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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
NONE BUT FIT MEN.
President Roosevelt Will Be Very Care
full in His Appointments.

New York Times:
President Roosevelt is disposed tc
be on good terms with the senators Of
his party. He seeks no quarrel. Sow
ereign states may elect as senator!
men with whom he might personally
disagree about many public questions
but criticism of the taste and judg
ment of legislatures is not one of the
functions of the executive. The ear Of
the president will be turned to spoils
men senators with an attention as
patient and candid as that accorded tc
the most punctilious senatorial sup
porter of the merit system.
But in considering requests for ap,
pointments to Office coming from sena,
tors, coming from no matter what
source, President Roosevelt will be
guided.-sby one fixed principle, to
which he has made it known that he
will adhere. The men they recon-
mend must be fit men and worthy OF
appointment, or they will not get the
Office they seek.
This rule is of the very essence OF
simplicity. The plainest senatorial
mind will understand it at a glance.
Why then should any Republican sena-
tor have trouble or misunderstanding
with the" president? They will go to
the white House on ofice-seeking er:
rsaRas;" saecsaAse, just as they anyways
have done. But they know in advance
that it will. be futile to. recommend
the appointment of men without
brains or character. They know that
fit names will have candid considera-
tion.
All senators who respect themselves
will respect the presidents principle
of fitness. 1t is an admirable plan. 1t
will save a world of trouble, disap-
pointment and hard feeling. The
standard not only of appointment but
of recommendation will be raised. The
influence upon the public morality of
United States senators will be salutary
and edifying. We hope we shall not
again see both senators from great
state unite in demanding an appoint
ment to the bench which the bar and
the press and the public protest against
as not worthy to be made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
CAPITAL VS.. LABOR,
The Social Science Club Discusses the
Question Which so Interests Society.

The Social Science club held very
interesting and largely attended meet
ing Tuesday evening. Rev. F. B. Cowgirl
and F. L. Soaring were elected mem
bers and the program for the year as
reported fully agreed to. This pro-
vides for social evening at one of the
| meetings next month when the ladies
will be invited and a banquet fer
some date in February next, probably
on the 22d
ID. l.. Schmitt read a paper on
"Syndicated Capital vs.. Organized
Labor, " in which he briefly followed
the growth of aggregations of capital
and the difficulties which have grown
up between capital and labor. He
| advocated arbitration as a means of
settlement of such differences and ar
gued for more extended legislative
control or regulation of syndicated
capital.
f. NJ. Currier opened the discussion.
He said that our boosted freedom of
the individual was fast passing away
and that with the growth of CAPT
talistic aggregations, young men were
obliged to enter the employ Of others
! rather than set out for themselves.
The moral effect of this on society he
! thought was bad as it destroyed that
independence of thought which for
merly existed. In the general discus
sion which followed the combines re-
ceived many hard hits, though all ad-
mitted that the trend of society was
for doing things on large scale in
these days, and that the old order of
doing business would probably never
return. Several features of organized
labor was touched upon, but in their
desire to hit the combines that phase
of the subject was partially lost sight
of.
The next meeting of the club will
be held on Tuesday evening, Oct 22d,
when Fl. E. Swan will read a paper
on "Our Trade Opportunities and Pos
sibiliJies in South America" and the
discussion will be read by B. G.
Taylor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
THE NEW CANAL TREATY.

