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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

Up to Wednesday night the deaths
from heated spell in New York had
reached 600 and the total from ten or a
dozen of the principal cities of the
country was LOGS. This is an awful
record and tells the story of the intense
heat better than words.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
A DAIRY MEETING.

On Saturday next, July 18th, a large
dairy meeting will be held at Waseca
and will be addressed by Gov. Van
SAINT, Prof. Hacker and others. Mat
tiers of immediate interest to all dairy
men and creamerymen will be consid-
cred and all those interested, who can,
should make an effort to be present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

President Mckinley has issued a
proclamation designating Aug. 9th
next as the day for the opening for
settlement--of the lands in Oklahoma
ceded by the Indians. The proclama-
tion further states that those desiring
to take up these lands shall register at
the land Office at Ell Reno and Lawson
between the 10th and the 26th of this
month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12
SECURES A MILL.
Geo. N. Phelps Will Move to West
Concord

SoHSolA
The following is from Thursday s
West Concord, Mimi, Enterprise:
The -four mill in this place will be
put in operation on August 1. Tuesday
Chas. A. Moore, accompanied by Geo.
n. Phelps arrived, and after looking
over the milling property, a transfer
of the interests was made to Mr..
Phelps, by which he assumes complete
control. Mr.. Phelps is a pleasant
recommended by the firm with whom
the Hubbard Milling company of Man
kato.
In letter of recommendation, the
company speaks in the highest terms
of his qualifications for conducting a
business of this kind. The community
has sorely felt the need of mill since
this suspended operations and will re-
ioice at the resumption of operations.
mill end we have no doubt but that
the gentleman who now is to take
charge of it will meet with perfect
success.
Mr.. Phelps numerous friends will
regret to know that he and his estim-
able family are to leave Mankato. He
has been an excellent citizen, and is
the kind that the city does not like to
lose.
Mr.. Phelps expects to move his
family Aug. LIST, and the best wishes
of all will accompany him and them
to their new home.
81. G. Hotaling, the editor of the
Mapleton Enterprise, was in the city
Saturday. He reports that the
crops in that part of the county are
doing splendidly.
During the storm at Lake Washing
ton Thursday afternoon, hail stones
as large as small hens eggs fell on the
east side of the lake. The storm there
was much worse than on the west side,
where no hail fell.
The Saulpaugh is figuring on feed
ing several hundred of the 1, 900 excur-
sionists who are expected in the city
next Saturday for dinner. The ex-
cursion train, which will pass through
the city on the Omaha road on its re-
turn from the twin cities to South
Dakota, will stop forty minutes for
dinner The Saulpaugh expects to
feed a great number in the lunch
room, and the trunk room will be
temporarily fixed up as lunch room.
All restaurants and lunch counters in
the neighborhood will undoubtedly
arrange to have rush.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

A. 81. Emerson came down from
Lamberton to spend the Fourth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-12

R. A. Turrell was down from Red
wood Falls Friday.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
A CrueI RIunder.

Two brothers had the habit Of calling
on the same South Side girl. One Of
the brothers, George. was to take part
In some private theatricals, and the
girl had promised to fix up shirt and
a pair of shoes for his costume. The
articles were to be delivered to her on
a certain evening.
Frank, the second brother, took 1t In
to his head to call on the girl that same
evening. Frank knew nothing OF the
arrangements George had made With
her to help him with his costume. He
rang the bell, asked the maid to tell the
girl that Mr.. Allen had called and sat
down in the parlor.
The maid went up stairs. and present.
ly returned. trying hard. not to smile.
"AIiss Jones says she is busy just
now and that you are to send up your
shirt and Shoes" was the message she
handed Frank.
"WhatT he yelled.
"I'm to take ZIP your shirt and Shoes"
Thanks, bnit may need them my
self to go home with. hope Miss Jones
will be behter In the morning. Never
mind; T will close the door myself
Chicago Chronicle.
In the fourteenth century the slaugh.
ter of women and children after O
town or castle had been taken by storm
was one OF the most cQpAmpn occur.
FENCES OF war. Il
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
What She Saw.

