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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
A Chenca In Facial CYDe.

Frederick Barnard. the illustrator, e-tr-
prised lie little the other day when he
said: 'You Americans are not bit like
tho English in your. appearance. tn the
course Of a century or SO you've changed
from the English type altogether. The
voices of your women have grown loud
and shrill and the men have got darker
faces and keener eyes. I've got so now
that l can tell the New Yorker pretty we'll
by his eyes wherever / ii2d him. They
ere sharp eyes and are set near together,
as though their owner had brought them
close to his nose by roking that organ
into very narrow PAGES where it was
necessary to see at the same time. You
look like lot OF ferrets. Then the eye
lucws, instead of going right straight
across the face. slope downward at the
ositer edge and come rather close together
above the nose That not only makes
you look shrewd, but it makes you lnoi;
bored and tired and dragged out. as
suspect most of you are. A greet many
OF you look like actors. Boston people
look somewhat different from New \ .rk-
ers, as they ought to, for they live in Q
more Christian town than this. Your
eternal jumping and rushing in this city
make me tired, as the boys say"
This change in facial type must have
struck all who have studied old portraits
ard given any thought to the matter.
The revolutionary fathers were not the
-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
The DCius.on Of "Nialarin."

Another leiu2ion is malaria, so called.
The word malaria means bad air. The
diseases that are attributed to this cause
are Frequently common in districts where
there Is no staSnant water or anything
else to tairs the atmosphere. 1t will be
remembered that during the autumn Of
1881 there was an unusual number OF
people who were attacked by these dis
CASES in southwestern and west central
Missouri an. also eastern Kansas. when
there had iven no rains of any co2se-
qu1"ca for Ii:onlhs, and that, too, in dis
tr;cts fur removed from deconposing
water Or any other substance. The
cause or causes of these diseases were
surely net III the air. consequently should
not he attributed to malaria. 1t is more
rro;s::,ie. that during the dry. hot
weather nf summer that the heat that
is r.:ci,!:cd and tic electricity that is gen
cra;c>i By lie sun have an enervating in
GUr1ca on the SYSTEM from the
nerve c~ntcrS this influence reaches the
Muscular system, principally through
tlc p1eun.0gaStric nerve, aud tue
stomach being the most delicate and
i2tric:te Of almost any of the involuntary
muscles, is the principal sufferer from
such ene.vGtiHg influence. Indigestion
fellows as symptom. and an increase
of bile Erinyi what is called biliousncss
ana malaria
hope my n,edical friends, and claim
nai!y as s;'ci. will pardon the presump-
ton on my part Of the discussion of a
subject that comes more within their
province than that of mine. But this
conclusion has been forced from observa-
tons th"; reach over a period of many
ye&rs - Il surveyor in the west. / have
observed tm:t there were more cases Of
SICKNESS of this kind during. or imrle,ii
atH!y AFTER. the season in which there
we're the GG"ltast number of electric
showers OF electric disturbances as shown
by Tie surveyors Instruments. con-
Glide. then. that heat and electricity are
tie n:'i::e c;;':ses of malaria" and that
they weaken the stomach and, in large
niajrritv CT cases, produce the diseases
usually attributed to this cause.
rive the thought to the profession
with the hope that it will offend nome
Edwin Walters in ST. Louis Republic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
brief Chartcr en- cel.shcs.

The relisheS are of two classes. First,
those which depend mainly on one or
more piauant substances. such as pepper,
mustard, ginger, horseradish, vinegar,
cinnamon and the various spices. Thcse
are combined with some one or more
generally with several-of the following
vegetables as base: tomatoes, usually
green; onions, cabbage, cucumbers, pears,
peaches, currants, berries. grapes.
Secondly, those which depend mainly
on sugar, combined with the juices Of
various fruits, or with the pulp, as in
the case of marmalade.
Now the question arises, are these and
similar reiishes conducive to health?
A normal, vigorous appetite needs no
such aid. 1t is sufficient of itself. The
lower animals need nothing of the kind.
The cows green grass, the horse s dry
hay, and the dogs. bone with little
meat on it, are doubtless eaten with a
relish that our pampered stomachs know
little of.
Unfortunately, ell people have not
high health. Some arc in feeble con-
di.ion, with little or no appetite, and Yet
their recovery depends mainly Oh the
food they take. In such cases some siE-
PIE relish is not merely greatly desirable.
it il necessary.
Many persons, in this driving age.
come to their meals With little appetite.
A sensible appetite Quickens and increases
tho gastric secrctioas. In such cases,
therefore, some rquant relish IS really
helpful. Probably even the strongest is
not injurious, if used with moderation;
but rclishra are greatly pernic!ou.s if used
to encourage Ovcrea,ing. ar to cause one
to cat WHEN tho stomach is already ca
l.aiiste! from previous rep!etion.-
Yout!Sj COMPANION.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04

