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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-26
TO WASH FLANNELS.
A Receipt That Should be Preserved For
Reference.

II. E. Hance wrote to one OF the
large wooden goods houses recently fol
receipt for washing fiannels 80 that
they will not shrink, as he has often
had inquiries on the subjecti In reply
he has received the following, which
house wives should do we'll to cut out
and preserve:
You need only to take the chill from
the water. so as not to be uncomfortable
to the hands when the party is wash
ing.
This water. must be divided into two
parts, one for washing, and one for
rinsing.
q To every pail full of water used for
washing put in one tablespoon full OF
ammonia.
Take as much wool soap as is needed
for washing, shave, pour warm water
over same and let it dissolve.
When dissolved, mix same with the
water containing ammonia.
Put your fiannels in this water and
let them stand from three fourths to
one hour.
Wash garments clean, and be sure to
put them through the wringer from
three to five times, 80 they are as dry
as you can make them before putting
them into the rinsing water.
Rinse them thoroughly, run them
through the wringer again flom three
to five times and make them as dry as
you can before hanging them out.
Do not hang them out in windy
weather, or allow them to freeze hard,
as it is great deal better to dry them
inside if you can possibly do so, in cold
weather.
II you follow the above directions
you will find that your flannels will
come out clean, nice and soft, and will
NOT shrink.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-26

A clergyman has desinged COM
bination stick that leaves the combina.
ton knife a long way behind. 1t is
made of the finest tube steel and in ad-
dition to its use as walking stick it
can be made to serve as seat, hook
for reaching out of-the-way objects, a
stand for a camera and a silt for look.
ing over the heads of crowd. 1t con
tains tweezers, railway key, wire
cutter, microscope, telescope. pipe,
match box, bottle and several other
things.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-26

The dancing party given by the
Knights of Pythias Thursday evening, at
the A,O.U w. hall, wasa most enjoyable
affair. Over $50 people were in attend
ance. Fiske & Weldon's orchestra, of
Baraboo, Wis, furnished most delight
full music, and Dode Fiske fully sus-
tanned his reputation as one of the best
callers in the country. The party was
one of the pleasautest of the season and
will long be remembered by those in
attendance. Fruit punch was served
throughout the evening.
Gen. j. Fl. Baker, wife and son. left
for California on the noon train today,
where they will remain until spring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-26
THE GYMNASIUM AND GYMNASTICS.

Gymnasium was the name applied by
the Greeks to building designed for
the practice of physical exercise
From the earliest times we hear of ath-
letic sports in honor of heroes and gods
At first competitors exercised stripped
of their garments: hence arose the name
gymnasium. Afterwards the habit of
exercising naked became universal
In the continuance of their history the
Greeks grew more attached to such
sport: their free active life, spent to a
great extent in the open air, fostered
the liking almost into passion, The
victor in any athletic contest, though
he gained no prize money, was re
warded with the honor and respect of
his fellow citizens. As time passed on
philosophers and sophists assembled to
talk and to lecture in the gymnssia,
which became places of general resort
for the purpose of all less systematic
intellectual pursuits, as we'll as for
physical exercises, Gymnastic exer
cises proper were designed, not merely
to foster the taste for war, as in the
time of Sparta, and the activity and
strength needed for using weapons, but
also to produce graceful carriage and
healthy tone of the body. Galen lays
the greatest stress on the proper use of
gymnastics, and throughout ancient
medical writer's we find that special OK.
ercises were prescribed as the cure for
special diseases, Much of the healthy
buoyant elasticity of mind for which
the Greek race is remarkable. as well
as the active and beautiful physical de-
velopment, which no other race has
ever equalled, is due to the love of
gymnaetics.
Gymnastics in general acceptation of
the term. denotes every exercise which
tends to develop and invigorate the
bodily powers, such as walking, run
ming, riding, fencing, rowing, skating,
etc. In another sense gymnastics in
cludes those manly and healthful
games which have been encouraged by
all high minded nations as calculated
to improve the physical strength and
keep alive the martial spirit of their
people. In more limited sense, the
term has been employed to denote the
modern system of bodily exercise.
Physical strength was the veritable
god of antiquity, and we therefore find
the elements of a system of gymnastics
in most nations from the earliest times.
Mankato now has gymnasium and
the Athletic club asks you to assist it
in introducing gymnastics into the
habits of all, especially the younger
element, in a profitable and earnest
manner This is not only in the in
terest of public health; healthy child
is better prepared for stady, and es-
pecially for the battle of life. Morality
gains by this education of the body !;
much money is not needed for the pur-
pose. If the children are once accus-
toned to, and take pleasure in, these
healthy exercises. we may be sure of a
prompt Improvement of the race.
Take advantage of this great oppor-
tunity. In few words, the gymnas-
ium is the corner stone for a sound,
healthy and muscular body. G. G.
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'''...' ''''' '''' 49, :
LITERARY NOTES.

