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The news & observer., 1905-12-17
Silverware Service.

SilverWare Service.
Just put on sale the following: Tea
Sets. Coffee Sets, Butter and Cake
Plates. Trays, Baking Dishes, Ice
Pitchers. Candelabras, Bon Bons. Ia
BILE. Desert. and Tea Spoons, Berrv.
Coffee and Bouillon. Fruit Knives. Ia
bic Knives Chafin Dishes. Clocks, La
dels, ETC.. etc.
Sterling Silver Articles.
The Sterling Silver pieces in i'm
mense variety of useful pieces for your
dresser are 925-1000 fine, and are lar
ger than ever before sold at this price
-25c
Ebcnizcd Hardwood Furnishings.
Ornamental Plate Racks, Pipe
Racks, Waste Baskets. and Dinner
Cards. Pictures and Notices woven
in tapestry and framed in dark wood
-$1.50 to So.
Ladies' and Gents Handi>crciiiefs.
Thousands of Linen and Cambria
Handkerchiefs. hemstitched. embroid-
cried and draw work-5c. up to 81.
Mems Silk Mufflers-$1. $1.25 and
$1.5O.
ChritEmae HandkerchiefS in half
dozen lots at wholesale prices.
Novelty Neckwear for Women.
Dainty Neck Ducking that costs but
a trifie. Swiss Embroidered and Ara
bian Lace Collars. Linen Cuff and Col-
lar Sets-ail at popular prices. 25. so
and ST.
Bring the Children to TOyiand.
The dear little darlings, with bright
and WiStful eyes, are making the Sc
lections while mothers are taking
notes. Those at a distance can order
from this list:
Babyland and Beauty Rag Dolls
SOC. 81. 50. UP to SO.
Bisaue Head Dolls. Wide Awake and
Dressed Dolls-15. %. so. 81 and 81
Metal Bedsteads with Canopy-25.
so. and ST.
Bureaus and DreSsers-25. so. and ST.
Doll Chairs and RockerS-2o and
SOC.
Tables with Drawers-2o. so and ST.
Doll Trunks-S1.25.a and S1.5O.
Laundry Sets-oO and 81.
Pianos that play tunes-25. 80. ST
and $3.50.
Drums-25. so and 81.
Velvet and Red Rubber Balls-25
and 3oc.
Schoenhursts Humpty- -Dumpty Cir
Gus. So ST. S1.5O. $2.25. and So.
Soldier Sets-$1.
Shoofiies, new style will either roll
or rock-S3.5O.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
RAILROAD MERGER.
Durham and Southern Purchases th'
Cape Fear and Northern

The Durham and Southern Railroad
Company yesterday filed a schedule of
freight and passenger rates with the
North Carolina Corporation Commits
sion for approval. The road will soon
begin to operate a train from Apex
and Dunn to Durham, the Durham
and Southern having absorbed the
Cape Fear and Northern.
Two new stations have been put on
the line, these being Oyama and Togo.
The other stations are Carpenter and
Upchurch.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

Children'S Knit Underwear.
Fleece lined Derby ribbed under
pants, Vests, Wrappers and Union
Suits-25 and soc.
Christmas Millinery.
Reduced prices on the trimmed
Hats and Shapes. New Millinery every
week. Special orders taken for Christ
mas delivery. Winter flowers and
frames. Ostrich Plumes, PompOus
Velvets, Trimmings. etc. Infants Silk
Caps are reduced one-third. Caps
were rs. $50 and $2.25 are now SO.
81 and $3.50.
Embroidery Silks.
Beldings Spool Silk, Flo and Rope
Wrist, Embroidery Silk in all shades
for fancy work. and Zoe.
Children'S and Boys Caps.
Just anything you want in the way
of Caps can be found mere. Our man
ufacturers tell us that We are the Tar
gest cap dealers in the State. Prices
%, so and 81.
Invisible Lacin% COrsets.
Colton's Corsets lace so easy and
perfectly fitted. They have jumped
into popularity. Ask to see them
81, $1.5O. 50 and $3.50.
New Cotton Fabrics.
Serviceable gift goods of lasting and
good wearing qualities may be found
in the Dry Goods section. White Lawn,
Chick Muslin. Fancy White Weaves,
Fancy Percales, Fast COIor Flannel
cites Standard Gingnams. Cotton
Serges, Madras. and Gaiitea Cloth.
Cut in Apron, Shirt Waist or Suit
lengths to suit the purchaser. Forms
handy package for a Christmas gift.
Colgate &; Co.'S Sop.
BY special arrangement with the
manufacturers we are enabled to sell
| those by the box or piece as low as the
| largest New York department stores
Sweet scented Perfumes, Toilet Waters
and fragrant Soaps. at Department
Store prices.
RountrcC's Trunks and Bags.
New shipment of Roundtree's Roller
| Tray and Box Tray Trunks-S2.50
$3.50. So to SIS.
| Leather Suit Cases and Walpolo
| Cases-$2. So and 81.
| Hand Bags. Club Bags and Leather
Satchels-50c. to So.
Standard Fashions.
The Designer for January is now
ready. Copy, 10c: subscription price
soc.
Standard Patterns are now 10 and
15c. None higher.
! Fashion Sheets Free.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

