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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
ONE LAW FOR RICH AND POOR

Governor Brown of Georgia, assert
ing that there is but one law in that
state for rich and poor alike, refused
to grant the petition of the state
prison commission for leniency toward
w. III. Mitchell the wealthy Thomas
vile white man, who had been con-
victed of kidnapping a white girl for
immoral purposes while he was dis
guised as negro. Powerful influences
had been brought to bear to save
Mitchell from serving the sentence to
the chain gang, and the commission
had asked that the convicted man
be allowed to serve the sentence in
prison. The governor rebuked the
commission for asking such discrim-
ination, and sent Mitchell to the pub
lie chain gang. He said that elem
ency in that case would set a per-
nicious example, embodying a daily
menace to the womanhood of the
state
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
WHAT ONE LAW HAS DONE

This is hint to Minnesota law
makers: The law of New York state
enacted two years ago, placing the
liquidation of insolvent banking insti-
tutions in the hands of the state SUI
perintendent of banks, is bearing such
fruits as commend it for imitation in
all the states, says The st. Paul Pion-
eer Press. Under the court receiver
ships which were the rule before the
passage of the law every institution
which closed its doors was looked upon
as the legitimate prey of court favor
ties, who were permitted to fatten on
its assets, charging for their services
practically whatever they pleased. A
single wreck often yielded fortune
not only to the receiver, but to the
lawyer who had the luck to be ap-
pointed his adviser. The most honest
receiverships cost, according to statis-
tics compiled by the states attorney
general, 81 per cent of the assets
Others ranged from twenty to thirty
and even eighty and ninety per cent
By contrast, under the new law, large
concerns are being wound up at a
cost of less than one per cent. The
just contention, that the wreckage be.
longs to the owners of the ship, not
to legal pirates, is at the bottom OF
the law, and its adoption in New York
marks decided emergence from an
cient barbarism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING

The proof of the pudding is in its
eating. The proof that the Calves
ton and Des Moines plans of muni-
cipal government are meeting up fully
with the expectations of those who
were their warmest advocates, is
found in the several communications
which are printed on the first page
of this evenings issue of The Free
Press.
These letters were received from
Galveston, Des Moines, Houston and
Cedar Rapids, and the writer's thereof
speak in the highest praise of the
new system which has placed the at
fairs of those municipalities upon a
business basis, has done away with
petty graft, and no more are those
cities cursed with the evil of divided
responsibility. We repeat with en-
phass-the evil of divided response
bility is not known in those COM
munities.
There is nothing worse in our muni-
cipal life than divided responsibility.
Mankato has suffered from this cursed
thing more than from anything else.
Every citizen knows that; and under
our present charter abortion there can
be no remedy. But why give space
to mention of our charter? 1t is
moss-covered and hoary with age. 1t
wouldn't do for ''city of the dead
Mankato citizens should read these
letters of commentator from abroad
written by business men and fin
anciers who live and have their inter
ests in those cities where the Calves
ton and Des Moines plans have been
weighed carefully and are not found
wanting in any particular essential that
means for success.
What these men say ought to have
it's influence in community that is
about to vote for the adoption or re-
lection of charter which provides for
a like form of government. The new
system has long since passed the eX-
perimental stage in Galveston, and it
has been severely tested in Des Moines
and other growing cities, and its
worth proven beyond cavil.
And why shouldn't we adopt it
for Mankato's guidance. Let us get
out of the municipal rut, cast off the
DID, frayed and wornout garments of
past age and don those which mean
for progress and better business gov
eminent. A study of the charters
provisions should convince the think
ing man that they are well framed
for Mankato's needs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
MANKATO FREE PRESS

liberality. The Sorbonne is in the
heart of the Latin quarter. The street
dear to the students is the boule-
ward st. Michael, called by them the
'Boul Mich'
Three thousand persons may be
seated in the amphitheatre of the Sor-
bonnie, but there are often five thou
sand. All the high functions of the
university take place here and degrees
are conferred. The decoration back of
the tribune in the amphitheatre is
the splendid work of Puvis de Chav-
annes, who did the superb allegories
in the Boston public library. Women
from all countries of the world at
tend lectures at the Sorbonne and
many take degrees. Singularly enough
i'm one year when there were only
three American women there, l5l Rus
sian women took advantage OF the
opportunity to take degrees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
WILL NOT DEMONSTRATE

There will be no demonstration fol-
the senator's and representatives. IT'S
just as well. No great good could re
suit from it. And the people as q
whole are not greatly interested, anyway
They are too busy attending to then
private affairs to take up with some
thing that is entirely unnecessary tc
their well being. The failure of the
demonstration is not due to the activ.
ity of pea nut" politicians as has been
charged by several newspapers, but
rather to the indifference of the people
Without the encouragement and sup
port of the people no movement can
be made a success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
the pull" they had with the cheap
politicians.

