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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
What England Would Do.

fTOIn Leblle w eehly.
 That experienced man in public life, and able high minded banker, President A. Barton Hepburn, of the Chase National Bank, New York, tells of remark made at dinner given in his honor by num- Der of distinguished fnanciers in Eng land. The great industrial progress of the United States was under discussion. Com ment was made on the growth of Ameri- can railways, banks, and factories The Standard oil company was mentioned, and a well-known English financier ob- served, Do you know what would be done In this country with a great concern like the Standard, with Its annual export trade of over s1OO, ,0Ooo00? We would ele- vate to the peerage the masterful men who could do such great things for our empire" Those who have studied indus trial conditions are aware of the power ful combinations maintained in foreign lands, with public and private approval. and which are regarded with the greatest pride as leading factors in the contest for commercial supremacy Foreigners are amazed at the contumely and re- breaches that are heaped on the heads of our captains of industry, who have been seeking so successfully to give the United
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
did animal, attractive by his glowing vi-

did animal, attractive by his glowing vt- tality.
 "To me the most charming of men act ors is David Warf1eld. He has the power of getting at the hearts of people. Call 1t magnetism, if you like, but 1 should rather call 1t human sympathy, Iovable- ness You have seen him in The Music Master 1? He has perhaps even more of those qualities than the poor Jew To me the most significant fact about Warf1eld is that he Is Jew. He belongs to a race that has always been persecuted- You see 1t in their eyes, that look as If ward ing off a blow. It Is the racial express sion, and Warfield is a genius who has the God given gift of lifting their suffer- ing to the level Of art. That is the secret of his appeal
 Assumed the Characters.
 Mir Beiasco as he spoke assumed the characters he discussed. He was fired with the fire of Bernhardt, melted with the sweetness of Duse, strutted with Ca- ruso, and even mimicked successfully the feminine graces of Maude Adams.
 You never see Jew striding through the world. He has always that look as of something crushed. There Is in his eyes the everlasting sadness. So you cannot conceive of Christ with head erect and proud eyes. His head was always bent under the load of sorrow. His hands al ways reaching out to the suffering and shining. But If you speak of the power of drawing people to Him. who ever had 1t more strongly than He? He cast a spell over people. But imagine how it would sound to apply to Him that cheap, com mon, spangled, bedizened word magne- tism You simply cant. In him the draw ing power was in His tenderness and sympathy in the acquaintance with grief that drew to Him men and women weighed down by the common heritage of pafn-which belongs to all living things. but especially to the Jew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20

great distinguishing quality which she has cultivated by hard work. Bernhardt is kaleidoscopic. If you analyze the qualities that make up her charm you will find that she has body responding to the slightest quiver of her mind won derfu hands expressive to the very hn- ger tips as she makes those majestic sweeping gestures face and voice full of eloquence. Her voice would be enough even without words and yet you see what she is going to say in her face before she says it, so spealSin gis tn face.
 'Duse is entirely different She is all tenderness and sweetness, and her smile is wonderful And her eyes-it Is the very soul of the woman that Is revealed in them, the sweet, same loving soul full of the eternal yearning of humanity. You cannot express the quality of her by such a cheap, tawdry word as magnetism.
 MT. Belasco seemed to gather hatred Of the word as he went along
 With individual Grace.
 "Then there is our own Maude Adams, with her delicious little ways, the laugh. the way of speaking that Is all her own, the little shrug. And Julia Marlowe, with ways, and Ada Rehan and Ellen Terry, with her butterfly lightness-each has some individual grace, quality of the spirit and the gift of giving 1t physical expression Each one has cultivated the peculiar genius nature has given her to its highest possibilities. It Is cheapening them to put it all on magnetism.
 "Often an artist gets reputation for magnetism merely because he has a splendid physique. Caruso Is good ex- ample of that. I always think Caruso did nothing for Caruso. God Almighty did it all He gave the man magnificent voice and a vigorous body, and these two gifts have done everything for him. He has not added anything by his own efforts Salvini Is in the same class, a big, splen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20

States pre-eminence as producer of wealth and of the highest wage schedule known to the world The time will come when the people of this country will ap- preciate and honor the men who have built our railroads, who have stood be- hind our industrial progress. and who, though they may have realized great for tunes in doing so, have contributed in the highest degree to the welfare and prosperity of the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
A Tall Bear Story.