Services in the Presbyterian church
will be conducted this morning by
Rev. r. p. Smith. of Asheville, the
Superintendent of the Synodical Home
Missions of the PRESBYTERIAN Church.
He is a guest at the home of Mr.. G. S.
Wynne.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

Solicitor Larry I. Moore. of Green
vile. who was here yesterday and who
is interested in the Raleigh and Pam
lico Sound Railway, savs that the
promise is bright for traffic to be go
ing on over the road to Greenvillc
from Raleigh in eighteen months.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

The storm yesterday put the tele-
graphwires out of commission for a
time Passengers at the depot had
simply to wait for delayed trains as
there We're no kilograms telling of
their arrival.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

During the Christmas holidays the
Southern Express Company will de-
liver all express for Raleigh from the
Trade building on Wilmington street.
The office on Fayetteville Street Will
be used only for the receiving of pack
ages. and Manager j. J. Bowen pro-
poses to keep things moving
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

There will be a special meeting Of
the Wake county Board of County
Commissioners here on Wednesday.
the Goth of December. to receive the
annual statements of county affairs.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
(EADY for TREMENDOUS CHRISTMAS BUSINESS

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your share f
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

Rev. Livingston Johnson, secretary
of the State Baptist Convention. left
Yesterday for Granville county and
today will dedicate new Baptist
church four miles from Oxford.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
PERSONALS.

Judge r. w. Winston, of Durham
waa here yesterday.
Mr.. c. W. Richardson. of Selma
who has been here a juror in the
Federal court, went to his home yes
terday
Mr.. Frank A. Daniels, of Goldsboro
wac here yesterday.
Mr.. U. l.. Spence, of Carthage, who
has been here on legal business, left
yesterday
Mr.. ]. J. Laughinghouse. of Pitt, is
visitor here.
Mr.. John M. Rose, of Durham, was
here yesterday
Mr.. w. A. Stewart. of Harnett, was
here yesterday on legal business.
Mr.. l. M. Meekins. of Elizabeth City
was here yesterday on legal busi-
ness.
A good receipt is made better by the
use of the best extracts. Blue Ribbon
Vanilla is uneXcelled. Ask your grocer
for Blue Ribbon Vanilla, and say il
plain.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

A North Carolina State flag was used
in Baltimore at the North Carolina
Society banquet on Friday night. The
Society sent letter to Mrs. Sherwood
Higgs requesting the use of a State
flag at their banquet when Governor
Glenn spoke. 1t was sent through the
courtesy of Secretary of State j. Bryan
Grimes
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

Marriage licenses were issued to two
colored couples yesterday: Herbert
Hanley and Hattie Gouge of Raleigh: !:
Hanny Jackson Rams and LOnnie
Stewart, of Apex.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

a GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind. Bleeding. Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized to
refund money if PaZO Ointment
fails to cure in to IA days. soc.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

A number of members of the
knights of Pythias here will go on
Tuesday night to Duke in Harnett
county where lodge of the order is
to be instituted.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
New Cotton Fabrics.
Colgate & Co.'S Sop.

BY special arrangement with the
manufacturers we are enabled to sell
those by the box or piece as low as the
largest New York department stores.
Sweet scented Perfumes, Toilet Waters,
and fragrant Soaps, at Department
Store prices.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
Embroidery Silks.
Invisible Lacin@ Corsets.

COlton's Corsets lace SO easy and
perfectly fitted. They have jumped
into popularity. Ask to see them
81. $50 50 and $3.50.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
Rountrcc's Trunks and Bags.

