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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31

STEPPED OUT AND ntfioor opprooch
SAID, LOOK AT ME"
with a handkerchief, intending to blind
fold him.
mo. nor cried the pale. handsome
youth. do not blindfold me, but let
me see the man who kills me-"
One of the six stepped out. saying:
Look at me. l have agreed, with the
consent of the officer in charge, to
shoot you myself. provided | can have
those cavalry boots you now have on"
Then" said young Feland. looking
the soldier in blue straight in the eye,
raise your gun. take sure aim here, "
placing his hand over his heart, land
fire."
The report of the gun rang out on
the still. cool air. The young man
fell forward on his face. The exc
cntioner was the first to approach the
boy. and there. before life was ex-
tlnct. he was tugging at the boots,
which he Immediately placed upon his
own feet. Around the young mans
neck was found a small gold chain
and locket. In the locket was the pic
ture. In daguerrotype. Of a beautiful
middle aged woman. On the edge of
the tin below the likeness was scratch.
ed the word Mother"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
Wanted War to Go On,


During the civil war in a car on
railroad which runs into New York a
dramatic scene was enacted A per-
son dressed as a gentleman, speaking
to friend across the car, said:
well, hope the war may last six
months longer. If it does / shall have
made enough money to retire from
business. In the last six months I've
made 100000. Six months more and
| shall have enough"
A lady sat behind the speaker and
necessarily heard his remarks. When
be had finished speaking she tapped
him on the shoulder and said:
"Sir, had two sons. One was killed
at the battle of Fredericksburg. and
the other was killed at the battle OF
MurfreesborO."
She was silent for moment. and so
were all around who heard her. Then,
overcome by her indignation, she sud
denly slapped the Spectator, first on
one cheek and then on the other. Be
fore the fellow could say word the
passengers sitting near who had wit
messed the whole affair seized him and
pushed him from the car.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
TAOS
Copyright. 1912, by American Press Asso-
"a,

copyright. 1912, by American Press Asso-
ciationi
n FTER sunset on harvest day in
"a lSt3 | was returning across
AZ A the field from nard days
pinwinc. riding one mule of
the span. while the other kept step, In
3 lazy manner in the furrow behind.
Although Ouiy twelve years old. ] was
required To do nv part OF the general
work on the large farm owned by my
father. located in Buchanan county,
Mo. near IL village called Taos.
Passing oveI the ridge approaching a
small meadow al the foot OF the Or
chard on the west side of the farm
house. sa VS. about sixty men dressed
in red shirts and black trousers. each
gathering an armfui Of new mOwn hay
from the variolis cocks piled here and
there over tue moved ground. AS the
several men found their way back to-
ward the house along the winding path
leading through the orchard l noticed
that each one wore belt from which
hung over each hip large leathern
sea bbard. i'm which rested revolver
commonly known as Colts six shooter
or navy pistol.
The scene was not uncommon except
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
OUR HEARTS AND OUR LIVES
FOR OUR COUNTRY.

o beautiful my country, ours once
morei
Smoothing thy gold Of war dishsv-
eled hair
Ger such sweet brows as never 9TH
er wore
And letting thy set lips,
Freed from wrath's pale eclipse.
The rosy edges OF their smile lay
bare,
What words divine of lover OF of
poet
Could tell our love and make thee
know it,
Among the nations bright beyond
compare?
What were our lives without
thee?
What all our lives to save thee?
We reck not what we gave thee,
We will not dare to doubt thee.
But ask whatever else and we will
dare!
From Lowelrs "Commemoration
Ode"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
A Lyric For
Memorial Day
By JOEL BENTON

Copyright. 1912. by American Press Assoc
citation.
7 lift up once more the tinted bars
- From tower and steepie give them
sway
On whose bosom shine the stars.
Let freedoms flag the kiss of May
Feel In all its folds today.
In state and town. In port and bay.
Fling the nations colors out.
Let the bands of music play
And pensive strains float all about
While speech and song and flowers gay
Come to crown Memorial day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
PEACE.

Oh. draw aside the drapery Of gloom
And let the sunshine chase the
clouds away
And gild with brighter glory every
tomb
We decorate today.
And in the holy silence reigning
round,
While prayers of perfume bless
the atmosphere
Where loyal souls of love and faith
are found,
Thank God that peace is hereI
And let each angry impulse that
may start
Be smothered out Of every loyal
breast,
And, rocked within the cradle of
the heart,
Let every sorrow rest
James Whitcomb Riley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
Deaths In the Federal Ranks.