Walter Wellman in a special to the
Chicago Record Herald says that great
satisfaction is expressed in all circles
in Washington, over the news that a
new Isthmian canal treaty has been
negotiated with Great Britain. This
treaty is looked upon as the last i'm
portant work of the Mckinley admin
istration, for what has been achieved
in this treaty was the result of the
diplomacy of William Mckinley and
his brilliant secretary of state, John
Hay. This is credit that is freely
paid by President Roosevelt and his
immediate friends. Mr.. Wellman says
that the new treaty provides for the
complete abrogation of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, neutral canal open to
the world in time of peace, the neu-
trality to be guaranteed by the United
States alone, and the reservation by
the United States of the right to take
such steps for it's own protection in
time Of war, as seems necessary. From
this it will be seen that all that was
commended for by Senator Davis, when
the first treaty was submitted, has
been secured. Great Britain has vir-
tually made all the concessions and
again shown an earnest desire to con-
tinue most amicable relations with the
United States. This is happy out
come of what many feared might grow
into serious trouble, and gets rid of
the old treaty by an honorable method,
much preferable to the course advo-
Gated by some of the hotheads, who
wanted congress to go ahead without
any regard for England or her desires.
In the success of negotiating the new
treaty Secretary Hay has won a marked
triumph of diplomacy, and it is the
belief of the leaders at Washington
that it will be ratified without diff
Guilty by both governments. An in
teresting feature in connection with
negotiating the treaty is the fact that
before matters were taken up for the
new treaty Secretary Hay consulted
President Roosevelt, then vice president
as to his view of the case, and he approx
ed almost without exception the course
marked out by President Mckinley
and Secretary Hay, therefore the presi-
dent now takes it up with much inter-
est as he could his own work. The
ratification will simply leave the mat
ter for the United States to make
choice between the Nicaragua and
Panama routes and then go ahead with
the work, and it is quite possible that
at the coming session of congress the
machinery may be set in motion
which will give the work start.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
MAPLETON TO HAVE SEWERS.

County Surveyor Brooks was at Ma
pleton Monday night and met with the
village council to discuss the sewer
plans which he has prepared for it.
The plans were adopted. While no
further action was taken, it was the
generally expressed opinion that the
council would secure bids this fall and
have as much of the work done before
winter as possible, the balance to be
completed in the spring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11

If, as reported, President Roose-
welt "favors the abolition of tariff
duties not absolutely essential to the
Golfers of the republic, - he is getting
pretty close to tariff for revenue only.
Duluth Herald.
No closer than the Republican party
has always stood. 1t has never adj
vocated any larger revenues than were
necessary to meet the expenses of the
government economically administer
ed, but it has always insisted that the
duties for the raising this revenue
should be SO distributed as to give am
Pile protection to our industries, and
the fact that the United States stands
where it does today, leader in the
industrial world. is because of this
wise policy. If the time has come
when the duty ON certain articles can
be reduced the Republican party can
be trusted to do it, but because it may
do so, is no sign that it is getting
pretty close to the tariff-for -revenue-
only, free-t trade, industry killing
policy, which Democracy has been
advocating for decade or two back
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
JENKINS DOWNS ROONEY.
Cleveland Champion Easily Defeats the
Chicago Gripman.

Tom Jenkins of.Cleveland, Ohio, Tues
day night demonstrated his superiority
over a worthy opponent in wrestling
when he threw John J. Rooney, Chi
cago's champion, in two successive
falls at Central Armory at Cleveland
before 4, 900 spectators. The first fall
was in twenty nine minutes. a half
Nelson and crotch hold; the second
was given to Jenkins, who had ham
merlock on the Chicago man and who
yielded the fall without further strug-
gle after Twenty-Five minutes wrest-
ling. Jenkins weighed 1856 pounds;
Rooney's weight was something over
200 pounds. The contest was for 81, :
500, 81, 200 to the winner and $500 to
the loser. Dan'l Mcleod of Buffalo
challenged the winner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
ASK TO BE RELEASED.

The state board of pardons will have
forty cases before it at the meetin g
Monday. Thirty-fve are new appli-
cations. Three of the applicants are
women. They are Estelle Williams, of
Blue Earth county, sentenced to one
year on a charge of bigamy Minnie
Kohler of Blue Earth county, convict
ed of grand larceny in the second de-
gree, and sentenced to Saltwater for
six months; Elsie B. Foss, Blue Earth
county. sent to Saltwater for nine
months on a charge of grand larceny
in the second degree.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE.

Blue Earth county is not the only
one that will have to pay small pox
bills. Winona county is having some
experience on larger scale. County
Auditor Weibel has received and placed
on file the small pox bills of the cities
of Winona and st. Charles The for
mer amounts to So, 145. "A, and the lat
ter to $116S4. Before placing these
amounts on the tax levy the ,aRditr
will submit tho matter to the county
Attorney for an opinion. There is a
state law providing that the county
must bear expenses of this kind.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
ENGINE fOR SALE.

Will sell at a bargain Minneapolis
14-horse power traction engine, straw
burner but also an easy steamer with
wood or coal In good condition and
ready for business without any Expense
whatever. For particulars address.
CHAS. V. PETERSON,
Judson, Mimi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
DEATH S ROLL CALL.