New shipment of Roundtree's Roller
Tray and Box Tray Trunks-S2.50.
$3.50. 50 to $15.
Leather Suit Cases and WalpOle
Cases-$2. 50 and 81.
Hand Bags. Club Bags and Leather
Satchels-50c. to So.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
TIE WEATHER TODAY.
In AND ABOUT TILE CITY.

Mr. d. NJ. Clark left yesterday for
eastern Tennessee where he has taken
a position on a civil engineering corps
on railroad being built through that
section.
The friends of Mr.. W. S. Wilson,
corporation clerk in the office of the
Secretary of State, will regret to learn
that he is confined to his room with
sickness.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

sT1O STAMPS GIVEN FREE WITH EVERY
IROnI[
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

Children's Knit Underwear.
Fleece lined Derby ribbed under
pants, Vests, Wrappers and Union
Suits-25 and soc.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
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We Give S. H & Co.'s Green Trade Discount Stan

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The news & observer., 1905-12-17

Standard Fashions.
The Designer for January is now
ready. Copy, 1Gc: subscription price
soc.
Standard Patterns are now 10 and
15c. None higher.
Fashion Sheets Free.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15
WELL KNOWN MAN GONE.
w. n. Palmer Passes Away From
Heart Disease.

rum Moludy bdlN.
w. H. Palmer died at his home. 7l2
North Fifth street, at ten o'clock Sun
day forenoon of heart disease. He had
been sick since February, and had beer
failing so rapidly of late that his death
was not unexpected. His trouble was
contracted while in the army He then
had an attack of measles and because
of improper care was very i'll. He drew
a small pension.
Mr.. Palmer would have been sixty
two years of age had he lived one week
longer. He was born at Fayette, Me-,
and with his parents moved to Wiscon.
sin in the early days. About the year
1870 he moved to Minnesota, lo-ating
on farm northwest of New Ulm. Six
years later he moved to Mankato, and
followed his trade of stationary engi-
neer. He held positions as engineer at
the city pumping station, the linseed
oil works, the big mill, Mayer Brothers
and other places at different times.
Mr.. Palmer enlisted in Company X,
Eleventh Wisconsin volunteer infantry,
when eighteen years of age, and served
with it until he was taken sick and was
discharged, the surgeon saying that he
could not live He came home a mere
shadow, but recovered and enlisted in
the Eight Wisconsin Light Artillery,
and served until the close of the war.
Mr. Palmer is survived by his wife
and three sons, f. A. Palmer, a ieweler
of Grand Forks, n. d., Ellsworth Pal
mer, who is engaged in the lewelry
business in this city, and DIR. George NJ.
Palmer, who is dentist at Crookston.
He also leaves one brother, in Mankato,
George NJ Palmer, and three other
brothers and one sister, three of whom
live i'll Kansas.
The deceased was member of Alex
ander Wilkin post, G. A. r., and also of
the Masonic lodge He was member
of the Baptist church. He was well and
favorably known, was a good citizen,
and kind husband and father and a
good friend and neighbor. His death
causes genuine regret among all who
know him. He was IA man of sterling
character:
The funeral will occur at 2:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from the residence,
and the interment will be had at Glen
wood cemetery. Rev. Mr.. Martinson,
the pastor of the church, will have
charge of the services. Wilkin post
will have an active part in the funeral.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15

reading rooms, also by publishing or
otherwise providing such literature as
may be needed"
Socialism in America as practical
proposition is an irridiscent dream Gov
ernmental paternalism will never find
favor with majority of the people 1t
is a theory that cannot be applied sue
cessfully to the complex machinery
which operates this vast country. Even
the working classes do not take kindly
to the propaganda. Socialism if put in
to practice would stunt the energies of
the human race. The doctrine will al
ways have its followers and the enthu-
siasts will continue to preach it from
the housetops and the platform but be-
fore it can be adopted successfully as
a working factor, human nature must
undergo il change Socialism will always
be discussed by certain clubs and So
cieties, and there will always be an en-
thusiastic number of men and women
who will live in the hope that the prin-
ciples will be some day put into prac-
tice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15
Chicago's Strike Record.

City Statistician Hugo Grosser has
compiled figures which go to show that
Chicago's streets were like 'bloody
battlefield" during the first six months
of the year. Grosser declares that the
killed and wounded equaled the cas-
ualties of some of the battles of the
Statistics for the six months ending
with June show that 643 persons in
Chicago met unnatural deathes and A.
093 were injured. Accidents caused the
death of 352 persons and injury of g.
7l6, the casualties being more than six
times the number for the corresponding
period last year, when the killed num-
bered % and the injured 553.
Eightyone persons met death and
995 were injured through personal vio-
lence. This is an increase of 80 per cent
over last years figures.
Mr. Grosser attributes the enormous
increase of casualties from personal vio-
lence to the strike.
The total value of property reported
stolen during the first six months of
1905 was $244,29O, and that of stolen
property recovered, 5,O63.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
State Association Held Its Annual
| Meeting at St. Paul.