have ru: rct sce1 ! single cigar ex-
c"Nt NV OWL. All smoke cigarettes.
The rnSu.. Is. am forced when talking
to any o:,2 to avoid his breath as much us
possible. Tho smoke from TIE cigarette
is iIha!cl ;;nQ makes the lungs fetid ard
must inj;:-c health. Lay not this to
some C.:'c:,t increase the dread disease
consnmntion. which, en- told is rathc-
comr:on in tkis lana? It the hotels
meals a:e served III the ROOMS with no
addition - the cost. and judging from
tie tea t-lys being carried along the
co,ri;ors C this hotel / would think that
al cf IL; !crsc reputation take their
r1ovi.i:,>, r'ca!s ard late c'lp,cys in the
r:;ii"a.a ro..."s. Tn'!rct:. tie manager, to
wlc,n c,n2rlaii;2".i that 1 could net
End ;Gvt'...'::; roGl.v il the restaurant
Unit! rc::l..5 0. Informed me he would
Gctilcr w>G'=i tSIc the carly meal. il.
my rco'a. md ST it could &c had as
ca:ly- - +. The people here are very
lc.c iiscr1. Twilight. Lists III nearly 10.
Lilo reo.,!,: retro very late and shops are
I'll c:,.a>,! III after il the morning.
70 n..;l':2 at something seems to be a
hannah characteristic; every country has
its !:ait ic!.;i: Ii;i!,lc. n America tho bows
eat ,'c:;@:';.; a;.d tho girls chew gan. IN
ja;2n t,ic,.- ca y small seal. low forget
wh;.t.. Ii China a3d India they Chew
sl,~,-::::cc:::rc. Il SINH. Durm1h and
southern :,:<:;2 ard Ceyion, bctcl nuts
II I,>"y;. 3;iI Turkey, pumpkin seeds.
II Greece. watermelon seeds. Here
cvc7y c:;n r2a>>i ~ 5tl.:Gower SGD. In TIC
.:re; car :. lie Cyrc;cIs, ed ;;io::g tAe
streets rcH,,!2 ere seen ealing this SEED
:.ll Il ever: corner women and boys ar>
selling t:lcln.-Car:er Uacr:scn's Moscow
Letter in Chicago Nal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
Tho cocsroaoh Of India.

81 should like to make your flesh
creep" is the involuntary thought of one
who essays to describe the Indian cock
roach. Who that has been in India does
not know the flat, shining, i'll savcred,
coffee colored thing seen only in dimly
lighted places, the eyes starting out Of
the head, the long, ever moving feelers,
the swift, uncertain movements, the sud-
den, uncontrolled flight when he dashes,
perhaps, into your face, and for brief
aud horrible moment his clammy legs
cling to your skin? What life he must
lead! Ever in cowardly terror of his
life, his perpetual instinct is to hide
himself. From some dark corner he
glars at you with guilty eye. AS he
darts from place to place he knows you
will kill him if you can, and he knows he
deserves to he killed. Even in the houses
of the highest in the land the cockroach
is not unknown. Boots, gloves and
books bear witness to his ravages, and q
pungent smell betrays his presence in
your wardrobe.
But the paradise of the cockroach is a
ship. 1t is in the depths of the ships
hold, where he may hide among the
cargo undisturbed and feed on all rank
things, that he is in his glory. Happily
lie seems unable to live except in trop-
ical heat, so that in the great passenger
steamers constantly returning to Europe
he is seldom seen. The home of his
heart is the hold of the ship whose course
is limited to the tropical seas. There,
among bales of rice and kegs of Oil,
where darkness rcigns and the air is hot
and foul and where human foot rarely
intrudes. he roams at will from post to
post. Thence the more venturesome
spirits ascend to the upper decks and
haunt saloons and cabins, and especially
pantries and storerooms, where corners
and crevices shelter them and there are
endless chances of "loOt." Hence comes
the chief ingredient of that sickly atmos-
nhere which strikes the sense on descend
ing from tho outer air and often makes a
voyage in such vessel a penance in
Blackwood's Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
koOjh;rR 3j|Ha;iajh; aoithH3st

LAS in SO shylL Il Iirri,3 ntineI Tie
reruta;ion ;uu pu;,, laritv eniuvrd Nv
the WIS,CSSsS gU1!i.As, L!1E,
From il cvu.p.r.tiyciy unnuovu tat
tor in the ry,ur,.rc,ul world. II has
b,en transformed To an ,ndev,, dent
irfuamt,uI .r,:,h ,.,;,r....:, s,nrin.
with ranu,i;.yuL u.u..l. ,nprrn
pu,,ii,m.ul ami ;,ns:iyn.ssr,i trr,ugn,I
E ,r;,itics Vi,r,,ur,. ,.ar.!ui ,.,t.ri;,,
t" Details IL has w" 30: itSeh
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rui,usr sIret,rrS. u,f.,p;s uf ii .i,ti
Io"'i't, "ihi"S cas- ia ""'I' 'ho
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
MARKET QUOTATIONS FOR OCT. 9


CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-The activity Of the pre-
ccding days on Change was continued this
morning, and indications point to another
't'til day." Oraning prices were shade
easier for December and May, but in five min.
utes from the oreniug December had buIged
from '.o5la the o;'eniny price, to S1.074 and
May S!.oG to Sl0S. December wheat held firm
throughout the session, ranging between
Sl.cG}a and $L0S1S selling as high as 81 GS5S
several times after 1925. The close shows q
gain from yesterdays cinsc of from &c to SIC
"heat-Octoier. SLG9a November, SlO15s
December. S1.GS'2; May, Sl.O91a.
Corn --Octnber. 431ec: November. 1910; De-
cember, 4G7Sc: May, 3914c.
cats--October, sa3sc: November, 2i11sc; De-
ceinber, 2H1e; May, 2oi6c. -
Pork---Ocs;'ber, $40: November, sl4;95; year
$1i.Ela; January, Sl4.g5.
Lart---October, S11.0715: November, $685.
December, $3.50; January, S8.37Is.
: Short Ribs---October, $3.50; November
s.ai1s; January, 81 S2ls
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04

haggard, lean featured men who tear up
and down Wall street and Broadway;
they had stability of person. large clear
eyes and rosy jowls, looked as if they ate
and slept enough and had not invented
malaria. They had that calm of good
health and ostrich digestion that makes
the English admirable to the eyes of the
pining dude, who, although he can't quite
initiate their appearance, can wear their
quizzing glasses, pot hats and checks. AS
modes of life change there is no Doubt
that people make some facial conformity
to them.-Brooklyn EAGLE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
Chicago Live stock,

Hogs-Light: SIS 7OG6.2o: rough packing,
$50 Gs6 Is; mixed. Sc 1Gll6.50 heavy packing
and shipping, $50 GeG.sl.
Cattle Beeves, S3.7z46.15: COWS. $500
SEQ; stockers and feed IS, S:,0olS3.i5: Texans
and Westerns S2.Ooa435.
Sheep-Muttons, s300a4G 90; Westerns SG25
93.70; Texans, S2.7513. %; lambs. $iO0G5. 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
aConstant:y Hawking and spietins.s'

THOMAS !. RUSHING, Esq, SEGA Pine Street
st. Louis, No, writes: ~ was great suffcrc,
hardly breathe, and WIS constantly hawking
and Splitting. and for tho last eight months
could not trcatne through tie nostr;ls. I
ily, / was advised 20 try Dr. sagos Catarrh
Remedy. aud am now well man. Iclcvc
it to be t!,r only euro remedy for cata.T!l now
manufactured. ard one has only to gre it o
fair trial to :. per.elce ASTOUNDING results EnC
permanent cure"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
.yutola Agony from Catarrs,.,,

Prof. W. I;AUsNER, the famous mesnlerist.
Of Ithaca, r. Y, writes: "Some ten years age
l suffered Untold agony from chronic naSa:
catarrh. My family physician gave me UP a.
| incurabie, afs:i said must die. My case wa;
such O bad ore, that every day, towards sU:
set, my voice would become SO Eoarse l coi,l,
barely speak above a whisper. In the rnorr;,H
my coughing ana clearing OF my throat wo,lE
almost str:Gi-ic me. BY the use of DR.. Sag :.
Catarrh Remedy, in three months, / was q vel?
man. and the cure has been permanent"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04

ELI RoEb.Ns, Funsa's P. O.. Columbia c..
Pa, s.ys: My daughter had ,catarrh vic,
Sures Catar!h Remedy advertised. end FRO
cured q bottle for her, and soon siw that !:
helped her; a. third bottle effected fl rcrina
neIit cure. She is now eighteen years o.d ar
sound and l'Irty."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
ST. Paul Grain and proluce.

