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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
DOOM OF TINE NEWSPAPERS

The ingenious Mr.. Wells has pre-
dicted time when the days news
will be given to the world through the
medium of gigantic mouthed mega
phones. There will be no writing, nc
reading in those happy days. Books
will have been abolished, the gentle
art of typesetting as forgotten as is
today the secret of archaic TyriaI
dyes. Those who lived by the pen
perish by the pen-better say by the
publishers. And what, we ask our
startled reader, would be the conse-
quences if all the libraries, Carnegian
and otherwise; all the printing presses
all the paper, ink and scribblers were
suddenly to vanish?
Such condition may be easier i'm.
agined than described, says The New
York Sun. Say, for an example that
a universal benefcient tyrant succeed
led in abolishing books for a century
wouldn't his monument in enduring
marble and gold be erected by ad.
miring and succeeding generations? In
stead of miles of obituary notices
wouldn't mis- effigy in ivory and dia-
monds pass from hand to hand as a
thing sacred?
The world has for so many centuries
been dominated by the superstition of
the printed word that the silencine
of ink for at least 100 years would
bring forth nations composed of think
ers and warriors Oculists would 60
out of business. Teaching in the open
air, in the manner of ancient Athens,
would again find popular favor. The
orator would top the novelist, and the
organs and Roosevelts of that far
away epoch-reticent, taciturn tenn
peraments-would cast aside the pen
for the speaking trumpets. Frabjous
DAYS, indeedl
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
IAGERsoll, THE BRILLIANT ORATOR

Robert Green Ingersoll, famous as
lawyer, agnostic lecturer, writer
and politician, and generally consid-
cred one of the most eloquent of
American orators, was born in Dres.
den, N. Y, seventy-six years ago to-
day, and died in mis- native state, at
his beautiful home on the Hudson, on
July 81, 1899.
Ingersoll came of distinguished
ancestry, among whom were some OF
the first settlers in America. His ia
Their was clergyman of the Presby.
terrain faith, gloomy and austere, and
the bitterness against all religion
manifested in later years by the great
agnostic, may have been due in some
measure to recollections of the harsh
creed taught him in his youth.
Although born in the Empire State
Illinois claims Ingersoll as one OF
her most distinguished sons. 1t was
in Peoria that Ingersoll first tasted
fame. The house in which he lived
when first a resident of Illinois city
still stands and is now occupied by a
cigar factory, and not, as has been
alleged, as Y. M. G. A. building.
In Peoria Ingersoll achieved dis
tinction, and in return he conferred
distinction upon the town. The PEG
pie there knew him best and loved
him most, and to them belongs the
privilege or rearing the first monu
ment to his memory He moved there
from Shawneetown, ILL.,, in 1857, thef
a young lawyer of twenty four years
AT Peoria he received his commits
sion as colonel of the Eleventh iii
l-nois Cavalry; he left there in Febru
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

larry, 1852, with his regiment, and re-
turned there after his experience as
a soldier and prisoner of war.
He there arose to be one of the first
lawyers in the state and nation; was
elected attorney general of Illinois in
1866, and might have been governor
two years later if he would have con-
scented to silence on the subject of
religion. He married in Peoria;, his
daughters were both born there, and
even after he removed to Washington,
d. c., in 1877 and later to New York
city, his name and that of Peoria
were still intimately associated.
Ingersoll's genius as an orator first
gained national recognition in 1876,
when in glowing phrases he urged
that the republican national conven-
ton nominate for the presidency
James G. Blaine, whom he termed
''the plumed knight" Sc. 80
He was prominent in politics, always
as a republican, for many years, and
only religious prejudice kept him
fromA attaining high office. In fact,
many astute politicians have declared
that his natural ability to sway men
was such that the presidency would
have been in his reach, had he not
given such strong expression to his
hostile views on religious topics.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
TOUR OF WATERWAYS COMMISSION

