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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
the STORY OF ADMIRAL SEMMES

Particularly in Maryland and Lou
brations are being held today com
memorating the one hundreth ami
versary of the birth of Admiral Ra-
phael Semmes, the distinguished Con-
federate naval commander, VINO was
born Sept. 81, $50, Admiral. Semmes
commanded the Alabama, the vessel
fitted out under British auspices in
July, 1862, to prey upon the merchant
men of the United States.
Having espoused the cause of the
Confederacy Semmes placed himself I'M
der the Confederacy's orders. 1t was
his not to ask the reason why, his
but to do or die. That he performed
his duty as he saw it is instanced
by the charge made by the States.
man Golden against the British nation
on May Is, 1864. 'You have been"
he said, carrying on hostilities from
these shore sagainst the people of the
United States, and have been inflicting
an amount of damage on that country
greater than would be produced by
many wars.
1t is estimated that the loss sustained
by the capture and burning of Ameri-
can vessels has been about $l5,O00,-
900, or nearly f3,OOO,OOO. But that is
a small part of the injury which has
been inflicted on the American marine.
We have rendered the rest of her vast
mercantile property for the present
valuless." That the Indictment against
Great Britain of Corben was deserved
is shown in the decision of tine arbi-
traitors at Geneva in 1872, by the terms
of which England paid $l5,OO0,OO0
damages to the United States.
Undoubtedly no soldier in the army
of the Confederacy nor sailor in its
navy contributed as much to familiar
ize the inhabitants of the globe with
the Stars and Bars, the flag of the
Confederate states, as did the COM
mander of the Sumpter and the Ala
bama Brief was the life of each Of
these vessels, but the life of each was
full of strenuous action and the skill
full way in which the great naval lead
err managed all matters, whether as
expert in admiralty able seaman or
daring commander, reflected the high.
est credit on his abilities and added
lustre to the cause he represented.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
MANKATO FREE PRESS

the memory of departed brother
whose life was consecrated to achieve
ments of peace. He did not win his
laurels upon the battlefield =
but rather in the prosperity of his
people. He taught mankinc
ito be better, more truthful, kind and
loving. He taught humanity to do
right because it was right. He de-
voted his life to the bctterment and
uplifting of mankind. ., His life was
alike an inspiration and benediction.
No country can claim; no age appro-
pirate him; his fame is Eternity, and
his residence Creation.
Governor Johnson's life was such
reciprocal Interchange of gratitude and
love as made him happy in death and
the living happy in life. Honesty and
sincerity We're his wealth, his honor,
and the defense of his very existence.
TO him the glittering gold of selfish
greed and vain glory were but vanish
ing splendors. Looking back
upon his life we cannot but feel that
it was, in the highest sense, prepara-
ton TOR eternity. The SER
vices rendered our state by Governor
Johnson are inestimable. His judgment
on public questions was clear, and
fairness, as well as efficiency, marked
his execution of the laws. In his es-
innate of men he seldom made mis-
take. He was careful and conservative
and always surrounded himself with
the most efficient advisers. In his
death the state has lost not only a
great chief executive, but sweet and
beautiful character.
SIT shall be my earnest endeavor to
follow in the footsteps of my prede-
cessor. fully realize the task, but l
am willing to do my duty"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
TRAIN the BOYLE MAKES THE MAN.

Ex-president Roosevelt has some
times been lectured and sometimes
censured roundly for butting in OH
every subject under the sun, but he
has usually managed to be on the
right side and to say the right thing,
especially when discussing questions
relating to the moral well-being of
society, says writer. Here is a
word, for example, with regard to the
training of boys, which contains the
very essence of the problem of max
ing men better. He says:
''If you are going to do anything
permanent for the average man you
have not to begin before he is a man
The. chance of success lies in working
with the boy and not with the man.
That applies peculiarly to those boys
who tend to drift off into courses
which mean that, unless they are
checked, they will be formidable ad-
ditions to the criminal population
when they grow older.
mo nation is safe unless in the
average fanny Cnere are healthy, nap
ply children. If these children are not
brought up well they are not merely
"a curse to themselves and their par
ents, but they mean the ruin of the
state in the future"
These are wise words, and they
ought to appeal strongly to every
father and mother to look well to
the morals of their boys. The wise
king said: "Train up child in the
way he should 60, and when he is
old he will not depart from it." The
perils to which boys, and girls, too,
are often exposed in their school days
are not always fully appreciated by
parents but they are real and in
siStent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
INCREASED ATTENDANCE At AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGES.

