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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
Fair Management IS Excellent.

Pubic Examiner Schaefier has pro-
nounced the affairs of the state fair as
having been handled in an excellent
manner The examiners report has
been sent to the special committe OF
the house which is investigating the
fair management.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
DON 7 HAVE TOW0RK
CAPTAIN CASSATT, WHO RESIGNS
AS OFFICER IN ARMY.
He is the Son of the Farmer President
of the Pennsylvania Railroad;
West Point Graduate; Has Money
Enough to Live on Without Sold
ering; His Prospects.
Especial to The Free Press.l

Washington, March Captain Ed
ward B. Cassatt of the Thirteenth
United States cavalry, the wealthiest
officer of Uncle Sans army, the own
er of the finest horses ever ridden by
any eayalryman and the most accom-
plished linguist in the service, today
resigned from the army.
Captain Cassatt is son of the late
A. j. Cassatt, for many years president
of the Pennsylvania railroad, and it
is on account of his extensive business
relations due to the large estate left
by his father, that he has been com
PEELED to resign from the army on the
eve OF the departure OF his regiment
for the Philippines Captain Cassatt's
resignation is timed to take place at
the latest moment possible before the
departure of the Thirteenth for Ma
Mia, and his friends say that he leaves
the service with the greatest reluc-
lance
West Point Graduate.
Captain Cassatt was graduated from
West Point in 1903, and the officers
who have served with him say that a
finer French scholar never served in
the army. He was for some time an
instructor in that language at the
Military academy, and the professor
Who wore Il mOnocle is still talked
about at the school on the Hudson.
Captain Cassatt is one OF the few Oil
GERS of the American army who ever
adopted the English custom OF wear
ING single eyeglass. That Pine Camp
his single eyeglass and his fine horses
soon made the SLIM we'll -groomed OF
ficer one of the best known men at
the encampment, and within two days
after his regiment reached there
everybody, regular and civilian, could
tell you all about the Thirteenth s
captain who wore Il monOcle and rode
race horses.
Was With Negro Cavalry.
Captain Cassatt, as a second lieuten-
ant, served with the crack negro COM
mand, the Ninth Cavalry, and as a
first lieutenant with the Fourth Cav
airy, the latter one of the historic
commands of the army. On his pro-
motion to captaincy he was trans
ferred to the Thirteenth Regiment.
In the instruction in the Philip
pines Captain Cassatt was detached
from the Thirteenth and made a ma
ior in the Twenty seventh Volunteer
Infantry, and with that command per
formed good service III the islands
When the Twenty seventh was mus
tered out of service he returned to his
old command as n captain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
Acknowledged Receipt of Cane.

From Tuesdays DaIy
I Mrs. O. G. Lundberg is in receipt of
a letter from William NJ Loeb, pri-
vate secretary to President Roosevelt
acknowledging the receipt of the hand
some cane sent the president last week
The cane was made by Charles Hegg
now a resident of Racine, and present
OF Mrs. Lundberg. Mrs. Lundberg sent
the cane to the president as a curio.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
The "Steamin0 Tronhv "

Chicago Post: The battleship Ohio
has been awarded the 'steaming tro-
ply" If we member rightly, this
trophy has been held by Mr.. T. Roose
welt for the last seven years
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05

The home of Mr.. and Mrs August
A. Rausch, near Mankato Junction,
was frightened this morning by the ar
rival of little girl. The little miss
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
MONEY FOR THE NORMAL SCHOOL
Seventy-One Thousand Dollars Asked
For the MankatO Institution

From SATURDAYS Daily
The committee on normal schools has
submitted bill appropriating a total
OF $6O2,27O for the support, buildings
and betterment of normal schools for
the fiscal years ending Aug. l, 1910
and 1911. 1t is distributed as follows:
Winona, $l26,S0O; Mankato, 81 $40;
st. Cloud, $4,000: Moorhead, $l42,700,
and Duluth, 1856, 800.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
The Battle
for cath

