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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-01
CITY Ne MS

Napoleon Tegaoais Of Moore &
Owens tailoring department, left last
night for few days visit in Montreal
The Glover Club will meet with
Miss Tilden Nov. 4th at : is p. N.
Roll call, Locate a district of Italy.
Program History Of Italy. Chapters
|, III, III, leader, Mrs. Dix: popula-
ton Of Italy, Mrs. Fuller; Early Chris
tian Art, Mrs. Luther Towne. 1874
A telephone has been placed In
Lynch's Five and Ten Cent store.
The number is 2l7-12.
AT the meeting of the Central Labor
Union held last evening officers were
elected as follows; President. B. F.
Healey; vice president, G. J. Allen;
recording and financial secretary, G.
&. Ramsdell; treasurer H. b. Brooks;
sergeant at arms. Mitchell Liberty;
auditors, Alex Smith. John D. Kes-
son. O. E Philbrick; executive board.
Timothy Sullivan, Andrew Orr, James
Veale.
P. M. Depatie will spend Sunday
at his home in Milton.
Patrick Tally Of Montpelier has
moved to this city to work at his
trade of stonecutter.
The Cleaners will meet with Miss
Stevens on Highland Avenue Monday
evening at 7.30.
Eugene Dunton is working for
Barry & Williams.
The pony Honest" has been sold
by George Cassie to Dr. j. w. Morrow
and was shipped to Rutland this
morning,
DR.. j. W. Morrow is now running
the Webb hospital at Rutland.
Thh Hallowe en- party at the Uni
versalist church last night was we'll
attended and all had very enjoyable
time. A literary and m MUSICAL program
was rendered and refreshments were
served.
The concert and dauce in K. Of P.
hall last night under the auspices of |
Barre Council was a very enjoyable
affair and was well attended. Music
was furnished by Prof. Elmore. Re-
fresh ments OF ice cream and cake
were served.
Deputy Sheriff H. D. Camp yester-
day afternoon brought into court Gug.
lielmo CeraSola Of East Barre arrested
on a warrant charging an assault
with a dangerous weapon upon an
other Italian. The case was continu.
I'd until Nov. 81. Bail in the sum Of
b was furnished by Charles Bianchi
If East Barre. r, A. Hear appeared
or the state. I
Lee Martin OF Brookfeld was arrest.
ID yesterday afternoon by Officer LIN.
3authier at North Barre This morn.
ng before Judge Fay he pleaded
,ullty to the charge OF intoxication
md was fined s5 and costs of $40 %
which be paid. VIM. Wishart for the
tate.
Mrs. McNamara of Encsburg Falls,
Who has been visiting her sister. Mrs.
.. K. Weed, returned home this 3.
A number from here were in Mont :
'elier last night to hear the discuss.
on on the license bill
City Clerk Wells issued % marriage :
licenses during the first 20 DAYS OF :
october but none siace.
Joseph and Philip LePage have sold
hrough the F. B. Cate real estate
gency their farm on BeckIey hill to
ienry Hill Of South Barre. Consid.
ration $500. .t
q. 4: Scott, forwarding agent,
loves Monday from East street to =
ne farm he recently purchased in :,
6. >: Halves putting In q retain. +
e wall and grading around one of 81
Is houses on Railroad street. II
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-01
WEATHER PREDICTION

Fair tonight. sunday increasing
cloudiness probably followed by rain.
Warmer Sunday, Light variable
winds becoming east to south.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-01
Makes the Cheeks Rosy
Ell PHAN IS
Few Grow Nine Feet High. the Ma
jOrity Being Under Eight Feet

Few Grow Nine Feet High. the Ma
jOrity BEING Under Eight Feet.
The average term of an nlenhant's
life. although there is no precise in
formation on the point, is seventy or
eighty years. The elephant is not in
full Ni@0r and strength till thirty-five.
The most ready way Of forming an ap-
proYmate idea of the age is by the
amount of turn over of the upper edge
OF the ear In Young animals. some.
times Up to the age of eight or nine
years, the edge is quite straight 1t.
however, then begins to turn over. and
by the time the animal is thirty the
ed&oS lap aver to the extent OF an inch.
ana between this age and sixty This
Increases to two inches or slightly
moro. EXtlavagant ideas are held rs
to the height of an elephant. Such =
thing as an elephant measuring ten
feet at the shoulder docs not exist IL
India or Burma. Sanderson who is adj
mitted to be the hest authority on the
subject says the largest male lie even
met with measured 9 feet 10 inches
and the tallest female feet 5 inches
The majority of elephants. however
are below eight feet, and an animal
rarely reaches nine feet. the female
being slightly shorter than the male.
The carcass of an elephant feet inch
es tall weighed in portions gave a total
weight of 5000 pounds so an elephant
weighing two tons should he common
enough. The skin was about three
fourths of an inch thick.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

