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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-31

The boy yearned for his dog. His little heart was broken and he cried day and night One day this boy tied q few things into package. took $5 from his mothers drsser and went away. He walked far back to where his dog was, and. two days later he was found playing with his four footed friend.
 Then the officers and the parents did q surprising thing. They lock- ed up this little boy and tool. awag his dog. And they wondered what they were going to do with the boy. And again the boy cried and was un- consolable The parole officer said. That boy is a proposition. Vines he has his dog he is q good boy, but he will not be separated. 1 expect that the dog will have to be returned to him."
 The boy who will cling so tena- ciously to his dog is not inherently bad. What possible harm can como
 from giving him back his chum These must be strange parents who will deliberately deprive child of 10 years of his dearest treasure. The writer of this has deep sympathy for this bereaved youngster, for back in the haze of youth there was dog that he loved better even than the school teacher. That dog was ever at his heels and shared in all his boyhood joys and sorrows. If there Is something that corresponds to q woodshed in heaven, we hope that that faithful old tail Is still wagging Justify. Out of wearrying responsi- bilities. grinding duties and the tur- moil of manhood estate we take time to raise our voice against that un- kind conspiracy which is trying to rob this l0-vear old boy of his dog.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-31

tai: then Willis came to Little Roc6 from Indianapolis, Ind, secured an order for my baby to be given to him, which know and my husband knew, meant that should never see L again
 Mir Ellis knew if would kill me -- after going through six trials and kecping my child, to have given her up when I was not able to speak fol myself. so when the order was gts, he lost all reason and shot the man who had tried so long to ruin my life and take my baby from me
 Let the Christmas spirit, Peace on would you have done? Will you not give this assistance?'
 cit the Christmas spirit, Peace on earth good will toward men, per meate vour soul and work to the re- union 1i this unfortunate man and the brave little woman who pleads for him. Let him be her Christmas present, Let us be merciful.-.Hot Springs Bulletin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-31

Andrew Jackson, negro. was ar- rested yesterday by City Detective Dave Glover on charge of violating the health laws of the city. He has a case of smallpox at his home and left the house against the orders Of \he police. Jackson was fined $1o tn
 Acity police court by Police Judge
 Stewart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-31

With one of 0ur Best Felt Natures ses and Il Bernstein 3-piece iron he'd. you can rest easy the balance of your life. See them at Reap < Crawford FDrn. Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-31

For Sore Throat. Hoarseness, Bron- chiIls. Plurisv and Pneumonia, use Pneumo E2rnollent, at all druggists. Price .,ec and Sl.00. 12-1+-im
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-31

We make d speciality of cleaning and pressing ladies and gentlemen suits and guarantee our work. White Star Laundry. tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-31

--LOST-Up town, monogram fob with black ribbon. Return to 224 West Barraque Reward 12-S1-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-31

Suffered day and night the torment "f itching piles. Nothing helped me anf' | mnnently. Hon. John k. Garrett, Mayor. GfrNrd, Ala.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-31
\ BOY AND HIS DOG.

Ii there was ever a true affinity up- on this old earth It exists between a boy and dog The boy who does not just naturally love a dog is not normal-provided he has ever owned hnd associated with one. Nature has nnethins out of him which
 N. there. In these days oi
 estic economy, when fam
 seonholes and city peo-
 et what fields and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
ANOTHER ADVANCE PREDICTED.

