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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16
CONCESSION FOR SPAIN.

Granted Commercial Advantages In the
Philippines for Ten Years.
LONDON, Dec. 3.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of The Daily News says: II
is officially announced that the Spanish
peace commissioners have secured con.
cession granting Spain commercial ad,
vantages in the Philippines for 10 years,
An effort will be made to obtain sim
liar concession in the Antilles.
The Carlist agitation is being ex.
plotted by the bourse and it is therefore
necessary to take alarmist news with
grain of salt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16
Sandy's Criticisms.

A young Scotohman went to a Lon
don school of music, where he learned
to play the violoncello fairly we'll.
On his return to his native village he
gathered his friends together to hear
his new instrument.
When he had played one or two
tunes, he looked up expectantly.
After slight pause his old GRANDPA
Their spoke.
"Eh, maunP' he said, elisa maircy
there's ma smell WI iti'asskAxsnnRk
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16

All our winter goods must positive
ly be closed out before taking our in
ventory Jan lst. Model Clothing and
Shoe House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16

Heavy winter suits, overcoats, caps
and underwear sold at greatly reduced
prices, at the Model Clothing and
Shoe House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16

Now is the time to supply your
wants. We are selling heavy winter
goods at cost in order to reduce our
stock. Model Clothing and Shoe
uonco
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16

Judge Wilson issued letters Of adj
mlnistration today to Mary E Burns
in the estate Of Michel Burns, and
made an order limiting the time to
settle the same estate, and an order
to hear claims in the same; also made
an order allowing the final account of
the Administrative In the estate of
Geo. P. Pixley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16
COURT HOUSE ITEMS.
TUESDAY.

TUESDAY.
The suit of l.. .. Benrud VS.. Fred
and Wilhelmina Hoschuldt and John
A. Arnold, was tried before Judge
Severance today. 1t is an action to
foreclose mortgage of S400 on a lot
in Amboy. The defense is that til e
mortgage has been paid in part. w.
R. Geddes, w. B. Torrey and Lorin
Cray are attorneys for the plaintiff,
and Thos. Hughes AID A. r. Pau ap.
pear for the defendants.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16

A marriage license was issued to-
day to Lewis ] Yahnke, of Beauford,
and Nina B. Fenske, of Lyra.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16

La order to unload our heavy win
ter stock we Will quote you prices on
anne that cannot help but pleaseyou !.
Model Clothing and Shoe house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16
CITY TREASURER'S REPORT.

The following is summary of City
Treasurer Williams report for No
vember:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16

The county board is in session to-
day. The bonds of county officials
have to be approved at this session.
A petition for ditch in LIE Ray, to
drain Indian Lake and Lake Alice.
was presented tn afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-16

Walter F. Brooks filed his bond for
$500 today, as county surveyor, with
e. d. Steel and W. E. Young as sure
ties.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
SPAN[ARDS
ARE FIRM.
Cabinet Objects
to ArniStice
STOP PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
The Cabinet Cancels INTENDED
Armistice Proclamation by
Queen Regent, After q
Stormy Session.

