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The Mankato free press., 1905-12-29
DISTRICT COURT.
Suit for Foreclosure Of Mortgage 10
Tried Today.

S0tt IOE 6UFGGfOSoVS OF "oTkQ040 u
Tried Today.
From Fridays Daily.
The suit of Leo S. Lamm VS.. John
Ii. Fields and others was tried before
Judge Cray today. 1t is an action to
foreclose mortgage for 500 and in
terest. The defendant lives near st.
Clair. A. E. Clark and Pau & Pfau
are the attorneys for the plaintiff, and
w. r. & C. ID. Geddes and j. A. Fit
tie are the attorneys for the defendants.
The suit of Stella Harris VS.. Walter
Harris was tried this afternoon. Pfau
& Pfau and A. f. Clark are the attor-
neys for the plaintiff, and +. +. Els
wort of st. James represents the de-
fendant
The Mankato free press., 1905-12-29

WANTED Bright, honest young man
from Mankato to prepare for paying po.
sition in Government Mail Service. Box
One, Cedar Rapids, la.
The Mankato free press., 1905-12-29
Becomes A State Bank.

On Jan. lst, George L. Swearingen's
private bank at Madison Lake will be-
come state bank, capitalized at $l0,-
600.
The Mankato free press., 1905-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Munson Burton enter
tanned party of friends at their apart
ments in the Security flats last even
ING in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hix
on of La Crosse, Wis, who are guest!
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Hixon.
The Mankato free press., 1905-12-29

From Wednesdays Daily.
The marriage of Miss Elsie Gertrude
Selleck, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w.
Selleck, of st. Paul, and Mr.. Otto A,
Kessten of the same city, took place to-
day at the home of the brides parents.
The bride is former resident of Man
kato and a most estimable young lady
Her many friends will extend their best
wishes. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Sci
leck of this city attended the wedding
the bride being sister of Mr.. Selleck
The Mankato free press., 1905-12-29

Watertown, S. d., visited Mankato to-
day.
Attorney Wilson Borst of Window
was in the city over night.
DR.. C. +. Amundson of Waterville was
guest at the Saulpaugh over night.
Gene and Loren Eager and w. j. Me-
Carthy and r. w. Mead of Lake Crys-
tai were among those who spent last
evening in the city.
Col. f. B. Kent went to Minneapolis
this afternoon, to join his wife and Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Beard, who have been
there for several days. They will at
tend the McClelland- Shattuck party at
the Nicollet this evening.
John j. Osmundson of Nerstrand 81
well known poultry man, is stopping at
the Stahl House, and attending the
poultry show.
Misses Kate and Helen Perry of Roch-
ester visited in the city today.
G. B. Augur of Albert Lea and R. H.
Reese of Window were among the guests
at the Hotel Heinrich last night.
City Attorney Daley went to LIE Sue
ur Center today, where he has case in
court.
M. B. Haynes took business trip to
New Ulm today.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27
METHODS OF TnE QuAck
New York IL His Chosen Fieids ~
Eastern Aedico Says.

The physicians Of Philadelphia and
Boston sniff more or less baughfiIJ
AT the ways OF their fellow dealers OF
New York, according 10 n very frank
and conservative physician OF tbii
town. The conversation al the starr
was about new remedies, concerning
many OF which the doctor. who wai
taking bis own profession 10 task. wal
very skepucal.
'srhe spirit Of -empiricism." he said
IFS altogether too prevalent In this
city and IL is growing every year.
For the sake OF money. for the sake
OF advertising without appearing 10
advertise. many physicians who are
rated as reputable are trying all sorts
OF ways OF violating the good old
spirit OF medical ethics wllhOut Of
Tending against the letter and being
called TO account by their associates.
-It Is In the field OF so-eslled new
remedies and discoveries that the evil
is most manifest. Quaekery has i'm
proved it's methods and CLOSED over
It's activities with a veneer Of what
passes for scientific research. scien-
life expression and Latin names have
been more generally adopted 10 de-
scribe what the quack OF a generation
or so ago would have been satisfied 10
call a plain 'cure-all. and hawk al
the country fairs Now IL Is different
The empirie produces his connection
and cajoles some physician into writ
ing q quasi-sdenfiie article about IL
for a medical Journal.
That Is all that is needed. Men
Of standing accept the fact whatever
II may be. and furnish the articles:
and journals. regardless OF the fact
that they have regulations to sustain.
print them. Then they are reprinted
far and wide as contributions by Or.
so-and so. graduate OF this. that and
the other medical school. 10 such and
such q journal Rural physicians all
over the country read and believe. and
q demand for the new stun is prac-
tically assured
Hundreds ef these new things are
brought out every year. and although
they all have advocates. II is fair TO
say that not more than one In 8. hun
dred is worthy of adoption boy the pro
fession or OF being rated as gen
uine contribution 10 the science OF
medicine.
1T is in this city that most OF them
are fatbered and touied. and as
said before. the practice has brought
us into more or less disrepute with
the more conservative and less svar1-
cious physicians OF Boston and Phllz-
delphia. OF course. in consideration
Of q question like this. Chicago doesn't
count New York sun
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27