From Thursdays Daily.
The following officers were elected at
the state convention of probate judges
held in the courthouse yesterday morn
ing.
President, Judge w. L. Callahan, Long
Prairie; vice president, E. V. Earring
ton, Prescott; secretary and treasurer
+. L. Thorson, Glenwood.
Judges f. w. Bazille, st. Paul; E.
+. Franksbery, Otter Tail county; Will
lam T. Hughes, Mankato, and r. f.
Wilson, Saltwater, were elected mem
bers of the executive board.
The board was empowered to take up
the work of having the new code, as
regards probate courts, printed i'll small
pamphlets together with the old code so
that the Judges work will be made
easier when the new code goes into eff
feet March !.
The meeting was presided over by
Judge Wilson, Saltwater, the retiring
president. He welcomed the visitors to
st. Paul OH behalf of Mayor Smith.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15
COURSE IN NATURE STUDY.
Ii Is Offered BY the School at ST.
Anthony Park.

From Mondays Daily.
A special correspondence course in
nature study has been added to the
courses offered by the School of Home
Study and Correspondence conducted by
DIR. d. L. Kiehle.
This special course will be under the
direction and instruction of Miss Flor
ence Z. Lille. who has the excellent
preparation of extended courses in this
subject at Cornell university.
The work will be entirely individual
as the manuscripts will be carefully
corrected each month and returned to
the owner.
The work will begin Sept. LIST, but
can be taken up at any time and con-
tinued during the year.
At the close of one year of satisfac-
tory work a certificate will be granted;
the student however may continue the
work if desiring to do so, receiving a
certificate succeeding years indicating
the amount of work done.
Both plant and animal life will be
studied. Birds wall receive their full
share of attention.
While this course is open to any one,
it will be especially helpful to teachers
of both city and country schools.
The air is full of the spirit of nature
study and there is nothing which will
yield so generous a return for the
amount of time and money expended
as a knowledge of the things in nature
which we see about us every day.
Now is the time to begin this work.
1t will surely repay you by the bright
outlook upon life which it will give.
1t may repay YOU well in dollars aud
cents. For particulars address, Florence
E. Lille, School of Agriculture, st.
Anthony Park, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15

Bertha Klinger, Anna Hartig, Sadie JOS
lin, Katie Baer, Paul Zobel, Albert
Groh, Dora Hittl, Lovira Schwabe, Grace
Wenner, Christine Anderson, Willie
Hubmer.
The following were not excused: Elsie
kronfeldt, because the directory shows
four wage earners in the family; Lii
liam Mahowald; John Eggersterfer, be-
cause the directory shows four wage
earners in the family; Ed. Sanger
Henry Schuman, the father is building
IL house and wants the boy to help pay
for it; Bertha Ilartig; James Guenther;
Eddie Graft; Samuel Buedschied; August
Wallraf Tony Schmidt.
The case of Dora Hittl was passed
over. The case of Willie Pleiss, Abin
Larson, Hulda Kote and Edith Woodford
were left to the superintendent to act
on according to his discretion.
. At the suggestion of Mr.. Mcconnell,
and on motion of Mr.. Currier, the board
instructed the superintendent, where he
was i'll doubt about granting applica-
lions for such excuses, to require the pu-
pill or parent to produce paper con
senting to such excuse, signed by five
members of the board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15

Profitable Session Held BY the North
Mankato Ladies'.

from Monday Daily.
The North Mankato w. c. T. L. held
a very interesting and profitable meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Genevieve
Read last Thursday. The first hour was
devoted to business and arrangements
were made for a social to be held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore j.
Sherk, on Friday, Sept. 18th. An enter
tainment will be given consisting of
recitations, select reading, vocal and in
strumental music. Refreshments Will
be served also. The next hour was tax
EN- up by the superintendent of Sabbath
observance. Mrs. A. f. Walrath. Leaf
lets were read and discussed bringing
out many new ideas regarding the
fourth commandment.
The next melting will be held Sept.
DIST at the home of Mrs. w. S. Al
brandt. This is a mothers meeting and
the subject is society and fashion led
by Mrs. Reed, superintendent of moth
ers' meeting.
Mrs. w. l.. Tidland is the delegate to
the state convention which meets next
week in Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15
New Use For Electricity.