According to the latest official COM
pilation, the whole number of deaths
among officers and enlisted men of the
Federal army during the war of the
rebellion. as shown by the official rec
ords, was 359,52S. The actual number.
however. must be somewhat larger.
because it Ia known that many of the
records. especially those of southern
prisons. are far from complete. The
number Of deaths by causes in the
United States army during the war Of
the rebellion is shown in this table:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
Causes Of death.
The Home Guards,

One of the standing jokes OF the civil
war. especially in the north, was the
following bylaws of the Bungtown
rifemen. an imaginary organization:
"Article First.-This company shall
be known as the Bungtown rinemen.
ARTICLE Second.-In case of war this
company shall Immediately disband."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31

dry goods box IN
the middle of the
s ire ct at the
point called Pub
lie square. and
six men were de-
tailed to shoot
him, three guns
loaded with blank
cartridges and
three with mus
ket balls. Before
taking the posi-
ton to fire an
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31

In the number OF
men together. The
i'm prov Used uni
form of red shirt
and black trou-
serS meant the
type of men who
rode with Guam
trell and his guer-
r1llas. This bunch
was under the
command Of Cap
tain Fletch lay
Tor. whose left
arm had b e e II
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
A SOLDIERS GRAVE.
By ALICE e. ALLEN

A LITTLE old forgotten cemetery
Where sunlight softly streams,
Where birds and bees and blooms of
May make merry
And winds are sweet with dreams;
A few old fashioned monuments half
broken,
Around which grasses wave,
No other sign of memory or token
BY which to mark a grave,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31

Chicago, NJ a y
Goth. Pastor Rus
sell gave two adj
dresses here today.
We report one Of
his addresses, on
"Pentecostal Bless
ings," from the
text, "The grace Of
God which bring
eth salvation hath
appeared for all
men," Titus ii,
11). He said in
nnrfs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31

In the isles OF many a sea,
On the mainland broad and free.
Wherever a soldiers grave is found.
With sweet blossoms wreathe it round.
For here no scepter is nor throne
Here no tyrant rule is known.
Tell 1t so the world may know
What today we surely owe
To the heroes of the past.
May their sacred offering last
In the memories that survive.
In freedoms name they kept alive.
And down the serried years to come,
Haloed be their martyrdom!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31

Except an apple tree, which stoops and
offers
A branch of blossoms gay
To one low mound, like some kind heart
that proffers
With love it's best bouquet.
Through tears ! read what Time, all
else effacing
BY rain and frost and sun,
Has left upon the stone in tender trao-
ing,
"A Boy of Sixty -onel"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
HIGH STANDARD Of.
Divine JUSTICE
Two PeniecOsts One For the
Church, Other For the World. !:
THROUGH REDEEMER'S WORK.

Pastor Russell Says the Divine Plan,
as Revealed In the Bible, Provides
Two Distinct SaIvations, One For the
Church, tho Other For the World.
Salvation of the Elect Will Be on q
Higher Plane Than That of the
World-Earth's Great Jubilee at Hand
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16
.BALKS ON NATIONAL AGREEMENT
American League Refuses RayInter League Waivers
President Johnson Given Free Hand Suppress Betting

Chicago, Feb. 15.-The American
Baseball league owners, in session here
today, refused to ratify the revised ma
tional agreement and referred it as a
whole to President B. B. Johnson for
revision. No date was set for his re-
port on it.
Numerous objections were offered to
the agreement, but the most unpopu-
lar clause seemed to be the one relat-
ing to ter-league waivers on drafted
and purchased major league players.
1t provides, among other things, that
neither a drafted nor purchased player
shall be sent to a. minor league cluD
until all the clubs in both leagues shall
have had an opportunity to waive on
him. Drafted payers must be deliver
ed Immediately. But in the case Of a
purchased player the clause provides
the waiver price of a purchased play
er shall be fixed by negotiations be-
tween the interested clubs, and in the
event Of their inability to agree by
the commission, whose decision shall
he final; of a drafted player the
amount paid for his selection plus
$3.50"
Although the agreement was not
ratified today, all of the conferees are
confident it soon win be. With few
changes. they say the whole document
will be satisfactory to them. The club
owners voted unanimously to empower
President Johnson to use whatever
mea sures he might see fit in order TO
suppress betting in all the leagues
parks.
Trade and sale talk dwindled to
nothing today. Not a deal was an
nounced.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16
RACE DRIVERS IMMUNE
TO RAILROAD FRIGHT
Takes More Than That to Jar 4 Speed
Devil.