According TO q report sent to the
state department at Washington by
Richard T. Grecner. the FIRST negro
to graduate from Harvard. and who
has for fifteen years been consular
agent at Niadivostok. the eastern ST.
berisn fur dealers are Disguised with
the tricks OF the manufacturers OF fur
products in Europe With the scar
city OF fur-bearing animals the trade
has fallen or over one-half IN the hast
few years and 10 cap the climax Of
disadvantage the manufacturers are
utilizing cheap and common furs fs
the most expensive garments.
BY peculiar processes which they
have discovered they are able to tan
a rabbit skin and dye Il so that only
experts can tell Il from genuine seal.
A common Arctic fox pelt which caa
be bought FOR $3.50 they handle IN
way to make Il lock Ike a SO brown
or black fox skin.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27
HOW GOLDFISH ARE CAUGHT.
Travis with 5000 Hooks B@ited In the
Day and Left over Night

Cod fishing is done with dories and
travis The dories are fat boiiomed.
sioping sided boats. which III into one
another in the ships waist economic
ing space thereby.
Each dory takes two men. and the
whole crew. except the captain and
the cook. 30 OF In them every suitable
day. and set the travis IN the water
outward from the ship like spokes
from the hub OF wheel Travis are
long lines. each with 5000 hooks at
tsched at intervals OF yard. every
hook baited with some smaller nsh.
either herring. csplin. or squid- tina;
the cod Affects. The travis are an
chored a; each end. baited In the day.
left lying over night and are stripped
OF their accumulation OF fish next
morning. being baited again when
orerhauied."
The nsh are taken 10 the vessel in
the dories. eviscersted. washed. and
sailed. This routine continues until
the bait IL exhausted, and then the
vessel returns home. lands the hsh-
tsk-~ more bait and salt and goes out
again. At ST. Pierre her catch Is taken
In hand by the grariers and women
who snbmerve II In crates until the
salt has been washed OF. Then they
scrub each hsh with a hard. coarse
brush. and pile them in heaps TO drain.
THIS done. they are next spread on the
beaches TO dry IN the sunlight and air.
The beaches consist OF several acres OF
Eat ground. covered with basalt stones
worn round by the motion Of the sea
for sgcs.
The stony fields surround St Pierre
and thousands OF cod are displayed
there on a fine day. Every evening
or II fog or rain threatens. the fish are
gathered NJ again and are covered
with tarpaulins. The process u repeat
Cd until the fish are quite dry and
hard Dry FISH are piled In round
stacks. the res, In obloug ones When
/ sufficient quantity to load q vessel Is
obtained II Is packed into her hold and
shipped to market The extent OF the
,od fishing OF Miquclon and St Pierre
nay be Indicated by the record OF the
latch Of those islands In 1902. which
was 12.5oo,ooo pounds .-Booklovers'
Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27

ca hardly git to the trough 'thout
help an he'd say. II Id on'y held on.
/ might a ben driyin' around In my
kerridge ter-day.'
III got W at last folks hated TO be
around him. he was 80 ererlasun' de-
pressed about that oil well. But one
day tramp come along an asst him
fer a Job o. work. Old Man Kennedy
made Jump an ketched him by the
coat collar.
You're the dun villain at beat
me out O. my oil well In PennsyIya-
n.ar he says I've notion 10 lick
yer
THE Teller looked at him sorter
hard an then he says. Well. consarn
me! I'D never have knowed you. You
was as lean as a rail when we made
that trade an now | bet you weigh
go. ssyl What are you kickin' about.
anyway DO sou own this farmr
Yes says Kennedy: but II you
hadn't bilked me out o. my oil well /
might have owned hat o. Pittsburg.'
III you hadn't met me you'd have
ben grubbin' rock on that place yet
II you wasn't in the poorbouse.- says
the Teller. Your derned oil well gush-
ed jest long enough 10 get me 10 put
my $4,000 back into II an then IL
gusbed out You bilked me out o
s5.oo0-that's what you done-an' !
guess the least you en- do now is ter
give me a Job an suthin' ter eat
THAT took Old Man Kennedy back
an he fnerly give the Teller Job
plowin' corn an the Teller worked a
week an then talked Kennedy inter
advancin' him a months wages an
stole his best horse an buggy an liz
out fer parts unknown"
THAT orter we cured him taikin'
about his oil well" observed the store
keeper
1T did" replied Hancock But be
never got over talkin' about the pedi-
gree an gait OF the horse the felier
stole. "-chicsg Daily News
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27
highly MILLION POPULATION.
More Pecpis Than Any Other Mates
Except China and Russfs-