Never in the history of the world
has there been such progress made in
agricultural education as in the United
States during the last eleven years
This is the conclusion of Dick j.
Crosby, specialist in agricultural edu-
cation of the department of agricul-
ture in report just issued.
During the last year. Mr.. Crosby
points out, there has been rapid and
healthy growth in all phases of agri-
cultural education, the year being note
worthy for the attention givento pro-
viding facilities for graduate study
in agriculture, to recognizing and
strengthening college courses, and to
multiplying opportunities for acquir-
ing secondary and elementary instruc-
tions in this subject.
The growing activity in all phases
of agricultural education in this coun-
try, declares Mr.. Crosby, has been
faithfully reflected in the larger de-
mands made on the department of
agriculture for information on every
phase of agriculture.
In 1897 the total income of land
grant colleges aggregated only $4,000
600; today it is $lS,OOO,O00. The prop
erty of these institutions was then
valued at SOL 100000; now it is $780,
100000. Then there were less than
1000 students in agricultural schools
now there are over $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
the GLORY OF DYING POOR.

Governor Johnson adds to his other
titles to public confidence in life and
tender remembrance in death the glory
of dying poor, is the beautiful COM
ment of The Minneapolis Tribune.
1t is not always disgrace for a
public man to die rich. 1t depends
upon his life.
Many honorable men have lived in
some luxury in public station upon
wealth inherited or acquired before en-
tering it. But the conditions of Amer
lean public life are such that few
men with no other occupation than
politics can leave even moderate for
tunes without some little question as
to the directness of the method by
which they were acquired
Consider some examples not too re-
mote in American public life, taking
into account only men who had no
other permanent occupation than poll
tics. The presidents most honored by
the American people have died poor
from Lincoln to Mckinley. The sena-
tors most trusted by them have not
acquired fortunes in public life, either
by the slow accretion of continual leg.
islative opportunity or by the big bon.
ANA of one tariff session in the midst
of wildly functuating stock market
Speakers of the house of representa-.
tives come next in power to presidents
The speakers most honored and trusted
by the American people, Reed and
Randall in either party, died poor
though both rendered greater service to
the private interests through whose aid
speakers and other public men grow
rich than any of their successors
Speaker Carlisle will die poor when his
time comes, but he was a tariff re-
former.
Governor Johnson not only died poor
but he burdened his last years serious
ly, if he did not shorten his life, by
efforts to make barely necessary pro
vision for his family. This is a glory
to him, but is far from being glory
to the country of Astounding riches he
served.
If the American people would enrich
public men moderately, instead of leav
ing private interests to enrich immoder
ately those who will serve them, il
would be good national investment
as well as an act of justice. Oh, there
is glory in diving poor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
ONE OF cHIcAe0's HOPES.

Behold Chicago's ne wbudding hope
to pose as the worlds fashion center
because the million dollar Paris ex-
position collection of historic cos
tunes, chronologically illustrating dress
development of all nations from the
figleaf down to the present period
is in direct line for purchase by Chi
cago, as result of the efforts to
establish in this city "Palais du
Costume
The hope is cherished to make the
largest existing railroad and packing
center also the worlds fashion center
This hope to eclipse Paris, New York
and London in debating styles, launch
ed in the annual convention of dress
makers, is struggling to. pass from a
mere butt for photographers to a
real project" of business men, edu-
Gators. and professional folk. ~
Involving the construction of a care
fully conceived school of design, or
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
HERE is YOUR CHANCE, GIRLS

