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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

Gordon did not reply. He had spoken
hardly a word all the way. The
weight of all the misery that lay on the
people bore him down. In the pres
ence of this oversensitive, cultured,
wealthy man who had it in his power
to right the wrongs that were connect
ed with his own possessions, Gordon
felt a repulsion that he feared would
break out in word or manner. Would
Mr.. Marsh do anything? Would he re-
build the tenement? Would he correct
any of the abuses? Why did Miss An
drews cease so suddenly to talk about
it? Why did she not plead with him
She seemed on the point of doing so.
In moment of impulse he spoke, as
Mr.. Marsh was moving away.
"Mr. Marsh, you have it in your
power to save the lives of those chill
dren. If Louie dies in that hole, be-
fore God, 1 believe you will be held
part guilty in the sight of God. Are
you going to do anything"
'I'u do something" Mr.. Marsh re-
piled feebly.
'Then in Gods name do it quick,
won't your
"I'll consider it; yes, I'll consider it. -
Gordon let him go with that, and with
the WEAKNESS of the day bearing down
on his spirit he FASTENED to BartOn's
rooms, fearing bad news, for Barton
had telephoned himself, asking his
friend to come at once.
He found Barton lying on the couch
in the second room.
"Come in, old man. he said feebly,
but cheerfully. Excuse me for send
ing for you, but my cough got so wild
this evening about o'clock that l
thought you would like to see the
chow Jt,c q rattlinp good perform-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
GETS COAL SUPPLY.
County Buys One Hundred Tons of
Soft Coal.

Commissioners Borchert and Epson
met at the court house, this afternoon
with Auditor Weaver TO receive bids
for furnishing 100 tons Of Hooking
Valley screened coal to the court house
and jail. Only one proposition was
submitted The Lampert Lumber
company offered to furnish the coal at
once, delivered, for. g., So. and wa
awarded the contract. This will carry
the county through the winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16
ITO BE corrmUEn.1
Then He Got Mad.

Eyes, SIR said Mr. GALLAGHER, sit
was funny enough to make donkey
laugh. laughed till cried" And
then, as be saw a smile go round the
room, he grew red in the face and went
away angry.-London Tit-Bits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-16

're seen al care %.
HE moment Gordon
and Mr.. Marsh had
taken their seats in
the hall a man with
a white apron came
up and, standing
directly in front of
them, said. What
-, %,
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

The state architect J. S. Stanton is
busy finishing the plans of the new
stone building of the western branch
of the State Normal school. to be
erected on the Fort Hays reservation.
adjoining Hays City. A call will be
made for bids. to be opened the first
week in July at Hays City. The build
ing is to be ready for use at the winter
term, commencing in November. The
building is to be of stone, two stories.
with high basement. On the first
floor viii be the offices, library, and
three class rooms. with wide hall and
two stairways. On the second floor
are four large class rooms, so arranged
with steel rolling partitions that an
assembly room to seat 400 people can
quickly be made. The building will
have modern conyeniences, the furni-
ture and fixtures, bought last year ana
now used in their temporary building
being the very latest and finest of
school furniture and apparatus made
The gymnasium outfit is first class and
the library is already one of the best
in the state, containing many volumes.
classified by a professional.
The new school viii start in the new
building with the best the state can
provide, and give the best to the teach
ers and scholars of the western half OF
Kansas.
In 1895 United States Senator Harris
and Congressman Reeder introduced
bills in congress giving to the state Of
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
Franois wilson to Retire.

New York, May 29.-Francis Wilson
will retire from the stage at the end
of next season. I am going to get
out within a year., said Mr.. Wilson
last night. Il want TO make my last
season a memorable one I have not
selected any opera for next season, bur
have looked over several and have more
to review in the next few days
Il have not chosen a cast yet, but 1
want to get together about the best
group of singers that has gone out OF
New York in several years It will be
an all-star cast Every man and wo-
man in it viii be of national reputation.
At the end of next season I will close
my theatrical career. I've got money
enough. and If the next season is as
successful as the last few have been I
will have every reason for retiring
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
THIRTY YEARS AWAKE
Then lie Quit Coffee and Found Re-
fresfling Sleep.

