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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25
Miss Carrie Schroeder Was Guest Of
Honor.


Honor.
Miss Carrie Schroeder was the
guest OF hoonr last evening at fare
well party given at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Catherine Schroeder,
TIC North Sixth street. by a party of
fourteen of her friends. Miss Schroe-
der has resigned her position as
saleslady at the New York store, and
will leave December % for st. Paul.
where she will make her home with
her sister. Mrs. Anna Mundwiler. and
will clerk at Manheimer's department
store. The guests assembled at the
home early In the evening and went
from there to the Grand theatre as q
box party. Upon their return to the
home n very pleasant social evening
was enjoyed with games and music,
after which delicious three course
oyster supper was served by the
hostess. Those present were the
Misses Title Krause, Agnes Bienapf,
Emma Pollei. Marie Reichel. Mar
garet Kopp. Mildred Olsen, and Car
rie Schroeder. and the Messrs. Harry
Riley, Walter vosbeck, Fred Kroeger,
Frank Blyler. Ernest Skoog. Omer
Hockey. and Edward Fitzpatrick.
Birthday Club Party. H..
Mrs. John Nicholson was given a
party Saturday evening by the Birth.
day club In honor OF her birthday.
Clark Nichols.
A wedding OF interest TO Mankato
people was solemnized at Canton.
S. d., last Saturday, when Miss Mary
Louise Clark. who for the past nine
years has been member of the
faculty OF the normal school, and
Mr.. NJ. A. Nichols. who has been
member of the normal school fac
ulty for the past six years, were
united in marriage In the presence
OF an assembly of near relatives and
intimate friends. After short visit
81 the home of the brides mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols will return TO
this city and make their home al
224 Bradley street. Both bride and
groom are popular young people. and
their many friends will unite I'm
wishing them much happiness in
their future relation The bride re-
signed her position at the normal
this fall to prepare for her approach.
ingsmsrriage.a Mr. zNfchols con-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25

A number of Tiyolians attended
the oyster supper given In Eagle
Lake Saturday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25

Mrs. Mary O'Brien has returned
from several days visit with her sons
John and Florence at st. Paul
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25
tinue his duties as member OF the
normal school faculty.

tinue his duties as a member Of the
normal school faculty.
Will Read Midsummer Nights Dream.
: Shakespeare's midsummer Nights
Dream" will be recited at the Bap-
tist church tomorrow evening at
eight O'Clock by Professor Frederick
Koch of the university of North Da.
kota. The professor has achieved
note, not only at this university, but
mt Harvard and elsewhere for his
work at pageantry, II will be re-
membered that he gave the morn
ing hour lecture at the chautauqua
in Mankato last summer. He has
been invited to come to Mankato.
TO give this reading by number OF
prominent club women of Mankato.
No tickets will be sold. The
tickets are being given out mere
ly as invitations, and no one will be
admitted who has no ticket. Miss
Mamie Skuse will play several sc.
lecitons from Mendellsohn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25

Miss Gertrude Nerbovig. who has
been attending school at Northwes.
tern university. Evanston, ILL.,. II
spending a two weeks vacation with
her parents, DIR. and Mrs. c. II. Ner.
bovig.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25

London, December 21.-There
are persistent rumors that Ger
man cruiser was sunk of the coast
Of Scotland. u 10 rumored that
two British destroyers arrived
at leith, Scotland, badly ds,nas-
ed. There 10 no conformation Of
the reports. .... ....
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25

Birthday Club Party. ..f..
I Mrs. John Nicholson was given a
party Saturday evening by the Birth.
day club In honor of her birthday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