Adi,patch from Madrid says: The
cabinet ministers at their meeting
Wednesday evening, which lasted I'M
til 10 o'clock Thursday morning, de-
cided to appoint committee to organ.
ize and superintend the national sub.
scription to increase the strength Of
the feet.
A semi-official note issued after the
adjournment says:
The cabinet considered every aspect
Of the situation on the information of
the foreign and colonial ministers, and
especially in the light Of the reports of
the ministers OF war and marine.
The outcome OF the deliberations
was the adhesion Of the government
to all it's previous decisions, without
modification, and resolutions to that
effect were adopted.
During the sitting the foreign min.
lister made several visits TO the palace.
IL was announced Thursday morn
ing that serious hitch occurred in
the peace negotiations and that the
Cuban armistice proclamation, which,
it was officially announced, would be
made by the queen regent, will not be
issued at present.
Great disappointment is expressed
at the United States legation at the
hitch, now pronounced by officials to
be serious.
After the cabinet meeting and the
issue OF the semi-ofiiial note, which
was regarded as q war-like announce.
ment, there was much excitement ana
bellicose talk in the city. The cafes
were crowded with people, all eagerly
discussing the situation and generally
approving the attitude Of the cabinet.
A general rumor was current that
the United States government had pre-
sented an ultimatum to the govern
ment OF Spain, demanding that the
latter, within six hours. should modi-
fy the note presented as q result of
the last conference. This rumor is in
no way confirmed by those who are
acquainted with the facts in the case,
but it found credence throughout
Madrid.
The military papers are very violent
in their .utterauces against the United
States.
1t is asserted in Madrid that q com.
munication from Rome which the pa.
pal nuncio aud the minister for for
eign affairs placed before the cabinet
after the regular meeting had adjourn
ed Wednesday night. asked what con-
cessions Spain would make. The cab
met, it is further stated, decided to
reply:
The government simply reaffirms
Its former positions, already known
to President Mckinley.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

The statement in Spanish paper
that the last two descendants Of
christopher Columbus are inmates OF
the poorhouse at Cadiz invites inquiry
as to the whereabouts of the Duke of
Veragua and his impecunious brother.
The last heard Of those descendants
of the great discoverer they were in q
huff because their hosts at the
Worlds Fair would not pass the hat
for them, II they have now gone to
the poorhouse or sent their sons
there, it is q rather dismal common
tary on the Spanish pension system,
"a well rs their own ability to make q
living by some kind of work.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
LEE WANTS AMPLE TIME

To Safely Get All Americans Away From
Island OF Cuba.
Members of the house were inform
ed Tuesday that vessels dispatched to
Havana Monday were to. take off Gen
eral Lee and our consul officers as we'll
as all Americans who desire to leave
the ,land. Consul General Lee
cabled the state department that, in
his opinion, it would be impossible to
get all the Americans together, pre-
paratory to leave the island before
Sunday, and he advised that complete
preparations he made to this end.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

The Indianapolis News observes.
'"The old order changeth, giving place
90 new" and in naval construction, at
least, there is room for. considerable
doubt as to whether the new is any
better than the old. The disasters
involving the loss OF millions Of dol.
lars nni hundreds of lives at one fell
swoop have been known only since
the advent Of the much-praised IRON
clad.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
The First Woman Aeronaut.

The first American woman aeronaut,
Mrs. Lucretia b. Hubhell Of Norwich,
Conn, is still living, and has a thrill
ing story to tell of her adventure at
Easton, Penn, forty-three years ago,
witnessed by several thousand people.
Mrs. Hubbell was then unmarried, and
q lecturer on phrenology. She de-
cided on an aerial fight "for pleasure
and expansion Of the lungs" to say
nothing of good advertisement. The
balloon was a fine and large one OF
silk, and shot up so rapidly into the
cold air that the aeronaut's hands
were benumbed. While she was
opening the bags Of ballast with her
teeth the balloon burst. BY strange
chance the fragments formed a perfect
parachute and drifted eleven miles
further, landing with hard bump in
New Jersey clover field. The dar-
ing young woman escaped without a
scratch and had an immense audience
at her lecture that night.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
why u Woman Can't Drive = Nail.

DR.. l. N. Love, st. Louis physi-
sian, expresses his sentiments regard
ing women as nail drivers as follows:
Mature never intended that women
should drive nails, but that they
should have husbands to attend to
such work for them. Women are TO
he housekeepers; not house builders.
They are too emotional. That is why,
as a rule, they are deficient in all
things mechanical. When q woman is
OF mathematical turn of mind it is
an argument that her brain is more
masculine than feminine.
woman is anything but practical.
From childhood her training is all in
another direction. For this reason it
is rarely we see woman who can
drive nail without great effort or
probable injury to herself. The at
tempt almost invariably ends in a
bruised finger. The very fact that
she cannot drive a nail is prima facie
evidence that she is womanly woman.
"AIan can acquire the ability to
adapt himself TO any condition by
which he may be confronted. Most
women, I believe, are deficient in this
respect, but there is no telling what
energies, mental aud physical, she
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