How to keep well.
This is the problem DR.. A. w. Chase's
Nerve Pills have helped many thousands Of
people to solve by reason of their extraordinary
blood forming and system building qualities
The only sure foundation for health is rich,
red blood and a vigorous nervous system.
Both of these result from the use of DR.. A.
w. Chase's Nerve Pills. Even though you
know of this great restorative as cure for ner-
vous exhaustion, prostration and paralysis, you
may have overlooked it as tonic to build up
the system when it gets run down and you feel
weak and miserable.
Mr. G. B. EXLINE, 2o Stewart ST., Day
ton, Ohio, states:-''I felt deblitated, rundown,
nervous, tired, lacked energy and strength.
DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills built me right
up, gave me restful sleep and good general
health and energy, gained seven pounds and
consider them an excellent tonic"
The portrait and signature of A. w. Chase's
NJ. D., the famous Receipt Book author, on
every box. So cents at all dealers or DR.. A.
w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
ORA. w. Chase'S
Nerve Pills
LACK DRUG CO.. MANkATo. MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
TEN FOR EVERY JOB
NO POSITION UNDER PRESIDENT
TAFT WILL GO BEGGING.
An Army of 0fficeseekers Is Already
in Washington, and There Will Be
More to Fellow; Best Places in
the List; What Several Depart
ments Offer in Shape of "Sits"
Especial to The Free Press.l

Washington, March l-For every
good paying Job which President Taft
will have at his disposal after Marcn
there will be ten applicants. This
is not a guess but a mathematical
denomination from past experiences A
good paying job is one to which the
salary attached is $4,000 or more a
year A careful estimate places the
number of these at 800, not counting
postmasters OF this number $50 are
in Washington. This means an army
Of 800 office seekers will camp in
Washington for some time after in
aueuration seeking these $50 places.
while a goodly number of the $500
aspirants for the outside places will
pay one or more visits to the CAPT
. tai.
One Of the Best Gifts.
Among the best gifts Mr.. Taft
will have to bestow are seven APP
pointments to the interstate commerce
commission, paying $4,000 a year
each, and three civil service commits
! sionships. Treasury and Justice furnish
the bulk of Jobs in the departments.
The treasury, for instance, has three
assistant secretaries and sucn other
places as comptroller of the treasury,
register of the treasury, comptroller
OF the currency. treasurer of the
director of the bureau of engraving
and printing, six auditors, commits
sioner of internal revenue, and a large
number of other places almost as
, good.
In the Departments.
I'm the department of Justice there
| is solicitor general, an assistant to
the attorney general, five assistant at
torneys general, and a whole flock Of
attorneys and assistant attorneys. The
postoffice department. furnishes four
assistant postmasters general and sub
ordinate places The interior department
! gives first assistant secretary, an as
sistant secretary, an assistant to the sec
rotary, commissioners of the patent land
| Indian and pension offices and number
of directorships. The agricultural and
commerce and labor departments each
has an assistant secretary and quite
4 number of chiefs of bureaus with
! handsome salaries. The war and navy
| departments don't afford much i'm the
way of patronage nor does the state
| department so far as relates to Off
Gals stationed in Washington. The
diplomatic and consular services, now
ever, are a wide and fertile field fol
the payment OF political debts OF the
| higher class
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05

The dentist is invited to attend
many a swell gathering.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10

the most enhancing store in the city Until you
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
$4,000 DESTITUTE
FAMILIES IN NEW YORK

More than thirty thousand calls from
destitute families and homeless men and
women during the year ending September
80 are reported by Charles X. Blatchly
superintendent Of the New York joint ap-
plication bureau. maintained by tho Char
ity Organizatiosn Society and the New
York Association for Improving tho Con-
dition Of the poor. This mark has been
approached but once before in the his
tory of the bureau.
Much unusual data which throws an
interesting light on the character OF the
men who have roamed the streets and
lived in the lodging houses and parks dur
ing the last year are contained in tho re-
port. Sixteen thousand seven hundred and
sixty-seven calls were made at the bureau
By the homeless during the year, and IL
was in behalf Of these applicants that the
principal work was done. as all other ap-
plicants were cared for by the two organi-
cations by which tho bureau is main
taincd.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10

have looked over the beautifu Display Of Gifts
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
The Road to Fame.

