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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10
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Monday.
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the special price Of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

The report Of the postmaster general
shows that the saving on star routes
which were discontinued by the ex-
tension of the rural delivery system,
the past year will amount TO $173. :
404 Al, and from postofices discon-
tinued $3.50, 221. 49, This is a good
showing, and when increased business
is taken into account, the rural postal
service is making a most remarkable
showing There are now some A, 900, :
600 people being served by it, and by
the close of the fiscal year it is expect
ed that number will be increased to
at least 3, 900, 600. At the present rate
of extension it is thought that the
rural service will reach 81, 900, 600
people within four years. This it is
said will reach about all who can be
served by it, the remainder of the
population residing in cities and vii
lagos and such-sparsely settled regions,
that the service to them would be i'm
practicable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06
SWAMP LANDS LEFT.
State Funds Will Get Big Revenue
From Remaining Tracts.

lOH1
st. Paul, Dec. 2.-Now that railroad
land grants have been practically sat
isfied, State Auditor Dunn finds 100, 900
acres of surveyed swamp Land still
belonging to the state. outside the
counties of st. Louis, Lake and Cook.
When the Duluth & Iron Range grant
is settled there, will be at least so, 900
acres more in these three counties.
Great tracts are still unsurveyed and
all the land goes to the state. There
is also a possibility of securing the
swamp land on Indian reservations
for the state, which will bring 2OO,-
600 acres or more under state control
State Auditor Dunn says that not an
acre of this will be sold for less than
$5. This will bring in several hundred
thousand dollars.
By constitutional amendment, half
the proceeds go to the permanent
school fund, and the other half is dis
triDuted to the various state institu-
tions, incorporation to the expense of
running them.
The sale of Great Northern lands to
Messrs. F. E. Kenaston and 0. A.
Robertson will add $50, 600 to the tax
able real estate of the state next year.
Owing to the boom in land values,
it is predicted that large increase
will be made in the real estate assess
ment next year. The assessment OF
1900 was $3.50, $50, 900, an average of
S. 80 per acre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06
WILL HAVE GOOD RESULTS.

There is as yet no particular change
in the situation regarding the atti
tude of the state toward the proposed
railroad consolidation. The latest de-
velopments seem to be to the effect
that the work of preventing the con
solidation will be carried forward by
the authorities at Washington. While
it has not yet been determined where
the matter can be the most easily pros
secuted, the opinion is growing thai
the chances for success are much bet
ter under federal authority than that
of the state, and President Roosevelt
has entered upon the work as heartily
as has Gov. Van SAINT. 1t is said that
he has added a paragraph or two to
his message calling attention of con-
gress to the matter and recommending
that legislation which if it cannot
prevent such great combinations, will
give greater publicity to their organ
ization. He was urged by leading
railway magnates to let the matter en-
tirely alone and not notice it in his
message, but this advice he declined
to follow.
But no matter what the outcome of
the present question involving.the con-
sideration of northwestern roads will
be, Gov. Van SAINT is unquestionably
the gamer by the stand he has taken.
His action in the matter arrested the
progress of the nation and has called
attention of the people to the need of
legislation which will not only more
effectually regulate the great railway
systems and combinations but those
of an industrial nature as well. Cen
sidera can be done as to railways
under the interstate commerce provi-
sion, but whether congress has sufi
cient authority to deal with the great
problem as it should be. remains to be
seen. 1t is daily becoming more ap-
parent that these great combinations.
railways as well as industrial should
be under the control of federal author
ity and should be incorporated not by
any one state, but by the federal gov
eminent. There should be central
authority which will impose uniform
system of regulation upon all, oblige
them to have their business open to
inspection as is the case with national
banks, and which will forbid the issu-
ing of a dollars worth of stock that
is not backed up by actual property
This done much of the abuse now
suffered from themswould pass away,
and the mass of the people would reap
some of the benefits of concentration
of capital as we'll as the few, who now
handle it
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

