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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-01-26

Ayers Pills cure constipation, improve
the appetite, promote digestion, restore
healthy action, and regulate every
function. This medicine is pleasant to
take, and gentle inits operation. See ar
ticie in Ayers Almanac.
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B. r. LINCOLN,

AftDfNsU az Lar.
STATE OF ILLINOIS. LA SALE CoUNTY-ss. In
, y the Circuit Court. 10 The October Term, 1888.
George j. Herrick Ellen Eugenla Smith, Isabella
Walsh Lawrence 7. Walsh: Annie Walsh, Margaret
Walsh, Patrick Walsh, Martin Walsh Margaret Thyme.
Johanna Sheehan and j. NJ. Elder. rs Executor Of the
last will and testament Of Thomas L. Walsh deceased.
In ChdnceTy
Affidavit of nonresidence Of Lawrence F Walsh, An,
ME Walsh. J. Nj. Elder Margaret Walsh Patrick
Walsh. Martin Walsh and Margaret Thyme. mplead.
ed with the above defendants having been filed in the
clerks office OF the Circuit Court of said county, notice
is therefore hereby given to the said resident de
PENDANTS that the complainant filed his bill ofcompaint
in said court the Chancery side thereof. the 18th
day OF May, 1888 and that thereupon summons issued
out OF said court wherein said suit Is pending.
urnable on the second Monday in the month OF Octo
Der next as Is by law required.
Now, unless you, the said nonresident defendants
above named. shall personally be and appear before
said Circuit Court, on the first day Of the next term
thereof to be holden a. Ottawa In and for the said
county, on the second Monday in October next. and
plead, answer or demur to the said COmplatn8nt's
bill OF complaint the same and the attera and things
therein charged AMI stated will be taken confessed
and decree entered against you according 10 the
prayer Of said bill. w. TAYLOR, Clerk
Ottawa. Illinois. Aug. 9Th, 1888.
b. r. LINCOLN, Compits Solr. augll-iw
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THE GEISER.

There was the Medusa, French vessel
wrecked on the way to the Isle Of France
with 400 persons on board who had time to
construct raft and float at random But
they were crowded and maddened by heat
30 strife rose among them, and ono faction
murdered tho rest.
The Grosvenor, a British East Indian, went
to pieces on the west coast of Africa, and all
her passengers and crew formed the desper-
ate resolution OF marching overland 10 the
Cape Of Good Hope Many died of heat and
thirst; many more were murdered by the
natives, several lived and died in captivity,
and feeble remnant reached the white
settlements.
In the last forty years the great danger has
been of collisions, not only with other vsssels
but with icebergs. Every one who could
read In 1854 remembers the awful tale Of the
Artic This fine steamer Of the Collins line,
running at full speed in fog, at noon Of
Sept. ~, struck tho iron propeller Vista, and
sank in four hours, carrying down most Of
her 300 passengers and few of her crew.
Every circumstance Of horror, herosm and
cowardice was present; Capt Luce behaved
with rare GOODNESS and courage, but lost con-
troll Of his men, and wild mob Of fremen
and other employees seized, launched and
crowded the boats in many instances insur
ing their own destruction by haste. There
was ample time To construct raft, but the
men were wild. The whole nation was
shocked The relatives Of the lost held i'm
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turn around and chuckle 70 the newspapeE
people. Then be- would begin bidding, ut
terly indifferent as TO figures, and either
carry It of triumphantly or send Il up into
such round figures that Mr.. Huntington or
Mr.. John l.. Martin would have To pay
roundly IL they wanted it. When Mr..
Croker was not teasing Mr.. Huntington and
playing the mischief among the rich men he
was casually buying in the more luxurious
personal trtles for his daughter Hattie, now
Mrs. Alexander who sat 10y his side.
Would You like it, dearr he would say as
the bidding was prospecting for some repousse
toilet mirror or rock crystal jewel case.
why, yes, papa, If you don't mind" And
he would gayly send up some hundreds Of
dollars TO bring down this pretty trhe, like
an ideal, lndulgent father
His immense railroad interests often taxed
his memory. On one occasion he was in
Portland, Ore, and was approached by the
general manager OF an Oregonian railroad
company who began to talk business. For
some time Mr.. Croker did not understand
what the man was driving at, until it was
finally brought to his mind by friend that
he was president Of the railroad He had
forgotten all about it.
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they receive to the western part Of their own
territory; there they have friendly meetings
with the next tribe, whose caravans in like
manner carry the goods to the western
border of their own land, and thus foreign
products are passed successfully through all
the tribes.
The lieutenant argues that there must be
friendly intercourse along this trading line
and Interpreters between the tribes. Boldly
trusting himself and party to the caravan
for the first stage, he expects to pass with the
goods to the next and the next, taking inter
prefers from each tribe and selecting those
they recommend for the next stage. To
fight his way through, he thinks, would re-
quire All immense military display, and the
result would not be worth the cost.
Lieut.. Shufeldt is admirably qualified for
the venture. Thirty-four years Of age, and
possessed Of an iron constitution, he has
already had much experience in the Orient.
With his father, Rear Admiral Robert w.
Shufeldt, who made the treaty with the king
Of Corea, he made the cruise around the
world, then went to Madagascar and thor
oughly explored that island for the first time
He then spent some time on the coast Of
Zanzibar, and familiarized himself with the
language Of the natives. There he formed q
pleasant acquaintance with Sir Henry Kirk,
the British consul general for the coast,
whose assistance be expects to secure in his
proposed expedition. He IS tall and wiry,
with the build and constitution best suited
for adventure in the tropics. His expenses
will be paid largely by voluntary contribu-
tions from those interested, and his own
profit he expects to find in writing book on
his travels
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oisAStsv
MAP SHOWING PLACE OF WRECK.

