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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06
TOWN IS TOO sT|NGY.
Dr.. Andrews Says City Cannot
Be Built Up On Wind.
More Money Must Be Raised for
The Good Road Fund.
Business Men Should See Good
In Such investments.
Prepare to Celebrate on Day
Streets Cars Are Run.

Eve are too stingy in Mankato tc
make a town grow"
That was the emphatic declaration
of Mayor j. w. Andrews last night
at the Commercial club while discuss
ing the need of raising cash TO helI
along the good roads movement. The
mayor declared that the business men
should contribute more literally to.
ward the fund. and he stated that the
business men could make no better in
vestment than to nut money into the
Belgrade hill improvement.
The club, after some discussion, con
cuded To give assistance 10 the Bel
grade hill Improvement. The town
meeting will he held March I'D, and
the matter of laying out new road
M that hill will be considered. A com
mittee from the Commercial club will
he present at the meeting and state
to what extent Mankato can give as
sistance. The cost of the improve
ment will be about S6,OO0.
While the subject of good roads
was under discussion, George NJ. Palm
er. chairman of the committee, stated
that the club had expended 800 on
the Eagle Lake road and $500 worth
of work had been done on that high
way.
Buy Land; Sell Lots.
Henry Hance wanted Mankato to
grow right along and suggested that
a. one means of boosting the Com
mercia club purchase tract of land
ana plat it into lots, these lots to be
disposed of and the proceeds to 90 to-
ward inducing manufacturing plants to
come to Mankato Crookston tried the
scheme. and out of eighty acres of
land. sold 100 lots which brought into
the Commercial club of that city
$4,000 in cash Fort Dodge has had
success with the sane PLAN
Celebrate When Cars Run.
The club adopted motion made by
Secretary Spencer which provided for
the appointment of committee OF
five to arrange for celebration on
the day the street cars commence to
RIM. Mr.. Hance stated that he eN-
pected the ears to move April /.
Mayor Andrews wanted everybody
to ride and pay fare so as to give the
railway company a good start.
Charles Otto stated that he had a
committee of eight young men at
work preparing celebration for the
big day"
II was suggested that the annual
"feed" of the club be had on the
same day and that each member OF
the club pay for his meal. Mr.. Spen-
Ger did not think it advisable to use
any portion of the clubs money for
Il banquet.
Vice President Nyquist today APP
pointed the following gentlemen to
serve on the good roads soliciting
committee: Alba Lewis, Frank Pay and
Erick Engwalsen.
The following is the committee to
take charge of the celebration on the
day the street cars begin operations:
Charles Otto, DR.. j. VI. Edwards, Allen
Jackson. Warner Baker, Charles North
rop.
II is proposed to have the band ont
on that day and get up program of
festivities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

Farmers and merchants are well
coined and treated alike at my barber
shop. Three chairs in operation. Rees
Thomas, proprietor, Free Press build
ing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

FOR SALE-The west half of Jacob
Magly, sixteen acres, sec. l3, town
ship los, north range rs. For par
ticulars write to Fred Schaefer, 734
North II street. Seattle, Wash.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06
Mailing Plant Sale Confirmed.

From fridays tpallF.
The sale of the Mailing plant to the
National Citizens bank for $3.50 was
confirmed by Referee Flittie today
The property was to be conveyed to
the bank by Trustee Meagher this af-
ternoon. 1t is rumored that a new
company will be organized to operate
the plant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06
Today's Suggestion by Ellen Stan.
A SCHOOL DRESS FOR s1.4s.

lNGHAMS
are looked upon with favor by Dame Fashion
and striped
in
piece jumper
o
Remnants
this be
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

money that an in
ferior quality would
cost if bought by
the yard on the
egular counter.
However, a nice
quality m 4 Y b e
bought at the reg
ular price for &c
cents a yard, and If
2as yards are re-
Quired it will cost
So cents. One-half
yard of plain will
be needed for the
trimming b a n d s,
which will cost 10
cents. The guimpe
requires IL yards
of material at 10
cents a yard, which
makes % cents. One
yard of insertion Is
needed for the col
lar and cuffs at Is
cents q yard, and
13s yards of edging
at 20 cents a yard
will be 2S cents.
Two spools of cot
ton at 6 cents each
make a total of
81. 46.
The dress is so
simple and easily
made that the most
inexperienced need
have no hesitancy
in attempting it.
The guimpe has a
tucked yoke and Ell
ther long or short
sleeves. The body
Of the dress is tuck
ed both back and
front. which gives
a pretty fullness.
The full skirt is fin
ished with a hem
and joined to the
jumper at the waist
line. The trimming
bands are shaped
according to the
pattern and after
being basted in po-
sition are stitched
on both edges.
his dress ! 8
closed at the back.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06
Caucus Is Postponed.