Another advance in the cost of living
which has already reached the highest
figure in the history of the country,
will be decreed shortly by wester mer-
chants as the result of action taken at
a secret meeting in Chicago at which
retailers of all the leading commodities
We're represented. Tea and coffee,
sugar, household furniture and certain
lines of dry goods. will be the first
staples to feel the advance. Other IN
creases are scheduled to ia Ike place
later, when the success of the first ad-
vance has been assured.
The only way of encouragement tt
to the consumer was the announcement
that the price of eggs may at last be
cut in a., humber of states, following
renewed activity oni the part OF the
American hena The conference at which
the raise in prices was agreed upon
was the first of a series of meetings
it is understood, at. which such matters
will be considered by SO great was the
atmosphere OF mystery maintained by
those who attended that no definite
facts could be ascertained regarding the
membership and future intentions OF
the association.
1--WE are all pledged to secrecy as to
Details" said one member, "as this
was our first meeting and we have not
completely outlined our policy. In
creased costs have made it necessary
for us to decide on 4 general advance
on staple goods but Just what lines
will be affected and what the advance
will amount to | cannot tell YOU"
From about 1897 until the, panic 9
year ago the cost. Of living steadily
mounted year by year, with the ex
ception of 1901 when prices of staple
commodities were a trifile lower than
the year before, The panic made some
difference III values but did not bring
about complete REIMBURSEMENT and to-
day the cost of living, according to the
best government, estimates, is between
thirty and forty per cent higher THAI
it was twelve years ago. This IS IN
deed cheerful news for the man who il
forced to buy foddstaafs to, feed thu
mouths of slis family
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
THE UNDESIRABLE CITIZEN.

John Junken, a black criminal, who
was recently released from the Iowa
penitentiary, killed and robbed a de-
fenseless young woman at Ottumwa
The fiend puts up, the excuse that he
was filled with dope when he commit
ted the crime.
If not lynched by the enraged citi-
zens, Junken will stand trial. Being
without funds, the state must furnish
him with ait attorney. There will be
other expenses connected with the
trial which must be borne by the
people. .ftgJ r'si
This negro boosted i,of his previous
attacks on ,defenseless women, and now
he makes the plea that he was under
the influence l,of drugs when he at
tackled his latest victim.
1t goes without saying that the at
torney for the defendant will resort
to every, subterfuge in his efforts to
free the wretch and place him back
among the many undesirable citizens
that are such menace to society.
Junken is worse than mad dog
and, no community should tolerate him
If the courts and juries should fail to
do their duty in the premises, those
citizens who have the welfare of their
loved ones at heart certainly should
do theirs. s'sta&. q.
Such a monster as Junken has no
right to be at large. He really is not
fit to live. He should be exterminated
just as any dog afflicted with rabies
would be after his capture.
No community should be forced to
put up with the criminal class, and
If the authorities are unable to cope
with the situation the people should
take matters into their own hands.
They have .as.noral right at least to
protect themselves from the vicious
class, and a sickly sentimentality
should have. no weight against such a
procedure s.'t III +lGg ..aa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
THE BAD ROAD TAX.

The insistence of certain farmers on
the retention of the good old plan of
allowing them to work OUT their
road taxes, instead of paying them i'll
cash, seems to have been responsible
for the defeat in the Minnesota house
of the bill reviving the act of the last
legislature which placed all road taxes
on the cash basis, says The st. Paul
Pioneer Press.
This is greatly to be regretted. To
do away with the working out of road
taxes is essential to good roads. State
after state has been repeating that
relic of medievalism for the simple
reason that where it has been per-
mitted to remain there has been no
real progress toward the building of
good roads of their proper maintenance,
while marked improvement has almost
everywhere followed its repeal. Those
who are responsible for the retention
On the statute books of the good old
PLAN aforesaid are responsible for the
perpetuation of taX-indirectly levied,
but none the less surely paid by the
farmers-of millions annually.
The Righteousness of the system of
brought more plainly to light than
when one of the defenders of the plan
ironically objected to the bill in that
it deprived the boys on the farm of
their annual holiday or vacation, said
vacation" being the time presumably
spent in mending roads! The kind of
work usually done in payment of road
taxes amounts to so little-having to
be done over again every season or
oftener-that it may well be regarded
as vacation fun.
Mr.. l.. w. Page, head of the good
roads bureau of the department. of
agriculture, in an address to the SEN
ate estimated the annual tax paid by
Minnesota farmers, through their re-
fusa1 to accept a rational system of
road building instead of their boys
vacation" plan, at about 100000 an
nually. In other words, this sum
would be saved in the wear of horses
and vehicles, and in the time gained
in the transportation of produce to
market, if roads built under competent
county superintendent and by paid
labor We're substituted for make-be-
lieve roads built by boys for holi-
day.
1t is just possible that if Mr.. Page
could have had the ear of the house
before it turned down the reform bill,
as he had that of the senate, repre-
sentatives might have voted different
ly. 1t is not yet too late to correct
the mistake made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
is THE BOY "SISSlfleD?"

