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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
Weights on Bridges.

Mr.. Benjamin Baker, Civil En-.
gineer, read paper before the. Brit
ish Association, In the Section of
Mechanics, which goes far to ex-
plain some otherwise unaccountable
breakages OF iron bridges, beams
and girders. He showed, as the re-
suit of careful and long-continued
experiment, that the power Of an
iron bar to bear weight is no test of
its strength to endure weight in mo.
ton. 1t dislikes above all things
intermitted weight. When 6ye-
minute trains are run over girders
they can hardly be made strong
enough, and even slow and unfre-
quent movement wears out tho re-
sisting lower. The usual theory
is that bridge is safe il it can bear
three times the heaviest weight ever
placed upon it; but this is by no
means the case il the weight move,
and such a bridge would break down
rapidly under the passing of twenty
trains an hour. Many English
bridges are unsafe from this cause
or from defective construction and
Mr. Baker added on The latter point
n suggestion which, would delight a
Hindoo. American ironfounders.
he said, adopted type of bridge or
other work and adbeard to it, in
stead of trying all sorts; and it was
found that from practice and the
observation of faults their bridges
grew better and better. That is
what the Hindoo workman has been
saying for two thousand years or SO,
without getting much attention
The Spectator.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
Fitz John Porters Balloon Ride.

II suppose you never heard Of Fitz
John Porter's balloon ride" said an
old srmy officer the other day to a
correspondent of Atlanta Constitu.
ton. "Well," he continued, cit was
one of the most romantic event in
the life of that gallant soldier. He
was with Mcclellan in the Peninsular
campaign, and was distinguished
for his intelligent activity. Porter
conceived that balloons could be
made very useful in accommodating,
and at his request General Mcclellan
obtained the necessary equipment
for this service. The balloons and
the apparatus for the manufacture
of the gas were produced without
much difficulty, but an aeronaut was
not so easy to obtain. Some of the
officers of the engineer Corps agreed
to make the first trip in the balloon
which was to afford a view of the
Confederate operations. Porter
watched their preparations with
keen interest. Just as they had
everything ready, lie stepped into
the basket of the clumsy gasbag to
see that every thing had been
properly prspar -whiio- 10 was
examining the machine it slipped
from the grip of the men who held
it and shot like an arrow up into the
air, carrying Porter as lone passen.
ger. lie had never been in a balloon
before and knew nothing whatever
about managing one. A stiff breeze
was blowing, and the great bulb flew
like bird from the astonishcd
camp, until it became a mere speck
in the sky, and then faded completely
from sight. Not Il man who watched
it disappear expected that lie would
ever see Porter alive again. He
started on his wild fight at z o'clock
in the morning. The day wore
away with the camp in stae of
great commotion over the probable
death Of its favorite officer. When
night came and nothing had been
seen of the balloon, it was the gener-
al conviction that Porter had either
been killed by fall from his
balloon or had been captured by the
Confederates. About daybreak next
morning picket challenged man
coming towards the Federal line
and moment later recognized Gen.
Porter. His balloon had carried him
clean over the Confederate Army.
lie was fired at a dozen times by the
Confederate artillery. At night the
wind changed and brought him
back, and when he saw that he was
over his own army lie let out the
gas gradually and safely descended,
after being twenty hours in the air
with the vision of q horrible death
constantly before him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Curious Product.

