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catchy work. In this sense chic is not I'M
known in literature: but it enters most fully
where it is most acceptable-into life and
manners. The naked truth is not chic: no
more IS the highest form of beauty. But
because men love darkness rather than
light. they nave always been willing to set
up standIris which are slightly false. in
order to avoid the otherwise inevitable
struggle. Also. the standard OF cnic is vari-
able. 10 afford relief TO mortal restIrssness.
And perhaps chic has some virtues further
still-how otherwise account for the secret
approval one has for the sentiment of the
young lady who said: Dear CIara's figure
is getting worse and worse. It's almost as
bad as the Venus of 2Iilo's.''
Among the Pdrisians themselves. chic is
as often applied to conduct and position as
10 dress and appearance. II is not chic to
say the real words for some things-a liar
is only Joker lady who deceiyes her
husband only "amuSeS herself and cheas-
Ing at cards is IAN indelicacy.' IN this
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WOES OF FRENCH ABIGAILS.
English and German Rivals Are Drfv-
ing Them Out of Paris

From the London Telegraph.
An cutlery has been raised at Paris ty
some of those useful and indispensable ad-
juncts of every respectable household
namely, the femmes de chambre. who are
clamorng for the establishment of a spec
ial bureau de placement" or employment
registry.
These Abigails. or soubrettes as they are
called on the stage, have numerous sriev-
ances. They complain that when they are
out Of work they are obliged to inter
boarding houses, where they have to ply
the needle, something after the fashion Of
Hoods shirtmaker. and when they have
tolied for few weeks they perhaps get
employment in what they term a box. =
meaning a small household, at about 30f
month. Sometimes they enter homes
kept by religious persons. who. they say,
only obtain employment for them when
they know the Bible by heart
Another grievance of the domestics is
that they are being replaced by foreigners,
either English or German. especially the
former owing to the fact that French ma
irons now desire that not only their chill
dren. but they themselves, should learn the
language of Shakespeare and Milton Some
of the tirewomen who have been abroad
advise their companions to try America,
where French nurses are in good REQUEST
One servant in particular who is among
those actively conducting the movement for
the foundation of the special registry re-
lates that she had a splendid situation in
the United States, where she earned nearly
f. monthly. obtained many dollars every
week by way of largesse, and lived on the
fat of the land. Her dream of bliss and
prosperity was, however. cut short by he
sudden death Of her generous mistress
whose widowed husband soon afterward
consoled himself for his loss by marrying
his cook. OF course, when the cook hogan
to assert herself in her new station the
help from Europe had to pack up her
trunk and bandboXes and take a passage
home by the first liner. The new mistress
would only nave around her people whom
she herself had chosen. and the cleanest of
sweeps was made of all the domestics who
had been engaged under the old regime.
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claiming Chic! CHER if You offer to take
him to the circus. And a Paris clerk who
has bought a suit of clothes in London be-
comes chic in the eyes of his associates
There may be such a thing as natural
this French word stands vaguely In the
AnglC-SaXGn mind. They say of a lady
she las chic" 1t means that she has an
elegance which appears to be native to her
and not put on with her clothes. All the
other qualities which 20 to make her I'D
the Partisan mind scarcely takes account
OF. because they are so common. The very
street boy participates in them. Partisan
chic in our sense Of the word means the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-16

Behind HIM lay the gray Azores
Behind the Gates OF Hercules 3:
Before him not the ghost of shores
Before him only she rccss seas
The GOOD mate said: Now must we Droy
For To- the very stars are gone
Brave Admir-. speak; what Shall saw,
why. say: Sail on. sail oa. and OH,
My men grow mutinous day by day:
My men grow ghastly wan and weak
The stout mate thought of homc; a spray
VI salt wave washed his swarthy cheek
What shall | say brave Adm'r'I saw
If we sight Taught but seas at dawn"
Why, you shall say at break of day:
Sail on. sail on. sail on. and on
They sailed. ard sailed. as winds might blow.
Until at last the blancted mate said:
Why, now not even God would know
Should and all my men fall dead
These very winds forget their way
For God from these dread seas is gone
Now speak. brave Admr'l speak and say"
lie said: Sail on. sail on! and on
They sailed! They sailed. Then spake the
mate:
This mad sea shows its teeth tonight:
He curls his lip, he lies in wait
With lifted teeth, az if to bite.
Brave Admir-, say but one good word
What shall do when hope is -oney''
The words lcaped 4 lcaping sword:
Sail on. sail on sail on. and on
Then. pale and worn. he kept lis deck,
And peered through darkness. Ah that night
OF all dark nights! And then speck-
light. A light! A light! A light,
1t grew. Il starlit flag unf;,rcti
1t grew to be Times burst Of dawn.
He gained !: world; he gave that world
Its grandcst lesson: 'On, sail ont
JOAQUIN MILLER.
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Food for Reelection Only.

