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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
TIPS SCALES AT 525
NEW YORK WOMAN SUFFERING
WITH RARE DISEASE.
When Attacked She Weighed One
Hundred Forty nine Pounds,
Her Peculiar AffIiction.

New York, Sept. Physicians at
the Kings county hospital, Brooklyn,
have there most remarkable case of
that rare disease, elephantiasis. The
patient is Mrs. Juliette Felt, of
Brooklyn, widow, sixty-three years
old Before she was attacked by the
disease she weighed l49 pounds. She
now weighs 525 pounds and is gain
ing daily in size. Her skin is thick,
hard and coarse, like an elephants.
The disease first manifested itself
seven years ago. 1t began with an
itching in one of her legs. This ceased
after time, but it was presently
followed by swelling of the limb,
accompanied by pain. Then she took
on weight rapidly. The body, arms
and legs have been the parts affected,
but not her face. She thought herself
growing fat from natural causes, but
could not account for the pain which
attended her increase in bulk. Two
years ago she found she weighed $50
pounds, and then in alarm she re-
sorted to medicines and dieting, but
these measures were of no avail. A
week ago a physician diagnosed her
trouble as elephantiasis.
An idea of the effect of the d.
sease may be judged from the fact
that each of her legs is as large in
circumference as the body of well
developed man. The doctors do not
know whether she will recover.
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labored not SO much for, his own
interests as for the good of the
public"
Alexander Ramsey was eulogized as
being of the same type as Mr.. Sibley
land the two together shouldered most
|of the responsibility of the tasks
which were confronted during the
early statehood days. H. NJ. Rice and
his brother Edmund were also men
toned, while Charles +. Flandrau was
referred to as the "Prince Rupert of
the Northwest" In speaking of Joseph
A. Wheelock, he was designated "the
brightest jewel in the crown of litera-
ture."
In order to show the perseverance OF
the early settlers, Mr.. Baker told how
the late Commodore Norman w. Kit
son had twice walked distance OF
300 miles to attend meeting of the
legislature, of which he was mem
Der.
The pioneer women were not for
gotten by the speaker, and they came
in for their share of attention. He
complimented their patience and en-
durance and said they were equal in
character to the far-famed Spartan
women of old. 'They suffered priya-
tions and cares" said the speaker,
with heroic patience, until streaks OF
white bedecked their noble heads
Favors Semi-Centennial.
He closed by speaking in favor OF
the proposed semi-centennial celebra,
ton for next year, and urged every
one to do all in their power to make
it possible.
Senator f. w. Durant of Stillwa-
ter, was the next speaker. He con-
fined his remarks to reading copy OF
an address made on New Years day
in the year lS49, at st. Paul. The
address proved of great interest since
it attempted to predict the future OF
the state, but even the writer, who
at the time thought he was making
large calculations, failed to predict
the present state of affairs.
Mr.. Durant offered the resolution
favoring the semi centennial, which
was unanimously adopted, after
speeches had been made on the sub
ject by Ex-Governor Van SAINT, Major
Bracket and President B. F. Nelson
of the state fair board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
MURDER WILL OUT.

One is reminded of that old saying,
"murder will out" when he reads the
story told by the doctor, Charles L.
Morehouse of New York, who has de-
clared that he is the first manufac-
turer of oils and oil presses of the
kind used in this country today. His
is a pathetic story. He told Attorney
+. b. Kellogg how he had been driven
out of business by John ID. Rockefel-
Ter and how his methods of making
oils and presses were stolen from the
United States patent office years ago
and used to the advantage of the
Standard Oil Company.
The doctor is more than eighty-hve
years of age. He says the theft which
left him penniless occurred about forty
years ago Instead of himself reaping
the benefit of his own ingenuity and
handiwork, the octopus has accumua-
ted millions and placed John ID. Rookie
Teller on the road to become the rich
est man in the world. While Rookie
Teller is taking his ease in the soft
lap if luxury, the feeble physician IS
still practicing his profession and
heroically endeavoring to make an
honest living. His money is untain-
ted. There is measure OF cOnsola-
ton to him in that fact.
The government, it is reported, pro-
poses to use the doctor as a witness
against the Standard Oil company
when the case now pending comes to
trial in st. Louis. 1t is hoped that
his brief and simple narrative will
have its weight with the judges and
influence them in arriving at a just
verdict. The doctor himself is going
to bring action against the company
for an amount sufficient to reim-
burse him for the wrong he has SUI
fered all these years. If his story is
true he is entitled to all he asks for
and the octopus should be punished for
its part in the alleged despicable tran
saction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
WILL SUPPLY FINE MEAT At A
SMALL COST.
Statement Of q Noted Scientist Who
Has Made Careful Study OF
The Blood Corpuscles.