The year book of the Young Mems
Christian Association of North Amer
lea, just issued, shows that the organi
cation now includes l,9l4 associations
with 456,927 members, gain of TO-,
500 in twelve months. The tabula
tions of the membership show that
about 100000 are under twenty one
years old, that $4,000 are students in
bible classes, and that $4,000 are en-
rolled in the associations night schools
or other educational work. The as
sociation's property holdings are valued
at $62 100000 and the aggregate debt
is $7,lO0,OOO. The yearly expenses are
more than $7,600,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
HUGH 0'NEIl, IRISH PATRIOT

Hugh O'Neil, earl of Tyrone, was
born in Ireland $50 years ago today,
according to the best authorities, and
attained fame as one of the greatest
of the many Irish rebels. He was the
son of an illegitimate son of Conn
O'Neil, the first Earl of Tyrone, and
was himself in 1857 invested with his
grandfather's title and estate.
AS born adventurer, he was not
satisfied with quiet life of ease. He
plunged into intrigues, both with the
Irish rebels and with Spain against
the authority of Elizabeth In 1897
he threw off all restraint and assum-
ing the ancient title of "The O'Neil,''
he essayed the struggle openly. He
started a conflagration of insurrec-
tion that soon famed over all Uulster,
Connaught and Leinster.
The queen sent over Essex with
10000 men. Tyrone met him under
truce, and through him submitted his
demands to Elizabeth. Lord Mount
Joy later succeeded Essex in COM
mand and quickly subdued the rebel
lious ardor of most of the Irishmen.
At length, in 1901, Spanish force
of 5000 men landed at Kinsale, and
1000 more at Castlehaven. Mount
joy at once beseiged the former place
and Tryone advanced to it's relief, but
was defeated with heavy loss and
himself severely wounded. Mountjoy
followed up his advantage by pursu-
ing the defeated rebel to the North
and ravaging his country.
After Kinsale fell Tyrone at humble
pie and was reinstated in his earl
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
THE GREAT SCHOOL OF SORBONNt

What the names of Harvard and
Yale are to this country, that of Sor-
bonnie is to France. From all over
the world students flock to Sorbonne,
the great institution of learning which
was founded by Robert de Sorbonne,
a poor priest who was born near
Rethel, France, 10s years ago. Origi-
inally a theological seminary, the Sor-
bonnie has now become a great in
stitution for the incubation of the
arts and sciences, and pays scant heed
to religion, except to deny its author
ity. If alive today, the priestly found
er would probably stand aghast at
the fruitage of his labor.
Sorbonne was for time a priest in
the Champagne district, but later
went to Paris and took up his relig-
ious duties, where there was wide
field for his energy, piety and elo
quence in preaching. Louis TX was
the king and his attention was soon
attracted to this devoted churchman.
After watching him for time, Louis
who was afterward St. Louis
made him his chaplain and confes-
sOr. About this time Louis had decided
to build convent for an order of
nuns. At the earnest request of Rob-
ert de SorbOnne he abandoned this
plan and allowed the foundation of
an institution for poor students in
theology. Previous to this Sorbonne
ha dbeen carrying on a small place.
on the Mont Sainte Genevieve, where
seven priests taught as many students
as they could free of any tuition.
When the new college was founded,
through the liberal patronage of the
king, it was canonically sanctioned by
Pope Alexander w in 1889 Louis
TX decreed that it should be named
'The Sorbonne," in honor of Robert
de Sorbonne, and ordered tablet to
commemorate this honorable title.
This institute became one of the
most important educational factors in
Europe. It's decisions on points in
theology and canon law were accept
ed all through the Gallican church,
Iof Paris to attend the lectures deliv-
cred by the strongest theologians of
the period. 1t was the Sorbonne that
introduced into France the art of
printing; presses were set up within
the courts of the building, where
Uulric Gering, the Swiss printer, with
two companions, began work in 1869.
The first production of the press in
France, in l470 was the "Epistles'
of Gasperino Barizizza, who was the
professor of belles-lettres in Padua
and Milan.
In 1929, Richelieu ordered the re-
construction of all the buildings and
endowed it literally. He is buried in
the church of the Sorbonne, in which
he was so deeply interested. This
institution suffered as all others did
at the time of the revolution, but
the Sorbonne was not entirely sup
pressed. In 1908, when the univer-
sity of France was founded, the Sor-
bonnie became the seat of the Acad-
emie of Paris, and faculties and litera-
ture, together with their libraries
were established there. Lectures are
also given in law, medicine and phar-
macy. The Sorbonne is remarkable
institution. All it's lectures are free
and from every part of the civilized
world students take advantage of its
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
PEONAGE IN MINNESOTA
Federal Official Claims That Il
Exists.