TT OTEL TIVOLI, Ancon, Panama,
II Jan. 24.-I want to lel you
something about the baby re-
public of the South American continent.
I have just had a long talk with its
president in tho government palace
and he has laid before me the plans
which are proposed for the present and
future.
have called Panama "the baby re-
public" It is so, in both size and age.
1t was born when the United States
took over the canal proposition, and
that was only 10 years ago. 1t is so
small that it seems little more than the
stubby tail OF our sister continent,
and, as it looks on the map, it might
have been bitten off short, where It
joins North America, as one bites off
the tail of a dog.
Nevertheless, the case Of Panama
and South America just now is that
in which the tail bids fair to do some
thing at Wagging the dog. Panama is
the setting Of our great canal, and al
though il is only one-hundredth as
large as Brazil, one-thirteenth the size
of Argentina and One-tWentieth as big
as Bolivia, IT VIII for the next. two
years make more news than any Of
them in the worlds daily journals.
Has Fewer People Than Buffalo.
Panama has but a small population.
The whole country has less population
than Buffalo, Montreal or Cincinnati,
and many Of its people are indians,
some of whom have never been civil
lied
Notwithstanding this, the country is
rich beyond the dreams of avarice. 1t
has q soil that needs only q inc
to bring forth tropical fruits, and its
hills are said to contain copper, silver
and gold. 1t has waters in which the
pearl oysters live, and islands where
are supposed to be buried treasures
equal to those Of the Peruvian Incas.
1t is land free from debt The gov
eminent owes nothing, and In addition
1t has $6,000,000 invested in mortgages
on New York real estate, and from now
on it viii receive a quarter Of a mil
lion dollars per annum out Of Uncle
sans treasury as q rental for the zone
OF the Panama canal
Is Mostly q Jungle.
Much Of the republic is q jungle,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

grow rapidlyT'
dent Of the republic. LAS soon as the
canal is quite finished many Of the
employees will be dismissed, and Zoe
year or so, perhaps, our business may
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
Weekend Edition, January 24-25, 1914

be dull It will spring up with the
increase of the traffic through the ca
nal, and f1om then on there viii be
a steady growth in the country and
cities. I expect that Panama itself
will, within 10 years from now, have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

100000 people. and that Colon viii
then have half as many. AS to the re-
public, that is bound to grow as soon
as its resources and the great OppQI-
tunities we offer to investors and COLO
nists become generally known
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
South Americas Baby Republic Has
No Debts and Money Coming In
-By
Frank G. Carpenter
Copyright, 1914, by Frank
G. Carpenter.)

Nations
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

A full Medid col
hr finishes the neck
The skirt Lifts high
in Empire lines.
and has = Rirdls
sash embroidered IA
passementerie-
It Is gathered 70
great fulness. and
rippIes into q tuniss
which Is slit On
sithar side 20 show
3 small point Of
embroidered net.
Tia lower part q
the skirt, plain N
front, il drawn Up
In = line Of draPeTT
At the back.
A deep point Of
embroidered net
yelled BY brown
ninon is set into the
back of the skirt.
With this Nile
Della carries a huge
granny muff Of
sable, while on her
soft brown locks
she perehes g
cloche sailor Of tete
de negre velvet with
a high cOckade of
uumidi set directly
IN front.
-OLIVETTE.e
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

Here is a dancing
frOck of geranium
satin, in which the
foundation material
appears only in a
crossed and draped
skirt, over which
hangs a tunic of
chiffon heavily
beaded and embroid-
cred.
The decouetage is
finished by folded
white tulle. and the
wee chiffon sleeve is
edged with strass.
Another row of
strass indicates the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
Stunning Styles that You Can Copy
With Full Descriptions by OEOette

One Of the love
lest Of the Partisan
actresses, Mona
Della, stands
sponsor for this
quaint little after
noon frock Of chiffon
brOadcloth in deep
brown tones.
The dainty blouse
Is of embroidered
net inerusted with
Valenciennes lace.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
Dyeing
Department
"Let Wright Dye for You .

OUR dyeng department charge of dyer who has had
eighteen years Of experience and an expert IN his line
Our cOO absolutely fast and It's next impossible detect
that the color of garment dye original color.
al order Will convince you that Wghts method of dyeng
B tne one which always assures perfect satisfaction
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
Inspection
Department
Delivery Department

We employ only American drivers and pay them the highest
wages We have plenty Of wagons and cover the entire city,
We never dsappoint On delivers. ss
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

waist band, and the
tunic is opened
over the skirt with
the same movement
of Y as the deeol-
letage.
The beading takes
the form of a heavy
band Of deep
geranium with q
pattern of roses
shading into pale
pink.
A huge muff
specially made for
evening wear
completes this
toilette.
It is of chiffon
shirred into deep
landings and
crossed by gar
lands of rocco
roses.
A huge pink rose
'S caught in the
middle and flOunces
of spangled lace
decorate the sides.
-OLIVETTE.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-25
SEDALIA