NN lAah ~ NNNNf
A Southcrncr noted FOR the ilberality
OF his tips stopped at a Baltimore ho-
tel whore negro porters prodominatcd.
Ills name was speedily known TO every
memhcr OF the serving fraternity, and
his every wish anticipated. Soon
after his arrival he sent his card TO a
friend who made his homo in the
hotel but whose temperament happen
ed TO be quite the opposite OF that Of
his open handed caller retiring, not
given to tipping" or any other form
Of sociablity, and who therefore lived
almost unknown to those about him.
The old "darlsy' who received the
card studied IL for fun minute.
"Scusc me- colonel" he said. "but I
don't b'lcehc nobody by dat name
come here dis mawnlng."
This morning." returned the other
"Of course notl Mr. Blank has lived
here for months You know my name
well enough. and l haven't been here
a day. DO you mean to say You cant
remember a man who has made nj,
home here since some time last win.
ter2"
"Scuse me, colonel, sah." began IN
old man deferentially. but you mus
( know, sah'-as If uttcring the subtlcr
compliment-'da dcro's gemmans wha
can make domscls more notorious ]
one day, sab, dan oddcr gemmans doc
in a year sah,"-Youths Companion
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
ANCHOR ICE AND
ITS FORMATION

10 Is well known that not only is ice
lighter than water but water very
near the freezing point is lighter than
that which Is somewhat less cold. This
forms am exception TO the general rule
that water. like most other substances,
always contracts with the cold. and it
IS well for us that Il is SO. says the
Los Angeles Herald, for IL contrac-
tion continued uniformly up to the
freezing point water just about TO
freeze would form from below upward
and our streams would be frozen
solid As it is. water on the point OF
freezing expands, becomes lighter, rises
20 the top and freezes there.
In spite OF all this. however. what is
called "archor ice" IS an apparent cx-
ceptlon to tho rule. This Is a spongy
collection OF ice crystals that stick to
objects at the bottom OF streams and
sometimes form masses of consider
able size. Recent experiments by DR..
| Iokhtine a Russian physicist throw
considerable light on the formation OF
thins kind OF ice Ills experiments,
which were performed on the River
Nova. showed that il water well freed
from ice crystals were enclosed In q
watortight vessel and lowered TO tno
| bottom of the stream anchor icc never
I formed inside. though il often clung to
the outside OF tho vessel. If the vcs-
sell however. were filled with ordinary
river water objects within il soon Dc-
came covered with the spongy mass.
This shows thai the crystals that
make up the anchor icc' are already
floating in the swift. current Of cold
rivers and that they are merely de-
posted on objects against or around
which tho water flows.
Tho crystals, it has been found. al
ways form at the surface OF the wa
ter. as they ought, but owing TO the
swiftncss OF the adhere together 10
! form a covering. The anchor ice" al
ways forIps on the up stream side OF
obstacles, which shows that the crys-
tails must come down with tho cur
rent The author recommends that
the formation OF surface ice be favored
in Russian rivers by retarding the cur
rent. so THAI the occurrence Of the
troublesome anchor ice" may be pre-
| vented.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
EXECUTIVES GO
BACK TO WORKS
Long Distance Running Of
Mills Has Been Abandoned

The announced determination Of one
OF the leading Independent steel COM
panies Of the East to remove from a
large financial center the Offices OF its
sales. purchasing and traffic depart
ments and concentrate them in inn
mediate conjunction with its operating
department at the most important
plant site. is regarded by the iron and
steel trade generally as wise. Fur
ther significance ls given the move by
the added statement that the eXccu-
tive head Of the entire corporation viii
have his offices as well as his resi-
dencc in this same manufacturing GEN.
ter in these days Of highly complex
business methods. anything that tends
toward simplifying the intimately RAM
/ flcd relations that exist between the
departments referred TO is a positive
move toward higher organization efii-
/ cheney and. consequently. toward high
or dividend rates other large manu-
/ featuring concerns have made similar
moves IN the past few years, some, 1t
must be admitted. being apparently
satisfied with a compromise. still
others win follow this complication
OF practical wisdom in the next year
or two.
But while an industro- financial cdu-
cation was being driven into Wall
street and financial centers OF other
cities, through the aid OF the pres
oncc OF executive offices upon which
bankers, brokers and investors could
tangibly lay a finger, an evil had sub
tly grown in. At first ignored. IL grew
TO such monstrous proportions that IL
had TO be scotchod once and for all.
For executive officers were ondcavoring
to conduct their mills and furnaces
from 500 TO 1000 miles away by tcle-
phone. telegraph and tons upon tons
Of mailbag Instructions"
Better Judgment Is now prevailing.
Long distance running Of many mills
and furnaces has becn abandoned E~-
ccutive officers are going back 10 tho
works The much needed reform ha'
already worked wonders in many i'm.
stances that could be named spccin.
cally, and viii do so in others whcr
, given the chance.-The Iron Trade Re.
view.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
"STEEPLE JACK" TELLS
OF FIGHT FOR LEE

