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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15
THE DESIGN OF THE SCHOOLS.

In the discussion of the Evils Of
Our High. School System" before the
Social Science club a few evenings ago
there was a unanimity of opinion
among the members present as to the
evils that have crept into the system.
Rev. Davis well voiced the feeling
that the attack upon these evils was
not an attack upon u public schools
or a condemnation of the leaders in
educational affairs" The work done
there is thoroughly appreciated by the
public, and no work is more gener-
ously supported. The two features
which were most strongly brought out
in the discussion Of the matter by the
club, and which have of late attracted
considerable attention wherever the
condition of our public schools have
been taken up, is the crowding that is
being done, the overwork from home
tasks required, because of the over
loading of the course of study, which
gives but a smattering where thor
oughness in a few studies ought to
obtain, and the shaping of the curse
of study in our high schools entirely
for the benefit of the university and
colleges, where only the few who at
tend the high school ever go, instead of
building that course Of study pri-
marily for the needs of that vast null
titude whose only schooling consists of
what they get in the public schools.
They are the ones who demand the real
attention of those who have charge of
the schools. Not that those attending
should be discouraged from desiring
to secure additional educational adj
vantages if they can They should be
so encouraged. The aim ought to be
to keep the stream that passes on to
college aver increasing. But at the
same time the greatest attention
should be given to those who go no
farther than the public schools.
Prof. Uline gave statistics showing
that in u W schools only 90 per
cent of the pupils entering the grades
ever finish a common school education,
while only 10 per cent of those enter
ing the high school ever graduate and
only a small portion of those who
graduate are able to go further. In the
graded schools IS per cent drop out from
various causes before the eighth
grade is finished. Surely there must
be some defect which needs to be
studied. In the high school he showed
that 80 per cent of those entering drop
out before graduation. Surely there
is something wrong which makes such
a state of things possible.
From the lower grades to the close
of the high school the entire work is
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

shaped for the benefit of him who can,
or who has determined, when the high
school is finished, to enter college, and
the practical side for the great army
of youth, who cannot, for various
reasons, further pursue their school
studies. is largely if not entirely over
looked. Every boy and girl should be
encouraged at all times to enter college
if possible, but in doing this work the
great mass of the young, for whom
the public schools are instituted have
apparently been brushed aside and
their interests overlooked. The tg-
ures given by Prof. Uline are startling
and ought to awaken all friends OF the
public schools to the condition into
which they have fallen, and SO cause
a more thorough study of their defects
that may lead to their reorganization
in the interests of the masses.
1t has been well put forth that the
special need of the youth for life work,
is a thorough training in reading,
spelling, grammar, geography, arith-
metic and history. If to this could be
added manual training and an in
sight into commercial business, the
child who can pursue the studies OF
the school no further would be well
prepared to meet life's duties and it is
to this end that the energies of our
public schools should be devoted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15
A MUNIFICENT GIFT.

Mankato takes its hat off to Andrew
Carnegie, that bluff Scotchman and
successful American, for his munif-
cent gift for a public library bull d.
ing. 1t is an elegant offering to the
city, and Mankato will accept it and
fulfill the conditions attached thereto.
Mr.. Carnegie has said, in speaking of
wealth, that the man who dies rich,
dies disgraced. We presume that he
means that he who is possessed of
great wealth and dies without effort to
aid and benefit his fellow men is dis
graced. Certain it is that with a
$40, 900 building in its midst Mankato
in common with many of its sister
cities through the Northwest that have
been given the funds by Mr.. Carnegie
for similar buildings, will never be-
lieve he will die disgraced.
There is nothing that Mankato
could have placed at its disposal that
will prove of as much benefit to the
entire city as will this library build
ing. Next to the schools it has, it's
library housed and equipped as it will
when nee duly installed in this pro-
posed building, will prove to be one of
the greatest factors in its intellectual
and general advancement. From it's
portals an influence for good will al
ways go forth, which will broaden and
strengthen mankind and increase it's
power.
And in accepting this gift the city
ought to rise to the level of the spirit
in which it was given. A site at once
central and well adapted for such a
building as this gift will erect,
should be selected. The city car well
afford to meet this generous gift with
the generosity which it calls for and
our citizens will expect as the Free
Press fully believes it will, that the
council will take such steps as are
necessary to aid the library board in
securing a most suitable site therefor,
and that it will also grant the levying
of the necessary sun for it's mainte-
nance. ,
The gentlemen of the library board
and other citizens who have put forth
efforts to secure this gift for the city,
as well as Congressman McCleary
through whose aid it was-obtained,
are entitled to the sincere thanks from
our citizens for their success in that
behalf. Their work is one that will
long be remembered and the benefits
which will flow from it to the city
through the future will be unmeasured
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