Except China and Knssia-
II 10 only by association and com
parison that we can grasp the dineD-
sions represented BY the $4,000 900
population which the census bureau At
Washington estimated were In the
United States In 1903 This IA more
people than are IN any other nation
In the world except China with its
sDo.0coco0 and Russia with ifs $780,
100000 Computed on the capacity Of
its units this 100000 stands for an
immeasurabIy greater productive value
than does chiDs's or Russla's total.
according 10 Leslie's Weekly.
When Alexander. Of Macedon. in the
middle OF Asia. was weeping because
there were no more earfhs for him 10
conquer be had fewer subjects than
the United States OF 1904 has sover-
eigns- Under Caesars eagles. when
Rome ruled the world. were less people
than are under the stars and stripes In
the days OF Theodore Roosevelt.
With seven per cent OF the worlds
land area and five per cent Of its popu-
iation the United States has twenty
I've per cent OF the worlds wealth.
The value Of the United States prop
sriy. real and personal. IN 1870 was
sSi.ODO.oDo,oo0. as compared with 49,
oOoooo.cc0 for Great Britain and Ire
land, S4sGro.OO0.Oc0 for France. ss5.-
crD.DDO.co0 for Germany. s-s2.0O0oo0.-
600 for Russia. 81. 600 OO0. 900 for Aus
tria-Hungary. Sl5.0o0.0c0.cO0 for Italy
and $l2.0o0.oc0,co0 for Spain. More
over. the United States lead Of all
the other nations in wealth is increas-
ing faster than is her preponderancs
'ver them all. except Russia and China.
In population
Franklin told the British parliament
just before the revolution that the
population OF the thirteen American
colonies was doubling every twenty
Eve years The gain lie slightly less
than that now. though II is greater
than that OF any other nation Through
natural increase. immigration and an
nerafions the population OF the Unit
ed States multiplied fifteen times be-
tween 1850 and 1900. while IL multi
piled l05 times In those hundred year,
In wealth.
Without allowing for increase in ter
r1fory. but keeping the diminishing
ratio Of growth in mind. our 100000
population Of 1900 viii. there Is good
reason TO believe. be 100000 In
1880. 3oo.ooo.coo in 1870 and 10000
600 by the year 1900. while the az
eregste OF its wealth In the last-nsmed
year will be up in the dizzy heights
OF mathematics.
Nothing In the Arabian tales 10 50
marvellous as is the expansion In pop
uiation- wealth and power OF the Uni-
ted States.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27
RAIL WAYS IN GERMANY.

Government o~ner.hip /. rtusueiai
raeess- Efestrie Power on Csp-i..
The state Department has received
report from Frank ~. Mason. United
state. consul general at Berlin. says
The Philadelphia Ledger. giving new
and Interesting details on trBnsporis'
ton conditions IN the German empire
Speaking Of the problem Of govern.
ment ownership Of public utilities Con.
sui General Mason says;
The Prussian railway system IA In
fercsiins as an important and typical
example Of government ownership IN.
der European conditions. In which the
direction and service are purely official
and the element OF competition be-
tween parallel lines wholly eliminated.
From a financial standpoint the pysirm
has been an unaucstionable success. In
1900 the revenues Of the stale railways
exceeded expenditures By tiip.2so.oco
aud this surplus Increased to 7STss..
COO In 1890. Under tho depressed con.
dlfions OF last year the surplus earn.
inxs fell away somewhat seriously. but
the railways stiIl are and will remain a
secure and important source Of rev
enues 10 the state.
ION the other hand. the question as
10 whether they serve the public as
well in respect TO low freighis. efficient
messenger service. etc. as the same
lines would do under private manage
mept and the stimulus of free compe-
tition Is a wholly different proposition
and moro than can be consistently |
claimed. The freight service ia. in com
parison with Western standards. slow
and expensive. and for these and other |
reasons Is subject TO frequent COM
plalnt from manufacturing and com.
mercial interests. The Prussian Gov.
crnmcnt now owns and operates l0.ya5 /
miles OF main and 5.sg5 miles Of sub
sldinry railway lines. The six private
companies. which the plans OF Minister
Buddc would bring under government
control. oil OF which are located In
eastern Prussia, will add 300 miles OF
main and 1908 miles OF secondary
lines 20 tho government system.
Notwithstanding the overshadowinr
interest OF Prussia IN her state rail-.
ways. there Is, especially IN imperial
circles Mt Berlin. keen
End intelligent interest In oil that re
lates TO the improvement Of internal
wnter routes. for II is recognized that
under existing conditions really cheap
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27