History records at least one time
when even the most timid of people
wished they had the nerve and hardi-
mood of automobile race drivers. 1t all
happened in sleeping cars en- route
over the MOnon from Chicago to In
Glanapolis The cars were crowded
with automobile trade people return
ing from the Chicago automobile show.
All at once and without warning, two
or three Of the cars went off the rails.
ion and q wild scramble for safety
Nothing serious happened, but the
shock was just as great as if it had
been a fatal. accident.
Two and only two people in the cars
remained cool. One was john Aitken
and the other Harvey Herrick Both
are well known auto race pilots. They
were in lower berths opposite each
other in the same car and both were
almost asleep when The shake-up
came.
WHAT'S matter, Johnnie. blew a
lire?' Is what HeTrick called out to
Aiken.
mo. go back to sleep, nothin' do
ing, just little skid on the turn, -
Aitken called back.
Even in the face Of what was
thought serious accident, mary of
the escaping passengers who knew the
drivers had to laugh.
1T only goes to show that race
driving makes one immune to danger -
said one man after the excitement was
over and Aitken and Herrick had not
left their berths,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
MODERATE STRENGTH.
Upward Movement in Quotations Dur
ing First Half of Session.

New York, Feb. 15.-Under the lead
ership of Union Pacific and United
States Steel, the stock market devel-
oped moderate strength in the first
half Of todays trading. These two
leaders as well as Great Northern
preferred. Canadian Pacific and Read
ing Improved q point or more, and
smaller gains were made by most other
stocks. In the afternoon prices eased
off and net changes in most instances
were small The movement was an
other illustration of the irresolute, con-
fused state of speculative opinion at
present, Professional traders sought
eagerly some indications of the prob
able course of stocks, but were able to
form no conclusive opinion. The mar
ket apparently has reached condition
Of equilibrium, while traders await the
appearance of some new influence Of
sufficient Importance to have decided
effect
The widest movements were among
the less active issues, a number of
which we're dealt in at rising prices.
Fluctuations OF these stocks attracted
the more attention on account Of the
dullneSS Of the standard issues. <Ameri-
can Tobacco, United Cigar preferred,
InterboFough Metropolitan preferred,
National Lead preferred, Mackay com
pantes, Railway Steel Springs prefer
red and q number Of the other special
ties rose from one to five points. Re
auctions of the dividend rate on Fed
ersl Mining and Smelling preferred
was followed by a decline Of d point
in that stock Some pressure on the
coal stocks was apparent at times
| Reading moved in an irregular fashion
losing an early advance and later re-
covering it. Central Railroad of New
Jersey lost is points.
The copper stocks responded to re-
ports of better tone in the copper
metal market. a heavy foreign demand
and the strong statistical position
| shown in the fortnightly statement OF
| the European visible supply which re-
vealsd a decrease OF 2,400 tons. Anal
gamated Copper American Smelling
and Utah Copper all rose a point OF
more.
Indications OF n broadening demand
! for short term securities led various
! corporations to begin negotiations fol
| such loans. Buying of securities Of
| this description was said by bankers
| to have increased considerably. FIX
change rates declined today, the mar
! lSet being Influenced by sales Of bonds
! for European account.
Trading in the bond market shranl
| proportionately with the transaction.
| in stocks, but prices were relatively
better sustained. Total sales, pa,
value. S2,25s, 600 United States threel
coupon declined ia and the registered
1S on call.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16
HOW TO SUCCEED