From the Boston Globe.
Il am in a h:deous pickle. Here I've got
nothing 10 eat, AMI the only thing I've got
to pawn is my false teeth, and if | pawn
them ana buy something to eat, then I
can't eat IT. ! never was IN such awful
fix IN all my life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-16
LAWNS AND GARDENS
Some Practical Suggestions on Sum
mer Horticulture.
HOW TO MAKE LAWN
The Kind of Grass Seed to Get
and How to Mix Il.
HOW TO GROW PLANTS
HOW TO GROW PLANTS

T is TRUE THAT
Americans with a few
exceptions do not
seem to take the same
lively interest in the
beauties Of floricul-
ture as a decorative
means as do the
householders of the
old continent. This
is due no doubt to a
great extent to the
lack Of grounds sur
rounding our homes
az comp red for in
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ARlSlAN IHlC Is
a pleasing quality.
generally well spoken
of. Yet in the .IarSor
of the very apostles
of beauty-the Paris
artiSts-the word has
a bad significance. To
say that So-and-So is
"goinS in for chic" is
10 stamp him as a
charlatan, a player
to the gallery and a
false brother. He is
doing Sm art and
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Paris is the Center.

The amount of general culture necessary
TO produce a man of this stamp is so cor
siderable that a little pretense and side
him. An artist poet may aspire to be
chic. and may actress and dem-
monIaine. \ university professor may rise
to it, and likewise a doctor. None of them
will sit down and make you out a ten-mile
list of the Partisan celebrities they don t
know personally.
When they don't know the celebrity they
know something about him, and as the only
celebrities they recognize are those Of Paris
just the only world they recognize is
that Of PariS-their offhand familiarity
with the great is surprising. Undoubtedly
the foundation of Partisan chic is laid in
the influence of a culture which concerns
itself Ininuteiy with the things of Paris
and excludes all ouIsi lie distractions
To the Partisan his city is the only one
in the world, and he cares to know nothing
of any other. Its museums. its galleries.
its artistic eXpOSifions. its thea tiers, its his
tor!c monuments, quarters and houses. its
lectures and COIrerns. its newsDa perS and
reviews its sport and its literature. all i'm
press themselves upon him peculiarly, be-
cause his eye is single, and he does not
serve two masters. When he is chic
Partisan, what was merely this general clll-
ture appears to become special. up-tO-Iate
and embelished by the style and smar.nns3
of the chic sets. Culture cannot make chic
but in Paris it is an Indispensable prelim-
mary.
Is it not excusable. therefore, if in the
press of affairs you have failed to make the
acquaintance of some lady OF IA snion to re-
mark simply She has beautiful diamonds -
Or. in speaking of a book you have never
read, to say 1t has Interesting passages?'
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At the Whist Table,

From the Chicago Record.
'Louis., where does the intellectual exer-
else come in in playing wh;st?"
"Oh. in getting other people to pay atten-
ton to the game"
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"Here Wen Are Scurce,
From the Lacrosse Argus.
Little Boy-"The preacher says there is no
marryin' in heaven"
Little Girl-0f course not. There wouldn't
be enough men to go round"
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A Use for Museums,

