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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-26
6hs Sewers
BY
HENRY SETON MERRIMAN
Copyright. 1895. by Harper 8 Brothers

"Ahw
Twill you go" asked the girl.
"Probably. 1 am curious and no
nervous. Did he-or is it she. m!
fatal beauty-did it not name al
hour?''
Between now and Z O'clock"
"Thank you"
"God be with your said the girl
suddenly wheeling round and walking
away.
without looking after her Steinmet,
walked on, gradually increasing hi.
pace. In a few minutes he reached the
large house standing within iron gates
at the upper end of the English quay
the house of Prince Pavlo Howard
Alexis.
He found Paul alone in his study. Ir
a few words he explained the situa
ton.
"What do you think It means?" ask
ed the prince.
Heaven only knows"
"And you will GO" .F
"Of course" replied Steinmetz. 81
love a mystery. especially in st. Pc
tersburg."
II had better 60 with you" said
Paul.
"Gott! Nor exclaimed Steinmetz. 81
must go alone"
Back in time for dinner?" said Paul
81 hope SO. / have had such mystic
rious appointments thrust upon me be-
fore. 1t is probably a friend who wants
a hundred ruble note until next Mon.
day"
The cathedral clock struck 6 as Karl
Steinmetz turned out of the Nevski
Prospekt into the large square before
the sacred edifice. He soon found the
Kazan passage-a very nest of toy
shops-and, following the directions
given, he mounted q narrow staircase.
He knocked at the door on the left
hand at the top Of the stairs. d69
"Come inv' said voice which caus,
ed him to start.
He pushed open the door. The room
was small one, brilliantly lighted by
q paraffln lamp. At the table sat an
old man with broad. benevolent face,
high forehead, thin hair and that smile
which savors of the milk of human
Kindness.
Your calculated steinmetz. ste
PAM"
Eyes. Come in and close the door,"
He laid aside his pen. extended bis
hand, and, rising, kissed Karl Stein
metz on both cheeks after the manner
Of Russians.
Eyes, my dear Karl. 1t seems that
the good God has still little work for
Stepan Lanovitchs to do. / got away
quite easily in the usual way. through
paid evasion agency. 1 have been
forwarded FROM pillar to post like a
prize fowl, and reached ST. Petersburg
last night. I have not long to stay. l
am going south. /. may be able to do
some good yet. 1 hear that Paul is
working wonders in Tver."
What about money! asked Stein
metz, who was always practical
"Catrina sent dit. the dear child!
That is one of the conditions made by
the agency-a hard one. am to see
no relations. My. wife-well. bon Dieu,
it does not matter much. She is oc,
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the committee on property and expense
to get estimates was not seconded.
The election of teacher for the first
and second grades of the West Man,
kato school for next year was taken
! up, and Miss Frances Wells was elected.
She has been filling the position for some
! time. The salary was left at $45 a
month.
Superintendent Mcconnell recommend
ed the forty-five high school students
for graduation whose names have here
tofore been published.
Superintendent Mcconnell said that
the schools of the city are entitled to
$40 year each for library purposes
provided the school district appropriates
an equal amount. The school need ref
erence books.
Judge Comstock moved that this mat
ter be referred to the committee on
schools and text books and the super
intendent with power to act, and that
$50 be appropriated to buy books on
| the order of the committee.
Superintendent Mcconnell, stated
that the ink used in the buildings has
the appearance of having been frozen
1t is 80 pale it cannot be used. The
superintendent was authorized to buy
what ink is necessary for the balance
of the year.
Rev. Davis moved that the committee
on property and expense advertise for
bids for furnishing the school district
with 400 tons or less of coal. This
was carried.
j. j. Flachsenhar appeared on behalf
of the alumni association and asked for
the use of the high school building on
Saturday evening, June Bird, for the an
nual banquet. This was granted, and
Mr.. Flachsenhar invited the board to be
present. .u
A notice was received from the city
that cement or stone walk must be
built along the Hickory street side of
the high school grounds within ten days.
The committee, on property and expense
was instructed, to secure figures on, the
different kinds of walk and report at
the next meeting. tc ,ro4. eo,a
Superintendent Mcconnell presented
the following attendance report for
April:
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" May 5, Il, 10, 1905. r'''2 !"