1t was at'the Normal school that this
happened, and the class laughed. 10
was a laugh on the teacher, too, but
he didn't get angry, although 1t diQ
break into the serious contemplation 6N
serious studies with which he was try
ing to interest the students.
1t was in the study Of psychology,
and they were discussing what ideas
first entered the human mind when GER
tain words were spoken or written
whether the mind thought Of one GER
tain object designated by the word on
the whole general class which Is em.
bodied in that word. To experiment
on this mental phenomenon In order to
bring It more clearly to the attention
OF the students the professor said he
would write q word on the board ana
then let one Of them tell instantly what
impression was made upon her mind.
He called upon one Of the pupils to
be ready to think quickly and tell ex.
actly what her first thought was after
she saw the word which be was about
to write. He stood close to the board.
SO that the word was hidden by his
shoulders until he turned. He wrote
the word pig. and all Of the class
saw 1t except the girl who was stand
ing ready to make reply. When he
turned, he didn't get out Of her way,
and she couldn't see the word. In re-
ply to his sharp. quick question. Nov.
what do you seeT she replied naively,
'T see you" And the class laughed
Milwaukee Sentinel
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
A Kip1ing Picture of BunaIo.

After Rudyard Kipling had spent
day or two In Buffalo in the eighties
he thus described it: Buffalo Is a
large village of quarter Of a million
inhabitants situated on the seashore,
which Is falsely called Lake Erie. Once
clear of the main business streets you
launch upon miles and miles of as
phalted roads running between cot
tages and cut stone residences of those
who have money and peace. When you
have seen the outside Of a few hundred
thousand of these homes and the in
side Of a few score, you begin to
understand why the American does not
~take a deep interest in what they call
politics and why he is so vaguely and
generally proud Of the country that en-
ables him to be SO comfortable. How
can the owner of dainty chalet, with
smoked oak furniture, imitation Vene-
tan tapestry curtains, hot and cold
water laid on, bed of geraniums and
hollyhocks, baby crawling down the
veranda and q self acting. twirly
whirly hose gently Kissing over the
grass in the balmy dusk Of an August
eyening-how can such a man despair
Of the republic"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
winding Timepieces.

81 have been doing a little dguYjpG
on time" remarked an erratic citizeh
yesterday, "and have reached some
rather interesting conclusions. want
ed to find out how much time man con.
sumed in keeping tab on time, and !
found that, If the whole world is con-
sidered in the computation, years
would be crowded into a second of
time.
ITO illustrate what I mean, take q
city where 100000 watches are wound
up every day. Now, 1t takes probably
an average Of Is seconds to wind a
watch. 1t would take, then, 10000
seconds to wind 100000 watches. This
would mean 25,000 minutes or $50
hours and 10 minutes, or % days and
16 hours. I suppose there are in the
city of New Orleans 100000 watches
and clocks to be wound up every day,
SO that nearly a month is spent In the
city every day in winding watches and
clocks.
"One man in years time would con-
sumo 5,475 seconds In winding his
watch IL he is prompt about It and Is
willing to give 10 seconds every day
to this useful article. This would
mean several hours during every year
that he kept up the practice. Allowing
85 years as the average life, man
would spend 191. .525 seconds, or 8,100
minutes and Al seconds, or $50 hours
and 10 minutes, or 20 days and 20
hours, in winding his watch. New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
The Came of Chess.

The game of chess differs in the vari-
Gus countries of the world. Thus, in
the Hindoo game, four distinct armies
are employed, each with their king,
each corps counting among its fighters
an elephant and n knight which slay,
but ca"not be slain. The Chinese game
of chess, which boasts Of the title Of
choke-choc-kong-k Ghe play Of the sci
ence of war;. has a river running
through the center of the board, which
their elephants. equivalent to our bish-
ops, cannot cross, and there Is a fort
which their kings cannot pass.
Under the Sanskrit name Of chatu-
ranga n game essentially the same as
modern chess was played in Hindustan
nearly 5000 years ago. From Hin
dustan the game is said to have been
carried to Persia and thence to Arabia.
The Arabs introduced 1t into Spain and
the rest Of western Europe during the
eighth century, where it became the
principal pastime abost the year 1000.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
Advice I'm His Answers.