From the Outing Magazine.
 Why, once, do you know. I found a bear inside a hollow log. Well. of course. couldn't get at him to shoot him, and the log was too heavy to move. I didn't know what to do. So at last I thought of cutting four holes in the log, about where the bears feet must be, and I got his paws through, slick. Then I tied rope about the log. and made him walk with 1t into the camp. And-would you be- lieve it?-we had all our food and all our fuel for the winter out of that one deal.'' T. V. BOARDMAN, Soloist,
 EAST LAKE Today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
A Paradox.

From Judges Library.
 An Englishman who was looking over a farm in one of the southern states, with the idea of purchasing, asked the owner what he did with his corn. The farmer replied, we sell what we can, and what we can't we can.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20

$6.05 Atlanta and return, June 18th, 20th and morning 21st; limited 25th. Seaboard, the 0n-time line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
STICK TO MATTERS OF STATE.
Tariff Is National Issue; the Trick of
the Democrats.

Slayton Gazette: The democratic
brethren have given it out that the
state campaign is to be carried on on
the tariff issue next year. This issue is
all right in national campaign, but
has no place in state campaign. The
province of a state government is the
handling of local affairs; that of the
national government, of national affairs.
The tariff question is national one as
it is by means of the tariff we get
money to carry on the national govern
ment. Not one cent derived from the
There arc local issues enough that are
of vital Importance to take up the at
tention of the people of this state with
out wrangling over question with
which our state government has nothing
whatever to do. The improvement of
our public highways is one of very
much Importance because it affects
every farmer in the state and everyone
else except those living in the larger
cities, and it affects those indirectly.
Inc state OWNS nlllllOnS Vi acres VI
swamp and timber lands. The conser-
walton of our timber for the use of
future genera tons and for bringing a
revenue into the state treasury is one
of vital Importance to the state. The
reconstruction of our educational sys-
tenn in which millions of dollars are
expended every year is very much need
ed so that tic schools may be made to
give each boy and girl in the state the
very best possible training for that for
which he OF she is best fitted. These
are but a few of the important state
issues that need attention. yet our
democratic friends would practically ig-
more these great issues to run after an
gnes fatuus, an issue that state gov
eminent has no hand in settling. The
thing is absurd, and the people should
not be fooled into campaign of that
kind. 1t is to be hoped that there is
a little sense and little patriotism
left yet to head off any such foolish
campaign as that. The democratic or
ganization is playing a mighty fine poll
tical game, but it is only political.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12

this only $349 is assessed on Che
frontage in the slough. The council
did not think this enough. President
Thompson suggested that the council
and board of public works get to
gether some day and talk the matter
over, and the council so decided.
c.. M. Fiero made few remarks on
the matter.
The council voted to turn the arches
on during the three nights of the but
ter and cheese makers convention. A
request for financial assistance was not
granted, on the ground that this would
be poor policy.
The hearing on the application for
the vacation of streets on the ladies'
seminary site was put off until the
next meeting, as the proof of publ
cation was missing.
Street Paving Discussed.
Aid. Hampl thought that it was
time to take action in regard to any
street paving that is to be done. 1t
should be started in time to have the
work done in the early summer,
Mayor Meyer wished delay until he
could circulate petition, and thought
there would be many signers.
Aid. Mahowald said that Second
street should be paved from Byron to
Vine. Aid. Hampl suggested. that Front
be paved from Washington to Vine in
the same contract, and Aid. Mahowald
was favorable. He suggested that South
Front be paved to the slough.
Mayor Meyer spoke of creosote black
pavement which he said was as fine
a pavement as he saw on his recent
trip. Albert Lea has laid a lot of it
this year, and the best pavement in
st. Louis was this kind. He asked
City Engineer Wilson what he thought
of it, and the latter said that the
tendency now is largely toward creo-
soted blocks. Aid. Eichstaedt stated
that the twin cities have been connec-
ted with a creosoted block pavement.
Aid. Eichstaedt did not think that
enough signers could be secured to
pave single street IN the city. IL
would have to be done by public
necessity proceedings.
The bills were allowed, including
a pay roll of $S9S27; interest on bonds
$2,675; estimate No 2, $l.O5O.6O, to L.
H. Sliiff, on the Sixth street sewer;
final estimate of 1928 to Johnson Bros,
on the Fourth street curb and gutter;
and 1907 26 to Fowler & Pay, on their
Byron street contract.
The mayor and recorder were author
lied to borrow sufficient to tide the
city over until the November settle
ment. 1t was thought that this could
be done by paying interest on over
drafts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
FIX WAGE OF TEACHERS
Iowa Pedagogues Make Request
State LEGISLATURE.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 6.-Three i'm
portant recommendations will be made
to the state legislature, as result of
the action of the executive council of
the Iowa Teachers association, now in
session here.
The council will urge the passage of
a law fixing minimum wage of $40
a month for all teachers, also con-
tract binding for an entire school
year. The bill will be fashioned after
the Ohio law, which provides for the
punishment of a school board for its
violation. Under the proposed law, nc
teacher can be removed from office
without just cause.
Pensions for teachers are also favor
ed, teachers fund to be provided
by teachers of the state.
The third recommendation favors
the mandatory medical inspection OF
all schools and physical examination
of pupils. Unless legislation along
this line is secured, the council will
recommend that school boards of the
state supply school children with leaf
lets containing instructions on the
care of the teeth and general health
rules.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
LITTLE LOG SCHOOL HOUSES.
There Are More Than Two Hundred
of Them in Minnesota.