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOR
{ APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS. .

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.--ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate OF Annie La Favor,
deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of james
Chase, of the county of Blue Earth representing
among other things that Annie La Favor. late
OF the county of Blue Earth, in The
state OF Minnesota, on the 18th day of
April, A. d. 1906. at the county of
Blue Earth died iDtestate and being an
inha bitant Of this couaty at the time of her
d'atb. leaving goods, chattels. and estate with
in this county, and thst the sail petitiouer il
a son of said deceased, and praying that
administration If said estate be to himself
granted.
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard be-
fore said court ON Friday, the 96ih day III
May. A, De-. 1905. at 10 O'clock. a. m. at the
probate Office in the court house In Mankato,
said county.
Ordered further. that notice thereof be given
to the heirs OF said deceased and to all person
interested, by publishing this order ce in
each week for three succ ,ssive weeks prior to
said day OF hearing, IN the Mankato Free Press,
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Mankato, in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 22nd day of April,
A. ID &. 1905
BY The Courr. 1zzils---zr
probate Court Seal. WIN. F. HUGHES.
Judge cfFrobate
Sam. B. Wilson, Attorney.
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cupied in keeping herself warm, nc
doubt. But Catrina! That is diff
ferent matter. Tell mellow Is she
That is the first thing want to know
"She Is WELL" answered ste 'nmetz
II saw her yesterday" H
"And happy?' The broad faced man
looked into Steinmetz's face with con.
siderable keenness.
Eyes" t 80
1t was a moment for mental reserva.
tons. One wonders whether such are
taken account Of in heaven.
And Paul?" asked the Count Ste.
pan Lanovitch at once. "TeIl me about
him."
He is married" answered Stein
metz.
The Count Lanovitch was looking al
the lamp. He continued to look at II
as il interested in the mechanism OF
the burner. Then he turned This eyes
to the face of his companion.
II wonder, my friend" he said slow.
ly, chow much you known
Nothing" answered Steinmetz.
- - .
The count looked at him inquiringly
heaved n sharp sigh and abandoned
the subject.
WELL" he said, ''let us get to bust
ness. / have much to ask and to tel
you. l want you to see Catrina and
to tell her that l am safe and well
but she must not attempt to see me
or correspond with me for some years
yet. OF course you heard no account
Of my trial. was convicted, on the
evidence of paid witnesses. of melting
to rebellion. 1t was easy enough, OF
course I shall live either in the south
or in Austria. 1t is better for you to be
in ignorance
Steinmetz nodded his head CURLY.
II do not want to know, he said.
"Will you please ask Catrina to send
me money through the usual channel
no more than she has been sending
1t will suffice for my small wants
Perhaps some day we may meet in
Switzerland or in America. Tell the
dear child that Tell her pray the
good God to allow that meeting. AZ
for Russia, her day has not come vet
II will not come i'd our time, my denr
friend We are only the sewers. 81
much for the futures Now about TIE
mat. haze not been idle, know
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Tell me- he said Il want TO know
that badly"
The Count Lanovitch looked up with
a peculiar soft smile acquired In pris-
on. There is no mistaking it.
ooh, bear no i'll WILL he said.
II do answered Stenmetz bluntly.
"Who stole the papers from Thors?"
sydney Marlborough"
Stefnmetz passed his broad hand over
his forehead as If dazed.
"And who sold them?" he asked.
Ellis wife"
Steinmetz scratched his forehead
with one finger refectively.
"vassili bought them," he said. IL
can guess that
"You guess right" returned Lano-
witch quietly.
Steinmetz sat down. He looked
round as IL wondering whether the
room was very hot. Then with large
handkerchief he wiped his brow.
you have surprised me-" he ad-
mitted. There are complications.
shall sit up all night with your news,
my dear Stepan. Have you details
Wonderful = wonderful! OF course
there is God in heaven. How can
people doubt it-eh?"
YES" said Stepan Lanovitch quiet
ly, "there is a God In heaven, and at
present he is angry with Russia. Yes,
have details. Sydney scarborough
came to stay at Thors. OF course he
knew all about the Charity league
You remember that. 1t appears that
his wife was waiting for him and the
! papers at Tver. He took them from
my room, but he did not get them all.