It is rumored that the latest fash.
IONS for women show continuing
subsistence OF the pulled sleeve. The
sleeve sometime ago ceased TO be q
cause for alarm, maintains Harper's
Weekly, and in its present proper
tions might easily have been tolerated
for long time TO come. But that, of
course, would not suit the fell pur.
poses of the fashion-mongers, whose
scheme is to let the sleeve dwindle
9ntil it reaches it's lowest possible
limit, and then gradually swell it
again to the full balloon size. The
prime purpose OF the artifcers Of
fashion is to induce the greatest
amount of change which womankind
will endure. In order 20 DO adopted
changes in costume must be gradual.
Woman will not adopt new fashion
of garb which makes all her old clothes
impossible; and yet would not please
her to have the gowns of two success
sive seasons made alike. change
always, but not too violent a change
that seems to be the requirement
the designers have to meet.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

A fine sample Of castle in Spain is
that constructed by the newspaper FL
Pals, III the form Of dream Of re-
union Of South America with Spain
against the United States, remarks
tho New York Tribune. Such an al
Iiance, it says, would be the second
Power in the world in population.
That is 10 he doubted. South Amer
lea has about $4,000, 900 and Spain
$4,000, 900; in oil, say, 2,00o,00
Leaving the British Empire, with its
hundreds Of millions, out of the cal
culation, Russia and the United States
both considerably outnumber the pro.
posed alliance. Moreover, some mil
lions of the South Americans are wild
Indians. II they be omitted aud only
civilized people counted, the new
Power would be inferior in population
20 Germany, and perhaps to Austria
Hungary, so that, instead Of being the
second in the world, it would have to
fight for sixth or seventh place, That
is, however, OF little consequence, for
the arrangement is about as improb.
cabla s an alliance between the earth
and Mars.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
Fashion Notes.

Beautiful evening capes OF satin in
ORA shades are covered with narrow
alternating ruifles Of white lace and
black mousseline
Pretty satin waists for evening wear
are covered with alternate ruches of
jet and mousseine bands, embroidered
in black silk and small jet beads.
%Novel designs in girdles and chate.
LANES are shown among the new gold
and silver ornaments. The Cleopatra
gir dies are set with real gems and their
price is excessively high.
Leather caps, hats and leggings for
little boys are much seen and give
serviceNple wear. The leather is usu 8.
ally in tan and brown shads, though
black, dark blue and dark green may
be had.
Black is exceedingly popular for
millinery, blouses, street gowns and
wraps. A handsome black net gown
seen recently was trimmed deliberately
with jet. beautiful jet fringe ten
inches deep falling from the waist line
from q narrow black velvet belt.
Apart from its usefulness, IN artis-
tically constructed silver chatelaine
makes an effective break in the plain
ness of the dress skirt, more espe-
cially when ii is tailor-made. The
genuine solid silver chatelaines worn
Of the waist Of women in feudal times
are heirlooms greatly priced, seldom
seen and really beyond price.
Oxidized metal, which at first gives
one an impression Of silver work of
very antique design, soon gets rubbed
and tho good effect is destroyed, so
that nickel silver chatelaines, which
pretend to be nothing but the honest
articles they are, are largely sold in
place OF oxidized goods. Occasional
cleaning with whiting will keep
nickel bright and the attachments,
while less fanciful, are Certainly
stronger and therefore more likely to
stand the wear and tear Of frequent
use.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
Gossip.

