The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-27

pcnuuIuu swung INDEPENDENTLY bhCh
and forth, it seemed to say. Take
your time, take; your = time. take
your time Now we go to visit a
cousin, we get on a trolley car.
are whiz2ed several miles through
space, landed near large building
which we enter with trepidation.
We see on the directory the name
We are looking for, press button
and are whiz2ed up to the 'steenth'
floor. We enter an deliberately fur
nished waiting room and sit impa-
tiently In the corner waiting for an
audience. AS we sit there the tick
of the little clock on the wall goads
our impatience by its restless and
incessant Get there, get there. get
there would like to resurrect
old Peter Stuyvesant and take him
ND Broadway, the great white way,
and Fifth avenue and show him the
changes on the sod over which he
once stumped on his whooden leg.
We are prone to go into business to
make money and too often forget
the requirements in the way of
training which are necessary to ac-
compiishA our purpose
DO Not Allow For Experience. 4
.The capital is considered. the ex-
penses of an undertaking, and the
probable returns in money are es-
tilnated, but we forget to make al.
lowance for the experience needed
to handle the proposition. Two
young men once bought a motion
picture outfit. They had in mind
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turns. The opening night, series
of scenee of ancient Rome were
shown. One OF the boys mounted
to the steel cage and. through a
streak of luck moved the right lever
in turning on the power to the
light The other, in order to please
his people the more, went TO the
front OF the house near the screen
for the purpose Of lecturing on the
pictures. The Coliseum was thrown
on the screen, and the man called,
Ruins OF the great Roman hotel
The vatican was. shown with the
pope in the foreground with a num-
Der of his followers The pope at
a church picnic explained the lee
turer The Capitoline hin showing
the temple OF art on the top was
shown Several great statues were
visible and in the foreground of
these was one of Marcus Aurelius
riding fiery charger. Roman
rough rider in front OF the insane
asylum, bawled out the man in
front. Yet in spite Of these occur
rences America has fifty out OF the
hundred richest men In all the
world. The age is melodramatic and
spectacular in the extreme.
"'1 All Is Hurry and Hustle.
"AlF is. now hurry and hustle, all
business, and if pleasure is INDUCED
in it is right along with the bust
ness. The newsboy stands ION the
corner, selling his papers, whistling
oh You Beautiful Doll, and reading
Jim Jam Jems. But in the politi-
cal life we quiet down after the
struggle and honor the one who is
successful in the race, one and all,
regardless of party. Let, us rise and
offer. toast to, Governor Adolph O..
Eberkart." All responded to the
toast with q will. and as nearly all
the sherry had been drank during
the meal. the men raised their wa
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v, Members of Governors Staff.
4 Colonel J. Fl. Beck, secretary of
the Association OF Commerce, and
General c. II. Bjorn, members of
| the Governors staff, gave short
talks, praising the governor, the
people of Mankato for rendering the
banquet and Proprietor Hildenbrand
for the excellent service afforded
Colonel Beck told d few things
! that the governor has done and
prophesied that, his name would go
down in history and be remembered
as one OF. the country's great men.
! He reminded his hearers that the
governor had called the first state
conservation congress and had been
very instrumental in arranging for
! the national conservation congress
and by his extensive travelling he
has advertised his state, in so do
ing learned many things about con-
Quoting it's affairs. General Biorn
said that he did not like the pat
tern of the dress uniform but he
| wore 1T as a token ? OF esteem to
the governor He said that the
spirit of the times Is to let BY
cones be ;bygones and to unite in
working for the, good of all. He
called TO mind the deeds of John
A. Johnson and prophesiede that
Governor Eberhart would be even
n more prominent man In history.
Governor Eberhart introduced. -,
Governor Eberhart was introduced
as the last speaker Mr. Taylor
outlined his career from the time
he was a lawyer here up to his
present position. He said that the
governor had outgrown., the law
business, and told story of two
burglars who broke into lawyers
house one night. One went in and
the other stayed outside. In 4 short
! time the one came back with dis.
appointed look on his face. What
did you getg' asked his mate.
Nothing" said the other, THAT
man is a lawyer" WELL" the first
one asked. "Did you lose anything?"
Governor Eberhart arose amid a
roar of cheers. clapping and waving
Of arms and handkerchiefs When
the crowd subsidized he said that
perhaps he was not practicing law
now, but he was not making money.
'.In fact" said he. Il am not max
| ing expenses, and am undergoing a
distinct loss. Yes, have travelled
some, but it has been for the inter
est and I believe for the good Of
my state. But am very glad to
get back home on such an Occa-