The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-01-20

| pflttY OF having the Sunudy ScuOOlS mel
in the afternoon instead of immedlatel
after church is discussed around Tn
family circle. 1t IS said that many {
the officers of the different schools fave
the idea of a change but are Indispose
TO take decisive step in the mattel
The delay of dinners and the i'll eond
ton of the pupil to receive instruction
when hunger presses upon hun are al
guments enough to justify the change
but other weighty reasons could be pro
duced if necessary. At an Afternoon
session time could be had to inculcat
the principles and doctrines of hol,
writ into the mind of the pupil, whel
under the present plan there is a con
tinual hurry to get through and the mos
important lessons are left but half taught
Why should not as much considera
ton he shown the pupil in schoo
which it is of the highest importance
that he attend and attendance at which
Is voluntary on his part, us in schoo
where truths of lesser import are taught
and where attendance is obligatory
And then there is the good old time
honored custom of gossIping after church
broken into by the hurry to clear the
room for Sunday school. Many more
arguments could be used, but as it is hard
to change old customs, even for the bet
ter and when conscious advantage is
secured, the old plan will be allowed to
continue with only passing, suppress.
ed and unheard complaint or protest.
BY the time the winter is over about
the same amount of snow will have fallen
as fell during the winter of 1880-Sl. That
was an extraordinary amount forMinne-
sofa, and its thawing was followed in the
spring of 81 by the memorable and dis
astrous floods and the overflow of Front
and Second streets. All that will be
necessary the coming spring to secure Il
repetition of that flood will be the rapid
and uninterrupted thawinG of the snow.
The chances of food are much greater
than in 81, on account of so much forest
having been cut off since then. Every
acre of forest cleared up adds to the
chance of flood. Although Front
street is few inches higher than seven
years ago, it will be we'll for everyone
living or having stores on the lower por-
tons to be prepared for an emergency.
This is especially the case in the flats
across the Minnesota river.
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Drop letters are every day returned to
the sender because they bear one-cent
stamps. 1t should be understood that
the postage to any part of the city is the
same as to any part of the United states.
No matter whether the letter is to be de-
liyered by carrier or from the postoffice,
it should bear two-cent stamp. This
does not apply to circulars or other un-
sealed matter, of course.
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1t is reported that fish are being
speared and carried away by the wagon
load on Lake Minnetonka. There is a
special law that prohibits fishing in win
ter on Lake Madison or Eagle Lake, and
it is the duty of every lover of the rod to
see that il is enforced. An occasional
visit should be made to these lakes, and
anyone caught fishing should be prose-
cuted to the full extent of the law. The
excellent fishing at the two lakes should
be maintained, as half the popularity
those lakes now enjoy depends upon
their fishing advantages.
The agitation to have ladies remove
their hats while attending public en-
tertainment is spreading over the whole
country, and it is merely matter of time,
and very short time at that, before
public sentiment will become so strong
in favor Of the movement that the. hat
will have to go. Many gentleman
and lady, too-experiences at every en-
tertainment at our Opera House the tan
talizahon of having his view of the stage
cut off just at the moment when the viii
lain is getting in his work or meets his
Just dues. Who can count the swear
words that all but escape on such occas-
ions? What contortions of body are
gone through with to get view of the
heroine as she draws two never failing
revolvers on the enemies OF her sweet
heart Men will hail it as happy day
and will think that the millennium has
arrived when the detested hats are abol-
ished from the theater. 1t sometimes
occurs to me that the ladies must be I'M
conscious of the Inconvenience and All
noyance they inflIct on those sitting i'm.
mediately in rear of them III the play
house, and that the men are 10 blame
for not being--well, SO ungentlemanly
perhaps--as To remind them Of the fact
80
The red-headed girl and white horse
craze seems to have about passed into
oblivion, where it deserves TO remain
There was never anything very funny
about it, and now that it has become
stale the chestnut bell should be runs
loudly on anyone who takes the trouble
to unearth it. Let it rest in peace.
80
Some people seemed to be surprised
when mentioned yesterday that droI
letter must now bear a two-cent STAMP
whether it is to be delivered by carrier
or not. 1t is said that letters bearing
one-cent stamps have been delivered
through the postoffice. stated the Law
as it is, and if any letters have been de
livered with insufficient postage it is the
postmaster who is to blame. But
think that if the matter is looked into i
will be found that these letters wer,
only delivered upon the payment of /
due stamp, of which the sender has no
been informed. The RAMBLER.
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