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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26
HOME JoTTINoS.
From Fridays Daily.


The scholars of the public schools
made up fourteen barrels of potatoes
and two barrels of apples, not bushels,
as stated yesterday.
Alba j Harding, of this city, and
Jennie Hunter, of Madison Lake, were
married yesterday. They leave to-
night for California, where the groom
has two brothers.
"A man named Fred Roberts forgot
to pay an $ls hotel bill at The Salpaugh
the other day, and was arrested at
Wells Yesterday, for skipping the bill.
He was brought back and settled the
bill, and paid fnn of $40 and costs, total
$2l Al He will probably be more care
full hereafter.
The city is now more healthful than
for long time. 1t could not be other
wise, with 30 fine a system of water
works and sewerage as we have, and
the splendid weather. A finer winter
resort for invalids from Southern Cali
fornia and elsewhere could not be
found.
Butter and eggs are still scarce COM
modiues and bring good prices. They
easily bring twenty cents, while the
best creamery butter brings % and "a
cents. The dairy and poultry yard
bring in larger percentage of profit
than anys other branch of the farming
Industry. BY a judicious choice OF
breeds, and careful attention, a great
deal of money can be made with a
very little outlay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26
From Mondays Daily.

The arc lights are promised to be IN
working order within ten days.
"A marriage license was issued Satur-
day to u. w. Earl and Safe Jones, both
of this city.
The Madelia postoffice has been
raised from the fourth class to the third
class, to take effect Jan. LIST.
The fye-sixths jury amendment
will be delared carried, though there is
a grave question as to whether it was,
under decision of the Supreme Court.
1t applies to civil cases only.
Mrs. Lang, aged 76 years, died at
her home in Mankato township satur-
day night She was a widow and leaves
several grown-up children. The funeral
occurred from the German Catholic
church at nine o'clock this morning.
Coffin & Watson report the sale for
j. H. Vanderwort of his eleven acre
vegetable and small fruit-farm, on
Agency Hill, TO DIR. E L. Halves, for
s.. 1850. Also the sale of seven acres in
the n. ". /. s. W. s. W. !, sec. 1872,
for L. Coffin TO B. Sorensen, for $3.50.
The Presbyterian Sabbath school by
unanimous vote elected the following
officers for the year 1891:
Geo. II. BreWster-Superinte
w. ID. Willard-Ass't 20
ID. @. Willard-Secs and Treasurer.
Osman Burgess-Librarian
Belle S. Beatty-Organist.
The Duluth Shoe Co., wholesale
boot and shoe business, has been in
corporated at Duluth and will begin
business on January lst. The capital
stock is placed at $3.50, 900. , We notice
that Mr.. John A. Willard, OF this city, is
one of the stockholders.
Heron Lake Neacs: Prof. McMahil,
of Mankato, who sang at the school
concert here some time ago, has been
engaged to furnish music for the farmers
Alliance meeting at st. Paul, Dec. 80.
Prof. Geo. keenan,, of this place will
assist him.
The time of the District Court was
occupied to-day with the trial of bast-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26
PUBLIC INSTALLATION.

The Masonic fraternity of this city has
decided to hold public installation O.
officers on Saturday night of this week,
latter which a banquet will be served.
The programme Will also be enlivened
with music, &C., and pleasant time will
be had. The following oficere Will be
installed for the ensuing .erm:
6. w. Mead-W. NJ.
III. McMurtrie-S w.
L. A. Linder-J. w.
G. A. Chapman-Treasurer.
w. S. Howe-SecretarY.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26
From Wednesdays Daily.