AND MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T.
The Redwing Argus throws out this
suggestion:
"When the legislature does submit
a constitutional amendment it should
contain one specific proposition. and
no more Suppose the coming legis-
lature should refer TO the people the
simple question, will you have an
income tax?' That would have some
chance of being adopted. There is no
sense in submitting copy of the re-
vised statutes to the people and ask
ing how they like them. They won t
read them through.
The Free Press is in doubt whether
the people would vote to adopt an
amendment to the constitution, no
matter how BRIEFLY in its makeup the
proposed smendmentsswac put before
them. During the last campaign
the proposed amendments were thor
oughlv explained, and then re-ex-
planned and If the people did not un-
derstand what they meant no one is
to be blamed but themselves. Another
thing, the amendment ballots were
placed first in the order of voting so
that no one could have an excuse for
their not voting themson the ground
they could not be found or that they
were overlooked. The fact is the peo-
pie do not take enough interest in
amendments or they do not care
whether any are ado pied or not
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05
SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.

State Superintendent ]. W. Olson
has just issued his annual report from
which are taken some interesting
figures. 1t is shown that scarcely a
fourth of the teachers in the common
schools hold the same position more
than one year. Only half of those who
hold the same position continuously
for two years, remain third year.
On the ether hand, about twice as
many teachers in independent and
special districts have held their posi-
tions three years or more, as have
held them enc year. The report shows
that in common school districts each
child attends school an average of
eighty one days year. In the indie
pendant and special districts the aver
age length of attendance is 1912 days
year
1t is also shown that 4, 864 districts
supply free test books, and 936 districts
sell textbooks at cost. The average cost
per pupil for free textbooks is forty
five cents, and of selling at cost sixty
five cents.
There are 412,671 pupils enrolled
in the public schools of the state and
of this number Boa. 612 were entitled
to superintendent last year The total
q lumber Of teachers employed In the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05
THE NoN-yOTING CLASS.

If the census of 1900 can De relied
upon there are 500, 1914 persons il
Minnesota of voting age. Yet at the
last election there were but 276, 1874
ballots cast in the state. This is con-
elusive evidence that large pei
centage of the voters do not take a
great deal of interest in elections,
whether during an off year or at the
presidential contests, for in 1900 but
316, Gil persons refrained from exercis-
ing the privilege. This moves The St.
Paul Dispatch to say:
In the year in which it was taken,
involving a presidential choice upon
which depended the solvency of our
currency and the retention of our con-
quests, there were 1870, 483 persons,
whose right and, therefore, whose
duty it was to have voted. refused to
exercise that right or perform that
duty.
HAfter all our talk about country
and loyalty and patriotism and Ameri-
can citizenship, such fact as this
makes one doubt if we have developed
capacity for self government if a very
large proportion of voters would not
prefer to be relieved of even the slight
responsibility of sharing in the gov
eminent; would not prefer "the man
on horseback. - Lincoln found that
the.love.of country. strong enough to
make voluntary sacrifice of self, NOV
ed only about three hundred thousand
men to volunteer, and that the force
of CONSUMPTION and the lure of boun-
ties had to be resorted to to get the
troops wherewith to make permanent
the union.
Sand in the face of this exhibition
Of so excessive a number of voters
who do not vote. how fagrantly I'M
just to those who do vote is that pro-
vision of 1899 which makes vote in
negation of refusal or neglect to vote
upon proposed amendments of the
constitution.
1t is indeed matter of regret that
so large proportion of our male pop
ulation look, in such an apathetic
manner, upon public affairs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

It's Joke on Mayor Harrison of
Chicago He had his palate all framed
up for big slice of venison on
Thanksgiving day, but one of those
mean game wardens spoiled it all.
Last Monday the game warden was
going through sleeping car from
Ashland, when he found grip con-
tanning quarter OF venison, which
he promptly con6scated, as no license
accompanied the meat. He looked
about for the owner. so he could make
an arrest for violation of the game
laws, but could not find him. An at
torney of the road made request OF
the deputy game warden for The veni-
son. saying that friend of the Chi
cago mayor wanted the quarter as a
gift for the mayor. The request was
refused.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

Some ''kid'' editor. sappy youth
with no sense of the eternal fitness of
things, has been heaping insults upon
our friend Col G. w. Neff. the jovial
but at times pugnacious, snappy,
rantankerons and sarcastic editor of
The Lake Crystal Union. The colonel
declines to remain silent under those
circumstances and filings back the
scornful words that will insist on
rushing forth at the touch of pen to
paper. The colonel does not believe
in the teaching when you receive a
swat on one check turn the other in
the direction whence comes the blow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