The challenge to the women teachers
of the United States of DR.. Nj. V.
O'Shea, of the University of Wiscon-
sin, at the Illinois Congress of Mothers
in the statement attributed. to him,
"Women teachers have tendency to
cause too much etfeminacy among
boys" has started anew the amending
controversy regarding men and women
teachers. At the convention of super
intendents of the National Education
association here, during which the $lO,-
900 race to Michigan City, Indiana, and
return was run, discussion of this was
lively and favored feminine rule, al
thought the superintendent were most
ly men.
State Superintendent Blair, of Hi
nois, disputed DR.. O'Shea's state
ment that too many women teachers
was undermining the boyishness of the
American boy. women in the school
room exercise refining influence" he
contended. The dispute has been taken
up hotly, with the women teachers of
course, III solid phalanX against the
declaration charged to DR.. O'Shea's ac-
count. 1t is solemnly affirmed that he
said:
There is not enough of the rough
and tumble spirit in the school boy s
| life today. There should be more
muscularity and less of the softening
| Influence" The answer of Illinois by
the voice of her state superintendent
was this: "a boy is boy and always
will retain his natural proclivities. AS
superintendent of the schools of Hi
nois l have had ample opportunity to
study the question and l must say the
more | scrutinize it the more convinced
am | of the respect woman teacher
inspires in her male pupil and the
wholesome influences she diffuses."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05

public life in the national capital is
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota.
Never spectacular and apparently un-
conscious That there are such things
as galleries in the senate, the Mime
sofa senator plods along doing things.
Nelson never misses committee meet
ing and is seldom absent from his
place on the floor. He has been con
cerned with some of the most impor-
tant legislation of this decade and is
IL man whose influence in the senate
is growing greater every year.
''Probably no outside senator is more
interested in Wisconsin affairs than
Nelson. He served in the Fourth Wis
consin regiment during the war, was
admitted to the bar at Madison and
served two terms in the Wisconsin leg
islature."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05

limit of the bonded Indebtedness per-
mitted under it's charter, the only prac-
teal alternative this, year will be a
reduction of pay rolls and expenses by
lump sum equal to the total combined
cost of several of the most important
city departments.
No such drastic action as the aband-
onment of any department is, of course.
contemplated, but the cutting OF the
estimates by an item of $4,000 here
and another of 100000 there will re.
suit in the serious crippling OF many
lines of municipal work.
. Health Commissioner Evans, for eX-
ample, has been told that he must
cut off 100000 from the amount
needed by the health department, while
the reduction in the building depart
ment by the discharge of twenty-four
inspectors will seriously hamper the
enforcement Of the building laws, Chi.
Cages bad financial condition is due
to the reckless hands which have
guided its municipal affairs. 1t is a
boss ridden community and no one
with an ounce of brains is surprised
at the revelations that have beer
made
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
MANK4To FREE PRESS

Both make enen as in plenty but Taft
refuses to walk On man while he is
down, while Roosevelt refuses to get
off of him until he is sure he can't
get up. Both are as fond of work
as kitten is of milk. Both go on the
Theory that large family, wei
brought up, is better to leave nation
than great riches. Both are as afraid
of criticism as Bengal tiger is OF
a crippled sheep
As for results, both seem to acquire
practically the same brand. Both OF
them raise Hades, but with entirely
different seed. Roosevelt talks dy
Mantle, sulphur, perditions, birthstone
shotguns and bowie knives, while Taft
talks axle grease, ball bearings anG
lubricating oil. Taft calls spade al
eXcavator, while Roosevelt calls it al
absolute, uncontrovertible deliberate
and atrocious spade. Summing all up
they are both the same kind of motor
but Roosevelt runs with his mufflel
cut out. 2~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
GREAT VICE or AMERICANS.