Boston, Sept. ll-Declaring that red
blood corpuscles come form the spleen,
and also announcing that he has
found that spleens are edible, Dr.
Edward Williams, "a graduate of Har-
ward Medical school, believes he has
found the means of adding 100000
pounds to the nations annual meat
supply, which would mean saving
of S5.OOO,OO0 year. His discovery, ne
believes. makes it possible to secure
meat at cost not exceeding 10 cents
"a pound.
DIR. Williams was graduated from the
Harvard Medical school in 1865, and
several years ago gave up profita-
BILE practice to engage in original re-
search
In rooms on Dudley street he has
lived as a recluse, devoting his time to
study ard experimenting. His rooms are
filled with books. and bottles, with
news papers and Pamphlets thrown in
abanon about the floor.
He sought such quarters, he says,
lin order to be uninterrupted in his
study. Speaking of his work to one
of the few persons who ever gained
admittance to his quarters, he said
81 want to know all about the
blood, for there are some features
Connected with it which always have
been a mystery. In the work l have
been carrying on / think the most I'M
portant dicovery have made is in re-
gard to the spleen, for | have found
that it is this organ which makes the
red blood corpuscles. 49,
81 don't mean to say that all the
red corpuscles come from the spleen,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
STORIES FROM GARDEN CITY
Coming and Going; News From the
County Fair Town.

William Marston of Lake Crystal
was in town Saturday.
F. p Fairchild returned from the
Twin Cities Saturday.
Mr.. Morgan of Chicago was in
town Saturday loking after his farm
Mrs. DR.. Corbet of Minneapolis is
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Campbell of Lake Crystal has
been in town sewing for Mrs. Chas
John.
Mrs. Hall and daughter Ida and
son Gordon have gone to Texas to
! join her husband where they will
make their future home.
Mr.. Van Slyke of Elmore is in town
looking after his ginseng garden.
Mrs. Lester Eaton of Northern Min
nesota is visiting at Arthur Eaton's,
Mrs. Carlos Warren of Vernon Cen
ter and her father, Mr.. Wilson, OF
Grover Lake visited at E. w. Gates
| Thursday.
| Miss Nellie Ray returned to Mime,
apolis last week.
Mrs. Stockdale of Stewartville Wis
! tied with Mis-. Charles Peterson
| Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. j. Appley received
legacy from relative in Pennsyl-
| vania.
Charles Rector went to Elmore Fri,
day to attend the carnival.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. w. Gates and
daughter, Mrs. Frank Thurston, at
tended the state fair last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wagner and son Floyd
| were Mankato callers Saturday.
Mr.. Mullen, the eye specialist. is
spending few days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Friend of Lake
Crystal were in town last week.
Mary and Irve Bixby, and Miss
Laura Tresler and Hertha Hopkins
were ih Mankato Saturday.
Hager & Putrah have new Gem
ent walk in front of their store.
Will Roberts was in Mankato Sat.
urday.
Neil Bixby is attending high SC hoo
in Vernon Center.
| Miss Florence Parker has gone to
Albert Lea where she will teach the
sixth grade the coming year.
| Julius Ward and Alfred Merservy
were in Mankato Saturday.
Thurston John is attending higf
school in Lake Crystal.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. BiXby and sor
Joseph were Mankato callers Satur
day.
Misses Florence Scott and Julia
Stevenson of Lake Crystal were il
town Monday.
Mrs. Belknap of Mankato is visit
ing friends in town.
The merry go round is on the fail
grounds and ready for business. Al
little boys and girls save YOU
nickles.
William Norton and John Chapman
were Mankato callers Saturday.
Fred Kendall, who has been work
ing near Minneapolis has returned t.
his home in Garden City.
Miss Mary Campbell has gone t.
Sherbourne to teach in the pubic
school and Miss Maud to Lewisvill'
to take charge of the primary de
partment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
FILLING THE FAIRS GOLFERS

