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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15

sun surely has much to do with out wea-
Their changes, but jefferson, Franklin and
all down to Moore, studied the effects of
the sun ON our weather. They believed,
and all since their time have believed,
that we must learn to know the future
of the weather by it's past. All along
the line from Franklin to the weather
bureau millions in time and money have
been expended on making weather rec
ords, believing that those records would
constitute the basis for long range wea-
Their forecasts, but when Chief Moore
got possession of those records they were
dumped into cellar and his professors
directed to study the sun, 100000
miles away. Fifty years of sun study
will not give as good basis for know
ing future weather as we now have in
the weather records. The sun produces
corn and weather but to know the future
of these we must study corn and wea-
Their records and not fly away to the
solar orb as Chief Moore has done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
Replenishing Fertility.

A crop of twenty five bushels of wheat
per acre removes rom the soil l6 pounds
of nitrogen, % pounds of potash and
10 pounds of phosphoric acid in the
straw. In the grain there is removed 81
pounds of nitrogen, 8 pounds of potash
and IL pounds of phosphoric acid This
is equal to the ingredients of a fertilizer
containing about 265 pounds nitrate of
Soda, 65 pounds muriate of potash and
l25 pounds phosphate rock. Unless the
soil is well supplied every year with the
substances removed therefrom it must
eventually deteriorate. Rotation of
crops, using clover in the list, viii pre-
vent loss of nitrogen, but if farmers
sell produce they must necessarily bring
something back on the farm to take the
place of the mineral matter removed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
Need of the Hour.

The great want of the world is men;
men who will not sell; men who are
honest, sound from center to circumfer-
ence; true to the core; men who fear the
Lord and eschew covetousness; men who
condemn the wrong in friend or foe; in
themselves as well as others, men whose
to the pole; men who will stand for the
right if the heavens totter and the
earth reels; men who will tell the truth
and look the world and the devil square
in the eye; men who will neither brag
nor run; men who have courage without
shouting to bring it; men in whom the
current of lasting life runs still deep
and strong; men who are careful OF
Gods honor and careless of mans APP
plause; men who are too large for Sec
tarianism and too strong for political
cabals; men who do not shout, nor cry,
nor cause their voices to be heard in
the streets, but who will not fail nor be
discouraged till judgment is set on
earth; men who know their duty and do
it: men who mind their own business /;
men who will not lie; men who are not
too proud to be poor; men who are
willing to eat what they have paid for.
With enough men of this kind the world
would be far better place, and want,
Indebtedness, unhappiness and all kinds
of evils would decrease
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
What to Do to Prevent Blackleg.

The calves that have not yet shown
any symptoms of the disease should be
removed at once from the infected pas
ture and put on short feed for week
or more. The oldtime practice of Civ
ing each calf a dose of glaubers or EPSON
salts and little saltpeter is also to be
recommended. Full reliance, however,
should not be put upon these measures;
the calves should be vaccinated as soon
as possible. The vaccine matter is pre-
pared from the products of the diseased
muscular tissue, and when properly made
and applied causes no appreciate reac-
ton in the vaccinated calf, yet gives to
the animal marked degree of immunity.
The vaccine can be secured from the
United States bureau of animal industry,
through the Missouri state university at
Columbia. 1t is supplied free, in ex
change for data to be returned upon
printed blanks. Directions for use &C.
company each lot of vaccine. Blackleg
vaccine may also be had from several
commercial producers whose advertise
ments are to be found in the farm and
stock papers.
In week or ten days after vaccina-
ton the calves may be safely returned to
the infected pasture. When calves a few
weeks old are vaccinated, it is well to re-
vaccinate them six or eight months later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
DEATH ROLL CALL.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Miss Anna Maria Magnuson died at
four o'clock yesterday afternoon will be
buried Friday afternoon, funeral at two
o'clock from the house, 1851 Seventh
Ave-, at 2:3O from the Swedish Luther
an church. Leaves father and mother
and two sisters.
The deceased was thirty years of age,
and was born in Sweden, coming to Man
kato twenty years ago. She was Sun
day school teacher in the Swedish Luth-
eran church before her illness. Her death
was due to tuberculosis. She was an
excellent young lady, and had many
friends.
Ole Skov of Rapidan died last night
of Bright's disease. He had been q suf-
ferer for long time. Deceased was a
prosperous farmer. He was about 70
years old and leaves five children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
For Sooftening the Skin.