Had he got them all you would not be
sitting there, my friend. The general
scheme he gothic list Of committee
names, the local agents, the foreign
agents. But the complete list of the
| league he failed to find. He secured
the list Of subscribers, but learned
nothing from it because the sums were
| identified by mineral only, the clew
| to the numbers being the complete list,
which burned when missed the 9TH
er papers"
Steinmetz nodded CURLY.
"That was WISE" he said. "You are
clever man, Stepan, but too good for
this world and It's rascals. Go on
1T would appear that Marlborough
rode to Tver with the papers, which he
handed to his wife. She took them to
Paris. while he intended to come back
to Thors. He had certain cheap cum
ming and unbounded impertinence. But,
as you know perhaps, he disappeared"
YES" said Steinmetz, scratching his
forehead with one finger. Yes, he dis
appeared"
Karl Steinmetz had one great factor
of success in this world, an infinite ca
pacity for holding his cards.
Zone more item,' said the count in
his businesslike, calm way. "Vassili
paid that woman $1,000 for the pa.
pers."
"And probably charged his masters
ten," added Steinmetz.
"And now you must gor'
The two embraced again, and there
was nothing funny in the action. 1t Is
a singular thing that the sight of two
men kissing is conducive either to
laughter or to tears. There Is no me-
dunn emotion. 81.
"My dear friend-my very dear
FRIEND" said the count, God be with
you always. We may meet again or we
may not"
Steinmetz walked down the Nevski
Prospekt, and the sleigh followed him.
Presently he got clumsily into his
sleigh and drove back at the usual
breakneck pace to the palace at the
upper end Of the English quay
ITO be Continued
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Stole From Swedes.

From Thursdays Daily.
Officer Vogel has investigated the
matter of the satchel theft, referred to
by the Free Press yesterday. He finds
that satchels belonging to three Swedes
were taken Saturday by two beggars,
one of whom is cripple. The con
tents were ransacked and a razor and
some wearing apparel taken. The beg
CARS left town.
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HEARD THE DEATH WARRANT
Gottschaik Knows When His Hang
ing Will Occur.

GottSchaIk Knows when Ills rang
ing Viii Occur.
From Thursdays Daily.
Edward Gottschalk heard for the first
time the date of his doom at 1920 this
morning, when the death warrant was
read to him by Sheriff Miesen,;'at the
county Jail. sd'715 g'' pna yIeUi
Throughout the reading iGottschsIk
did not quail and heard the fatal words
without flinching or even change of
color.
When the, reading was finished, Colts
| chalk remarked:
81 don't think that's right. I don't
see what they want to kill me for"
"Why you confessed to killing Hart
Manu." responded the sheriff in some
surprise.
"But l did that in self defense" per-
sisted Gottschalk and the colloquy end
ed
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Poultry Men to Meet.

From Thursdays Daily
The Central Minnesota Poultry associ
alton will meet on Saturday, May. 81,
at two o'clock, in the Mankato council
chamber, to consider arrangements for
a picnic and plans for the next poultry
exposition.
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The name of the Kasota person who
died in the hospital in this city has been
ascertained to be Edward Frege. The
remains are being held until mis- son,
who is in the navy, can be heard from.
The deceased was tailor by trade.
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Reliable make of shoes for men and
boys at reasonable prices at Henry E.
Hance's.
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WHO stole the papers from, Thors9"
who stole the papers OF Ine Charity
league and sold them l know who
bought them and paid for them
Steinmetz closed the door, He came
back to the table. He'swas not smil-
ing now-Quite the contrary.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-30
Curious Indian Custom.

Many strange Indian tribes live
around Hudson bay. The Cree and Mas.
coppie Indians are among these tribes,
who have a peculiar custom in regard to
their dead. AS soon as one of their num-
her is dead, the surviving relatives place
the dead man in a box, which they beg
from the Hudson Bay company. The
size is of no account. In this box is
placed, with a loaded gun, a powder
horn, a tobacco pouch, a flint stone for
striking fire. the snow shoes for travel
and an Ak. This box is then carried TO
the top of the nearest hill and set there
with stones upon the top of it. For ten
days it is left undisturbed, and then the
relatives remove the gun and other val
tables, believing that by that time the
dead one has reached the happy hunting
grounds and has ~ further use TO;
them.