To give an example of inexpensive chic
take the mere matter of museums. In Paris
different from London-the smart people
are not ashamed to know the contents of
their city's great collections. So much so
that this is not sufilcient-the chic Partisan
will have or pretend to have some special
interest in each, ready 10 bring out when it
is necessary to conceal his ignorance of
some kindred subjects. As-"Yes. wha. you
say of Horace Fernet is true and his Bar
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riere de Clichy' proves il. But for my rart
L have been neglectiag everything in the
Louvre galleries for the seventeenth GEN.
fury Dutch masters''-then sprine the
Dutch masters.
The chic Partisan must take an interest
in everything. Knowing everything in the
past. he must also keep pace with the pres
ent. The matter of current ltera ture and
the theater alone would seem to be sufficient
to keep him sitting up-but he must also be
able to speak of actors as his friends, and
he able to tell VcrariouS anecdotes of au-
thors- 1t is essential 20 be present at the
first nights of all important new pieces. and
it IS ornamental to run to the first nights of
the minor play houses. He must he seen at
the fashionable concerts, anG take an in
terest in the conferences V hich critics give
on plays and music. And as soon as the an
nGal art salons open he must hasten to
find something to admire and to condemn
He must have political opinions. He must
be able to explain the eastern question He
must be able to explain the South African
question. He must be able to explain every
thing.
All Involves Work.
In actual conversation a great deal of this
may be talked through ones hat, but the
foundation knowledge of fibbing for chic
ness is in itself liberal education, and SO
should be counted for Righteousness.
The Partisan who sets up to be chic must
evidently rise early in the morning, To
complicate 1t a great portion of his time
must be taken up in three OCCUPATIONS
which require not only presence OF mind
but presence of body as WELL and cannot
be shirked or pretended To be chic he
must so In for sport he must i've his club
life, and he must be always showing him
self in fashionable places
sport to the Partisan means primarily
horse racing, and as such 1t holds an inn
portant place In the elegant life Of the
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way chic becomes almost Synonymous with
good breeding, except that it is good breed
ing up-tO-data. and applied 10 a wicked
wOrl1. Taking off ones hat in elevator
when ladies' are present has only recently
become chic-nOt SO long ago it was merely
a stupid English custom" You must rot
tip your hat to the wife of one of your
friends if you happen to meet her hUrryinS
up a side street heavily yelled. But you
must take it off and keep it off until she
tells you to put ii on again if she recoS-
nizes you and stops to chat a moment.
Above all. however to be really chic, con-
duct and appearance are not alone suffi-
cient-you must know what's what in the
Partisan sense.
You must have an opinion on every sub
ject.
You must be able to speak of Nietzsche.
Darwin, lbsen and RosSetti.
You must vibrata to the music of Wagner.
You must know the syubolist poets.
You must love the country and take an
interest in outdoor sports.
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fencing club. AS for the ladies. il is suai-
Gent TO know Their names and faces Half
of the art of being chic Is in the seeming
This is not done TO deceive but merely to
be agreeable.
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in Every Day Application.

You must prefer five O'clock tea to aD-
sintte And i'll a hundred other ways make
it evident to all beholders that you are ''ifl
the train"-"the last boat'-and have not
been left behind in the march of improse e.
merits. So il Will he readily surmisei that
the ParIsiln's effort to he chic is very like
the EnsiishEa't's struSsl" to be smart
There is always temptation to press
these handy little wor Is into service on. all
occasions AMI OVcTTOrk them. AS "a loose
expression for approval. chic stands among
the Parisians for anything which is nice
or desirable. The tourist. " no has his own
definition for it. sees chic in the bright
faces AMI dainty ways of Paris working
girls. These latter IN turn in the presence
OF the tourist girls smart tailor-madc gown
and general air of weli-being. will envy the
Chic-nesS of the fortunate strangers
The little French boy will caper about ex-
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stance. with our more favored English
cousins, who count their lawns by acres.
They cannot favorably compare with those
of London and Paris, as seen at the Crys-
tai palace and the celebrated Battersea
Park near London, and the Louvre and
Tuilleries.
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Many Phases of the Popular Mean
ing of This Term.
TO PRODUCE A MAN OF This STAMP
What is Expected of One Who is
Thus Characterized.
WERE COND ION S

Special Cores ondcuce of The Evening Star.
IL
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A Hanging Ferncry.

A very beautiful hanging fernery for the
garden or the house may be constructed as
follows: First secure porous vessel of any
desired shape. A piece of wire netting is
then placed fiat upon table and live moss
laid upon the same with the roots upper
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From Punch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-16

PARIS. May :. 1896
ARlSIAN CHIC Is
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
OFFICIALS HERE.
The Depot Will Be Moved and
Other Changes rlade.