The narrative of Capt. Joshua
Slocum's single handed" circumnavi-
CATION of the globe has proved re
markably popular feature of the Gen.
fury. In the January number, the
Yankee sailor tells of his ARRIVAL at
Cape Town and visit to the South
African Republic. where he was &C.
corded an interview with President
Kruger. Everything went smoothly
till Capt. Slocum's 1ntroducer, Judge
Beyers, referred to his voyage around"
the world. You don't mean round
the world exclaimed their host. 1T is
impossible. You mean in the world !"
This fiat contradiction of an out
lander" heresy ended the interview
Before it occurred, Dom" Paul had
delivered himself of an epigram that
revealed his shrewdness as clearly as
his geographical correction" had dis
closed his ignorance. 1.-THE corner
stone of the South African Republic is
dynamite" said he Of the English he
remarked: "They took first my coat
and then my trousers. I"
Scribner's magazine for January.
which begins the new year and volume
also marks the opening of two of
it's important serial features for 1900.
J. M, Barrie's great novel, Tommy
and Grizel," upon which he has been
at work for four years, begins in this
number with the arrival of Tommy in
London with his sister Elspeth, and
launches him as writer who suddenly
acquires celebrity. The comedy IN
~, aoa r,>o0inc, nh ,tor 80 ix,M Do r~;a be
most delightful vein, Those who have
read the completed novel believe it to
be the very best work that Mr. Barrie
has yet produced and at the very head
of modern fiction. 1t is story that
adapts itself to serial reading and the
career of the Celebrated Tommy will
be followed throughout the year with
absorbing interest, Each installment
will contain full-page illustration by
Bernard Partridge.
DR.. Watson (''Ian Maclaren'') makes
fine beginning of his Life Of the
Master" in McClure's magazine for
January with chapters covering the
period of youth and childhood. His
method is to make full and coherent
record of the outer. material facts. but
at the same time to make plain all of
the, inner, spiritual significance: and
the result is the presentation interest
ing as pure narrative and yet of high
poetic and devotional quality The
same aim appears also in Mr.. G. K.
Linson's pictures. OF these there are
eight beautiful full-page pictures in
color-a feat in color reproduction be-
You'd anything previously attempted in
magazine work; and number of
smaller, but scarcely less beautiful pic.
lures in black and white.
The Eclectic magazine for January
is the first number at the reduced price.
The reduction of this old and sterling
magazine from five TO three dollars
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The remainder of the evidence in the
Jackson lake overflow case was gotten
in last Friday, and briefs will be
submitted later. This case does not
decide the question of whether or not
there shall be dam. That matter will
be disposed of in another action.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-26
LIFE AND DEATH.
Vital Statistics For the City and
County.
Proportion Of Deaths In the City Far Ex.
ceeds That In the Country
Districts.

DR.. 81. Nj. Bracken, secretary of the
state board of health and vital statis-
tics, has furnished Clerk of Court
Thorne with copy of the returns made
to him by the various health officers Of
the county in regard to the vital sta
tistics for the year 1899. 1t is as fol-
lows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-26

G. N. Peterson and wife, of Fairmont,
were in the city Saturday evening.
T. P. Hanna, of Mapleton. was in the
city Monday.
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The treasurer's report not being
ready, was deferred until the next
meeting.
The following are the standing com.
mittees:
r. r Il Patterson, L P Hunt, w L
Hixon, R D Hubbard, w M Farr.
Manufactures-M G Willard,
Klein, H P Jensen, o w Schmidt, F M
Currier.
Roads and Bridges B Haynes. j
Klein, Follman, Fl Stewart, F @
Heinze.
Real Estate and Negotiation N
Hall, ] G Noe, Geo 81 Clark, Nelson
Weed, Geo M Palmer.
Legislation and Taxation = Thos
Hughes, l. Patterson, o 0 Pitcher, Geo
T. Barr, Lorin Cray.
Freight and Transportation--L r
Hunt, w M Farr, III A Patterson, F M
Currier. FL p Jensen.
Public improvements w An
drews, Geo M Palmer, Geo E Brett, f
M Currier, j Nyquist.
entertainments G Wise Jr, O w
Schmidt, E G Heinze, j w Andrews,
81 A Patterson.
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FOR DYSPEPTNS