The citizens of Mortified are to be
commended for the stand taken that
resulted in preventing the Jesse James
company from giving a performance
in that city last night The Free
Press is strongly of the opinion that
the general public should show it's
disapproval of anything that tends to
make out the former bandits and MUIR
derers as heroes. Productions of that
class only set bad example to boys
and is demorslizing in its influence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

common school districts was $3.50.
The male teachers in the common
school districts receive $4. 346 per
month and the females 1913. IA. Of high
school graduates there are 2, 06l Col
leges 1913, and from normals $780, In
the independent districts the total
number employed was 4, 04o, and the
average monthly wages of the males
was $9S. 30 and the females was s44. 81 J;
high school graduates, 1865; normals,
1,949; colleges, 666. There are s,5Os
school houses in the state. The total
amount paid to the teachers is
81. 347, 354 IS. The aggregate indebted
ness of the 2, 800 districts is 81, 3O7, O99.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

Booker T. Washington has replied to
his critics that he is not seeking polit-
zeal preferment, that his whole work
is inssssthe promotion of his race. He
states that under no circumstances
could he promote political candidates.
or volunteer information regarding
men or measures, nor has he done sc
in the past. Mr.. Washington is toe
bright man to allow himself to mix
up in politics to the detriment of his
race
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

While the news of it's Intentions was
sprung upon the public permaturely
and against the wishes of the organi-
zation yet that act does not take away
from the Elks of Mankato the good
that will result to hundreds of little
folks who are to be we'll cared for on
Christmas day by the ledge. The or
ganization will further demonstrate
in practical. manner that it is COM
posed of many of the best people on
earth,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

Professor Clark of North western
University has figured out how a
man can support family on $500 per
year and lay up money. The profess
sor is behind the times with his fig
ures There is large number of men
supporting families on less than $500,
but the support is rather thin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

The National Live stock exhibition
at Chicago appears to attract no little
attention, The Minnesota agricultural
school has sent three carloads of
stock to the exhibition and ii the boys
who have been attending to the fancy
cattle do not come in for prize for
their beauties it will be no fault of
theirs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05
SWINGING ROUND THE CIRCLE
John Morgan has retired from the
hotel business at GAINESVILLE

L. Carlock of Redwood. Mimi, has
sent to the treasury department a
quarter section of FIVE dollar ma
tional bank note The balance of the
note, he is confident, has been eaten
by dog. Mr.. Carlock represents the
facts in regard to the lost bill to the
redemption division of the treasury,
supported by number of afidavits,
including that of the national bank
which put out the destroyed note.
Mr.. Carlock dropped the bill and 1t
was seized by dog and the small
piece was all he could rescue for re-
demption purposes. The law requires
that three ffths of bill shall be pre-
sented in order to authorize redemp-
ton. But the affidavits in connection
with this particular case will probably
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

For the first time in history labor
union has been granted an injunction.
1t was on the application of the Glass
Blowers association of the United
States restraining the Jonas Glass
company of Minoto from interfering
with the legitimate business of the
strikers. This will determine the
question as to whether organized labor
has the same standing as organized
capital
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

W. D. Smith in this weeks issue of
The Winnebago City Enterprise, bids
goodbye to his readers, having severed
his connection with that newspaper
and will go to Idaho, where he will
engage in business. Mr.. Smith is one
of those large men, who carry about a
big heart, broad mind, a CHEEKY
word and smile that is enough to
melt the angry brow. He now goes to
the great west with its boundless
possibilities for men of push and
energy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

The Mortified News this week says
it is authorized to state that Its edi-
tor, Joel P. Heatwole is not candI-
date for governor and if he was he
would not ask the consent of the "big
four When man says he is not a
candidate for Office it is we'll to keep
an eye on him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

Postmaster General Payne in his an
nual report recommends a system of
postal checks and the increase in the
rate on magazines from one to four
cents per pound. The department de-
felt has been reduced to SO, 937, $40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

An awful story comes from the
Siberian convict settlement in Alex
androvsk. Russian barbarism is press
ed beyond all endurance and the con-
victs have refused to take nourish-
ment until they are more humanely
treated. Most of them are educated
men and are political prisoners. The
stories sent out are enough to cause
the civilized world to shudder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

From Louisville comes the report
that Former Mayor Ames of Mime
apolis will make his permanent home
in the former city where he is under
the care of a physician. His bonds
men have attached land in Polk
county valued at SO. coo.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

President Roosevelt has come out
fatfooted in regard to the question of
appointing colored men to Office. Ee
states frankly that the matter of color
does not cut any figure and that the
question of negro domination is not in
yolved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

to machine made editorials. The
quickest way out of hard job. For
there is no newspaper work, we be-
lieve, more difficult. Ii is easy to
write what one sees or is told. but
what one thinks is another matter,
Too often we don t think. But when
we do it is often difficult to maintain
cool, unbiased position, anC one
should never write hastily upon any
subject, or one upon which one is un-
decided as to what is best for the
public good, if that question is in
volved. There is. however, nothing
more conducive to lazy and slovenly
editing than to cut ones editorial
opinions out with pair of scissors .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

