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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-03
A Royal Evening Gown

A Royal Evening Gown
the black is toward the surface, with
the white underneath; at every step the
pleats open, revealing the white. The
pigot sleeves, crushed about the arm in
loose wrinkles, are Of white gauze over
white satin, while broad girdle Of
white satin encircles the waist
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-03
A French TrOusseau Fad.

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A matinee, or, rather, several, matt.
nees, are the first purchase a French
woman makes when she orders her
trousseau. Plain colored India silks in
the very pale colors, made with long.
jacket and skirt, and trimmed with
yards and yards of lace, are always.
in fashion and exceedingly pretty. The,
skirts for the matinees are made mar
rover than the regular skirts, but they
are always trimmed with fiounces;
edged with lace, which founces are, put
on halfway up the skirt, reaching to.
just below where the jacket ends. The,
jacket is made to fit quite loosely in
front; in the back it must be tighter.
and is trimmed with jabots Of lace,
down the front, and a ruff1e edged with
lace around the bottom. The sleeves
are of medium size, and finished at the
wrists with ruffles of lace.
Such quantity of lace as is needed
to trim a matinee seems somewhat
overwhelming when expense has to
be considered, but there are a. great
many pretty, effective. and quite, fine
laces to be bought now from 18i to 20,
cents a yard. Silk Innings make a
matinee most luxurious garment, but
again, if economy must rule, there are
fine percaline Innings which will an,
SWer every purpose.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-03
Move Your Eyes II You Can

Move Your Eyes II You Cam.
q A curious and slightly known fact
is that it is impossible to move the eye
while looking at its reflection in a
mirror. The eye is the most movable
part Of the face, yet if You try to look
at it and move it the thousandth part
of an inch you will be baked in your
purpose. The moment. you endeavor
to perceive the motion of the eye it
becomes fixed. That is why a per-
SOFAS expression as he sees himself In
the glass is entirely different from the
one by which his friends recognize
him. Gays the Atlanta Constitution,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-09-03
,rne Maybe Comhinatton.

N18gp18 -COm6 11katI01k. -
What is more effective than combf-
nation black and white gown upon a.
blonde woman? A regal gown, worn
by one Of Newport's SWEETEST young ma
irons, who last year reigned bud,
has body Of richest black satin made
en- princess, fitting the tall, 1.-THE figure
with marvellous grace, and entirely de-
void Of decoration save on the bodice.
The beautiful snowy shoulders
cleaning above this sombre- hued gown
are sWathed with fichu-like arrange
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
THE WATER BONDS.

Next Tuesday the people of Man
kato will be called upon to vote upon
water bouds for the extension of mains
and supplying the needy people on the
hill with city water. The FREE PRESS
does not desire, neither will it at
tempt, to prejudice the public mind
in favor of or against the proposition.
On general principles this paper is
against bonds, but it recognizes that
there are instances when resort to
such measures is unavoidable to raise
revenues necessary for absolutely
needful municipal requirements.
The people living in the territory to
be benefited by the proposed water
mains are entitled to the most con
Siderate action of the taxpayers.
Their necessities are great. Not only
the convenience, but the health of
residents of that part of the city de-
mand attention and, we believe, as
sistance in the matter. For years
they have paid whatever proportion
of taxes that have been demanded of
them for the laying of cross-walks,
support of the fire department., police
department, electric lights and other
matters of municipal expenses with
out murmur and without having re-
ceived any considerable direct benefit
therefrom. Last season they actually,
in many instances, suffered from the
lack of water, while in other cases it
became necessary to keep children
from school to carry water for family
use. Water is as much required for
the sustenance of life and health as is
food. These people reside within the
corporate limits, and are as clearly
entitled to municipal aid as any
other portion of our population.
The fact that they have gone
up there to live Tand build homes
is no excuse for denying them
those necessities which can only be
had by municipal aid. Were they
more abundantly blessed with this
worlds goods it is likely that they
would have chosen homes more Gen.
trally located, and which would afford
more of the necessities and luxuries
of life, convenience to schools, etc.
But they are people in moderate cir
cumstances, hard working, but none
the less honorable and deserving.
1t is not probable that more than
half the amount asked for in the pro-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
BASE BALL ITEMS.
Several Good Clubs Booked to Play
the rlarOOnS.