Coffee causes insomnia and physicians
are agreed that this is one of the most
distressing of all nervous complaints.
It is seldom indeed that a man who has
reached the advanced age Of 81 years
is entirely cured of insomnia of 80
years standing An old gentleman of
Philadelphia says: 4 have been a
great sufferer for many years from in
somnia. I am 81 years of age and can
truthfully say that until / quit coffee
and commenced the use of Postum
Food Coffee I had not known real re-
freshing sleep for more than so years.
Postum was prescribed for me by
my doctor who made me quit coffee
have now used Postum for more than
, years and its good effects are both
wonderful and permanent. regard It
as a good friend not only as a remedy
for coffee ills but as a pleasant and
nourishing food drink with a fine flavor.
Several of my friends are using it to
great advantage and think it much su-
perior to coffee.
When the directions for making it
are followed closely it cannot fail to
give satisfaction. Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Such evidence supports the scientific
theory on which Postum is based There
is a reason.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
GAVE SHOW IN Rain.
The Floto Management Is Ger
tainIy Persistent.

The Floto shows gave two perform
ances Thursday in the rain and despite
the weather the little ponies and the
dogs did we'll The show is much i'm
proved since It's visit here last season
and many new acts and features have
been added. The Ben Hur herd of Ara
bian horses are the feature of the per
formance. They are magnificent speci-
mems of horsehesh and do a remarkably
clever act.
The pony bell ringers are an innova-
ton in trained animal acts The little
fellows at command of their trainer
gave a very creditable rendition Of
Home. Sweet Home by means bells
attached to their heads. The show IS
bright, clean and full of life. There
will be two performances today. As a
special feature of tonight's perform
ance a baby colt born last night viii be
formally christened Topeka" The lit
tie fellow is the first of the season He
arrived about 1890 last night just after
the performance. He was frisky as a
kitten this morning and was easily the
center of attraction. The mother of the
youngster is Exquisit, the leader of the
pony bell ringers and together with her
baby will occupy the center of the stage
tOdaV.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

connecting their own subscriber with
subscriber on the other company's list
Therefore many people subscribe to
In Stockholm itself the General TeIe-
phone company owns no fewer than
p, 900 miles of double wires, and within
the seVentY-miIe radius it possesses
100 miles more. most of which are
laid under ground in cables, each cable
containing two hundred and fifty dOu
bic wires.
1t is a fact worthy of remark that
nearly all the cables are made in Eng
land or Germany, Sweden, in spite of
her enormous telephone system, not
having single cable factory. But all
the instruments, exchanges, etc, are
manufactured by the world-famous
firm Of Ericsson.
The multiple lamp is the signaling
system most favored in Stockholm, al
though experiments have been made
and are still being made, with the COM
mon battery system, which it is pro-
posed to use in the new systems to b.
installed in Moscow and Warsaw by the
Stockholm General Telephone company
The central exchange room of this
company IS the largest and most com
pHcated IN the world, since it contains
no fewer than twenty thousand ex-
changes.
BY an ingenious arrangement, how
ever long distance connections are
mace IN separate room. so that the
conversations shall not be disturbed by
passing through the main exchange
room
This room. may mention. is insured
against fire for over S250,O00 and has only
Deen IN use for the past three months.
me original exchange room was destroyed
by fire five years ago.
Now special precautions have been
taken to render everything in the room
hreprcof and prevent a recurrence of the
disaster. The loss to the company by the
fire was hundreds of thousands of dollars
as owing to the disIocatfon of the ht,sj-
ness many subscribers were obliged to sub
scribe to the rival company.
In the exchange room a hundred girls
are always at work They are relieved
-FOUR times day. Everything is done by
the company to make the life comfort
able. Two large sitting rooms. furnished
with lounges, easy chairs, pianos. etc. are
provided for them when off duty and a
large comfortable dining room for their
meals
Last year the government tried to buy
the General Telephone company out But
parliament refused to vote the necessary
S4,e000e9-a course which it will yet regret
as ip 1890 when theeconcessiop expires ana
the government has the next chance to
buy. the price viii be much higher as the
business increases tremendously every
year
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
CLYNE POPULAR AT HOME.
He Carried his Home Precinct by AZ
Votes.

