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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-22

Oliver Lovett this afternoon entered
a plea of guilty to the charge of plac-
ing an obstruction on railway track
without endangering the safety of per-
sons. He had previously pleaded not
guilty to the charge of placing such an
obstruction, endangering the safety of
persons.
County Attorney Wilson was asked
by the court whether he had anything
to say why Lovett should not be per-
| mitted TO plead to the lesser charge,
and replied that Lovett had been ex-
amined as to his sanity in the probate
court and discharged. Nevertheless,
he seems to be like young child in
that hardly knows what he does do.
The case of the state against Henry
Hittle, indicted on the Charge fs.non-
support, was continued by consent, as
settlement is pending. Hittle's bond
was also continued.
Judge Cray will sentence the pri
soners at nine O. clock tomorrow morn
ing. The trial of G.. I. Geiger and
Arthur Preston will take place next
week.
The $3.50 damage suit of --Mayme
Klugherz VS.. VIM. Strobel is now on
trial. The plaintiff.put on evidence to
show that while she was riding her
bicycle 'onssa Broad street sidewalk last
April 10th, the driveway being inn
passable, defendant dog ran out and
threw her from the wheel, breaking
her collar bone. =
The defendants witnesses testified
that the dog is not vicious one, and
threw doubt on the identity of the dog
that attacked Miss Klugherz , One
witness got mixed up when asked how
large the dog was and testified, that
it..was ten inches long and fourteen
inches high. Some of the other evil
dence also. caused a good deal of
merriment. G. o. Daley is conduct
ing the case for the plaintiff, and
W. A. Funk the defense.
| The suit of D. M. .Osborne--& Co. VS..
Filing Straud was tried this afternoon.
The next cases for trial are those of
: Joseph Schooner against Geo. 81. Bal
. lard and others and Christopher John
; son and others. The calendar is
!; rapidly falling to pieces, and next
: week will see the term finish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-22

Judge Cray will sentence the pri-
soners at nine o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The trial of G. 7. Geiger and
Arthur Preston will take place next
week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-22

The suit of D. M. .Osborne--& Co. VS..
Filing Straud was tried this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-22

The case of the state against Henry
Hittle, indicted on the Charge of non
support, was continued by consent, as
a settlement is pending. Hittle's bond
was also continued.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25

don suburb. There was a foolish kind Of
hanger-on Of Sothern's who loved to
boast of his intimacy with the famous
comedian. He had often said: II wish
you would let me help you in one of
your practical jokes, Mr.. Sothern."
SOthern humored his desire. Mr.. Ed
gar Pemberton tells the story in his
"Memoir Of Sothern." says a writer in
The People:
The comedy must, for my purpose,
be reduced to a paragraph. You know
how fond the professional ventriloQuist
is Of talking up the chimney to an imag-
mary man on the roof. Sothern had ar
ranged for his slavish confederate to
mount the roof by ladder and play
the part Of the voice on the roof, which
he did to perfection, and Sothern's sue
cess as ventriloquest was voted moth
Ing short of marvellous. Supper being
over, the party adjourned to another
room, ut which point Sothern said
Goodnight" to his friend above, at
which cue it had been arranged that the
seance should be concluded. SOthern
had, however, plotted against his man,
who, when he wished to descend, found
that the ladder was gone BY hook or
by crook the deceived confederate
found his way to the chimney of the
| smoking room, where the supper party
were settling down for long evening.
Presently voice was heard calling
| down the chimney: "Sothern! Sothern!
| For heavens sake come and help me!
l can't get down, and it's raining like
mad" SOthern was taken aback for a
moment, but only to be in ecstacies the
next at the ordinations Of his friends,
who considered the voice only another
example Of Sothern's skill "You said
you could do no more. your voice was
tired, and here 1t is stronger than ever!'
Sothern accepting the compliments OF
his friends. managed in q short CONVEX
sation with the voice on the roof to let
his unhappy confederate understand
that as soon as possible he would 20 out
and help him down. After time, just
when SOthern was about to slip out
and release his friend. his host went to
the chimney, and. all the more to en-
phasize Sothern's success, as he thought
called opt: Are you still there? p This
was the last straw upon the rain
drenched back Of the sufferer. "Oh, &c
to blases" came the angry reply. and
with 1t piece of mortar that ratified
In the CRATE; you're q beast!''
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25