Stceple jacks often find themselves
In tight places while exercising their
perllous profession. Joseph Smith. IA
nous throughout England as the Ian
cashiro Stccple Jack" and whose busi-
ness Is so prosperous that he travels
about the country In private car,
told the following exciting episode In
his career.
lie and his mate were engaged at
the top of lofty factory chimney, 200
feet IN height, when his mate suddenly
went raYing mad and tried TO COM
nit suicide by leaping over the top.
As the madman went over Smith
caught him by the ankle. and. not
withstandng the maniacs plunging
and kicking, Smith held brayely on.
Leaning over the platform. he en-
deavorcd with his disengaged hand to
reach the belt which all stecple jacks
wear around the wrist. but he could
not manage It. Presently the crowd who
had assembled saw the struggling body
slowly by sheer strength. raised till
| the belt came within reach. The mad
man. finding his efforts at self de-
| struction being thwarted, turned on
his preserver and bit his thumb to
| the bone
lie was, however, despite his strug-
glcs drawn upon the platform. and
then began another terrible struggle
Many We're the conjectures among the
crowd as TO the meaning Of the fear
ful scene at the top OF the chimney
ono individual who seed IL aw," as
serting positively that They've beer
wrestling and feightng and Smitf
threw tother who went o'er tn odg,
o. T. stage"
Suddenly Smith raises his hand auC
delivers a blow with the hammer OF
the head OF the man he has just lite,
out OF the reach Of death. There Il
no more struggling. The man is quio
enough now!
The crowd looked at one another ii
amazement wandering what IL al
meant. Nit as well ave droppt IN
to T. foot OF L chimney as knock Il
brains out wi a 'ommor" Says ON
man grimly Smith is standing n
working at his ropes. lie kneels dowr
and i'm a fow minutes the head an
shoulders of his companion are hang
ing over the edge Of the stage, Smit
having attached a rope 10 him. Ih
next moment he pushes him Off an
slowly lowers him TO the ground
There IS a rush 20 the foot OF IN
chimney. Hes deadi' passes throug
the crowd. a doctor is soon In AT
tendance. Smith descends rapidly I
the ground with a smile on his fac
actually laughing. How is he doctor
he asks. Hes very bad" is the ropl
Il don't think, however, the blow hs
done more than stop his struggles. He
| still In the If"
Evening journal., 1909-12-10

Il you are looking for gitt out Of the ordinary
Evening journal., 1909-12-10
A ppOpOsAT.

- rsse by any other name
Would be as swoet'-and so would you
Though changed in that you'd be the
same.
As Shakespeare very wisely knew.
So don't be stubborn as the rose.
Which always must be called the same.
This is tho project I propose;
Why don't you try tho other namei-
Judge
Evening journal., 1909-12-10

Teaxiaco. Mexico. IS nine miles from
a railroad or from any continuous
highway upon which wheeled vehicles
can be used. yet it boasts a fine cleo
trio light plant. The town has 5000
inhabitants.
Nome, Alaska tho most northerls
town I'm America, is one Of tho best
lighted in the world, using electricity
of course.
An electric driven screw driver. an
electric portable hammer and an elec.
/ tric window washer have been in
vented.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10

sonething possessing AM indivilualitv an lts
Evening journal., 1909-12-10

Tho most striking paper currency
in the world is the 1OO-ruble note or
Russia, which is barred from top 10
bottom with all the colors Of the rain
bow, blended as when a sun ray passes
q prism.
Evening journal., 1909-12-10

that arc different, at the Iapanese Art Store.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-01
BOLT KILLS BASEBALL PLAYER.
Negro Second Baseman Struck by
Lightning, Panic Follows.