The Mankato Maroons have secured
dates for games with several strong
clubs, and the season will open the
latter part of this month with game
with the Page Fence Giants. This is
a colored club which travels in it's
own car. Last year it won III games
and lost 81. 1t will give bicycle
parade before the game, which will
attract much attention. Some of it's
players are so good that they would
belong to the league if they were
white.
Two game have been secured with
the Minnesota Packing and Provision
Co. team, OF St. Paul, for Saturday
and Sunday, May 9th and 10th. This
club played in Mankato last summer,
and proved itself to be good one.
Two games will be had with the
University of Minnesota team, Fri
day and Saturday, May Is and 10th.
This is also hard club to meet.
To secure these games, the manage
ment has been obliged to make
guarantee, and heavy expense will be
attached. The best article of ball
will be put up in all the games, and
because there are two with one club
is no reason why hippodrome
should be feared.
The grand stand and bleachers,
with seating capacity of 1000, have
been put up, and only the roof of the
former remains to be put on. The
fence will soon be moved, and the
park graded. Capt. Messerly will give
his entire time to this now.
The Base Ball Company has eleven
men under contract to compose the
team, and these have been notified to
be on hand for practice by April goth.
1t is composed of the very best men
possible to procure, outside of the
league teams.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

fairs of men until an entirely differ
ent ideal of character is developed.
The leading trait of this character
will be a staunch belief that intensi-
ty of life will be coordinate with it's
expansion toward others; that this
fullest life and the deepest realization
of tic purposes can be attained only
through selfsacrifice; that everv form
and power of the state must be forced
to an ethical end. Upon the public
schools, he said, rested the task OF
developing this new character. Our
people have so long rested in the SUI
preme faith of the power of statutes
and legislative acts, that they have
forgotten that law can only be liv-
ing law so long as backed by strong,
healthy, moral public opinion. Re
form can only be instituted by the
somewhat slow process OF univer-
sal character growth, hence the neces-
stiles which govern methods of re-
form demand that the energies of the
school system must be concentrated
into the building of character, in the
heart culture rather than brain cul-
ture, in morality rather than disci-
pine. The two things the school
should do for the students are, first,
"Help him to get knowledge of the
civilization in which his life is cast so
that he may not be out OF touch with
his,environments:" second, "Help him
become moral;that is, to have deep
rooted faith that there is nothing OF
any absolute value in the world except
that which is guided by the right.
This conclusion in no way assumes or
asserts that intellectual education
should be neglected or curtailed."
He did not believe that too much at
tention had been given to culture,
but that we had not been judicious in
our selection of the studies for our
children
He then showed that both the
moral and intellectual processes of
education should be systematic: that
those studies which have no power TO
form the heart must take a lower
position, while literature, history and
those studies rich in material for the
development of character should be
given larger place. This will change
the idea of the school and put it upon
a new basis, having as it's central tig-
ure institutional morality rather than
mere discipline. Two things, he said,
constitute the qualifications of sue
cessful teacher. knowledge of the
subject matter to be taught and a
genuine sympathy for children. There
is little ethical training in that school
whose teacher is not wholly in sympa-
thy with her pupils, for sympathy
embraces all the catalogues OF duty
and virtue. AS to the limits OF the
school, Sin it's possibilities there are
none except in it's purpose, and its ex-
tent is ideally as bOundless as the in
stitution, thoughts and character of
men,"
The discussion was opened by III. l..
Schmitt and was participated IN by
nearly all present.
The next meeting of the club will
held on Tuesday evening, April 18th
when Mr.. w. d. Willard will read a
paper on "Paper Money"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
AT REST.