During the last few years. con-
ditions in all lines of business, even
professional life, have changed so com
pletely that every man is waking up to
the fact that in order to win success
he must specialize and learn to do some
one thing and do 1t we'll.
So it is with any article that is sold
to the people. 1t must have genuine
merit or no amount of advertising will
maintain the demand for the article.
For many years we have watched
with much interest the remarkable rec
ord maintained by DR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great Kidney. Liver
and Bladder Remedy. From the very
beginning the proprietors had so much
confidence in It that they invited every
one to test it, free of cost, before pur-
chasing.
1t is a PHYSICIANS prescription.
They have on file thousands of letters
received from former sufferers who are
now enjoying good health as a result
Of its use.
However, if you wish first to try a
sample bottle. address DR.. Kilmer &
Co. Binghamton, n. Y, and mention
this paper. They will gladly forward
you sample bottle by mail, absolutely
free.
Regular sizes for sale at all drug
gists-hfty- cents and one-dolar.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16

TO IS. For the first period it looked
some thing like q game, since the Ding
bats chung closely to the Clippers and
frisehd the period in the rear by only
II to 1, but when the Clippers moved
up the speed notch In the final peri
cd, the Dingbats were passed as if
they we're anchored.
The following was the lineups and
summary:
RydhoIm c. Revell If. Cob
Ign IF, Belair Ig, DeCelles rg, Kaufman
re-. .
Dingbats-T. Raney If, A. Rioux IF,
w. L'Heureux Is, J.. Macarthur rs, r..
Wilcox c.
Field goals Rydhalm ), Revell 3, Cob
lyn 2, BeIair 8, Katzman 2, for Clip
pers; Raney 2, Rioux l. Macarthur L.
Wilcox 2, for Dingbts; foul goals, Ryd-
holm A. Raney /; referee, Coyle.
The Laurel Hills were booked for a
game with the Ponemah CO. team, but
the Laurel Hills We're principally con-
spicuous by their absence. The Pone-
nah boys look upon this as a case Of
cold fee, and challenge the Laurel Hills
to meet them.
The Laurel Hills are to play Occum
here Saturday night, and the Clippers
play Occum I'd.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ADOPTS PEACE PACT.
New National Agreement is Accepted
Suppression of Pools.

New York, Feb. 15.-The National
league today adopted the new national
agreement The revised peace pact
was approved as it was read section
by section to the mngnates at the clos
ing session of their annual meeting
here by Chairman ugust Hermann OF
the national commission. No word had
come to the National league owners OF
any adverse action by the American
league on the new agreement when
Chairman Hermann informed them
that action similar to theirs would be
taken by the younger organization.
A resolution offered by William
Locke, secretary Of the Pittsburg club,
was adopted providing for stringent
methods to suppress wagers in pools
or any other form of gambling on the
grounds of any league party to the
agreement, and where found that they
be investigated and prosecuted to the
limit Of the law.
The league meeting adjourned for
the season with the passage Of votes
Of August Hermann and President
Lynch for their work on the agree
ment.
No deals for players came to light
and such talk as there was came to
nothing.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16
BASEBALL SCOUTS
DO SOME TRAVELLING
Kept on the Jump Eight Months a
Year.

Scouting for big league baseball
club Is far from being a Sinecure. Aside
frnm the responsibility of spending
other peoples money in the endeayor
to secure young but high class dia-
mond talent, there is the personal in
convenience Of hopping from one part
OF the continent to another on very
short notice. Rumors Of possible finds
are constantly reaching headquarters
from every section Of the bush coun-
try. To run down all these reports is
q physical impossibility, but there are
frequent leads that look good and must
be investigated.
This Is the duty of the baseball
scout, and 1t keeps him on the jump
eight months in the year. Journeys Of
a thousand miles, many times useless
trips, are common, and the scout, pro-
Etded he is married, sees as little of
his family during the busy season as
the commercial traveller with a long
swing around the country to cover.
Take the case of Bobby Lowe, the
Detroi; Tigers baseball talent search
er. Last year Lowe Travelled more
than 10000 miles.
His itinerary for 1911, a part of
which is appended, reads like a, cross
between q railroad guide and an atlas:
Lett DSlICILs -AdTCH Il, LOT f1dtLleS-
burg, Miss. 1000 miles; returned TO
Detroit; went to Macon. Ga. 1000
miles, returned to Detroit; went to
Hattiesburg, 1000 miles, returned to
Detroit; went 20 Yazoo City, 1000
miles: to Greenwood, geo miles; to
Meridian, $50 miles; to Savannah, $50
miles: to Albany, 800 miles; to Macon,
200 miles; to Atlanta, 100 miles; to
Montgomery $50 miles; to New Or
leans 500 miles; to Oxford, Miss, 500
miles: to PontIroc, 100 miles; to Mem
phis, 200 miles; to Chicago, 500 miles;
to Detroit, 2S5 miles; to Oklahoma
City. 1,200 miles; to Tulsa, 200 miles
20 Coffeyville, 100 miles; to Fort Smith
900 miles; to Muskogee, 100 miles; to
Hannibal, 500 miles; to Kewanee, $50
miles to Galesburg, so miles; to
Hannibal $50 miles; to Denver, 700
miles, to Butte, 1000 miles; to Boise,
500 miles; to Salt Lake City, 500
miles; to Topeka, 1000 miles; to Kan
sas City, 100 miles; to Waterloo, 500
miles: to Minneapolis. 200 miles; to
st. Paul. 90 miles; to Chicago, 300
miles: TO Detroit, 2S5 miles; 10 Chicago
2S5 miles: to Green Bay, 200 miles:
to Madison, 200 miles: to st. Paul, 300
miles; to Moose Jaw, 500 miles; to
Calgary, 500 miles; TO Moose Jaw, SOC
miles; to Minneapolis, 500 miles; tc
Chicago, 226 miles; to Detroit, 285
miles; to Springfield 200 miles, and t.
Detroit, 200 miles.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16
DOINGS IN THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD
Motor Cars Not Such Juggernaut Was Supposed
Way Below Street Cars in List of Fatal Accidents