The Rev. John McNeill was holding
a revival service at Cardiff, Wales. and
announced that he would answer anH
question about the Bible. At once q
note was sent up to him reading az
follows;
"Dear Mr.. McNeill-If you are seeking
TO help young men, kindly tell me who
was Gains WIFE"
That seemed a poser, and the audi
ence waited with intense interest, tenn
pered with amusement to see how the
good man would extricate himself. Aft
er pause he said:
81 love young men, especially young
inquirers for light, and I would give
this young man word OF advice. 1t Is
this: Don't lose your souls salvation
looking after other peoples wives"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
No 28.

ers with:
BE me sowl. but I might have
knowed it, What but this should hap
pen to a discindant of the O'Shanes
who goes out with dage and q nay
gurr
"Who you Gala dagoY yelled the
countess.
"'And who's a naygurr shouted Mrs.
Torrington.
Then great crowd gathered around,
hoping TO see scrap, and when tell
you. Mr.. Wasserman. that the reputa%
ton of McMurphy's fats for chick ana
gentility suffered setback that they'll
not get over for years 1 speak the
words with aching heart. To satisfy
the driver and avoid a row on tha
street Mrs. O'Sullivan handed over than
tea store diamond and sailed into the
house as grand as queen, and when
the others had followed her I looked
the doors on the crowd"
"Und so all vhas peace once moreFs
queried the grocer. with sigh Of re,
lief.
Not on your life, old man! You
know what a prelude is, don't youre
II pellet do, but don't carry some
in stock. She vhas too perishable."
Just so. Well, that little affair on
the sidewalk was prelude, prologue,
curtain raiser. 1t didn't take the
O'Sullivan over seven minutes to get
back into her fighting togs, and she
made break for up stairs at once.
The dago and the colored woman were
all ready for her and also for each 9TH
er, and the way they did sail In and
break down doors and knock of plas-
ter gave me palpitation of the heart
and thoughts Of graveyards. 1 limped
off and let them have 1t out, and the
three of them are In bed and will be for
a week to come"
But maype dey shall make oop good
friends und stay SOP suggested the
grocer
Maybe, but you can't expect 1t, Mr..
Wasserman. 1t amt In what they call
nature. you see. It's ireland ag'in
Italy and Africa. and Italy and Africa
ag'in Ireland, and three women ag'in
each other. and IL you don't mind I'll
take cucumber home for my lunch
and get what rest can for my asthma
before the menagerie breaks loose
again" M. QUAn.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
Might md Morning Bells.

In the picturesque village Of Allesley,
Warwickshire, England, an ancient
custom, which is found to linger here
bell is rung at o'clock every morning
in the summer and at 6 o'clock In the
winter in order to arouse sleeping VII
layers and enable them to start work
In good time. The curfew bell is also
tolled at o'clock each evening.
Time and Telephone Work Wonders.
81 was startled the other day and in
an entirely new way" said prominent
electrical engineer. "The use Of the
telephone has become so much a part
Of my life that in talking with my
friends and acquaintances every few
days / apparently kept up the ac-
quaintance as Of old, when I used to
see them more regularly. A few days
ago I had occasion to visit an old time
friend Of mine with whom / had talked
probably once week or oftener for
the past three or four years, but whom
had not seen during that period.
"When l met him, was startled. His
black beard had turned gray, almost
white, and he had changed in other
respects, as was natural, during the
three or four years of that period, yet
through the use Of the telephone l had
In my minds eye seen him as of old
every time had talked with him, and
you may imagine how surprised, even
shocked, | was to see this change in
him.
'Did you ever have a similar expert
ence? l Imagine the increasing use Of
the telephone causes many Of them.
You hear the usual voice on the tele-
phone and mentally picture the friend
as he looked when you saw him last,
which may have been year or several
years in the past. Electrical Review.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18

THE PUGlLlSTlc TENANTS BURY THE
hATcHET ron A TIME.
II Was Only the Calm before the
Storm, However. and when Italy,
Ireland and Africa Got Together
They Made Up For Lost Time.