Washington, d. c., August lO-Sev-
en- of the twelve members of the ma
tional waterways commission, com
mission authorized by congress to in
vestigate not only the waterways of
Europe and Canada but the waterways
of the United States, for the purpose
of making recommendations for the
improvement of the rivers harbors and
canals of our own country, sail Tues
day morning on the North German
Lloyd liner kronprinzessen Cecilie, on a
ten weeks investigation and examina-
ton of the waterways of Europe
The personnel of party is as follows
Senator Theodore E. Burton, of Ohio,
chairman, Senator Jacob H. Gallinger
of New Hampshire, vice chairman, ac-
companied by his son, William HI.
Gallinger, Senator, F. NJ Simmons of
North Carolina, the new chairman
of the rivers and harbors committee
of the House, ID. S. Alexander and wife
Representative Frederick C.. Stevens
and wife, of Minnesota; Representa-
tine Irving Z. Wagner of Pennsylvania !:
Representative Stephen M. Sparkman,
of Florida. Representative and Mrs.
James H. Cassidy of Ohio, also ac-
company the party together with Pro-
fessor Roland G. Mcpherson of John
Hopkins University; Professor Emory
r. Johnson, of the University of Penn
sylvania, Colonel William H. Bixby, of
the engineer corps of the army, and
Herbert Knox Smith, chief of the
bureau of corporations, and the secre-
taries of the commission, Woodbury.
Pulsifer and Joseph McGann. 1t is
the intention of Senator Samuel I'll.
Piles, of Washington, Senator William
Alden Smith, of Michigan, Senator
William Lorimer of Illinois, and Con-
gresham Noon of Tennessee, also
members of the waterways commits
sion, to join the party Sept s, at
Strassburg, Germany, where the COM
mittee will commence an investigation
of the Rhine.
The itinerary includes visits to the
great commercial centers of Europe,
and the capitals of the old world in or
der that a first hand study may be
made, not only of the waterways but
of the transportation problems which
are closely related to the use of the
water courses as freight and passenger
carries. The party will spend from
Aug. Is ito % inspecting canals and
rivers in and around Berlin and it's
environs. Dresden Aug. % and "a;
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

, Prague Aug % and 26 arriving at
Vienna on the evening of the 2Sth
inst, remaining there until Aug. 81.
Budapest will be reached Sept. l,
where three days will be spent in an
investigation of the Danube, the party
journeying to Arsuva the night of
Sept. 3. Sept 5 and 6 at Belgrade
and back to Budapest. F-"m Buda-
pest to Munich on the evening of
Sept. 7 and a visit to Strassburg
and then rather extended trip on
the Rhine from September 10 to IA.
Holland, it's dykes and canals will oc-
cupr the attention ~T = narrY from
September Is to II. Belgium Sept.
Is to 81, the canal system of this
country being regarded as most com
plete. Paris % to 80, and London
October l to 10, which includes trips
along the Manchester ship canal and
inspection of harbors and waterways
of England, arriving in New York
October 30
Emory R. Johnson, who holds the
in the University of Pennsylvania,
and who is noted authority upon
transportation questions, accompanies
the party as the representative of the
national rivers and harbors congress.
MIR. Johnson will not only submit
his findings as an Independent obser-
er to the national waterways com
mission but will make a report to the
national rivers and harbors convention
to be held in the city of Washington
Dec. 8, 9, and 10, which will be notable
for the number of distinguished men
who will address the convention duri
ing its sessions, including the presi-
dent of the United States, Secretar-
les Dickinson and Nagel, the German
ambassador, Senator Theodore E. Bur-
ton and Governor Harmon of Ohio.
Mr. johnson who, upon other occasions
has made study of waterways of
Europe, will upon this trip learn as much
as possible of the relation of water
ways to railways and the industry
and trade of these waterways and
furnish such material in the way of
documents and illustrations as will
assist, not only the national water
ways commission in making its re-
port to congress, but the national
rivers and harbors congress in carry
ing out its platform which calls for
comprehensive policy of waterway
development on the part of the feder-
al government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
Progress in Cuba.