of Them in Minnesota.
ST. Paul, Nov. 6.-The little log
school house is not yet extinct in
Minnesota and will not be for some
years. The tables being prepared by
the state superintendent from the re-
ports of the county superintendent for
The last school year show that TWEEN
ty-nine log school houses were built
in the state during the year, leav-
ing total eff 26l such building in
the state.
During tie year III frame school
buildings were erected, SO of brick and
s of stone. At the end of the year
there were in the state 7,439 frame
buildings, S03 brick buildings and 70
stone buildings.
The value of all the schools erected
during the year was 81 ,S43,3 1894, and
the value of all the buildings now
standing is $26,223,s55 Seats, desks
and apparatus add over 100000 to
the total investment.
Last Arbor day, 1884 trees were
planted by school children, but there
are still 2,l06 school houses without
any trees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
HELD IN MAD HOUSE
MRS. ELIZA PLUNKEE-f MAKES
SENSATIONAL CHARGE.
Alleges That She Is Confined There
Despite Her Sanity; Scheming of
Husband, 1t Is Charged, Brought
About Her Incarceration; Attempt
to Obtain Money; Case in Nash
vile Court; the Story.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. Gone of the
most sensational suits in Nashville's
history is set for hearing today,
when the courts will be called upon to
decide whether Mrs. Eliza Plunkett,
sister of the late millionaire Thomas
Swope of Kansas City and wife OF
DR.. j. ID. Plunkett of this city is being
restrained of her liberty illegally, on
the ground that she is insane. Mrs.
Plunkett asserts that she is perfectly
sane and that her detention in the
City View sanitarium was through the
scheming of her husband and others,
who obtained some of her property and
expected to secure the remainder by
keeping her confined in madhouse.
She asks for writ of habeas corpus.
DR.. Plunkett is prominent profession
ally and in religious circles, being a
leading church worker. Dr. Stevens,
superintendent of the sanitarium, IS
also named as defendant.
Claims 1t Is An Asylum.
After making the formal allegation,
Mrs. Plunkett claims that the sanitar-
ilun is nothing more Or less than an
insane asylum that the relator is in
position to show that she is held on the
| excuse and pretext of insanity; that,
in fact, her mind is not unsound, and
has never been, and that she is held
in confinement by a certain schemlng
relative, who has secured some of her
property and contemplates securing the
remainder. The relator says that twice
before her husband and other parties,
whose names it is not at this time
necessary to mention, but which will
be furnished to the court on hearing,
have sought to confne her, and twice
have the heads of the institution or
dered her released.
! Says She Was Deceived.
Her entrance into and confinement
at this sanitarium or asylum, she says
was accomplished by deceiving her and
decoying her there upon the assurance
that she was being taken to the home
of friend. She says that the illegal
confinement has continued for a period
of ten months that guard, who is
called nurse. follows her at every
step; that she is not permitted any
communication with the outside world
that everything in the nature of writ
ing materials is denied her; that she
is guarded and watched lest some
whisper of the situation should reach
her friends beyond the prison walls;
that she is unable to communicate with
any one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
SOLD PIANO TO TEACHERS
Pleasant Grove Kindergarten Now
Has Instrument.