Died, at Eagle Lake, Mimi, March
9th, 1896, Letta Crandall, wife of
VIM. Crandall, aged 40 years. She
leaves "a husband and seven small
children, three boys and four girls, to
mourn their loss.
Mrs. Crandall has lived here fer
some years, and is respected by all
who knew her, and her life amongst
the people of Eagle Lake has been
one of uprightess, as good Chris
tian mother, who raised her children
inthe faith of the Lord Jesus Christ,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

posed bond issue will be required to
furnish mains and water to the hill
people. The remainder will be held
in reserve to be used for such further
extension of mains in different parts
of the city as may be demanded from
time to time.
And, again, the cost to the city
proper WILDE very little. The tax
upon the property benefited will pay
for the mains. The city simply stands
as a creditor, while the property
stands as security. With water for
domestic purposes, there is every rea-
son to expect that much of the
property now lying idle in the district
demanding mains, will be built up,
and by supplying such needful i'm
prOvements can such a result be looked
for
Let the people in the'more central
and thickly portions of the city look
at this matter in broad and
charitable light. Do not look upon
the selfish side and think, because
you have water and sewer, good side
walks, electric lights, and all these
things that go to make life worth the
living, that your neighbor should be
denied drink water. While dollars
should always be considered in every
business transaction, absolute neces-
stiles and health should not be ig-
nOred
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

being members of the M. 0. Sunday
school, and for one who was so great a
sufferer, she worked hard to always
have them present at it's meetings.
She died of asthma. The funeral took
place at the M. o. church, and was at
tended by large audience, the church
being crowded, although the day was
very stormy. Many of her relatives
from abroad were present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03
For Ocean Steamship Tickets

Via the Beaver Line from Montreal
Quebec to Liverpool, or via any
steamship line crossing the Atlantic,
at lowest rates for first cabin, second
cabin and steerage, both outward and
prepaid, apply to j. S. Moore, Agent,
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Ry-
at Mankato, or address G. f. Wen
ham, Gen'l Steamship Agent, 48
Adams St., Chicago, Ill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

Among our advertisers this week
will be found the ad. of the Mankato
Lumber Company. If in need of any
thing in their line, look it over and
then give them1a call.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

The Y. M. G. A. expect to raise
something like S4OO to $500 by sub
scription, in the near future, to meet
expenses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-03

Home Seekers Excursions Via the
Omaha Line.
April 7th and 21st and May 5th, 1896
at very low rates. For information
call on or address,
ALLAN BURDICK,
Agent.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
PLATING PAPER DISHES.

Machinery for shaping plates. dishes
and other ware from paper pulp has
been introduced into this country sue
cessfully. The dishes are shaped al
most entirely by compression. Heavy
plungers fitted with correctly shaped
Ranges are forced upon fiat sheets of
the pulp and as the outer rim OF each
hange is fitted with cutting devices a
plate is cut. shaped. compressed and
ready for baking at one operation.
new feature In the business Is a
process Of plating the paper dishes to
resemble china. silver, etc. IL the or
binary methods were used the plated
paper dishes would cost more than the
old kind. so the new enamel is made
from waste silk.
DetectiVe cocoons. or those contain
Ing double end. waste made In wind
Ing or swept of the floors OF the fac
tory are all used. II Is dried. cut up.
ground and dissolved by a chemical
preparation so that It flows a LIQUID
Into large tank.
faper dishes plated or enameled In
TINS way are both cheap and lasting and
the enamel does not crack.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

able one, No fairer lady has ever borne
II; and the world knows many noble
and beautiful women have borne It
worthily."
will nothing move you. Ralph?"
Mother. words are useless. My mind
Is fixed. Forgive me IL | seem unduti-
ful, for In loving Marina l have not
ceased 20 love my mother. but In mar
riage love should be first always"
He sank down on one knee before
her. and put his head In her lap. just
as he used to do. when a child he came
TO have his little troubles soothed away.
Mother. dear. bless me. and promise
TO love Marina"
He looked up into her face. and the
look conquered. His eyes were like
those OF his dead father. Sac bent over
him and kissed his forehead. her face
wet with tears. He understood the ges-
ture, and went away from her content.
The next day at dinner. the engage
ment was announced.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