MAP SHOWING PLACE OF WRECK
pressive funeral services, and Henry Ward
Beecher delivered one of his most touching
addresses. The cabin passengers were chief
ly tourists, returning from a summer in
Europe; and in many family Of wealth
and refinement in the Atlantic cities you
will still hear Of member or relative
'lost on the Arctic"
In 1866 the ship Gen. Grant, with crew
and sixty passengers, was wrecked on the
rocky shore Of the Auckland Islands, ON
tie voyage from Melbourne to Boston, and
most Of those on board persisted. The eight
survivors lived a year and a half on small
rocky island before being discovered.
On Jan. 10, 1888, occurred the most ap-
palling of recent ocean horrors. The CHM
bria, with 496 persons on board, collided with
the Sultan in fog, and 40 persons were
drowned. The Vile du Havre, with 800 on
board, was similarly destroyed on Nov. -,
1873, and very few escaped. These are but
instances, few out of the many destructive
accidents, which have resulted from the
haste of modern ocean travel.
The details Of the recent collision between
the Geiser and the Thingvalla, by which log
persons lost their lives, are still fresh in the
minds of newspaper readers.
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A more delightful and healthy exercise than
! buiYetinx It's waves when little rough can
hardly be imagined But for its tendency TO
foat the limbs 10 its surface, and the necos-
sity OF keeping it out of the nostris, IL would
afford the best swimming school In the
world. You dash into the midst OF tho
snowy pillows and swim without effort, rock
and whrl up and down, round and round To
the rhythm Of the bands OF music, and all the
while the winds sing IN chorus, the foam
breaks over you IN snowlike crystals, the
cool, fragrant brine searches every fiber OF
your body, and at the end Of your swim you
are tossed ashore by the swelling waves,
braccd and sailed and clean
That is the experience Of some. But not OF
all. II one is not cautious he will experience
a sensation in his first bath that will make
him never forget bus visit 10 Salt Lake The
density of the water is SO great that when the
uninitia,Cd makes IA plunge into the lake lie
finds extreme difficulty in reSaininS his
equilibrium. The head goes down. and heels
come up, the brine cuts his throat like fire
and the salt smarts his eyes till he is forced
10 the conclusion that he must smother or
choke 10 death; but after he hns kicked and
paved and yelled for few minutes, he
opens his eyes and finds himself lying on his
back with head and toes jus. sticking out OF
the water, floating rs quietly and buoyantly
as n birch bark canoe Some, particularly
the young ladies, strangle AMI have IAN
awful time" with the brine they have swal-
lowed, but they are taken to the bath houses,
and after the attendant has administered "A
stimulant they make another break for the
like, more cautious thun before, and enjoy
themselves for an hour, floating and buffet
lng the gentle swelling pillows. A dip in
.ho lake Is usually followed by fresh water
bath. which Is considered necessary for the
removal Of the saline su distance that adheres
% the pcrson
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The Manufacturers Record, in an article
recommending opium culture in the south,
says that, once sown, the poppy is self per-
petuating, and is, in fact, hard to extermi-
nate, reciting the fact that within the last
two or three years eminent French engineers
have undertaken the sowing of railroad en-
bankments with poppy seeds, as, when once
established, that prolific plant would cover
the soil with network of roots that would
prevent it from washing away during heavy
rains, or from upheaval when frost was CON-
ing out of the ground in the spring.
The suggestion seems good enough to war
rant trial Surely bank of peoples would
present advantages in an asthetical point Of
view over bank of pig weed, thistes and
tomato cans. Scientific American.
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CAREER OF j. /. D. MORRISON.