Marriage licenses were issued to-
day to Andrew ]. Dorneier, of New
Ulm, and Maggie Leas. ofthis city; and
Albert E. Eberhart and Alberta C.
Colby, both of Mapleton.
The entertainment which the pub
lie schools ere getting up viii occur Jan.
18th, at the Babtist church. All of the
schools will be represented on the pro-
gram, and the chorus will consist of
over 200 voices.
Judge Severance has granted a d.
vorce to Geo. w. Jackson, from his
wife, Olive Jackson, on the ground of
desertion. They were marriid in 1888.
when the plaintiff was % years of age,
and the defendant Is years. The latter
deserted her husband in February,
1886. She put in no answer to the COM
plant.
There will be no sleighing in Man.
kato Christmas day A. D. 1890. The
DAILY FREE Press of one year ago to-
day, referring to Christmas, had this to
say about the weather: 'sThe develop
ments of to-day make it unlikely that
there will be sleighing, skating or coast
ing, 50 the young people will have some
difficulty to find seasonablea amusement"
The same condition of things exists to-
day, except that skating is excellent.
No snow for sleighing or coasting, how.
ever,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26
THE LlEDERTAFEL CONCERT.

We are requested to announce that
the Liedertafel Singing Society of this
city has arrangements now completed
to give concert Az the opera house
Tuesday evening, Dec. 30th, and our
people can rely upon an entertainment
of rare interest. The Germania orches-
ira, now one of the very best in the
state, will participate. Mr.. Clement
Schroeder, whose reputation at home as
a vocalist is guarantee of good music,
has been secured for two or more tenor
solos, while the choruses by the society
will please all who attend. The concert
viii be well worth the time and atten-
ton of our people and the society
should be accorded good audience.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to Warmer
Chimes.

Excursion tickets to Mexico. CaIlfor-
MIA, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida,
the Gulf Coast, Texas. Hot Springs of
Arkansas, and Excelsior Springs of
Missouri, now on sale by the Agents of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
Wsy. Apply for rates and other infor-
nation to the nearest Agent, or address
Geo. I'll. HeaHord, General Passenger
Agent. Chicago. Illinois.
A. j. YORKER, Local Tick. Agt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26

Takes 1000 people to buy DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy, at 80 cents a bottle,
to make up $500. One failure to cure
would take the profit from 1000 sales.
It's makers profess to cure "cold in the
head" and even chronic catarrh, and
if they fail they pay $500 for their over
confidence
Not in newspaper words but IN hard
CASH Think of what confidence it takes
to put that in the papers-and mean it.
Its makers believe in the remedy.
Isn't it worth trial? Isn't any trial
preferable to catarrh?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26

After all the mild agencies are the
best. Perhaps they work more slowly,
but they work surely. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are an Gctire agency but
gtiia and mid. They're sugar coated,
easy to take, never shock nor derange
the system and half their power is the
mild way in whiot their work ia done.
Smallest. cheapess easiest to take. One
q dose. twenty-five cents vial. OF
all druggists.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria
When she was Child she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them Castoris
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26

Shoes and Leather for FAN and Winter use.
Calls special attention to a new kind of fine
Calfskin Shoes with cork soles, screwed in the
bottom, which makes them very comfortable
warm and dry from the bottom. Also a line of
wooden bottom shoes, leather tops, warm lined
for working people to wear in shops, stone quar-
ries or on the farm; new invention and the on
ly ones in the city. Has also the only Crescent
Heeiplate machine in the city. which are put on
rubbers free of charge, when bought in his store
He has the Gold Seal" Ruhbers. He Is the old
est shoeman In the city and knows wen what Is
wanted in his line, and spares no cost nor pains
to get It, and respectfully invites the public for
patronage and assures them for the beas deals
and treatment. no matter what my 60 npetit-
ors pretenees may be.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26
At no time of the year will such Bargains be offered.