The caucus called for last night i'm
North Mankato has been postponed
until Friday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

| there are absolutely none on the Swiss
Mountains at an altitude of 1000 feet.
The fossil remains of a plesiosaurus
have been unearthed at Talcahuano
| Bay. Chilli The body of this marine
reptile of "A bygone age was forty five
feet long.
Trained falcons, to carry dispatches
| in the time of war. have been tested
| i'm the Russian Army Their speed is
four times as rapid as that of carrier
pigeons.
A government scientist at Washing
ton offers reasons for thinking that
height varying with the distance from
the equator. At the equator he esti-
mates the height to be 10000 miles,
which diminishes to only 1900 miles
at the poles. But, of course, beyond a
few hundred miles above the ground
the destiny of the atmosphere becomes
so slight that its effects are imper
ceptible.
Recent observation made on the
Picdu Midi, in the Pyrenees, confirm
the results previously obtained at low
er attitudes, which show that both the
sun and the moon induce a positive
| electric charge on the earth. The
solar charge varies from one to six
volts per minute, according to the
state of the atmosphere. 1t is absorb
ed by clouds and by layers of moist
aid The full moon induces a positive
electric induction analogous to that
Officials of the Lick Observatory re-
port that the star called II Gemin-
Drum, which has long been known as
a variable, is in reality double, but
its two compounds are so close that
no telescope is able to separate them.
and their existence is proved by the
shifting lines in the spectrum.
The variations in brightness. it is
thought, can only be due to the at
traction between the two stars rails
ing immense tides in their molten or
vaporous globes, which, through the
effects of compression or otherwise,
displace the spectral lines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

helper, 5000 per annum, in the bureau
of chemistry, department of agricnl-
ture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

A scientist looking for microbes says
there are absolutely none on the Swiss
Mountains at an altitude of 1000 feet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06
This May Interest You

Carlton and st Louis counties
otfer more advantages to the
actual settler, who knows how
TO false garden truck, poultry
and dairying, than lands in any
other location. Clay loan and
black soil, good water, no batter
climate, plenty OF timber for
building purposes and fuel, 500,-
900 consumers, including Duluth,
Superior and the Mineral ranges
to sell your farm products to.
Write or call.
Alfred w. kuehnow,
303-30I Torrey Bldg, Duluth, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

FOR SALE-My residence, at corner
Sherman street and Grant avenue
North Mankato. Cash, or on the in
stallment plan. Bargain if taken at
once. Address Victor F. Larson.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

The pattern is cut twelve
To make this of
material 36 inches wide wide
sendng cents to this office
plainly The
the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

Trained falcons, to carry dispatches
i'm the time of war. have been tested
in the Russian Army. Their speed is
four times as rapid as that of carrier
pigeons.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-06

The fossil remains of a plesiosaurus
have been unearthed at Talcahuano
Bay, Chilli The body of this marine
reptile of bygone age was forty five
feet long.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29
ImperfectIx Enuinned.-

A story of one McLeish, told by the
Marchioness of BreadaIbane in her re
cent book, 1.-THE High Tops of Black
Mount does not controvert DR.. John
sons dictum, "Much may be done with
a Scotchman if he be caught young"
but qualities it. McLeish was not young
enough when caught
The Warehouses Of Breadalbane,
who is an ardent sportswoman, was
companioned in a deer stalking expedi-
ton in one of the great glens Of North
Britain by McLeish He had been in
dulging one day in long argument in
the Gaelic with one of the gillies, when
there was a deer in prospect At last,
wearied out of all patience, the marchi-
oness said:
'Pray do talk English McLeish; I
cannot understand a word you say IN
Gaelic"
ut is pity you had not learnt such
a useful thing before taking to the
HILL" was McLeish's dry response.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29
Building of the Highways.