With the beginning of the present
fiscal year the republic of Cuba es-
tablished a Bureau of Information,
President Gomez appointing Leon J..
Canova, an American newspaper man,
who has resided in Cuba eleven years
and has wide acquaintance with the
island, as it's director.
Parties wishing information of any
nature concerning Cuba can obtain
same, free of charge, by writing to
Leon j. Canova, U. and l. Bureau,
utility and Information Bureau.) De
partment of Agriculture, Commerce and
Labor, Havana, Cuba.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
STORY OF THE WEATHER.
MAnKAro's PROUD RECORD

Saltwater Gazette: During the past
five wears Mankato has invested about
100000 for various enterprises that
have been an aid to that city. That
is a record to be proud of and one
that Saltwater might emulate. Bust
ness men and property owners of Still
water, as well as all employees, should
do the boosting act; not a persistent
knock, as is the case with a few.
These fellows should sell out and get
out; if you don't like the town go
hence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
Caught By the Wayside

st. Paul Pioneer Press: 81 cannot
see how the Minnesota river could be
made navigable," said Representative
Albert Pfaender of New Ulm, who was
at the capitol yesterday. 81 noticed
as / came down on the train along
| the river, that the water is so low and
narrow that no boats could pass unless
an enormous amount of dredging was
DONE The water is low now and in
some places there is hardly enough to
float a launch.
Besides, they would have to be
dredging all the time as the freshets
in the spring would carry in so much
sand and stuff that it would fill up
the channel"
Mr. Pfaender said that the farmers
around New Ulm are harvesting an un-
usually good crop.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: Politicians
have often been accused of putting
the salve on pretty thick" but did
I it ever occur to any one to wonder
where the salve came from? Evidently
the supply must be running short, for
Frank A. Day and several other prom
inent politicians have organized COM
pany to manufacture salve. The ar
ticles of incorporation were filed yes
terday and the capital stock is $780,
000 The company is known as the
Z-MexO company and the articles
state that its purpose is the manu-
facture and sale of Z-Mex-O, a prepa-
ration for diseases of the skin. ST..
Paul is the principal place of business,
and the incorporators, besides Private
Secretary F. A. Day, are John E. King.
state librarian; Marcus johnson, a pol
itician of Atwater, Mimi; G.. F. Ruth
erford, st. Paul druggist; Anthony
HUM, Minneapolis, and w. P. Curtiss
and j. A. NOVEL;, ST. Paul Frank
Day said last night that Marcus John
son was the real hacker of the COM
pany, and that he had only allowed
the use of his name.
The resignation of j. w. Olsen as
dean of the state school of agricul-
ture, which he rendered to the regents
few days after he was elected last
December, will come up for final action
at the meeting of the regents next
week, but members of the board say
that it will not be accepted. Mr.. Olsen
was elected by a divided vote in the
board, and there was considerable crit
icism at the time. He then announced
his resignation, but made it to take
effect Aug. l, SO that the regents
would have a few months to look for
a successor and permit him to finish
the school year. But members of the
board of regents state that no one
has been looking around for sue
cessor. The criticism which was made
of the selection at the time came to
an end when Mr.. Olson announced his
resignation, and by this time most of
those who were finding fault then have
| forgotten the incident. No fault was
found with him personally, but the
| criticism was that it was a political
appointment, and that Olsen's train
ing was general, and he. was not a
specialist in agricultural education.
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New York Sun: Knicker-Do people
hang on his words? Bocker-As
though they were car straps.
Puck: Waiter lin expensive restau-
rant will you have q sugar in your
coffees Mrs. Nurich-I don't see it on
the bill. Waiter-There is no charge
for sugar, madam. Mrs. Nurich-No,
thank you!
Cleveland Leader: Judge-The evil
dence shows that you threw stone
at this mans dog. Prisoner-Don't
it show more'n that? Judge-What
more. did you want it to show? Pri-
soner-Why, y'r honor, 1 hit i'm.
Puck: Crawford-Your wife must be
dead in love with you. She has sent
you letter every day since she has
been away? Cranshaw-They are lit
tie more than notes to tell me to
send her some articles she forgot to
put in her trunk.
Puck: Mr.. Budworthy-Rather clever
fellow that young Dudelong, don't you
think? Miss Tewstules-I really
couldn't tell. He scarcely uttered a
word the whole time he was here Mr..
Budworthy-Sly dog He knows when
he is at his best.
Fliegende Blaetter: ''How did you
manage to see everything in Rome in
side of two days?" "Well, you see we
got up early, my wife went to the
shops, my daughter to the picture gal
leries and | took in the restaurants.
In the evening we compared notes."
London 1lt-Bits: Stranger-Zum
Donnerwetter, now you have cut my
chin second time! If you can't shave
better than that you will lose all your
customers pretty quick. Barber's APP
prentice-Not at all! 1 am not al
lowed to shave the regular customers
yet, | only shave strangers!
Philadelphia Record: Merchants wife
tsuddenly appearing in her husbands
office --Ha! | thought you said your
typewriter girl was an old maid? Mer-
chant tmuch eonfused) -Um-er, YES,
m'dear, of course, of course; but she
is sick today and she sent her little
granddaughter as substitute.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
SURVEYORS Now AT Work.

