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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23

Mrs. M. C. Dalton has returned
from her vacation.
Jack Wclcott is working at the
lumber yard this week.
George Hubmer attended camp
meeting at Wells last Sunday
Matt Lynch is hauling out drain
tile from the Laird Norton yards.
Mrs. c. r. Wilson and children
were GAINESVILLE callers one day this
week.
Henry Schollow and crew are plas-
tering the new house for Asa An
drews.
Jim Smith has joined the carpen-
ter crew of the Houstian Bros. &
Company.
Jack Wolcott was helping out at
this week.
C. S. Erickson is surely doing a
fine Job on the county ditch just
west of town.
C. S. Erickson's team was kept
busy hauling out drain tile the lat
ter part of last week.
Mr.. Meyer of CORTLAND has been
helping Fred Precht with the cree
ton of his great wall.
DR.. Macbeth was visiting and at
tending to business a few days this
week at Fort Wayne, Ind.
Herman Fitzloff, who took part in
a runaway some time ago, is able to
be out on the streets again.
Joe Wingen has purchased new
Rambler automobile and now comes
to town as a farmer should.
Mrs J. w Chase, who has been
quite sick, is once more able to be
out again, of which we are all
glad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter expect soon
to go east on months vacation
visiting friends and relatives at Bos
ton, Mass.
Contractor Andrews and his crew
new dwelling of Charles Marzinski
south of town.
Steve Foster and Tut Andrews
were called out to do repair work
on the telephone system which surely
was in bad shape.
Charles Schweitzer and his base
ball team go to Mankato Saturday
to play the Y. M. C. A. team. Hope
they will have better luck. Sunday
they play at Good Thunder.
O. nj
Minneapolis have the addition to the
elevator completed and have gone
down the line to do other repair
work for the Hunting Elevator com
pany.
Say, did you hear that the ST
| Clair bunch got fixed right at Man
kato last Sunday when they went
to play a fair game of baseball:
Schweitzer still has blood in his
eye and says they can beat the
Mankato "spikers" if they will only
come here or on some other dia
mond to play.
ST. Clair is going to celebrate the
Fourth of July this year in the best
of style ever yet. The committee
has now raised over $500 to buy fire
works employ bands, ETC., and the
money is still coming in, so if any
one wishes good time, come to
| st. Clair and you surely will have
one and some more. You are al
cordially invited, so do not be bash
full. Come and bring your best girl
and the children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23

inTtead of seven o'clock. The south
bound trains will arrive at rs p. m.
and 9:55 p. m.
Beginning with tomorrow two new
Sunday trains will be put into SER
vice on the Southern Minnesota d.
vision One of these trains will leave
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23

Wells at 80 a. M, arrive at Fair
mont at $40 Returning will leave
Fairmont at 6:35 p. m, arriving at
Wells at $50.
The other train will leave Jackson
at a. m.,. arriving at Fairmont at
$50. Returning will leave Fair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23

From Saturdays Daily.
new time schedule will go into
effect on the Milwaukee road tomor-
row. Passenger train No. al north
bound due at 1885 will pass this
station at 7:45 a. m. No. AZ, north
bound, will pass here at 7:10 p. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23
Some Suggestions Worthy Of
Consideration
The ALMIGHTY SLANDERED.
Pastor Russell Declares That Millions
of Christians UnwittinsIy Profane
the Creator In disappearing What
His Holy Name Representatives,
phemy Common In Every Creed.

Denver, June IS.
Pa tor Russell
gave two public
addresses here to-
day. one Of which
we report. Many
Of Denver's promi-
nent religious peO-
pie were c0nSpicu-
Gus in the large
audience. Profound
impressions were
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23

mont at $50 p M, arriving at jack
son at $40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23

Mrs. L.. +. Folly mas feluTHeu
home from Watertown, S. D., where
she spent the greater part of the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Pressnall of
Kasota visited the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Pressnall, over
Sunday.
Miss Aline Macbeth returned home
Friday evening after short visit
with her aunt, Mrs. John Morgan OF
GAINESVILLE.
Children's day exercises will be
held in the Christian church next
Sunday evening, June IL. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles SchWarble,
daughters Frances and Lena, also
Miss Vivian Smith, took an auto
trip to Mankato Saturday.
Several from this vicinity attend
ed the confirmation exercises held
by the Lutheran congregation at Mad
ison Lake Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Peterson and
family and Miss Vivian Smith Of
Chatfield, Mimi, went to Madison
Lake Thursday where they spent the
day fishing.
Mrs. William Boegan and daugh
ter. who have been visiting the for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. 6.
Pickle, left for their home In Chi
cago last week.
Miss Aline Macbeth went to Man
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-23


