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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

Union sentiments were not allowed to
stand in the way.
The documents are considered as of
more than ordinary interest, particularly
as autograph letters of recommendation
from prominent men are now practically
things of the past. The general use Of
the typewriter and the fact that almost
every man of prominence has a private
secretary are largely responsible for this
modern condition.
Autograph letters of recommendation,
moreover are not looked upon with IA
vor in government departments nova
days, and missive from Horace Greeley
such as the one on file would probably
be thrown in the waste basket as unde-
cipherable. The appearance of this letter
justifies all things that were ever said
about the great EDITORS chirography
The letter from Roscoe Conkling is on
ordinary foolscap paper, in his big. stray
Cling handwriting, and looks as if 1t had
been written with a paint brush. 1t reads
as follows:
September 10, 1860
"Hon. ontgomery D. Blair. Postmaster
General.
my Dear Sir: Henry A. Daniels, Utica.
last eve. He is a lawyer by profession,
beautiful penman and a man of much
clerical exactness and experience. l ear
nestly ask his appointment as a thing
concerning my own personal convenience,
as well as fit and urgent otherwise. Very
truly, your obi. servt.,
ar. coNKLING.
"P. 81 have spoken to Mr. Kasson.
delivering to him the message you sug-
gested. r. c."
The records show that Mr.. Conklings
brief appeal was successful and that Mr..
Daniels secured frst-class clerkship in
the Post Office Department.
The letter from Horace Greeley is on
New York Tribune letterhead and it took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27
IMP MAKES A FEW REMARKS ON PRINCESSE DRESSES

II tell you one thing. it's no wonder
that I sometimes wish in the middle of
the night, when I get to tanning this
stuff over, that 1 was at the end of the
craggy journey and ready to cash in
that's what.
mot that 1 can't gulp my little bolus
if the rest of 'em can. But there's one
thing about it, as l happen to know, and
that is that the rest of EN-, suffering
under a keen sense of injury, harp on the
subject, whereas 1 rarely or never men,
ton 1t.
"Why. 1 know fellows who tell their
wives plainly what fun they could be
having If they weren't married, but that
a thing I wouldn't think of doing
may have my own ideas on that subject,
but I'm not the kind of people to come
out and hand it up that way to a woman,
no matter how keenly l may often think
on the subject. I spose It's bound to
occur to every married imbecile how the
world would be swimming in rose for him
if he hadn't made the fool conjugal leap.
A fellow passes, for instance. one of
these bachelor apartment houses. Well,
then, isn't he bound to think Of the fun
the fellows that live in those places get
out of life?
For instance, if they meet downtown
a fellow they know, and toss in ball
or two, why, there isn't anybody at home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

HREE tr a | n e d
nurses, meeting up
with each other
for the first time
in a long while and
foregathering over
a tea kettle were
chatting over the
foibles of some OF
their leases"
Last year l
nursed in Atlantic
City," said one OF
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HAT I'm a-goin' to
do" observed the
man with the raw
eled smoke, lis to
resign from the
Don't Worry Club.
Il Joined the Don't
Worry Club some
years ago and l
haven't gotten much
since.
'I have made up
my mind that my
Worry Club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

q now you're firing
the opening gun
for a princesse
dress, hey?" growl-
ed Mr.. Grump. "An
right. You'll get 1t.
You get just about
everything you yell
for, you know.
I'm easily wheel
led. easily bunked.
/ guess all of US
married idiots get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27
HERE is something

HERE is something
fascinating about
old letters. 1t
doesn't make much
difference whether
they relate to the
tavern account of
a gentleman of the
old school or throb
with old-fashioned
phrases that recall
a pastoral of long
ago. Indeed, even
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

IGNS multiply that
we progress. 1t is
very easy to re-
member the time
when the Barnard
College girls would
not so much as
d r e q m Of e r.
hitting male per-
sons to be present
at their annual
plays. Not that, in
the other years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27
Membership IN

is the cause of my getting so little.
lone of the main doctrines OF the Don
Worry Club, y'see, Is this: Let the other
fellow do the worrying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

