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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

oeTlel lelC laSU HlgnC Old ~ SnOfG Weu
| ding trip and will be at home, after
| March l5, at 397 Pleasant avenue.
Miss Heck is quite well known in
Mankato and has visited here many
times.
Mesdames Blum and Szamet enter
tanned sixteen ladies very delightfully."-
at 800 yesterday afternoon at thei
home on South Front street. The home
was prettily decorated in red and white
with ST. Valentines hearts predominant
ing. Elegant refreshments were served
| Prizes were awarded Mrs. G. A. Dahi
and Mrs. +. A. Heating of Wells, and
Mrs. Stien the consolation prize. The
ladies will entertain again on Thursday
Minneapolis Tribune: Rev. Marion
d. Shutter read the service which unit
ed in marriage last evening Miss Mar
jore Helen Cole, daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs Llewellyn Christian and Clarance
on Eighth street. The full Episcopal
ring service was used. The strains of
the Lohengrin nuptial music, as played
by stringed orchestra, announced the
entrance of the bridal party, which was
bnoInl NV A l. ~
Dorney, who stretched the white cord
from the stairway to the bridal al
tar, thus forming an aisle for the
wedding party.
Miss Winifred Cole was the maid of
honor and Arthur Rand was best man.
The bride entered on the arm of her
father.
The bridal toilette was of white
liberty satin and her lull veil was
caught with a spray of lilies of the
valley and these same delicate bios
SONS formed the shower bouquet. The
maid of honor wore costume of pale
green chiffon taffeta and carried an
arm bouquet of white roses.
In the parlor, where the service was
read verdant bower of arching palms
and fernery was starred with the wax
en- beauty of Easter lilies and the soft
glow from the tall cathedral candles in
their brass standards completed the
artistic altar effect
At the reception which followed the
ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs Paulson were
assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Christian and
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. NJ. Paulson, the par
ents of the bridegroom.
The reception hall was prcttily deck
ed with clusters of spring time daffo-
dis and jonquils, which gave IL sugges-
tive tone of yellow to the room. In
the dining room, delicate pink tones
were touched in the slender Japanese
lilies and roses and reflected in the
cleaning candles. Throughout the par
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

The Hubbard Milling company enter
tanned their outside representatives last
night at the Saulpaugh. Business mat.
ters were talked over and the visitors
were shown through the big mill and
elevators during the afternoon Among
those present were j. F. McCulloch
Madison, Wis; NJ F. Hull. Blooming
tpn, H.; c. a. Rosemond, independence
Ia; a. II. Dorne, Des Moines, Ia; f
A. Everett, G. w. Everett. J. j
Ihomason, w. II. Darker, c. Zetten-
berg, Waseca; G. NJ. Palmer. H. r..
Harmer ana L. +. Browder.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15
From Tuesdays DaIiv.

From Tuesday'S Da1lV.
Invitations are out announcing the
approaching marriage of Miss Currier,
of this city, and Dr. A. S. Fleming of
Wheaton, Mimi, to take place at the
home of the brides parents, Tuesday,
Feb 20.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Marshall Messenger: Correspondence
from Mr.. and Mrs. William Ray to Mr.
Dibble announces that the former arriv-
ed in Seattle from their Oriental tour
on Saturday last and on the following
day left for Forsythe, Montana, where
the Ray sheep interests are The focks
were found to be in good condition.
despite the severe winter that has been
experienced in that country Mr.. and
Mrs Ray report fine trips across the
Pacific both ways, and a thoroughly en-.
joyable visit in the far east. They will
90 to Portland where their home will be
at the Portland hotel, and they will
visit MARSHALL early in the spring
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Hammett enter.
tanned twenty five of their friends at
a sleighride party Saturday evening.
After three hours of jolly ride around
the city the party were taken to the
cozv home of the Hammetts, where
they were entertained with piano
duet by Rob Bradley and George Scher-
er. At eleven o'clock they were called
to the dining room where an hour was
spent partaking of an oyster supper,
which had been prepared by Mrs. Ham
nett. After supper the guests we're
taken to their homes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Miss Emma Dahms was pleasantly
surprised last Saturday evening by Il
number of her friends, about thirty be-
ing present. The evening was spent
playing games. Musical selections We're
rendered by Mr.. Engle and Mr.. Gilman,
who played the violin and Mr.. Gagg
played the cornet. and Miss Anna Hagen
accompanied them on the piano. Re
freshmcnts were served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

