The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-06-09

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lies in our power, well and zealously,
and we will then do our part. Al
most all the great men in history have
come from humble homes and owe
their success to their own efforts. We
should not shirk our duties wherever
we find them, in school as we'll as lat
er. The little opportunities should
receive special attention, as little
things have often changed mems ca
reers. The golden opportunity is new
er offered twice.
"The Chinese Question" was the
subject of an grafton by VIM. J.
Clark. The policy of the United
States has always been free and un-
restricted immigration from every
country except China. The Chinese
are in many ways the most remarkable
people that ever existed. They are
unprogressive. The cry from the West
has changed from the complaint that
the Chinese underbid white workmen
to that they impoverish the country.
They are quiet, inotfensive people,
yet we receive the Poles, Hungarians
and Italians who are far more unde-
sirable. We treat aChina like some
African tribe. If England treated
us like we treat China it would be
the beginning of the greatest war the
world ever saw. The Americans in
China bring back their gains. We
deny the Chinese in this country
what we demand of China regarding
our citizens there. California well
coined the Chinese at the start, why
does she not now? The American
policy toward China should be based
upon the same principles as toward
European countries. China presents
to us the richest markets IN the
world; then should we not attempt to
hold the Chinese instead of driving
them away? The youngest nation in
the world could we'll afford to give it's
hand to the oldest nation and help it
solve it's great problem.
Miss Lizzie e. Thomas subject was
"Night Brings Forth Stars AS the
darkest night brings forth the bright
est stars, so the darkest periods in
history have brought forth the
brightest personages. So with the
dark period of Greece, which was the
cause of the Golden Age. The Per
sian invasion caused confederation
of the states and the greatest patriot
ism. So with England, when it was
divided into two hostile camps. Nor
man and Anglo Saxon were
united forever afterwards. The
hundred years war found
France in worse condition, divided
into a score of opposing factions. The
cry of distress was nobly responded to
by Joan of Arc, and her courage
and enthusiasm was contagious.
Our own dark period OF the
Revolution brought out the brightest
constellation of all time. A little lat
er another black cloud, slavery, set
tied over the nation. The night of
war lowered over US for five long
years, but to cheer the gloom of that
dark time never did brighter stars
come forward. Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan in the field, and Lincoln,
Sumner and Seward were brought
out, and all the men who fought in
the war are to be forever praised and
honored. If we read the pages OF his
tory correctly, these dark periods are
not in vain. So with man-dark
times bring out his better elements
Eight young men sang Schubert
Serenade" in an excellent manner.
Miss Carrie E. Williams was the
next speaker, and her subject was
american Humor." She gave the
different definitions of humor and ex-
planned the difference between it and
wit. 1t is said in all history that
there is no truly great man who lacks
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humor differs with nations and races.
We have more humor than dignity,
the Turk more dignity than humor.
Each nation has it's own kind OF hui
mer. We shall in the future have
more humor. The speaker spoke OF
different American writer's and the
humor they indulge in, and also of
our different kinds of humOr. Our
own children are more precocious
than those of any other country. Our
humor needs no erasures, as does
some of other countries, where it is
sometimes too broad
Gustav III. Ludtke took the subject
Of ''Round Posts in Square Holes. !"
The important question with every
young man is "What Shall | Do?"
Many do not choose calling rightly
and make a failure of life. Every
man is PROSTATE host or pillar and
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ponding hole, which he was intended
to occupy. AS the post is hard and
brittle, it will tit we'll only one of the
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