90 Shaw dom latest styles and quality
less per from the original selling prices.
50 Shawls percent from original prices This the best
thing evers / Mankao.
Handkerchie sell Big bargain
NIuers big seller 5oc marked
50 silk embroidered fancy Handkerchief beautiful effects 34
81, SO, so, Co. GO, IS, 88c, $Ioo and $I4o.
90 dozen grades prices 25c SIS
IS pieces all wool P and 4onch close
this line so
all wool Tco Flannel 4onch w always sold large cities
cents, 48
pieces Ds Goods 4oinch all TWILL 50
yard purchased before the Mckinley bill took effect
pieces plds Camel Hair Dress Goods 48nch former $I15,
price viii be 500.
900 finer selection in the city
A special nducement by deductng per
wholesale prices. Save money by buying your
Christmas GIFTS at the Golden Lion
EaMal orders promptly filed
J.B. C d. Richards.
3O2 South Front Street.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-26

Plush Cloaks at 3315 per cent. off
100 Plush Cloaks at 5 per cent off.
10 Plush Jackets at 1915 per cent. off.
20 Plush Jackets al Is per cent. off.
50 Cloth Jackets at 10 per centoff
100 Cloth Newmarkets at per cent off.
20 Childrens Cloaks ~ ar-od, 20 per cent. off
90 Childrens Cloaks, years old, 20 per cent. off
80 Childrens Cloaks 8 years old, 20 per cent off.
go Childrens Cloaks years cd, 90 per cent off.
so ChiIdrens Cloaks, years old, 20 per cent off.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-30
gh amieha 1alu Eaee Sunday aorung gouber 60 1880.

Capt James Bend, VINO saved the lives
of 29S persons wrecked of Long Branch on
the ship State of Georgia in December,
1852, still lives at the age OF 90 near Beach
Haven, N. J.
John Faslenan, q full blooded Sioux
Indian. was one of the members Of the
grand jury in the United States court at
Sioux Falls recently. He is the first OF his
race to serve in this capacity.
The real name Of John Fiske, the his
torian, essayist and college professor, is
Edmund Fiske Green. He changed his
name when boy, upon the death of his
father and the remarriage of his mother.
Congressman John E. Russell, of Massa-
chusetts, is accompanied in all his cam
paigning by his wife. When he speaks she
occupies seat on the platform, and she is
considered fully as shrewd a politician as
her husband.
Mr.. George H. Babcock, before the Amer
lean Society of Mechanical Engineers, some
time ago, cited the fact that when in Pom
pei he discovered that the old Roman
baths in the first Christian century were
heated by steam.
NJ. Jansen, the distinguished sstron-
omer. who has made an ascent of Mont
Blanc, says an observatory can be easily
erected at the Chalet des Bosses This is
within two hours of the summit, and
4, 400 metres above the level of the sea.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-30
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

The fastest ship in the French navy now
has a speed of 1865 knots per hour without
engine strain.
A new gun has been perfected by Signor
Guidolli, of Lucca, which will fire sixty
four shots a minute.
The form of the new German armored
vessel Siegfried is very peculiar, giving her
the appearance of a gigantic fish; yet she
is said to have made sixteen knots.
Lord Charles Beresford tells England nor
to rely upon her present navy, which he
considers unfit for war service, but to go
on getting better ships and more men.
Mr. Sell, an English engineer, is the de-
signer of the most powerful marine en-
gines in the world, which have just been
fitted on board the Italian ironclsd Re
Umberto.
The British government paid Maj Wat
kins e25, 600 to keep secret the details of his
position finder. Despite precautioGr, the
device rs pretty thoroughly known To nava.
and military people.
British critics speak highly of the Edgar
class of cruisers. They are said 70 be most
steady gun platforms. Some apprehension
is expressed. however, that their frames
and double bottoms are not strong enough.
The inner lining of the Chicago is said to
contribute in a great degree to the living
comfort of that vessel. The circulation of
air between the outer skin and the inner
lining greatly lowers the temperature be
tween decks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-30
DAUGHicho UF EVE.

