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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29
UP FOR FRIDAY.
The Gross Earnings Bill Taken From
Table and Will be Considered.

st. Paul, March 27.-After a long
and heated debate the house today by
a vote of 81 to Sc took the jacobson
bill increasing the railroad gross earn
ings tax from the table and made II
the special order for Friday morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

Ole Anderson, son of Louis Ander-
son of Rapidan, is very sick and it is
thought that it will be necessary to
bring him to the hospital for treat
ment. DR.. Williams of Lake Crystal
has charge of the case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

Mrs. w. r. White entertained party
of twenty-six at 80 o'clock lunch
con Tuesday evening at her residence
in the Security block. The luncheon
was served in three courses, the hostess
being assisted by her daughter, Miss
Anna White, and Miss Spaulding.
The table decorations were roses, car
nations and smiIax The evening was
spent in playing games and all had a
most ENJOYABLE time
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Soaring are
entertaining the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. L. Bigham of Redwood
Falls this week. Mr.. Bigham has for
years been county surveyor of Red
wood county.
J. F. Reed of Milwaukee, a revenue
inspector, has been in the city for sew
eral days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29
SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS.

Tuesday evening Chas. Fallbeck of
Rapidan fell from a ladder on which
he was working and fractured several
ribs. DR.. Schlisselman of Good
Thunder has charge of the case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds filed:
VIM. Vandery to L. S. Root, four
acres in section five, Shelby, for $5S.
. . Ludwig Job to 1. s. Root, four more
acres in same, for 800.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29
SOCiotV..,

The Fortnightly club held we'll at
tended meeting at the rooms of B. G.
Taylor Tuesday evening. The general
subject of the evening was Sociology. ,
Mrs Holtz read paper on 1.-THE Eng
land of Charles Dickens, Miss Collins
one on Ruskin as Social Reformer, :"
and Miss Farr one on Besant's "All
Sorts and Conditions of Men. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29
THE DEATH LIST

Mrs. Rosa Kopischke died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry
Dreher, on South Fourth street, at
three o'clock Monday morning of old
age She was seventysix years of age
and leaves three sons and three daugh-
tiers, her husband having preceded her.
She was an early resident of Vernon
Center, where she lived for many
years. The remains were shipped there
this morning and the funeral occurred
from the German Lutheran church in
the village at two O'Clock Wednesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

The question is in what shape will
Mr.. Carnegie's sixty-fve library build
ings in New York be after Tammany
gets through handling the money.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29
GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS.

1 have on hand large and fine
assortment of the best garden and field
seeds that I will sell at reasonable
prices. Don't buy your seed until you
see me.
SIVERT OLSEN.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

The Duluth Herald aptly remarks
that the vermiform appendix may be
a useless thing, but that it keeps lot
ofsdoctors from starving to death.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

Marie, wife of Joseph Conley, died
at her home at Eagle Lake at six
o o'clock Monday evening, of old age.
She was seventy-eight years of age,
and leaves a husband and two daugh-
tiers. The funeral occurred at 10 o'clock
Wednesday forenoon from the Catholic
church at Madison Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

]. E. Haycraft. Madelia's postmas-
ter, was in the city Tuesday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

1t is said that the Rosing- Lind syn
dictate will take control of the ST. Paul
Globe on April first. That is most
suspicious date for them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29

- Having no party organization behind
me or newspaper organ TO proclaim to
thesspublic any good qualities ]. may
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

Overflow From the Wires On ~
0enaed Farm ""'

Overflow From the Wires In
densed Form. "n-
The executive board of the w r. =
U. has selected Portland. Me. NO A..
place of the next meeting. Nne
Gen. Adelbert r. Burlington ohio,
the bureau of ordnance. has rAt;ros
having reached the age limit.
Dr., Edward A. Quinlan of Port C,ha,
ter, N. T.. is curing lockjaw by the rise
or sedatives and anti-spasmodics
Whisky distillers intend to MAKE
tremendous effort this winter "a -
their tax reduced from $1.10 a gallon ~.
20 cents. "
1T is asserted that Germany and Rps-
sin are together preparing a cop,o,
circular note proposing an anti-an.
archistic conference.
John w. Britton, one of CIaveI,n a..
best known manufacturers. died M b,s
home in this city, aged seyentv-two
The cause OF death was PARALYSIS
Mayor-elect Low of New York cav.
Senator Platt has promised IN ha,n
him make his administration a sucras.
and will not embarrass him I'm anv
way
AS physical. seeable thing, the
declaration OF Independence is no
more. me stirring text and the sigma
lures OF the members OF the constitu-
tional congress have faded away.
The supreme court at Lincoln. Neb
has handed down an opinion affirming
the injunction issued four years ago
by the district court restraining the
city of Omaha from giving away vall-
able franchises. This probably means
municipal ownership.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