Joel P. Heatwole is fearful that a
machine will be built up in the
Republican party of Minnesota. Bet
ter have the right kind of machine
than to place the organization of'the
legislature in the hands of the merger
influences.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

Senator McCumber of North Dakota
advocates the creation of commits
sion to make thorough study of the
needs of the oriental people in order
that the producers of the northwest
may be advised as to the character of
the comm ODDITIES suited to the oriental
marker
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

Secretary Moody of the navy de-
partment says there is shortage of
officials in the navy. Give the enlist
ed men an opportunity to advance
and this will be greater incentive
for young men to become man o wars
men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

Every movement made by the mine
operators has only served to strengthen
public sympathy for the miners. Let
the investigation proceed and it is
hoped that the attorneys for the work
men will give the operators as close
an inquisition as Mitchell passed
through while he was on the stand
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

The st. Paul Globe has revived the
story that Governor VanSant is coniv-
ing to succeed Hon. Moses E. Clapp
in the United States senate. The
public will place little credence in
what The Glote says, it's campaign
yarns having been punctured SO badly
that not semblance of the truth was
found to be in them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

The st. Paul Dispatch of Saturday
evening contains caricature of Sam
Langum and moving picture exhi-
bition of his continuous act of seeking
after Office. The Preston man is pic
tured out as holding onto job in
1887. He is somewhat old, but still
able to hang onto the pap bottle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

Harvey Logan. the train robber,
has been presented with sentence of
15u years by Tennessee judge. If
Harvey behaves himself while in pris-
on he may be liberated on parole a
hundred years from now.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

ing being done by the students than
the good work that has been accom-
plished by that institution along the
lines of education. Some of the stu
dents ought to be rushed out of the
university.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

In La Crosse, Wis, judge has
dealt out the proper dose to wife de-
serters by sending them to state s
prison. That's what should be done to
that class of humanity in this neck of
tha woods
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

The scarcity of teachers may be at
tributed to the fact that the districts
do not pay decent salaries. What in
centive, is there for young man or
woman to devote several years to col
lege training and after their graduation
go into country district to preside
over school at mere pittance.
Teaching country school requires as
much heroism as facing bullets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

In fifteen years John L. Sullivan,
the pugilist, made over $1,000, 700
He is at present down on his luck
and there is no one to befr lend
him. 1t is said that Sullivan gave
$3.50, 600 to friends in his halycon days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05
MankatO Free Press
PUBLISHED BY
GREE PRESS PRINTING CO.,
EVERY FRIDAY.
One Dollar per Year in Advance
(s1.5o if not paid in advance0
p.THE REFoRuER..

The Free Press today gives to it's
readers the first installment of the
story, 1.-THE Reformer, from the pen
of Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon The
author is so well known to the public
that introductory remarks are entirely
unnecessary. His previous attempts at
literary work were so we'll received
that he was encouraged to produce
this latest story, which is said
by critics to be the best that Mr.. Shell
don has ever written
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

1t is estimated that nearly $500, 900 in
nickles have slipped through the slot
machines in Minneapolis during the
past year. Recently Mayor Jones is
sued an order for their removal the
fact having been brought to his atten-
tion that children were playing the
devices. The slot machines are ne
farious institution and should be'root-
ed out completely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

One of the tasks that will befall
the legislators at the coming session is
the framing of an inheritance tax
law that will be able to Withstand the
assaults of the legal fraternity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05
CONDUCIVE no LAZINEss.

An editor in Wisconsin makes the
following observation "The most of
our weekly exchanges. now that cleo
tion Ii over, are turning their edi-
torial columns over to news matter or
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

1t has been suggested to President
Mitchell of the Miners union that he
enter politics and reach out for some
elective office. There is not the slight
est fear that a man of MITCHELL
shrewdness will be lead into chase
for Office when he can accomplish SO
much more for his fellows in other
channels.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05

90
Executive Agent Fullerton reports
receiving numerous complaints froE,
different parts of the state as to per-
SONS fishing with seines in the lakes.
Mr. Fullerton explains that this
cannot be stopped at this season of the
year, owing to the law providing for
the issuance Of licenses to farmers to
catch. sswhite fish for their own use
with nets. The cost of the license is
but dollar. and the nets can be used
in. November and the first fifteen days
in December, although the catch Is
limited to-the amount the person de-
sires for his own use. Something
over 500 licenses have been issued this
year, the largest number in Otter
Tail, Douglas and ..Kandiyohi coun-
ties st Paul Globe.