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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29
For Sale

Having sold my farm 1 will offer fo1
sale one good horse, 2 mich COWS, 8
yearlings and new Mccormick
binder. My farm is A miles south of
Mankato on Ravine road, near Indian
Lake school house.
Geo. W. Dodge, Mankato, P. o.,
MINI.
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ORDER FOR HEARING GUARDIANS AC.
COUNT-INSANE PERSON OR SPEND
THRIFT

WV EboON Oh
THRIFT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-S In Probate Court
In the matter of the guardianship of Edward
II. Root, spendthrift.
On reading and filing the petition of w. G.
Herr, guardian of Edward II. Root the above
named spendthrift
1t Is Ordered. Pursuant to the prayer of said
petitioner, that time be fixed for examining
and allowing his account, that said account be
examined and petition be heard by the Judge
of this Court on the 9Th day of April 1901, at
~ CLOCK in the forenoon of that day, at the
Court House in Mankato, in said County;
And 1t is Further Ordered, That public notice
DO given to all persons interested of the time
and place of examining said account, by pub
fishing copy of this order in the Mankato
Free Press, A weekly newspaper printed and
published at Mankats, in said County, at least
once n each week for three successive week
prior to the day of such hearing.
PTOba Court Seal. VIM. f. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
W. l.. COmstock, Attorney,
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Florence Viola, the two months old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Doug
las of Decoria. died Friday from
the effects of cold The funeral will
occur tomorrow afternoon from the
house.
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Fred Walker has resigned his posi-
ton with Fl. l. Parry and will leave
next week for Origon, Idaho, near
which place he is thinking of going
into the drug business in company
with DR.. E. J. Davis, of Weiser, Idaho
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

Attorney E. Fl. Bither of Madelia
has succeeded to the law practice of
Ashley Golf man at st. James and will
locate there. Mr.. Coffman goes to
the twin cities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29
Some Facts About Home Brook
Township.
Central Minnesota immigration
Company.

,CIncorporated)
Geo. M. Palmer. Pres. S. D. Works, Secy.
F. M. Currier, Vice-Pres. and Treas.
The Central Minnesota Immigration
Company has 10, 600 acres of carefully Sc
| lected hardwood land in this township for
sale now.
1t is not ''bowlipg wilderness" but has
| five good schools, and more soon to be or
ganized.
It is cheap, 81 to SO per acre, on long
| time.
In 1890 there was put fourteen registered
voters, in 1900 there was over sixty.
1t has good roads-one a gravel ballast
ed former railroad grade
Taxes are very low.
1t is splendidly watered; Home Brook
and tributaries, traverse the whole town.
ship.
1t is four miles to Brainerd and North
ern r. r. on the east, and eight miles to
Northern Pacific r. r, on the south.
1t has many acres of fine natural mead
ows, that will cut three or more tons of
best hay to the acre.
1t has rich clay soil, with clay subsoil.
1t is in many places slightly wooded, and
easily cleared.
1t is not sandy. but has marvelously
productive soil.
1t is not rough and billy, but gently
rolling.
Our title is perfect
1t is an ideal place to make home for
yourself and children.
Over 200 4 sections of wild and i'm
proved farms in Clay comfy. cheap.
Call and see us before you buy.
Office with Rosenberger & Currier, 2o1
S. Second ST.. Mankato, Mimi.
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X RAY EXAMINATIONS.

Our Offices have the most complete electrical
apparatus III the west, including most power
full and perfect X Ray machine. with which the
innermost organs Of the body may DC rscdilV
seen and examined Obscure and difficult dis
eases positively diagnosed
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Cascarine at ali Druggists,

Cures BiliOusness, Constipation and Dyspep-
STA, or money refunded. Price 50 cents. Book
explaining cause and cure mailed free, Rea
Bros. & Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
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Cure When Others Fail.