Arizona is interested and the camp
OF Dos Cabezas Is In a fever OF ex-
citement over the discovery Of a new
placer fields In the southern part of
Arizona. which are SO extensive and
rich that small army of prospectors
expect to become rich. The diggings
thus far discovered are five miles in
length and three miles in width. A
party of placer miners just returned
found very rich dirt. Many claims have
been staked out, but numerous par
ties are outfitting. and there will be a
rush to locate all available ground in
the district outlined and prospect for
new placer ground The gold discov-
cry was made by a sheep herder en-
ployed by George Vandewalker, who
picked up nuggets in wash and filed
a beer bottle with coarse gold. The
Mexican continued herding sheep.
meanwhile enriching himslef daily
with gold. During debauch at Dos
Cabezas he showed considerable gold
dust. Friends were let into the secret.
and all prospered before the news
leaked out.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

4 The American boy is ahead of the
English boy, in the judgment of Sir
Thomas Upton, because he gets bet
ter chance to show what is in him. In
America the managers of large con-
Germs are often very youthful. In Eng
land their youth would be a disqualifi-
cation, since there man must look old
before he is thought to look wise. Sir
Thomas believes that to be "a great
error of policy in the affairs of ma
ton. business firm or family" He
himself came to this country when he
was fifteen years old. He declares his
experience here 1.-The best commercial
training | ever had" and holds that lit
would be a good thing to send every
English boy to America when he is
seventeen, and to keep him there for
couple of years" This is generous
and even flattering to us, but Sir
Thomas countrymen may find a flaw
in the argument. reasoning from their
point Of view-that after the English
boy had been here two years they
might not be able to get him back.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28
"HE SHALL DIRECT
THY PATH"
A Thanksgiving Story.

Trust in the Lord with all thy heart
He shall direct thy path"
Old Martha Brent, murmuring
snatches Of her days verses, little real
ICED that a challenge to her faith was
close at hand.
She was busting some books on a
shelf in her sitting room, and just then
she accidentally knocked one of them
to the floor.
The books had belonged to Martha 3
husband. She busted them daily. but
she never had opened them since his
DEATH ten years before. Above the
book shelf hung bronze medal her
husband had won for bravery in battle.
STOPPING to get the fallen book, Mar
tina also picked up paper that had
tumbled out Of 1t. 1t was a deed con-
ferring small piece of property below
the town to one Frederick Willis.
We'll, now, TO think; | never knew
James decided that away" thought
Martha.
She had just laid the paper aside,
when the door burst open and little
boy came flying in.
Granny" he whispered, hurriedly,
you won't let him take me from you
will you?v
why, Jacky!" said Martha.
The boys beautiful. flushed face
was upturned to hers full of eager en-
treaty.
Promise, you won't, GRANNY"
mo, no. Jacky," she said, patting
his head; you never shall leave Gran
ny unwillingly."
Morning, Martha" said large,
rather notwithstanding man, APP
pearing in the doorway.
He was Stephen Butts, a relative OF
the man who had married Martha
only daughter. who, with her husband,
now was dead
He presently stated the object of his
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

Earl Fitzwilliam of England. who
began his S7th year few days ago,
has sat forty-four years in the house
OF lords and received his training as a
parliamentarian in the house of COM
mons, which he entered sixty-five years
ago as a young nlan of o. The earl,
who is active in spite of his great age.
has been for some years the Oldest of
the knights of the Garter, which dec
Grafton he received from Lord Palmer
ston early in the Cos, and he is also
in years the oldest knight companion,
although he has not held that decora-
who received his blue ribbon from Will
liam w.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28
ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED ONE TO
THE FLOOR.


visit. He had come to town from his
ranch, wishing to take Jacky back with
him. He and his wife would be glad
to adopt the boy, he said.
mo, Butts" Martha replied, with a
touch of asperity, II shouldn't feel a
bit relieved to be rid Of Jacky."
And / must stay to take care of
Granny" chimed in the child. slipping
his firm, pink hand into the wrinkled.
brown one.
Butts argued the matter awhile. He
wanted the boy. Finally he went
away, saying that he would not accept
Martha's decision as final. He would
be in town again for Thanksgiv-
That afternoon Martha went to the
office of her lawyer, Mr.. Crell
Mr.. Crell greeted her cordially. I'm
glad you called in today, Mrs. Brent"
he said. giving her chair. II wanted
to see YOU"
mo good news" he said. 1--WE
heard from Mr.. Ford, but I'm sorry to
be obliged to tell you that he writes he
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

