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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-15
A SPLENDID EULoGY.

There was no dirty talk where he
was That was one of the words of
praise that were uttered by the coffin
OF young man the other day. One
who knew him we'll uttered them.
He couldn't bear to listen to any,
thing impure and never hesitated to
show that it offended him. He kept
his own mind clean. To all women
he was high-minded gentleman. In
stinctively they trusted him. The look
out Of his clear eyes was open and in
nocent, There were no bad thoughts
back of those eyes. He Influenced for
good every one who knew him. He
avoided the occasions of sin. He was
fond of innocent pleasure and was
always cheerful. But his gayety was
not softness. He had the grit to fast
in Lent and to get out of bed to go to
Mass every morning. He was prac.
teal Catholic. He went to Holy Com
munion often. But he made no pa
rade of his virtues and only his init.
mate friends found him out. To
others he was only pleasant &C.
quaintance, a neat, clean, ambitious
friendly, likable fellow, who was noted
for being choice in the company he
kept. He will not feel ill at ease in
the society of the angels"
Wasn't that splendid eulogy OF
the dead young man?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-15
HIS FIRST CASE.

"The boy lawyer in this story" said
daddy, after he had told the name of
the story to Evelyn and Jack, was
Daniel Webster, one of the greatest
statesmen and lawyers this country
ever had. This story of his boyhood
days is true, and it is sometimes called
Daniel Webster's First Case"
when Webster was a boy he lived
on farm in New Hampshire. He had
brother named Ezekiel The father
of the boys was a farmer, but he was
also a county judge, and he hoped
that Daniel would become a lawyer.
Zone summer a woodchuck made his
home in a hillside near the Webster's
barn. Like all of his kind, he was
! fond of green growing things, and ate
some cabbage leaves and other pro-
duce which belonged to Mr.. Webster.
One morning little Mr. Woodchuck
was found in a trap which had been
set for him.
"'He won't do any more mischief
around here said Ezekiel Let us
kill him now
"But the little animal looked up at
Daniel in such pitiable way that the
lad felt sorry for him. No. he said
let us take him to the woods far
away, where he can't find his way
back to do any more mischief here
and turn him loose
Ezekiel would not agree to this
and the boys argued about it until
their father heard the quarrel. After
hearing both sides, he said:
"Let me Judge the woodchucks
case. You, Ezekiel, shall tell of the
bad deeds he has been guilty of, and
Daniel shall defend him. I shall de-
eide as I think proper
Ezekiel began by telling all the
harm the woodchuck had done. He
was mischievous, destructive ami
NAL, he said, and his skin could be
sold for 10 cents, which would heir
pay for the damage The boy argued
well against the animal, for what he
said was true.
when Daniel began he spoke like
this:
"God made the woodchuck. He
made him to live in the bright sun
light and the pure air. He has right
to his life, for God gave it to him
And as for the little food he has
stolen from us, we have plenty and
can spare it.
""The woodchuck is not fierce ami
NAL which takes away life from Other
creatures. Look at his poor, soft eyes
begging us not to do him harm. See
how he trembles. He almost seems
to understand that we are thinking
of harming him. He cannot speak fol
himself. Shall we be so hard hearted
as to kill him because he has takeI
only the little food which he needed
say, sir, we should set him free
i SO well did the boy speak that the
judges heart was touched. 'Zeke
zeke,' he cried, set that woodchucE
free"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-15
WHILE BILLY COUNTED TEN.

Billy had what he called "an awful
temper" and when he was angry, /
am sorry to say, he looked quite diff
ferent from the smiling, polite little
boy who usually lived in the big brown
house on the corner. When the saw
full temper" took possession of Billy
people almost thought another boy had
come to take his place, and often his
mamma cried and felt very badly
over the things Billy did.
Nov, Billy" said his mother, TAX
ing both his hands in hers and looking
very sad after Billy had been in rage
because Jack had lost his top. Jack
had borrowed the top from Billy and,
quite by accident, had lost 1t, but Billy
was very angry about the matter and
stormed about until even lame grand
ma had limped into the sitting room
to see what could be the matter.
Nov, Billy. you must promise me that
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-15
CHANGE NECESSARY.