Mrs. Catherine Jones of Minneopa
died Tuesday, Oct Sth, at the home
of her daughter Mrs. VIM. L. Harris,
aged 81 years. Three children survive
her, G. A. Jones of Easton, VIM. g.
Jones of South Bend, and Mrs. W. L.
Harris. The funeral will be held at
o'clock Thursday afternoon 1.-THE home
of her daughter, and interment will
take place at Minneopa cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11

Dr. Bracken of the state board of
health says that it would be compare
lively easy to stamp out small pox if it
we're not for the railroads. Modern
methods of getting around rapidly
gives great opportunity to spread the
disease in all sections of the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
Society,".

Twenty-Five years ago Monday Mr..
and Mrs. r. D. Hubbard were united in
marriage. Monday evening they enter
tanned a number of friends at progress
sive 1888" and it was lively party.
A delightful evening was spent, and
after partaking of bounteous
luncheon the company departed at
midnight, leaving with the host and
hostess sincere congratulations and
best wishes. Dr. and Mrs. Harring-
ton and Mrs. Cannon were present at
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Hub
bard and they were also present last
evening to participate in the pleasures
of the occasion.
The Roval Neighbors of Linden
camp No 761 will give banquet from
five until all are served Tuesday even
ing at the A. GUY hall. The follow
ing Royal Neighbors from Lake Crys-
tai and Garden City were here and
assisted in the work of putting through
candidates after the banquet
From Lake Crystal Margaret Wig
ley, Mrs. Minnie Norman, Mrs. DR..
Williams, Mrs. R. G. Roberts, Mrs.
Minnie Burke, Mrs. Harriet Cobb,
Mrs. Gilbert Gutterson, Mr.. Hugh
Norman, Mrs. Grace Thomas, Mrs.
John 7. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell,
Miss Anna johnson, Mrs Nellie Nor
man, Mrs. Martha Jones, DR.. Will
liams, Gilbert Gutterson, Mrs. Mar
garet Williams, Mrs. Mary Thomas,
Mr.. T. c. Norman, Miss Sarah Rob-
erts, Sarah J. Hughes.
From Garden City-Mrs Norton,
Miss Nickerson, Mrs. Miller, Mrs.
Sherman, Mrs. A. L. Miller, Mrs.
Swan, Mrs. Bixby, Mrs. Richardson,
Mrs. Scott, Miss Anna Richardson,
Miss Libbie Thompson, Ida Bixby,
Mrs. Dickinson, Ethel Fairchilds, Mrs.
Ward, Lizzie Duffield.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11

Indian Commissioner Jones says he
did MOI find anyone in Minnesota who
was in favor of national forest re-
serve in the northern portion IF the
state Jones must have slipped through
the state in Pullman sleeper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11
Card # Thanks.

Mankato, Oct 9th, 1901.
We take this opportunity to thank
our neighbors and many friends for
their kind sympathy and many acts of
kindness in our late affection
Mrs. John Ables,
Mrs. ] S. Burwell,
Mrs VIM Goodrich.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11

Walter F. Brooks and family moved
into their new home at 33l Center
street Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-10-11

an interest in keeping it up.
Officer Bienapf was called to the
north part of the city this morning by
woman whose boy had gotten the
worst of it in a fight with anothe I
boy. She wanted the other boy ar
rested, but as she was unwilling to
procure a warrant nothing was done.
Congressman Eddy of Glenwood, the
representative from the seventh dis
trict, was in the city over night on
his way from Lamberton to st. Paul.
He called on DR.. NJ B. Wood, to whom
he formerly went to school. The two
have kept in touch for many years
past.
D. L. Rose is having plans prepared
by Architect Thayer for the remodel
ing and enlargement of his residence
on South Broad street. The house will
be raised to two full stories. Mr..
Rose is not fully determined about or
dering the work done, but has it m
der consideration.
The semi-annual distribution OF
state school funds has been made.
The total amount distributed is $685.,
4O6 55, or about 81. So per pupil. Blue
Earth county had 3, 9S4 pupils entitled
to funds and receives 81, O7O. 40. Oh
nearby counties. Brown receives Sc,
445. 40; Fairbault, So, 724. go; LIE Sueur,
So. 151. 10; Martin, IS, IT'S. 40; Nicollet,
81, 991. 80; Waseca, So, 143. So
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
SUPERNATURAL

