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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28
Sunday School Picnic.

One hundred or more Sunday
school children of the First Baptist
church, and members of the congrega-
ton, motored to Point Pleasant at
Lake Madison Saturday afternoon, and
held very pleasant picnic. The start
was delayed owing to the threatening
appearance of the weather, and owing
to the lateness of arrival at the lake a
program of games which had been
prepared, was omitted. The picknick-
ers spent the time in boating and
viewing the beauties of nature with
which this locality abounds, and de-
licious picnic dinner was served dur
ing the late afternoon. The return to
Mankato was made about eight o'clock
in the evening G. NJ. Palmer, superin-
tendent of the Baptist Sunday school,
was in charge of the picnic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28
Lawn Party.

Lawn Party.
Mrs. Albert Zimmerman enter
tanned a party of young ladies at a
lawn party at her home, $50 Division
street, yesterday afternoon. Plates
were laid for twenty guests. All en-
joyed a pleasant afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28
Spencer-B Barrett.

Miss Edna Spencer Of Walker,
Mimi, and Mr.. Harry Barrett OF this
city were united in marriage last Sat
urday at the home of the formers
sister, Mrs. R. j. Broughton, in Min
neapolis, the wedding being quiet
family affair and only relatives be-
ing present. Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett
will make their home in this city.
where the groom is employed as
bookkeeper at the Gamble Robinson
fruit house,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28

of Blue Earth, e. R. Aniss of Winnie
bago, w. R. Void and S. Snyder of
Jackson, w. ]. Jones of Lake Crystal,
Quesnel of Elmore, C.. A. Hintz of
New Ulm, and F. E. Heidel of Man.
kato.
Many of the doctors are planning on
remaining over Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28

The bride is a daughter of Laniel
Edwards of this city and for three
years was employed as a telephone
operator by the Citizens company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28
Will Act As Bridesmaids.
Six O'Clock Dinner.

Six O'clock Dinner.
The following guests were enter
tanned at six o'clock dinner at the
home of w. E. McCollum yesterday:
Mr.. and Mrs. George Boyce and son,
Miss Margaret Conley and Mr.. Ted
w. Lietz of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. P. Daily and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Mclaughlin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
More and son, DR.. and Mrs. E. T..
Philips and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
w. R. Annis and sons, Mrs. Rebec-
ca Ellis of Mapleton, Misses Lorna
and Hazel Taylor of Sterling.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28
Returned From Outing.

Returned From Outing.
Misses Minnie DethlOff, Marie
Funk, Anna Darsow, Eleanor Vos-
beck and Valeria Malzahn, who
formed an outing party at one of the
summer resorts near Fairmont, re-
turned home Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28
Benefit Dance For Militia.

Benefit Dance For Militia.
charge of the benefit fund for Com
pany H, made arrangements for a
big benefit dance to be held at the
Armory on Friday evening of this
week, tickets to cost SO cents. Every
one is invited. The musicians of the
city have donated their services, and
music will be furnished by a band
of about twelve pieces. A parade will
be held early in the evening, the
line of procession to pass up Front
street, and all automobiles, and any
one who wishes may join in the par
ade.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28

week, and mother, Mrs. Catherine
Mahowald, who has been visiting at
ST. Paul, arrived home today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28

Peterson With.
Miss Florence Peterson a former
resident of this city, now residing in
Minneapolis, and Mr.. Lloyd Wirth OF
that city, will be married Wednesday
at the home of Miss Peterson's par
ents. Miss Idel Grue will leave
Tuesday morning to attend the we'd
ding, and will play the professional.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03

door Of my dressing room. Where i.
it? Where is it?" they call shouted
at once.
Where is whats" I asked, pretend.
ing to be cross-as If / didn't know
It was candy they were talking about
"Oh, you know" They ali looked
very sheepish and dug their toes into
the floor Its in box" and the lit
tie Irish girl smiled at me merrily,
though her lsshes were still wet with
tears.
Surely you didn9 mean candy?"
asked, pretending 10 be more sur.
prised than ever.
At the word candy" they set up =
howl of delight, and / felt it was cruei
of me to keep them in suspense any
longer. So / took. down the big white
box and there followed such a grab,
bing and counting, then a rustling oi
papers as they unwound the "goody'
taffies and then the grunts OF salts.
faction as they gobbled them up.
You cannot know how much we en-.
| joy playing with children. They are
so natural and so sympathetic. And
how they enter into the spirit of il
how real It is to theml / always study
them, the way they use their hands
when they cry and their eyes as they
register fear, love or anger. They
have neither mannerisms nor affec,
tons. That is their charm.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03
AS Seen BY A WASHINGTON WOMAN