Stafford, Kan, May Is.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
I see from yesterdays Journal you
give St John as the home of G. F.
Clyne. the late Democratic candidate
for congress from this district. That is
mistake Mr. Clyne never lived at st.
John We claim Charlie" as a fellow
townsman. He is a Stafford boy. and
is highly respected and honored by the
citizens of this city irrespective Of party
politics or religious creed.
The vote of this township was as
follows: CIyne 157. Murdoch 116, Babb
7, Roessler 1. giving Clyne Al majority
over AIurdock. Last fall this township
gave Long AZ majority. So Clyne re-
ceived 8S votes that went to Long last
fall, besides the votes cast for the re-
formed candidate. The vote here was
nearly 30 per cent less than at the last
election.
We are proud Of our candidate, and
yet we have no kick against Mr.. Muir
dock We believe him to be gentle
man, and no doubt he will make US a
live representative in congress-
r G.. COOK.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

worth, Russell, Ellis. Trego Cove
Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Rocks, Os-
borne, Smith, Rush and Ness county
scholars on the roll.
Hays City has thrown open its homes
to the students, and they get board at
$3.50 to $3.50 a week; there are cottages
where students board themselves.
The summer school and the new year
begins June 2 and large attendance is
expected. The fall term begins Septem-
Der 8, with examina ton on 3rd to 5th
of September.
This year the faculty has been COM
posed of the principal, Prof. W S.
Picken, with Misses Kellar. Sisler. Shat
fer and Fred Lindley. all of the En-
poria State Normal During the next
year Prof Picken and Miss Kellar will
again be in charge. assisted by Miss
Emily Grosser of Dickinson county and
Ernest B. Matthew of Rocks county,
Emporia graduates, as the assistants 10
start with.
For athletic sports and exercise the
school will have a fine gymnasium. The
ladies win have a basketball and tennis,
the young men football and baseball
teams
AS the State Normal at Emporia had
but 43 students enrolled the first year.
80 the second, and II years before the
200 mark was reached. the regents can
we'll feel proud of their new western
branch. The last legislature provided
$4,000 to put up the new building, $1,000
year for maintenance The wheat
fields on their reservation promise a large
income from the rented lands for years
to come.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
ACHARGE BRIBERY.
Four Evansville Officials A ccuss An
other IN Telephone Case.

Evansville Ind. May 2s.-Four mem-
bers of the city council-Dr J. H Nc
Cutchan, Dr. W. F. Clevland Edward
Schmitt and John Iglehart-today testi-
fed under oath that they had been Of
fered money by Councilman Ciiver Gull
bertson il they would vote against the
ordinance repeating the franchise Of the
Cumberland Telephone company The
statements were made to counsel who
were taking dispositions in the case of
the telephone company against the city,
asking that they be restrained from cut
ting down the telephone poles. The
councilmen say thaey were offered $500
down and $500 more each when the or
dinance was defeated The franchise Of
the Cumberland company expired last
July. Culbertson is a railroad man. He
refuses to discuss the statements Of his
fellow cOuncilmen.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
ON THE CENTRAL BRANCH.
Missouri Pacific Out of Atchison Has
Flooded Tracks.

Atchfson, Kas May Cocoon creek, 3
mile west of Waterville, had the Central
Branch cut in two yesterday and last
night The creek was higher than it was
ever known to be before. The water was
three feet over the floor of the steel bridge
which spans the creek The rise was large
" from rains in Nebraska At Blue Rap
ids the Little Blue river is four inches
higher than ever before known The cleo
tric light plant plaster mills and different
institutions there had to be closed down
on account of the water. The Central
Branch has met trouble at first one point
and then another. Conductor Fletcher.
who took the passenger west returned at
I.15 o'clock Thursday afternoon. He got as
FAR west as BigeloW, where the Blue river
IS out of its banks and over the tracks
for a distance of fully a half mile A
small clilvert has been washed out. The
water is said to be three feet over the
track at points between Bigelow and lrv-
ing Conductors Brownson and Hanson
are at Greenleaf on the other side of the
water 1t IS raining in the Central Branch
country today.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
ORIENT MUST TAKE WHEAT
James J. Hill Tells How Price Can Be
Put Up.