Young Lord Vernon, who celebrates
in London today his coming of age,
will be person of unusual interest
to ambitious English and American
mothers with manageable daughters,
for, unlike so many titled foreigners,
he is immensely wealthy and to this
valuable asset may be added an I'M
usual share of intelligence, good looks
and fine manners. 1t might be men
toned that the extensive estates and
vast fortune into which he comes into
possession today is half American, his
mother being daughter of Francis
Lawrence, of New York. The widowed
Lady Vernon has long been an in
valid, and her two boys, Lord YER
non and his younger brother, as well
as their sister, have been brought up
to great extent under the guardian
ship of their uncle, the Hon. William
Frederick Vernon, who also. married,
an American girl, the daughter of
General Daniel NJ. Frost of st. Louis.
The Vernons can boast of being
among the very oldest families of Eng
land, being descended from that Rich
ard de Vernon, who accompanied Will
liam the Conqueror from Normandy
to England, and was one of the seven
Barons credited by Hugh Lupus, the
great Earl of Chester. They settled
at Haddon Hall, in Derbyshire, over
600 years ago, and one of them, Sir
Henry Vernon, Lord of Haddon, was
governor and treasurer of Prince Ar
thur, the elder brother of Henry VIII.
Arthur, Prince of Wales, spent much
of this time at Haddon Hall, and his
governor, Sir Henry was the grand
father of that Dorothy Vernon whose
elopement furnished so picturesque
romance, and whose runaway mar
riage to Sir John Manners carried
Haddon Hall, into the family of the
Duke of Rutland. it's present owner.
The principal home of the Vernons
since the reign of James [. has been
at Sudbury Hall, in Derbyshire,
grand old place, which came into the
Vernon family through the marriage
of Sir John Vernon, to Helen, the
daughter and heiress of Sir John de
Montgomerie. It is a picturesque red
brick house, with, sandstone magnifi-
cent oak carvings by Grinling Glib
bons, and plenty of old masters, in
eluding paintings by Reubens, Van
dyke Murillo and Velasquez. 1T
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS.
These Will Serve at the November
Term of District Court.

The following were chosen to serve
on the grand and petit juries at the
November term of the district court,
at the drawing Saturday afternoon by
Clerk of Court Krost, Sheriff Donahue
and Justice Reinsburg:
Grand Jury. Groll, Medo; L. d.
Mills, Garden City; G. F. Hallman
sixth ward; John Casper, LIE Ray;
Frank Fasnacht, Jamestown; VIM. j
McDuffie, Rapidan; George Zimmerman
third ward; S. H. Grannis, fourth ward
Louis Kuebler, second ward; A. j
Knight, Mapleton township; Campbell
Ellis, Sterling; G. w. Haigh, Mankate
township; Otto Keller, Mapleton town
ship H. F. Day, Amboy; w. E. Hill
LIE Ray; w. r. Hammett, fifth ward
A. L. Crane, first ward; Frank Nc
Comb, Medo; j. B. Sanger, first ward
John F. Jones, Cambria; John H. Har
ter, fifth ward; Theo. Williams, fiftl
ward, A. c. Cray, Vernon Center.
Petit Jury-Frank Barton, fifth ward
William II. Macbeth, fourth ward
Frank c. Pohl, Mankato township; JOIN
Compton, LIE Ray; Geo. F. Yaeger
Rapidan; Geo. Painter, Decoria; o. w
Headley, Mapleton township; August
Schultz, Lime; Ed. Enfield, seconC
ward; John Pitcher, Madison Lake
H. G. Bishman, first ward; Geo. w
Scherer, third ward; Fred Habeck, Dan
vile; Frank Phelps, Mapleton town
ship; G. Wolsechlaeger, Vernon Center;
William d. Tipler, Amboy; Nels John
son, first ward; William Lewis, Cam
bria; John r. Bowen, fifth ward; Henry
Hodapp, Decoria; E. M. Zuel, thiro
ward; Thos. Rooney, Ceresco; Ed. Ben
der, Lake Crystal; Fred Force, fiftl
ward; John C. BiXby, Garden City; Et
Bowen, Butternut Valley; Adam Ar
mold, Mankato township; George Lang
third ward; Hugh Jones, fifth ward
Michael Cuddy, fourth ward.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01