this "asphaltum base" the oil con.
taius considerably moro sulphur than
the sulphurheariug crude petroleum
Of Ohio and Indiana The odor of the
oil Is extremely dsaErcCablo, The
statements in regard to its usefulness
have varied within the most eNtraor.
binary limits. Some experts with
a natural bent toward the optimistic
have staked their regulations ON its
being adaptable TO all the uses of the
petroleum industry, that enormous
proportions of illuminating oil can be
obtained from II with the greatest
ease; that its properties az n lubricant
are uucXcolled; whereas, on tho other
hand, Il has been condemned IA so
had that It can furnish practically no
ilmminants," has n ysCosity too low
for lubricating OIL" "is vameless as n
fuel oil on account of the corrosion OF
the iron In furnaces from the sulphur
i'm the OIL and therefore unfit for fuel"
which would take from IL the last pos.
sibility of usefulness, Against this, on
the practical side, Is evidence OF more
value from the fact that the oil has a
sale at 20 cents barrel in large guam
titles, The railroads and other In.
terests requiring steam are adapting
their furnaces as rapidly as can be
done to the use of this oil in the place
OF coal, aud in this respect, as In Cali
fornia, 1t comes ms n boon To the fuel
consumers. Its use as n fuel oil has
been established, whether II corrodes
boilers or not. In regard to the pros
poct of using the oil for other pur.
poses, we must remember, In the case
of sulphur, that only few years ago
the problem of taking sulphur from
Ohio oils was unsoyed, and yet
fully as good illumnants are now OBJ
tanned from the sulphur-bearing oils
of Ohio and Indiana as from any other
sourCe.--Dayid r. Day In American
Monthly Review of Reviews.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04

more than a ruin in the midst Of the
innumerable ruins of monuments that
are spread all over the ground around
it. Its branches are supported by thick
pillars, the trunk propped by masonry
in the shape of a pyramid, which has
grown in height from century to cen
fury. Affairs stand all around. on
which the pilgrims lay their offerings.
The tree is enclosed by walls,
The sacred enclosure is entered
through the portico of a temple, the
priests of which have charge of the
maintenance of the Bo. NJ. LeclercQ
has brought with him souvenir of his
visit; leaf, sold TO him by yellow
robed priest for l rupe. The leaf is
about the size of a mans palm and is
heart-shaped, somewhat like a birch
leaf. Its stem is so slender that it
shakes constantly like an aspen leaf.
1t is because, the believers say, it Is
still rejoicing at having afforded shade
to Buddha.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
Anecdotes Of Inaersoll.

Senators Morrill,, Voorhees, and Cor
man were converslng together outside
the senate chamber. Colonel lngersoll
CHANGED to pass by, Mr. Voorhees,
greeted him and said, 1--WE are dis
cussing the meaning OF improbable;
what is your definition Of the word?"
Promptly Colonel Ingersoll replied:
1T is a negro going in an opposite di.
rection from n brass band"
Colonel Ingersoll was n temperate
man, but not n teetotaler One day
Mrs. James G. Blaine was passing
through Fifteenth street opposite the
treasury department, when out from
"A liquid refreshment saloon c1me
Colonel Ingersoll and friend. my
dear Colonel" said she, you would
not be seen coming out Of such a
place, would your" my dear madam, "
replied he, would you expect me to
stay there all the time?"-Washington
Times
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
Broken on the Wheel.

In the diary OF that remarkable
man, General Patrick Gordon. who left
Scotland in 1861 poor unfrIended
wandorer, and when he died, In 1899
had HIS eyes closed by the affectionato
hands OF his sorrowing master, the
Gear Potor the Great, the following
entry Is to be found, under date. Ham
burg, March 30, 1886:
This day man and n woman, n
burger OF the town being the womanA
master for numbering, were oarted
from the prisone to the house where
the murder was committed, and thoro,
before this house, with hottie plnsors,
the flesh was torren out OF their arms.
and from thence were earted to- the
place of Justice without the town, and
there broken and layed on wheels"
An instance fifty years later han
those quoted at the last reference ~
recorded In the Correspondence OF
Mr. Joseph Jekyll" Murray. ts9i).
In April, l775, from the balcony OF his
lodgings at Orleans, Jekyll saw
criminal broken on the wheel In &
letter to his father Up. 49, he enters
minutely into the sickening details
adding that the crime of the un
fortunate creature wap burglary, as va
learnt from his sentence, which IL
posted up nj every corner Of the
street. London Notes and Queries
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04