Diseases of the Eyes and Ears, GRADUATED Lids
Cataract Cross eyes Strengthened with. k;1In
danger. DiSCharging Ears, Deafness, etc, DIS.
eases OF Nose and Throat, Catarrh, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Diseases of Stomach and Liver, Dys-
pepSia, Indigestion, Headache, BilllouSTess
JaundCe, Kidney and Bladder troubles, Blooc
Eczema, Ulcers, etc. Nervous Diseases, lead
ache, Rysteria, Insomnia Lack OF Vitality, NerV-
business, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, functional
Heart Disease Paipiteriou, Dizziness ShOrtness
OF Breath, Heart Pains, etc. Glandular Diseases,
Tumors Abnormal Growth, Cancers cared Win
out paln-new method. Piles and all Rectal DIS
eases. Diseases OF Women, Deformities, LACE
of development of any organ. Small ana weaI
parts enlarged and strengthened.
Middle 3ed and Youn8 Men,
suffering from Lost Manho@d Nervous or Ply
steal Debility Seminal Weakness, Lost VIgor,
Decline of Manly Powers, Drains, Discharges
and osses. Varicocele and all the train of evils
resulting from Excuses, Errors OF Youth, etc,
producing some of the following effects, as Nerv.
Blotches, Debility, Dizziness, Defective Memory,
Absence of Will Power, Confusion of Ideas, Aver.
sion to Society, Sexual EXhaustiGn' Pam IN the
hopes, rendering marriage unhappy and bust,
ness a failure; sweeping thousands to an un-
timely grave. No matter who has failed, consult
the doctor. He has cured thousands when they
had given up in dispar. A Perfect Restoration
Guaranteed. Consultation sac-.dly Nnfden-
tial. Delays are dangerous.
MARRIRGEF
rage, who are aware OF physical defects or weak
nesses which would render marriage disap.
pointment would do we'll to call.
WEAKNESS.
In many cases drains occur unobseTved by the
sufferer. To this hidden drain upon the vitality
may be attributed the cause of many diseases Of
the nerves, stomach, heart kidneys and bladder
LADIES'.
We have long given careful attention to the
treatment of diseases peculiar to women and our
method of treatment has been universally sue.
cessful. No lady, married or single, need hest
tate to call for consultation either alone with
friend.
REMARKABLE CURES perfected in old cases
which have been neglected or unskillfully treat
ed. No experiments failures. Free Exami-
nation of the Urine, chemical and microscpical,
in all cases. Bring specimen of urine. Cases
and correspondence strictly confidential and
medicine sent to any part of the United States.
List of questions free. Address with postage.
DR.. DOWNING.
CHICAGO. ILLS.
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Miss Gertrude Humes of Winnebago
City is spending few days visiting
friends in this city.
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Money to loan at per cent. No
commissions. Call at Mankato State
bank
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Attorney A. J. Laurisch of Mapleton
has decided to locate at st. James, &C
cording to dispatch from that city.
Editor A. NJ. Welles and J. P.
Cooper of Redwood Falls were Saul
paugh guests Fridiy night.
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Pile and FiStu'a Cured.-Free

Sure cure. quick reliable; sample treatment c
Red Cross Pile s. Fistula Cure & book MALE
free. Rea Bros. & Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

Ore & Webster have drove of I'M
branded Dakota horses at the Omaha
stock yards that weigh from 800 to
200 pounds, which they offer for
sale in another column. Messrs. Ore
& Webster have shipped in 800 head
of horses since last September, and
every week ship several cars of stock
to Sioux City.
Cabinet photos best quality 50 a
dozen at Davis 100 Cherry street.
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March 15.22-2q. 1901.

W. l.. Comstock. Attorney.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31
Coniuring the Sharks.

In the Persian gulf the divers have a
curious way of opening the season.
They depend implicitly upon the shark
conjurers, and will not descend with
out their presence. To meet this diff
fculty the government Is obliged to
hire the charmers to divert the atten-
ton of the sharks from the fleet. AS
the season approaches vast numbers OF
natives gather along the shore and
erect huts and tents and bazaars At
the Opportune moment-usually at
midnight so as to reach the oyster
banks at sunrise-the feet, to the
number of eighty or 100 boats, put out
to sea. Each of these boats carries two
divers, steersman and shark
charmer and Is manned by eight or
ten rowers. Other cOnjurers remain
on shore, twisting their bodies and
mumbllng incantations to divert the
sharks.
In case a man-eater is perverse
enough to disregard the charm and at
tack diver, an alarm is given, and
no other diver will descend on that
day. The power of the conjurer is
believed to be hereditary and the eff
cacy of his incantatlons to be wholly
independent of his religious faith
LlppIncott's Magazine.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31
CHINESE PEANUTS.
They Are an American Product, but
Receive Oriental Treatm mt.