The survey of the Minnesota river
lately ordered by the federal govern
ment is now in full swing. Adolph
Meyer in. charge of party of sixteen
engineers and surveyors, has gone te
Ortonville, Mimi, and will push the
work as rapidly as possible. The river
is to be thoroughly surveyed from Big
Stone Lake, near Ortonville, to Man
kato and is is expected that the un
dertaking win occupy the balance o.
the present year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

Augusta Chronicle: Governor John
son of Minnesota has already had three
operations for appendicitis and is
thinking Of going in for fourth. Mr..
Bryan's democracy seems to be SINH
larly stubborn case
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS.
Miss Marie Dombroska Passed Away
at Austin Yesterday.


Miss Marie Dombroske died Monday
at Austin, of tuberculosis of the lungs,
and the remains were brought to this
city last evening, for burial, as Man.
kato was her former home. She was
born in Germany and was thirty four
year sof age, and was laundry work
er. Her mother died April 10 last
but her father and several brothers
and sisters reside on Division street
in this city. She was an estimable
young woman, and had many friends
who will regret her death.
Funeral services will be held tomor.
row morning at st. Peter and PauPs
Catholic church, and the interment will
be made at Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
Check From HOW Family Society.

The family of Miss Mary Deef has
received the insurance check of $500
from the Holy Family society. This
is the third death in that society in
the last three months, and each fam
lily has already received check of
the same amount.
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There is also added a certain pro-
portion of clay. A complete set of the
molds will cost $4,000 and the operat-
ing plant $4,000 more. Six sets will
be required to keep the men operating
to advantage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
When Coal Price Goes Up.

Minneapolis Journal: AS straw hats
go down in price, they push coal up.
This is how we know cold weather is
coming and are taught to prepare for
it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

The farmers are so busy these days
gathering in the money that they have
not got time to find fault with the
tariff law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

A woman never gets old enough
not to think it isn't shame for a
woman who is as old as somebody else
to dress the youthful way she does
New York Press.
Washington STAR Famous finan.
ciers are agreed that prosperity is on
the way. This opinion, however, does
not prevent them from advising the
consumer to take up the study of per.
sonal economy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
MIXED WITH HUN9R.

Cleveland Leader: Castro begs path
etically for a burial plot in Venezuela
Give it to him at once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

Toledo Blade: 'What has become OF
Joseph B. Foraker" askes southern
newspaper. Who wants to know?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
MUSINGS OF A BACHELOR.

The honey of marriage is on WON
ans lips for her children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

Some men would never practice self
denial if they couldn't boast about it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

A quick way to learn how to waste
money is to get hold of it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

The trouble is that when man
tries to forget woman she won't let
| him.-Chicago News.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

The reason a girl lis afraid of man
on a dark piazza is she is going to
get him to take her out there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

And occasionally man throws of
trouble by putting on bold front.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

Woman thinks she will be mans
superior when she gets her rights.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

Many a man is the moving picture
of an unpaid tailor bill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

Chicago Tribune: Maybe King Ed
ward will use his influence to get
United States Steel listed on the Paris
bourse. He is said to have made
$l,000,000 on it from tip of J. Pierp
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
GRAY MATTER IN CHUNKS.