be the best man, Rev. Koch of st. Paul's
church will officiate. 81
Miss Heck is quite well known in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

lace trimmed swiss over silk. She car
ried pink carnations Mr. and Mrs.
Oertel left last night on a short we'd
ding trip and will be at home, after
March ID, at 397 Pleasant avenue
Miss Heck is quite well known in
Mankato and has visited here many
times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Miss Gertrude +. Mclaughlin. dargh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mclaughlin
OF Watnrville former residents of Man.
kato was married in Waterville today
to Mr.. Ray Reynolds of Rochester. At
ter March lst the bridal couple will
make Rochester their future home. Sew
eral friends from this city left for Wa
teryile this morning to attend the cere-
m0ny.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Mrs. C. H. Griebel of South Broad
street was hostess to number of lady
friends this afternoon and they PLAYED
five hundred. Elegant refreshments were
served and the rooms of the pretty
home were daintily decorated with
hearts and cut flowers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Company H club gave one of their
delightful dancing parties at the Arm
DRY hall last night and nearly eighty
couples danced to the music of Lamm's
orchestra.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Mrs. Ray was formerly Miss Bessie
Dibble and is well known to many Man
kato people;
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Mrs. T. W. Hart delightfully."- enter
tanned the ladies' thimble bee of the
Baptist church at her residence, 42S
South Fifth street, this afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Cereal Chapter No. 2, o. Z. s., win
hold a meeting this evening at 1870
o'clock and after the lodge session
hearts will be played. An enjoyable
evening is promised and it is hoped
that the attendance will be large.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Weaver enter.
tanned the Town and Country club at
their home on South Front street Sat.
urday evening and delightful dinner
was served to the guests at 6:30 O'Clock
and i'll the evening the guests played
five hundred. Mr.. Weaver presented each
lady member of the club with Il pound
box of chocolates. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver
viii entertain the "Dog-On'' club at
their home this evening
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs S. B. Wilson delightful
ly entertained a party of friends last
night at their home on Clark street.
Five hundred was played and elegant
refreshments were served. The head
prizes were won by Mr.. and Mrs. w.
C. Henlein.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Mrs. s. i. Wilson very pleasantly
entertained thirty-two lady and gentle
men guests Saturday evening at five
hundred at her home on Clark street
The spacious rooms were mettily decor
tied for the occasion and elegant re-
rcshmcnts were served. Mrs. Il. d. Hub
Dard won the ladies' head prize and
gorge Smith won the mems head prize
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Mrs. r. II. Summers entertained at
her coy home on Liberty street Sat
urday night. Cards were played and
elaborate refreshments were served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Invitations are out announcing the
approaching marriage of Miss Currier
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs +. NJ Cur
rier of this city, and DIR. A. s. Fleming
of Wheaton, Mimi, which event will
take place at the home of the brides
parents on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 1907.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Mr. Oscar Pagel and Miss Altman will
be married at 1880 o'clock tomorrow
morning. They will leave at $3.50 for
Minneapolis where they will spend their
honeymoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

st. Paul Pioneer Press: The mar
riage of Miss Louise j. Heck, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Heck of Bates
avenue. and Albert j. 0ertel was
so.emnizad at $50 last evening at the
home of the bride, Rev. Carl Koch of
st. Paul's Evangelical church ofiiciat-
ing. The brides only attendant was
Miss Martha Thauwald and the best
man was Adam II. Heck.
Miss Alma Meyer, niece of the
groom, played the wedding march. A
violin obligato was played by Henry
Grant.
The bride was gowned in an en-
pire frock with a garniture of real
lace. She wore veil and carried a
bouquet of lilies of the valley.
The briesmaid's gown was daintily
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

James O'Reilly of Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, and Miss Elizabeth Vaughan of
jamestown were married in the Cath
Ole church at Marysburg this morning.
MIR. and Mrs. Edgar Weaver delight
fully entertained the DOG On club
at their home on South Front street
last night. Five hundred was played
and the guests spent most royal even
ing. Elegant refreshments were served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-02-15