however. strange heads being only good
enough to crafty the individual owner
and make Die friends envious-the OBJ
ject has nothing to do with the propi-
tiation OF any particular god, but only
the names OF the dead chief himself.
who Is supposed to stand guard from
his coign OF vantage over the destinies
OF the tribe. and who Is prevented from
going asleep and allowing these same
destinies TO look after themselves by
liberia, libations OF roast hog and poce-
poce.
Among some OF the more advanced
Kachln tribes inhabiting the country
round about the wild Was. the Offering
OF human heads and human bodies to
the gods has ceased. and the god OF
harvest has to content himself with the
ornaments and garments OF the females
to whom possibly they eventually re-
turn. The transition from heads to or
naments is more simple than II looks.
First mems heads are indispensable.
Then with the growth OF spirit OF
scepticism women's heads are consid-
cred good enough. Finally. when wo-
men are too scarce to be. as 1t were,
an unfailing source of supply. 1t Is not
considered a reflection on warriors
courage or skill II he goes out and pur-
chases heads for himself. The head Is
the main thing. II Is preferable to be
obtained In war-but obtained 1t mus
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

standing where all the remaining coun-
try is cleared for cultivation. The un-
dergrowth Is rank. and these avenues
are usually In Dc % shade. Here there
are rows of posts. all in one line mot
on both sides OF the path-decked with
human skulls. A niche Is cut in the
back OF the post with a ledge on which
the skull can rest.
There is a round hole In front
through which sometimes only the
teeth and empty eye-sockets show. and
at other times the whole skull grins a
horrible CHASTITY smile. These head
posts are very trippingly called TAX
Heng." or "K'rawng Ngai." and there
is never a village so poor that II has
not a dozen OF them. while some that
Mr.. Scott encountered numbered a
round hundred.
One purpose which they fulfll is to
drive away the timld shans, but the
primary purposes Is sacrifcial. The
harvest god OF the Was still demands
human heads. and II Is necessary TO
add some skulls to the pathway every
year II the crops are TO be good. Feb
ruary and March are the busiest
months, but there Is no "close season. y
The heads of distinguished and pious
men and strangers are the most effica-
cious. and bearing this in mind. II is
no wonder that no traveller prior to
Mr.. Scott ever contrlved TO return.
When he came to know all about the
tribe II was matter OF wonder to that
gentleman that he and his party con-
trived TO do so.
The acquisition OF head Is sufficient
justification for widespread rejoicing.
and the ceremonial attached TO the
placing" of the prize is quite elabor-
ate. Ii Is first of all put In basket or
matched cover and Is then hung up
In a tree or perched on the top OF
bamboo until 1t ripens and bleaches.
Then comes the dedication day, when.
TO the accompaniment of the village
gong-a huge log OF wood followed out
with a narrow slit In the side and
beaten with wooden mallets-the skull
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25

would have given to Agnes in the same
case.
The gentle bride took very little in
terest in the preparation. She liked
best to sit out on the cliffs with Ralph.
her hand in his, her sweet eyes look
ing out to sea from whence she came
to him. And so the blissful summer
days went by. and brought nigh the
twentieth of September. the time set
apart for the bridal.
Miss Ireton had been profuse in her
congratulations. and 1t was by Marian's
own request that she came over to the
Rock a week before the wedding day,
TO assist in various items OF the brides
trousseau. And she was to be brides
maid and remain until they had set
forth on their wedding tour.
The twentieth arrived, clear and
cloudless and bland. A large party had
assembled at the Rock two or three
days previously. and was made still
larger by constantly arriving reinforce
ments. The adies-in-waiting had
dressed the bride and left her to her
self. The hour-hand on the great clock
in the hall pointed to ten. 1t was the
hour set for the ceremony. The bishop
came forward in his robes Mrs. Tren-
holme spoke to the bridesmaids as they
stood in group before her.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
CELEBRATING THERETURN FROM SUCCESSFUL MAN HUNT