1t begins to look as though the
Cuban question would be settled at this
session of congress. Senator Platt
of Connecticut, chairman of the COM
mittee on Cuban affairs, has formu-
lated a resolution which seems to meet
the approval Of the president, Secre-
tary Root and the leading Republicans
in congress. This resolution provides
that the Cubans shall give a guaran-
tee for the protection of the life and
property of Spanish residents on the
island that it shall not recognize the
bonded debt which Spain attempted
to fasten upon it during the last days
of its sovereignty upon the island a
reimbursement in part of the United
States for cost in Spanish war a coal
ing station and naval base for the
United States and control by the
United States of all foreign treaties
made by the Cuban government. 1t is
probable that this resolution, as we'll
as the Spooner resolution regarding the
Philippines will be attached to the
army appropriation bill, when the
same comes from the house. Their
passage will do away with all need of
an extra session if the appropriation
bills all get through.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15
BOARD OF TRADE.
Report of Business for 1900 Ordered
Notwithstanding Committees AM
uOuuced

Printed. .--Standing Committees An
nOunced.
At the board of trade meeting Mon
day the special committee to
whom was referred the report of the
~secretarys' report of the business of the
city of Mankato for the year 1900, re-
ported back favorably and the same
vas accepted.
On motion of DR.. J. w. Andrews a
committee of three with the secretary
as chairman be appointed to secure the
publication of the report in pamphlet
form, and the chair appointed J. W.
Andrews and Thos. Hughes as the ad-
ditional members of the committee.
The report will be found elsewhere in
our columns this evening.
President Shoemaker announced the
following standing committees for the
year:
Railroads.&c.. G. Willard, L. Pat
~terson,- ". NJ. Farr, L. P. Hunt, ]. n.
Hall.
Manufactures-H. P. Jensen, John
Klein, o. W. Schmidt, F. M. Currier,
F. G. Heinze.
Roads and Bridges-M. B. Haynes,
P. Follman, Geo. FL. Clark, J. W.
Andrews, J. Fl. Stewart.
Real Estate and Negotiations-J.
N. Hall, J. G. Noe. Geo. Fl. Clark,
Nelson Weed, G. M. Palmer.
Taxation and Legislation-Thos.
Hughes, A. E. Clark, Lorin Cray, G..
N. Andrews, NJ. G. Willard.
Freight and Transportation-L.
Patterson, w. M. Farr, f. M. Cur
rier, G. E. Brett, G. N. Andrews.
Public improvements. w. An
drews, F. M. Currier, J. N. Hall, M.
B. Haynes, ]. {. Wise.
Entertainments. G. Wise, 0. w.
Schmidt. f. G. Heinze, j. w. An
drews. Ell. A. Patterson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

Representative Jacobson succeeded in
killing the bill levying a tax of 80
mills for the support of the normal
schools of the state. He could give
no particular reason for his opposi-
ton further than it would give the
normal board a sufficient fund to
handle the schools in good shape. He
said if it passed the schools would
not have to come TO the Legislature and
that body would not know what they
were doing. The Lac qui Parle states
man might get a report of the board
and read it and he would get any
amount of information, probably as
much as he does now.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