Miss Tillie Sanger was pleasantly sur
prised at her home, 625 north Fifth
street, last evening by about twenty
five of her young lady and gentlemen
friends. High five was played. Head
honors were won by Miss Julia Lorentz
and MIR. Joe Roble. Consolation prizes
by Miss Margaret Schroeder and Mr..
John Sanger. Delicious refreshments
were served and all departed having
spent delightful evening.
The wedding of Miss Louise Heck,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Heck
of Bates avenue, and Albert J. Oertel
will be solemnized Tuesday evening.
Feb. II, at the family residence. The
brides only attendant will be Miss Mar
tina Thauwald, and Adam II. Heck will
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-10

ries Bibles to the Arab tribes east Of
the Jordan, and in the Arabian des-
ert. They pay for the book in eggs.
From Bangkok, in Siam, We hear from
the Rev. John Darlington, who works
the whole of this remote empire. 1t
must have been awkward when one OF
his buffaloes, hitched to n cart con-
tanning Testaments in Siamess and
Laos, suddenly bolted and scattered
boxes and beds along the swampy
track for half n mile.
Or, again, we find Mr.. Darlington
using tiger skins for the binding of
his Bibles, and holding weird auction
sales of his books under the tamarind
trees of Samoi island, 300 miles down
the west coast of the Gulf of Siam,
says a writer in the New York Times,
| can but briefly touch on the adven-
lures of William Laughton in his boat
on the Yang-tse, which he rented tor
$50 taels and then loaded up with Ri
bles, only to run on some rocks and
become a total wreck. Indeed, were
It not for the skill Of the native track
ers and towers" in handling the bam-
boo pumps II IL possible that Mr..
Laughton would have lost his Bibles.
il not his life.
In many instances the hook Is
thought 20 possess magical attributes.
Among the Mbundu people, in Central
Africa, an old man bought a Bible and
said: Would it be safe for me to keep
this book in the house, or must | build
a place for IL outdoors"
Nor are dark tragedies unknown
among the Bible pioneers. The Rev.
n. j. Johnson once dropped down the
great Yang-tse in n houseboat laden
with Testaments. lie was accompani
cd only by a trusted Chinese cClpor.
teur. For nineteen years nothing more
was heard of either. Then the tragic
story came to light. Johnson and his
man had landed at an inland town tC
sell their Bibles. But the first night
a fire broke out and burned down
many houses with much loss of life
Next day native mischief-makers at
tributed the disaster to the evil in
nuence of the Foreign Deyil!' Ant
before the white man and his assist
ant could get back to their houseboa.
they we're set upon by a mob and muir
dered with every circumstance of cru
city.
Turning to bleak Siberia, we Rnt
an un%obtrusive hero and his wife sail
ing on an open raft with half a ton o
Scriptures down che great Lena river
Great vigilance was necessary" h'
says, for many murders had beer
committed by the wild tribes, | woul'
sleep from II p. m. to . a. m, whrrt
my wife watched. Then as soon as /
was dawn she lay down and slept"
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overpala Austrian Official.

That no sum is too small to be taken
into account by the lynx-eyed Austrian
officials is evident from an incident
reported from Bregenz. The tax office
there has Just received a formal notice
from the high court of justice at Inns.
buck stating that an investigation OF
the accounts of the Bregenz tax office
for 1906 shows an o~yerpayment of one
heller (%one-tenth of a penny in the
salary of one of the officials.
The notice directs that the Official
be required to refund this sum, VIII ch
must then be duly entered in the state
accounts for the current year. A Vor.
ariberg paper publishes a facsimile OF
this interesting document, and gravely
expresses the hope that the extra
heller has not ed the oyerpaid Official
ilS pGthE a a%xtravagant dissipation.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-10
CHANGE IN MUSIC METHODS.
Enormous Tax on Mental vigor and
Nerve OF Modern Musician.