Electricity as a means of destroying
insects is the latest discovery, and its
application in this direction will prove
to be a boon to the fruit farmers. An
engineer at work at Monaco made the
surprising discovery while he was oper-
ating an electric machine in the open
air. Metal rods had been forced into
the ground and connected with dyna-
mo of 10 volts. As soon as the cur
rent was switched on, all the insects
which were concealed in the ground III
the vicinity of the metal rods promptly
left their underground abodes and fled
from the current. Arguing from this
that electricity on large scale may
be used to kill such insects without the
least injury to trees, shrubs or vege-
tables and rather with benefit thereto,
scientists are busily experimenting to
find out the best method of conducting
electrical insecticide on large scale.
Already Il Russian who has been at
work on the problem has invented a
device which has proved effective in a
small way. He places a dynamo on IA
hand cart in such way that as long as
the cart stands still no electricity is
sent out. When the cart is run along
the ground the current from the dyna-
mo passes from the cart to the ground
through the iron wheels at one side, and
through brushes of copper wire at the
rear which touch within few inches
of the ground.
All insects within the area through
which the current passes are killed as
though by lightning. The inventor of
the apparatus is confident that he will
be able to produce commercially valu-
able machine which will be of great use
to farmers, and expects also to adapt
it to destroying insects which prey up
on plants and trees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15
WHlTE-PIE INCIDENT.
Falrmont Sentinel Treats It In a Jocu-
lar Manner.
From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The "Cynic' of The Fairmont Senti-
mel treats the White-P Pie incident in
this city in the following iocular man.
ner:
'Tom White was fined at Mankato
for assaulting John Pie. This is the
first time on record where Pie was not
treated White by an American. Though
vigorously attacks on Pie have always
been made they have not heretofore
been construed as assaults. That po-
lice justice takes the cake for new
construction of the law on pie, in years
past John Doe has suffered much by
reason of assaults and it may be all
right to give it in the neck to John
Pie for change, and give Doe chance
to rise in the world if he will This
episode proves that hungry politicians
are in the saddle at Mankato They will
not allow any persistent grabbing of Pie
and if any of the common people are so
bold as to gouge or bite a piece out of
Pie it will be construed as an assault
If all the fellows who are after Pie are
not restrained by the bosses they may
upset the pie counter and starye some
of the politicians into working for
living"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15
Will II Be Accepted :?

Information from New York is to
by several persons of wealth and posi-
ton to extend the socialist propa-
ganda into the universities, colleges and
high schools of this country, through the
establishment of socialist clubs, study
chapters and other societies for the bet
ter understanding of socialistic princi-
pies. Behind this work are J. G.
Phelps Stokes, the university worker;
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Jack
London, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Clar-
ence S. barrow, Oscar Lowell Triggs, B. o.
Flower, William English Walling and
others who are interested in the add
vancement of true socialism in this
country. This week meetings will be
held in New York to crystalize the
movement, and it is expected per-
manent organization will be formed
to be known as tie Inter Collegiate
Socialistic Society o, America. In the
circular recently issued tn purposes of
the proposed organization were set forth
in part as follows:
SIN the opinion of its members, the
remarkable increase of the socialist vote
and sentiment in America shall serve
as an indication to the educated men
and women in the country that social
ism is something concerning which it is
no longer wise to be indifferent.
Regarding its aims and fundamental
principles with sympathy and believ-
ing that in them will ultimately be
found the remedy for many farreaching
economic evils, we propose through this
organization to promote an intelligent
interest in socialism among college men
and women, graduates and undergradu-
ates, by the formation of study chap
tiers in the universities, colleges and
high schools, by furnishing speakers and
placing standard socialist books and
periodicals in college Libraries and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-09-15
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

J. Adam Bede's son Gilbert edits ii
newspaper at North Branch He is Il
chip of the old block. In a recent issue
of his paper he rubbed it into Granville
Pease of Anoka as follows: at has
been long time since congressman
from his district has suited Granville S.
Pease, of perhaps there never
was one that exactly suited him. As
Granville seems to be an authority on
what a congressman should be, what
would be the matter with sending OF
Pease himself down to Washington for
a couple of years. He could certainly
knock every bill that came up. Pease
says the district is represented by moth
ing. His election wouldn't lower the
standard very much"