A recipe for a cream that, it is said,
will whiten and soften the skin is made
as follows: Melt together white wax, l
dram, ,spermiceti, l dram; almond oil, l
ounce; olive oil, l ounce; benzoated lard,
l ounce Beat until the mixture is cold
and like cream. After washing the face
thoroughly in hot water, dry it quickly
and gently with coarse fowl, and then
apply little of the cream, rubbing it
well in for quarter of an hour or
more.-The Delineator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
Oatmeal Biscuit.

Stir together in a bowl a cupful of
oatmeal and two cups of flour that has
been sifted with teaspoonful of salt,
one of sugar and two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. Chop into this mixture
two tablespoonfuls of shortening; add
pint of milk, or enough to make a soft
dough. Turn upon a Toured board, roll
out and cut into biscuits, handling as
little as possible. Bake in a steady
oven.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
Crop Outlook.

That the three northwestern wheat
states will have wheat acreage larger
than last year has been the expectation
ever since wheat in Minneapolis sold
above 81, says The Minneapolis Journal.
Today wheat is high, if judged by prices
OF last year, or by average prices of a
longer period. Yet it is as yet an open
proposition as to whether 1t is too high.
A year ago Minneapolis wheat was
around Use; today it is in the neigh
borhood of 95 cents. A year ago there
was a growing winter wheat area of 34,-
100000 acres, of which the condition was
97.3, and today there is an area of 49,
100000 acres, the condition of which, the
government report of yesterday said, is
76.5. There is visible supply of 81
ISL 900 bushels against 4O,l64, 900 year
ago, and other minor Strengthening fac
tors.
Whether or not these factors, with
100000 bushels less than last year in
the supply and 100000 acres lass win
ter wheat POS points lower in condition
are more than offset by price range
twenty cents higher, is something every
one may figure for himself. They are
mentioned here only to show that while
speculation and bull manipulation put
wheat above a dollar there was really
something legitimate underlying it ALL
Else would wheat not have held, as it
has, in the Dos after the speculation
subsidized
What the farmer cares about is
whether he will get a good price for
his wheat when he comes to market it
next fall. There is no reason why he
should not. There is not much wheat in
the country and for several years in
creased production has hardly kept pace
with increased consumption. This is
the year production ought to catch up,
but will it do so?
We already know that it is unrea-
sonable to expect any new record pro-
duction in winter wheat, and the north
west has a backward start in spring
wheat seeding This is of no signifi-
canoe relative to the effect upon the
country. With any kind of good sea-
son there will be abundant crops and
continued prosperity in Minnesota and
the Dakotas, but it is not certain that
there will be more wheat. If there is
"a record breaking wheat crop up here,
even then the farmer is likely to get
profitable return and if there is not,
those who have good wheat yields will do
well.
One thing is certain, no farmer need
hesitate to plant wheat through fear that
every other farmer will do the same and
prices will be affected. There is no danger
of this. What the price will be in the
fall is, of course, beyond the ken of any
man, but the days of sixty cent wheat
are gone and are not likely to return
very soon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15

pens, culling out the weaker ones and
putting them in pens made vacant by
grouping three agreeable sows. Much
more skill is required to raise young
pigs in winter than in summer. After
taking them away from their dams, feed
warm new milk for the first meal, and
after that warm skim milk, with a good
sprinkling of shorts in it, increasing the
sistency of thin porridge. A good way
is to mix quart of oil meal with each
barrel of feed, and have a box in the
corner of each pen containing wood
ashes, charcoal and little salt and sui
phur.-Field and Farm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
GAME WARDEN BUSY.