They Arc an American Product, but
Receive Oriental Treatment.
The trans American railways have
their agents in all parts of the world
commercial agents, industrial agents,
tourist agents, livestock agents, car
service agents, and Oriental agents, as
well as the regular assortment and va
riety of freight and passenger agents.
The Oriental agent of the Great North
ern Railway in this city is Moy WI
Yen, a highly interesting Chinaman,
who carries in his pockets a handful
Of Chinese peanuts with which, from
time to time, he regales his friends. In
| the midst of business he suddenly con
ceals his hand beneath his blouse and
asks, "Will you try Chinese peanutF
| The hand, soft as that of gentle maid
en-, reappears with the nuts, and you
are tempted. You yield with pleasure,
accepting one. 1t resembles the native
"goober," which Ex-Governor Campbell
failed to corner, but is the most deli
cious morsel in the nut shape that you
ever tasted.
Mr.. Moy laughingly tells you, when
you ask where more nuts can be had.
that they are not Chinese peanuts at
all, but the familiar old Virginia
'goober" prepared in the Chinese fash
ion. I'VE take the raw nut" he ex-
plains, "and dry it perfectly in the sun,
leaving it many days on the house top.
Then we soak it in salt water-brine
you call lt--for three days, after which
we again dry it thoroughly. This may
take week. Then we put it in an
oven In a pan Of very hot sand, and
continually stir until 1t is cooked well
done. That is all. Nothing could be
more simple. The peanuts the Italians
roast In their sheet-iron cyllnders-nO
Chinaman would touch one! We say
Chinese peanuts to have fun with our
friends. There are no Chinese peanuts"
New York Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31
CHAPTER VIII.

AS spring advanced Alice began to
droop, Sally's quick eye detected in her
infalible signs of decay. But she would
not tell it to Mary, whose life now seem
ed a comparatively happy one. MFR. and
Mrs. Parker were kind to her. Uncle
Peter petted her, and even Miss Grundy
had more than once admitted that "she
was about as good as young ones would
average" Billy, too, had promised TO
remain and work for Mr.. Parker during
the summer, intending with the money
thus earned to 60 the next fall and win
ter to the academy in Willbraham. Jen-
ny was coming back ere long, and Mary's
step was light and buOyant as she trip
ped, singing, about the house. unmind-
full of Mrs. Grundy's oft-expressed wish
that "she would stop that clack," or Of
the anxious. pitying eyes Sal Furbush
bent upon her, as day after day the
faithful old creature rocked and tended
little Alice.
At last Mary could no longer be de-
ceived, and one day when Alice lay gasp
ing in Sally's lap she said, Aunt Sally,
isn't Alice growing worse? She doesn't
play now, nor try to walk"
Sally laid her hand on Mary's face and
replied: Poor child, you'll soon be all
alone"
There was no outcry--no sudden gush
Of tears, but nervously clasping her
hans upon her heart, as If the shock had
entered there, Mary sat down upon her
bed, and burying her face in the pillow,
sat there for long time. But she said
nothing, and a careless observer might
have thought that she cared nothing. as
it became each day more and more evi'
dent that Alice was dying. But these
knew aot OF the long nights when with
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31
THE SEXTON OF THE SEA.

You scatter flowers on the grassy mound
That marks the spot where your loved
ones be;
You bring them emblems with never a
thought
For the dead beneath the sea-
For every ship that the hands of men
Have hullded with chart and wheel,
The bones Of men In hundredfold
Are laid beneath Its keel.
A canvas shroud and an Iron bar
At the weary head and the wasted feet,
And 10! from the deck they move away,
From the hearts that thrOb and beat!
Soldiers and sailors and captains grand,
Babes with mothers breast
Wet with the lips that will touch no more,
Come down In my arms to rest.
And lay them gently alone to sleep,
Where the bed OF the sand Is clear;
And none may wander, and none shall stray
For keep them, OH so dear!
And hark When the bellbuoy tolls at
night,
Above the wave where the fishes swim,
You may knew that keep my Father $
watch,
For the day shall give them back to him
-TpSltas Wet xiv,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31
wbere Comee Came From

