger bore than ever.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-06-21
A BOY HURT.

The fourteen year old son of Henry
Mayer of North Mankato was seri-
ously injured Sunday. while playing
with--other- boys in:the.street.--ne
bridge wo..-teams.-w ere coming
along, and he.got out. -of.-the::way..of
one, .-only to.get..in front:.of...the- other.
He was knocked down..and..rendered
unconscious. e.-was carried.".to his
home, where he is receiving treatment