A stranger Visitlng IN central
America expressed great surprise
when told by his host that mosquito
nets grew on trees in that country,
says writer in st. Nicholas. The
host further asserted that he intend.
ed to geta wedding dress from the
same tree for bride who was to be
married on his estate.
"You don't mean,' said the travel
er, incIedulously, that mosquito
netting and bridal dresses grow on
trees do your"
"Tl,at is just what 1 mean," re-
piled bis host.
"All right" said the stranger
who fancied joke was being at
tempted at bis expense, "let me see
you gather the fruit and I will be-
lieve YOU"
"Certainly,' was the answer; fol-
low the men and you will see that l
speak the exact truth" ...
Still looking for some jest the
stranger followed the two men who
were to pluck the singular fruit and
stood by them when TREY stopped by
a rather small tree, beneath thick
glossy green leaves, but nothing else
which the utmost effort of the i'm
a2ination could convert into the net
ting or the wedding garment. The
tree was about twenty feet high and
six inches in diameter and its bark
locked much like that of a birch
tree. .....-.. .-....... ~. ..s.
els this the tree?" asked the stran.
ger.
"Yes, senor," answered one of the
men with a smile.
II don't see mosquito netting nor
the wedding gown" said the strang-
er; "and I can't see any joke either
"If the senior will wait moment
he will see all that was promised and
more, too" was the reply. "He will
see that this tree can bear not only
mosquito netting. wedding dresses
but fisli-nets and neck scarfs, mourn
ing Grape. or bridal veils."
The tree was without more ado
cut down. Three strips of bark,
each siA inches wide and eight feet
long, were taken from the trunk and
thrown into a stream OF water.
Then each man took strip while it
was in the water, and, with the
point Of knife, separated thin
layer of the inner bark from one end
of tho strip. The layer was then ia
ken in the fingers and gently pulled,
whereupon it came away in an even
sheet of the entire length of the
bark. Twelve sheets were thus
taken from each strip OF bark and
thrown into the water.
A light broke in upon the stran-
gers mind. Without doubt these
strips were sown together in one
sheet. The plan seemed good one
and the fabric thus formed might do
he thought, il no better cloth could
be made.
The men were not through yet,
however, for when each strip of bark
yielded its twelve sheets, each sheet
was taken from the water and grad
uaIy stretched sidcwise. The spec
tator could hardly believe his eyes.
The sheet broadened until, from a
close piece of material six inches
wide. it became filmy cloud OF deli
cate lace over three feet in width.
The astenished gentleman was forced
to confess that no human made loom
ever turned out lace which could
surpass in snowy whiteness and
gossamer-like delicacy that product
of dature.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05

is seventa.three, and Mr.. TennysOn
is sixty-six. Yet the last has just
produced the finest play since Shaks.
pearc; Sir Alexander has just print
ed one of the most mastery
charges. to a jury ever pro iuced;
Iord Russell is as vigorous as ever !;
Mr.. Gladstone never was so prolific
in literature as now, and Mr.. Dis.
reali shows no sign of failure either
in fact or judgment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
POETRY.
IN SUMMER TINE.

Little young Timothy, how he grew,
Timothy grass of the meadow;
He grew In the rain and he grew in the
wind,
In the sunshine and in the shadow.
At last he was up so very high.
So sturdy and tall and stately,
He looked all over the big bright world,
Aud found himself pleased with 1t greatly.
And looking one day, one sweet June day,
So dreamy and soft and hazy,
He spied what II was so dear aud bright,
A dear little happy young daisy.
How fair she was-fairer than moon or
cloud!
How gentle her face and CHEEKY!
He gazed at her fondiy all day long.
And never ence grew weary.
And when all the tired little meadow flow.
ers, =
IS And the birds and the bees were sleeping.
And only the owl in the far off wood 81. .
His nieht-watch lonely was keeping,
So bright she shonc through the dim. still
might, l... Sol I,
In the eyes ofhrr longing lover.
She seemed to be one o. the cleaning stars,
Dropped down from the sky above her.
So Timothy wooea her his very best,
Till her heart with true love was filling !;
And at last with a sly little fiutter and
shake, ..~r 81.
She answered him back II am willing"
So a wedding gay, one sweet, bright day,
Set all the lily bells ringing;
The breezes came floating from over the hill
The breath of the clover bringing.
And the larks and the bobolinks came their
joy
In widest song expressing;
And the buttercrps gave their rarest
gold, @~
And the grasses waxed their blessing.
And happily glided their days away.
In the wonderful midsummer glorr,
TIL the scy;he of the tiIoughtlcss mower
came,
To end their lives-and my stOry,-S.
Nicholas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05

A mixture of skinned milk. buck
wheat bran, and cobmeal with good
corn fodder should be very good feed
for ordinary occasion, but in fatteniDg
an animal, an evenly balanced food
is net wanted, but one rich in car
bohydrotes, and corDmeal bran and
corn fodder would be the best.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
RELIGIOUS.
LIES WAY,

"Now we see through glass darkly. Their
face to face"
What though lifes perchance be dark
And only fitfui CLEANS
gold Sunlight Hume the path
That cold aud tiresome seems?
Immortal life shall soon be ours:
Why then these groans and signs?
We shall from WEAKNESS of tears
To light and beauty rise.
Then cor that way that dark appeared
There shall n ieght be thrown.
By which We clearly may discern
What blessings were our own.
Then we shall see that other paths
Our feet would fain have trod,
Led far away from gales OF pearl,
Far from the home of God.-Gokis6or
oKek.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05

The faith of the Head
Is the faith that is dead 4;
The faith of the Heart.
Is better i'm part;
But the faith of the hand
Is the faith that will stand,
For the faith that will do
Must include the first two.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
VOLUME Xxx.
The Sank Centre Herald.
SAUK CENTRE-
stearns County officers.