st. Paul. MINI, May 29.-James j.
Hill. president of the Northern Securi~
ties company believes the time has
come when the United States should
bend their utmost efforts to4the de-
velopment of foreign markets for their
agricultural products and in an inter
view today gave an exhaustive state
ment of the opportunities in the Orient
THE time has come" he said. when
the United States should take steps to
strengthen the pockets of the backbone
OF the nation-the farming class. If the
iron and steel market, which we have
so long nursed, is now at a point where
we think it can bear a diminution OF
our energy to maintain it, and present
conditions give US superiority in this
line, let US turn our attention to the
opening of markets for our agricultural
products and work tooth and nail al
this for a period
Dollar wheat is a good cry. but the
way to get dollar wheat Is to make
markets to absorb our crop. Wherever
wheat flour has been introduced to any
race but the black it has been useG
from that time on. What we need is 70
mercial fields to our wheat and other
cereals The tirneIiness of effort il.
the Orient is apparent Unless we ACT
at once we are going to get left
'tThe question of the market IS rs
important as. to raise the commodities
Yet there is little said of giving US new
agricultural markets. If we try to sell
our wheat in Europe we are met bS'
hostile legislation. To sell in Russia
would be carrying Goals to Newcastle
We must md our future markets with
the people who are not consumers Of
wheat. One third the population Of the
earth are rice eaters These people Will
eat the products of our -four mills IL
we given them the flour.
The question arises. and have been
asked, how people who work for IS cents
a day can afford wheat from the United
States. The point is we'll taken If they
can't afford it all the time they win take
1t when they can. However, one bushel
per capita sold in China and Japan
means a consumption in a year of $780,
O00. 600 bushels.
IF we can Increase our exports of
wheat to the Orient by $4,000 600 bush
els predict that it viii advance the
price of the wheat we send to Europe
from Is to 20 cents. Under present con-
ditions wheat sent TO England brings
whatever it viii and acts like a wet
blanket on the entire market.
Let US get to figures. Suppose we
could trade with Asiatic peoples to the
extent Of cent per capita per day II
would amount TO Sf.000,000 a day in
China alone. or 81, 500. 000000 a year. It
is not impossible to sell this percentage,
yet our carrying trade going to China
in 1888 was three-fourths Of 1 per cent.
The development of carrying lines on
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

Kansas the free use forever of the
abandoned F't. Hays reservation for a
ives tern state normal school and an ex-
pertinent station of the State Agricul-
tural college.
The bin finally became a law il
March, 1900 and the state accepted the
trust, and appropriate $4,000 for the
experiments for the year, and S12 600
for the normal equipment and running
the Erst two years.
The regents met and divided the z 500
acres of beautiful land with the old
fort building thereon, and the work
commenced.
The normal fitted w the coloneTs
residence for the superintendent. the
hospital building for a school, and the
guard house for gymnasium and
school commenced on the old fort pa
rade grounds in June of last year.
The first year, which closes June
ating exercises and an elaborate ban
quet of 200 plates in their public hall
shows the school a success.
Editor Macdonald of the state School
Journal delivers the lecture and Rev.
Jos. Hill vice president of the Emporia
State Normal is to preach the bacca-
laureate sermon
The sermon on Sunday. May 81, COM
mencement and banquet on Monday
June /, all in G. A. R. hall
Three former students of the EmpOria
Normal have taken the final course and
will graduate. During the year 119
students have enrolled and the average
attendance about 65. Many of the stud
ents came from other counties than
Ellis, and the first year shows Ellis
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
INDIANA HEROINE DYING.
Jennie Creek, Who Saved Passenger
Train from Wreck,at Deaths Door.