There Is extant tale Of the discovery
of coffee. story which might have
suggested to Charles Lamb the idea
for his Dissertation on Roast Pig y
This is the legend
Toward the middle of the fifteenth
century a poor Arab was travelling in
Abyssinia, and finding himself weai
and weary from fatigue he stopped
near a grove Then, being in want of
fuel to cook his rice, he cut down a
tree, which happened to be full of dead
berries. His meal being cooked and
eaten. the traveller discovered that the
half burned berries were very fragrant.
Collecting q number Of these and
crushing them with a stone, he found
that their aroma had increased to a
great extent While wondering at this
he accidentally let fall the substance
into a can which contained his scant
supply of water. Lo, what miracle!
The almost putrid liquid was instantly
purified He brought it 10 his lips; II
was lAOShi usk tSdDiVJ anu III q hhViiSh'
after the traveller had so far recovered
his strength and energy as to be able
to resume his journey. The lucky Arab
gathered as many berries as he could,
and, having arrived at Ardan, in Ara
bia. he informed the mulfti of his dis
coyery. This worthy divine was an in
veterate opium smoker, who had been
suffering for years from the effects OF
that poisonous drug. He tried an in
fusion of the roasted berries and was
so delighted at the recovery of his own
vigor that, in gratitude to the tree he
called 1t cabuah, which in Arabic sig
/ nifieS force
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31
END OF FAMOUS HosrELRN
Hotel Where ParnelI Drew Up Irish
Camp Ign Plan.

Hotel Where ParnelI Drew Up Irish
Camp Ign Plan.
Morrlsons Hotel, one of the old land
marks Of Dublin, is being RACED to the
ground to afford site for offices for an
Insurance company. The building has
historic associations for lrishmen, and
was once among the best patronized
and most popular hotels in Dublin. 1t
was famous as Parnell's resort.
II was originally one Of the town
houses Of the Fitzgerald family, who
owned great deal Of property In the
vicinity, including the famous Leinster
house over the door Of the hotel at
the present day are the Fitzgerald
arms, and in the supports are prom
inent figures Of two monkeys, In com
memoratlon of striking family incl
dent.
When old Kilkee Castle, one Of the
seats of the Fitzgeralds, took fire, the
heir to the estate was saved by mon
key, which took the infant in his arms
and clambered from point to point with
its precious burden, finally reaching the
ground with 1t in safety.
Parners first arrest was effected at
Morrlson's Hotel on Oct. l3, 1881. Par
nell was thence taken to Kllmalnham
Jail, where he was confined as "sus-
pect" until the following May. 1t was
at this hotel that Parnelrs friend, the
late DIR. j. +. Kenny, discovered Par
nelrs extraordinary superstition. Co
Ing into his writing room one day, Par
nell saw a green cloth on the table. lie
at once had II removed, and the same
evening he refused to enter another
room In the hotel in which three can
dies were burning. Three candlestlcks
are supposed in the minds Of superstl'
tious people to mean death, and a green
tablecloth foretells disaster, Parnell
more than once said that the Irish
cause would never prosper until the
Irish people discarded green as their
national color for the older blue.
When in Dublin Parnell always
stayed at Morrisons up to the time or
his death 1t was there he outlined
the national program and the agrarlan
movements in Ireland.-LOndOn Mail.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31
A Dry Bath.

A Scotchman was once advised to
take showerbaths. friend explained
to him how to fit one up by the use of
cistern and a colander and Sandy
accordingly set to work and had the
thing done at once Subsequently he
was met by the friend who had given
him the advice, and. being asked how
he enjoyed the bath. s'Man," he said.
"it was fine! | liked it rale weel, and
kept myself quite dry, too" Being
asked how he managed to take the
shower and yet remain dry, he replied:
''Dod, We dinna surely think was sac
daft as stand below the water withoot
an umbrella ?"--London Tit-Bits.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31
ALL MUST SERVE in ARMY.
swIas Citizens Cannot Escape Doing |
uII Military Duty.