Stearns County Officers.
.isditoy-Baney Vossberg
Register Of Deeds-John Zapp.
TrsasHrer--J. \. Moosbrugger.
2eyiG-M. Mickey. ....
5sstss IF Pye6ass-Pster Brick.
CaNaty dfsorsey-Theo. Briener. .- .
Clerk sf Cosrf-E. h. Strong. .- ..
eressy-Dr. Ramsey. XIII.
.Sssf. ef ScAeois-iIenry Krebbs.
Court Coss,Rissioaer--f. A. Evans.
.Ssrvyor-N. p. Noel.
=. D. address of above officers st. Cloud, MINI.
D.tsty Sls,i6-H. s. Doty.
DsssLy CoreRsr-I. A. Dubois.
Asst Sspt. Of Sche,is-w. A. Gates.
Address. Sank Centre, MINI.
VILLAGE OFFICERS.
Prssi9<nf- ]. C. Foster.
Trsskoes-- has. II. Bennett, e. Tubbs W. S.
ReesrGS,-w. p. Lambert. TT.
7rSasaysr-Lucas kells.
Jassicet sfkhs PSaes-J. ID. Carr, Vim. BOulton.
CosTta6ie-C. N. Coats.
Chisf IF Polics-R. +. Carr
Council meets first Monday evening in every
BOARD OF EDUCATION. -
Prssidsnt-A. Barto.
.Sserstayy-P. Lamb
Iyeassyer-t.ucas Eells.
Direetsrs-A. Barto. p. Lamb, Lucas Kelis, s.
Pendergast, J. Norris, J. r. Perkins.
Sset. ef SchoeES-w. r. Rocheleau.
Beard meets first Thursday I'm every month.
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD.
Prssidssi-E. P. Barnum.
.Stcrssary-E. c. Rich.
Diyscfsrs-J. A. Dubois. JAS A. Norris ". A.
Gates, 4. J. Harrison, 4. Barto, II. 7. Greene.
Librsrias-Miss Louie Allen.
Library open every Saturday from to 5 and
from 10 4: 8P N.
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k.0.H. ...-. :.
Meets first Sunday in each month o clock
r. NJ In the q. A. X. hail. =. e,
T. hnrtnet. Pres. TheO. Enright, Secy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
Methodist Episcopal.
CIVIC SOCIETY.

star In the West Lodge, No. 60.
d r. Bridgmnn. W. NJ; Lyman NJ. Kells. See.
Gets Second and Fourth Tuesday ev nings of
each monte
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05

w. g. 7. v.
Mrs. A. Moore. President, Mrs. 8. L. Lock
wood, Secretary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
Methodist Episcopal Church.

NEN. n. 7. TNNTUK.
Sunday service ut 1890 \. NJ. and p. NJ
Sunday school at 12M. and Young People meet
Ing ut q 80 p. NJ, lead by Prof. W. +. Rocheleau
"Wednesday evening meeting at &.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Congregational Church.

KEW. j. Il. DREW, PASTOR.
Sunday Services at 1880 A. NJ. and 500 r. N.
Sunday school at 12:OOm. Young Peoples
Meeting one hour before evening services.
Prayer meeting "Wednesday evenings at rs r. n.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
Catholic Churches.
ST. Paul, German.
MEIROSE.

J d. BRyER AND REV. ID. ]. COGAN, PAsTORs.
Ssrvices every alternate Sunday at 1890 Am
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05

II. I. MORRISON, PASTOR.
Eunday Services at 1880 A. NJ. and rs r. N.
Sunday school at 1900 NJ. Services held In
Barnum's Hail.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05