ders for the sake of the trophies. Any
, devoted scientist contemplating the
study Of the head-hunters In stu can
do SO under favorable auspices on a
group located slightly north OF Patkai.
between the Disang and Dekhu rivers,
and extending through the hill country
as far as the boundaries of Manipur
and Cachar. In the group there are
something like forty-six villages divid-
ed into eight or ten distinct sub-tribes.
who are on the let-brotherly-love con-
tinue principle generally at war with
each other. The facial tattoo marks
are Identical, though the dialects vary
slightly. In the matter of dress, arms,
houses, customs, ETC., the Nagas appear
to be identified with the Battaks in
Sumatra. with the better known hun
ters OF the human head in Formosa and
Borneo. with the African skull-taker
and with their now extinguished
brethren Of Australia. 1t is said they
still preserve their totems or tribal
marks.
Not very far away from the Maya
country. dwell the wild Was. another
people given to the hobby of head-col-
lecting. Not much was known about
the Was until a year ago. when Mr..
Scott. superintendent of the Northern
Shan States under the Burmese gov
eminent. made the journey to their ter
ritory as a diversion to the pursuit Of
deposed Tsawha. who had been Civ
Ing trouble in Moughan. Some very
strange stories have been floating
about India and Burmah for many
years regarding the Was. The coun-
try has been. to Burmah especially. a
land Of mystery and fable and romance.
and 1t Is on record In the annals of the
kingdom Of Ava, that the Burmese. at
tracted by rumors OF wonderful gold
mines. once sent a regiment OF 1000
men to subjugate the Was. who instead
subjugated them and cut them all to
pieces. Since that time the Wa Hal
have had an unenviable reputation for
their ferocity. their masses of pure gold.
their depravity. their fairy lake. and
especially their .nakedness and their
cannibalism.
This reputation Is borne out by the
experience OF Mr.. Scott. He tells that
outside every village. though not neces-
sarily at any special point OF the COM
pass. Is an avenue OF skulls referred to
In the euphonious language OF the peo-
pie as the On eau Pong Kau. These
groves are conspicuous from .ong dis
lance. They consist of strips OF tho
primeval jungle. huge forest trees left
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-25
is carried away and set up in the fatal

is carried away and set up In the fatal
grove.
Naturally most honor Is accorded 10
those skulls which are acquired by the
prowess OF individual members OF the
tribe, but travellers in the region being
scarce and luck being occasionally
against the young warriors. It is some
times difficult matter to add the reou.-
site number to the grove by the most
honored mode Of acquisition, and then
1t Is permitted to purchase the article
from neighboring tribes. who have IN
resort TO measures which betray a GER
tain lack OF commercial confidence In
the was In order to retain their own
heads on their shoulders, and M the
same time to Insure the equivalent in
silver The prices run from two rupees
weight OF silver for the head OF n lem
TO couple Of hundred for unusual or
fashionable heads; and judging from
the whole range of prices there would
seem to be a good chance for an enter
prising man to make fortune out of
the business.
The practice Of offering human heads
as propitiatory sacrifice TO the har-
vest god Is. OF course. not peculiar 70
the Was. Perhaps the most notorious
nead-hunters are those OF Borneo
whose general practice of disposing
them around the village is identical
with that OF the Wa. Among the
Nagas, too. much the same incentive
exists-that is. the heads are offered
10 the gods. but feminine caprice ,s
SAID TO be one of the prime Incentives
l, tne young women Of the tribe did not
chan the young men because they had
not earned their tattoo marks. then
,ne young men would probably not 90,
wiid ana go out and cut OF n few heads
Just 10 show they have grit in them
IL looks as II the young women were
not particularly critical. for something
IKE half the number OF heads taken
are those of their own sex and OF chill.
dren. Among the Djaks the head "a
more OF personal trophy than among
the was. and In addition TO the dIsnosai
OF important skulls In a conspicuous
line at the entrance OF the village
every self-respecting native has a
choice collection ranged round his own
hut. Wv"
Inc custom Is found among the can
nibil tribes OF the South Seas. In some
OF the islands 1t Is not the heads Of
strangers but only those of defunct
cniets that are allowed the distinction
"' beihg placed on n pedestal. Here