Leading members of congress are
attempting to solve the Cuban puzzle,
so that an extra session of congress
will be avoided. A plan is in course
of naturalization which if carried
out will leave the matter with Presi-
dent Mckinley to withdraw the Ameri-
can army from the island when Cuba
has agreed to certain conditions.
some of these conditions are likely to
be:
First. Consent to the establishment
of an American naval port on the is
land.
Second. The refusal ofCuba to treat
with foreign nations without the con-
sent of the United States, and,
Third. No placing of loans with
any European nation.
Other things may be required, but
these are likely to be some of the safe
guards demanded, and when they have
been met by Cuba, the president will be
authorized to with draw our troops from
the island. These propositions will
probably be put in the form of an
amendment to the army bill. The slow
progress which the Cuban constitu-
tionaI convention is making now indi-
Gates that the constitution as framed
at Havana will not be ready to trans
nit to Washington previous to March
4th. So that congress will either have
to adopt an amendment embracing the
above propositions or the president
will doubtless feel constrained to con-
vene it in extra session some time dur
ing the late spring Oh early summer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

1t is said that President Mckinley
has called a halt on members of con-
gress regarding expenditures. lis
well, and he can use his pen to good
advantage by writing a veto for the
river and harbor bill. Seventy or
eighty millions is too much entirely.
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Perry Belmont says that Democracy
does not despair of the future or of the
republic. 1t is nice of Mr.. Belmont,
but as to the future of the republic,
perhaps he has not conferred with Mr..
Bryan and other so-called anti-imperi-
alist friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

The Tracy Republican Trumpet
thinks the worst disappointed men in
the state are those Democratic mem
bers of the Legislature who didn't get
a chance to help elect a successor to
Senator Davis. They expected a fight
and encouraged it but it didn't
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

A Minneapolis Times Washington
special says that Pettigrew is to have
an SIS, 900 position in the legal depart
ment of one of Hills railways. This
is better than a place in the senate,
but he can't talk so.much against the
government and get it printed, and
that will hurt Pettigrew.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

The Boston public library has re-
iected David Harum' from its
shelves. 1t must be that the pub
fishers have a friend on the board OF
that institution and are working
through him, to stir the people up to
the point of reading the book again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

The house has passed the bill placing
the oil inspector on a salary by a vote
of 81 to IA. That doubtless represents
the sentiment of the state. Now will
the senate elect to bump against that
sentiment, as it did two years ago, or
will it do as it should do, pass the
biIl9
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

And now a bill has appeared to place
the surveyor general of logs on the
salary list. WCll, that isn't so bad.
But the reason of it's appearance is
that they wish to use it to kill the oil
inspectors salary bill with. Will the
senate hedge2'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15
FOR SALE.

A general stock of merchandise in a
live Southern Minnesota town can be
purchased on reasonable terms if taken
at once. The stock is new and store is
doing a good business. Excellent rea-
SOM for selling. Call or address this
Office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

Commenting on the report that for
mer Senator Towne has accepted the
position of general counsel for theNew
York Liquid Air Co., the Willmar Re-
publican Gazette remarks that the
position should prove a congenial one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15
SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting of the Athletic
club will be held this evening. Every
member is requested to be present as
business of Importance will be brought
to the attention of the club.
DR.. +. L. Stephan, Pres.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

Andrew Carnegie is reported as say
ing that he expects to give away one
million dollars a month for libraries
and organs. $12, 900, 600 a year is
quite a gift and the land will soon be
decked with libraries at that rate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15
POLICE COURT.
Several Matters Brought to the Attention
of Judge Shissler.