G. C. Towne of Springfield, formerly
of this city, recently appointed game
warden for this district, got in his first
work few days ago at Comfrey, where
he secured two convictions of parties
for shooting ducks out of season. One
was fined $40 for shooting one duck, and
the other was fined $40 for shooting four
ducks, the costs being added in each case.
Some parties in this city who are sus-
pected of spring shooting are to be
watched pretty closely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
WILL LEARN TO WALK.
Pioneer Press Special Service.

Pioneer Press Special Service.
New York, April l2.-Little Miss
Lolita Armour sailed today on the big
Kaiser Wilhelm II to have Dr. Lorenz in
Vienna do what he can to assist her to
walk.
81 LIKE love-Dr. Lorenz very
much" the child said, "and l know that
when I come back I shall be able to walk
perfectly"
j. Odgen Armour, who has spent more
than $4,000 to have his daughters Grip
pied condition mended, carried her abroad
the steamer. They were closely followed
by two maids and Mrs. Armour. A suite
of three cabins had been reserved for
the party and friends had filled them
with flowers and fruits and had sent
enough candy to little Lolita to last her
for trip around the world.
She was the first child DIR. Lorenz OPP
Grated on in this country. 1t was said
that the "bloodless" operation mended
the congenital dislocation of the hip,
but since the plaster cast was taken OF
the child has not been able to walk per-
fectly.
The trip is now being made to Vienna
to have the famous surgeon teach the
child how to walk. Mr.. Armour said
that he had every confidence of the
success of the mission.
He said that he and his family would
leave the boat at Bremen and proceed at
once to Vienna, where they would live
with DIR. Lorenz. How long it would
take to teach the child the proper use
of her new nerves and muscles he could
not say. He thought that the summer
months would suffice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
RECEIVES PAINFUL INJURIES.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
John S. Davies was injured about ten
o'clock yesterday forenoon near the Min
neopa dairy farm. He was driving along
with his horse and wagon when the
shaft broke, and frightened the horse,
which started to run away. Mr.. Davies
was thrown out in front, falling to the
ground behind the horse, and sustained a
number of painful bruises and two frac-
tured ribs. He was picked up and brought
to his home, PIG Record street, and will
be laid up for some time, although his
injuries are not considered serious. He
his recovery will be slower on account
of his age.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
Oatmeal Bread.

Set sponge over night, as for white
bread, and in the morning work into it
two cups of slightly sailed wheat flour
and two cups of oatmeal, with table,
spoonful of molasses Kneed long and
hard, and set to rise. When very light
make into loaves and set in warm place
for an hour or until light. Bake in a
steady oven. Cover with paper the first
half hour.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
Farm and
Garden.

Butter making has undergone many
changes of late years in the line of
washing, sailing and working. Formerly
it was churned until it was one solid
mass; it was washed once, sailed and
worked. 1t was thought best to churn at
temperature of about 81 degrees, but
gradually the temperature has been low
cred until now it is not unusual to churn
as low as 4S degrees. A low tempera
ture has many advantages. The loss in
butter fat will be less, the butter will
need less washing and have better body
than when churned at higher tempera
ture. With proper precaution, the loss
of butter fat in churning need not be
more than about one hundredth of l per
cent. The loss depends largely upon the
temperature and the evenness of ripen-
ing. If the cream has been gathered for
several days, unless the oldest has been
held at low temperature to prevent
any partial ripening or it has been
thoroughly stirred each time new cream
was added, it will not be evenly ripened
and the loss will be unduly large. Less
time will be required to churn at high
temperature, but it will be at the ex-
pense of butter fat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
For the Teeth.

An excellent camphorated tooth powder
is made of: Precipitated chalk, 7
drains; powdered camphor, one-half
dram; powdered orris root, dram. Cas-
tile soap and orris root, equal parts, will
make a very cleansing, fragrant tooth
powder, and, if desired, an equal part of
precipitated chalk may be added, the
three ingredients forming tooth powder
highly recommended by doctors. Direct
ly after taking any strong medicine
thoroughly brush the teeth with CASTLE
soap.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
To Kill Lice on Chicks.