By their roadways ye shall know
them! There is no better index to the
thrift, enterprise and good citizenship
Of any State or community than the
condition Of the country roads. Adj
vancing civilization always finds ex-
preston IN road building; up-to-date
roads and up-to-date citizens are al
ways found together
With three centuries Of settlement In
this country, less than 8 per cent Of the
highways are improved. At this rate
it would take nearly four thousand
years to complete the work. Is it not
strange that people who have demon
strated their capacity in every other
field OF human activity should so sig
nally fail In dealing with the roads?
The Importance of good roads can
hardly be overstated. The highways
are the veins Of trade and commerce,
as the railroads are the arteries. How
important, then, that they should be
good every day in the year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29
EVER OLD AND EVER NEW.

A Trite Phrase That Sums Up the
Marvels of the Vatican in Rome.
Visitors are never weary Of dwelling
upon the strange mixture of all that Is
antique and modern In the vast build
ings Of the Vatican. AS a palace, or
rather a series of palaces, the Vatican.
since it's first stone was laid In 49S A.
D. by Pope Symmachus has contained
the choicest treasures of art and liter
ature. And now In the twentieth CEN
fury it rivals any royal dwelling In Eu.
rope in point Of modern equipment,
with its small army of engineers, law
yers, printers, painters, chemists, work
ers in mosaic, artists, carpenters, stI1c.
co workers, sculptors, wood ca'rvers and
gardeners, In addition to the usual
crowd Of cooks, cleaners, walters and
porters belonging to every great house
hold.
This ancient ecclesiastical palace In
fact holds all modern appliances cal
culated to save expense, time and Ia
Dor. Thus it possesses it's own dyna-
mos for the lighting of ST. Peters and
the vast apartments and rooms, 1900
in all, that make up the structure It's
own water supply, printing presses and
armory.
Within the last few days Plus x. has
had four typesetting machines of the
most modern make installed by an Eng
lish firm In the Vatican printing Office
The pope has also visited the Office for
the purpose Of inspecting the new fix
lures, and Cardinal Merry del Val has
even practiced on one of them.
Whoever said "The Vatican is always
old and ever new" told the truth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29

sound. 1t was the sound of swishing
water. He opened his eyes quickly.
The tiger was finishing the water in
the pail.
Then she looked around and saw
that he was awake and purred as If in
satisfaction. And suddenly a great
idea came to Tommy's refreshed mind.
1t was a great idea, and it was
daring idea. He would earn that hun
dred dollars.
He remembered what his father had
said about the doctors bill, and the
taxes. A hundred dollars would be a
great help. He was no longer afraid
OF the tiger. She was no more than a
clumsy kitten. He arose and took his
hat from the nail behind the outer
door. The tiger watched him lazily.
Come kitty" he said.
She slowly arose and stretched her
self and noisily yawned. Then she fol-
lowed him down the steps and into the
driveway. He walked by her side, his
right hand resting lightly on her back
She turned when he did and the two
paced along the highway toward the
village-the tiger taking long strides
and the boy at times trotting to keep
up with her.
They had covered half the way when
the boy heard voice from somewhere
back of him.
Don't look around, boy" 1t said
Keep straight ahead. You're all right
Don't worry. I'll be right here. I've
sent a man around to clear the way.
All you've got to do is to walk right
along. Her name is Minnie"
At the sound of this voice the boy
left the fur beneath his hand stiffen,
and the big beast gave a low growl
her tail swinging angrily.
"All right, Minnie, all right" said
the boy.
She turned her head and her yellow
eyes looked up at him.
Its all right, Minnie" he soothing
ly repeated.
She seemed to quiet down at the
sound Of her name, and the two stead
lily neared the village. They met no
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29