Minneapolis, Sept S-That a sys-
tenn of peonage and white slave labor
exists in Minnesota, so pronounced
that it may involve the federal gov
eminent with Russia, is the sensa.
tional charge made by John Clifton
Elder of the United States immigra.
ton department in letter to Govern.
or John A. Johnson.
Mr. Elder charges that foreigners
are tricked and beaten if they attempt
to leave their employment and in
some cases the machinery Of the law
Is used to detain these laborers.
Reports seem general in the north
ern part of Minnesota" Mr.. Elder
says, "and when laborers owe trans
portation and try to leave they are
arrested and forced to work out the
tpdoht oduocc
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

That the negro is afforded equa
business opportunities in the south ac
cordmg to his capacity, is shown by
some facts recently set forth by Book
er Washington, comments The Mime
apolis Tribune. DR.. Washington says
that a little more than forty years
ago, when the negro was made free
he had almost no acres of land; now
he has an acreage nearly a. largc as
New England Then, he had almost
no homes; now, he has 100000 homes
Then, he had few farms; now he has
100000 farms. Then, only three per
cent of the negroes could read or
write; now, fifty-seven per cent can
both read and write.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Joseph E. Reed to Alex H. Press.
nall, north sixteen feet of lot thir-
teen, and south half of lot fourteen
block seven, Lake Eagle, for $500.
Paul Sanger to Seth Bottomly
southerly seventy feet of the easterly
forty feet of lot six, block three, Pros
pect Heights, for $500.
William c. Henlein to Seth Bottom
ly, two and half acres in section
eight, Mankato, for 5000.
William j. Morehart to Anna Lor-
eta Lack, lot seven, block nine
Warren's addition, and lots seven
and eight, block thirty three, Everett's
survey, for $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
TWO BIG DAMS BREAK LOSE
Large Irrigation Projects in the South.
west Ruined,

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Sept S.-The
Blue Water Development company's
dam, one of the largest private irriga.
ton projects in the Southwest, owned
largely by Chicago capitalists. and the
Zun1 dam, a government reclamation
project. both near Gallup, N. NJ, broke
loose. Ten miles of the Santa FG
track is reported washed out and thir-
ty-five miles is under water. No loss
of life is reported.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

That new chief of police of Chicago
makes noise like a man who is not
tied up to gang of wardheelers and
low-browed politicians. As conse-
quence there is some hope that Chicago
will be freed of large number of
criminals who have managed to escape
conviction and punishment because of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

The government at Tokia has an
nounced its intention of building cruis-
ers of $4,000 tons, which will place
that country in the lead of the world
as to size of warships. The super
dreadnoughts of England and Germany
have only 10000 tons draught.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

1t is hoped that the new management
of the Chicago Great Western road will
not lose sight of the rather bad con-
dition of the track between this city
and Randolph. That piece of road
ought to receive attention before long.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Not another dollar of the peoples
money should be expended in the re-
pair of either end of Front street.
Whatever improvement is made should
be of a permanent character. The
street should be brick. paved from end
to end-from the slough to the hill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

dom. Uncle James l. he resumed his
intrigues with Spain and as a result
he was forced to flee the country. His
lands were confiscated, and the bro
ken hearted rebel died in Rome in
1910. Thus passed away one of the
men who enlisted thus early in the
cause of Ireland.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Cook and Peary will soon be lost
sight of in the excitement of the game
on the gridiron, and the boy with
the bushy topnot will be the real
hero.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Major Won Baumbach estimates that
there are 10000 corporations in Mime
sofa that will have to pay an income
tax to the general government. These
will be divided into five classes: finan-
cial and commercial, public service, in
dustrial and manufacturing, mercantile
and miscellaneous.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