wea ther- beaten mariner were it not
for the strained expression of the
eyes, which look into you as into a
badly printed book, though horn-rim-
med eyeglasses.
"His gestures and attitude when
speaking suggest that he is not very
much at ease in addressing popular
assembly, but that impression is dis
sipated by the thoroughly mastery Of
his subject which he invariably dis
PLAYS and the clearness with which he
makes his points" The new chance
lor has been friend of the emperor
since they were in college together
at Bonn. Since his people have muz-
zled him, William III could not have
chosen an official spokesman more in
sympathy with him.
He has been in the public service
since leaving college, working his way
slowly upward, in true German style.
He was first government assessor.
In 1895 he was governor OF Branden-
burg when appointed by the emperor
Prussian minister of the interior. In
1907 he entered the imperial ministry
in the home office. The new chan
cellor does not come from a noble
line, but is descended from Frank
fort family of frugal bankers, and has
a strain of Jewish blood. As cham
cellor, DIR. Won Bethmann Hollweg oc-
cupies palace in Berlin. His wife
a tall and handsome blonde, is not
fond of social life, but is fully quail
fed to discharge the somewhat exact
ing duties of "irst hostess of the
land" next to the empress.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01

a broader scale than those now in
connection with the various and do
nestle science schools, and depart
ments of educational institutions, the
scheme turns into natural magnet
to draw business for every manu-
factory in the city, the state, and.
in fact, the entire middle west.
The dressmaker's convention was
the wise device of manufacturers who
wished to attract buyers to Chicago,
and the purposed factory of original
design. With thousands of genuine
and valuable first editions of sartor-
ial classics from which inventive minds
may build the fads of the future, is
but the logical sequence of the first
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
WAS RETURNED TO HIS HOME
New Ulm Boy Had Started Out to
Get View of the World.

A twelve year old New Ulm boy
ran away from hi shome several days
ago and came to Mankato. Yesterday
the police station was called up by the
New Ulm authorities and asked to
detain the lad if he could be found.
The police got description OF the
boy and soon had him i'll custody.
He denied that he was from New
Ulm, but Joseph A. Eckstein of that
city happened to be in Mankato and
knew the boy, and he called up his
mother and found out that the boy
had run away and that she wanted
him back He took charge of the boy
and took him home on the evening
train. The boys father is dead, and
he lives with his mother.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
DEATH DUE TO BLOOD POISON
Jacob Hubbard Died at Local Hospital;
Had Been Operated On.

Jacob Hubbard, who has been renting
a farm near Lake Crystal, was taken
sick suddenly and was brought to Man
kato Friday afternoon and placed in a
hospital and was operated upon the
sameevening. An abscess had formed
back of one eye, and caused blood
poisoning that went into the brain.
His death followed Saturday noon.
The deceased was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Hubbard, who lives at
1903 Glenwood avenue, and he also
His age was forty-two years. He was
a steady worker and good citizen and
his family will have the sympathy of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
INJURED BY AN AUTOMOBILE.
Mrs. George M. Palmer Trown to the
Ground BY Fender.

Mrs. George NJ. Palmer narrowly es-
capped what seemed at the time liable
to be a serus accident Shortly be-
fore noon Mrs. Palmer was down town
with her auto and brought General
Baker to his home on Parsons street.
Mrs. Palmer and General Baker were
both out of the machine and as Mrs.
Palmer started to crank the auto, it
started. Mrs. Palmer endeavored to
get. out of the way, but was hit by
the mud fender and thrown to the
ground. The machine continued on its
way across the street but stopped in
the colliding with an electric pole. Mrs.
Palmer was not injured in any way
and the auto is also uninjured except
for a few twisted rods.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
COST TO RUN CITY
NEW YORK is A MILLION-DOLLAR-
A-DAY TOWN.
Budget Calls for $lS4,OO0,O0O, or $500
Minute; About Fifty Millions
Asked to Take Care of the In
terest on Bonds; More Than Eight
Millions Goes to the Fire Depart
ment; Other Bills.