NV. y. 70.
Services every alternate Sabbath at 10 80 A. N.
nd r. N. Sunday School Immediately after
the morning service. Wednesday evening ser
at 30 p, IN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-11

hundreds, hardly az many tens, as Butier'g
did thousands. Butler began a labored and
logical Speech chiefly devoted to greenbacks and
hgures Sheridan started out with a string of
Iunny stories, witty sayings, iocular remarks
and eloquent outbursts,. which made his crowd
shrek with laughter, yell with delight and thun-
der with applause. Bntler's crowd was attract
ed, not by his speech, but by the demonstrations
OF ceilght from the other side Of the square
Ihey began leaving, first by ones and twos,
next by tens and ffteens, then by hundreds, un-
TIL finally. an extra shout of mirth took every
body over to Sheridan to enjoy the fun, leaving
Bntler alone with his committee and the presi-
dent OF the meeting. Ben brought his speech to
an abrupt conclusion within fifteen minutes after
beginning it AS he drove past Sheridan grim
smile lit up the shadows of his couutenance and
he shook his fist at George (whom he knew, as
much as to say, I'll get even with you yet, you
rascal, see if don't"
"And [ expect he WILL" said Sheridan as he
tinued. explanitorily, cit was mean kind of
trick to play old Ben. l knew that everybody
in town that day would want to see Butler that
even those who came to hear me would first
crafty their curiosity by going over to see him.
knew his voice wasn't strong, while mine was.
knew he would make powerful, argumenta-
tive dry speech. So pitched in in as loud and
clear voice as l could, ard told story after
story. No crowd Except one altogether made
up or Puritans) could stand that They couldn't
help leaving Butler and coming to me. AS soon
expec5 crowd to leave circus to go ond hear a
missionary sermon as expect crowd to stay and
listen TO a financial speech when there's fellow
within hearing telling funny stories. After 1
had routed Butler [ made my regular speech,
finarces tariff and ALL and he laughed as he
thought OF Buffers discontinue that day.
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The Science of Dietetics.

From Address at Saratoga Social Science Association
Vegetarianism as doctrine has had its day.
The vegetarian diet is properly cure. 1t is
useful as change, and s cure for one form of
dyspepsia, for govt and biliousness. It may be
tried with advantage in summer to counteract
the evil effect Of too much good living in winter.
The milk diet or dairy fare" is return to
nature" by another path Fever patients arriv-
ing at Bellevue are put exclusively on milk
The organism much reddced comes down to first
principles, and begins life over again. The third
resource for the sick is the albuminous or nitro
genous diet, the patient being fed almost exclu-
sively on meat Such is the diet for the reduc-
ton OF corpulence. One Of the most important
questions of the day is. what is the best brain
foods The most Conspicuous component of brain
and nerve food is lecittm, a phosphorc fat Fat
and fish are the foods indicated. Lean meat not
only does not supply what is required, but clogs
the system with the albuminoid matter. Let
bran-workers live bread and butter, fish,
milk cream and vegetables.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-11
Rrooklyn .Tockev Climb Racas

NEW York, Sept. 10-The first race at :the
Brooklyn Jockey Club course was for all ages;
distance, FIVE furlongs. Princess won by neck;
Mute second. Mona third. Time, 1:O23.
Second Race-One and one-eighth mile Tor
nado won by three quarters of length; Ada D.
second, Cathcart third. Time, 15s.
Third Race-For two ear-olds, three. quarters
of mile Ittiala won by two lengths; Fenlone
second. Maggie Mitchell third. Time, LII.
Fourth race-One and oneeighth mile ORAL
Ion won by four lengths; Lucy H. second. Sax.
ony third Time. 1851.
Fifth Race-One mile Swift won by ten
lengths; Three Cheers second, Ferona third.
Time. 1:43k.
Sixth Race-Seveu-e iehths of mile. Bonnie
S. won by one and a half length; Telhe Doe sec
ond, Error third. Time, 1:3O.
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OUT-TALKING BEN BUTLER.
The Mean Trick Played Upon the General
in the Campaign Of 80:

Washington Ratchet.
Talking OF the Office Of recorder of deeds of
this District reminds me of an anecdote of Fred
DOuglass's predecessor, Gen. George A. Sheri-
dam George unites the figure of Phil to the
wit of Richard Brinsley of that name and is
one of the best stump speakers this country has
ever had. Eloquent and witty, he is at the same
time logical and forceful. During the campaign
of 1880 he was billed to speak at Portland. the
capital city of Jay county, Indiana near the
Ohio line. As fortune would have it. Gen. Ben
Butler had an appointment at the same place, on
the same day and at the same hour The
STANDS from which the orators were to speak
were erected upon opposite sides of
the courthouse square and within easy
hearing distance of each other This arrange
ment necessarily pitted the little known Sherf-
dan against the noted Butler and filed the
breasts of the formers committeeman with
alarm. They went to him and timidly suggested
that he postpone his speech until night, or else
speak in hall. George, SO far from being dis
mayed at the prospect of tilt with the redoubt-
able Butler, rather enjoyed it. He decided to
let matters stand as they were.
AT the appointed hour the two speakers
mounted their respective rostrums and began
holding forth Buffers crowd was composed of
thousands Of stalwart Hoosiers, with a sprink-
ling OF Buckeyes. with their wives and sweat
hearts. Sheridan's crowd didn't number as many
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The Weak Spot in Man.