The attendance this year at the
state fair did not reach that of a
year ago. Of course, the blame will
be attached to the railroads because
they did not reduce the rate. 1t
may be true that many people did
not attend the big exposition because
the railroads would not cut the pas
senger rate, but the fact should not
be overlooked that a whole lot of
folks were busy at the threshing
machine. The careful garnering of the
crops was of more Importance to them
than the state fair.
The unofficial figures for the weeks
attendance last year and this are as
follows:
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for it is admitted generally that some
of them are formed in the bone mat
ter or marrow, but the spleen is really
the organ from which the greater
portion of the red corpuscles come.
"While this may be matter OF
considerable interest to physicians and
blood specialists, still what is of far
greater Importance to the average
man or woman is that | have dis
covered spleens are good to eat, and
extremely palatable when fresh. The
average spleen contains three quarters
of grain of iron and one-half grains
of phosphorus per ounce, which makes
it the richest possible food and par
ticularly valuable in all cases of i'm
poverished blood or nervous debility.
''The spleen is really the iron gland
of the body, and there is more phos
phorus than in any other organ with
the exception of the brain.
Il ate my first spleen about five
years ago and found it quite palata-
ble So far as | knew then L was the
first man who ever ate one, but /
learned later on that in some parts
of Germany spleens had been eaten
for years and that the negroes in the
South were particularly fond of hogs
spleens.
'The reason spleens never have been
an article of commercial value in the
beef industry is because they spoil
so quickly. There is little use of put
ting them on ice, for after few
minutes they seem to disintegrate and
fall apart, and consequently are not
marketable"
DIR. Williams has found, however,
that spleens can be kept like other
meat if the albumen in them is first
coagulated by cooking. @
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
BADLY SCALDED BY COFFEE
Infant Child Of Lake Crystal Parents
Injured Painfully.

Lake Crystal, Sept. 1.-The infant
child of H. Rowlands was badly scald-
ed about the head and shoulders by
the overturning of a pot of boiling
coffee. The child was playing on the
floor near the stove, when the pot
was accidentally brushed from the
stove.
The eleven-year-old daughter of Lars
Sorensen will lose the sight of an eye
through the fleets of a stone thrown
bv young son of Hans Anderson
while the children were at play. The
eyeball will be saved, but the child
will be blind in the injured optic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13

of the game. A statement of the
safe to say that there will be a
nice cash balance left in the treas
ury. However, this will not deter
the fair management from making an
appeal to the next legislature for the
usual large appropriation for the
numerous extras" of which there
seems to be no end
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
Hunter Shot in the Eye.

Redwood Falls, Sept. 5.-Ross By
ram of this city was seriously injured
while duck hunting. A shot from
companions gun lodged in one of his
eyes, He was taken to an eye spec
ialist, who believes the sight OF the
injured eye can be saved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
Petition for Administrator.
From Thursdays Daily.

John E. Peterson has filed petition
in the probate court, asking that Q.
H. Osmundson be appointed admins
traitor of the estate of the laee
Johannes August Peterson. The estate
consists of $3.50 of personal property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
st. Peter Hotel Sold.

From THURSDAYS Daily.
The Kronsbruck hotel at st. Peter
has been sold to John j: Nelson of
Crookston The consideration was $685..
600, Mr.. Kronsbruck receiving $50
acres of land in Polk and Marshall
counties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
NElTGE SIGNED CONTRACTS
Contractor Will Build Three Dorui-
tories at Chippewa Falls.

Otto Neitge returned last night
form Madison, Wis, where he signed
the. contracts for the construction of
three dormitories for the feeble mind
ed institution at Chippewa Falls. The
contract involves the sum of $780,
600
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
LITTLE GIRL FRACTURES LEG
LueIIa AhItness Of Mankato Has An
Accid ent at Red~iog.