The conception Of the magnitude OF
the star Campus. which is regarded
as the greatest body in the universe
"a difficult indeed. even when Mr.. Gore
OF the Royal Astronomical Society fer'
uishes the sun as step by which the
Imagination may raise-itself. One has
some appreciation Of the size Of the
earth with Its circumference OF 1900
miles. The sun is more than = million
,lmes as large as the earth. The mass
OF Campus has been weighed astrc-
and found to betonc million
times greater than that Of the sun.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27
GOOD AMERICAN HUseAno.
lie IL oae OF the Most Satisfactory OF
Our Products.

lie IL oas Of the Most Satisfactory OF
Our Products,
So many good things come from
America nowadays that one hardly e..
pcricnces . shock on learning thai
Amrrica Is also claiming 10 produce
husbands which are almost ideal n
a writer IA the London Daily Tele,
graph u not unduiy enthusiastic. the
American middle-ciass husband Is as
perfect a. Il Is possible for any man
90 bc. He has only one failing
does no, put by bis money in advance
10 provide Tor the happy home
When he mzrries II IA usually on shor;
notice. and because be has fallen very
desperately In love with someone and
cannot md Il Ia his heart 20 wait un.
81 cold caution declares the venture
advisable. Eyrn when the engagement
is long one be usually sqnanders 90
much on gifts and entertainments for
his fsncec that there il oni, q very
moderate smoun, TO begin bonsekeep.
ina on.
hnt this ia oniy an early evidence OF
his chief national characteristic as
husband-his unfailing. unselfish and
almost inprorideut generosity. lie Il
liberal 10 the point Of cxtrarsgancc In
his money relations with his wife. The
young American husband expects TO
provide well sud LITERALLY for his
household lie Is also very indnigcni
to his wife's fondneks FOR nne clothes.
lie would far rather have an cxtrara.
CANT wife than dowdy one. aud al. |
though he Frumbles occasionally az
millinery bill. IN reality be giorics In |
the respicndrnt appearance OF his wife
IN her fne feathers. and would make
any sacrifice that his pride might be
mlnis;crcd TO IN this one particular.
A true American husband who has
been out late always takes OF bis
shoes at the front door and undrrsscs
In the dark. or course. he frequently
iapses from this path when mauimony
has become an older JOY. but. as = rule.
he IL extremely devoted 20 his home.
and shows very little desire for pleas.
urcs outside OF H. Inderd, the fault
which American wives very frequently
nnd In their husband. IL that they are
too fond OF their homes In many
the husband Il unwilling TO
sacrifice his desire for an evening at
his own Preside TO take his wife abroad
In search OF pleasure.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27

addressing Sol Baker. Blame my cats
n know why ! didn't There Amt
10 money In The grocery business any
more. Every time man gifts $40 In
cash be studies up the ST. Looey mar
&c; quotations an then comes around
10 fggcr with me on bin O. goods. II
] make him price on q pair O. over
sils or a plo~ cicris he pulls mail
order catalogue on me an shows me
how much cheaper be can sit Il by
sendin' OF fer H. II I'd a sold when
ia had the chance | might have gone
into the hotel business an made
money"
AN you might have gone inter the
hotel business an gone busted. ol.
served Hank Judkins. the oooseneck
school trustee. "Quit your kickin'.
RUFF"
RUFF reminds me OF old man Ken
ncdy an the chance he missed said
Wash Hancock. "Afore he mo, ed in
ter Mlzzoura an bought the Bush
place with its brick house an 500 acres
o. corn land. paschcr an white oak
timber he owned a forty acre farro in
Pennsylvania where he had TO dig
holes TO bury the rocks he'd pick of
the land. after he'd fenced with 'em
an built his house an stable with
'em. lie jest made out to keep The
breath O. life In his body an hide on
the ribs OF bis OK team an that was
all. for years. But finerly Teller
come around an lowed that the rock
was an extra fnc quality for bridge
fliin' an offered ter buy the place an
take his chances O. findin' bridge ter
all.
"0ld Man Kennedy sorter smelled
suthin' an asst the Teller ter make an
offer. The Teller offered $1,000 straight
up. kennedy'd ben glad TO have
taken $500 afore that. but he smelled
suthln' stronger yit an he said $4,000 |
was the lowest fgger he lowed ter
take for e. Well. they dickcred
around the best part OF week an
fneriy the Teller gave him $1,000.
Then he socked down n drill an the
mex thing he had an oil well that he
sold fer $4,000.
"Tbat broke Old Man Kennedy'a
heart. His grief was suthln' perthet-
Ic when he come here an began
fer the Bush place he looked
a n he'd Jest berricd all his kin.
"well. he done well with the place.
He was worker from away back an
hat there bottom land Is mighty good
and. Inside o. three years he had the
5000 balance o the purchls paid an
money In the bank besides. But he
,ouldnt git over sellin' his pennsyl-
'ania rock pile fer 5000 when he
night have got $4,000 for II. II
He'd lean over tho hog pen where
be hogs was 20 rellin' fat that thsy
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27

