The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-17

the holdups, the safe blowers. Thu
saloon is the hangout for them, ant
they lay their plans there It's free
and easy life attracts them. Ninety
per cent of the criminal class gam
BILE, and the boy gets to do it as the
rest do, with poker, faro and rou
Iette, and he is made a criminal
If one has a bent of mind to get
something for nothing his face is
turned toward the penitentiary. The
criminal gains the idea that the
world owes him a living The boy
will believe this and will star
gambling, and then the next steI
will be the boarding house, living fol
a time with one of those painted
creatures, bones in whited Sepul
cher, where no marriage VOWS are
taken. The parents will hear less
and less frequently from the boy
who went to the city to make hi:
way in the world.
Boy Will Be a Capper.
The next step the boy will be ;
"capper." 1t is a fact that when {
man takes a few drinks he likes
to flash his ROLL" and the man who
does so in the down town saloons
is Swallowed from that time on, fol
1t is not intended that he shall take
it home with him. The boy will
follow him, waylay and rob him
and the man will then return to his
country home and tell what a bat
city Chicago is. Nine times out Of
ten, his family should appoint 3
committee to investigate his conduct
in the city, for the chances are thai
he has been doing things there that
he did not want the home folks tC
know of. Then the next thing that
the boy does will be to buy re
volver, and start out as holdup
1t is the boys who shoot people, not
the experienced criminals, who have
more Judgment and will not shoot
unless cOrnered. Mothers and faith
ers leave their jewels under lock
and key, but leave their children to
be exposed to all of the temptations
of the world.
Matrimony a Crime Killer.
They say that matrimony is one
of the greatest crime killers in the
world, and statistics show it fol
men. Sixty-six per cent of men pris
oners are single, but with women
DriSOuarS tho ravarca ;o tune ,nI
only thirty-nine per cent are single
The disOrderly saloon is the
clearing house for crime in the bis
cities, and it is hard to get theil
licenses, on account of their political
influence. A disorderly saioonkeepel
is good for fifty votes How many
votes is a good citizen good for:
If he can get away from business
and it does not rain, and a hack will
call for him before four o'clock, he
may possibly be good for one vote
The love of money is the root of all
evil. Sheridan was twenty miles
away when the battle of Winchester
began, and could ride back to it
but when the civic battle comes the
banker is so far away that he can
not ride, walk or fly back to it
The doctor is studying nature out
of harms way. The professional
man is hiding behind some youns
sappling. This is all because eacf
has clients among the disorderly sa
loonkeepers. When the battle takes
place, two or three brave souls are
on hand among the good citizens
to do their part in the leadership
but the rest have suddenly beer
converted to the love of nature. The
speaker said that he would wager
that not five per cent of the voters
in the audience before him spent
ten minutes on last election day ac
lively helping elect a decent ticket
No law amounts to anything unless
the right men are back of it.
Children Must Have Recreation.
Children have got to have recrea
ton, and one of the most pronounced
movements of the times is the Civ
ing to the boys and girls chance
to have a legitimate good time
Play grounds have been established
in big cities, halls where dancing
is INDUCED in under good influence.
until IL p. M, gymnasiums, skating
ponds, toboggan slides, etc. Expires
sion is being given to this in a goot
many ways, but the Y NJ c. A
has tackled the problem in a legiti
mate way and is trying to encourage
legitimate sport
There are 100000 girls i'm The
shops, department stores and fac
tories of Chicago The girls stand
ing behind the department store