Recent Death of Distinguished Illinois
Politician.
In the winter Of 1892 q youngster Of 10,
mounted on horse, with q pair Of saddle
bags strapped behind him, attempted to cross
the Missouri river on the ice. The horse
broke through, but before he disappeared his
rider had secured the bride, saddle and sad
die bags, the latter filled with silver coins,
and throwing them all on his shoulder pro-
ceeded on his journey. The young man was
James L. d. Morrison, destined to become =
distinguished political leader.
Morrison was born in Kaskaskia, Ills, In
1915, and at IA began to collect for his father,
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BATHING AT GARFIELD BEACH.

chambers, galleries and grand ceilings and
iomes, all beautiled with innumerable
stallctites, stalagmites, crystals and curious
formations. The wonders Of these caverns
have attracted eminent eastern biologists and
scientists.
AT Manitou hot day is never known. The
air is brisk and exhilarating, and the nights
are delightfully."- cool and pleasant. Travellers
TO Pixies Peak summit often encounter q
rain or hail storm, and during July of this
year sixty or seventy tourists enjoyed the
sensation OF snow storm in midsummer at
the signal service station, which Is located at
the summit OF the peak .f.
Great Salt lake is one Of the most wonder
full bathing places in the world
Garfield beach for bathing is equal II not
superior 10 any found at the seaside resorts
Of the east. A magnificent dancing and con-
cert pavilion has been built out in the lake
400 feet from the shore, and is approached
by a wide pier over 800 feet in length A
commodious promenade is built around tho
entire building, affording view of bathers
and surrounding scenery. Over 800 dressing
rooms are located at the edge of the water.
In July and August the water becomes do
liciously warm. IL is so dense that one sus-
tains himself indefinitely without effort, and
vigorous constitutions experience no incon-
yenience From remaining in it a long time.
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was laid up at Pensacola, Fla, with rheuma-
tism. Here he began to study law, and after
wards completed his course in Kaskaskia-
He soon drifted into politics and became a
Democratic leader In southern Illinois, also
becoming interested in railroads. When the
Mexican war broke out he raised a company
Of volunteers, which was made the nucleus
of the Second Illinois regiment, with which
Morrison, as lieutenant colonel, went to the
war. After its close he returned to tie law
and to land speculations. on which he made
n large fortune. Then he spent much time
in travel.
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q mail contractor,
and it was on q col
Letting tour that no
met with the above
named mishap. In
1882 he was carry
ing the mail two
days in the week
and atten d ng
school three days,
In addition to at
tending store a t
B Q ill e, Ills.
Then he went into
the navy as mid
shipman, and after
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MIR. CRoCKsR's RESIDENCE

Mr.. Crocker was fond of fun and loved to
play pranks upon his associates At the
Morgan art sale in New York in 1886, at
which he was heavy buyer and which
brought him into prominence in the east, he
sat directly in front Of the reporters, and to
them he related the pranks he meant to play.
When some picture had got up to round
sum he would quietly bid above it, to the
discontinue of the other bidders. Ess
"Old Huntington wants that he would
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The Multiplying Copies.