Adelina Patti thinks that swell London
audiences are the most heartless and in
considerate in the world.
Mrs w. K Vanderbilt is one of the
most enthusiastic patrons of the new ref
uge for discharged convicts lately opened
in New York.
Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson, the novel
list, is a stout and rather matronly looking
woman, with a face that is described as
Intelligent"
Nina Meiggs, the daughter of Gen.
Meiggs, prominent in the American colony
in London, has married Sir James Nc
Grigor, of the Rifle brigade.
Miss Lydia Becker, who directed The
Women's Suffrage Journal, published in
England, has recently died, and the last
number of the paper has been issued.
The daughters of Gen. Sherman dress
with great simplicity They 90 into society
a great deal, and are particularly sought
for as dinner guests They never dance.
Mrs. Hector is the real name of the popu-
lar novelist using Mrs. Alexander as a pen
name. She lives in London, where, she
SAYS, she can write better than anywhere
else
Nine. Waiter d'Ambaine, French jour
Dalist, has been elected a member of the
Association of the Partisan Newspaper
Press. She is the first lady to be so hon
ored.
Lady Theodore Martin has recently
placed a tablet on the wall of the little
church at Llantysilio to commemorate the
fact that Robert Browning worshiped there
for six weeks few years ago.
Nine Judith Gauthier, the daughter Of
the illustrious novelist and critic, has in
collaboration with VI. Henri Bouillion exc
cuted the fine statue to Theophile eau
theirs memory at Tarbes, his native city.
Elizabeth Ney, who lives near Hemp
stead. Tex. is a grandniece of the famous
Marshal Ney, of France. She is both pretty
and talented, and is a sculptures by profess
sion. Her father was a Frenchman and
her mother Pole.
Mrs Emery y. Downs, of Brooklyn, who
is declared by the superintendent of the life
saving station at Manhattan beach 70 be
the best woman swimmer seen at that place,
is a brunette, not 30 years old, and the
mother of six boys.
Elizabeth Comstock, the aged Quaker
preacher. now living at Union Springs, y.
Y. has visited during her lifetime 10, 600
prisoners, 195. 600 sick and wounded sol
diers and s., 900 inmates Of slmshOuses on
both sides Of the water.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward has a scheme for
Robert Elsmere" settlement for the pro
motion Of religious life under the altered
conditions which TO many seem to be i'm
posed upon it by the advances in knowl-
edge during the present century"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-30
How THEY ARE ORAPEb.

jay Gould's windows have green shades
and show inside curtains of dainty muslin,
very plain.
In Austin Corbin's house Mrs. Corbin
has curtains in the drawing room of white
and gold brocade.
In Mrs. Levi p Morton's house the win
5ows are curtained with the finest scrim,
edged with Torchon lace.
The Whitney home has artistic windows
of deliberately stained glass, and inside are
seen curtains of crimson velvet with lining
of old gold.
In Mrs. Marshall O. Roberts's windows
fall lace curtains embroidered with birds
and butterflies. and behind fall draperies
of pale rose colOred silk.
At the Belmont house first are heavy,
plain white linen shades, and inside heavy,
crimson curtains of silk rep. There is no
attempt at ornamentation.
Gen. Sherman does not believe in lace
curtains. "They are always in the way"
he lays. So the house has only plain
shades, except in Rachel's room, which is
embroidered in lace.
Mrs. William Astor's windows are pict-
ures of elegant simplicity. Every window
in the big house, from top to bottom, back
and front, is curtained with snow white
muslin curtains, daintily embroidered by
hand.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt has the fifty
windows of her mansion draped with Rus
sian lace of very large. open pattern.
Within these are draperies Of the finest
Brussels lace, in patterns Us delicate As the
tracery Of frostwork.
In Mrs. Paran Stevens windows the
inside shades are Of red holland. brilliant,
blazing, fiery red. edged with white lace
four inches deep, and inside are Madras
curtains Of yellow and crimson, touched
here and there with blue.
Mrs. Sloane. Mrs William ". Wander
bilt and Mrs. Shepard have curtains alike.
They are of old Venetian antique lace, and
were made abroad by order ~ ". II. Van
derbilt, Sr, at cost Of 81 900 each. Two
are required for Zach window.
The Tiffany windows one might study
whole day. Louis Tiffany, who was born
an artist, has collected queer bits Of Span
ish and Italian embroidery from all over
the world. and has hung them 10 his win
dOws after fashion that no one could de
scribe.
In Mrs Ogden GoeIet's drawing room
are lace curtains which once adorned the
palace of the Empress Eugeaie. They were
purchased at an almost fabulous price.
Inside of these hang tapestries from east
ern looms which az, worth far more than
their weight in gold, and could not be
duplicated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-30
CHARACTER IN EARS.