There is nothing so terrible as the
concentration of thought and energy in
one channel. Sometimes particular
subject fastens on the mind with a
terrible intensity. It lays an iron grasp
upon the spirit. Night and day the
victim is never free. He dreams OF
one thing by night, he awakens to it
in the morning, all the day it grips him
and refuses to let go. If that contin'
ues long enough the end is madness
Live too much in the circle of fellow
workers and you never escape the
pressure of thought and work.
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A GIRL AND HER WORK.

It may seem somewhat paradoxical
to say that a girl may take too much
interest in her work, but it is never
the1ess true. OF course, there is the
class of girl (and she might be called
almost typical she is so numerous)
who is merely poised, so to speak, on
her position temporarily, waiting until
she shall f1utter away to husband
and home, but there is also the girl
who becomes so wrapped up in her
work that only on the rarest occasion
can she take a peep beyond the mar
row horizon that bounds it. She works
early and late until she is practically a
nervous wreck, and is imposed upon
quite as a matter of course.
Of course, it is a truism that she
who wishes to succeed must put her
whole heart into her work. This is
se1f-evident. But there is sane and
safe level between neglecting ones
work and living for that and nothing
else. The good worker should also be
the good player, and above all she
should learn to drop her work when
she leaves the Office or schoolroom or
workshop, and learn to take an inter
est in something outside her own little
base of operations.
People quickly get the habit of avoid
ing as il she were a pestilence the girl
who is constantly quoting the boss
or Dragging of the quantity or quality
of the work she does. The amusing
things that happen at the office are
legitimate subjects for conversation
and will be welcomed when recounted
at home or at the boarding house, but
the purely business details contain az
a rule not the least glimmering OF In:
terest for the outsider.
This kind Of girl becomes rather q
nuisance to the boss himself, In
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-15

time, for she is always ready to take
offense at anything which she co1isid,
ers slight. Many girls undergo real
suffering by having certain work which
they were in the habit of doing given
to some one else when it should have
been regarded as a relief and kind
ness done to them.
The girls who can think of nothing
but clothes, and who will suddenly
break into any conversation with some
irrelevant remark as to tucks and
gathers or box plaits, and demand that
you shall give your opinion regarding
the same, is pretty bad, worse, per-
haps, than the girl who thinks too
much of her work, but the latter is
nevertheless bad enough.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-15
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
4 A CHlLD'S PRAYER.

Father, keep Thy little one
Safe this night;
Through the dark, until the sun
Brings us light.
While the earth is fast asleep
All at rest,
Thine almighty eye doth keep
Vigil best
And Thine arm is strong to save;
We need fear
Neither darkness, storm nor wave;
Thou art near.
In the morning may I wake
Fresh and strong,
Find new things to undertake
All day long.
In the rugged path of life
Guide Thou me,
Bring me through it's toll and strif
Safe to Thee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
DOCTORS READ PAPERS.

From tuesdays Daily.
The Blue Earth County Medical
society held regular monthly meet
ing last night. DR.. G. r. Curran had
n paper on Spinal Curvature" and
DR.. Roy Andrews one on "Tubercu
losis of the Spine" Each paper was
generally discussed. DR. w. w.
Christian of Lynn, Mass, was present
and participated in the discussion,
and told of the trouble that seats
that are unsuited to pupils in school
cause. Where a child has to sit in a
seat for long time, that is too high
from the floor or is otherwise un-
suited, spinal curvature results. A
seat is now manufactured that is
adjustable. The seat can be raised
or lowered and the desk also. and
properly adjusted in every way to the
child. Lynn adopted these seats,
and has had good results. The doc
tors present thought this an i'm.
portant thing, and that all schools
ought to have this kind of seats and
desks. The additional expense is
but little. y, &G
DR.. A.; e. Sohmer was elected tic
membership in the society.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
IT'S FOUND IN BILL PUT INTO
MINNESOTA HOUSE.
Plan Is Three Men to Employ All
Those Who May Wish to
Serve the State.

