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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

Supt. Lafayette Bliss of the Waseca
schools read an interesting paper be-
fore the association Friday after,
ino6n,J on Chow Can We Teach Child
bran Right Habits of 1StudylH,ys 1t
should have been heard by all parents.
Mr.. Bliss said that the chief end OF
School training is to develop in the
pupil the power to acquire knowledge
from lbooksssunT To acquire this, the pu-
pill must have the power of book mas
terry. Our public schools should do
more than merely, teach thev children
to study and read; they should impart
to every pupil love for good reading
and create a taste for solid, wholesome
books.
In the selection Of books, beware
of tine cheap, trashy, weak and worth
less novels that are so plentiful just
now, They give false views of life,
unnatural representations Of character
appealing to passion and vanity, they
are sensational and wholly pernicious.
Young people are reading too much
of this, stuff. -. ~ snr.zv, l;s
There never was a time when
teachers should strive harder to place
before the children good reading, fol
boys and girls are bound to read some
thing,~ands if they cannot get good
books from theSscheol library, they
will read the stilted, sensational nom
sense which appears in so mahy peri
todfcal,s threatening to bury all mental
vigor and inteilectdal virility.
Those who have fairy accurate data
| in mind viii support me in the state
mantE that the average school of today
kfailss to- deve10pl the mental indepen-
dencegthe abilitySto twist the thought
out of given paragraph, the power
tol master al book, b the ective. habits
|of sttidyj] and the lcoufage to stick to a
||sttasfsk Fq't though dnpfeasant that. the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
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GOOD ADVICE FOR THE NEGRO.

GOV. Aycock of North CarolinaNin
an address at the negro state fair at
Raleigh, gave the negro some very
good advice. he advised them to build
up society of their own, founded
on culture, intelligence and virtue"
and held that social equality between
the races was an idle dream. This is
much along the same line of advice
that Booker 7. Washington s...gives to
his race. He advises them to educate
themselves, go to work and acquire
property, and they will at least earn
the respect of the white race. Gov.
Aycock holds that the law which sep
arates the whites andss. blacks socially
has been and always--.will he. inexor-
able, and that it will never be violated
in the south. Never" as the Min
neapolis Tribune remarks is long
time 1t is hard to tell what time and
education will do. aBut thatsis not
even matter for speculation, now.
The more intelligent negroes, like
Prof. Washington, do not ask for
social equality. They wisely see
where, with the prejudiees- which ex-
list, it is much better for the negro to
ignore it. If the negro will follow
Gov Aycock's advice and build up for
himself a society founded on culture,
intelligence and virtue, time will
easily take care of the rest. There
has been much hubbub raised in some
quarters over the dining of Booker
Washington at the White House, and
a claim that it will cause demand
on the part of the negroes to be So
cially recognized on all occasions
There is nothing in this as any fair,
candid man well knows Intelligent,
cultured men have been socially recog-
nized in the past by many whites and
they will continue to be in the future,
but that does not signify any special
change from present or past general
conditions. Prejudice is a hard thing.
to handle, and in the south, it exists
to more radical extent as matter
of course, than it does at the north
But it must not be overlooked that
there is much of it in the north, and
that while Booker Washington is re-
ceiYed and honored at Harvard and
Yale, Just as any other negro of his
type would be, and his daughter is
met on plane of equality at one of
the leading schools of the east and
made much of, the line is drawn at
the Northwestern University at Evans
ton, and students refuse to associate
with negro student And so it goes
Time may cure the difficulty and then
again it may not, but there is no
question but that the good advice of
Gov. Aycock and of Booker Washing
ton, if followed by the black race
would have a tendency to allay much
Of the feeling which exists and every
little while bubbles most radically to
the surface. Elsgt - p mr.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
GEO. ii. BREWSTER DEAD.
This Well Known Citizen Lays Down
LIES Burdens This Afternoon