Japanese women take three years
course in arranging flowers.
In Venice ladies wear glass bonnets
and Paris has caught the craze.
Little live tortoise studded with
jewels and fastened TO the bodice by q
gold chain are the latest Paris craze.
There is a Chicago nurse who may
be called very lucky. Her name is
Mrs. Minnie Haughawout. She
nurscd rich New Orleans man
through dangerous illness and he
gave her $40, 200 for doing it.
Miss Rosa Leech, the young Iowa
school teacher who some time ago at
tracted considerable attention by set
ting in motion "chain" for collecting
pennies 10 pay for her college educa-
ton, Ma now received enough money
to study abroad.
Mrs. Draper, the wife of the Ameri-
can Ambassador at the Italian Court,
uses at her formal dinners q gold
table service which was used by her
father. William M. Preston, of Ken
lucky, when he was Minister to Spain
many years ago,
The Queen of Roumania, more
POLITICALLY known as Carmen Sylvia, "
is probably the only living author who
has written books in four languages
She can write huently and correctly
in Roumanian, French, German and
Swedish, and has an adequate knowl-
edge OF English and italian.
Lady Craven, the daughter of the
Bradley. Martins, has just had pub
lished for private circulation q book
dealing with English and American
society, especially with their methods
and differences of etiquette. She is
rapidly acquiring the reputation of
being clever young woman.
Caroline Bartlett Crane is a young
woman who for ten years has devoted
herself to the passionate Of the Peo-
Piles Church at Kalamazoo, Mich.
She has been well.known under the
title Of the Rev. Miss Crane. Re-
Gently she was married, and, il is said,
is now purposing to take UP the study
of sociology ct the Chicago University.
A number of important duties are
fulfilled by Mrs. Estelle Reel, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
for Wyoming, and president OF the
State Land Board. She is'also secre-
tary of the Wyoming Board of Chart
ties, and recently made an arrange
ment with the Colorado State Home,
at Pueblo, to take charge of Wyom-
ing's feeble-minded children.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
Children of Fashion,

For the children the world of fash
ion has pretty blouse front in REFERS.
The full front with the short skirt
below the waist, which is belted in,
suggests O "cut-to-short' appearance
II shown off the form, but when ad-
justed it assumes q natty air and
ought to become popular.
princess Of Wales" is the name
given TO little girls suit made of
red serge. This also has the blouse
waist, although one-half Of the front
shows pure white lawn tucked
guimpe.
Another frock designed for an out
ing suit is made Of blue serge with a
full blouse waist; the front is inlaid
with plaits of white broadcloth. The
revers are also of the white cloth, but
are embroidered in blue stars. which
makes it truly a costume for the sea-
shore.
Quaker-gray serge serves to fashion
most acceptably childs frock.
Cream broadcloth lined with silver
braid decorates the bodice. which is
the prevailing blouse mode. There
is an attempt to revive silver and gilt
braid as mode of ornamentation.
The skirt falls in overlapping folds
and is attached to the bodice by sash
of white broadcloth, which is fringed
and braided with silver cord. The
simmer Of silver and gray is very
soft and pretty.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

might not bring to bear in case OF
emergency if she were thrown wholly
upon her own resources.
"But one thing is certain. What
ever may come, woman will never DO
able to adapt herself to conditions as
gracefully as man. She must be able
to control her emotional centres; and
the power of control does not rest en-
tirely with her intellectual self. 1t is
something higher-something which
can hardly be explained. st. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
Empress m Samaritan.

No public character in all Germany
10 half so popular and none so genu
inely beloved as the Empress. While
the Kaiser is mapping out elaborate
plans OF warfare or designing new bat
tie ships, his royal wife is visiting the
homes OF the sick and poor. She is a
real fesh-and-blood saint to thousands
OF Germany's poor families.
The Kaiser is too busy to think of
the welfare, physical or mental, OF his
people. He is a.brim with schemes
for killing men and capturing nations
the Empress is absorbed with plans
for relieving the destitute and dying.
She cares very little for the pomp of
court or the military pageants in which
her fiery other half finds 50 much to
amuse him. She is first wife and
mother, then a queen.
Tales Of the Empress visiting incog
families Of whose poverty she had
heard, but could not believe, are told
on all sides in Berlin and other large
cities OF "The Fatherland." The
Empress has spent thousands out of
her private purse to make happy the
homes of her unfortunate subjects.
Unknown to her, she was photo
graphed by n member Of the royal
household during one OF her recent
srrands of mercy. The picture has
been suppressed by the Kaiser and no
explanations given Of his action. New
York Journal.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