Congressman Tawney is credited
with having told Chairman Payne OF
the ways and means committee in the
house caucus of Republicans Saturday,
that intelligence in not monopolized
by few. This is doubtless in short
"a notice served on the east that the
west intends to take an important part
in legislation in the house. Heretofore
the east has monopolized the handlin 6
of matters in that body because it has
had the advantage in the way of mem
bership and influence, but the west is
improving in that respect, and it's in.
fiuence in that body has been increas-
ing during the past few years, and il
is now able to attract to it's sup
port, aid from the west central states.
This does not mean revolt of the
west from the east, but simply 6
greater sharing of the influence in
Legislative matters which have here
tofore naturally been monopolized by
the east.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

The Lake Crystal Union suggests
that possibly the talk of railway con-
solidation is scheme to get the COVER
nor co call an extra session of the leg
islature to pass upon the tax question
as they favored such move. AS the
railroads have been opposed to an ex-
ira session and have thrown their in
huence against an extra session, OF
tax revision for this coming winter,
it is hard to see why they should gel
up consolidation move to force it.
The projectors of the consolidation
scheme probably never gave the extra
session question even first thought
in the perfection of their schemes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

It is said that Secretary of War Root
has intimated that he will not be in
fuenced in his recommendations by
senators or members of congress. Con-
gress should take fall out of three or
four of the departments. 1t is getting
to be more of government by depart
ments than by congress. Mortified
News.
There has been a good deal of poll
tics connected With some of the affairs
of government, and it might be a good
thing to have matters run along in the
interests of the people for awhile. We
are rather inclined to like Secretary
Roots stand and believe it would be a
good thing to have recommendations
made on merit for a time, and less on
political pull President Roosevelt
is instilling some of the right kind of
vigor into the different departments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06
Washington dispatch says th

A Washington dispatch says that
Congressman McCleary has conferred
with the postofice department relative
to deficiency appropriation of $3.50.
900 for rural free delivery. This will
enable large number of routes to be
established shortly after the beginning
of the new year, which otherwise
would go over to the end of the
fiscal year. Mr.. McCleary also recon-
mended that the pay of carriers be in.
creased from $500 to 5000. This may
be all that can be obtained at present,
but really the increase ought to be
made to $500, and then would not be 6
dollar too much.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06
The wreck on the Wabash road n,

The wreck on the Wabash road near
Adrian, Mich, Wednesday evening in
which two passenger trains met in
head end collision while at full speed,
was one of the worst reported in years.
The reports this morning were some
what better than yesterday as to the aw-
full carnage wrought but according to
last accounts, ninety were killed and
twenty-five of those wounded will also
die, while one hundred or over are
wounded Fire added horror TO the
wreck and caused the loss of many
lives that otherwise might have been
saved, Among the cars destroyed
were several coaches of Italian emil
grants besides the regular coaches of
the train, and in these the loss of life
was the greatest. The cause Of the
accident was the result of the engineer
on one of the Inflated trains misread-
ing his orders as to passing the other
train.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06
RAPIDAN.

On Thanksgiving evening a fellow
by the name of Lundgren went to the
home of Tom Malma at Spring Island
and hired out. The next morning he
was sent into the field to husk corn
and Mr.. Malma went to town. When
he returned he found the fellow had
gone through the house ransacking it
pretty thoughly. He stole shot gun
and went to Mr.. Piper's where he
traded it for rifle and got one dollar
to boot. With the proceeds he went to
Garden City where he was seen about
i've o'clock last night A warrant for
his arrest was issued by Justice Powell
OF Spring Island this morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06
HINTS FOR WOMEN
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pIexion by Natural Means---An
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Skin and Obtain a
Good Color.

It is every woman's wish to be pos
sessed of clear and beautiful skin, but
how few are thus fortunate. A pale and
sallow complexion is far too common
and fresh, healthy color is so uncom-
mon as to be the cause of favorable re-
mark when seen anywhere. 1t is mat.
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Therefore, to improve bad complexion.
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In almost every case it will be found
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"My color had left my face" she says,
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The disease from which Miss King
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The one remedy that has proved itself
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