ST. Paul, January 2G.-ThOmas
kneeland, house member from Hen
nepin, has arranged to give the
state of Minnesota chance to try
the civil service system. A bill, pro-
viding for such system applicable
to most state officers, was intro.
duced this morning.
The governor, under this bill. is to
appoint nOn-partisan commission
Of three, to have charge of the
work. This commission is to re-
ceive SO a day for time actually
spent in looking after the appoint
ments. 1t is to have a secretary
who will receive $500 a year, and
a stenographer at 5000 a year.
Into Two Glasses.
The service is divided in two
classes, the classified and the un.
classified. Under the latter head
come all elective positions. the ap-
pOintments to be made directly by
the governor and one assistant for
each of the heads of the depart
ments, elective or appointive. The
classified branch includes every
thing else. All stenographers, clerks,
deputies, bank examiners, oil inspec-
tors, factory inspectors, labor agents.
secretaries and in fact all the places
that are not directly under the SUI
pervision of the governor.
What Opponents Say.
The argument in favor of this
scheme, made by those back of it,,
is that it will bring into the employ
OF the state better class of ser.
wants and will give to these EN-.
ploycs the certainty of retaining
their places so long as they are
competent. It will destroy favoriiism
and make impossible the creation
of political machine for the head
of any one department.
The opponents claim the measure
will make it possible for the COVER
nor, working through the commits.
sion OF which he always will control
Il majority, to perfect system of
political patronage that will be far
in advance of the present conditions.
The commissioners are to be ap-
pointed for six years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
HENRY GUENTZEL DEAD
Weli-know Resident of Lime Town
ship Passes Away.


ship Passes Away.
From Fridays Daily.
Henry GuentZel died at his home
in Lime township this morning after
an illness of three weeks duration,
although he had been failing for sew
eral months. Death was due to a
complication Of diseases. He was
born in West Phalen, Germany, March
6, 1864, and came to America with
his parents the following year, locat.
ing first in Wisconsin. In 1867 the
family came to Minnesota and 10.
Gated in Lime township, this county,
and the boy there grew to manhood.
Mr.. Guentzcl was married to Miss
Henrietta Wandersee June -. 1852,
in Lime township, and she survives
him, together with three children,
Mrs. Frank Boehland, Frank Guent.
eel and Miss Alma Guentzel. He also
leaves his mother, seven brothers
and two sisters.
! The deceased was engaged in the
threshing business from the time
that he was sixteen years of age
and owned an outfit. He also con
Quoted his own farm, and accumu
lated considerable property. He was
hard working, industrious, and was a
fine man in every way, and was well
liked by all. He enjoyed wide ac
quaintance in the northeastern part
OF the county, and his death causes
genuine regret. He was good friend
and neighbOr, a kind and loving hus
band and father, and he will be sadly
missed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
DEATH OF JOHN KRAMER, RESI-
DENT OF CLEVELAND.
Accident Happened to Prominent
Farmer Late Yesterday After.
noon; Was the Father of Mrs.
Nick Frederick, Jr., of Madison
Lake; Expired Before Physician
Reached Him.