IL il estimated by SUI yeon dentist
who caters 10 the wealfhiest families
in the fashionable world that fully 60
per cent Of the women In society who
have reached the age of Mrs Hermann
Oeirichs wear false teeth. He says
their teeth begin to ache and crumble
soon after 30. whereas the average
man In the same station In life main
tains his dental integrity until be 10
past 90. Sweetmears are put down as
the principal cause for the early decay
OF the teeth of women-not because
there is any effect Oh the protecting
enamel by actuaI contact with the
ssccharine substance. but because Of
the creation OF an acid condition in
the stomach. which appears to have
a corrosive effect on the outer hard
case OF the teeth. Men do not eat
much candy-smokers especiaIly--snd
they have almost enough tooth strength
TO bite a tenpenny nail in half.
This same dentist. in common with
many. OF his fellows in the profession.
has discovered 4; is possible 10 iii cav
stance far more enduring than gold
and absolutely to reiard disintexration-
Gold has been the favorite -filiinx-
for years because Of its non-corrosive
qualities. A cement came into vogue
about fifteen years ago. but II pos
sessed no lasting qualities. and its use
was only temporary expedient- The
new filling Is OF porcelain hardness.
and can be tinted to the exact color OF
the tooth-so perfect In resemblance
that II the operator is skillfui a pow
erful magnlfying glass is necessary TO
detect its presence. The operation 10
an extremely delicate one. The small
er the cavity the more dif'cult the
nlline. The substance Is not pro
prietsry article. but can be manufac-
tured by any dentist who has a bake
oven and who has been taught the
proper proportions OF the ingredients
Once set. IL viii outlast the natural
enamel itself.-New York Progress.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27

The ancient Greeks produced the
greatest sculp;ors the world has ever
seen. and made the human figure their
especial study. IL IL to them we owe
the measurements here given. and by
which they made all their statues.
From the crown TO the nape Of the
neck Is one-twelfth the stature OF (,
perfectly formed man. The hand.
from the wrist TO the end OF the mid
die finger, ia one-tenth OF the total
height. A man OF good proportion is
as tall as the distance between the
tips OF his fingers. when both arms
are extended to full length. The face
from the highest point OF the fore
head. where the hair begins. to the
end OF the chin. is one-tenth OF the
whole stature. II the face. from the
roots OF the hair TO the chin. be di-
vided into three equal parts. the first
division determines the place where
the eyebrows should meet the second
the opening OF the nostrils. The pro-
portions Of the human figure are six
tines the length OF the right foot.
Whether the form is slender or plump
The rule holds good. on an average
Any deviation from the rule is de.
pariure from the beauty OF proportion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-04-27
Tn. oa,s. Life.

Happy The man whoNe ~ish and care
A few pstsFnal srfrs hoani.
confsns 10 breathe Bile native air
10 bis osn xfouud.
whoss herds WITH niik. whose neiis
With brad.
Whose rorss suppl, him With sstirs.
wIose trees 10 summer yield him shade,
la Water. are.
uirst. Who ran upconoern'dif spd
H,-ars. days aud year. lido soff away
In health Of hoiy. peace % rnind.
Qalei BY DAY.
Sound si~~p by nlEhi. s,uiF sra ease
Together a.is'd. s<set recreation.
AMI innocsac~. which mnsi deco please
VIVA meditation.
Thas LEI me iits. unseen. unknown.
Thus unlamsatrd II; me die.
Steal from tho rorid. and DOT stone
Tell where I iie.
- Alexander Pope.