All is not peace and serenity in the
Democratic councils, as was illustrated
by their house caucus at Washington
Saturday. They nominated Repre-
sentative Richardson of Tennessee as
their candidate for the speakership
without trouble, but when it came to
the policy to be followed by Demo
cracy, then the music-that is chin
music-commenced. Congressman Fitz-
gerald of New York did not relish the
idea of being pounded as has been the
feature of Democracy the past few
years at every recurring election, and
he declared that Eve can never win if
we do not discard the heresies of free
silver" and then the row which had
been stirred up by Representative Nc
CIellan of New York by resolution
denouncing the tariff as the mother of
trusts, etc., become of a Kilkenny
nature. Representative Ball of Texas
declared that "we can never win un-
less men calling themselves Democrats
support the national platform of the
Democratic party. Other compliments
of a similar nature were exchanged
before Leader Richardson exhausted a
Texas gusher in pouring enough oil
upon the troubled waters to restore a
calm, and steering committee was
appointed to guide the party ship
through future legislative storms.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

Wisconsin passed law last winter
which provided for the assessment of
all property at it's full value. 1t is
said the returns this year indicate that
it will work we'll. and that large pro-
perty holders and corporations, which
have heretofore been able to cover up
much of their property will now have
to come forward and stand their share
of the burdens in the support of the
government. 1t might be wise thing
for our tax commission to make some
inquiry along this line, and include
such provision in their revision of
Minnesota tax laws
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

Under the direction of Secretary
Root, the American forces in the Phil
ippines were distributed during the
past year to 500 stations and the insur-
rectionary inclined Filipinos have been
closely watched. The work there has
been reduced to much like the Indian
fighting in the west used to be, and
will in time wear itself out, as the
natives learn the benefits arising from
American occupation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

The st. Peter Herald credits the
Free Press with saying that in han
ding the "merger, Gov. Van SAINT
would be more "polite" in the matter
than John Lind would, and thereat
INDUCES in some sarcastic remarks.
The Herald is considerably off its
base. The Free Press did not use the
word 'polite' at all. 1t simply re-
marked that it believed he would be
more polite in his way of getting at
the matter and hence much more .effec-
tive in results.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06
BIG POTATO SHIPMENT.
Fifty Car Loads of Potatoes Leave
Princeton in One Train For Southern
Prints

Points.
Princeton Union, Nov. 28.-Last
Friday a special train of fifty cars of
potatoes left Princeton for southern
points. This was the largest shipment
of potatoes that ever left Princeton,
and marks new notch in the growth
of the potato market of this place.
Princeton has always been known as
great potato market. But this year it
is breaking all old records and estab-
fishing new one In the train as it
stood off below the depot was pic
ture. The train was all made up of
box cars and out of each one was poked
stove pipe, and as chance would have
it, all on the same side of the train,
the cars much resembling in the dis
tance emigrant wagons on car wheels.
As the conductor gave the signal the
big mogul pulled away with its 80,
900 bushels of potatoes for southern
markets Nine men went with the
train to look after the cars, which were
billed to points in Iowa, Missouri,
Nebraska, Indian Territory and points
elswehere One solid train was made
up at the Minnesota Transfer for Kan
sas City, from the train that left here.
At Zimmerman three more cars were
added to the train, making fifty three
cars in all, and it was a great adver-
tisement for Princeton and the potato
belt.
The train represented as has been
said about 80, 900 bushels of potatoes,
which represents about SCI, 600 paid
out in the Princeton market.for the
same. They also represent the product
of ITO acres of land and it required
close around 600 wagon loads to fill the
cars. But while it was big lot of
potatoes still the entire train only re-
presented the receipts fora few good
days on the market, as it only re-
quires few days buying here to
makeup a train of potatoes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06
CALLED IN MORE BONDS.
State Treasurer Will Retire $4,000
on January |.

st. Paul, Dec 2.-State Treasurer
Block has called in $40, 600 of refund
ing bonds, which will be redeemed
Jan. 1. There are 81, 300, 600 remain
ing of the issue of 1890 practically all
the Indebtedness of the state.
There can be no charge of favoritism
in the retirement of these bonds. The
ones to be called in are determined by
lot. They are in denominations of
81, 900, and numbered consecutively.
The state treasurer put slips in hat
numbered correspondingly. The first
seventy drawn out were called in for
redemption.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06
AN OPEN BOOK.