Let us whose ears and eyes have
been blessed Of the Lord respond with
all gratitude and humility. not merely
with outward praises of our lips. but
also with our hearts let us confess His
loving kindness and tender mercy, and
let this appreciation more and more
sanctify our hearts and separate us
from the world. it's aims. its selfishness,
and let us fight good fight against
sin, especially in our own mortal
bodies, because even though the i'm
PROJECTIONS Of the flesh be not counted
against this New Creation. begotten Of
the Spirit. nevertheless the fact that
we possess the Spirit of the Lord
should lead us more and more to de-
sire that perfection which is most
pleasing and acceptable to Him. and to
strive. therefore. to the extent of our
ability. not trusting to the attainment
of that perfection. but relying upon
the merit Of that great atonement sac
rifice.
All glory to Jesus be given.
That life and salvation are free,
And all may be washed and forgiven:
Yes, Jesus has saved even me.
From the darkness of sin and despair.
Out into the light of His love,
He has brought me and made me an hefc
To kingdoms and mansions above.
, 1911-12-14

The Mundus. a weekly published In
Rome in FIVE languages. states that
n of the methods adopted by the
Japanese to produce their curious
dwarf trees is as follows: The pulp Of
IN orange is removed through a small
hole and the skin filed with a mix
ture of wool. charcoal and rich earth
with one seed toward the opening in
the skin. The orange is put in a glass
and watered ny the hole. and every
now and then a little wood ash is
added The plant shoots through the
opening. and the roots pierce the skin
As soon as they do so they are cut off
After W. or three years of this treat
ment the plant will be only a few
inches high. hut will have the aspect
Of an old forest tree.
, 1911-12-14

Probably the biggest cannibal orgy
on record is one of which Miss Ben
trice Grimshaw tells in her book THE
New New Guinea" 'In 1858 a ship
load of Cinnamon was being taken
down to Australia. The vessel was
wrecked upon a reef close to Rossel
island (New Guinea. The officers es
capped In boats. but were eve after
ward heard of. AS for the Cinnamon.
numbering 326. the natives captured
them and put them on a small barren
island, where they had no food and no
means Of getting away. They KEPT
their prisoners supplied with food
from the mainland and every now and
then carried away a few of them to
eat until all but one old man had been
devoured. This one succeeded eventu
ally In getting away and told some
thing of the story. which seems to
have met with general disbelief. True
1t is. however, on the evidence Of the
sons of those who did the deed"
, 1911-12-14
HANDLES TEMPER.
esrely Tried by 9 Joker Who Know the
Composers Weakness.


The celebrated composer Handel had
such a remarkable irritation of nerves
that he could not bear to hear the tun
ing Of instruments. and therefore this
was always done before he arrived at
the theater.
A musical wag who knew how to
extract some mirth from Handlers
ir~ascibility Of temper stole into the
orchestra on a night when the Prince
Of Wales was to be present and IN
tuned all the Instruments. As soon
as the prince arrived Handel gave the
signal Of beginning, con spirito, but
such was the horrible discord that the
enraged musician started up from his
seat, and. having overturned a double
bass, which stood in his way. he seized
a kettledrum, which ne threw with
such violence at the leader of the band
that he lost his full bottomed wig In
the effort.
Without waiting to replace It he
advanced bareheaded to the front of
the orchestra, breathing vengeance,
but so much choked with passion that
utterance was denied him. In this
ridiculous attitude he stood staring
and stamping for some moments
amid a CONFUSION Of laughter. nor
could he be prevailed upon to resume
his seat until the prince went in per
son and appeased his wrath.
, 1911-12-14
Knew What He Was Doing.

The stalwart policeman who guards
the traffic at Euclid and II cross street
rescued n well dressed old gentleman
from beneath the very wheels OF an
automobile.
"oficer." said the rescued man. 'are
you married"
mo, SIR" answered the policeman.
"Ah. well. you will hear from me in
a day or two nevertheless"
After he had gone a friend of the
officer asked: tom. why did you tell
the old guy that you wasn't married:
You've got a wife an kid at home
and 1 know it."
"Sure have. But II I'd told him
SO he'd have emf me a ham or a has
ket Of grapes. AS it Is he'll probably
come through with a little purse. I
amt no fool!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer
, 1911-12-14
THE PLANET MARS.
It's Orbit and Its Distance From the
Sun and Earth.