macy in the face Of common sense
md logic. is criminal sometimes. but
the possessor Of an oscillating men
tai process is to be pitied. il not de-
rided. The habit OF indeeision grows
like any weed; il is so much easier
to say "yes" and then mo" and
finally to toss coin and leave the
outcome gradually to the gods" But
decisions, whether they make or break
us, are our own, and each small men,
tai choice is battle fought and won
lin the tiny field of our own char
acters. n
The shops, the restaurants, the bus
mess establishments, every day meet
countless of these folk who cannot
decide and many valuable hours are
thrown away on wabbicrs. To wab-
bic is to be weak, and to be weak is
a sin. Moreover, indecision insults
feminine intelligence. and if women
cannot readily decide the color and
fabric of their frocks and hats and
other like frivolous matters, what
argument does it leave for splendid
ability to direct affairs of state with
a firm, sane, and judicious mind1
MARY MARSHALL.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03
ARE YoU 4 wABBLER,

The current number Of a popula,
magazine denotes goodly amount q
space to an Illuminating discussion oi
the oscillating tendencies of the femi
nine mind. "Some women" quoting
the article, shrink from decision
as child shrinks from a cold bath
They have to be pushed in. Womer
wabblers, however, are no commonei
than men wabblers."
At the risk OF being old-fashioned ed
in championing the masculine cause
il must be admitted that, while mer
change their minds frequently and
readily, there is generally some strong
factor or argument to bring about the
change, while any frivolous ,whim i.
sufficiently to swerve the feminine
mind from its original course.
The fact that it is considered capri.
cious and womanly and "cute" tc
twaver deliciously for half an hour
lover the merits of blue bordered
handkerchief as against a single,
monogrammed one,is responsible fol
"a great deal of the spineless indeeisior
which affects some women. An opin.
ion preserved to the point of obsti.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03

gave me my idea. II those youngsters
were so interested in the things they
had not seen for some time, the same
game could be worked on them again
Hence the box.
Some of the toys in their rainy
day chest are exact or almost exact
duplicates of the ones they use every
day, but the novelty of taking them
out of the box invests them with a
charm the others do not hold. 1 have
some things In the box for the chill
dren to do that they are never al
lowed to do on other days, and / try
to add to the store between times so
that when the next rainy day comes
there will be a new discovery to make
some new plaything or device they
! have not had before. ,
There is nothing costly in the whole
box, as you see; L try to have things
that viii give the children something
TO do, things that will furnish occu-
patton for them and keep them inter-
ested so that 1 do not have to deyote
my entire time to entertaining two
dissatisfied, weary little children. The
box has been a bonanza to me, can
assure you, and l wouldn't be with
out 1t for anything. Nor do I think
jamie and Janet would willingly give
it up now"
The idea appealed to me as one of
the best solutions of the mothers
rainy-day problem / had ever known.
IL Is boon to the children, whose
spirits always suffer in such weather
without any understanding on their
part OF what is the matter with them,
as well as bonanza" to the tired
mother who often finds it difficult to
settle the duarrels and Ats of ILL.,
temper due to the lack of the ordf-
nary occupations and amusements of
the children. And so I pass II on for
the consideration of other members
of our Mothers Club.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03
GASOLINE MAY REACH
PREVIOUS HIGH MARK
Pnce Expected to Soar to $3.50 /,
Barrel at Wells-0ficisls
Planning Probe.