King. who was then first assistant post
master general, wrote him personal let
ter suggesting that he send a communi-
e the T e Rns
lected this subject because it happened
to be the first that entered his mind, and
the letter from Mr. Moses was desired
merely to show the latter's qualifications
and the like. The following was the
result:
Washington, D. c.. October &c, 1860.
''Sir: You asked me this morning for an
expression of my opinion on the state of
the Union; the subject is one of grave
and vast Importance, involving, as it does,
the interest of probably over thirty mil
lion inhabitants.
ut is at this time engrossing the
thoughts of not only every thinking man
and patriot, but even women and children.
for the interests of all are indissolubly
connected by links of the same chain.
Our political horizon is shrouded in gloom
and darkness and the ship of state hangs
lowering on the verge of death. None can
say If she will ever weather the storm or
be engulfed in the awful abyss that
yawns beyond. We hear the breakers and
we feel the storm, but God alone, who
rules the whirlwind, can say IL she will
reach a harbor of safety or be shattered
into thousand fragments.
Section is now unhappi1y arrayed
against section. The 9Th of November,
the big day of the destinies of our coun-
try and institutions, will decide
whether or not we shall pursue the even
tenor of our way, peaceful and prospering
under democratic ruler, or witness the
triumph of a party whose policy, it Is
feared, may be bitterly hostile to the
south and her institutions-an event which
from present appearances We have but
too much reason to expect.
New York is now the palladium Of our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

Special Correspondence Of The Star
NEW YORK, November 20, 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

moved right a long with their worrying,
too.
''They worry about how they We're
going to get just leetle bit more out of
the game than the other fellow, and
their worry brought 'em results right
along.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

They didn't have any bother at all
in passing in the race the fellows. in
their own line who belonged to the
Don't Worry Club. The fellows in their
own line who belonged to the Don't
Worry Club were just sort O. wabbling
and drifting around, not worrying, but
letting things take care of themselves,
and then the worriers jumped right in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

was dragged before the curtain no less
than fourteen times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

THE Metropolitan Opera House people
1 are very busy telling us that Caru
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
HURLED DOWN The BANK
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN HITS PARTY
AT FARIBAULT.
Mother Was Killed, the Daughter Fa-
tally Injured and the Grand
children Slightly Bruised.

Faribault, June 30.-Mrs. Merrill
Dpffina, was killed yesterday afternoon
at three o'clock and her daughter ia
tally wounded by the north bound
Rock Island passenger train. Mrs.
Duffina, her daughter and two grand
children were approaching the crossing
in buggy drawn by team of young
horses, when the train came speeding
toward them. The train whistled, the
electric gong sounded and a fagman
warned them to halt.
The horses became frightened and
without an opportunity to turn around
they plunged forward, the train crash
ing into the buggy and throwing Mrs.
Duffina some thirty feet down a high
embankment and killing her instantly.
The daughter was thrown likewise and
was terribly mutilated and mortaly
wounded. She was removed to st.
Lucas hospital.
The grandchildren, belong to Mr.. and
Mrs. Napoleon Caron, were but slightly
bruised. The horses ran away, but
were soon captured unhurt
Mrs. Duffina was ffty-fve years old
and her daughter is eighteen. They
reside three miles east of Faribault
and were returning home from visit
to the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
MAY NOT ERECT PLANT
ARMOUR NOT TO BUILD AT NEW
BRIGHTON, IT'S REPORT.
Many Rumors to That Effect Are
Floating Around st. Paul and
Minneapolis at Present

st. Paul, June 30.-The Dispatch
says: For the past two weeks it has
been persistently rumored in both ST.
Paul and Minneapolis that the Armour
company had decided not to build a
plant at New Brighton.
The Dispatch has been unable to
trace the report to any authoritative
source. Several prominent men in Min
neapolis have been quoted as saying
that the packing project had been Civ
EN- up, but when approached by news
paper representatives, have entered a
vigorous denial.
Rumor has assigned various reasons
for the abandonment of the scheme
One version is that Mr.. Armour was
impressed by the sincerity and ear
nestness of st. PauPs protest, and has
changed his plans for that reason.
Still another report was that the
New Brighton enterprise was part OF
general plant of competition with
Swift throughout the country, and that
differences between the two concerns
had now been settled.
There is widespread interest in the
Twin Cities, and definite announce.
ment of the Armour plans may be
expected shortly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
Be MADE
MANKATO MAY SECURE BIG EDU-
CATIONAL INSTITUTION.
Proposition Will Come Before the Conn
mercial Club at a Meeting of That
Body Tonight; Donate a Site and
Cash Bonus; Several Hundred
Students Added to the Already
Large List; Business Men Inter.
eSted. I,