thing" he said and he pointed ahead
to the grove a half mile away. "We'ye
got to surround her an drive her In.
An now you fellows listen to me
more especially you fellows with the
guns there. l wouldn't give a cent for
the tiger dead, but I'll hand any man
that lands her alive an kickin' In the
highway here, hundred dollars cash
on tn nail. An to all those who want
to help me git her I'll give a choice re-
served seat for tn show tonight. But
look here-she's likely to be as ugly
as sin an you want to keep a sharp
lookout. Come on"
The man had a queer looking whip
in his hand and he shook it in the air
as he spoke. 1t was a short whip
with a thick lash, and in the box of
the wagon Tommy noticed a coiled
rope.
The party swept along at good
pace, the black mustached man leading,
and presently they disappeared behind
the turn in the road by the old cul-
vert.
Tommy slowly returned to the porch,
but his mind was too excited to per-
NIT him to resume his reading. He
understood that a tiger had escaped
from the circus and was now roaming
the woods beyond Sam Hllburns farm.
How he would have liked to join the
hunting party! But he knew it wouldn't
be right for him to leave the house
and perhaps the black mustached man
wouldn't let him come. He didn't see
any small boys In the party. Anyway,
he'd have something fine to tell the
folks about when they came home.
He stood on tiptoe and looked over
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29

en- into a new house It is-or was TIL
recently-the custom to throw salt In at
the door; and when a child for the first
time leaves Its mothers house salt Is
put In It's pockets In both cases the
stuff, Of course, represents a charm to
keep away all evil. Children shedding
their first teeth were instructed to wrap
each In a scrap Of paper, with some
salt, and fling 1t into the fire, but the
German child, in a somewhat different
ritual, was to take his into dark cor
ner and drop it there, whispering the
while:
Mouse, 1 give thee tooth of bone;
Give me instead an iron one.
The suggestion of the exchange betok-
ems the thrifty Teutonic mind, and one
hopes the mouse used all due influence
to fulfill his share Of the contract, to
the confusion Of all dentists.
Salt was, Of course, an indispensable
ingredient of all charms against witch
craft. The Scotch goodwife would
throw some In the fire o. nights and
cry, "Gude preserve s frae a. skaith!"
and many a legend was based on the
story Of the unwilling guest at some
witches sabbath, who, trying to make
the best Of the unholy repast, asked for
salt to season his meat. At the bare
mention Of the word, with wild screams,
the whole assembly melted into the air,
even as though the sign Of the cross
had been made, or holy water poured
into their midst. And not only in such
spells as these must salt be used; 1t
played It's part in love charms, too, and
in Henderson's Folk Lore" we have a
recipe for the use Of maidens who
would call their erring lovers back to
them. They must, we read, for three
consecutive Friday nights, throw a
pinch Of salt into the fire and chant the
words:
It is not this salt 1 wish to burn,
1t is my lovers heart to turn.
That he may neither rest nor happy be
Until he comes and speaks to me.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29
20 DID,
H"IIE||!k||!!pAAEI6p
Panic. and BAD Roads.

Every fall financial centers are up
set by the enormous amount of money
withdrawn to "move the crops" For
two or three months the strain is In
tense. and sometimes-aS last fall-it Is
disastrous. Why the undue haste to
get the crop to market so quickly-only
part Of 1t is needed for immediate
consumption. One of the principal rea-
sons Is the roads are generally bad
throughout the winter and spring; at
any rate they cannot be depended upon,
20 the farmers prefer to get the grain
of while the roads are good, and this
grand rush upsets everything.
It costs 8 cents per bushel per year
for elevator storage alone, which en-
tails other expenses. Grain can be
stored on the farm for 2 cents per
bushel. The elevator charges are equal
to a 10 per cent tax on wheat and 20
per cent tax on corn and oats. This
Is big and largely unnecessary tax.
With good roads the farmers can store
their grain on the farm and control the
situation, saving a neat little sum that
Is now wasted, as we'll as selling their
grain to better advantage. Enormous
fortunes are being made and augment
ed by shrewd middlemen manipulating
the price Of the worlds food supply.
The man who raises the grain and the
man who eats 1t pay the bill. Good
roads are the best remedy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29