Sedalia, S. c.. Dec. 19.-As our cor
respondent has been absent in the last
few copies of our paper, it is with
great pleasure for me to write few
words for the paper, as well as to
speak for our township, Cross Keys.
Mr.. Elridge Fincher was calling
last Sunday afternoon at the home OF
Mr.. Lonnie Wilson's near Cross An
Choir.
Mr.. Elmer Bobo was visiting at the
home of Mr. w. n. Retsill's a few
days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. b. Bobo were visit
ing in Union yesterday on business.
Mr.. B. G.. Wilburn went to Union
yesterday on business.
There has been a great deal of post
ing land in this part of the country,
notifying people to stop hunting or
trespassing. So the hunters that do
not own any land have quieted down
great deal.
There was quite an entertainment
at Sedalia high school building last
night-oysters and other edibles were
served. There was music by the
teacher and different ones of the pu-
pills. The proceeds went to the be1e
fit of the school which amounted to
about SIS. The crowd was very
small, but was very pleasing.
The discussion of writing compost
tions which Supt. II. G. Little brought
a great disturbance among the school
pupils of this community, which was
very unsatisfactory among some of
them because some could not get help,
and some few could. and those that
could not get help, did not like it be-
cause those that did won out, which
represents our school at Union county
test.
So / will take time and write q
short composition on grain sowing,
which will be found in Tha Times
also. "Violet."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-25
HOrn-HOrn.

Miss Oracle Horn of South Union
and Mr.. Jesse Horn of West Springs
were married at the residence of the
officiating minister, Rev. l.. l.. Wag-
non, Sunday afternoon, December 20.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-25
Shovel Snow i'm Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Thousands of
men who sought shelter in municipal
lodging houses last night were given
employment today by railroads, troll
ley lines and the city, clearing the
streets and railway tracks of the
heaviest snow fall of the winter.
There were $500 jobless men shell
tered in two municipal lodging houses
and the Rufus Dawes hotel. All of
them were ready to work. They
were paid So per day.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-25

Mr.. C. M. Bailey and Miss Bessie
Bailey of Route 2 were visitors in the
city Tuesday.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-25

DIR. r. c. Mccall is the guest of his
daughters, Mesdames w. H.. Perrin
and j. Hay FAINT.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-03
'RIXDORFER" LINOLEUMS
YARN RUGS.

carry stock ready deliver carpets, borders and
Our wokroom equipped to out promptly the most diff
cult work that goes into carpet workroom.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-03
Hartford Saxony" Ru

IS regular sizes and any special
size to order.
The American Rug "par excel
1ence'. The only Rug that like an
Oriental, improves with wear.
Comes in Oriental patterns and
Oriental coloringS, as wen as in
"Period" styles.
One of the most effective as we'll
as durable floor coverings made.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-03

We have experienced men who can
plan and carry out ideas for furnishing
your home. Call carpet department and
we will come and see you
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-03
Wild's Li11oIeunns

The quality that have sold for forty years. and
that bears reputation for durability that is unexceed
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
FANGs OF A RATHER.
Long, Curved and Hollow Are These
Deadly Poison Syrinses.