A meeting of the Commercial club
has been called for this evening, to
consider an important proposition.
There is a chance for the city to get
a big educational institution by donat-
ing the site and a cash bonus. The
buildings that will be erected i'll cost
about 100000, and it will add sew
eral hundred students to the student
roll of the city, which will be better
than several factories.
Every business man is interested
and is asked to be present at this
meeting. The Commercial club Off
GERS and Others have been working on
the project for some time, and the
possible locations have narrowed down
to two or three cities, and Mankato
is one of them. The institution can be
secured for Mankato with the right
effort, and it is worth getting. There
fore let all business men and club
members be present tonight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
MEET OFLUTHER LEAGUE
WILL BE HELD AT CANNON FALLS
ON JULY II TO IA.
The General Subject of the Convention
Is Foreign Missions" Prominent
Speakers to Be Present

Cannon Falls, June 30.-The annual
nesota is to be held here July II to
A. The general subject of the con-
yention is Foreign Missions"
The opening missionary address will
be delivered by Rev. w. F. Backer of
st. Paul Delegates who attended the
national convention of the Luther
league at Chicago in 1908 will give
"reminiscences of the gathering and adj.
dresses will be given by Rev. o. M.
Morlie of Atwater, Rev. G. II. Trabert
of Minneapolis and n. N. Ronning OF
Minneapolis.
At the sessions on July Is the work
of the student volunteers will be dis
cussed by S. Nesdahl, student volun-
teer of st. Olaf's college, Mortified.
The grand rally of the convention will
be held on the same evening, when
Rev. w. Eckert of Racine, president
of the Luther league of Wisconsin, will
deliver an address.
Foreign missionaries at home on fur
loughs from Lutheran mission fields
are expected to be present The gen.
eral secretary of the national league
will also attend.
The Luther league of Minnesota is
an organization of the Young Peoples
societies of Lutheran churches of the
state. Each local league is entitled to
three, and each central league to five
delegates
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
ACCUSED SLAYERS OF H. ].
LEDBETER Are ARRAIGNED
Four Defendants Were Lined Up Before Judge comsock This
Morning; Examination Dates Decided Attorney
General to Have Charge Of Prosecution.

Mrs. H. j. Ledbeter, William
Schwandt, Mrs Goldie Schwandt and
Frank Smith, who are accused of the
murder of the late Holley j. Led
better were arraigned in the municipal
court this forenoon at ten o'clock.
The hour of arraignment had not been
given out, in order to avoid crowd,
but it was not three minutes after the
prisoners arrived, escorted by deputy
sheriffs, before the court room was
packed.
Were in Serious Frame of Mind
The defendants were all in a serious
frame of mind. Mrs. Ledbeter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Schwandt were seated
together near their attorneys, A. r.
Pau, Jr, c. j. Laurisch and S. B.
Wilson, and Smith, who had no at
torney, sat separate from the others.
just as City Recorder Scherer was
about to read the warrant accusing
the defendants of the murder of Mr.
Ledbeter, Mr. Wilson arose and stated
UldU MIS-. LtuDeleI anu MI. anu WI D.
Schwandt would waive the reading of
the warrant.
Judge Comstock ascertained from
Smith that ne had no attorney, and
then stated that, the four prisoners
being jointly charged with the crime,
and Smith having no attorney, all
should be arraigned in the usual way.
Stood in Row Before Judge.
The four accused parties then stood
in row before the court, and listen
ed to the reading of the warrant. Mrs
Ledbeter had Schwandt's straw hat in
her hand, but passed it to her sister
Mrs Schwandt, who famed herself and
Mrs. Ledbeter with it while the war
rant was being read. All paid close
attention to the reading. They were
not asked to plead. Smith was asked
whether he desired an examination, and
said that he would like to have an
attorney so as to know what would
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
FRUIT MEN TALK SHOP
DISCUSS METHODS OF RAISING
THE BEST IN THE LAND.
Summer Meeting of the Minnesota
State Horticultural Society at ST.
Anthony Park.