James Kelly, who has been in court
several times lately on account of
trouble at home, was locked up at
midnight Saturday night. He had had
words with his wife, went out and
drowned his sorrow in liquor, came
home in an irritable temper and
pitched all the furniture and household
goods out of the front window, smash
ing some of them. He had agreed to
move out of the building, which is on
South Front street and owned by Geo.
E. Keene, and took this way of get
ting out quickly.
Kelly was given a cell at the city
hall, and Sunday was taken down
with pneumonia. He was removed to
st. Joseph's hospital to receive treat
ment.
The action against Frank Buschena,
charged with having sold mortgaged
property, was dismissed in the MUM
cipal court Sunday. on motion of the
county attorney. The action is now
in the district court.
Herman Polchow, Eddie Evans and
Arthur Lampere, the West Mankato
lads, appeared in court Monday.
Two of them were charged with carry
ing revolvers and two with stealing
fish. Owing to their youth, they were
discharged, but not before Judge
Shissler had administered a severe
lecture to them and urged them to
mend their ways. He said that if they
appeared before him again they would
not get off so easy. He refused to re-
turn them the revolvers, but will hand
the weapons over to their parents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

The Battle Lake Review signs and
remarks that occasionally al office
slips away from Ramsey county. Yes,
and away from Hennepin as well, but
If is ONLY occasionally.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

Will Glotbzach has closed his con-
tract at Wood Lake, Mimi, and has
returned to the city. He is assisting
in J. G. Thro's drug store for the pre-
sent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

The attempt to force a vote on the
subsidy Measure has failed. Why not
look after the other business crowding
congress. for a while.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

Gov. Nash of Ohio seems to be try
ing as hard to pull off the Jeffries-
Rubin fight as the interested parties
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

Owatonna is talking of street paving
and is likely to do some of it in the
spring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15
Cordially yours,
J. I. McC E

Mr.. Carnegie has donated $40. 600 to
Jacksonville, ILL.,, for a library on the
same terms as required of Mankato,
and $50, 000..to Decatur, Ill, in return
for a suitable site and Sc, 600 a year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15
ARRIVE.
Prompt Action on Library DOna-
ton Requested.
President Wood States Some Reasons
Why an Annual Income Of
$4,000 is Necessary.

DIR. M. B. Wood has received the
following letters, which will explain
themselves;
Washington, d. c., Feb. I, 1901.
My dear Doctor The enclosed letter
is from Mr.. Carnegie's private secre-
tary, who is also his manager in pre-
llminary arrangements for library
donations. The conditions named are
the very reasonable ones which Mr..
Carnegie always prescribes. He bases
the amount of his donation upon the
amount which the community to be
benefited is able and willing to devote
annually to the maintenance OF its
library.
Permit me to suggest that prompt
action in this matter may be very i'm
portant. There is only one Andrew
Carnegie. Kindly advise me, there
fore, as oon as possible, as to the de-
cislon of your board.
Desiring to file the letters connected
with this correspondence, l would be
pleased to have you return to me the
enclosed letter.
Cor6ia1lv yOurS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

The upper floor of the Jail was re-
leased from quarantine Monday after
noon after it had been thoroughly fumi-
gated. The prisoners clothing was
also subjected to fumigation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

The Y. P. S. G. E. of the Presby-
terrain church met Thursday and
elected Miss Pearl Boehmer president,
Mrs. E. W. Martin vice president,
Miss Dorothea Funk secretary and
John Shields treasurer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15

The county board at its meeting
this week ordered that all bills must be
presented at the auditors Office before
ten o'clock of the first day of the SEES
sion at which they are allowed.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-29
WILL cLoeE EARLIER.
Merchants To Give Their Clerks an
Extra Half Hour.

Merchants To Give Their Clerks an
Extra Ralf Hour.
By agreement between all the grocers
hereafter al Of the grocery stores will
close at Z o'clock 2. m, instead Of 7:30
as heretofore. This viii enable the busi-
ness men and their clerks to enjoy the
evenings during the hot weather on their
front porch or driving and IS al grocery
stores viii be closed there viii be no trade
lost to anyone, and people can just as
easily 60 their trading earlier, which
they win now have to do.
Edward AIuss, a well known business
man Of Salisbury NO, writes: IT wish 10
say for the benefit OF others. that I was
a sufferer from lumbago and kidney
trouble. and all the remedies / took gave
me no relief. I was induced TO try
FOLEYS KIDNEY CURE, and after the
use of three bottles, am cured" G.
Gehrng. 900 Z. Douglas: Geo Van Wer-
den, 3zS \. Main; Wichita Drug Co, 10
L. Douglas.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-29

say that the policeman did not strike
Donaldson until the latter had forced him
TO do IT,
Donaldson was locked up at the station
ana Or. Seigle attended TO the small cut
on his head. He viii interview Judge
Stanley this morning and explain why he
ran amucS in the private car OF the
general manager Of the Missouri Pacific
railroad
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-29
TMO THOUSAND ATTENDED
saafOrd's Bana Gave a Fine Concert
last Night.