Gasoline may reach it's previous
high average. s2.so a barrel at the
wells, in q short time. officials OF the
United States Geological Survey esti-
mate. The price has been steadily
increasing during the past two weeks,
and officials of the Department Of
Justice and Federal Trade Commits
sion are preparing to investigate the
sudden rise.
The Geological Survey states that
the 1915 production Of market pc
troleum was 2s7.l0o, 900 barrels or
i.ooo barrels more than IN 1914
'-This." says the statement. does not
agree with the currently reported
reason for the exceptionally high
prices now prevailing for motor fuel
AS a result of the overload put on
the transporting and refining phases
of the petroleum Industry by the ex-
cess output of 1914. the year 1915
may be characterized as one Of re-
adjustment in which production sc-
tivity was purposely retarded as far
as practicable"
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03
FAMOUS WOMAN, HER
BIRTHDAY AND YOURS
January 3Lueretia Mott, Lady
Aeland.
BY MARr MARSHALL

Lucretia Mott. abolitionist and voman's
rights agitator. and Lady Aeland, cour-
ageous traveller, are two patrons of jan
dary .. who were born in the eighteenth
century. T.
Lady Acland was born in 1850. She was
usually called Lady Harriet, from her
middle nsme-Christian Henrietta Caro-
line were the three names by which she
was christened. In IT'S she won fame by
following her husband, John Dyke Ac-
land. who came to America as a major
In Burgoyne's army. She left a record of
her travels, which. in a new land at war,
were naturally full of adventure and
even hardship.
Lucretis Mott was born in 1Ts3 on Nam
tucket Island. She belonged to a Quaker
family and was educated at the Friends
School near Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and
later became a prominent preacher among
the Friends.
Lucretia Motifs first interest was in
emancipation. She helped organize the
Female Anti-Sisvery Society and she and
her husband were both delegates to the
worlds anti-slavery convention in Lon
don In 1s4o. But no women delegates
were allowed TO sit in the convention; /;
and then Mrs Motifs interest In women's s
rights began. She and Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and other prominent women dele
gates to the convention met and discuss
ed their wrongs. Eight years later big
women's rights convention was held.
largely the result of this discussion
Abolition and womans emancipation
were only two of the many interests that
made Mrs. Motifs life a busy and useful
one.
Copyright. iasj
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03
HOUSEWIVES DAILY
ECONOMY CALENDAR
HERBS FOR FLAVORING.
.EBy FRANCES MARSHALL

Mos, of US don't really appreciate
the value of herbs in our modern
dietary. We drop a bay leaf into the
coup sometimes-usually too much
bay Leaf when we use IL at all. And
we use some of the other herbs now
and then But We don't use them dis
erimInatIngIy and we don't get the
most out OF them.
|, The use Of herbs used to be much
better understood than 1t Is now. or
course In those days herbs were sup
posed to have such a curative value
that they were breved into strange
and wonderful teas for medicine. But
they were also wisely used to flavor
meats and vegetable and soups
One reason, perhaps, that We don't
use herbs so much today is that our
food is, on the whole. so much bet
ter favored than II used to be. We
don't have to depend on such things
as pellitory. roots Of campion, striplex
and ditany-as medieval cooks did
for flavor in our meals. We get il in
the fresh green vegetables we are able
ito buy throughout the winter, in or
anges and grapefruit and in fresh
meats.
One thing we must learn about the
use of herbs Is to Use them so that
their best flavor Is brought out. Take
bay leaves, for instance. The best
flavor comes from a small amount of
the leaf. cooked for a short time. For
Instance, II you wish bay leaf flavor
in a stew or sgout, drop in half a
leaf half an hour before the stew Is
done and remove IL before serving
Use IL the same way in soups.
Thyme, summer savory and some Of
the other heEbs are not so strong as
bay leaf and can be used more liberal
" also. as they are used powdered. and
need not be strained out.
Various herbs combine we'll Parsley,
for one, combines with almost any
other nayor, and serves to bring out
different tastes. Celery, too. which is
ciassed among herbs sometimes, com
bines well with other havors It
should be rather sparingly used, as
IL Is str,Alg and. when used in COM
bination With other isvors, should not
be allowed to overvhelm them, but
rather to bring them out.
1t Is q good plan to make little
ehsssscloth bags OF herbs, well COM
bfned. to season sauces. soups and
StewA Put the herbs that you think
eo0bine well in little squares of
cheesecloth. tie them securely with
string or thread. and pack them away
In . glass jar for use as they are
needed
Keep all herbs in tightly covered tin
boxes or glass Jars, for dampness de-
tsrscrates them
tcepvnsht. lnxl
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03