The summer meeting of the Min
nesota State Horticultural society is
on in the armory at the School of
Agriculture, st. Anthony Park.
The program includes talks on peon-
les and iris by C. s. Harrison, a short
talk on his own wonderful gooseberry,
the Carrie" by Mr. Elliott, of Lake
Minnetonka, and Minnesota seeding
Strawberries by Charles HARRISON. su-
perintendent of the fruit breeding eX-
pertinent station at Zumbrota Heights,
Lake Minnetonka.
Although the exhibition is somewhat
in the nature of an incident, it serves
to illustrate the talks and inspire them.
From the state fruit breeding farm, 200
kinds of Strawberries were shown, as
a demonstration of what can be done
in the propagation of hardy berries
Mr.. HARRISON said that the 10000 seed
ling strawberries he has ready for
planting this year represent over 300
different combinations, or crossings OF
cultivated and wild berries.
Il have been working ten years for
these results" said Mr.. HARRISON, land
if L can get one fine berry out of a
years experiments l shall give it a
name and consider that the seasons
work has been a paying one."
c. S. Harrison judged the peonies
this afternoon. He complimented very
highly b. Terrell Hoyt's Festiva Max
imas, Marechal Valiant, Nine. Kraus
and also his Nine. Chereu iris-a
glowing yellow Spanish iris.
ID. w. c. Ruff made a color exhibit
only, in peonies, and Mrs. Ruff showed
some exceptional roses.
Mr.. Hawkins, of the Rosehill Nurs-
cry, showed nearly forty varieties of
roses, and the Jewell Nursery, of Lake
City, Mimi, had large display.
The flowers were all given away at
the close of the afternoon session
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
LAW IN WAY
RAILROADS CAN'T HAUL CRUSHED
STONE FREE.
Several of Them Had Offered to Do
So in the Interest of the Good
Roads Movement.

ST. Paul, June 30.-Attorney General
Simpson has ruled that the railroads
of the state cannot haul crushed stone
free of charge even if the state is to
be the beneficiary. The anti-pass law
forbids such, he holds.
Several of the roads, notable among
them the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific, offered to haul free of charge
for the benefit of those counties desir-
ing it, crushed granite from the crush
ing plant at st. Cloud. Several eoun-
ties were preparing to take advantage
of the offer when the question was
raised.
The anti-pass law is emphatic in de-
claring that free transportation shall
not be given by any road
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
PROFESSOR JAMES M. MCCONNELL RESIGNS
SUPERINTENDENT OF MANKATO SCHOOLS;
DIR, j. S. YOUNG GOES TO The STATE "U'
Head Of the Local Institutions
Becomes Member Of the
Normal Faculty.
Number Of Changes Are Made
at the Latter; The New
Instructors.