Those who use multiplying processes EN-.
ploying positive or unreversed stencils Of
wax paper, through which the ink is forced
from roller upon the paper beneath, will be
interested to know that it is not necessary in
making stencil to have under the wax
paper the ribbed or roughened metal plate
generally used for that purpose. Any hard,
smooth substance will answer. Nor is a
special stylus needed; a hard lead pencil is all
that is necessary. st Louis Republic
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-
opened he got work
in the iron forge Of
Alphonse Wilson,
and learned how TO
make bar iron from
bog ore. His work
was appreciated by
his employer, who
frequently left him
in charge of the
business. In 1915
young Crocker be
gan prospecting for
iron ore, and hav-
ing found a bed ar
ranged for n part
nersliD with Will
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lGg4l.
DUNCAN, o'CoNoR & GILBERT,


EINAII SE"rrLk;M k;NT.--EsTATR OF
L THOMAS HERBERT, DECRAsRD.-Notice il hereby
given TO all persons interested in said estate that the
undersigned Executors OF the last will and testament
of said Thomas Herbert, deceased will appear before
the Probate Court Of the county Of La Sale and
state OF Illinois, at the County Court House. in Ottawa
In said county, on Monday the 18th day of September
A. d. 1885, for the purpose OF rendering account Of
their proceedings In the administration of said estate
for the final settlement.
Dated at Ottawa, this 18th day Of August. 1883.
JOHN MCLOtGHLIN AND
THOMAS MCLOUGHLIN.
ATTEST: HRNRY HRLMIG, Executors
Clerk Probate Court, La Sale Co. H. xuglS-3w
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SEA DISASTERS OF THE PAST.
Sugge't ted by the Recent Sinking of the

Suggested by the Recent Sinking of the
steamer Geiser.
Ever since men began TO go down to the
sea in ships they have been subject to the
calamities Of shipwreck; and while the
science of navigation has vastly improved it
cannot be said that the danger is lessened,
But in one respect there is great gain. The
shipwrecked mariner Of former days often
found his greatest peril after reaching the
shore, from savage tribes or even civilized
men, now the coasts of all well governed
countries are furnished with life saving APP
paratus, and savages are found only in the
interior of the widest lands.
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WHERE TO GET PURE AIR.
WESTERN RESORTS AND GREAT
SALT LAKE.

A. Manitou One Can View Nature and
Feed on subiimity-lf You Would Learn
to Float on the Water 60 to Great
Salt Lake.
There are two things necessary for the
tourist TO have in order to enjoy himself IN
the great western resorts-a pocketfnl OF
money and SIX weeks OF leisure time. linen
there is no bar to the pursuit OF health ana
happiness. The starting point To these
resorts is Denver the giant city OF the plains.
Take a train towards the north, west or
south, and one will soon run into region
that has been endowed with certain dis
tinctive characteristics Of greatest Interest to
the tourist. Another of the starting points
for the mountain tourist is Colorado Springs,
and lovely spot it is As one steps from
the train he behods that grand old mountain
sentinel Pixies Peak, made famous 10y tho
forty-niners. The streets Of this charming
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ONE OF THE "BIG FOUR
THE STORY OF CHARLES CROKER,
THE RAILROAD MAGNATE.

How He Was Turned Out OF His Fathers
House When hoy and Then Mounted
to the Top Of tho Ladder--A Life Ro-
nance Indeed.
One cold night in February, 1910, when the
snow was two feet deep, Charles Crocker was
turned out Of his home IN Ohio by his father
He carried in his hand a bundle which CON
tanned u pair Of socks, handkerchief, linen
collar and cotton shirt. With this sole
stock in trade he started out to seek his for
tune He succeeded so well that the prop
erty which he has left to his wife and chill
dren is variously estimated ut from geo, 00O,-
600 to s40,O0O,0O0 He was by nature bound
u succeed He possessed an indomtaDle
energy, an unfiagging perseverance and an
iron constitution, built up by years Of youth
fui toll IN the open air
Charles Croker was born in Troy, ". Y,
on Sept 10, 1922, and was the eldest Of six
children. His parents were poor, and the
scanty education which he received from the
public school was early broken into by the
stern necessities Of life In 1895 his father
moved to Marshall county, Ind, and settled
on government lands. In 1889 his mother
died, and the next year he left his home for
ever
He trudged on through the snow TO a farm
house two miles away and secured work us a
farm hand. In September, 1870 he went to
n settlement on the st. Joseph
river, and got work at the sawmll OF John
j. Demng. Here he met his future wife,
Mr., Deming's daughter Here he resolved
to better his education, and during the win
ter he went to school, paying his board by
'doing chores" for the Presbyterian minister
and taking care of cows When the spring
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in the natives. He
proposes to reach
Zanzibar at the be-
ginning Of cool
weather and with
a small party go
into t h o interior
with one of tn o
many carava s
which bring down
skins, ivory and
gold dust and re-
turn the latter part
of n o We IN b er.
These tribes that
trade at Zanzibar
only carry he goods
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One Of the saws in North Carolina mill
was knocked galley west by lot Of grape
shot imbedded in a log that had evidently
grown upon souie field Of battle. Chicago
Herald ....t"- ... .e
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TO FIND STANLEY.
Lieut.. NJ. A. shufeidt's Plan to Penetrate
Africa.