When is cigarette not cigarette?
When 1t is pipe. The answer to the
magistrates. The taking of tobacco
pipe into certain mine was prohib-
ited. A. partly smoked cigarette was
found in workman's pocket. The
man was arraigned and fined. The
judges held that paper charged with
tobacco was a pipe within the mean
ing of the rule. 1t was an instance of
applied common sense. Human life
is of more value than literal construc-
ton. The petty court was merely IL
Illustrating working principle observ-
ed in tribunals of a more august or
ganization and larger jurisdiction.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

and Jacky' and are going to live on
the shack on the river land"
| Nothing the perplexed lawyer could
say would alter this decision, and at
last he took the notary away.
| However, sincerely DESTROYS OF saw
/ ing the old woman from the conse-
Quences of what seemed strange
vagary, Mr.. Crell came to her another
| day, saying that he had arranged by
telegraph to postpone the time of pay
| ing the mortgage.
| But Martha stubbornly refused to
alter her plans. She put little furni-
ture into the two-roomed log shack
| on the river property, and moved
there with Jacky.
There won't be any crime In just
borrowing the land while / live" she
told herself.
One evening. when they had been
studying the depressed lines that had
come into her face, an idea occurred
! to Jacky.
Granny" he broke out, 1.-The reason
we're not very cheerful here Is just
because we haven't enough honor
ableness."
Then, as Martha caught her breath.
she glanced at him sharply.
I'VE ought to have grandfather's
medal hanging up as 1t was at the
cottage" he explained. You see,
Granny, we're always so proud and
happy when we look at it and remem-
Der what a brave soldier he was. II
makes us wish to be all honorable and
right ourselves. Why GRANNY"
Martha had suddenly dropped her
face in her hands, and was swaying
her poor old body to and fro.
"Jacky! Jacky!" she cried out. go
get the medal, quickly"
He flew for it, quite distracted at
the remarkable effect Of his words. He
had merely repeated things she had
often said to him.
Martha had controlled her agitation
when he came back to her side after
few minutes. She was sitting up
very straight and calm, and there was
a brightness in her eyes, as IL the
spirit behind them was working
strongly. Her mouth had dropped
from the set look it had recently worn.
1t trembled slightly.
"Jacky," she said stand before me.
my man. Jacky, you say that think
ing Of grandfather ought to make us
brave and honorable. Do you mean
iI?"
"Oh, yes. Granny"
And If he was ready to do his duty
in his way, We must do ours in our
way as bravely?"
"Ye-es, Granny"
Then. Jacky, we shall. I'll do mine
and you'll do yours, little lad, even
though it's the hardest trial that
could come for us to be parted"
The next morning Martha carried
the deed to Mr. Crell and told him the
story OF how she had found it and
of her resolve to restore the land to
Willis.
"Oh, Mrs. Brent" he exclaimed
when he was through reading it,
springing up to grasp her hand How
glad we are you brought me this at
last! You say you were net able to
read all OF it? Well, Frederick Willis
was soldier serving with your hus-
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

Don't watch the clock" was Mr..
Edison's advice to young man who
recently asked him how to succeed.
Profoundly significant is that old joke
about the laborer who left his pickax
hanging in the air at the stroke of
noon. A hanging pickax is the fittest
emblem for confirmed clock-watcher
and the pickax hangs always in the
air, never digs out path for him to
advance upon.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

Harry Mangum and Jim Robinson.
two colored men, disputed over game
of craps in Jackson, Tenn. Mangum
drew a pistol and Robinson fled, pur-
sued by the other. After Mangum had
fired two shots he fell dead from heart
disease. The intended victim is re-
garded with awe. and it is believed
he was saved by providential mir
acle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

There was remarkable gathering at
the funeral of Or. j. S. Trexler, at
Kutztown, Pa. Before his death he
provided that every man attending his
funeral should have free dinner. and
over thousand persons availed them
selves of his offer at the two leading
hotels, where arrangements had been
made to feed the multitude.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

A bachelor says that love is COM
binatlon of diseases-an affection OF
the heart and an inflammation of the
brain.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

After a woman succeeds In getting
the wedding ring where she wants it
she begins to say what she means.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28
HE WAS AN EXPERT.
BO6klSeeper OF n Liverpool Bnn~
Embezxled Over Half n Million Dol

lars.
Liverpool, Nov. "a. Announcement
was made yesterday that the Bank Oh
Liverpool mad been victimized py
trusted bookkeeper to a,large amouh'.
What the losses amount TO Is not ye,
known. but an official statement issueu
by the bank says that through the uis
honesty and betting transactions OF
boolSkeeper they may lose over nan
million dollars. The Bank of LAYER
POOLS shares fell IS on the stock eA
change. TIE defaulter has not yet peeH
arrested.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-11-28

band, and the land is left him in graf
itude for once saving Brent's life. 1t
Is mentioned here that Brent served
under the assumed name of Clay. Now
all to do is to find Willis. and through
him prove Brent's identity, and we
shall get your pension!"
Thanksgiving Day, when Stephen
Butts drove in from his ranch, Martha
was back In her cottage. He looked
at her pleasantly as she opened the
door for him.
Il haven't come to urge you to let
us have the boy, Martha" he said
kindly. Jenny said l shouldn't, since
you're SO set by each other"
He had his wagon loaded with
pumpkins and butter and eggs and
other good things produced on his
ranch He stored them away in Mar
tha's chair.
Martha felt herself blessed beyond
all deserving this day. She went about
stuffing a little turkey and making a
pie for Jacky's dinner full OF thank
fulness and penitence.
He shall direct thy paths" she
murmured, with new fervor.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27
Tourist Cars on the Nickel Plate Road