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He Doesn't Curse Now.

Washington, Kans., Dec. % Especially
Jesse +. Mitchell is a telephone lineman, and
also a ~well-known resident here. Every
body acquainted with Mr.. Mitchell knows
that he was a man who held very positive
views about Patent Medicine. Hear what
he says now:
Il used to curse all kinds of Patent Medi-
cines, for they never did me any good, but
change my mind. For twelve years | sui
fered from Kidney Trouble. There was a
hurting across my back hat made it posi-
tive agony to stoop, and as l am in a stoop-
ing position nearly all day, you can imagine
how l suffered. After a days work that
any man would think nothing of, l would be
tired and worn out. In fact, l was always
tired. | began using Dodd's Kidney Pills
and after taking four boxes l feel like a new
man, l am as fresh at night as when | be-
gin work in the morning. / have no pain
in my back now, and l I'M stronger than
ever"
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of and afraid with bed We had q
great talk about what made poetry, be-
cause most of the great poems break all
the rules, and the greatest poets write
SO much that is silly and dull. We are
going to read a lot of essays about it,"
September 20. 1t is getting cold
enough to have the open fire. Last
night the Bells came over, and it seemed
like old times to hear them talk. As
Agnes Todd's engagement has just been
broken, that was one of the chief things
we talked about. Nobody knows just
why it happened, but we all agreed that
1t was foolish to make such a fuss as
most people do over an engagement.
MI. Bell said he could think of four en-
gagements in town within the last few
years which had been announced with
a flourish of trumpets, and been cele-
brated with presents and parties on all
sides, and then a little later, they had
been declared off Every one of us had
made Agnes Todd a nice present. We
are all trying to decide what we will do.
as there are two Bell girls and four Of
us sisters. If you don't o you-
engagement, you don't get any presents.
| have put it down here, because We want
to be sure to talk it cver again"
1t can be seen that this young lady's
method of chronicling events has liter
airy and amusing features which are
lacking in the ordinary old-fashioned
diary. In the right hands, such a com
monplace book" might be developed into
"a Joy forever"
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could have lived at No. 2 Baxter street.
Papa Burke is the richest rea. estate
owner on that famous street of the
secondhand clothiers. Barney Solo
mon is a rich ice dealer who won
~plaudits a few years ago by fighting
Mayor Van Wyck's ice trust. A MIL
lion dollars worth of diamonds were
worn at the wedding. Baxter street
was not big enough fer it and ar up
town hall was requisitioned. Five
thousand invitations were issued to
Tim Sullivan, who holds his power as
leader among a people now almost eX-
clusively Jewish, TO Congressman Gold
fOgle. Judge Newburger, Judge Rosal-
sky-yOu see the residents are not neg
lected in giving out the offices. A rich
East side wedding always calls the pol
iticians to duty.
Until now the most famous Baxter
street wedding was when the daughter
OF one of the only original Cohens"
was married. That time there were
half a million dollars worth of dia-
mOnds worn, but the East side has
grown richer since. There is in fact
a great deal of wealth down among
the recent immigrants from Poland,
ROumania and Ruthenia. Most of the
great tenement houses are owned by
people living in the immediate neigh
bOrhOOd. That is not true of any 9TH
er tenement region. Those who be-
come wealthy in the region do not Of
ten desert it. They stay in the little
flats where they have lived and toiled;
as their expand they find it
necessary more and more to make use
of public halls for purposes of enter
tainment. Clinton Hall, founded some
time ago by charitable uptown per-
sons as a social center for the East
side, has already parted company with
its promoters and become a kosher
restaurant. It's beautiful halls are
often the scene of weddings, which
wind up with abundant feasts.
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INDIANS OBSERVE THE DAY.
Moquis Celebrated Christmas Long
Before Columbus Came to
Discover America.

In the course of studies of Christmas
O~bservanceS in America attaches of the
government bureau of ~ethnology have
discovered that the festival was known
to and strictly observed by the MOqui
Indians long before Columbus discov-
cred the continent. What is more, they
pursue the practice even to the present
day and there is much merry mumming
at or about December %, with exchange
of gifts and masQuerading by persons
who are got up in picturesque costumes
to represent supernatural beings.