No truer words ever We're spoken
than these by Bishop Henry c. Potter:
IF / We're asked to name the one
great vice. of the American people to-
day, i'll all classes and under many
forms, l should say it was their wan
ton prodigality their passion for dis
play, their greed of gain for purposes
of mere indulgence. One is reminded
of the times of the Charleses in Eng
land, under the sumptuary laws, which
We're provoked by wanton luxury in
those days. No sumptuary law will
restrain the man or woman who squan-
ders money-only an awakening sense
of the stewardship of all wealth, much
or little, as something to be used quite
as much for ones fellows as for ones
self"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
YOUTH IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Maurice Fitz Gerald Is But Twenty
Two Years of Age

London, March lone oil the most
notable figures i'll the house OF
lords, Maurice F'itz Gerald, sixth duke
of Leinster and premier duke of Ire
land, is today receiving the con
CALCULATIONS of his colleagues upon
attaining his twenty second birthday.
The young duke belongs to one of the
greatest families in Irish history, be-
ing direct descendant of the Maui
rice Fitz Gerald who took part in the
expedition which resulted in Eng
lands gaining her first foothold on
Irish soil This noble received as re-
ward large estate belonging to the
vanquished chief
One of the most picturesque figures
/ i'll Irish history is Lord Edward Fitz
Gerald, who espoused the cause of
Irish freedom in 1898. He was con-
demned to death as q rebel and for
time lay hidden i'll a friends house
III Dublin. Information of his hiding
place having reached the government
a force of soldiers was sent to arrest
him. Before he was taken from the
house the Geraldine had killed two of
the party with a dagger. He received
several wounds himself and died in
prison few days later.
| The mother of the present duke of
| Leinster was considered one of the
most beautiful women of her day.
She was a splendid horsewoman and
often followed the hounds with the
Kildare pack. The duchess was re
nowned for her devotion to charitable
causes and graced many functions
held for that object. Since her death
the Dukes father having died several
years before, the affairs of the present
holder of the title were managed by a
family council.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
NEW AND THE OLD.

A comparison of the incoming with
the outgoing president is interesting.
They are as like each other as trade
wind and Kansas tornado. Taft, un-
like Roosevelt, is chronically and not
sporadially good natured. His smile
does not have the brilliance of the
present executive because his teeth do
not reflect so much sunlight, writes
George Fitch in the American Maya
gazine.
Taft is a bigger man than Roosevelt
and is not SO active. Either "and" or
because" is the proper word there,
no one knows which. Taft does not
chop trees, wade rivers, play tennis,
ride bareback, punch pugilists, launch
battleships, choke mountain lions or
abuse traction engines. He merely
plays golf and hunts a little. He has
surrendered He was made to be a
large man and realizes it, Roosevelt
still has strong suspicious to the con-
trary, and dares Providence to make
him fat.
In temperament Taft is a steam heat
er and Roosevelt is prairie five; in
conversation, a college professor be-
side a d. A. R. convention; in energy
a locomotive beside a volcano; in good
nature, May compared with April.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
CANNON CRITlCISEs HIS CRITICS.