We have always been admonished
to lay by something for a rainy day,
and some of US do follow this good
advice in financial matters. But ]
wonder II the members of our Moth
ers' Club ever thought Of applying the
maxim to the care and management
of their children. The mother who
does prepare for a rainy day saves
herself a great deal of nervous wear
and tear, besides cultivating in her
children a habit of cheerfulness that
will be a valuable asset in later life.
What do / mean by preparing for a
rainy day? why, just this: Set aside
some toys that are never to be played
with in sunshiny weather, reserve
some games that belong entirely to the
days when the rain keeps the children
within doors.
On q visit last year to the mother
of the small Jamie and Janet about
whom the Mothers Club have often
heard. she showed me what she call
ed her rainy day chest" 1t stood In
the corner of the plsyroom, a large
box that she had had a carpenter make
for her, with lid fitted with hanges
and hssp and staple to be fastened
with a paddock. In the chest she had
a number of constructive toys of all
kinds, various sorts of building blocks,
colored crayons, with books of pic
lures to be tinted, boxes of water
color paints. round pointed scissors for
paper cutting, rags and patches and
sewing materials for making doll
clothes-I could not give you a COM
IL 1 triedl
That is a splendid idea" told her.
Us IL original with your"
stOh dapst ranlv
Il never heard of a regular rainy
day box before, although we always
as children had special things to do
on rainy days that we did not do at
other times
"The box grew out of an inspira-
tion 1 had one day when II had been
raining for a week and the children
were getting cross and unmanageable.
In desperation to find something new
for them to do to keep them quiet, I
went up into the attic to look over
the stun packed. away there. They
followed me up and were in the
greatest state of excitement over the
contents Of an old trunk that had
been put away when we moved into
this house and by chance never open
ed again until that day. As I drew
out some of the old things they ex-
claimed in delight over the recovery
of lost treasures from the plsyroom in
our former home. A rubber doll with
out nose was welcomed like a long.
lost friend and the two pieces of a
torn. rubber ball were pieced together
in the vain hope that 1t would bounce
again.
"'Oh. there's "a stickr jamie
squeaied as strip of kindling wood
appeared from the depths of the trunk.
1 suppose IL had been rathered nm In
haste with the litter in the playroom
when we moved. and q stick IL was,
but It was . recovered treasure! That
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03

Monday, January q, 1915.
Good and evil contend today. scoordinr
70 the resdine of sstrology. Uranus rs
IN place strongly benehc IN inf1oeuce
while Jupiter is adverse Neptune and
Venus, also. are in evfl place.
Under this rule whatever pertains 20
the psychic world should benefit II "a
70 be common. Poets. philosopher. diplo-
mats and musicians should be stimulates
by this sway.
Uranus gives promise Of an extrsordi-
nary spiritual awakening that should
increase service along all humanitarian
lines.
The stars foreshsdow much want and
suffering during the next few months IN
the United States. Labor troubles will
again predicted.
This is an unfortunate rule for ooesr
voyages. England has the forecast Of a
severe loss
Conscription In Great Britain this
month may bring about tragic occur
rences, the seers declare.
The death Of a man who has done much
to direct the English plan OF campaign
Is Indicated.
Railroad accidents and explosions in
the Middle West are prophesied.
=, The President Is warned that the starr
indicate some trouble concerning one Of
our ministers abroad and July Ia likely
10 develop serious difficulties-
Venezuela comes under a sway Of the
planets which is read as pfesaginp q
revolution Those who lead IN the move
ment against the established government
may involve the United States.
Canada has the prognosticstion Of pros
perity and activity IN many lines OF bust
ness. The new year will be most memor-
able in its history.
Excitement over stocks In indicated
Copper will attract much attention and
will bring fortune TO many. ~ the stars
be read Alright, for Arizona has q prom
lsing sSpect.
Persons whose birthdste Il Is should
beware OF heavy money losses IN the
coming year. Travel or change that Is
successful Is indicated.
Children born on this day may be too
generous and extrsvagant 10 accumulate
wealth, but they are likely 20 be sue
cessful In life. These subjects Of Capri
corn are usually strong-wfIled and self
reliant to an extraordinary degree.
tCopynsht Isi6)
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03
Aunt Chatty's Mothers Club
Conducted by Mrs. Charity Brush
PREPARING FOR A RAINY DAY.