gsnGeo. H.. Brewster died at his resi-
dence on South Broad street at, ia
O'Clock p. m. Monday. +. of pneumonia,
complicated with heart trouble. 3 He
was taken sick a. week ago Friday,
with ascolds but did not take to, hi,
bed until Monday, His illness became
more serious as the o days passed and
the end was not, unexpected to- those
who knew of Mr. Brewster s., condi-
ton, but to the PUBLIC generally il
will come. as surprise. 5yrszefo,,,
|, The deceased was born and raised al
Cornwell, Conn, and, was ,sixty-one
wears of age BE. had been a, resident
of Mankato for thirty years, one third
of this time being engaged in the in
surance, abstract and machinery bust.
ness with his cousin, John M Hall,
under the firm name of Hall & Brew
ster. He was bookkeeperl for the l..
Patterson Mercantile Go. fora number
of years, until falling health made il
necessary for him to relinquish the
position. He was for many years
secretary of, the board of education,
and was senior elder, in, the Presby-
terrain church. gr.r50r.la.. 40.
Il Mr.. Brewster is,surviyed by his wife
and two daughters, both of the latter
being teachers in the MankatoI public
schools nj A brother, John Brewster,
resides at Wells, and was summoned
by telegraph today. Mr.. Brewster was
highly respected by all who knew him
for his high character and strict in
tergity. He had many warm friends
who will ,grieve for his Loss, and who
will extend their sympathy Il to his
famlly.H uses reC p vu jIr
Arrangements have not yet. be en-
made for the funeral, but twill prob
ably occur Wednesday. ss3EoiinnHU
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

fTsC2Ei m az "A
The meeting Of the association closed
shortly after noon today and most Of
'theh teachers njiattendance returned
lhome7this afternoon 10 E3za5a ara
ID The following officers, were ,elected
! f9r p TIE coming a1lsgy year az s,,,
1Iea secretary and treasurer, '$Miss
Minnie Van Blarcum,, Mankato ;eKeeu-
/ tive, committee, S. j Race. Redwood
Falls, Miss Caroline Robbins, Man
kato, r. H Burns Rem vile. NJ y
After the elections of officers tFSome
Points in the Ethics of Our Profess
siop, - was the subject of ,anr address
bv. Supt: Edgar George OF Mortified:
rs Meager Results From Much Natural
Study ably F.. I'LL Heltz of Mankato
normal school, vas discussed. The
discussion was led by Supt. V. K.
WATSON of st. Peter.
Music, was furnished by the inter
falediatet Pupils of the Mankatb. schools.
Reading in the Grades was con
Quoted in the study room, while in the
assembly 7room of the n6final was held
tine highrschoel section. lnoa nTtDE
uSupt, Andrew Nelson of Austin,
read, a paper on The Business
Coufse" Which was full Of good things
for the teaehers,' and we fegretthat we
have not 1.-THE space toipublish iti.in
full Gas. 3tsss. 81 4
G. A. Franklin, superintendent of
the Faribault schools spoke on Manual
Training In the Schools! inThe schools
of Faribault have recently introduced
manual training and, for the benefit
of those contemplating its INDUCTION
ex planned some sof the benefits derived
from it and the cost necessary to start
Lit in "a school, Manual. Training,
the speaker said better prepares the
boy and girl to enter the ranks of the
bread winners of the world. We must
prepare our children that they may
make living for themselves. Boys
and girls who take up manual training
advance faster in their studies 'and
are better prepared to learn a trade
when they quit school. +, Muscle is as
useful as mental training. The en-
rollment in the airbault schools is In !.
creased this year owing to the intro
ductien of manual training Lsr,T The
training department. is open during
school vacation and furnishes recrea-
tion for boys and girls who would
otherwise loaf on the streets. hiThe
equipment for manual training in the
Faribault schools cost from 81, 900 to
81, 200 and this etxra amount added to
the school taxes was Insignificant
being only ST. in $50. The speaker gave
the amount expended in each room of
the manual training department. ~ B
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
SHOULD FOLLOW BUSINESS LINES