A special train of two coaches came
in over the Milwaukee road Wednes-
day, bearing number of officials
of that road, among whom were Gen
eral Superintendent H. G. Collins,
Asst. Gen. Supt. HI. r. Williams,
Gen. Road Master j B. Morrell, and
Supt. Irwin After brief inspection
of the company's property here, the
train left.
The officials left Instructions for the
prompt removal of the depot to the
north side of Hickory street, east of
the track. and for the substitution of
a stand pipe for the water tank, to be
connected with the city mains. More
side tracks are to be laid, and other
Improvements made.
The officials also stated that the
new time table published few days
ago would go into effect either next
Sunday or the Sunday following.
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MR.. BERRY REPLIES.

We have received the following COM
munication from Rev. B. f. Berry,
secretary of the Blue Earth County
Sunday School Association, relative
to an article published in these COL
umns Saturday. Not having been re-
quested to make any corrections, we
will give it according to copy"
Editor Press
L wish to correct the statements as
made by you in your issue of Apr IL l
would say have never reported large
numbers of conversions in this county
but have reported that at our meet
ings several had been induced to make
a start by coming to our affairs or
arising for prayers. Also 1 have never
been preaching in the half doz differ
ent points in the county But since
have been in MINI my work has been
in and through out Iowa and southern
MINI at large
AS for Iron Bridge
l would say as l understand the cause
of matters was on strength of letters
&c reed from official members of the
association what they are don't know
for have never seen them neither do
l know who they are from nor can't
as yet find out for the officials in our
last conversation informed me it would
do me no good to know
l am only surprised that matters have
not been stirred more than they have
ere this but certain of the officials
were prepared for [ told them of NV
misfortune before they ever put me in
to office also didI tell the people at Iron
Bridge before they hired me suffice it
to say my fight in Iowa has been no
small affair | fought it almost lone
handed with out either counsel or
witness and seek no rehearsal but am
ready to meet what ever comes the
above mentioned refers to church trial
only
AS regards the woman 1 once called
my wife am glad she is well spoken
OF now for perhaps this reform will
have disposition to settle or quiet
some conditions which has been the
cause of much trouble to me Very
Respy Yours B E Berry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
BAR ASSOCIATION.
The Annual ,rleeting Held Tuesday
Afternoon.

The annual meeting of the Blue
Earth county bar association was held
at the municipal court room at four
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and was
fairly well attended. Judge Porter
presided, and the following officers
were elected:
President, A. e. Pau.
Vice-President, J.>E. Porter.
Secretary, j. A. Flittie.
Treasurer, @. L. Benedict.
A motion made by w. r. Geddes
that the new lawyers who are in the
city be invited to join the association
was carried.
The fee bill, which has been dis
cussed at several meetings past, was
again brought up and talked over, but
no action was taken.
A subject for flow of wit was the
lawyers base ball club. The meeting
was pleasant one, as are all the
gatherings of our local attorneys for
social purposes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
BRANCHING OUT.
j. r. Snow Improving His Gallery
and Doing Crayon Work.