When we compare the thin.toned,
~delicately constructed spinets and
cl~avichords with a modern grand
piano we can only exclaim in aston
ishment, What a change is therel"
II we could have heard Paderewski
give what was considered difficult mu
sic in those times on such IN ancient
musical box. noting what outlay Of
strength was requisite, and then hear
the great artist in the Sonata Appas
sionate" on his concert grand, we
should be even more astonished at the
contrast between the physical endur
ance required in those days and the
modern standard of power. Not only
is greater strength required of a per
former, but, as Francis Morton points
out in the Musician, as a consequence
of the increased range of tone OF which
a modern piano is capable the express
sive power Of piano music has been
vastly augmented. making proportion
ate demands on the mental vigor and
nerve force, in addition to the tax or
muscular strength.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-10
WATCHED "PoP" STRIKE OUT.
Little Chap Had No Great Faith In
His Fathers Powers.

The little chap who was dancing up
and down beside his mother at the
ball game showed an unusual knowl.
edge Of the game for a boy so small,
and he attracted the attention OF every
one around. II guess he'll walk" he'd
say judiciously when three balls had
been called, and the crowd listened
with wonder at such talk from a boy
of only six. Safe, SAFE" he'd yell,
before any of the men around him
could open their months. and the
crowds wonder increased, until II de-
veloped that he was the son of n of
the players ON the opposing can
(which man is his father?" every
one wondered. whea the little fellow
yelled suddenly as a mar vent in to
bat: There. there he is, mamma;
now watch pop strike out" In vain
his mother tried t hush him, but the
little man continued to shout know
ingly: Now watch pop strike out"
The crowd watched eagerly and as
zone strike" and then two strikes
were called, It laughed uproarlously,
while mammals face grew redder and
redder. When the third strike was
called the little chaps voice rang out
triumphantly: Il knew pop would
strike out" and while the crowd
howled with glee discovered
1t was time to take her Sol home.
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House Eleven Hundred Years old.