DIR. Cook surely can make up the
number of square meals he lost while
on his hunt for the pole. He has a
large number of invitations to banquets
and swell feeds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

DR.. Cook is not unmindful of the
far cry that it is from meal on
dog meat in the Arctic regions to d
feast set out by kings and the no.
bility.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Dr. friedrich A. Cook is liberal
man and broadminded withal. He is
willing to share all honors with Lieu
tenant Peary in his discovery of the
north pole.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

The Minneapolis Tribune devotes two
columns of its space today in an at
tempt to convince the. public that it is
a republican newspaper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

The new tariff law places a duty
of forty per cent on aeroplanes. There
is no tariff on hot air, and we have
plenty of that at home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

A man may be too busy at the office
to attend a funeral-unless it is that
of the home team.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Both Cook and Peary dashed across
the ice, making Eliza's trip in Uncle
Toms Cabin look like the stroll of a
plumbers apprentice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

The Burlington Railway company has
reason to feel pride in its remarkable
record of last year-carrying 20,000,O00
passengers withou one fatality.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

DIR. Cook did not realize that there
were so many people from Missouri
until after he had made his trip to
the pole.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

The north pole having been found
Welter Wellman can now sell his bal
loon to some junk dealer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Congress put hides on the free list,
but the manufacturers are not putting
cheaper shoes on the market
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

That man Cook just walked right up
to the pole, and turning round, walked
right back again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

There is lots of fun in making love
to a girl until she begins to think that
YOU are in earnest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

The men behind the pillow make the
stair fair the great success that it is.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Not all the highfyers are taking
trips in airships.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Maybe the weather man will treat
our fair with more consideration next
year. We hope so, at least.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Music hath charms to soothe the
savage breast-likewise also to fill the
grand opera managers chest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Sure thing-let's put Mankato in the
Minnesota Wisconsin Baseball league.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Cheer up, there is sure to be a Sep
TENDER thaw.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

The space writer's are trying to stir
up trouble between Peary and Cook.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Both Cook and Peary have cut con
siderable ice at the north pole.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Cook exclaimed Bully for Peary!'
The doctor is no "piker."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

Who'll be the first man to plant
the stars and stripes on Mars?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

The Minneapolis entertainment t.
President Taft will cost $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10

To Robert Z. Peary: Cook saw it
first.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
Paradise to Be Restored.

We have already seen that it is nee
essary, in viewing the Divine dealings
with humanity, to keep in memory the
future outcome Of Gods Plan Other
wise the permission of Six Thousand
Years of the reign of Sin and Death
would be entirely unreasonable to us,
inconsistent with Divine Wisdom, JUS
tice, Love and Power. But keeping in
memory the fact that it is the Divine
Purpose to reclaim man from his fallen
condition of iMperfection of mind and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
The Tree of KNOWLEDGE.

Thus. sure enough, the forbidden
fruit was of the tree of knowledge.
The eating of that fruit did indeed
bring with it to Mother Eve and to all
her children knowledge. 1t has required
Six Thousand years Of experience I'M
der the reign of Sin and Death to learn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-10-28
WOMAN IS
IMPLICATED

Davis, Okla. Oct 2S.--That Albert
Smith, whose headless body was found
Ia the Washita river near here last
Saturday, came to his death as the
result Of wounds inflicted with dou-
ble-edged axe m The hands OF Charles
q Smith, his cousin. was the verdict
o. the coroner's Jury which ended its
investigation Of the affair yesterday
The report charges that there was a
conspiracy between Charles Smith and
Nancy Smith, his former wife and the
widow 81 the brother, and declares
that she Is equally guilty
Charles and Nancy Smith have been
held to await the action Of the grand
jury
The Smiths came here two months
ago from Denison Texas. Albert
Smith and his wife are said to have
had frequent auarrels on account OF
Charles Smith. hom whom the owman
was divorced before she became the
wife OF Albert Smith.