u
Storm, However. and when Italy,
Ireland and Africa Got Together
They Made Up For Lost Time.
copyright. 1901. by C. n. Lewisl
$50 1t vhas you, Mr.. Sprocket| que
ried the German grocer as he wiped his
hands off after measuring out peck
Of potatoes and extended it TO the jan
itor of McMurphy's fats. who came
limping in.
"Yes, it's me, Mr.. Wasserman," was
the reply, but there was an hour or SO
last night when didn't know whether
I'd be living today or not"
Did you go most dead NIT dot asth-
mar
"No, it wasn't the asthma altogether.
In fact, the asthma was as good as
left out of it. Those people broke loose
again, you see, and the nervous strain
on me almost knocked me out"
What a wicked peoples, What wick
ed world! Und so dere vhas some
more rowsT"
Il told you the other day about the
three ladies having scrap" replied
the janitor as he settled himself down
on the head of n barrel "Well, they
went about with their noses In the air
for IL day or two and then decided to
make 1t up. That's a woman's way,
you know. They couldn't visit each
other while they were mad, and each
one Of the three was just dying to see
how the others had furnished up their
rooms and whether the whole family
had to sleep in one bed or not. Mrs.
O'Sullivan had the most curiosity, and
as she had drawn a diamond ring with
a pound of 90 cent tea and wanted to
show 1t off she decided to give in first.
Yesterday morning she knocked on the
dago's door. and the dago put her nose
out and asked:
"'Whata you wanta Of me, eh?
"'Countess, I've come to make up
wild ye.' said O'Sullivan. 'Sayin nothin
of the words in the Bible and the
teachin's OF good men that we should
dwell together In harmony, I'm willin
to believe that was mistaken in we as
a dago. The way We used yer fingers
in me hair, to say nothin Of the bat on
hlOulht plONco thil dlC "a PClACSh
lady and entitled to my esteem. Shake
me hand, Countess Divito, and let's
be friends
"'You no wanta fghta any morer
asked the countess as she came out
into the hall.
"'Not another wollop,' answered
O'Sullivan. It's rather airly in the
mornin for high society call, but IL
ye'll overlook it for once I'll come In
and show We the $3.50 diamond ring me
Tim handed me from his hind pocket
this mornin for birthday prisent.'
Il heard it all" said the janitor, "and
the countess let her In and met her
half way. l thought it would be a
good thing for me and McMurphy and
a bad thing for the darky, but it turn
ed out tiptop all around. When two
women get to making up a quarrel,
they include all creation, and 1t wasn't
over half an hour before the two came
out with their arms around each 9TH
er and started up to see the barber's
wife"
"Py golly, but l like dotw exclaimed
the grocer. when vhas mad at some
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18


DRESSES.
mans und he comes around next day,
vhas all oafer her. II nopody vhas
mad, den you see how happy we all
yhas."
"Thats 1t, Mr.. Wasserman. If you
only had the asthma, you'd make
good fathouse Janitor. Yes, they went
up, and the darky heard them coming
and was ready for them with an old
chair leg. She was splitting on her
hands for good grip when Mrs. O'Sul-
livan told her that the quarrel was all
made up and the dove Of peace had
come there to hatch her brood. Shed
been thumped pretty hard, and she
was rather off1sh, but she toed the
mark after awhile, and there was kiss
ing and hugging all around. An hour
later O'Sullivan gave a morning tea,
which was mostly beer and crackers,
and such quietness fell upon the house
that l began to feel lonesome. About
! o'clock In the afternoon the three got
dressed to 60 out In company, and Of
course each one put on her best duds
to make the other Jealous. You know
what women are, Mr.. WassermanT
"Yhell, maypel liz NIT my old wo-
mans for oafer dwenty year."
"Of course. They praised each 9TH
er's hats and dresses as they stood In
the hall, but 1t was all hypocrisy, you
know. The countess was perhaps the
best dressed, though It was q pretty
even thing all around. They sailed
away like three graces, and l kicked
the goat out of the halls, run the dogs
on to the street and heaved the carts
into the back yard. For two hours
had a house to be proud of, and had
made up my mind to tell McMurphy to
raise the rent when the ladies returned.
They had treated each other to clam
broth, Ice cream and candy and had
come back In q hack to end up In
swagger way. When the horses came
prancing up, there was a sensation on
that block, and so other women turned
pale as they looked out Of their win
dows."
"vhas some rubber tires on der
wheels Of dot hackT asked the grocer
as he seemed to call up picture in his
minds eye.
"Aye, there was, Mr.. Wasserman,"
replied the janitor. "Yes, there was
rubber tires on every wheel-none miss
ing-apd the driver was In uniform and
the horses stepping high. For a min
ute or two I felt so proud that was
determined to ask McMurphy to raise
my salary to $50 a month and fuel
throwed in; but, alas, 1t was the hack
that was our undoing."
"Did she broke downT
mot at ALL The ladies didn't have
money enough to settle the fare, you
see, or they wanted to beat each 9TH
er They could scrape only As cents to-
sether, while the fare was dollar and
a half, ard the driver wasn't slow In
giving them his opinion Of bilks. 1t
wasn't two minutes before the whole
neighborhood was on to the racket, and
then there was fun. At first the three
women hung together as against the
driver, but pretty soon Mrs. OSullivan
got her Irish up and turned on the 9th.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
GODS SMILE.