trance for the gillies. The roof of the
tower Is fiat, and from here magnifl-
cent view is had. The castle stands
high, and the front elevation has an
imposing effect miles away. As Skibo
Is out of the workaday world-it IL five
miles from DornOsch, In Sutherland
shire. which, in turn. IL six miles from
a railway station-barracks were erect.
ed for the workmen. and temporary
bridge 12O feet long had to be thrown
over ravine to facilitate communica-
ton. Swimming baths and private
baths are to be erected on the seashOre.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
Getting Over II.

The food supplied to the apprentices
in Uncle Sans navy. particularly when
in port. Is plain and unstimulating in
quality and none too abundant in GUAM
tity. Uncle Sam does not believe In
pampering his young sailors by over
feeding, and most Of them spend a con-
siderable portion Of their pay In add
Ing to the stock Of provender furnished
them by the ships cook.
A boy who may be designated as Jim
my Short. for short. thinking life on
shipboard would be 'picnic," enlisted
as a naval apprentice.
How is Jimmy getting along?" In.
Quired neighbor one day.
poor boy!" replied his mother. "He
writes us that he Is 80 homesick he
cant eat half the grub he gets in hil
kidSwhatever that may mean"
Afew weeks later the same neighbo,
dropped in again.
How is Jimmy doing in the navy BY
this timer" she asked.
Poor boyv' answered Mrs. Short
"He wants US to send him a box fillet
with the kind Of victuals he used b
turn up his nose at. He says he be
aeves he could eat live OK 1T ON,
meal!'
Az an instructive afterthought It ma,
be suggested that perhaps a 1udiciou
amount of starvation Is q good cure TO
acuto CQsQa NJ hoyuoaichuoS.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
CARNEoIE's SCOTCH HOME
Skibo Castle Has Been Transformed al
Coat of 100000.

SkibO Castle Has Been Transformed al
Coat of $2OO,OOO.
For over year Skibo Castle, Andrew
Carnegie's residence in the Scottish
Highlands, has been in the hands Of
large staff of workmen. The castle has
been transformed at cost of about
100000, and is now practically new
building. very much enlarged and suit
ed for the favorite dwelling Of multi
millionaire and steel trust magnate.
A new hall has been constructed with
white Sicilian marble staircase and
deliberately paneled ceiling. The draw
ingrooms, boudoirs and library are es-
pecially handsome in fibrous plaster
decoration. Oak has been extensively
used in finishing off the other public
rooms. The gun room. which Is placed
under the billiard room, Is 25 feet 8
inches by q feet, with an outside en--
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25

The evolution Of the American hotel
IL very interesting study. and no 9TH
or city IL 20 good place in which to
pursue It as New York. The opportu-
nifty for contrast Of the past with the
present still exists-n0t the remote
past, when the hotel was tavern, but
the recent past, when the old Astor
was 3 stately piece Of hotel architec-
iture. It still strikes the observer as Z
dignifed edifice. but It IL no more than
Z stepping stone to the new structure
Nothing could more strikingly illustrate
the radical advance that has been made
in this kind Of construction. The DIFF.
ference IL almost as great AZ between
old and present methods Of travel
Whether the comforts are any greater
Ii another Question.-Boston Tran
script
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
HAS A VIVID IMAGINATION.