Mr. j. r. Snow is making prepara-
tions to do large business in crayon
enlarging the present season. Mr.. w
E. Poole is with him, who has fifteen
years experience in this line of work,
and is first class artist. Their or
ders will be filed in Mankato, and
our people can see just uwhat kind of
work they are getting. Mr.. Snow
will have three or four good, reliable
agents, who will do the canvassing
for him.
Judging from work to be seen at
his place of business, we can say that
nothing that would cost twice the
amount of money if done by outside
parties can compare with Mr.. Shows
work. For eight dollars, a photo
graph will be enlarged and framed,
and the work will all be handwork
and all guaranteed to be first class
Mr.. Snow has added to his gallery
one of the latest improved cameras,
secured from New York, by means of
which he can save from two to three
hours work in preparing photographs.
1t will enable him to make twelve
negatives without leaving his camera,
which shows that it is wonderful
instrument, and places this gallery
right to the front among the best
equipped in the state. A number of
new and beautiful backgrounds have
been received, and new furniture for
the reception room has been ordered.
Mr.. Snow has just received his di-
ploma from Minneapolis, from the re-
cent exhibit at the photographers
convention. 1t gives him the very
creditable rating OF 638, the highest
being SO.
When the gallery has been COM
pletely refitted, as it soon will be, it
will be one of the most complete in
all of it's appointments of any in the
state, or northwest for that matter.
Good work will be turned out prompt
ly and satisfactorily, both as regards
photographs and enlarged crayon
work. The latter is developing into
quite business, and while much of
this work has heretofore gone to Chi
cage and other eastern houses, there
is no reason why it should any longer.
In fact, there ! is every reason why
it should go to respectable Manka
to firm, where good work will be as
sured, and the carrying out of pro-
misses will be a necessity of it's very
existence as a reputable and successful
concern. Better work can be done
here than is turned out by the eastern
concerns, as more care will be used.
Those having any work of this kind
should remember Mr.. Snow.
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Davis, Bingham Lake: w S Farnham;
Madison: Jmith Boyes, Grand Mea-
dow; f B Chaplin, Detroit: James
Drummond, St. Paul: B w holland,
Hartland: John Molitor, Caledonia; J
] Hunt, Brownsville; G A McCaulay,
Anoka; G E Rutten, Grove City:C L
Woodbridge, Summer; G E Burnett,
Anoka; ] E Darling, Hersey.
-Christofer Lackmann died at ten
o'clock Friday forenoon at the
home of his son.in-law, Geo. Beck
man, in Mankato township, aged IA
years and six months He had been
sick all winter, due to a breaking
down of his system from age. He
leaves wife and one son and one
daughter, Mrs. Beckman. The funeral
occurred at 900 a.. m. Wednesday,
from the German Catholic church.
"A gentleman who has been driv-
ing through the country a good deal
during the past few days states that
the roads are not as bad as might be
expected except in the neighborhood
of creamerieS. There the heavily
loaded wagons cut into the soft soil
and sink in nearly up to the hubs,
leaving the roads in terrible condi-
tion. The creamery associations
ought to be ardent advocates of good
roads.
The notice of Chief Yates that
the law which prohibits bicycle riding
on the sidewalks will be enforced is
timely. During the muddy weather
the walks have been turned into a
thoroughfare for pleasure riders,
which is the cause of the complaints.
Business men riding to and from bust
ness would not of themselves be a
cause of complaint, but the line has
not been drawn here, and the law
must be enforced. Let the riders take
notice accordingly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
ELECTED OFFICERS.
The Dental Society Gets Down to
Business.

There was the usual attendance
at Wednesdays session of Southern
Minnesota Dental Society, and the
time was devoted to receiving prac-
tical instruction from the doctors
from the dental department of the
state university.
The business session was held last
night, and the following officers
elected
President, DR.. M. M. Davidson,
Waseca.
Vice-President, DR.. w. A. Dredge,
Lake Crystal.
Secretary, DR.. A. w. Alderman,
Blue Earth City
Treasurer, DR.. M. B. Wood, Man
kato.
Executive Committee: DIs. @. A.
Palmer, Luverne; L. P. Leonard,
Waseca; A. N. Cheney, Worthington.
Program Committee: Drs. c. D.
Snow, Mankato; w. G. Merrill Albert
Lea; F. B. Kremer, Minneapolis.
Membership Committee: Drs. w. D
James, Tracy; E. B. Weeks, Litchtield;
G. III. Stearns, Zumbrota.
Among the dentists in attendance
are Drs. A. w. Alderman, Blue Earth
City; A. M. Lewis, Austin; t. S. James,
Winona; A. G. Rosenquist, Chatfeld;
A. G. Sears, L. r. Medd, Owatonna;
B. 81. Malen, Cannon Falls; L. P.
Leonard, M. M. Davidson, Waseca; c..
A. Palmer, Luverne; w. G. Merrill,
Albert Lea; l. e. Weeks, G. III. Robin
son, Minneapolis; T. B. Weeks, Litch-
field; f. B. Kremer, Minneapolis; and
w. d. James, Tracy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-04-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers were filed
with Register of Deeds Bierbauer yes
terday:
Chas. Fl. Dietz to James McLaugh-
lin, lots and 4, block 5, Mapleton,
for ST 900.
James Mclaughlin to c. HI. Dietz.
lots and 10, block 2, Mapleton, for
S1,7OO.
Q. ID. Brown to J. N. Wishart,
block s, and lot s, and south half of
Z, block 8. Maplewood addition,
Mapleton.