THIS real Mothers Club for the benefit Of mothers everywhere
who struggling with questions of discipline training eca
clothing for the children Write Aunt Chaty Of problems
which vexns you. and she will advise and help you solution
them Write her, of discoveries methods have
found successful smoothing the rough paths of life for the tender
childish feet that through the Mothers Club experience may be
benefit other mothers who still tangled the web of pepy you
have so happily unraveed -.
Cooperation the of any business; why in
the business of motherhood highest and hes calling which
has been and always will be
other of usefulness be opened her3 Address Mrs Charity
Brush. of this paper.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03

7 JUST wish every one of you
could peek into our studio and
watch them taking some of the
scenes in our new play, "The Found
ling"
As you can guess by the title, it
deals with orphans; in fact, i am one
of them, and they have made me the
little mother of the orphanage. But
l am not one of those sad-eyed little
creatures you could pity extravs-
gantly. In fact, I'm quite the con-
trary. I'm very saucy, fun-loving
little girl of twelve who gets into all
sorts of scrapes to amuse the other
children and bring smiles to their
pinched and wan little faces.
And such children we have found
to fill the orphanagc! / have never
seen so many quaint and funny little
types, especially two little girls per
haps not over six years of age. One
is a blue-eyed, black-hsired little
Irish girl and the other a pinched lit
tie pale-faccd French child, who has
the most pitiful pigtail have ever
seen. 1t is braided so tight it stands
right out from her head and it seems
to match that dreadful gingham apron.
They both look so poverty stricken.
Dreaming of Mother.
AS all the little children who have
no mothers dream that one will some
day come TO take them away from the
orphanage, we line up when visitors
arrive and there is great throb Of
hope in our hearts.
l am chosen. Ny clothes are packed
in small brown paper bundle and
leave with my adopted mother.
As | passed through the dormitory,
the other children clung to my skirts,
and the director says to them: Mary
is going away from the orphanage,
children, and you're not going to see
her any more. You are going to be
left all alone without any little Mary
W pay SdilNS WIFI NOlf gON -
going to be so sad without her that
you can't keep from crying-you can't
keep from crying-you can't-keep--
His voice died away in low, melo-
dious monotone and there wasn't a
sound but the grind of the camera
and half-uttered word from one OF
the children, who looked at me with
eyes dilstcd with anguish. He had
made it so real to them they forgot
they were acting.
"Comc right this way" called out
the director to me, and to the chill
dren; Kiss her good-by, children
you may never see your dear little
Mary again. She's going far, far
away from here"
/ looked around me at the faces
bathed in tears and at my elbow there
was prolonged, despairing wall, IN
fact, a duet; it came from the little
Irish girl and was echoed by the
French girl.
MARY is go-go-going away
from us" howled the children, and as
| left them, those two clung to each
other for consolation. And the
camera caught them-hrst, in their
most intense throcs-then, as they
walked off the scene, with their arms
around each other, and that pathetic
little pigtail adding touch OF human
comedy to the otherwise pitiful ging-
hamed figure.
There wasn't dry eye in the studio
when the scene was,ovcr, for there IS
something so real in children's grief,
especially il you play upon their emo
tions, and children arc so easily
touched.
Claiming the Reward.
As soon as they were dismissed
from the set. they came flying to the
The Washington herald., 1916-01-03
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Mrs. D. p. NJ writes: DO YOU an
prove of International marriages?'
l cannot say that l approve or dis
approve. 1t depends upon the indi-
vidual marriage. We hear of many
more unhappy international alliances
simply for the reason that we do not
hear of the happy ones In every
marriage, those who enter into II
should be sure that their tastes are
not too dissImilar. or. IL they do not
think alike. that the bond of affec-
tfon is sufficiently strong to bridge
over any possible difference in the
outlook upon life
Miss Katie T. l.. writes: will you
please tell me how to acquire the
poise that everybody says we needg-
Poise is ease. of manner and self
possession and few other virtues
thrown IN to round out and complete
the perfect woman. Improve your
mind, read all the news of the day.
make study of the subject of good
manners and cultivate that best of
all gifts. charity. and you viii acc Sirs
poise.