Semi weekly Trar sentimental Tourist
Cars between the Atlantic and Pacific
coast, are operated via the Nickel Plate
Road and its connections. Tourist cars
referred to afford the same sleeping ac-
commodations with same class of mat
tress and other bed clothing that are pro-
vided in the regular Pullman sleeping
car service. These tourist cars leave
Boston, Mondays and Wednesdays, and
leave San Francisco, Tuesdays aud Fiji
days. Same cars leave Buffalo via the
Nickel Plate Road at loo a. m, Tues
days and Thursdays for the west, East
bound leave Chicago, Tuesdays aud Sat
urdays at $3.50 p. m. Berths in these
Tourist cars are sold at greatly reduced
rates. Conveniences are offered without
extra cost for heating food or preparing
coffee or tea, atiording every facility for
comfort on long journey, especially for
families traveing with children. Low
est rates may be obtained always via the
Nickel Plate Road Tor all points East or
West. For special information regarding
all trains on the Nickel Plate Road, in
Guiding the tourist cars, cosult the near
est agent of the Nickel Plate Road, or
call at or address City Ticket Office 800
State St., Erie, Pa, II. c. Allen, C. p. d
T. A. No. 234-ll-6t
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27
Danish The anarchists.

Congressman Landis, of Indane,
thinks that all anarchists should be ma.
rooned-banished to some remote island
and deprived of all communica ion with
the outside world. The enactment OF
strong legislation on the question of an
archy, he says, is one # the drst duties
of the new Congress There certainly
can not he too many precautions TO pre-
vent repetition of the crime of Czolgosz
some drastic measures will doubtless be
considered looking to the prohibition OF
the spread of anarchistic doctrine. But
any unusual and sensational punishment
for those mis-lead by anarchstic logic
will do more harm than good. Czolgosz
was tried, under our present laws, ard
punished th' same as any ordinary male
factor He met his death in the electrical
chair, the victim of mistaken, errone.
Gus and murderous doctrine, that is OPP
posed to law and order and conducive TO
violence. Emma Goldman, her writings
and lectures, were doubtless the prede-
termlning cause of his crime aud the
world would certainly be the gamer il
she could be placed somewhere where
she could do no further harm. Our gov
ernment is certainly justified in adopting
measures that will prevent her residing
IN this country and devoting her entire
life to spreading doctrines advancing its
destruction.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27

or Nation, the Democrats would whip us
out OF our boots every time. Without
organization an army would be helpless
mob, in more danger from itself than
from the enemy. Without organization a
church is incapable Of aggressive work
in the cause of right, Without organiza-
tion no large business enterprise can sue
ceed, and without organization labor can
not maintain its rights and keep up a Just
aud equitable standard Of wages.
These who are too i'll conditioned, too
iudolent or too timid to take hold aud be
an active and earnest worker in any of
these organizations, are always the ones
who try to tear them down. They think
it is their peculiar duty in life to snarl
and blubber and have conniptiou fits
about a purley immsginary "Ring, ;,
while ifyou would place in the hands of
these fellows the sceptre of authority, you
would find them to be the most arbitrary
and tyranrioal of masters. 1t is an old
and well established truth, that he who
will not trust others cannot be trusted.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27

THE removal by Governor Stone of
Major A. NJ. Brown from the Recorder.
ship Of Fittsburg and the appointment of
j. O. Brown, "A close friend of Senator
Finn, is one Of those peculiar turns in
affair the reason for which no fellow
seems able to explain. The Governor
gave his reasons at length, laying par
ticular stress on the fact that Major Brown
was too handy with his AK, Topping OIL
too many heads in the departments under
him. This the Major denies, stating that
the Governor made no protests on this
score. II seems to be an act of the Gov
ernor's own doing, taking no one into
his confidence, except possibly the Pi IS
burg boss himself. Billy Finn. senator
Quay, Attorney General Elkin and other
close friends Of the Governor. have stated
that the removal was made against their
earnest protest and advice, and intimate
that it was very injudicious proceeding,
and that seems to be the general opinion
OF the people throughout the State. What
the outcome will be must be LEFT with
the future to determine.