Marion, Ind. May 29.-Miss Jennie
Creek, the heroine who saved train
carrying passengers to the Worlds fair
al Chicago, is lying near deaths door
at her home at Converse. Ind.
Her life, which once gave promise of
unusual brightness, has been one OF
sadness and she has been in i'll health
for a number of months. She was a
demure country girl when she used a
red petticoat to flag a passenger train
on the Pennsylvania road near Mill Gro
YER Ind. in 1898. preventing the fast fly
ing train with its numerous passengers
from piling into an open chasm. made
so by the burning of a bridge. The lit
tie girl was praised and lauded for her
heroic deed, and a party of Frenchmen
aboard the train forwarded her a medal
from a royal society of France.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

the Pacific is the key to the situation.
To bring US this trade the government
should begin as systematic a campaign
as that of our commercial interests re-
sulting today in the proud position of
our ilUn ana steel trade We can lead
the world in agricultural products If We
go at it Alright If we could have car
lied the grain last years wheat crop IN
the northwest and Pacific states could
have been marketed in the Orient But
there were no ships to take it. The ire
mendous Importance of the situation
must not be lost sight Of We have an
opportunity that viii not come again"
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
CHEATS GALLONS.
Murderer shaud, overheated IN q
Football Game, Sure He Win Die.

Lebanon. Pa, May 29.-David Shaud.
for the murder of Mrs Ida Becker and
Policeman Cyrus Shaeffer. is sick. hav-
ing been overheated in a football game
a the jail ard expects TO die before
that dreadful date
Dr. G. NJ. Focht. the jail physician.
says Shaud is suffering with q severe
cold
Some of Shaud's friends believe that
his mothers prayer for the death of her
son, that he might be saved the ig
rominy of a felons death on the gall
lows has not been in vain.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
10 Honeat n1oney in PoIitios.

Ann Arbor, May 29.-''No politician
makes money honestly while in office, .
said Prof. 2. NJ Thompson, the oldest
member of the Michigan law faculty
to the freshman law class today The
people have cut down the salaries at
tached to public offices to such an ex-
tent that all of it must be used to keep
in Office. No politician can make a for
tune honestly in politics. He who retires
from Office enriched by the proceeds of
that Office must needs retire with his
honor besnairched.'
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
CHRONIC SORES
Signs Of Polluted Blood.

There IS nothing pusve looking disgusting an old sore
till with
Panees exhausted and the sight the erng sc looking
place makes irritable despondent and sperate
chronic the
condition
the effects OF serious disorder The taking strong medicines
potash land
pair the general system that the lnerest scratch or
non-heling of the most character.
and
can the twill
never heal permanently till the blood itself
germs be
polluted blood is purified NJ and yheu
body the flesh dsorebe
VC@/@/ on natural color the discharge
he pla heaso over
> both blood purifier and tonic that your
lh same builds
you have chronic write No charge medical
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, ca
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
Wood 3 arandfather.

L. NJ. wood received a cablegram
from William Lysaght. his son-in-law in
Ireland, this morning with just three
little words on it. Boy, both we'll" So
he says that he is the granddaddy of a
Corkonian. His daughter Edna. was
married last June to William Lysaght,
since which time they have resided at
the old home of the Lysaght family in
County Cork Ireland.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
Els YEST MAN LOADED.
Robbers Mistook Trousers Pockets for
Cash Receptacle.

Of r. .. Bowers was robbed last night
This morning pair of Mr. Bowers
trousers and vest were found in the yard
with gold watch and $500 in bills re-
naming in a vest pocket, having been
overlooked by the robbers. They had
taken $40 from the trouser pockets
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
81. Peteraburg celebrates.

ST. Petersburg, May 29.-The celebra-
tIons of the bicentenary OF the founda-
ton of st. Petersburg were inaugurated
auspiciously today with salutes and a
procession of the image of the Savior
and the Peter the Greats boat, styled
the Grandfather of the Russian Navy,
from Peters house in the fortress Of
Saints Peter and Paul to the cathedral
of ST. Isaac which was reached amid
the pealing of many bells and the chant
ing of hymns. At the cathedral an as
semblage Of dignitaries awaited the ar
rival OF the czar and czarina-
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

avenue. On Central avenue many yards
are flooded from this back water and
Mr.. NJ. r. White of 1901 Logan street
has already moved his family to the
south side. ae u.e
The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29

T. A. McNeal was booked to speak
at the State university today, if he
could swim. float or get there by fair
means or foul, q Ia duck foot.