Professor J. NJ. Mcconnell has re-
signed the position of superintendent
of the Mankato public schools to ac-
,cept that of teacher of history ewes
and sociology in the normal, made va
cant by the resignation OF Or. D. o.
Young. who becomes member OF tie
faculty of the University of Minnesota
and will be instructor of economics and
political science in that institution.
Normal Suffers Loss.
The normal suffers great loss IN
the resignation of DIR. Young. d.
Young came to the normal in 1907
with extensive training and experience,
and has been one of the most sue
cessful and influential teachers IN the
school during the past seven years;
he has also been prominent in the lie
of the city and in the Methodist
church, and he has endeared himself
TO students and citizens beyond most
persons. He has become quite widely
known throughout the state in educa-
tional and in Methodist circles, and
has been called upon for addresses be-
fore educational bodies, at high school
graduations and in the churches of his
denomination The community will re-
greet very much to have him leave us,
but the offer that has come to him
is in the line of his training and long
standing desire and he has felt that
he could not decline it.
Mr.. Mcconnell Makes Fine Record.
The position in the normal thus va
Gated will be filled by the appointment
of Superintendent j. NJ. Mcconnell of
the local public schools, and his resig-
nation will be presented at the special
meeting of the board of education to
be held this week. Superintendent
Mcconnell has made a fine record in
the management of our schools during
the past five years, and it will not be
easy for the board of education to fill
the place. He has. shown organizing
ability of high order,@ and he has won
the respect ard admiration of the
students, the teachers, and the citi
Gems of Mankato. He is recognized as
one CT the leaders among the school
men of the state, having been elected
president of the Minnesota Educational
association two years ago. He will
carry to the normal school much
strength in his virile personal qualities,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
WILL HAVE new BISHOP
SUCCESSOR TO BE APPOINTED TO
THE LATE JOHN COTTER.
Consultation Board of the Diocese Will
Make a Recommendation to the
Pope at Rome.

Winona, June 30.-Speculation has
arisen regarding the successor to Bishop
Joseph B. Cotter, whose funeral will
be held tomorrow. According to the
rules and regulations of the Catholic
church, it probably will be several
months before Pope Plus X makes an
appointment, and, in the meantime,
Archbishop Ireland will appoint an adj
ministrator for the diocese, who, in
conjunction with the late bishops Sec
rotary, Rev. F. T. English, will adj
minister the affairs of the diocese until
the success is named. This admins
traitor is not eligible to appointment
as bishop, his services being only tenn
porary.
What is known as the consultation
board of the diocese makes the first
choice for a successor, selecting the
names of three persons whom they
consider eligible to become bishop, the
first one being called worthiest, the sec
ond most worthy and the third worthy.
The recommendations of this consulting
board are passed on by the board of
bishops of the province, including in
this case Bishops McGolrick of Duluth,
Trobec of st. Cloud, Stanley of Fargo,
n. D., and O'Gorman of Sioux Falls,
S. D. These are in turn to be reviewed
by Archbishop Ireland, who will pass
upon them, and all three sets of rec
concentrations will be forwarded to
Rome, where the appointment will be
made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02
Knights to Minneapolis.

A number of Knights of Pythias
will go to Minneapolis tomorrow to at
tend the Pythian festival. They will
take the regular trains. A larger num-
Der from Kasota and st. Peter will
attend, and twenty five will arrive
over the Milwaukee road this evening
from Fairmont, and st. James is ex-
pected to turn out in large numbers
1t is hoped that every member of
Mankato lodge who can go will do so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-02

be the best thing to do. The other
three said that they desired an exami-
nation.
County Attorney Plymat stated that
he had agreed with the attorneys for
three of the defendants to have their
examination set for Wednesday, July
ID, at a. M, and that he would like
to have Smiths examination July l6.
This being agreeable to Smith, the ex-
aminations were so fixed, and the de-
PENDANTS were remanded back to the
county Jail. The defendants remained
i'll the judges private office until the
crowd had separated to some extent,
and were then marched back to jail.
Photographers, both at the Jail and
at the city hall attempted to take
snap shots of the group, and one
succeeded.
Attorney General to Take Charge.
County Attorney Plymat states that
he yesterday wrote to Attorney Gen
eral Simpson at st. Paul, asking him
to take entire charge of the case from
now on, and he expects that the at
torney general will do so, either him
self or designating one of his assist
ants. Mr.. Plymat will, of course, APP
pear for the state, and aid in every
way to bring the guilty to justice.
The funeral of the late H. ]. Led
better at Medo yesterday was the oc-
casion of the outpouring of great
number of the friends of the family in
that part of the county. The town
hall was filled to overlooking, and there
was a nice display of flowers, and a
pastor from Mapleton conducted the
services. Some touching music was
furnished. About 100 teams were in
line when the remains were taken to
the cemetery, and the cortege was es-
timated to be mile long. Among
those who attended were the two
young daughters of the deceased, his