The Mankato free press., 1914-07-24

ed Il with the carriage inside the
screen porch 3. w
II Is thought that parties coming
on one OF the north bound passenger
trains early In the morning placed
the child where 1t was found and
then made good their escape.
The Unsigned Letter.
Early Wednesday morning the fol-
lowing letter was delivered 70 the
Albert Lea Tribune Office In blank
envelope and unsigned:
Evening Tribune: AS the stork
was coming from the south wednes-
day morning to try Mlnnesota's
cool weather he carried with him a
tiny bundle OF humanity. Longing al
so for cool weather but finding no
mother was waiting 10 give him .
place on her breast and no dainty
garments ready for him. he felt tired
and discouraged. He stopped for
a while over the home belonging to
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Christianson to
rest. Suddenly remembering some
thing which happned about eight
years ago when a beautiful pair OF
twins. a boy and girl brought into
that home by him, while they lived
In the big city Of Chicago. Their
hearts were gladdened because OF
the boy, the other three children be-
ing girls. The boy l'ving only few
hours was taken away again to bet.
ter home and q mothers and fathers
longing arms were empty. their
hearts broken and a home sad. The
stork thought that he would give the
tiny baby boy he carried with him,
the place In their home and hearts
that were empty SO he left IL there
for awhile as he had 70 60 further
on" ss
st. Paul, July I6-Members OF
former legislatures who have labored
In vain TO keep down appropriations
while approving every meritorious
object, see at last a ray of light.
The budget plan contained In the
efficiency commissions report is go
ing to be the salvation OF the con-
scientious member. He win be able
to vote intelligently.
The budget plan implies the or
ganization OF the state government
first or course. II would be posi-.
bic to list the appropriations and
call that a budget. II is even
possible to set up comparative
list OF past and pending appropria-
tions In parallel columns But that
Is hardly a budget Il comes as
near being a budget as the young
wife's accounting. Left hand side
gave me $40; right hand
side-spent alr'. Nobody appreciates
that better than men who have served
In former sessions. tt
Il is Leap In Dark.
A.. Senator Elwell, who has been
on the finance committee of the
senate for eight years says: 1T
Is a leap in the dark making ap.
preparations"
In the house one OF the most
active committees In the last session
was the committee on public ac-
counts. which did more than any
other agency. up to the time the
efficiency commission was formed,
to propose better ways. c. L. Saw
yer, OF Minneapolis, was one OF the
active members Of the committee.
Mr. Sawyer says: Il am thoroughly
In accord with the idea OF cutting
down the number OF state commits
sions and otherwise reducing the
state government TO business basis
TIE bill which ! introduced last year
for an interim commission covered
the same points"
The conscientious members who
realize what II means to do their
best and then have to go home
the back way because of the sin.
ful total OF their appropriations, ap-
preciate the opportunity for an honest
legislature to do good work with the
budget system as an enlightener.
That there should be some kind
OF an employment bureau In Mankato
becomes more and more apparent
from day TO day. Farmers come in
seeking men. inquiring at the police
station aud elsewhere. and go away
unsatisied Wanderers, penniless and
hungry are brought into the station
and declare that they want work
The farmers, as rule are not at
hand at that time, nor are the wan.
derers at hand when the farmers
come, except when, In rare instances,
they happen to meet.
The wanderers say that they them
selves go to farm after farm and APP
ply for work and farmers say that
they do not want men just now; that
they will not want any for a week or
SO, or put them of with some other
answer, and In the meantime the
vagrants must find something to eat,
so they pass on.
OF course 1t may readily be assumed
that many OF the vagrants are lying
They come with the story that they
cannot get work. when, as matter
OF fact they do not care to work at
all What they really are looking for
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