Bear in mind that when using oil or
grease of any kind on fowls only a little
should be applied, as grease will some
times destroy chicks. AS spray for
poultry house use kerosene emulsion Tor
kerosene), adding gill of sassafrass oil
and half pint of crude carbolic acid to
a gallon of kerosene or emulsion. Two
or three applications will destroy not
only the lice, but the "nits" and eggs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
To Prevent Scours.

Nothing is better for preventing scours
in pigs than some crushed oat and bar
ley slop run through screen to remove
most of the hulls, which should be placed
in low trough in corner of the pen.
The young pigs 60 for this greedily. At
two months old they are ready to wean,
when they should be put in two large
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

George J. Rose, young man living at
$40 Randolph street, accidentally shot
himself through the right foot while
hunting cartridges near Haywood, Wis.
He came home late last night to have the
wound dressed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
Cure for HeayeS.

You will find the following good for
heaves: Procure of your druggist one
half pint of oil of tar. Give your horse
one-half teaspoonful once day until he
is relieved; then wait few days and re-
peat the same if necessary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-15
Royal
Baking Powder
Saves Health
and
Saves wi oney
CO..

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28

the main facts sent out officially from
Tokyo some unofficial reports from Japa-
nese sources are being received with eau
ton. The impossbility of holding the ad-
vance positions around Kin Chou in the
face Of overwhelming odds has all along
been admitted. but on account Of the char
acter of the position as well as its de-
lenses, the general staff cannot but believe
that the defense must have been heroic,
and that the positions were only taken by
display Of desperate courage and at a
frightful cost.
The earlier news was received In calm
spirit by both the public and the news
papers. but If the latest report that the
Japanese captured fifty guns Is confirmed
1t Is sure that the effect will be much
deeper and is certain to be considered a
severe blow. Until that report arrived the
feeling was that the Russians had resisted
to the limit OF human endurance and had
retired In good order, but If this number
of guns was taken 1t will put different
complexion upon things, though 1t Is con-
ceivable here that IL the Japanese opert-
ing fleet landed forces at San-Shi-Li-Phu
and Talien-Wan and got in the rear of the
Russian positions the abandonment of the
guns might have become necessary. This
view, however, will hardly diminish the
extent of the disaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28

army. will extend to the other. The Rus
slams have recent experience to which
l can now refer, but I understand that in
sanitation they also are weak I under
stand that Europeans in the Philippines
have not suffered greatly from Cholera in
its present form. This would be an ex-
ceedingly fortunate immunity IL II were
true Of Russians
Aided by Gunboats.
A cable from Tokyo says: The following
report has been received from Vice Admiral
Togo:
''The gunboats Thukishi. Heiyen. Amagi
and Chokai and the first torpedo boat
fotila, under Capt. Nishyama. reached
Kin-chou bay on the evening of Wednes-
co-operated with the army I'm bombardinK
Suchaton The Amagi and the Chokai
went in close and bombarded all day. At
IL O'Clock in the morning the enemy re-
treated from Suchaton. but they continued
to fire from position behind Suchaton.
Our casualties were ten. including Capt
Hayashi Of the Chokai. who was killed"
Heavy Odds Against Japs.
A Japanese officer of high rank made tho
following statement:
'The Japanese In attacking Kin-chou and
Nanshan Hill had to fight against great
odds. The Russians were in full command
of the strategical advantages afforded by
nature. and these advantages were aug
mented by the newest inventions for de-
Tense The forts on Nanshan Hill were
armed with heavy guns The Japanese had
only field guns. heavy guns being unaveil-
able on account Of the difficulties of trans
portation.
Our army deserves great credit for hav-
ing driven the Russians from this strong
hold; 1t was feat previously considered
to be impossible.
Il fear our losses have been heavy. but
we have gained the strongest point barring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28
FLORAL TRIBUTE.
Ceremony In Memory Of Anton Fischer,
Who Was Drowned at Sea,