SHOULD, FOLLOW BUSINESS LINES
| The statement of the city recorder
Fridaynight that there were many little
bills coming in for things that were
not authorized by the council, is one,
that ought to be, needed by that body.
{ 1t is probable that as yet there, has
been, nothing purchased but that the
council would have ordered, and it is
also probable that the changes which
were made, in the culvert by which
about $40 was added to its cost, would
have. met the approval Of the council.
But the fact is right here. The, con-
! tinuation of such kind of business will
lead to abuse. IT cannot be :, helped.
Human nature !, is the same every
where and, it is no better nor worse
in Mankato than elsewhere and bust
ness principles SHOULD be followed here
as well as elseeyW9Iherel ,ITfr business
matters are closely, followed there, will
surely benz trouble and no chance for
abuses IS. groY, Up. ,:TEIhe city has al
ready had its experience in the matter
Of such loose methods, of conducting its
business, and is even now engaged in
paying, off, !, q, floating indebtedness
which was partly at least built up be-
cause Of just such methods, of conduct
ling business. Two Or three years ago
the council secured from st, Paul its
methods Of conducting. the business
matters Of the city, and 50 far as prac-
tica1 adapted them to the needs of our
municipality. "A resolution was
! adopted by. which every need as to
! purchase 81 work ordered was first to
meet the approval Of the council by a
requfsition made. upon it for a sum
sufficient to meet the needs Of that de-
iIpartment until the mex; regular meet.
/ ing of the council and, it was declared
THAT bills ruin up outside Of this would
not be 1honored. Why this business.
like method has not been continued
! we fail to understand. But certain II
is that thes-city recorder would be fully
Justified in holding up the paying OF
'tafl bills that are SO contracted. Z But
| the council ought not to place him in
Fsuch position. It is unjust to him.
1t should exercise the authority which
irests within it. 1t should enforce its
own resolution and say to the heads Of
the different departments gentlemen
unless you make known Your wants
and a. requisition therefor, and pre-,
] sent Ainized.. bills properly certified
: to, the same will be held up until. such
a time as you do, and we will back The
recorder IN refusingZto issue orders il
payment therefor. Thai would settle
the matter Tor all time. 1T would alse
prevent all Glance for misunderstood
ings 1t wouls further prevent JUS
9 such improvements as that 'recentl,
I made-on Front street without som'
! note of 1t being made on the records
as we understand his not been. !, It i
icertainly a good tme to, get bacl
Ito business methods Il doing business
I fer the'city.s e niI." ~, ~ :
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
ONE OF MANKATO's NEEDS.

For the past year Mankato has
needed more houses for rental pur-
poses. There has been demand for
medium sized houses with modern i'm
provements, which, rental agents have
been unable to fill, and we have heard
on numerous occasions of people going
elsewhere because they could not get
what they, wanted. Some time ago
one of our. real estate men, who looks
after a large, number of houses, re-
marked that if he had from twenty
FIVE to fifty modern houses, containing
six or seven. rooms ~ we'll located, he
could rent them all in shortrtime.
The demand during the paste. season
has seemed to, increase rather o than
slack up. If Mankato is to grow there
must be-aaere=houses-to accommodate
those who wish to come here, We talk
about getting factories and, enterprises
Of various kinds here, which lis all
right. and should be encouraged, but
We also want residences, as we'll With
the approach Of winter is the time to
agit,Ite the question of securing if pos
sible more houses to accommodate the
ever in creasing demand. Some time
ago the board Of trade talked over this
matter ard was presented by a. local
architect with plan for, two story
six apartment fat, each apartment
having IFS own basement. and being
entirely separate from, each. other
But though the value Of such a move
was recognized st that time. nothing
was done with it. II i, possible. how
ever, that were the agitation, ! COM
menced now and persistently kept up
something might grow opt Of it. The
winter is the time to work it up, max
ing plans and be ready IS, eommence
work in the early spring. "A dozen OF
twenty cottages built early next spring
would doubtless have tenants ready tc
go into. them as soon as completed. a
gentleman who is at present building
neat cottage, which is nearing com.
pletion, informs us that he had from
six to eight calls for it, as soon as II
was known that he was to build and
it was leased before the Foundation
walls were much more than / started
g With the probability that ia stree
railway will be built within the mex
year, there is no question but that thu
demand for houses will be even create
p than lit has been during the past sea
g son. Here is good field for our capi
tall OTIS erDl-~tss lalFfFf gF-taz .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
MAKES MORE WURK,-,
Board of Control Causes 1t For State