Elk River Star News: Supreme
Court Justice Lewis is brave man to
say that the balance of the court
"quibbles for policy's sake" He must
be tired of his job
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13
GRIIlING the AMERICANS

And the next day it poured some.
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Princeton Union: The absence of
good fresh matter in the editorial
columns of many of our exchanges
clearly shows that the brethren are
not sticking very closely to their tri-
pods.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

Brainerd Tribune: ''It is estimated
that those who have registered for the
land lotteries in the three reservations
soon to be opened will have about one
chance in a hundred of securing a
claim" That beats the she'll game
anyway. However, you got your esti-
mate too low. 1t was one chance
in 333
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Maple Lake Messenger: The aver
age city man works all his life in the
hope that some day he can retire to
the comfort and quiet of the farm.
The average farmer works his fingers
to the bone hoping to some time buy
house in town.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-13

A dead beat always gets more credit
than he deserves.
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BUNCH OF SHARP STICKS.

1t is the after effect of experienc
that counts. @
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SOME BRAIN TlckLERs.

New York Sun: Knicker-Do people
hang on his words? Bocker-As
though they were car straps.
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Puck: Waiter lin expensive restau-
rant(-Will you have q sugar in your
coffee2 Mrs. Nurich-I don't see it on
the bill. Waiter-There is no charge
for sugar, madam. Mrs. Nurich-No,
thank you!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-14
IIHI[||I|.]lllNllGTlDIl|

HARRINGTON. Sept i sliss Nell
Harden. Or Fafrninnt, is the guest 3afi
Miss Edna gNIittnn Tor ii few days ON
her way home from sGraysTfIle where.
she has visited for the last month.
4. III: KIigpre has gone to- Weston 70.
workson n well.
Miss Emma Doheny has returneI
to her home at Falrn1pnt /. fters q few
days fsft here.
Miss Daisy Z: Koen is home from q
visit with friends In -Wne ceiling.
Misses Ethel Roge rson. Anna Nc
Garvey. Beryl & Morgan Ada Parrish
and G oldfe Baker will leave in the
morning for Fairnrnt. where they Will
enter the Normal School for the con
ing year. ist Il b 4 ST. II
q a dance will be given, at Eureka.
Park this evening. "a fine new pavil-
ion has been erected and good music
will sbe rendered. Is
" Mrs. !. ee Barry AMI children are the
guests of the formers parents at Now.
Martinsville $.g 4
i. ]. Mccarthy is home from a visit
in MprEantnwn. Z: II
Miss T.etitia Ryan is home from a
visit In Fafrmnnt:
NJ Chas. fphfllfns. Sr..%is nome on n WIS.,
It from New York and the western oil
fields.
Mrs Geo. Bowers IS the guest Of rel
atfves! in Wheeling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse shimn are home
from n short wedding trim nd will pc
cnrv a fl In the postnt1lce building.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. sT,nugh are NOV
ing intn the fat recently occupied by
Dr. W. r.. Andrews.
q G.. r: Minor. is moving his family to
West "A 1eyanH er. Pa.
Mrs, 7. w Munne'1. IF Wi1linmsnnrt.
Pa. il the: guest of her sister. Mrs.
MnstelIer iss}
Mr., md Mrs. Van Price arc. guests
OF the formers mother here. 80
VIC snoderase r. very Ill Mt the
homo: Of his son. Chns. L.. on Buffalo
street. 81. Z: r.s II
Miss Mabel Calvert has returned to
Sistersri'le efter a visit with her
grandparents here.
Fl Mt arl Mrs. M r. Fnrhec have
gone to Clarksburg. where they will 10
ca to. 5tys{
Mrs. :Tor,nr F1vnn has ronn tn her
homo TT Hrink. after = visit here.
Mr. and Mrs n. r Coulter IF T.itt1,-
ton spent yesterday with friends In
town. q tls y.