Redwing Republican: Luella Ahlness,
six years old, of Mankato, who with
her mother is visiting at the home
of Mrs L. NJ. Kunz on Third street.
while at play on the rear porch, fell
down the flight of stairs, receiving a
bad fracture of the right leg above the
knee,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
Glencoe Hotel Burns.

From Tuesdays Dails.
The Glencoe hotel at Glencoe was
destroyed by fire on Sunday, involving
a loss Of $1,000,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
Or. A. w. Chase's
Ointment

3 Rev. T. B. Roberts Of lo3 Marshall 81,
Syracuse, N. Y, says:-"For nine years
suffered from itching and protruding piles
which were so bad that they necessitated my
numerous remedies and underwent one opera
ton without relief but. by using DR.. A. ~.
Chase's Ointment ] am now permanently
Chase Medicine Co.. Buffalo. N. x.
LAAcK DRUG CO.. MANt<ATo. MINI.
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FOR SALE-Summer resort and
farm, two miles east of st. Peter.
For particulars call on M. j. French,
st. Peter OF B. w. French, Mankato
r. X, 4.
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.sl25. eoG.55 1929. AGO. As

The decreased attendance does not
appear to have had the effect of cut
ting down the receipts. Rather the
fair is several thousand dollars ahead
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Praise for General Sibley.

General H. H. Sibley stands out
above them all as a man OF great
influence. His personal battles with
the Indians proved his courage, and
he was ideally suited to become a
leader. He represented the best type
of the early pioneer He was brave,
kind, refined, a Christian, and always
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13

Alderman Joseph Kircher yesterday
received telegram from Elmore stat
ing that his brother, John, is suffer
ING from severe attack of typhoid
fever, and asking that nurse be
sent. Mr.. Kircher was unable to Sc
cure the services of a nurse in Man
kato, and will probably secure one
from the Twin Cities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-13
.piles:;: 5 ss@sSs;: :;

We guarantee to either cure or refund
the money to any sufferer from Itching,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles who faith
lIly and properly uses
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-09
To Make Veil Rolls.

Vel rolls for keeping the wells In
good coulitlon are made Of mailing
tubes ons Inch In diameter and seven.
teen Inches long. Cover these with
waddIng. sprinkled pIentifully with
sachet powder between 1t. Cut the
waddIng just wide enough to cover by
oyercastIhg. Take dye-elghths Of a
yard Of Eve inch ribbon, cover the roll
with this and draw the ends Of the
ribbon close to the ends Of the roll and
sew tightly. Fringe the ends Of the
ribbon. Take one and half yards Of
one inch ribbon to trim the roll. Sew
a piece the length Of the roll over the
seam, fastening 1t only at the ends
Cut the remaining ribbon In half md
tie closely around each end TO the tube
in a pretty bow
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-09
PROPOSALS.


QUARTERMASTER'S Q OFFICE, FORT
Stevens. ore. April 2, l9O7.--Scalod
proposals. In trlpIlcate, win bo received
at this office until O'Clock p. m. May
/, 1907, and then publicly opened, for
drainage and grading at TT. Stevens,
ore, Plans can be seen and Hpecihca-
tlons obtained at the office OF the quar-
tcrma@cr, Fort stevens, orc. Tho
United states reserves the right 10 rc-
Icct or accept any or all bids or any
part thereof Envelopes containing
proposala should be- endorsed "propo-
sails for Drainage & Grading" ana nd.
dressed Constructing Quartermastcr,
TT Stevens oregon,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-09
ARTISTIC PILLOW.
A Stylish, Quickly Worked and Easily
Washed Cover.

Wasncu IoNcTs
A charming pillow may bc made
OF the heavy fish net that can be
bought In the upholstery department
OF most large department stores.
Cut front paper n pattern OF conyen'
tionalIzed four leaved clover about
six inches across rut this on the net
and trace around the edge with soft
lead pencil Diagonally back Of Il set
another clover blossom OF which part
OF two petals Is hidden. Dot ;wo
flowers so grouped at equal intervals
over the slaface OF the net.
Outline the design In duchess lace
braid aud hll In each petal with n
darnlng stl!ch in pink rope silk. Use
darker pink for the under flower,
Run the lsce around the centers. Ex.
tending about an inch on the outside
Of each group Of flowers darn In an ir.
regular background OF a still darker
shade of pink. For this the stitches
should 60 directly across the meah OF
the net, not up and down.
Made up over nile green taffetl pill
low, this makes a stylish and quickly
worked cover. which has the added
advantage that It may be easily wash
ed.-Philadelphia Press
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-09