The new board of. control law. has
l made necessary an entirely new. system
of keeping track of checks in the state
treasurer's Office. aun'Es& .GiW
=, Warrants were allowed, formerly for
the payrolls and the supplies of the
state institutions and the check for
the gross amount was sent to the in
|stitption. Under the board of control
law, the auditor draws his warrant for
the gross amount, but the stateatreas-
urer must send his check for each item
on the warrant. This, greatly. in
,creases the work of the Office, as about
100 checks are drawn now to one under
the old regime. L' .. IN. 800, ','.
To satisfy the part Of the law re.
quiring a record of each check the
drawing of stubs to checks has been
abandoned, a check register is used.
There are four Of these large regis
tiers, one for the insane hospitals. one
for the normal schools, one for the
Faribault institutions, and one for the
state prison and reformatory institu-
tions. These are divided so that each
institution has section to itself.
When the checks are returned by the
bank it is noted in the register. Ha
/, The disbursements last month were
$b,2S6, 475- 81. This was in several
Thousand checks, entailing vast
amount of work in drawing them, and
afterwards checking them mp in the
register To facilitate matters, all
tchecks are drawn on one bank. When
there are not sufficient funds there to
meet the, demand, deposits are. trans
ferred from other banks. The checks
returned last month, done up in tight
bundles, would fill good sized market
basket
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
!. !. NOE DIP PROFITABLE,
"A Quarymanis OpinionsuAbout' City
ooossa- Ola Stone efhsl1er.i is91f I'D 81

I. r. CCoughiann. does not, think that
the City would find a stone crusher a
profitable Investment he states that
the stone that is ct for use on the
streets lies number of feet below
the surface, and the city would have to
strip the top layers off to get at it. In
order for any stone crusher to pay, it
has to be kept busy all the time, land
the city would not have need of enough
stone for this. A good crusher costs
quite a sum, and unless it is used, the
money in it is tied up. Mr.. Coughlan
believes that the city will save money
by buying what crushed stone it
needs. s.7Iss11 a.zl /
|. The Barber Asphalt Co. g crusher is
shut down, and whether it starts up
again this year is uncertain IA
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
TEACHERS TROUBLES
ATRYNG OCCUPATION F0R, W0AEH
WITH DELICATE NERVES.
The Hard Work Entailed by the Charge Of
School Room Often Causes the
w, Health to Freak Down. sA' lDm;

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The Hard Work Entailed by the Charge Of
School Room Often Causes the
w, Health to Break Down. 1Dmt
From, TAs, Tribune, Minneapolis. Ainn.
Teaching school is an occupation which
has many attraetionsIfor, cultured wo-
men, but it also has many drawbacks
and often affects their health seriously.
Especially is this So in thee of women
with delieat9 nervous systems and those
with a tendency to pulmonary troubles.
Miss Mary K.7Powers, Of Ellsworth, Wis,
IS a teacher whose health was broken
down by the, hard work which the charge
of a large school entails. She says: 'i.'i
"During the Winter of 1898, while
teaching school, I became subject to
nervousness, which gfewworse unit my
whole system was run down. My back
aehed and at times was so dizzy that I
could nhardly stand. My limbs were
swollen and always tired, so that ] felt
no more rested in the morning than
when I went to bed. was also troubled
with cough and the food I ate did not
strengthen me. This condition, accom-
panied by palpitatibit of the heart, kept
up for several months. until in March,
when,I readnabout DR.. Williams Pink
Pills fopPale Peopletin Juneau, Wis
eonsln, newspaper. trJ.rjn,rrff .5f r.t-
ry"I began taking the pills and in about
week noticed a change for the better.
7 felt so encouraged by this improve
ment that I kept OH taking them until !
had used three boxes, and was entirely
cured. i always keep Pink Pills by me
and I take them occasionally when. L
feel the need of a tonic. r., rs4-.s,F
| .Ii''I believe firmly in the good done by
Pink Pills for Pale People. and have ad-
yised many of my friends to use Them
| AL the elements necessary to give new
| life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained, in con-
| densed form, in DIR! Williams' Pink Pills
for Pale People They are an unfaihng
specific for such diseases as locomotor
ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance,
sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous
headache, the after effects of the grip,
palpitation of thelheart, pale and sallOw
compilations, and all forms Of weakness
At all druggists, or direct from DR.. Will
liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, n. r.,
fifty cents per box; six boxes two dollars
and q half. thr7 nDt3uufI "I3gcC
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