New York, Sept. 2S.-The prediction
made in 1900 that within twenty years
New York would be the worlds first
million dollar-a day city seems likely
to be fulfilled.
The tentative budget for municipal
expenses during the coming year calls
for 1854 100000, which is at the rate
of triffe more than half million Il
day, or 900 an hour and $3.50
minute.
New York has for years held undis-
puted title to being the worlds most
expensive city, not only so far as its
administrative expenses are concerned,
but in many other respects. The in
crease of more than $28,000O00 over
last year, however, indicates an ex-
pansion in city housekeeping ex-
penses undreamed of before.
Interest Is the Chief Item.
If the $lS4,OOO,OOO asked for next
years running expenses the chief item
is that of $5OOOOO0O to pay the an
nual interest on the city's debt, which
now amounts to about $600,O00,0O0.
In this connection it has just been
suggested by high officials that Cen
trail Park, the city's chief playground
might be sold to liquidate the indebt-
edness.
Legal opinion, however, has decided
that such sale would be impossible
and so New York seems likely to con-
tinue to pay interest on the greatest
municipal debt the world has ever
known.
Next to this interest charge comes a
demand of $35,OOO,O00 for education,
and the most important other items
which make up this remarkable budget
include $l6,524,0OO for police, $S,63l,-
900 for street cleaning, $S,230,O00 for
the fire department and $3,75S,000 for
public charities.
The most significant increase in all
departments is that which is asked
for salaries, and amounts to nearly
$l2,000,000.
Altogether it seems likely that by
1920 it viii cost at least ST. 100000 a
day to run New York City, thus
making it the first municipality in the
| world to achieve such an enormous
budget.
Gotham Aims at 100000.
Is is estimated that the census of
1910 will give New York more than
100000 inha bitants, and will show
that the city has gained over mil
lion population since the last national
count Of noses in 1900 According to
the predictions of statistical experts
this will represent between one-fif-
teenth and one twentieth of the in
| crease for the whole country.
If this prophecy proves true it will
mean that New York is growing much
more rapidly than the country as a
whole, a condition that probably holds
good in every large city of the United
States In fact the experts figure
that next years enumeration will show
that one third of the total population
of the nation now lives in cities,
or more than twice the proportion of
fifty years ago.
A number of enterprising concerns
have already started guessing con-
tests as to these various features OF
the census, with prizes for those
whose estimates come nearest to the
actual results
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01

Governor John A. Johnson's will,
which was found Saturday, will be
filed for probate tomorrow by Judge
I. d. O'Brien and F. B. Lynch, acting
for Mrs. Johnson, named in the will
as executrix The will was written
upon a form common to all attorneys
offices, and the blank spaces were filled
by Governor johnson in his own hand
writing. The instrument was written
March Is, 1897, before Mr.. Johnson
became governor. Mrs. Johnson has
asked Judge O'Brien and Mr.. Lynch to
act for her in all legal matters per-
tanning to the filing of the will.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
Pastor With Large Salary.

New York, Sept. 27.-In these days
of high salaried heads of gigantic cor
porations, church comes forward with
what is believed to be a record salary
for pastor. The Collegiate Dutch
Reformed church in Fifth avenue has
increased the salary of Rev. DR.. David
b. Burrell, senior pastor in service, to
$4,000 a year, with the promise of a
pension when he wishes to retire. DR..
Burrell also teaches theology at Prince
ton university, where his income is
enlarged.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
Death of Susan Never.

Susan Meyer, three year old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Meyer,
living at 92l North Sixth street, was
taken sick Saturday evening with in
testinal troubles and died Sunday noon.
The family have the sympathy of
their many friends in the loss of their
little girl, who was bright and play
full child. Funeral services will be
held at two o'clock tomorrow after
noon at st. Peter and PauPs Catholic
church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01

To attempt some training of the
men and women who would enter the
much maligned profession of the JAM
tor, two schools are just being opened
in New York by philanthropic society.
The news has spread to the million fiat
dwellers of the Harlem districts and
great is the JOY of the hitherto down.
trodden tenant. Courses in good man
ners, sanitary science, carpentry and
plumbing are to be included in the cur
riculum of the new institute, to which
it is probable that any janitor in town
may be sent by popular subscription.
If any good can be instilled into this
class of the city's workers by the jani-
tors college it is a foregone conclu-
sion that it will be handsomely endowed
and encouraged.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-01
This Hen Is a Traveller.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. Pa hen
that has already travelled 10000 miles
has started for the, Seattle exposition
to enter the poultry exhibit Sept. 27
to Oct. 6. The bird is the property
of H. E. Rogers of La Crosse, and
will be entered in all of the large
single comb brown leghorn events at
the fair. Last year the hen took the
championship prize, having been scored
by more judges than any other hen
in the country.