There is no reason why any ono
should suffer from dyspepsia or any
stomach trouble. Hostetters Stomach
Bitters cures constipation, indigestion,
dyspepsia. malaria. fever and ague 1t
has done SO for fifty years. Any drug
gist will sell it to YOU Take it fajsb
fully. 1t will regulate the bowels, iro-
prove the appetite and bring back
health and strength See that PoH-
vate Revenue Stamp covers the neck
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l

The Thalia club gave an entertain
ment to packed.house Sunday night,
in st. Peter and Pauls school hall.
Two farces, one in German and one in
English, were put on. Coneordia
orchestra assisted, and the entertain.
ment was enjoyed by all present.
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HERE AND THERE.

"Donnerwetterl" "Donnerwetterp
was the exclamation heard by repor-
ter the other day, and looking around he
observed German trying to replace a
broken plank in a sidewalk. What's
the matter, friend2" was asked by the
reporter. oval. cut me dat ding off
dree dimes already yet, and it be too
short yet. he replied.
Philadelphia Press Styles in visit
ing cards for women and men have
been completely revolutionized. Mat
ron's cards are much smaller than for
merly, while those for young women
are not much larger than the cards
used recently by the ultra fashionable
man The correct card for men of
social usage is only shade bigger than
wee infants card ''Mr. and Mrs
cards as they are called, are about the
same size as last years card for ma
irons, which is smaller by an inch than
they were formerly, Roman letters, or
black type, is in vogue for men, though
a few people refuse to give up script.
Very thin cards are the thing again.
They came in two seasons ago, but did
not find favor. Now they are in de
lnand again. which is another slight
evidence of the fickleness of fashion,
flowers. They are certainly not so
bulky as thick ones, and this is an ad-
vantage not to be treated lightly, espe-
cially since woman has once more
adopted the pocket.
The man who talks in loudest tones
Isnot the man whose words are priced !;
The giant, with his mighty strength,
May, as man, be understood.
lis not the one with longest legs
Who always leads in every race,
Nor does he raise the greatest breeze
Who has most whiskers on his face.
Chicago Times Herald.
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Mrs. Louis Walter Prendergast enter
tanned at Euchre Saturday afternoon
and evening. A number of ladies were
entertained in the afternoon, and in
the evening the gentlemen as we'll as
ladies were invited. filing six tables.
W. J. Rausch and Mrs. Victor Johnson
took the head prizes 10 the evening
The house, No. 69S South Broad street,
was tastefully decorated with carna-
tions.
Miss Annie Rustles was surprised
Saturday evenings at her home in
Belgrade by party of fourteen of her
young friends, The evening was spent
with cards and dancing.
The Royal Arcanum committee has
engaged the Fisk s. Weldon orchestra,
of Baraboo, Wis, for the party to be
given Feb. 18th, This is the orchestra
that furnished the music for the
knights of Pythias party last week.
Tickets haYe been placed at one dollar,
and invitations will soon be issued.
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The Eclectic magazine for January
is the first number at the reduced price.
The reduction of this old and sterling
magazine from five TO three dollars q
year and from forty-fve cents to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-01-26
BOARD OF TRADE.
Secretary's Report Received and Com nit.
tees Appointed.

At the board of trade Monday a
letter was read from Capt. Reed, of
Glencoe, explaining the organization
of the board of directors of the new
north and south road from Mankato to
St. Cloud, and was referred to the rail-
road committee,
The street sprinkling matter was dis
cussed to some extent. and the opinion
prevailed that the city ought to own
the sprinkling carts, or the contract
ought to be let for term, say of three
years, so that the party getting it, can
equip himself with modern apparatus.
Secretary Chapman's report was read
and placed on file as follows:
Receipts during the year for
mem pershlp. ..,.... .Sl14.0O
Receipts from fines. ............ 13 90
Total paid to treasurer. -. 1927. 90
Expenses
Paid w. M Farr expenses to
CnlcagO. .......... 10y lI4U
st. Joseph hospital, sub. ..... 5000
J. G. Wise & Sons, beet sugar
circulars -. 1.50
Telegram. AS
Secretary's fees: For member
ship, $38; meetings, 1874; one
half of fines, So 90 .'....... 6S. 90
1887. SO
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-13