The Sultan Off Turkey does not like
the idea which has, been suggested that
the United States would bold that
country responsible for Nj Miss Stone
abduction and would demand that it
refund the amount Of the ransom, if
paid. OF course it cgrinds, and es-
pecially So if Turkish off officials faal CON
niyed in the ABDUCTION, for the purpose
Of. getting the ransom as a, return for
the sum which Turkey. ,ha had to pay the
United States as a result Of .,4AA4r Armenian
outrages upon missionaries. :, ~, u
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

st. Peter Herald: M. M, Cram OF
Belgrade has organized stock ccm-
pany in Albert Lea for the manufac-
sture Of his patent boilers The COM
panyis organized with a capital stock
of $50, 600, and among the stockhold-
ers are some of the most substantial
capitalists of Albert. Eea!;; Mr.. Cram
ii, also one.of the incorporators.. @1,.l
',.l os,s es3s: .s.tls :Iit.I .tDl
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

Itis said that Andrew Carnegie has
set aside $50, 600, 900 for the Pittsburg
Polytechnic Institute. oIf thisrepprt
proves true it simply means that Mr..
, Carnegie has made it possible for the
Pittsburg institution to become one Of
. the greatest of it's kind in the worl q
and twill prove one.ofa the lgreatesI
monuments to Mr.. .Garnegie's Il worth
and patriotism thatlocould be erected.
gniiia IN eIogej gUi ss'j an sasl
Iifrt III.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08
ENGINE OFF THE TRACK

d AT 2 80 O'Clock Monday, freight
engine No. 295 iran off the Omaha
track just north of Rock street, on the
point of switch, carrying one car
iwithJit. The track was cleared at
nine o'clock this forenoon, but
then. Omaha traffic had to go over the
Chicago g. North Western track. The
accident was not a serious one, and
mo one was. hurt. olsl ,slts aseo
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

Lake Crystal Union: As the
weather gradually grows coder, our
California migratory Inhabitants has
ten their departure. We would not
miss one of Minnesota's winters for
anything; they are simply glorious
Our enthusiasm for the cold days,
when the thermometer drops to 80 be
low, and as we think Of the hard coal
fires, candy pulls and leg pulls, at $40
per ton for fuel grows stronger as we
grow weaker. No state in the Union
has any finer climate than Minnesota.
People live here, and die when they
90 away. Ho1)in .4i utTnG"Bt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

Albert Lea has a commission at
work making new chartre. q When it
is finished, we hope the people of that
city will have better luck in getting
a chance to vote on it than the people
of Mankato have had upon theirs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08

Justice Brewer expresses the opinion
that the trust has come to stay. Now
the free trader, who has pipe dream
that the breaking down of the protec-
tive policy will also destroy the trust,
will have itin for the learned member
of the supreme court. MUM nsna Q
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-08


While The betting on the election
result in New York city at first started
on even money, the Tammanyites fin
ally braced their courage upto point
where they were willing to place
money at the odds of 10 to 8, them 10
to 8, and few bets were made at 10
to I. But yesterday the wind changed
slightly ana while early in the day
Tammany hackers covered bets on a
basis of 10 to g. they finally weakened
and would only make, them on an even
money basis. The people there are
getting thoroughly aroused and while
Tammany may win, it is plainly a
fight for its life.