One Of the Nest Conspicuous Charac-
teristics Of the Persian.
The Persian's Imagination 10 one Of
his strongest characteristics. and 1t has
found full play in his religion. When
he split with his Turkish brother over
who should be successor to Mohammed
he did 1t with the fanatical enthusiasm
with which he does everything-except
tell the truth. The offspring of Fatima
were henceforth the sacred embodi-
ments to him, and when the Turks
and Arabs with almost equal fervor
disposed Of the imams Of various meth
DDS Of murder held to be polite In those
days. the schism was complete. The
gulf between Shiite and Sunnite was
fixed for all time. It has never mar.
rowed. To this day, In periods Of
stress between the sects, the Persian
accounts 1t greater virtue to have
killed one Sunni than q whole COM
pany Of Christians, and his conduct q
all times, whether In war or business,
shows at what value he holds the
Christian.
AA0 CuAIAv0SAO0 Va tAA1 ISA18AVu0 SctAs
sion, century after century, has
wrought upon the Persian temperar
ment like corrosive acid. To the
original formulae he has tackled on
horrors and deprivation, hunger and
laceration, enough to make an ordi-
nary savage turn pale. ! have seen
gentlemen Of Indian tribes, shaken By
spiritual grief, cry like infants oveG
the atonement service at the burning
Of the white dog, and listened TO some
touching mutations 1t ceremonials II
the uplands Of Mexico. Even thu
colored camp meeting has ita fearful
side; but the Persians' doings In mem
CRY Of what happened to the imaml
make these seem like children's trou-
| bleo.--Harper's Maeaxine.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
Counted Against Him.

Paid understand you to say that
the gentleman who called on you last
evening and to whom you introduced
me was q professional chess player7
Daughter-Yes, pa; he has the repu-
tation Of being q great expert at thu
game.
Pa-Then must positively forbid hi
coming to see you any more; cannot
encourage you receiving attention from
one Of class Of men who take 20 long
to make move.-Boston Courier.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
WONDERFUL vsNTRiLoQulsM.

Astonishine Performance Given BY
eothern's Confederate ON the Roof
One Of the peculiarities Of SOthern's
elaborated Jokes was the way In which
be worked up to them. He pretended
to have accidentally discovered that he
possessed the gift Of the born ventrilo-
ouist, and arranged an experiment on
the occasion Of . supper party given In
his honor ct Q pleasant house In Q Lon
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
TWO LOVES OF A SAILOR.

oh, an old man sat and blinked + the
And song O. the sea sang he.
He sang q song of a mariner bold
And his sweetheart so true-the sea.
Sing no, 70 no, sing hey!
Ger crested pillows, thro' dashins
spray,
With sails a-bulging she scuds
away;
Away, away DER the waters gray
Away through the dying day!
Sing no, sing hey! 5.
oh, the mariner bold his ain love pressd
To his heart and her sweet lips kissed
Sweet lips that swOre they would e'er be
true,
When he sailed away T. the mist.
Sing hey, oh hey, 70 no.
Through the singing tops the wild
winds blow,
Into the dank mists the ship doth go,
And the mariner sings as he rolls be-
low,
''My love will be true, trowv'
Sing hey, 70 no!
Oh, the lassie ashore forgot her man,
But his sweetheart, the sea. proved
true.
She lulled him to rest on her heavins
breast
And her white arms about him threw.
Sing no, 20 no, sing hey!
He went to his one true love that
day,
At peace in her arms for e'er and
aye
Less lasting the lassie's peace, they
say
She wed with lump o clay!
Sing no. sing hey!
st. Paul Dispatch,
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25

large numbers Of rising tenor sing
ers valuable assistance on the road to-
ward fame. She had grown rather
weary of this pastime- and Of tenors-
when Philip Derwent made his appear
ance In her world.
Most music-lovers went wild over
Philip. praised him unreservedly, but
Marcia tossed her head In disdain.
''Cold as the polar regions, that
voicew was her verdict. Not even
wine would take the chill on those top
notes."
"Love?" suggested the friend who
had most intimate knowledge Of Mar
cia's numerous but not perhaps utterly
unselfish efforts In behalf Of rising sing
erS.
Perhaps" replied Marcia. enigmati-
cally, "but 1t takes lot Of trouble to
do some things"
Then she went quietly on with her
own life and enjoyment, using her fine
voice and eyes 30 well that Philip Der
went was soon desperately in love with
her, or fancied that he was. But still,
according to Marcia. the chill remain
ed to shadow the all but perfection of
those upper notes. And then came the
night Of the charity concert.
Marcia was still undecided as to what
to do with her voice and her wonder
full vocal training; the friend who knew
her best was more puzzled than ever.
But, for the time being, she was al en-.
thusiasm about her music. The pure
enjoyment Of singing possessed hel
night and day. She appeared in the
little ante-room Of the big hall early on
the night Of the concert. dressed to per
lection. all radiant and sparkling and
charming delightfulness, from satir
slippers to shining hair. And her colol
came and went IN . fashion which se'
Philips heart beating wildly. ~ the,
waited silently side by side for their 70
spective numbers.
Marcia's turn came flrst and PhiliI
slipped into the side Of the hall d
listen. She sang - one translated
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
ELECTRIC TRAIN WHICH
WILL RUN 100 NILES AN HOUR.