From Fridays Daily.
John Kramer of Cleveland town
ship, one of the most widely known
men of that town, was accidentally
killed yesterday afternoon. He fell
from the second story of one of his
farm buildings, and his skull was
fractured. He died without regain
ing consciousness.
Mr.. Kramer was repairing a tu-
bular well on his farm. The pipe was
being taken out of the well with a
pry pole, and Mr.. Kramer had gone
to the upper floor OF the pump house
to obtain a better leverage.
Pry Pole Broke.
While thus engaged the pry pole
broke or was torn from his grasp,
he losing his footing and falling to
the ground. Mr. Kramer struck
squarely on his head, but was not
instantly killed. When picked up ne
was breathing family, but he eX-
pired before a physician could reach
the farm.
The deceased, who was one of
Cleveland's prominent and success
full farmers, was fifty-one years of
age. He is survived by his wife, one
son, Ernest Kramer of Cleveland, and
two daughters, Mrs. Frank Hobson
of Cleveland land Mrs. Mic Freder.
lex, Jr., of Madison Lake.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
PLAN TO DRAIN JACKSON INTO
THE MAPLE RIVER.
Farmers Engage an Attorney and
Will Proceed to Fight for What
They Consider Is Their Prop.
erty; Dam Had Been Construct
ed Prospect Of Bitter Contest
in the Courts.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Peder ID. Peterson and others
have filed petition with Clerk OF
Court KrOst TO have u county ditcn
constructed, three to five miles long,
TO drain Jackson lake into the Ma
pie river. The petitioners want the
ditch deep and large enough SO rs
to be able to run lateral tile drains
into it, and thus reclaim the lake
bed. The petitioners number sew
enteen or eighteen, and all are prop
erty owners around the lake. The
petition will go on the calendar of
court cases and be tried 1t is prob
able that it will be strongly opposed,
as Il good many of the residents
OF Amboy and vicinity do not want
to see the lake drained, as they
wish to preserve it for boating, fish.
ing and hunting. The question of
draining the lake has long been Il
mooted question, and 4 good deal Of
litigation has resulted at one time
or another from the efforts of one
side or the other
Lake in Marshy Condition.
1t was thought that the last action
settled the matter permanently as
the court established level for the
lake has practically dried up, and
mitted TO construct a dam across
the outlet. The board did this last
summer, and put in heavy con-
L.
the past season that no water APP
preached the dam or ran over it, and
the south part of the lake was left
in i marshy condition.
w. r. Geddes is the attorney for
the petitioners. He states that tha
lake has practically died up, and
that the fish in ii have all frozen.
Farmers went out on the ice re-
Gently and chopped out the frozen
carp and buffalo fish and took them
home to chop up for their fowls
and hogs. The big fish had plowed
channels in the slough under the ice
before being frozen in.
Only Few Inches of Water.
Mr.. GeddeS states that last fall
there was only Il few inches of wa.
ter IN the north part OF the lake,
while the south part was dry and is
being driven over. Another dry sea.
son. he thinks, would make the en-.
tire lake bed dry. The draining of
the lake and nearby marshes would
result in the reclaiming of $500 acres
of land, he states.
When the other side has been
heard from they will probably have
another story to tell, and it will be
up to the court to get at the merits
of the case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
WIDEN THE BRIDGE
Red Jacket Structure Should Be
Eighteen Feet in Clear.

Eighteen Feet in Clear.
From Tuesdays Daily.
County Surveyor Brooks has re
ceived letter from Mr.. Marsh OF
the Marsh Engineering company
Des Moines, Iowa. stating that the
company has gotten the office end
of the work on the new Red Jacket
bridge about done. Mr.. Marsh sug
gests that the roadway of the bridge
ought TO be made eighteen feet wide
instead of sixteen feet, the additional
cost being only about $1.lOO. HC
says that invariably. where a sixteen
foot bridge is built, regret is felt
that it was not made wider. He
considers eighteen feet reasonable
width.
Mr.. Brooks heartily concurs in the
wish that the bridge might be MADE
wider than sixteen feet, and has
spoken with a number of business
men and asked their views, and all
with a single exception, have felt the
same way. that it would be q mis-
take to build sixteen foot bridge
They feel that important county
bridges ought to be at least eighteen
feet wide in the clear.
If a change is made in the width
of the bridge, now is the time to
order it, and the county board will
no doubt consider the matter at its
coming meeting. A concrete bridge
is built for all time, and in this
differs from steel bridge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
DISCUSS PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
HERE ON FEBRUARY q.
The Meeting to Be Held at the Y
M. c. A.; Large Attendance
Is Looked For.