; COAh Dol1ODb, IA eNh esNNA Osoo WIZ
other day at dinner given our repre-
sentatives to the Pan-American con-
gress in session in the city of Mexico,
said that 'the Pan American policy of
the United States is an open book. 1t
is not modified or weakened by secret
treaties . And Mr.. Barrett could have
said the same thing regarding our
policy toward all the nations of the
world. We have at all times followed
the principles laid down by Benjamin
Franklin. "Mean exactly what you
say and say exactly what you mean. !"
There have been some sneers at times
as to our diplomacy, but it has in
variably won. During the progress of
the Spanish American war the re-
mark was often heard that President
Mckinley would prove no match for
the trained diplomats of Europe, but
he met them successfully at every
stage of the game, and with this same
openness which has characterized
AueIlCdn ulplOudCy.
When Bismarck s genius led the Ger
man people to victorious unity across
the stagnant marsh Of European poll
cies, says the Chicago Inter Ocean in
commenting upon the openness of
American diplomacy, ''his success was
won by following the American plan.
He declared exactly what Germany
desired. His opponents, disabled by
their traditions of diplomatic duplicity
from understanding him, refused to
believe. They concluded that his real
aim must be other than what he said.
And while they, thus self-deceived,
were intriguing to defeat his supposed
purposes, he reached his declared goal.
$50 it has been with American di
pIomacy. Whenever the United States
has found it necessary, for example, to
assert the supremacy OF the Monroe
doctrine there have always been Euro
pean powers which wasted time and
energy in search for Interior motives
of it's action. We saw much of this
when the United States demanded that
France and Austria retire from
Mexico. We saw again in the Vene-
zuelan boundary affair.
In both these cases, as in the ad
justment following the Spanish war,
European inability to comprehend that
diplomacy could be frank gave rise to
much futile intriguing against the
supposed purposes of the United States.
And while energy was thus wasted in
guarding all sorts of imaginary back
doors, the United States marched
straight to its aim through the front
door.
$50 it was again in the Chinese
complications. The United states de-
clared in the beginning for China's
territorial integrity. Certain European
powers wasted months in trying to
find out whether we meant what we
said. And while they were laboriousiy
convincing themselves of the truth the
United States had gathered about it
self forces which made futile for the
time being all schemes for China's
partition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

Wipe out the high protective tariff
and the trusts cannot live, says the
Fairmont Independent. How about
the anthracite coal trust and the
Standard oil trust, two of the strong
est combinations in the country that
have no tariff duties on the articles
they deal in. How about the Ameri-
can Sugar company that wants the
tariff removed and sugar put on the
free list. Are you dead sure that the
sugar combine is getting ready te
commit suicide2 Set your thinker tc
work friend
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

The Standard Oil Co. is going to
build several large steamers in this
country for the ocean oil trade, and all
this without the aid of a subsidy.
And by the way, when it comes to a
subsidy, where is the congressman who
has the nerve to introduce bill which
in direct terms would offer the Stand
ard Oil Co. subsidy for steamships it
might build. We do not believe he
exists
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

AS Democracy in Minnesota is
strongly in favor of combination for
political effect, the action of some of
its organs in assailing industrial COM
binations and demanding their de-
struction. looks like a matter of poor
taste. But then it is all for, political
effect and nothing else
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

Congressman McCleary having con-
sented to introduce the Grout bill at
the opening of congress, for the pro-
lection of the dairy interests against
oleomargarine, the st. Paul Dispatch
is preparing to open up on him the
same kind of war it waged against
Congressman GrouG last year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

The Minneapolis Times says there
will be no weakness on CONGRESSMAN
Babcock's part as to tariff reduction.
A Washington dispatch says Babcock
will not press his free trade bill in
steel products. You pay your money
and take your choice
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

The advocates of an open winter are
shaking their heads and pointing out
how their predictions are coming true,
while those who have been of the
opinion that it would be hard win
ter, simply look wise and remark that
there is time enough yet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-06

According to the census report of
1900, and the electi IN returns of the
same year, only two out of every three
voters throughout the country voted.
This is a big shrinkage from the vot-
ing population.