The st. Nicholas of the MOqui, how
yer, is the sun god, and their festival is
to celebrate his commencing return
northward from the land of shadows
that is supposed to be located in the far
south. On the top of the highest build
ing in the town the priest of the sun
stands and looks away 100 miles to the
southwest, where the great San Fran
cisco mountain uplifts its rocky mass
out of the desert. One end of the noun
tain is prolonged to the Eldon mesa by
a series of foothills, and between the
end of the mesa and the second series
of hills there is a peculiar notch. In
this notch is supposed to be the sun
house-the place where the sun god has
his home.
When the solar orb sinks at nightfall
into that notch it has reached its most
distant point on the horizon, and the
21st day of December has arrived. For
nal notice of the fact is given by the
sun priest. and an announcement is
made of a general rejoicing. Various
divinities. dressed in strange costumes,
will appear in the town and the occa-
sion will be signaliZed by a mystery play
symbolizing the struggle of the sun
against the powerful devils which try
to keep him back and prevent him from
returning to the north.
The sun god has a number of dan
gerous enemies-hostile deities. among
whom the most powerful is the great
plumed snake. This serpent divinity is
of ancient Aztec origin, and was wor-
SHIPPED all over Mexico and Central
America in prehistoric times. He was
very troublesome in those days. it ap-
pears, and on one occasion brought
about a deluge which flooded the valley
in which the ancestors of the Moqui
dwelt. At length he was appeased by
the sacrifice of the son and daughter Of
the chief of the town, but afterward he
afflicted the people in other ways, so that
they were Obliged to migrate %northward
to Arizona. And even yet they are
compelled to perform elaborate annual
rites to appease him.
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was a neighbor of mine, Ford almost
a neighbor. OF the talented O'Reilly
family l have the pleasantest memo
ries. The sons and daughters of these
fathers cannot summon up the old bit
terness. To have known Kilmainham
Jail or the danger of jail yourself, or
to have barely escaped the gallowS,
gives more vivid impressions.
The most vigorous press of to-day In
New York has a different note and
tongue. 1t is Yiddish. In this Ian
guage, not in German, the most radical
opinion is now expressed. l do not
know how many Yiddish papers there
are, the number varying from week to
week. But most of them are radical
and all use toward the car the Ian
guage that hate has s~harpened.
This part of the press of New York
has much literary ability. Abraham
Cahan, a slender, intellectual man in
middle life, is the best known Yiddish
editor. He is a master of English, is
q friend of Howells and other lit
erary lights and has often written real
istic stories for the American maya
zines. Morris Rosenberg, the sweat
shop poet, a more visionary type OF
man, is also now an editor, the power
ty out of which he cried IL his bitter
verse a little relieved. Romantic
younger readers will remember that
Rose Pastor, the gifted Jewess who
Stokes, the tenement worker,
was a reporter on a Yiddish paper.
publications find their sale Who'll
ly among the East siders. The earlier
Jewish immigrants from northern Eu-
rope can hardly understand the jargon
in which they are printed.
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g liza yOoAS
Croker lost his reckless young life.
Until now cars of 80 and 110-horse-
power have been about the limit.
Now Alfred Vanderbilt is having
taken to Ormond for his use a
car of 250-horsepower, so clever
Iy built hat it comes within the gen.
erous weight limit. The power of 125
span of horses, tireless, knowing no
limits as to speed, except such as wind
resistance makes, will be applied to
drawing a single car carrying but two
persons. The extremely fast cars are
so built that the wind pressure makes
them hug the track only the closer.
The half-cigar model has hat effect;
so does every sort Of upward sloping
tonneau. The effect can be compared
to the old trick Of the horse carting
bags of grain up the hill. lie goes
easier if one bag is taken off the cart
and balanced on his back; his hcofs
get a better grip.
But 250-horsepower! A very decent
little runabout that will carry four
persons has but four-horsepower. Such
q. runabout will make IL miles an hour.
Every mile added means a big con-
sumption of power. When the high.
speed machines are ruled off carriage
roads, as they must be, what will be.
come of them? They will not be vast.
ed. Perhaps they will solve the prob
lem of swift communication where
trolley cars are not wanted.
OWEN LANGDON.