Roy Holmes, the piano man, has
sold fine Oakland piano to tne
Pleasant Grove school. 1t will be
remembered that the Pleasant Grove
teachers gave a supper, two weeks
ago, to raise money for a piano for
the kindergarten department, and as a
result of their endeavors an Oakland
piano was sold to them by Roy
Holmes. The school board made a
donation of fifty dollars towards the
purchase, and the Oakland piano COM
pany also made good, showing their
interest in the enterprise by making
substantial donation.
The piano is an exceptionally fine
one and will be great pleasure to
the pupils, as well as a great help to
the teachers, in their kindergarten
work.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY
FIYEg!@tA
Strong Concern will Make a Bic
For the Business.

Minneapolis Journal: With the
formation of the Continental Tele-
phone & Telegraph company with $780,
100000 capital and headquarters in
New York, a competitor has come into
the arena to bid with the existing
strong telegraph companies for a
share in the business, according to an
announcement made today by Elder H.
Moulton, president of the Tri-State
Telephone and Telegraph company.
Two trunk lines will be built from
coast to coast, with several cross lines
whose branches will reach to all i'm
portant sections of the United States,
and every Independent telephone in
the United States will be i'll effect a
telegraph station
Two year of strenuous work culmi-
mates today in the announcement of a
tremendous service combination o. the
telephone companies of the United
States, which is to give telephone as
well as telegraph service for evc"y
patron of the contracting companies.
One of the most energetic promoter
of the new combination to give uni
versal independent telephone service
has been Mr.. Moulton, who returned
today from New York. with the an
nouncement that arrangements have
been completed, articles of the new
company, filed, contracts with indie
pendent telephone companies fol-
through service signed, and orders
given for the construction of two
great transcontinental trunk lines tC
terminate at present at Kansas City
and Omaha, and six cross lines. Some
of the work will be done this fall and
the remainder in the spring.
Although details are not complete
the twin cities will probably have each
Il central telegraph station connected
with the telegraph and telephone trunk
lines by way of La Crosse, or Austin
When the service is completed sub
scriber of the Tri-State company may
telegraph or telephone from his house
to any part of the United States.
Mr.. Moulton has travelled abroad
and across the country time and time
again, working ON the details of the
big plan. He says that the new com
lpany will build no telephone exchanges
but that it will make connections
with every independent exchange il
the country and that already contracts
have been made with all the big in
| dependent organizations. In cite:
where there are no independent tele
phone exchanges, like New. York anc
Washington, telegraph terminals have
been obtained already.
| The two trunk lines and branches
will be of copper wires which may bt
used for either telegraph or telephone
service. One trunk will reach from
Boston and terminate, for the present
at Omaha. The other will start from
Philadelphia and end at Kansas City.
The first line will run from Boston
through Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland
Toledo, Chicago, Davenport to Omaha
A branch will run from Toledo to De
troit and from Davenport to Mime
apolis and st. Paul.
|
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12

specific only with regard to the mayor,
the commissioners and the auditor.
Any other city employee can be
brought from any place the board sees
fit. If there is an expert in New York
or st. Paul or Chicago whom we feel
we could profitably use, the charter
would leave us free to go after him.
Personnel of the Commission.
The personnel of the commission is
an additional guarantee that such a
policy will be carried out. Mayor
Hoighead and the commissioners are
all representative citizens. He is a
lawyer with an office in San Fran
cisco.
Another democrat in national poll
tics honored in the first non partisan
election is r. A. Berry, head of the
department of finance and revenue. He
is engaged in the real estate business.
Christian Hoff, commission mer-
chant, is head of the department of
public health and safety. Wilbur F
Mcclure, civil engineer, has under
his direction the department of public
works. E. B. Norton, vice president of
the South Berkeley bank, watches
over the department of supplies.
Meetings of the board are similar to
meetings of corporation directors
Matters before the commission are
quickly disposed of. There is no har-
RAISING delay to give opportunity for
playing politics. Thus far taxpayers
feel that they are getting their
moneys worth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-12
PUSHING THE FOUNDATION
Work on Ladies' Seminary Is Moving
Right Along.

Blatterman & Dietl are pushing the
work on the foundation for the Ia
dies seminary. Ground has been
broken for the third building. The
excavation for the recitation hall and
conservatory of music are completed,
and men and teams are excavating for
the administration building. The con-
crete work for the recitation building
is well along and that for the conser
vatory is also under way. In all,
about thirty men are at work, and
things are moving along rapidly, the
good weather being taken advantage
of to the fullest extent.