So the pessinist must be disappoint-
ed again, now that the governments
census figures show the motor car did
not kill as many people as it was
credited with doing says George NJ.
Dickson, general manager for q widely
known vehicle company
In fact, the shock is great to these
antimotCrists when they learn that
the motor car killed. only one-half as
many as street cars. And the street
car follows given rail route, makes
noise enough TO be heard far away,
and is supposed to be driven by men
void Of 'joy riding" tendencies. Also
it is interesting to note that there are
about as many street cars running
around as automobiles, that is, about
400, 900.
According to the census figures for
1910 the 45.41e fatal accidents were
divided as follows:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16
PARKER TOOK TWO FALLS.
Defeats Yankee Rogers in Good
Wrestling Match at Westerly.

The record crowd OF the season wit
messed a fast clean wrestling match
in A. 0. H. hall, Westerly Thursday
evening. between Harry Parker Of the
Newport training station and Charles
(Yankee) Rogers OF Westerly. Parker
took the first fall o4l body hold after
one hour and IL minutes Of strenuous
wrestling, during which both the par
Elephants secured and broke from bad
nolds. Parker took the second fall
and the match in IS minutes on
grapevine ard half nelson. The crowd
was well pleased with the match and
expressed their Appropriation with
loud applause.
Bill Collins challenged Rogers and
they will meet in A. 0. H. hall next
Thursday night
Spellman Of Westerly was referee,
and Mcknight timer.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16

Muller explosions and back firing
still are apt to be confused in tine
lay mind Muffler explosions, to be I'M
Gerstood, result from the discharge
from the cylinders of quantities of IN
burned gases, while back firing in
variably is caused by the ignition of
a body Of gas in the intake manifold
which is OIL its way to the cylinders.
The two difficulties are caused by
conditions as directly opposed as are
their manifesto tions
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16
COTTON.

New York, Feb. 15.-Cottcn SPOT
closed quiet, 20 points lower; middling
uplands, 1880; mlddling gulf, 1915:
no sales. Futures closed easy. Bids:
February 1905, March 1909, April
1915, May 1925, June 1881, July 1881,
August 1925, September 1923, October
1921. November 1924, December 1893
january 1875.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16

In addition, the figures show large
numbers to have died from food poi
soning, animals, accidents, starvation,
etc, to say nothing Of deaths by vio-
lence- 1t all goes to show that the
motor car is not such a juggernaut- as
its enemies make it out.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16
First Game for Roudil.

New York, Feb. 15.-Edouard Rou-
dill. the amateur billiard champion of
Europe, won his first game in the in
trenational 1872 balk line champion
ship tournament here today In an
exciting finish he defeated c. F. Conl6-
lin Of Chicago. the winner of the title
last year, by the sooreo 800 to 81.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-16

The latest invention for covering
automobile footboards is a mating
made in picturesque designs from
aluminium. One cannot slip on it, and
its metallic composition makes it easy
to clean. 1t is also almost indestruc-
Hble.