"Wo use the eagle as National
emblem" says the Christian Advo.
cate, because tho first battle of the
Revolution began in the. early morn.
ing. and the sleeping eagles were
awakened in the early morning, flew
from their nests and circled over the
combatants, 'shrieking for freedom
the American patriots declared"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

The scroech Of the locomotive
whistle is now heard in dreamy old
Damascus. The romantic East is be-
ing invaded on all sides by the har.
bingers of civilization. IT takes
nearly all day to go by rail from Beirut
to Damascus. The journey is al ex'
ceedingly romantic one.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
Rothschild Favors Spain.

The Paris correspondent of The Pals
telegraphs that he had an interview
with Baron Rothschild, who is alleged
to have informed him that he was pur.
chasing q cruiser to present to Spain,
that country having ''his warmest love
and sympathy"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
BATTLESHIPS MOVE.
Texas Goes to Hampton Roads; Amphi.
trite to Key West.

The battleship Texas sailed from
New York Wednesday to join the fly
ing squadron at Hampton Roads. She
cast off her line at the navy yard dock
dock about 8 a. m, and proceeded
rapidly down East river and through
the harbor to sea, followed by salutes
Of steam draft.
Captain SIMPSONS big war feet Mt
Key West will be still further strength
ened in day or two by the arrival of
the double turreted monitor Amphi-
trite, which left Beaufort Wednesday
morning for that purpose.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15
POPE'S PLAN FAILS.

Fresideht Refuses to Accede to vatican's
Proposals of Intervention
:. A special dispatch from Rome, pub
lished at London Tuesday afternoon,
save telegram received at the vatican
from the United States has announced
the failure of the pope's intervention.
1t says that President Mckinley
showed himself extremely sensible of
she initiative taken by the pontiif, but
IT was impossible to accede to the vat.
leans intervention in political affairs.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-15

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The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
Crows Feet Erased.

win tne proper amount of time and
care much may be done in the way of
combating that natural enemy of wom-
wrinkles. In the first place never
by any chance wash the face in hard
water. The hardest can be softened
with so little trouble-just teaspoon
fui or ammonia in pitcher of boiled
water over night, and bag of oatmeal
placed in it in addition. This simple
wash used in the morning will keep the
face in fine condition: Pure elderfiower
water, one pint; borax, one-half pint;
eu de cologne, one ounce. Apply with
soft sponge, then dry your face with
very soft towel. and give final finish
not polish-with a soft chamois leath-
er, which will effectually remove all
moisture. For the crows feet use a
little pure fresh cream, and putting a
little on the first and second fingers,
work 1t well into the burrows from the
eye outward and downward, not up
ward. Olive oil Is also used in the
same way, as we'll as for those lines
underneath the eyes, which must be
smoothed out by semicircular move
ment of the fingers, commencing from
the inner corners downward do It's
for five minutes every night, after hav-
ing cleaned your face first in tepid,
then cold distilled water, into which
latter has been put little of the lotion
given above. Those lines which come
on cit her side of the nose must he rlIb-
bed toward the cheek, while those
across the forehead must he smoothed
out from the center of the forehead out
ward, not up and down. An astrngcnt
lotion, in addition to a course of facial
massage is OF great benefit. The fol
lowing is especially recommended:
Po:-dered tannin, one ounce; rOsewater.
five ounces; glycerine, two ounces. Re
mem ber, too, that ugliness turks in
smelling salts. One of our most beau
tifu! women on the stage speaks of hay
ing noticed with what rapidity one of
her friends WAS accommodating wrinkles.
and those, too, of unusual depth ard
size. Upon spending the day with her
she found that she was addicted to the
almost constant use of strong smell
ing salts, which caused her to wrinkle
up her face in truly remarkable man
ner The mystery was explained La
dies will do well to beware the bottle