is dressed In English clothes. and
wears 4 flaming red cravat and Ser.
by hat rakishly tilted on one side of
his head, Sometimes he viii talk
about his employment"
| learned TO whirl when was te~sf~
hoy--so high-eight years cid
tkifouri is only nineteen now. The
priest OF the church take me, haS
three brothers, two sisters. was the
strongest, First | turn Just a leetle;
then more--and so sick my head so
faster than me, Every day in the
mosque, three times, while the priests
say their prayers, No, not sick long,
Legs got strong quick as do the head.
Not dizzy now. Can turn two hours
now just as we'll as fifteen minutes.
We 80 faster home; music wild, tum
tum' beat on drums, people shrek,
dance TIN You fall down, tired, So
This. easy"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
FEW PEW DOORS LEFT,
Once Considered Essential in Church
Equipment, Now Counted Obsolete

Once Considered Essential in Church
Equipment, Now Counted Obsolete
"Tu old times" said n dealer In
church fittings and equipment, ut was
common thing to have doors on the
pews in churches, Fifty years ago n
most Protestant churches there were
pew doors. While used in Catholic
churches also, they We're not so com
mon.
In those days the pow door was an
institution; now it is pretty nearly
obsolete. There are still some In use
They will be found here and there
vet In some of the old Protestant
churches, as they may be occasionally
too in some old Catholic churches,
but they constitute no part of the
equipment of any new church, and III
many old churches the pew doors have
been taken off as unnecessary and IN
the way.
There arc various reasons for this,
Conditions have changed for one
thing. In the old days pews were
more commonly rented entire. Now
there are more free churches, more
free pews, and there are rented nova
day a greater number of individual
sittings.
I'm such conditions a pew door Is
not in any degree a necessity; II
might indeed be undesirable in itself.
Partly opened or closed, the door was
in the way it might squeak; 1t was
likely to be slammed in opening on
closing. II was quite unnecessary
expense. II was really surplusage,
and in all new churches it's use was
everywhere discontinued whether the
pews were rented or not.
"In Catholic churches, whore 1t Is
still the comomn prevailing custom to
rent the pews, and where there might
still be some need for a pew door, Its
place is now to some extent taken
by a modern attachment called pew
guard. This is simple but slightly
strip of leather attached at one end
to the inner side OF the upper part Of
aisle, the oLner end, when the guard IS
not in use, hanging down over the pew
arm.
IF all the regular occupants OF a
pew are not yet in It, and it ia de.
sired TO hold their places for them,
the pcw guard is put up across the
open end OF the pew, the free end OF
the guard being then secured in 4
holder made to receive IL, fixed on the
inner side of the upper part Of the
end piece of the pew in front. Not in
use. the pew guard, hanging loosely
over the arm Of the pew to which II
belongs, occupies practically no room
at ALL and is in nobody's way.
And so the pew door, once in com.
mon use and commonly considered an
essential adjunct In the fittings Of a
church, has now, by common consent
virtually disapp 2ared from use.
New York Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-07-04
GLAD TO MEET HIM.
The Dapper Youth and the Masnate OF
Wall Street.

Here is the latest concerning man
Of whom many stories have recently
been told.
A story Is told OF call that was
made upon J. Pierpont Morgan just
before he sailed for Europe. Just
after Mr.. Morgan had opened his
desk one morning, a young. well
groomed man walked straight into the
nnancier's Office as II he were accus.
toned TO drop in every day. Maybe
he thought he'd better go in that way,
lest he should not get in AT all, Reach.
ing the desk he said
Good morning Mr.. Morgan I'm Mr..
SO and.so from Pittsburg, You don't
know me and never heard OF me. May.
be, you'll never hear OF me again.
just dropped In to tell you that you've
made me a millionaire, and I'm much
Obliged 70 you Your steel company
bought some stock | owned Good
day, sir Glad 10 have met you. -
Omaha Mcr 1ry