New YOrk Times.
Superstitons and sgns-what an abundance
of men bow down to them. Vennor, the afore-
time weather prophet, told me once that he
would be afraid to make any prediction without
first writing his name three Or four times on a
piece of paper preparatory to tearing that same
slip of paper into fragments. There is a success
full speculator IN Wall street who never fails to
buys or sells stocks. Another Wall-street man
breads babies, and claims that to meet one in a
car on his way to business ALWAYS ''hoodoos" him
and is the precursor of bad luck if he
ventures speculation the same day. A dry
goods man prominent in the wholesale trade on
Broadway has carried silver teaspoon in his
pocket for luck" daily for the last twenty years
or more.
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It Evades Nothing.

LaPOrte Herald Chronicle
If the Republican party had designed to win
glorious victory this year it could not shape its
course better than it is doing. and if the Demo
cratic party desired to assist its political op-
more effectualy aid them than it is doing. The
Republican party in this State is moving for
ward in one solid phalanx to victory. If any
thing could be calculated to enable the party to
wear the crown it is the platform adopted and
the ticket nominated at Indianapolis on Thurs
day. If there is anything the platform builders
forgot we cannot imagine what it is. They not
only forgot nothing. but what they said needed
saying. The platform is up with the times. It
else. 1t is loyal, and patriotic, and brave. 1t
has not evaded anything A poor ticket might
stand on such a platform and be elected. but
when such platform is supplemented with a
ticket that is unexceptionable in every particu-
lar, there is nothing to do but go in and win.
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THE TICKET AND PLATFORM.
"a Further Installment of Testimony
from the Republican County Press,
Showing that the Work of the Recent State
Convention Meets the Hearty and EnthuSi-
astiC Approval of the Voters of the Party.
The Republican Party Can Be Trusted.

Peru Republican.
The history of the Republican party is a suf-
hcient guarantee of its willingness to grapple
with any great evil that presents itself. 1t has
always stood In the front rank of progress, and
what it has proposed that it has performed
The Republican party is not an adventurer it
has character, established by four years of
war and twenty-one years of peace It's prom
ises have always been kept to the letter Neither
is the Republican party crank, with only one
idea in its head. 1t has opinions on finance, on
commerce. on labor, on foreign affairs on the
honest enforcement OF every good and whole
some law on the sacredness of the ballot, on
temperance. These ideas all embodied in
the platform. The practical. sensible man who
is in favor of reformation in the political af-
fairs of Indiana can stand squarely on this plat
form and battle for it's principles with o fair
hope of success. The Utopian theorist will
likely go off to some little guerrilla party which
has no hope of success and satisfy himself by
making war on the great party that held up the
hands Of Abraham Lincoln and neryed the arm
of General Grant IN the days OF the Nations dire
necessity.
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All That Can Be Desired.


The platform adopted at the Republican State
convention Is all that can be desired by every
man who has the good of the party and welfare
Of humanity at heart 1t has many planks but
every one of them is sound, and strong enough
to bear all the burdens of the campaign that may
be heaped upon them 1t is a platform where
Workingmen may be sure that their rights will
be protected from the onslaught of monopolists,
the encroachments of convict labor, and the
Tuinous competition and low wages with which
the free-trade hereses Of the Democracy threat
en- to confront them. AS to the ticket, it has all
The clements of strength
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AtGiCa LeuReEs
The Republican party. as usual, stands for
the people. and for the principle that the major
ity must rule in all things. 1t is opposed to
such schemes as that operating to disfran-
chse the voters of the State, and has taken the
right ground on all the great questions of the
day, as may be verified by reference to the plat
form Il has made its appeal to the people, con
Rdent in the belief that it is deserving of sue
cess. and mindful of the fact that there is
infinitely more ia the issue now between it and
its ancient enemy than the Offices that are to be
filled