Atlantic City, N. j., August 26.-In
full view of nearly one thousand peo-
pie William Bedford, of Cairo, Ills,
negro second baseman of the Cuban
Giants baseball team, was instantly
killed by lightning this afternoon
while practicing before the game with
Atlantic City at Inlet Park. The bolt
struck the ground close to the players
and ran through the spikes in his
shoes into his body.
Although dead when picked up Bed
ford's body carries no barns or other
marks of the lightning. Walter Cor
don, shortstop of the team, and
Charles Follies, catcher, were close by
and were knocked down by the shock
without being injured.
The spectators sitting in the stands
felt the force Of the shock and were
thrown into a panic.
There was no stampede, however,
and no one was injured Bedford
left a family.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-01
HAS COME TO 7 A

The disease hat has afflicted dis
tricts in Italy man years called pella-
gra, has probably been felt n this
country at least twenty-five years. In
those years it's nature was not, how
ever, understood. 1t was reported
under a variety of diagnoses, but it is
now known and reported and CLASH
fed as a distinct disease.
Pellagra is a scaly eruption OF the
neck, face and wrists, accompanied by
mental disorders, and the physicians
in Italy attribute it's prevalence tc the
consumption of moldy corn. The Cause
@, the disease has not, however, been
fully ascertained. 1t is known to ne
contagious even to the point of an
epidemic, and no doubt it will receive
from the scientists careful attention
in the future.
The eating of wet and moldy corn
should be avoided on general princi-
pies, and especially should this be
the case wherever a cas- Of pellagra
appears. The disease has been large
ly confined to the South, but at pres
ent the Marine Hospital Service is in
vestigating a case that ros in Peo-
ria, Ill. Until some other cause is de-
tected it is safer to consider the
source Of pellagra to be the eating or
wet, unsound corn, and the sale OF
such corn should be regulated and, II
possible, prevented, for unsound corn
is unfit food for both man and beast.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-01
Pie SCENTS The AIR
The aIfactory Nerves Of the
Hopeful ''Rads'' Are at
Extreme Tension
As the Number of Appointments Are
Limited, There Is Much Disap-
pcintment i'm the Ranks of
the "Faithful..

Washington, d. c., August 90!
There was another batch of appoint
ments of census supervisors today
from the Census Bureau, and it is
very likely that the remaining North
Carolina appointments will be made
in the course of a few days. There is
no reason to believe that there will be
any difference in the character of the
appointees, all of whom are reminis-
CEN of the days Of fusion. The or
ganization is naming the supervisors,
and up to the present time has made
the selections a strictly political mat
ter. Every supervisor in North Caro-
lima owes his appointment to politi-
cal influence, and the appointments
make a joke of the Presidents letter
to the Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor in which he talked about divorc-
ing the census from politics.
A state Republican here today said
among the faithful, as. the result of
the distribution Of the appointments
Of supervisors. He said practically
every Republican in the State who can
read and write, and who dose not al
ready hold Office has sought one of
these appointments.
The new census of Raleigh and 9TH
err North Carolina cities will not be
known until the middle of next sum-
mer. The entire population of the
country, upon which will be based the
Congressional apportionmenu, will be
ready for publication in the October
preceding the meeting of Congress in
December, 1910.
The law provides that the dicetor
of h census shall make his appoint
ments of supervisors at least six
months prior to the date fixed for
enumeration is to begin April Is, 1910,
all appointments of supervisors must
be made On or before October Is next.
But little over half the $50 super
visors have been announced as ap-
pointed, although nearly all of them
have been practically selected. The
first important preliminary work be-
gan this week, with an innovation.
Director Durand has picked out thirty
men, regarded as experts in the study
and treatment of economics, all Of
them connected with great universe
ties and state institutions If learning
who have gone to work upon h form
ulation of schedules Of questions for
the use of the enumerators. Their OBJ
ject, is they have been advised, is the
desire of the director, is to simplify
the inquiries, divesting questions ii
any possible confuson for the minds OF
persons interrogated. In former CEN
suses this Las been a subject OF cr:ti
cism. The question schedules have in
some instances been found toe com
pl.cated and cumbersome, both for the
enumerators and the enumerated.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-01
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
Held Up by Board Of Canvassers al
Columbia, s. G..

Columbia, S. c., August 26.-The re-
suit of the dispensary election in Fl
OF the AZ counties of the state, which
caused all but six counties to go dry,
is held up temporarily by the state
board of canvassers until it is decided
whether or not the board has the
right to pass upon the constitutional
ity of the act.
Today the point was made that the
board has the right to decide whether
or not the act is constitutional.
Should the board decide that the act
is unconstitutional the election will
be void unless the Supreme Court re-
verses the decision. Further argu-
ments will be heard tomorrow.