The fsun or goat ike ear on man or
woman indicates fierce, Crotic tendency.
In human beings of a low OF debssed
mental standard the ears are large and
fiabby, as in cretins and idiots.
When there is no lobe and theear widens
toward the top, it indicates cunning, sell
ishness and arevengeful disposition.
When the ear is oval and the lobe slightly
but distinctly marked, q lofty ideality.
combined with great senSitivenesS, is al.
ways noticeable.
Large and round ears. with q neat hem.
well carved, not fiat. indicate sstrong will.
bulldog like tenacity Of purpose. and
saturnine disposition.
Ears which on the inner rim toward the
top have a small excrescenos like one Of
the tins Of cocks comb indicate q weak
character, but obstinate withal. though
couRterbalanced by placid temper.
Ears where the heru is rat. AZ n irnned
down, indicate a vacillatiRg mind. which
IN woman usually belongs 70 those who
lack ideality, and in man is characteristics
of mean Intelligence and cold temper.
When the top OF the ear is rounded like
tHc H''- -" NN+ " "H tee- ~ - Suat 'SecE-
istlc of a l0veable and romantic DISPOSE
ton, or rather n disposition that yearna
after the romantic and pines to be loved
When the ears are large and droop as
the top and are without a hem. the gross
instincts are palpable. These indicate In
their owners vanity, insolence, arrogance,
and general satisfaction with themselves
Where the small ear inclines rather to
the round than the elongated oval. IL IN =
certain indication that the person. male or
female, to whom il belongs IL Of an amor
Gus, jealous, but trehcherous nature. and
detective in Judgment
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-30
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

From noon till 4 O'Clock every day p T
Barnum takes a nap, and during those
hours no one is allowed 10 disturb him.
Lord Wemyss, Of Scotland, il said :.
have in reality the power pretended by
some clowns Of moving his ears al will.
Mr.. Austin COrbiD now has fourteen
Wild boars on his New Hampshire game
preserve, captured in the wil6s Of Ger
many.
Millionaire Coils p Huntington arrived
in California Sept. !. ls4o. travelling As a
stes<zge passenger on the clipper ship Alex
Ander ven Humboldt
Thomas Winans. the millionaire. who
had lived luxurioUsly. ssid OF his death bed
be rvOuld give q 90 90 20 be able 10 eat .
piece OF bread and butter.
Thomas 3. Jones. the governor Of Ala
lama, r = man feet tel. straight as al
arrow, with 1T black hair and piercing
black eyes HIS couuieuanos = rather
stera-
The richest banker u TIE world Is Baron
Bleichross>r. q Berlin who il the ngrnt
q the R0thsehiids in Germany. b1t = in
oirldzslly worth more thxa Any oae os the
Eolhckildx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-30

article "Can a Nation Have a Religions"
and in the article on Record Of Virtue
as in the more ostensibly Christmas feat
ures'' of this number of the Gentry.
The frontispiece is a striking head,
Daphne" by George w. Maynard in
1.-The Century Series of American Pic
tures,'' and the opening paper is General
Bidwell's account of Life in California
Before the Gold Discovery" Here is also
published Ranch and Mission Days in
Alta California;" these two articles show
ing with what thoroughness the Century's
new and important series is being carried
out.
The hundredth anniversary of the death
of Franklin is marked by Mr.. Charles
Henry Harris paper on Franklin in Allie
CORY" with full-page engraving of
Franklin after portrait by Peale, and re-
productions of French prints
Other illustrated and highly interesting
articles, in prose and verse, contribute 10
make the December Century one of the
best numbers of that splendid periodical
over issued