Long, Curved and Hollow Are These
Deadly Poison Syrinses.
A rattlesnake does not coil up like q
ships cable. as it is so often pictured,
but in a more irregular fashion. with
the rattle bearing tail free In the mid
die and the neck bent back upon itself
so as to be quickly flung forward in
striking. A snake when alarmed or ir-
ritated often opens its mouth and pro-
trudes its tongue. Many think that
the poison turks here. As matter Of
fact, the tongue is a delicate sense Or
gan, corresponding to our ears, and
snake may be said to hear with its
tongue.
The teeth of an ordinary harmless
water snake are like little needles, and,
although such snake may strike and
bite viciously, the wound amounts to
nothing. On the other hand, In a rat
tlesnake or other venomous serpent
there is pair Of long curved hollow
fangs in the fore part of the mouth
that are very different from the other
teeth. These connect with the poison
ducts. and when the snake strikes and
closes its jaws the apparatus works
like hypodermic syringe, the pressure
Of the closing jaws squeezing the ve-
nom from the poison sac through the
hollow fang into the wound. Some
snakes have only grooved fangs instead
OF hollow ones. but the effect Is the
came.
Treatment for the bite of a rattle
snake should be prompt and drastic.
The time honored whisky treatment is
useless. The poison works in the blood,
and the first move should be to tie q
Hgature between the wound and the
heart. so as to keep 1t out of the cir
culation. The next step should be to
cut open the wound and by squeezing
and sucking get rid Of the venom as |
quickly as possible. The wound should |
be thoroughly washed out with a solu.
don Of permanganate Of potash and
kept moist with an antiseptic dressing.
Travellers who are apt to be exposed
to bites Of poisonous serpents should
carry hypodermic syringe and as
soon as bitten inject permanganate
solution literally all about the wound
This requires nerve. but people with.
out nerve should avoid the vicinity of
rattlesnakes.-St Louis Republic.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
RED AND BLUE MAKE BLACK.
But That Result Depends Upon the
CoIors Being Perfect.

But That Result Depends Upon the
colors Being Perfect.
We are told by the textbooks on
light that red glass is red because It
absorbs all the other rays Of the spec
trum and transmits only the red; that
blue glass absorbs all except the blue,
and so with glass Of every other color
The fact that red glass superimposed
upon blue glass transmits violet light
seems I'm contradiction Of this teaching,
according to which the red glass would
absorb all the blue and green light and
transmit nothing but red to the blue,
which. In turn. would absorb all the
red.
The reason for the violet light is that
no red glass made is Of sufficiently
pure color to absorb all the blue and
green waves and no blue glass is suf-
fciently pure to absorb all the red and
orange rays So the red transmits
certain amount of the blue and green
and the blue transmits a certain
amount of the red and orange. Enough
OF the blue rays come through the red
glass and enough Of the red rays
through the blue glass to make a nice
violet or purple when the glasses are
superimposed.
The Scientific American describes q
simple experiment by which you may
prove the truth Of the theory. Dis
solve red aniline in amyl alcohol and
copper chloride In dilute hydrochl0ric
acid. The one will give you q trans
parent red liquid that will actually alb
sOrb all the rays but the red; the other
Will give you a transparent greenish
blue liquid that will absorb all the red
and orange rays. II you mix the two
liquids and shake them up they will
turn black. But they will not stay
mixed and will quickly separate again.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
LIBRARY EXPERIENCES.

Queer Requests Made by Persons II
| Search Of Information.
Some notion Of the queer requests
made at public libraries is afforded In
an article dealing with the library OF
a western city. These instances are
given:
Recently a man came In and asked
for some Of the arguments against
woman's suffrage. The proper articles
were sought out. and the librarian
suggested that he might care to look at
those in filvor Of woman's suffrage as
well. mo matter" he replied warily;
II get those from my wife,"
The widespread belief that library
can furnish book on any subject, no
matter how vague, is illustrated by
this request:
II have been asked to write COM
position on what saw on my way to
school today. Can you give me any
book on it?" Thus boy in the eighth
grade. And then there are the high
school boys who, In period Of revolt
from poetry. return the "Idylls Of the
King" and ask If they can't get ''this
crazy stuff In prose"
Children about to participate In q
debate cause some inconvenience. The
following subjects are not easy to give
references on: (which Is Necessarier.
Water or FireY' (which Is Mightier.
the Pen or the Sword?'
The impression which some persons
have that library can give informa-
ton on any topic is not only odd. but
pleasing. 1t may be set OF against the
opposite notion. equally exaggerated,
that library Is Of no practical use
whatever. AS sample Of the first
idea consider the woman who called
over the telephone the day before
Thanksgiving and asked how to pluck
a turkey. The librarian hunted it up
in cookbook and read 1t to her
over the telephone too And the one
who asked for brief sketch of the
French revolution over the telephone.
Those who work in the reference
room seem to consider the reference
librarian as a bureau of supplies as
well as Of information. Pencils. paper.
even spectacles, are asked for tenn
p0rarily. II left my glasses at home
today. Can you lend me yoursY" As
though, as far as the librarian went,
the glasses were merely for ornamental
York Sun.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.
Action Of the Air When an Electric
Bulb ExpIodes.