the heated term. Greatest variety OF
ndlngs, most celebrating summer climate.
m, nights cool and refreshing, and always
the rare mountain air inspires.
Salt Sulphur Springs-A great family re-
sort-hospitable manor of the old regime.
fsocisi,s;;se A:,,ss. -!css-Crres dysrer-
kta-modern hotel and cottages.
Cold Sulphur Sprfngs-Old-fashio re-
eort--qutet and restful.
Minboro'-A poular family resort--mod-
crate prices.
NImrod Hall---A paradise for sportsmen.
The Aleghany-At Goshen--hne, modern
hotel
The Gladys Inn-At Clifton Forge. New
and well-kept house-good place to stop
over.
The Intermont-At Covington, Va. Ele-
waited and cool; modern hotel.
Natural Bidge-Eighth wonder of the
world.
INNER BOARDERS.
i've pamphlets, excursion rates, etc, call
yannah, or address ]. G. DAME,
:. p. A., c. and o. Ry., Richmond, Va.
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cacies in the world. The flesh is firm.
sweet, juicy and exquisitely tender. The
right way TO eat It is to turn II over on its
back, lift off the tender under-plate with
your knife blade. pass a coffee spoon
down the depression In the center, remov-
ing everything except the true pads of
luscious white meat on each side, and then
thank the god5 that you are alive. But
at most of the places here crabs are glmp-
ly butchered. They are killed and cleaned
as soon as they arrive and put on Ice I'M
Ill called for. That ruins them. for tho
reason that the flesh undergoes a certain
deterioration almost Immediately after
death. 1t loses its sweetness, becomes
dry and crumbles in the mouth like 20
much cornmeal. IL doesn't taste any moro
like the real thing than hard cider tastes
like champagne. I'm surprised that our
local cooks haven't long ago mended their
ways.
TN Charleston. Savannah, Baltimore,
Mobile, and a dozen other cities l could
name dead crab could not be served.
The patron always insists on seeing IL
first, and unless Il 10 alive and kicking he
countermands the order. l have often seen
forty old epicures pinch Off one Of the
small caws so as to be sure they were
getting the same crab that was exhibited
In advance"
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FRENCH LINE.

play, as would now take one across the
globe For light reading we wept over
sentimental novels, in which the heroine,
clad I'm a white muslin dressing gown with
blue ribbons (this was de rigueur) died in
varlably at sunset to the sound of slow
music We were never prepared for this
catastrophy, although she had tainted at
intervals of every two pages all through
the book and this certainly ought to
have warned us that she had delicate
constitution.
OH the nonsense Of II all! The one
comfort I have in looking back on those
wasted years, was that honestly believe,
however ignorant and foolish had been
the method Of our education and the hab-
its and customs which hedged us IN on
every side, we were good girls. l know
that we were very obedlent and .dooile.
and IN many ways would now be called
81 ly. But we were as pureminded and in
nocent as babes. and absurdy unworldly.
True, this white-souled purity may have
sprung from ignorance, but who shall say
Il was not good 10 keep the fruit Of that
terrible tree of knowledge from us by
every sort of flaming sword?
Lady Broome.
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Passenger Fares from Savannah.