AT a meeting held at the Y. M. c.
A. building last Saturday night plans
were laid to make the farmers insti.
tute a really big thing and of real
practical value. Two meetings have
been held. The first was simply to
talk over the plans and possibilities
for such movement. The last to
discuss the subject of fruit growing.
These were simply one hour meet
ings. 1t is the plan now to set aside
Tuesday, February 81. as institute
day and have both morning and aft.
ernOon sessions.
The subjects for discussion, as laid
out by the committee Saturday night
are:
Southern Minnesota Land as Com
pared with Land in Other Sections
of the United States"
''How Does a Silo Pay?"
"The Effect OF the Present System
of Poultry Shows on the Egg Pro.
duction."
"How to Select a Good Dairy Cow.
Which is the Best Dairy Cow"
"How to Make Unproductive Land
Produce $50 to $75 per Acre"
All of the speakers have not yet
been secured. They will be an
nounced later. The talks will be fol.
lowed by n general discussion.
1t is hoped that the farmers within
reach of Mankato will take advan-
tage of this institute 1t is planned
by men who are now doing success
full farm work of one kind and an.
other, right in this community. No
theorists have been asked to come
here with their ideas, but men right
here who have made n success and
know their business from practical
experience, are asked to open the
discussion. Further announcements
will be made through the papers and
in other ways.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-03
CRAWLING CONTINUES ON A
NUMBER OF HIGHWAYS.
That Between Eagle and Madi-
son Lake Towns.

The work OF Sraveiing some of the
roads leading out Of the city is in
progress. The work on the Eagle
Lake and Madison Lake road has
been frequently referred to, as the
greatest amount of Gravelng has
been done on that road, about seven
miles of graveling having been done.
John Mock is completing the little
that he had yet TO do, and the vii
lage Of Eagle Lake has nearly COM
pleted the work of graveling through
the village, but the funds have be-
come exhausted and there is still
about half a block to be done. Some
of the MankatO autOists who use the
road some in summer are talking
OF chipping in enough to complete
this crawling and to put Il thin layer
on the road as far as the Schwarble
hill, to regravel it. This will prob
ably be done.
Work on MapIeton Road.
A good deal of graveling is being
done on the Mapleton road. For
about two and half miles, a thin
layer of gravel is being put over the
gravel previously put on, SO as to
make the work more permanent and
thick enough to turn the rain. The
graveled district is also being eX-
tended some. Last year this was
the finest road leading out of the
city.
Some more gravel is being hauled
upon the poor farm road, extending
the graveled portion. The farmers
there have seen the benefit of gravel
and thoroughly believe in it. 1t is
a significant fact that the farmers
living on roads that are partly gray
eled are the first to want more
graveling done.
Gravel on Belgrade Hill.
The Belgrade hill across the river
has been graveled half way, and the
balance of it is to be graveled. The
farmers living i'm Belgrade have not
yet started to haul any more gravel
on the roads above the hill, which
has caused some surprise, as the soil
there is such that the roads requii 4
a good deal of gravel to be passable
in wet weather. Dry seasons like
that of last summer cannot be ex-
pected often.
1t may be that work is being done
on some other roads. If not, now is
the time to haul the gravel. There
never was a time when better gravel
was taken from the river bed, as the
water is so low that the best beds
have been uncovered. 1t may be
years again before these can be
reached. 1t can be had for the haul
ing, and the city has made good
road connecting with Main street
at the bridge. The Commercial club
stands ready to assist the farmers
who show a disposition to help them
selves. 1t is surprising what a lot
Of work can boz, done on a road
when the people make up their
minds to do it.