Its Orbit and Its Distance From the
Sun and Earth.
While the astronomers are still de
batting and weighing the problem OF
Mars and its Inhabitants a few words
about the distance of the planet from
the sun and earth may be of interest.
The average distance of Mars from
the is 141 100000 miles. The dis
lance from earth to sun is 90, 900
miles. When sun. earth and Mars are
in line. with the sun and Mars on op
fosite sides OF the earth, Mars is said
to be in Opposition" and 1t is then
closest to the earth. II earth and
Mars both moved In circles about the
sun the distance from earth to Mars
at opposition would be forty eight and
a half Q41E-03) million miles. But
neither of the orbits is circular. that
Of Mars being much mor elliptical
than that of the earth. with the re
suit that at opposition Mars may be
as far away as 61.O0O.000 miles from
the earth when there is an unfavora
BILE opposition, or Mars may come as
close as 35.0O0.0O0 miles away. when
1t is as near as 1t can possibly come
to the earth. and its opposition is then
the most favorable possible. At such
times Mars is brightest in the sky and
appears Of greatest size.-New York
World.
, 1911-12-14
cHosTLY BUTTERFLIES.
A Species In British Guiana Whose
Wings Are Transparent.

Wings Are Transparent.
In Our Search For a Wilderness"
Mr.. William Beebe of the New York
geological park describes his first
sight Of the transparent butterfly
Hoetera piera-of British Guiana. an
insect through whose o~utstretched
wings any substance on which it rests
can be clearly seen.
As we crossed a swirling creek on
the trunk of a mighty fallen tree
something fiuttered ahead We could
not see what 1t was. Closer we came.
and still the object remained indis-
tinct. We seemed to see a butterfly,
and yet that appeared impossible. At
last we marked It down on a fern
frond and crept up until our eyes
were within two feet Of It Nothing
was visible but the graceful lacework
OF the frond until a slanting beam Of
sunlight struck 1t, and there, close
before us. was the ghost Of a butter
fiy.
1t spread fully three inches. but was
wholly transparent, save for three tiny
spots Of azure near the margin of each
mind wing
As We looked 1t drifted to q double
headed flower of scarlet, and when 1t
alighted the scarlet of the flower and
the green OF the leaf were as distinct
as If seen through thin mica. and the
faint gray haze of the insects wings
was marked only by the indistinct
~venation.
The appearance of this ghostIy but
terfy amid the silence and awe inspir-
ing stiffness Of the reeking jungle was
most impressive.
, 1911-12-14
BIG BELLS.
Canton Has One Eighteen Feet High
and Forty-fve Feet In circumference.

Canton Has One Eighteen Feet High
and Forty-fve Feet In circumference.
Some of the old world bells are
heavy indeed. Great Paul" of st
Paul's cathedral. in London. weighs
nearly seventeen ton and is nearly
thirty feet around. The first Big
Ben" of Westminster was cast more
than fifty years ago and weighed
about fourteen ons and was about
twenty eight feet around But Big
Ben" had a crack and was made over.
was made smaller. being now 600
pounds instead of about a ton. "Pe-
ter Of York cost $4,000. weight
twelve and one-half tons: twenty-five
feet in diameter or whereabouts.
The largest hanging bell in the
world is said to be that in the great
Buddhist monastery near Canton 1t
is eighteen feet in height and forty
FIVE feet in circumference. being cast
Of solid bronze. This is one of eight
monster bells that were cast by com
mand Of the Emperor Yung Lo about
A. d. 400 1t is said to have cost the
lives of eight men, who were killed In
the process of casting The whole bell
on both sides is covered with an in.
scription in embossed Chinese char
acters about half an inch In length.
covering even the top piece from
which 1t swings. the total number be
ing $4,000. These characters tell a sin
gle story. one Of the Chinese classics.
, 1911-12-14

The directive sense possessed by beer
Is the object Of research made by NJ
CASTOR BONNER of Paris, and he seems
to have proved that bees possess a
special sense like carrier pigeons Elk
periments showed that bees can fly
two miles TO their hives even when
deprived of the organs of sight ana
smell. Many scientists and amons
others Dadent have always declared
that bees are guided by the sense of
smell and that they can smell flowers
at one and a half miles. Bonnier's ex
periments proved that bees detect
odors at only short distances.
, 1911-12-14

Envy always implies conscious IN
f~eriority wherever 1t residea--Plny.
, 1911-12-14
THE WRATH OF GOD
ALREADY UPON US
No Death Curse Resting Upon
the Angels.
A New Interpretation Given to an Old
Text Makes II Fit Well to PREVAILING
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Says Pas.
tor Russell. There Is Wrath to Gomez
to Which We Should Take Heed.