Stanley Africans is still lost in the wilder.
ness Of central Africa, and various schemes
proposition is from Lieut. Mason A. Shufeldt
Of the United STATES navy, who has recently
returned from China, and now asks years
leave of absence for the purpose of finding
Stanley
His plan is different from any heretofore
attempted in African exploration, involving
much less expense, but much more confidence
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~ tell yuh," said the man with the som.
brero, ''there is no country like Texas for a
live young man. went thar ten year age
'ithout cent in my pocket, an know what
I'm talkin' about"
pretty well fixed now, are your inquired
q bystander.
"Well fixed! I've got the golwhoppinest
pack o. hounds that ever chawed horse
thiefI"-ChicaSo Tribune
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Chicago, Rock Island snd Pacific Railroad.


Nos and 10 arrive In Chicago at 10 A. NJ and leave
chicago at P. N. daily Sunday excepted).
No. Is carries passengers from Geneseo to Ottawa.
No. ~ carries passengers between Joliet ano La
,alie, and No. 80 between La Sale and Joliet.
Nos q and % carry passengers between Blue Island
md La Sale. r. r. CABLE, Genl Manager.
K. ST. JOHN, r. r. PRTrTYMAN
Genl Tiki q Pass AIT. Agent at Ottawa
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April ! st. 1897
AURORA AND STREATOR BRANCH.

Freight trains carrying passengers leave Ottawa as
follows: For Paw Paw and Earl, 40 Pm; for Strea
II. 90 An.
PullMsn Palace Sleeping Cars. B. & O. Drawtsf
Room Oars Horizons Reclining Chair Cars, and the
O. Palace Dining Cars, by this route. All iAforma
ton about ratee of fare sleeping accommodation,
PAUL MORTON
General Passenger and Ticket Agent. Chicago
General Manager Chicago GEO. Z. ROE,
Agent at Ottawa
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VHOS. G. FULLERTON, Attorney AT
west Of Court House. ,an,N
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~ 9. SWIFT, Attorney AT Law Armory B,ock
LIE Special attention given 10 probate matters
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/ OR EMO LILA ND, Attorney and Coun.
Illinois, mars,a-"'
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IESSE B. RUGER, Attorney and Counselor
north of pOsofllce. feh.,S
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DUNCAN MO DoUGALL. C. n cuApw.x
MoOOUGAIIL q OH a PM a n Attor
AVA neys at Law. Gedney's Block, Ottawa H.. anrsO
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J. W. DUNCAN. A.. q CONOR. "A. r., 8lLBKRT
DUNCAN, O'CONOR 81 GILBEIR;r,
~ Attorneys u Law; Office In Futterer 4 Metzeer's
Sale Ill ~ ,,,,-osc, -
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nR. w. f. WEE;SE. successor TO Dr.. VIM.
~ Sheppard. Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist, AS
sisant State Veterinarian graduate Ontario Veterinary
College, Canada. Dental course under Sayre and Drake,
hi feblSlyr.
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professional GarOs.

( RIGGS * ALLEN, Attorar, and Coun
Ottawa. III. az ro
Decorah-posten., 1888-05-02
Srcp ira Wor9e.

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ifriue ct falles "2oiotbreu" til mine
8amerater / Nmerifa. Smiblertio fan
leg reppe meo min Bsretnins saa lem
sere tilbuse enb til @~aursbasens Sesi.
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for lanst os trattenoe. Ssaarmoraes
paties ies, netop Tom Worssnrscens
fDrite Straaler bamrebe mob Iinbuet.
8lpifen par fuapt balu fire, peo at min
Suofamerat fom IND siennem 9Dren 90
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faa / Saanen, fSr Sipen fol meir no
Stal 9u MI flptte til Gitnasiiorbeu,
ipurste jes; ia! bet fan 10 life nptte at
lisse Der paa bsnne Waaoe, en- Dag e,
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