The late Anton Fischer Of this city. whose
life was lost several years ago In the Elbe
disaster on the North sea. is to be remem-
bered Decoration day by the local lodge of
Elks. His memory is to be honored by the
dropping of handsome floral offering into
the sea. During the past five years the
Elks have taken this method of remember
ing their departed brother.
Anton Fischer was one of the first WASH
irgtonians to connect himself with the
organization here He was an enthusiastic
lodge member. and those who were left to
mourn his loss recalled his many charitable
deeds. The wreath that Is to be weighted
and dropped into the Monday night
was sent away last Tuesday on the steam
ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. 1t Is the
custom of the Elks to always toast the
absent brother at IL o'clock at night. ana
the practice is strictly observed at all gath
erings of members of the organization
BY a strange coincidence the steamers
upon which the floral tokens have been
sent have reached the place where the dis
aster occurred just about the hour OF toast
ing the absent member Mr.. Albert Siliers.
chairman of the committee of the lodge on
decoration of graves. sent the wreath to
the captain of the steamer and received
response from him telling him that the re-
quest Of the lodge will be complied with
this year as usual. He also sent number
of wreaths to the various states to be
placed upon the graves of departed mem-
bers. The graves of the Elks In local cen-
eteries will also be decorated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28
ALMOST IMPROBABLE
VIEWS OF RUSSIAN REGARDING
PORT ARTHUR.
Supremacy in Artillery, He Thinks,
Will Be Cause of Victory
Lines Of Defenses.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 28.-Capt. Jako-
vleff former commander of the Russian
battle ship Petropavlovsk. who was wound
ed when his ship was destroyed at Port
Arthur. April 13. in an interview regard
ing the possibility of the Japanese captur-
ing Port Arthur, declared that 1t would
take $50, 600 men, with magnificent artil-
lery. to accomplish the task.
Asked as to the number of men in the
Port Arthur garrison, Capt. JakOvlef said
1t was much larger than was stated In the
Geographic reports-much over 25.OOO-but
he declined to state what would be the
exact number when the defenders of the
Kin Chou positions retired within the fort
ress.
He discussed with some detail the diff
culties of the approach. After the outer
line of Notifications Is reached, he said.
great number of detached positions must
be captured before the enemy could even
reach the inner ring of defenses. The taking
Of each position would necessitate a bloody
battle and their capture would leave the
citadel untouched and, to his mind, lui-
pregnable.
An Artillery Duel.
A great deal, of course. would depend
upon the relative merits of the artillery
of the opposing forces. The Russian guns
could not be judged by the results on the
Yalu, where the Russians had only light
siege guns which the Japanese were bring
ing up for use in Manchuria.
Port Arthur, Capt. JakOvien said, had
mounted numerous large guns landward,
while Makaroff's system of range finding
is SO nearly perfect that the Japanese never
ventured within reach of the shore bat
teries.
AS illustrating the fact that the Japanese
artillery is not necessarily invincible. the
captain said, the battle ship Petropavlovsk
was struck by twelve-inch shell at a dis
lance of two and three-quarter miles, and
her armor was penetrated to depth Of
only two inches.
He declared that Port Arthur was pro-
visioned for a year, and said all the dam
aged ships there had been repaired except
ter. he asserted, ought to be ready today
and the former within week.
Now cup to- Port Arthur.
There is no attempt here to disguise the
fact that the successful forcing of the neck
Of Kwang-Tung peninsula proper puts
practical end to the resistance to the enemy
until he reaches the actual Notifications
around Port Arthur. Although there are
many strong positions in the more than
twenty-five miles before the perimeter in
the fortress Is reached the authorities adj
NIT that the Russians can offer little re-
sistance and must now retire within the
fortress and understake to defend them
selves against a siege.
Neither the admiralty nor the general
staff has any direct information. Like the
outside world the admiralty and general
staff are dependent entirely upon the en-
envy for news. Native reports, which may
shortly.
Reports Received With Caution.
While thsre y no disposition to question