Swias Citizens Cannot Escape Doing
ulI Military DUTY.
BY law every Swiss adult Is liable to
serve personally, but the physical test
is so strict that nearly 80 per cent are,
In fact, rejected. These pay instead a
yearly tax of 3 shilllngs per head, with
an income tax Of pence In the pound.
In practice this tax is not exacted from
the very poorest. The man who in his
twentieth year passes the test is called
out to do his recruit school in the bar
racks for a period varying from six
weeks Infantry to three months (cav-
alry). BY this short training he at
once fulflls one-quarter of the whole
military duties to which he will ever be
liable, except, Of course, In case OF
actual invasion. For the first thir-
teen years of his service he belongs to
the "elite" and Is called out every other
year for course of repetition" vary.
Ing. according to the arm, from four
teen to eighteen days. The cavalary
alone are called out every year, but
only ten days. In his intermediate
years the soldier shoots at his own time
and place, but under strict government
conditions, forty rounds per annum at
his own expense and at the time and
place fixed by the authorities for a
shooting school, of three days
With the beginning of the thlrty-thlrd
year the soldier passes for twelve years
into the "landwehr," or first reserve.
Here he Is called out every fourth year
only, for from eight to eleven days at q
time; during the other years he shoots
his forty yearly rounds as before. With
his forty-hfth year he passes into the
'landstrum," or second reserve, which
is composed Of the whole body Of citi.
zens between II and so Except of
course, the elite, the landwehr and the
actual halt and maImed). This body Ia
partly armed, partly sorted into clerks,
pOrters, etc.; 1t Is never to be called out
except In cases Of invasion or similar
great emergencies. At 80 the citizen re-
| TIRES hltUBctueF. ne cuOIiuOuS udJOF-
ity serve In the infantry and have,
therefore, at this age devoted a sum
total Of not quite half year-less than
the hundredth part, that is, Of their
llves--to the duty of contributing to that
military security and prosperity of their
country. And not duty only, but to
most real pleasure also. 1t is the re-
jected candidate who Is pitied in Switz-
erland. Typical Of the sentiments which
one may hear everywhere are those
which were expressed to me by bank.
er, no military fanatic, but simply q
public-spirited citizen: Next to the
pain felt when one of my sons was
rejected for the army one of the sad
dest moments Of my life was when the
time came for my own superannua'
ton. - National Review.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31

untiring love she sat by her sisters era
die, listening to her irregular breathing
pressing her clammy hands aud praying
to be forgiven IL ever, In thought or deed
she had wronged the little one now leaV-
ing her. !,
And all this time there came no KIND
word or message OF love from Ella, who
knew that Alice was dying, for Billy
had told her so.
The cad came peacefully. There was
some talk, OF burying the child 10 the
poorhouse inclosure, but Mary pleaded 80
earnestly to have her laid by her mother
that her request was granted, aud that
night when the young spring moon came
out II looked quietly down upon the grave
Of little Alice, who by her mothers side
was sweetly sleeping.
Three weeks had passed away since
Allce's death, and affairs at the poor
house were beginning to glide on as usual.
Mary, who had resumed her post as dish
washer In the kitchen, was almost daily
expecting Jenny; and one day when Billy
came In to dinner he gave her the JOY
ful intelligence that Jenny had returned
aud had been In the field to see him,
bidding him tell Mary to meet her that
afternoon In the woods by the brook.
Mary bounded joyfully away to the
woods, where she found Jenny, who EN-
braced her In a manner which showed
that she had not been forgotten.
"Oh," said she, I've got so much tC
tell you, and SO much to hear, though
know all about dear little Alice's death
didn't you feel dreadfully"
Mary's tears were a sufficient answer
and Jenny. as II suddenly discovering
something new, exclaimed, why wha
have you been doing? Who pulled you
teeth?"
Mary explained the circumstances o.
the tooth pulling and Jenny continued
You look great deal better, and |
your cheeks were only little fatter ant
your skin not quite so yellow, you'd b.
real handsome; but no matter about that
saw George Moreland in Boston, and
wanted to tell him about you, but II
promised not to; and then at first fel
afraid OF him, for you cant think wha
a great big fellow he's got to be. Why
he's awful tall-and handsome, too. Ros
likes him. aud so do lots of the girls bu
don't believe he cares bit for any o
them except his cousin Ida, and gues
he does like her"
Here the chntterer was interrupted b.
Henry Lincoln. who directly in front
her leaped across the brock. He wa
evidently not much improved in his man
ners. for the moment he was safely land
ed on terra hrma he approached Mary
and, seizing her round the waist, ex
claimed, "HaIloo, little pauper! Your
glad to see me bnck. dare say"
Then drawing her head over so tina
he could look into. her face, he contin
ned. "IIad your tusks out, haven't you
Well. it's quite an improvement. so niue
so that I'll venture to kiss you"
Mary struggled, and Jenny scoldet
while Henry said, Don't kick and iounc
so. NV little beauty. II there's anythin
hate it's seeing girls make believ
they're modest. That elodhopper Bi
kisses you every day, I'll warrant"
ITO be cOntinued.l