When God upon our little world looks down,
In its ovn strenuous eyes so passing great.
SO rspt with toys, the pen the sword, the crown,
Playing its game Of fortune, fame or state,
Does he not smile. the patient One who knows,
Keeping gently in The onward way,
Waiting, with kindly thought. the evenings closs
When shall tire OF play7
And Hfe's vast tragedies. its sins and wrongs,
Are they not but wounds that children feel.
tale that to the nursery belongs
OF hurts left for his tender touch to heSP
Does he not smile, the good God of US all.
Knowing how sure his love for every one,
Making things right when evenings shadows fall
And the rough play is donet
Ripley d. Saunders in St. Louis Republic
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
An Explanation.

She-I don't see why Clara has so
many admirers. She can't speak a
word OF French and neither sings nor
paints.
He-Well | suppose that is the rea-
son.-Chicago News.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
and the professor grew uneasy.

and the professor grew uneasy
81 assure you that you are perfectly
qualified for the work. abstruse and
onerous as 1t Is" he said, ''and you are
the only pupil l ever had of whom
could say as much"
"You are very fattering," answered
the most distinguished graduate of the
year, "and am afraid you rate my
powers too highly" The professor ca
gerly intimated by gesture that she
was mistaken. He was so breathless
with apprehension that he would not
interrupt by words. 81 am so sorry
that | shall not be able to collaborate
In the work. You do me a great honor
in asking nae. But. you see, am want
ed at home"
Then the Plantagenet professor scoff-
ed.
"At homer said he. why. anybody
can attend to your duties at home. But
as for what | am suggesting TO you.
there is not one man in 20 years that is
capable OF doing it. AS for women
Words failed the professor here. You
will be known as n scholar to all the
scholars OF Europe. 30 you under
stand? You will be regarded as an au-
thority for many years to come. And
think OF the honor you will gain for
your college and for your sex. The
! professor spoke the words without hes
itation No thought OF an earlier con-
versation with Sibyl lad remained in
his mind. which indeed was crowded
with more Important things.
"It is n pity" she answered placidly.
"but. you see. my r""pl" really want
me- My mother l!krS 20 have some
body with her whCn she is making
calls. and my sisters VIII not he out OF
the schoolroom for some years. Then
/ write my fathers business letters for
him and help to teach the children ana
make their frochS. lave good deal
of taste in dressmaking. An excellent
modiste has Said so. ! had lessons
from her. though of course | know II
is tie fashion 10 suppose that woman
who cares for study must be absolutely
useless in domestic affairs"
The professor broke out In anger.
"Anvbody can make frocks." he cried.
"No, indeed, you are mistaken" she
answered.. II Is iHOot cNS'
ness to make them nicely. That Is why
they are expensive"
"But do you not see" said the pro
fessor again. what an opportunity you
will lose If you fail to adopt my sug-
gestion? You are losing your chance OF
fame. You leave undone great work
Of incalculable benefit to scholars. And
for mel see no hope Of finding nnoth-
er to take your place"
81 am very sorry" answered his pu-
pill, "but indeed my parents want me
very much at home. And feel that my
place Is there. l shall not be able to
come back next term"
There was again a debate at the Un-
ion, and again the professor dropped in.
The proposer was speaking. he was
young gentleman of much eloquence,
and he carried his audience with him.
"Let us resist to the DEATH" he said,
"any attempt to encourage further the
so called higher education Of women in
this university. Woman was made for
the home. There she stands on pedes-
tai. Shall we assist her to descend from
that pedestal and bemire herself with
joining In the struggles of masculine
life" The audience raised q storm Of
applause. The professor groaned and
went Out-I.adies' Pictorial
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-07-18
One WINS Enough.

WAS Gobang's marriage a success"
81 hardly think so. l heard him say
the other day that he would never go
to the penitentiary for blgamy."-
Brooklyn Eagle.