a
in no
nected
of III
the
will
built will railway
in thu
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
A Holiday that wan Last Wool

A Holiday that VIII Last Week
There 10 a movement afoot In New
England to establish new holiday
..Old Home Week." Our great country
has grown wondrously since the Civil
War. and In the rush to people the viii
derness families have been broken up
and scattered. Sons, daughters, sisters
and brothers have left their native
towns and gone thousands Of miles
away to begin life for themselves.
Hardly family In the older States but
has given loved ones to the ravenous
West. and New England has given
more than all. So now 1t Ii thought
that one week In each year should be
set apart for family reunions-a week
in autumn. perhaps-when harvest ID
done and the children Of New England
can come together under the old roofs,
meet their old playmates and live their
old lives. All through the Western
States people are becoming interested
In the new holiday, and last year one Of
the New England governors issued q
proclamation setting aside an "Old
Home Week" The homecoming wal
general enough to warrant the belief
that the holiday can be made q perma'
nent one.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
An Ill.epent Fortune.

IT may be poor now" said the gray
haired man, ''but / was wealthy once"
''YesT said the visitor. sympatheti-
cally.
Eyes, l was wealthy once" the gray
haired man repeated. II have seven
receipted plumbers bills In that pig
eou-hole above my desk. "-Somerville
lAnpn01
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
CARNEGIE HAS a PRoTEoe.

for Musleal Career.
Anna Dobbie 10 New York girl,
with nne voice, much ambition and
no money. She sang for Mime. Nevada,
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
An Augmented Education
GO HE friends Of Marcia Egremont
often wondered which she knew

often wondered which she knew
the most about. vocal training or
love-making; she had enjoyed so much
Of both. AS consequence of this over
abundant preliminary education in both
lines her friends also predicted great
difficulty and delay in the matter Of her
settling down"-either to a career or
q peaceable married existence.
Marcia, for the present, judged all
lovers, apparently at least, by their vo-
cal qualifications. AS heart-search-
ing love affair Is supposed to be 'devel-
Oping" to the human voice-espe-
cially of the tenor variety-Mar.
cia may be supposed tt. have rendered
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25
Adversisy's Round Robin

Advcrsity's Round Robin.
''This 10 cold world; man can't
get . Job unless he has good suit Of
clothes"
''Well, that's logic"
Logic? He can't get . good suit Of
clothes unless he has job"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25

Emulation may be Ill right In IT.
way. but has . peculiar way Of getting
In the way Of other peoplA
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-07-25

Some men. when they play ssven-up
claim low every time.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-10
BULLION AND l.

Bullion has d million dollars. Fifty cents have 1; Bullion. sitting in his carriage. Swiftly travels by: Bullion has a marble palace Whose white walls are high: As for appetite, he has none. But a horses I. Bullion's going out to luncheon, An. well, so am l. He will taste a crust and drop it With a weary sigh. I will hungrily devour All that I can buy He can't even eat a doughnut Or a piece of pie. Things are often badly managed Here below the sky. Bullion ought to have my stomach Or. still better, I Ought to have his wad of money See the poor old guy All he wants is toast for luncheon, Steak and onions I.
 Chicago Record-Herald.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-10