st. Adams possesses the oldest in
habited house in England. This dis.
tinction is said to belong to the old
Round House. now the Fighting Cocks
Inn, which stands close to the River
Yer. 1t is a curious structure. of oc.
tagonal shape, of early Saxon origin.
having been built as a boathouse TO
the ancient monastery founded at st.
Adams by King Ona about the year
795, and is thus over LOO years old.
A sub%terranean passage, now blocked
up, runs from the basement to the
ruins of the monastery, a distance Of
about 200 yards. There is n shed at
the back of the house whore 1t is said
oliver Cromwell stabbed his horse,
himself sleeping under its roof during
pA civil war.
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ants, organized into committees the
world over. Their work is supervised
and financed from headquarters,
where editorial sub-committees com.
posed of eminent pathological experts
meet every month. In one year such
a committee will have matters before
it I'm 200 different %languages! In fact
the diversity OF the worlds speech is
a staggering thing when n goes into
it. Last year the Scriptures were sold
in 20 different tongues in the Austrian
Empire, and so in Russia.
Our hundreds of thousands of poly
glot immigrants are met on the very
threshold of the Land of Liberty and
a Bible is put into their hands in their
own tongue, whether it he Greek or
Magyar, Polish or japanese, Gaelic or
Croat, Arabic or Chinese. There are
scores of languages into which the b.
BILE has been done that you never
heard of. Aside from the TRANSACTIONS
into Cherokee and Choctaw, one runs
ones eye in bewllderment down the
list, taking in such dialects as Rul5
and Ponape. Dikele John. Samogit. Wis
ayam, Llocano, Bicol. Pangasinan, Ia
galog. Arrawack and Sheetswa.
Forced to Change Phrases.
In n great number OF cases an en-.
tire literature has To be formed and
a language reduced to writing before
anything can be done at all. And
there are difficulties which you or |
would never suspect. Thus when
translating the New Testament into
Eskimo the phrase Lamb of God"
had to be rendered Little Dog" 9th.
erwise it would have been entirely
meaningless to the little fur-olad men
who have never seen a sheep.
And of course there is no thought
of profit. Our Bible society sells a we'll
made Gospel in his own tongue to a
Congo cannibal for the equivalent of
. cents; a New Testament for g., and a
compete Bible for 10 cents. All kinds
of money are taken in exchange.
ranging from ivory tusks to a basket
of bread-fruit, II few leopard skins. OF
even a baby camel.
Long before Tibet was opened by
the British, the New Testament was
being printed in Tibetan at Ghoom
high up in the Himalayas. and carried
back and forth to Lhassa by Hindu
and Buddhist traders. Only Abyssinia
and Nepal are now closed to the Bible
army; but It is thought that the old
Emperor Menelik at least will soon
capitulate. At all events, he recently
sent a magnificent pair of elephant:
tusks to the British Bible house in
London. with a fowery letter in An
haric from The Conquerlng Lion al
judah, Menelik the Second. EmpereI
OF Ethiopia by the VIII of God"
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mote markets; IN was" or teh-pieS.
where the silver bells tinkle from on
high; in opium dens and gambling
houses, too, and remote villages.
whose inhabitants i've in pile.built
houses, or in trees in case Of attack
by hostile tribes.
Turning for a moment 20 the far.
stretching Philippine group, we find
the Rev. Mr.. Milloy almost hewing his
way through impossible tropical
growths, haranguing amazed crowds
in fluent Tagalog at iestas and cock
fights, aud selling them the Scriptures
in their own tongue.
In the interior Of Cuba travels Senior
Torres, an old and tried Bible porter
whose adventures would hll another
book. Once, on coming back from Mo.
ron after having visited 6S towns. vii
lagos, and hamlets, Senior Torres sail
boat was capsized, and lashing him
self to the mast for four days he and
his little crew oscillated between life
and death. Another agent, reporting
from the interior OF Bolivia, where
there are no roads at all and wheeled
conveyances are impossible, carried
his Bibles 1000 miles on m%ule0ack,
while another covered $4,000 miles in
fourteen months, selling s,573 books
for S2,353.
Paying for Bible in Eggs.
One of the most interesting work.
orc &c M ArchfhaId Eor1ar tyhp fr,,,
his headquarters in Jerusalem, car.
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from n few %tarpaulins, until help ar
rives from Ichang or some other con.
siderable town.
Robbery is Frequent.
In Aslatic Turkey the patient Bible
man with his pack on his back Is oft.
en- attacked by Kurdish brigands, or
robbed in oyercrowded khans, where
he has perhaps stayed a night or two,
delayed by the terrible roads and brok.
en- bridges, In Siam and the Laos
states at this moment the Rev. John
Darlington is travelling on elephants
aud through devious waterways by
boat, circulating the Scriptures In re-
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turc ranging from lightning TO tenn
pestuOus seas. The American Bible
society alone employs four or FIVE hun
dred white men In savage or remote
lands, literally from China to Peru.
These in turn employ great numbers
Of native colportours who travel In
land upon waterways. over mountains,
and through forests, with their packs
on their backs or with strange cara
van Of laden men or beasts.
Brave All Dangers.
The experiences of the Revs. Bear
and Turner in the Philippines would
alone MI a volume of varied adven.
ture. Night and day on one tour they
travelled through almost impossible
swamps in clumsy OK carts, and bare.
ly escaped drowning more than one
while descending swift rapids on a
rudely built raft.
In South America, from the Equator
TO Cape Horn, the Bible carriers are
on the march, and the political revo-
l%utions. wars, storms, poisonous rep
tiles, and n thousand other obstacles
only increase their enthusiasm. The
Bible Is carried into the camel-hair
tents of the wandering Bedouin Arabs
OF Syria. and If these men are not able
to read classical Arabic then they
have Bibles in their own dialect for
which they pay-coined money being
unknown to them-in butter, eggs,
milk, horns. and brass ornaments.
Steamship and train are but the
first step In transportation. Then
come little sailing vessels among the
coral islands of the Pacific; canoes
and Households for lndo-China and the
west coast of Africa; bullocks and OK
carts in South Africa; dogs and
sledges with fur-clothed drivers above
the arctic circle; patient asses: long.
necked su~percilious camels; smartly
stepping llamas for rough mountain
passes; pack horses. ~hard-headed ne.
gro porters, and a hundred other
methods Of transport, according to the
region.
The work OF a %colporteur Is one of
terrible risk TO life and limb. His Bi.
bleladen boat may be m|an.hauled
through the rapids and gorges of the
giant Yang-tsc, only to come to grief
on the rocks; whereupon he must un.
load and camp upon the desolate
! bank, getting what shelter he may