Sa1ford's Hand Gave Fine Concert
last Night.
Prof. Sanford's band gave their concert
last evening to a gathering Of about 1900
people. Seats were provided by the city
but not enough to accommodate the I'M
mense crowd. More seats viii be furnish
ed for the next concert, so all who at
tend can enjoy the program in comfort.
The next concert VIII be held in Central
Riverside park Sunday afternoon at 4:SO.
The band desires to thank the Hamilton
hotel for refreshments.
The lack Of energy you feel, the back
ache and run down condition generally,
aH mean kidney disorder. FOLEY's
K1DNE4 CURE viii restore your strength
and vigor by making the kidneys well
Take no substitute. G. Gehring, 400 T.
Douglas; Geo. Van Werden, 325 \. Main;
Wichita Drug Co.. 10 Z. Douglas.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-29

''Wni wonders never cease?" inquire
the friends OF Mrs. I. Pease. OF Law
renee, Kan. They knew she had been
unable to leave her bed in seven years
on account Of kidney and liver trouble.
nervous prostration and general debility;
but Three bottles Of Electric Bitters
enabled me TO walk she writes, and
in three months felt Ike a new per-
SON" Women suffering from Headache,
Eackache, Nervousness. Sleepiessness,
Melancholy, Painting ard Dizzy Spells,
vil find it a priceless blessing. Try it.
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-29
SENATOR TAPP SPEAKS
1T. PauIs ", T. Church Erects a
Tent

There is an interesting revival meeting
now in progress in tn north part of the
city. The meeting is held by St. Paul S
Methodist church. but instead of holding
the meeting in the church st the corner
of Lawrence and Thirteenth, a large tent
has been raised at Lawrence and Eigh-
teenth.
The big tent was crowded night before
last when Senator Tapp spoke in the
GOOD cause. The senator is not a preach
er. but he is always ready to give a
reason for the faith that he processes.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-29

The Boston man. who lately married a
sickly rich young woman. is happy now.
for he got Or. Kings New Life Pills.
which restored her 10 perfect health. In
fallible for Jaundice. Bniousness, Nal
aria, Fever and Ague and all Liver and
Stomach troubles. Gentle but effective.
Only &c at Gehring,s- Pharmacy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-29
GOLDEN FAGLE SIORE
semi-AnnuaI DuIlp sale VIII BezIl
Today

semi-AnnuaI DuSIp sale VIII Begin
Today.
The Golden Eagles Semi-Annuai Dump
sale VIII begin this morning at . O'clock
Thousands Of buyers have been waiting
ror this sale 20 buy dependable clothing.
furnishing goods and hats at a saving OF
uearly thirty per cent The opportunity
Cnlv comes twice q year. Read their
advertisement on the eighth page.
Allen Halverson Of west Prairie. wis.
says: People come ten miles TO buy
FOLEyS KIDNEY CURE. while J. 4.
spcro Of He.msr. IND. says. ut is the
medical wonder of the age" G. Cehring
s73 = Douglas; Geo. Van Wcrden. Is "
1Eain: Wichita Drug Co.. 10 Z. Douglas.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-29
A Terrihle Fxnloslor.

"Of q gasoline stove burned q lady
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of TIrzman, Ia The best doctors
couldn't heal the running sore that fol-
lowed. but Bucl1len's Arnica Sa!ve en-
tirely cured her" Infalnble for Cuts.
Corns. Sores, Bols, Bruises. Skin Dis
eases and Piles. sc at Gehring's Phar-
rnacr.