Los A ngeles g.
Cal, Dec. 10. Pas
tor Russell preach.
ed twice here to-
day to large audi
ences. We report
his discourse from
I he X t, The
wrath of God is
revealed against
u~nrighteous-
ness of men lRo
mans 1. 49,, The
u Il r e a s o n a Bile
teachings of our
, 1911-12-14

Judge said the guilty man. 81 In
herit this f~elonious habit. I can't re
sist 1t. My father was a CRATER and
my mother a photographer. can't
help taking things"
"Then take seven years at hard la
bor,' said the Judge kindly.-Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
, 1911-12-14

According to the ancient ritual. the
husband began by placing the wedding
ring upon the brides thumb and put
ting It successfully on the next two
fingers. pronouncing for each one a
person Of the trinity. with a final
Amen" as the fourth finger was
reached. where the ring remained
New York American.
, 1911-12-14
No Propa.

A noted sociologist tells the follow
ing story of n woman in a manufac
turing town. Approaching her for sta
tistics. he asked. Madam. have you
any children
NO she replied Il have to work
In the factory myself Life.
, 1911-12-14
Crowns,

Mr.. wibbles- What fine dark hair
you have. Miss Knox! My wife. who
is younger than you are. has her hair
quite gray Miss Knox-Yes. and II
I'd been your wife no doubt my hair
would have been gray too.-Boston
Transcript.
, 1911-12-14

Ella-They are very much In love
with each other Stella Very She
doesn't even wan him to have indi
gestion unless she can share it.-New
York Press
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-06-21
crept softly out and wandered into a
Moorish tea house. There spent the
hassani in riOtous, living.
Miehe,in Twins. at. conex island.


1t is worth trip to Coney Island,
New York's famous amusement resort,
to see the globe trotting Michalin
Twins where they have taken up their
residence for the summer.
After an active season last year at
Atlantic City and other resorts these
gigantic rubber gentlemen, spent the
winter travelling leisurely through the
south, so they are quite as, muah at
home now in this country as in their
native France. These twins are the
chief attraction at Steeplechaea park,
where they performs daily to the
amusement of thousands of pleasure
seekers from all parts of the world.
Old timers at COney say the twins are
the funniest visitors ever seam att that
center of amusement enterprises.
y The Michelin Tire company enjoys
a world wide reputation for it's ad-
yanceL methods, Of advertising and
while newspapers. in every country on
the globe where cars are used are the
chosen media for reaching: automobile
tire buyers, the companM' occasionally
puts over a talk-proyoking stunt" like
the twins to attract attention. mt places
like Coney Island where, visitors are
too busy pleasure seeking to read or
think unnecessarily.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-06-21
n,,e.: Her,Hitaae..

| There still stands in the Paramus
valley, twenty miles from New York,
in Bergen, county, ". j.. well preserved
and kept, the mansion in which Aaron
Burr courted the. beautiful Estelle
Provost,. widow Of an officer in the
British army. herself Am ardent royal
list duning the Revolution.
In, the days If this eourtship Bunr's
command in the American army vas
stationed att White Plains. N. Y. and
he was; accustomed to ride from. there
to Paramus, on horseback to the WOO.
ing of his; ladylove. making the Jour-
nsy to aud fro between sunset and
dawn. The mansion, known as 1.-THE
EHermitase," is Of rough same with
igothic peaks. A picturesque turnstile
admits visitors to the extensive
grounds.
Not far away is the OLD church. like
wise as it was in thoss, perilous and
romantic days, where Burr and the
fair widow, his persistent and ardent
wOoing having won her, were mar
ried. Adjoining and belonging to this
Echurch is an ancient hurying ground,
many of whose moss grown grave
stones have quaint and grotesaue in
scriptions. One offers this cheerful in
vitation:
Dear Brother and SistOr,
Come vfsit our Tune:
Prepair for Grim Deth.
For this is your Dune.
-Browning's Magazine.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-06-21
Changing a Quarter.