was very soon after that we hear
shrleks up the street Every one pres
ent turned white, Knowing that mol
was numbering the Christian converts
The noise came rapidly our way, and
Mr.. Fisk. his family and servants
/ gathered In the living room IN con
sternation. I got out all my weapons,
but Mr.. Fisk shook his head, Never
I theleSs thought that might rs we'll
die defending my eountrymen, espe
cially as Il would be pleasanter Than
dying without action,
"Nearr came the yells and Shrlcks
till suddenly we saw through the win
dow gang OF cutthroats coming.
doubtless, 70 the station. AZ that mo-
ment Evelyn. who had been out, rush
cd In looking like ghost.
"'The fan, The fan" she cried,
Where is itg
"'What FAM
"'The one you had yesterday
"r remembered that II was In my
room and from Evelyn's eagerness
about It knew that II must be OF lmpor,
tance. so ran there. snatrhed II from
a table and ran back again into the
living room. Evelyn pushed me to the
door. crying;
"'oren II! Hold Il up"
'T DID as she directed just In time to
face the ugliest gang OF fanatics l
ever saw or expect TO see, Their lead
er. an immense man, was about to
dash In, with an AK raised above his
head, when he caught sight Of the LET.
ters op the fan. He stopped, lowering
ais ak. while those behind him seemed
to be paralyzed by the inscription.
Then the leader calling for writing
stick, wrote something over our door.
and the mob rushed OH. yells and
shricks following in Its wake.
They lad no sooner started away
than, the strain on Evelyn having been
relaxed. she tainted and caught her
IN my arms. Laying her on a colch. !
went out TO look at what the Chinamau
had written on the door The charac'
sers were the same as those on the fan
When Evelyn revived she told me their
meaning. Respect this man and those
with him.
''The signature was that Of a manda-
in. Chang Lang, very influential With
the Chinese people, since he had been
opposed to foreigners.
I'VE remained safe under the protec-
lion OF the fan till we could get away.
Mr.. Fisk brought his family back to
America. aud | came with them"
Knowing" SAIL that Mrs, Charu.
ey's first name is Evelyn. | take II that
The fan covers romance as we'll as
having saye'l your llyesf"
"ln that you are right, but II II hada't
been for the fan we should not hsve
lived for the romance"
ELLSWORTH EMERSON.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-09
MAKE THE FEET FLAT.
A chiropodist Says injury 10 often
Done by Low Heels.

This talk about high heels breaking
| the arch OF the foot Is all nonsense.'
| said chlropodlst who made Il special
ty Of the broken arch difficulty, 1T
is tho spring heel and very low heel
that cause the trouble, Mothers should
never he guilty Of putting spring heel
shoes On their children, Tor II means Il
iat and ugly foot In later years, just
as soon AS Il child can toddle around II
should be provided with soft. pllable
shoe which has the tlnlcst bit OF u heel,
This tends 20 throw the weight OF tho
body forward on tho bail OF tho foot,
where II Is most easily supported, aud
relieves the strain ON the arch,
You have often seen small children
who have Just learned 10 walk run
over the heels Of their shoes. haven't
you? II Is not because they are un'
steady on their feet which is the popu
lar opinion, but because their weight h
resting on the arch or where tho bone
OF the lower leg meets the bone OF the
foot. The tat foot may begin at this
very time, so great care should be TAX
en- as to tust what shoes the little tod
dlers wear In some OF the European
countries little ones wear onequarter
inch heels On their shoes, but American
mothers seem to think that spring heels
are smarter aud more healthrul
For adults the moderately high
Cuban heel Is the NEST comfortable
and sensible for ordinary wear. The
fiat heels and the common sense heel
should both be tabooed. Even the
French heel is not particularly inJuri-
GUS II Il Is only worn occasionally
and when the woman viii not walk
much, but Of course Il Is ridiculous for
a walking boot But, whatever You do,
avoid the low heel."-New York Press,