The huge cat came toward him slow
" the yellow eyes on his face. When
she reached him she purred again, and
reaching out her red tongue licked the
back Of his right hand. Her tongue
was rough and it hurt him cruelty, but
he was careful not to draw his hand
away too suddenly. Then she rubbed
her head against his leg, caress that
almost pushed him over.
Her movements were so unmistak-
ably friendly that Tommy's voice came
back to him.
kitty, kitty, nice kitty" he said,
and timidly scratched the cruel head.
The tiger purred again, and then
yawned in quite a dreadful way.
Tommy's brain was working fast.
Perhaps the tiger was hungry. If he
could feed her it might keep her good
natured He was afraid to try to run
from her. She was too near. He
would get her mp into the kitchen.
Come, kitty" he coaxingly said and
turned toward the stairs. He was a
little surprised to find he could walk
When he reached the lower step she
was right ct his heels. He mounted
carefully and pat pat pat the tiger fol-
lowed him.
The kitchen door was open and the
warm sunshine streamed across the
floor. The tiger stretched herself in
this sunny pathway and lay there, her
yellow eyes on the boy and her heavy
tail humping the floor.
Hungry, kitty?" the boy asked her.
The tiger purred and yawned again
with a great display of red mouth and
yellow fangs.
Tommy took the saucer Of cookies
from the table and emptied 1t close to
her. She ate them greedily. Then he
remembered there was some cold meat
in the pantry. AS he lifted it down
from the shelf he looked around The
tiger was standing in the doorway
watching him. He gave her the meat
and she greedily cleared the platter.
Then it occurred to Tommy that she
might be thirsty, too. The pump was
on the porch close to the kitchen door.
There was a pail beneath the spout
He went out and filled 1t and the tiger
waited for him In the doorway. He
brought the pail into the kitchen and
she drank greedily.
Then she laid herself down in the
sunshine again, and there being moth
ing further for Tommy to do he sat
there In his mothers low rocking chair
and watched her.
It was a warm day and there was
something soothing about the heavy
air. Tommy had quite recovered from
his fright. He felt almost comfortable
The reaction from his agitation made
him strangely tired. The bit of blue
sky he could see through the open door
wavered and swayed, the stripes Of the
tigers coat seemed to run together, his
head nodded forward and then nodded
back-and stayed there. Tommy was
fast asleep.
He was awakened by a strange
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29
DIPLOMATIC.

There is a Western politician, now
serving his State in the halls of Con-
gress, who is well known for his dis
inclination TO admit that he is i'll, az
we'll as for his cfrcumlocutory method
of expression.
One day a friend asked after the
great mans health.
Thomas" said the conservative
representative cautiously, 81 am not
well, but 1 am better than 1 was when
I was worse than l now am"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29

toward the woods. There was nothing
unusual to be seen.
Then he suddenly realized that he
was hungry. He went into the house
and looked at the kitchen clock. 1t was
just II. Then he sat down and ate
his bread and milk. When he had fin
ished the milk there was still some
bread left, and his hunger wasn't quite
satisfied. There was plenty Of milk In
the big pan on the swinging shelf in
the cellar and he took the pitcher and
went down the stairs.
The double doors that led to the yard
were both open and the roomy cellar
was fairly light. But there were dark
corners In the forward part, under the
big sitting room, and as he drew for
ward an old chair on which he meant
to stand in order to reach the swinging
shelf something queer in the darkest
corner attracted his attention. He saw
two small yellow green lights there, a
few inches apart and as he stared at
them they seemed to move slightly.
Tommy stood very still. His heart
was humping hard. He wanted to
turn and rush up the stairway. Then
he remembered his fathers words
Toms a little man. Nothing can
frIghten him."
The green lights moved again, and
something back In the darkness purred
softly. Those lights were too big for
the eyes of a cat, and no cat ever pur-
red so loud.
That's what Tommy told himself as
he stood there his left hand gripping
the blue pitcher, his right knee press
ing hard against the chair.
Yet it was a cat-a cat Of variety
that Tommy had never seen save in
picture books. A shadowy bulk came
toward him out OF the darkness, and
as 1t emerged into the light Tommy
mind told him In a flash what It was.
The cruel head, the yellow green eyes,
the striped fur-this was the runaway
tiger. She must have slipped IN
through those outer doors.
A cold wave ran over poor Tommy.
He wanted to scream, but he held his
teeth tightly together.