Action Of the Air When an Electric
Bulb ExpIodes.
II a small lump Of ice is placed on 9
plate and light allowed to fall on Il
through an ordinary reading glass SO
that the burning focus comes within
the ice very interesting thing may
be seen. The ice will begin to melt
inside at the point Of focus. AS ice
shrinks on melting. space will be left
on account of the melted ice not taking
up so much room as 1t did when It
was ice. This space is almost vacu-
UNI and is filed with water vapor Of
very small pressure.
II the piece Of ice be left in the sun to
melt from the outside in. as It usually
does. the walls Of the previously made
hole get thinner and thinner. As the
pressure of the atmosphere is fifteen
pounds to the square inch and as the
pressure inside the hole is very slight.
there will come a time when the out
side air pressure will collapse the ice
with an explosive sound.
The same phenomenon Is apparent
when an electric bulb is broken. Peo-
pie say 1t explodes, but as matter of
fact 1t IS crushed inward on all sides
by the atmospheric pressure. But It
Is known by every one that pieces Of
glass 6y to every corner of the room
when bulb explodes. and the fact of
its being crushed is not so easily seen.
The only explanation as to why glass
dies everywhere instead Of nicely col
lapsing into closely packed mass Of
cracked glass at the center Of the de-
funct bulb is that as two pieces on
opposite sides are hurled inward to-
ward the center they do not always
exactly strike each other and may miss
each other altogether. When they do
this Of course they keep on as they
were gOing-right into different parts
Of the room. So II a person holds q
bulb painted on one side only. with
the painted side away from his face
and with the clear side directly In
front Of his face and breaks 1t, he
will find that most of the glass strik-
ng him will be painted and that in the
.oom opposite him will not be. Right
It his feet should be pieces Of BOTH
\. l. Hodges in Chicago Herald.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
Hard to Pronounce.

One OF the hard names to pronounce
is that Of the central Russian govern
ment called Mini Novogrod. The first
~ has the sound of ''e::" the second is
short. The 20 In the penultimate
syllable Is long. as in the English
word go" The ''o'' in the syllables
NOV" and rod" has the sound of "o''
In the English word rod" ~" has the
soft French sound. The accents are
on the first and last syllables, "Neezh-
nj Nov-go-rOd."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
Naturally.

"Yes." said the Roman Candle, sit
was very distressing. There was my
friend. the Fountain Of Fire. making q
very beautiful display when all of a
sudden the rain came down in perfect
torrents"
mercy, how sadv' said the little Pin.
wheel. "And was she very angryr
mot angry, exactly" said the Ro-
man Candle. ''but l could see from the
way she sputtered that she was very
much put Out."-Exchange.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
Worked Out wrono.

Mae-Our pastor preached a sermon
on marriage last Sunday. Edythe-Did
It seem to have a stimulating erect
Mae-No; on the contrary. II was IN
solemn and conveyed SO many warn.
ings that 1t broke or two engage
ments.-Liverpool Mercury.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
English Family Names.

There are some queer family names
In England. Here are few samples:
Longshanks, Rotten. Bubblejaw, Black
monster, Rottenheryng, Scrapeskin,
Ugly, Addlehead. Silliman, Hussey,
Trash and Gallows. All these names
have been borne by highly respectable
members of society.-Lond0n Answers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
Extremes.

Cham. the French caricaturist, was
talking one day with Gascon. who
Dragged that his fathers ancient baro-
NAL dining hall was the wonder of the
world. 1t was so high you could hard
~ see the roof.
MY father had dining room," said
Cham. (which was just as remarkable
the other way. 1t was so low that the
only fish we could serve at table was
dounderr
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
Admiration.

Have you told your father that
asked you to marry met" asked the
young man.
yes" replied the positive young
woman.
"And how was he.affected?"
HE smiled and exclaimed, Brave
boyr"-Washington Star.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-08
Saves Time.

81 always tell the waiter when I'm
going to tip him."
"WhyY
$50 he won't keep me waiting half an
hour while the cashier splits ten dol.
lar bill into dimes" = Detroit Free
Press.