The traveller who goes ash0re at
Tangier is likely. if he wanders about
alone, to meet himself coming sack to
the same starting place. His souvenir
postal cards may be nailed at four
separate postoftices, with different
stamps ON each Or, writes, Mrs. E. A.
Forbes in "The Land of the White Hell
met" at British hotel be may ex'
change French money tor Spanish
postage and mail his letter in Ger.
man postotiice. But he may not put
British, French, German and Spanish
Stamps on the same letter, for that
might lead to International compli-
cations.
He may also do coin tricks equal to
those OF the prestidigitators. Let him
take an American quarter dollar and
exchange it for English money. He
now has = shilling and ha'penny
over.
He may exchange the shilling for q
French franc and receive 80 or 40
centimes in change. The franc may
be traded for Spanish peseta, plus
20 centimos in copper. The Spanish
peseta may now be converted into
Moorish peseta. "hassani." with
handful OF copper to boot.
He now has his pockets weighted
down with English, French, Spanish
and Moorish copper. yet he can buy
just as much from Moor with his
hassani peseta as he could have
with his original quarter.
In thoughtless moment one day |
held out hassani peseta to the Ameri-
can vice consul general at Tangier ana
asked him how much 1t was worth.
"A hassani peseta,' he replied glib
| ly, lis worth ten dhirems or twenty
half dhirems."
"And twenty half dhirems equal
Spanish peseta,' ne answered. "But
YOU must remember that the valuation
of Moorish silver fluctuates from day
to day; at times it is officially worth
only third of. it's face value"
To-day is Thursday" said in des.
peratiOn. "The hour is 1:45 p. m.
Would you mind telling me how much
this hassani is worth in American
cents at this moment?"
"I'll figure it all out for YOU" he
answered.
At 2:30 he was still figuring so
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-06-21
1llinci0s Central.
cnTNf1t q A CIT
Tho.second-, Nan.

4 teacher said to her class "WttD
was the first man."
George Washington. a. lisle. buy
shouted prarptly.
''How dR you make out. that George
Washington was ths first man." said
the teacher, smiling indulgently.
Because" said the little. boy. "he
was first.fp war, FIRST in peace and first
in the hearts of his countrymen."
But at this pa~pt a. larser boy held
up hiss hand. "Tell" said the teacher
to hisR, ''who DO, you think was the
first mani"
81 don't knpw what Ais, name was"
said: the larger boy, 'but know ID
wasn't George Washington, ma am be-.
ca.sse the history hook says George
Washington married widow. so Of
course thsere must have been man,
ahead of him. New York Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-06-21
DENIS0N P0ST0FFICE
DOES BIG BUSINESS
Number of Pieces of Mail Matter
Handled at Local Office During
May Was 1888.
LETTERS NUMBERED OVER 10000
Nearly Fifty Thousand Newspapers
and $500 Magazines Were Re.
ceived During the Month.

During the month of May the Deni-
son postotfice was obliged to keep an
accurate account of all mail handled.
1t was found that during the month
the total number of pieces was 49,
S5S, this being an average of 5,575
daily. OF these more than $4,000
were letters of first-class mail, while
the newspapers in and out were over
$4,000. The number Of newspapers
outgoing does not well represent the
volume of business for package con-
tanning any number of papers is count
ed as one piece. The following figures
give an idea of the volume of business
and the different classes of mail:
Outgoing Mail.
LIST Glass, Letters-4O3SO.
I'd Glass, Newspapers-5994.
Newspapers mailed by subscribers
lets.
Newspapers mailed free in county
-26S.
Sd Glass, Circulars-59S8.
Other mail-1124.
4th Class, Merchandising.
Congressional franked-22.
Department franked-389.
Foreign mail-459.
Registered mail-156.
Total-57431.
Incoming Mail.
list Class-45693.
I'd Class, newspapers-4584
Magazines-36OO.
Transient-764.
Sd Glass, Circulars-155O5.
Other-156S.
4th Class, Merchandise-1645.
Congressional franked-245.
Department franked-422.
Registered-137.
Total-115427.
During the month the city carriers
handled a total of 1896 pieces OF
this 39,754 was delivered and 6,152
collected. The balance of the Nlnail
more than 100000, was delivered,
either by rural carrier or through the
Office direct. The figures show that,
with the same clerical force, the Deni-
son Office handled during May about
900 more pieces of mail than were
handled at Jefferson. One strong
showing made is in the volume of cir
;culars sent out. These numbered near
lily 5000 This shows that our mer-
chants and business men are wide
awake and are utilizing not only the
but other methods of ad-
vertising> On the other hand the vol
ume of circulars received was over
$1,000. showing that outside merchants
are busy in this field.
May is perhaps IN average month,
but the mail from November to April
LIST is much heavier. Had the count
been made during January it would
have much exceeded 100000 pieces.