rings quite true. To make study Of what pleases and to assume the man. ner are perfectly legitimate. Assume a virtue if you have it not" advises the poet, and although some, with the in tolerance of youth. call such amenities insincere. the people who try to please are certainly more agreeable compan- ions than those who are thoughtless or indifferent, and might truly be called more Unselfish as well.
 third suggestion worth remember ing is to make point of talking to older people when they are present, and not withdraw obviously, as so many do. from their society, when re lieved by an elder member of the fam fly. In visiting, too, this should aI- ways be remembered. Show that you appreciate the companionship of your host and hostess. and interest yourself in what you see are their particular hobbies. The faults of manner with most well intentioned and well bred young women are sins of omission r-ther than sins of commission. and are caused almost altogether by thought lessness, but there are more foolish than wise virgins in the world, unfor- tunately. and will be probably to the end of the chapter Like Cassandra, parents and teachers are forever doomed to have their predictions un- needed and disregarded.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-10
BEAUMONT co MBI NE
Discussing Company With Capi-
 tai of SI00, GOO, 900
It is Denied That the Standard Oil Has Secured Strong Interest in Spindle Top Properties.

Beaumont, Tex, Nov. 9.-Letters panies here owning gusher property requesting them to cooperate in a movement to organize a company with s100, ,000, 900 capital to market Beaumont oil
 The promoters of the proposition are ters that a meeting will be held in Beaumont in a month to perfect the plan of organization. Several of the companies have signined their willing ness to take up the proposition.
 A report published in the newspapers as a dispatch from Fort Scott. Kan. to the effect that Manager F. M. Yost of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Oil company had announced the sale of his company to the Standard Oil company adds another rumor to the many which have been consistently circulated in Beaumont for a month.
 The Missouri. Kansas and Texas company has never before been men, tioned in this connection. however. and Manager Yost, who is here, vigorously denies that he has given out any such announcement. He wrote a statement and signed it declaring that the story s~nt out from Fort Scott was unfound- ed and that to his knowledge the Stan dard company has never attempted to get the Missouri. Kansas and Texas property. J. H. Richards. general at torney for the Missouri Pacific, west ern division, is president of the Mis- souri, Kansas and Texas company - The corporations holdings consist of an eighth or an acre on Spindle Top, on numerous leases in prospective oil ter ritory. D. R. Beatty and his brothers; assisted in the organization of the com pany.
 Beaumont is alive with rumors that the Standard has obtained q strong foothold in the Spindle Top field through it's agents. The Rockefeller concern is prohibited by Texas laws from doing business in this state, but it is stated that it's agents here have been particularly active recently
 In the last week the report has gone out that the Higgins Oil and Fuel com pany has been bought out by New York capital. Officials of the Higgins company vigorously deny the report and sale. The Higgins company owns other corporation or individual Its holdings amount to 331z acres. Fifteen acres of this is leased and operated by the Haywood Oils company. The cap- ital stock of the Higgins company is s2 5O0.OOO. the principal owners being Beaumont and Galveston capitalists.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-10
BRITISH CONsCRIPTION.

Kitchener,s demand for 9. 900 more men ready for immediate service in south Africa is interpreted by semi official army and navy journals as equivalent to resort to conscription. The decline of volunteering. the worth lessness of city riffraff for military duty, point to the more respectable manhood as the only available con tingent whence the new and urgent call for fighting men can be satisfied.
 A year and a half ago motion was made in parliament that the ancient constitutional law of compulsory mili- tary service be put in force in such modified form as would not make it un- duly burdensome upon the people
 The ministry objected on the score that the volunteer system had not shown itself inadequate and that bal loting for service under the ancient law would inevitably lead to conscrip- ton. which, if put in force. would pro- yoke a reactionary feeling against the war in South Africa
 A few months later, however. an act was passed ito increase the usefulness of the volunteers in great emcrS- ency.'' The militia. the yeomanry and the volunteers have hitherto been free
  cording to tradition that was the duty of the regulars exclusively. The re- serve and the auxiliary have been maintained as home defense, with no expectation of being called into ac- ton. The yeomanry are an ancient corps of mounted men With an organ ization of their own.
 Investigation unexpectedly revealed that instead of numbering 500.000. as they showed on paper. the entire home defense body could not muster more than 15,000 militia and about 22.00o yeo- nanry fit for foreign duty. The mili- tary system of the country was de clared by experts to have broken down. Replacement of Lord Wolslcy by Lord Roberta w55 deemed an indispen- able step toward -otup!zte recrsanl=a- ton of the imperial 1orce.. which, iT the colonies as well as throughout the