The worm turns, and Uncle Joe Can
non criticises his critics. The old gen
tleman has stood the ''roasts" of the
people for a long period, and patience
has ceased to be one of his virtues
In answer to sharp criticism of the
speaker and the house rules in Sue
cess Magazine, written by Edward E.
Higgins, Mr.. Cannon said in state
ment which he issued for the press of
the country:
"The rules may not be ideal" writes
the speaker, "but they have stood the
test among those who knew them, i'll
spite of half century of denunciation
such as Mr.. Higgins puts forth. The
foundation principles of the rules were
laid down more than century ago I'M
der the leadership of Jefferson and Madi-
son. They have been perfected from
year to year to meet the needs of a
growing representation of a growing ma
ton, just as the law of the land is
developed"
"This is an age of advertising, -
writes the speaker, "and it has be-
come almost science | receive hun
dreds of letters from men and women
who would instruct me in my duties
as a representative and speaker
They all merit the consideration due
to the intelligence and conscientious.
ness they display in the presentation
of views; no more and no less. l re-
ceive letters from men who denounce
the legislature, the executive, the Judi
ciary, the law, the church, and the
rules of the house of Representatives
Zone publisher makes it point to
denomce the narrowing influence of
religion on our civilization, and de-
mands legislation that will destroy
this influence; another denounces the
fundamental law of the land, and
would destroy the constitution and the
statutes; a clever stock broker sends
out bulletins attacking the executive
and another advertises his attack on
business. Mr.. Higgins employs the same
methods to attack the speaker and
the rules of the house."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05

A report from st. Paul is to the
effect that the tonnage tax bill will
be defeated-possibly so in committee.
Well, it may be Just as well that the
measure meet such a fate. We are of
the opinion that tax of that charac-
ter would work an injustice ON the
counties which would be directly af-
fected. The state legislature should
not place. upon the statute books a
law that would discriminate against
any county. Let us be fair in this
matter of taxation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
HIS REMARKS RING TRUE.

The Free Press likes the true ring
of the remarks made by Mayor Reiter
at the state meeting of grocers in ST.
Paul. They are the plain expressions
of the plain business man who has his
ear to the ground, and keeps his eyes
open constantly, seeing things as they
are, but observing also the need of a
change in the order of things so that
society in general can be benefited
Here is what Mayor Reiter said:
"For the. sake of argument, | am
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
REDWOOD GIRL NOW AN ACTRESS
Miss King Will Have Part in "Mrs.
Temples Telegram"

Marshalltown, Iowa, March Min
nesota friends of Florence King of
Redwood Falls will be interested i'll
knowing that she has adopted the
stage as profession, and is now APP
pearing with the Mrs. Temples Tele
gram company at Des Moines. Miss
King was formerly supervisor of
music of the public schools in this
city, and last year went to Italy
to study. There she met Count
Nymo Beato of Naples, to whom she
was married after Il short and ro-
mantle engagement
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
FATE OF BOss.RIDDEN COMMUNITY.

Chicago has reached the end of it's
financial rope. And what is more
startling the cfinancer committee of the
city council has just made the inter
esting discovery that the municipal ex-
penditures for the coming year will
exceed the municipal revenue by nearly
two million dollars. In other words
the city of Chicago is "broke," and lit
is up to the aldermen to find way
out of the difficulty, either by increas-
ing the revenue on by cutting down the
jesus is"ipa AZ
As the city has now reached the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
CARLOAD OF MAXWELL MACHINES
Three Different Nodes Now on Dis
play at Perrin WarerOom.

ii. b. Perrin & Son received this
morning u carload of Maxwell ears
which are now on display i'll their
show rooms on south Front street.
The consignment consists of the Max
well model A, runabout, two cylinder
ten horse power, shaft drive, S4inch
wheel base, full elliptic springs, and
sells at $500, and a model l.. ID. run
about with two-cylinders, l4-l6 horse
power, shaft drive, fully equipped with
top, gas and oil lamps. and Reny high
tention magnetic, selling at 1925, also
the model H. d. -passenged tour
ar. 20-horse power, shaft-driv
cells for 81 ,450.
This firm expects another carload
shipment about April first.