TO NEW YORK-FIRST CABIN, $50:
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP. $S2; IN
TERMEDIATE CABIN, s15; INTERAiE-
DIATB CABIN ROUND TRIP. s2L
STEERAGE, So
TO BOSTON = FIRST CABIN. SO;
FIRST CABIN ROUND TRIP, 1885, IN
TERMEDIATB CABIN, SIT; INTERMB-
date CABIN ROUND TRIP, $2&
STEERAGE, $l1.75.
The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
(9oth) meridian time. as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
NACOOCHEB, Capt. Smith. MONDAY.
May A. 4;9o p. m.
LA GRANDB DUCHEssE, Capt. Hanlon.
TUESDAY. May Is, 500 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg,
FRIDAY. May IS, 100 a. m
KANSAS CITY, Capt Fisher, SATUR-
DAY, May 10, $50 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. paggett,
MONDAY. May 81, 1000 a. m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, TUESDAY,
May %. 500 p. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE, Capt. Hanlor,
FRIDAY, May Is. 80 a. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg,
SATURDAY. May 2e. 300 p. IN.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, NON
DAY, May rs, 4:3o p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett.
TUESDAY, May 20. $50 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BosToN-DIRECT.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage. THURS
DAY, May II. $50 p. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis
THURSDAY, May "a, 100 p. m.
CITY OF MACON Capt. Savage, THURS
DAY, May 81, 700 p. m.
This company reserves the right to
change its satlings without notice ana
without liability or accountability there
for.
SaIlings New York for Savannah daily
except Sundays and Mondays 500 d. m.
Sailings Boston for Savannah We'd
nesdays from Lewis wharf, 1900 noon,
w, G. BREWER. City Ticket and Pass
euger Agent, 1N Bull street, Savannah,
Ga.
Agent, Savannah, Ga.
r. @. IRRELEVANT. Agent, Savannah,
Ga.
WALTER HAWKINS, General Agent
Traffic Dept, ga w. Bay street, Jack
sonville, Fla.
e. H. HINTON. Traffic Manager. sa-
vannah, Ga.
p. F. LIE FEVRE, Superintendent. New
Pier IS. North River, New York. N. 7.
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Georgia Syrup,
Cow Peas,
Prices right. For sale by
A. ENRICH & BRO,
Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Dealers
Ill. 11s. lis Bay street, west.
AFRAID OF THE LOOKING GLASS.
People With Ugly Faces Seldom
View Themselves in a Mirror.

view themselves In a Mirror.
From Pearson's Weekly.
Strange as 1t may seem, It is neverthe-
less the stern truth that many people
have allowed months and even years 10
elapse without looking at themselves
that is, in the orthodox manner, by the
aid of the mirror, and they have as good
eyesight as the majority OF their fellow
beings Simply they decline TO see them
selves. II victim Of this peculiar malady
encounters in his perambulations a shop
Respondent with mirrors he is in a state
of nervous dread til he has passed safely
out OF range.
Should he find himself, assuming for
convenience sake he is Of the male persua-
sion, In the hands Of a strange barber,
with reflections on all sides of him, his
modesty IL most touching. Even In the
privacy of his own room he only proceeds
10 brush his hair when the looking glass.
II, indeed, he does not dispense with one
altogether-is tilted up to embrace moth
ing lower than the extreme top of his
head OF conrse. when a man OF these
queer tendencies ~ not actually insane
he has something approaching a reason
for all this.
One gentleman, for instance, whose
bright presence and face used to be wei
coined IN the best metropolitan drawing
rooms. was one day showing some fair
friends over one Of his factories, when
he tripped and, before he could right him
self, the greater part OF his face became
momentarily immersed IN an open vat Of
raw sulphuric acid. He miraculously saw
ed his eyesight. but the first view It af-
forded him Of his features turned him so
sick at heart that he has never since,
though a year or two have passed, braved
the distressing sight again.
There IL an elegant mansion not far
from Liverpool, which, though owned by
man Of great wealth and Of genrous
rather than misery HABITS. Is in It's inte-
rior one Of the most somber and fo-bii-
d ng residences Ia the country. The visitor
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short OF calling at the servants quarters,
viii find It almost impossible to obtain
even the most meager glimpse OF himself
the very furniture being shorn Of glim-
mAr.
The odd thing is the proprietor, instead
OF being afflicted with any facial deformity
has regular and pleasing features, but no
Is consumed with q fear that hs II the
victim Of a mysterious disease which Is
ravaging his appearance and is IN dread
lest some day he may encounter his re-
Election and have his fears confirmed.
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For rates OF an II
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HOW TO EAT SOFT CRABS.
Requirements 10 he Observed Before
an Epicure.

an Epicure.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
1.-The soft-shell crab season Is just now
in full bloom" remarked n New Orleans
club man last evening, but, strang to say
It is next to impossible to obtain these deli
care crustac.ans properly served at any
hotel or restaurant In the city The
trouble is that they make no effort TO
keep them alive, and fifteen minutes after
a crab has been gathered 10 its fathers
II is no more NJ for human food than a
paper mache Easter egg.
1.-THE proper way TO handle soft-sliell
crab Is TO keep IL alive In a bucket Of wet
moss until 1t Is wanted for cooking. Then
take It out, wash It, drive knife blade
under It's head. roll II In corn meal and fry
II light brown over a hot fire. Treated
In that way Il Is one of the greatest deli