Wheat-No.1 hard. SLl3c bid; No. North
ern. SLID bid: No. Northern, S1.05 bid.
Corn-No. g, Soc bid, .0c asked; October, 40c
asked.
Oats-No. 2 mixed, year, s6c bid. &c asked;
No. white, 2ac bid.
Baled Hay-No. /. IS bid; upland prairie,
Sc. 2abid, SO asked: timothy hay, $3.50 bid.
Poatoes--25c bid.
Eggs---1712c bid.
Flour--Patent $40 asked; straight nc
change.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
What a Time

People formerly had, rsing to swallow
the old-fashioned pill with its film Of
magnesia vainly Disgusting its bitter
ness !; and what contrast to Ayers
FILLS, that have been well called "me,l-
icated sugar-plums' the only fear be-
ing that patients may be tempted into
taking too many at a dose. But the
directions are plain aud should DO
strictly followed.
j. T. Teller, NJ. D., Of Chittenango.
N. Y, expresses exactly what hundreds
have written at greater length. Ho
says: ayers Cathartic Pills are highly
appreciated. They are perfect in torm
and coating, and tiieir effects are all
that the most careful physician could
desire. They have supplanted all tie
Pills formerly popular here, and think
it must be long before any other can
be made that will at all compare with
them. These who buy your pills get
full value for their money"
"Safo, pleasant, and certain in
their action" is tho concise testimony
of DR.. George L. Walker, of Martins
vile, Virginia. ~ ".
ayers Pills ontsell all similar prep
arations. The public hayins once used
them,. will have no others. Berry.
venablo s. Collier, Atlanta, Ga.
Ayers Pills,
Prepared ~ DIR. j. C. Aver s. Co., Lowell, Mass
Sold ly NIL Dealers in Medicine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04

SEMs'T:,TgS OF CATAN ysEs.-Dull,
ha:vy headache, obstruction CT the nasal
passages, discharges falling from the head
into The throat, sometimes rrofuse, watery,
AID ;.crid, IL others, thicz, tenacious, mucous,
pIruirnt, b;oody and purrid; the eyes are
weak, wttcTT, and intianlcd; there is ringing
in the ears, deafness, htckirg or coughing to
clear the throat, eypectorution of offensive
matter, together with scaDs from ulcers; the
voice is charged and has nasal twang; the
breath is c.nG;,sive; smell and taste are i'm
paired; tll:' IS q sensation of dizziness, with
nlental depression. !. hacking cough and gen.
erai debility. Only q few OF The above-nancd
-y:npt0iEs dire likely to be present in any enc
case. Tl;ouaa!lds Of cases annually, without
nIunifcstn- half of the above symptoms, re-
suit in consumption, ard end i'll the grave.
No Gis.Gcc is so cOmnioli, more deceptive and
dangerous, less understood by physicians.
By its milo, soothing, snd healing properties.
DR. 'Gagos Cntarrh Kennedy cures the worst
GSryZa. and Catarrhal ssecGsache,
Sold w Gri:gGis everywhere; 70 cents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
MOHThTlA SHORT Line,

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being ofthe same Importance in a journey
of an hour as in one of several days ride.
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anyone that this is the most direct route
to and from all the principal points in
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TT. BENTON, GREET FALLS, HELENA AND
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-10-04
wv Bros. & Co.

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ora ACKNOWLEDGMENT that viii no
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INDUSTRIOUS person. many have mat,s
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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-07-25
Mrs. Blaine Took a Hand.

eff every man was cut and trimmed under
the eye of his wife, like Jim Blaine, would
quit the business said Frank Rosenau Ct
the Continental hotel, as he related person
al anecdote in which James G. Blaine's beard
cut prominent figure. Rosenau went on to
affirm that few years ago he was called to
Mr.. Blaines room at the Continental hotel
The magnetic statesman's beard needed OPP
Grafton upon, and justas the distinguished
gentleman was comfortably seated Mrs
Blaine drew near and proceeded to boss the
job.
With an eagle eye she watched each hair
as it fell, and from time to time outlined the
exact curve she wanted the beard to assume y
said the barber. 1began to weaken and feel
satisfaction. Blaine sat there like q lamb
and didn't soy a word. p Philadelphia Reg
ord.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-07-25
An Aero1ite Falls in Cleveland.

According to a New York Times
despatch an aerolite fell within ten
feet of l. N. McMullen, while the
latter was smoking in the yard of
his home, on Seelye avenue, Cleve-
land, Ohio. The aerolite was first
observed in the heavens. After it
struck, The mass of fire resolved
itself into a ball as large as foot
ball, and burned for a few seconds.
The atmosphere was filed with sui
phurous odor. For a moment Mr..
McMullen was struck dumb with
amazement and terror, but on recov-
ering he FASTENED to the spot where
the mass had fallen. He found a
hole in the ground, from which con
siderable amount of heat issued.
Resolved at all hazards to find out
what had entered the ground, he
procured light and Selling small
Matched, dug down for a distance of
two feet, when he found a substance
about as large as q, small apple, too
hot to handle. He threw it out on
the ground to cool, which took
about half an hour. After being
sufficiently cooled to handle he took
it into the house and proceeded to
examine it. 1t is a half sphere,
weighs about twelve ounces, and has
the appearance Of copper coated with
a thin black substance. Tt is so
hard that a sharp knife will not cut
it. The bottom, which is fat, is
punctured with small holes, making
it somewhat resemble a sponge.
One side is corrugated and has the
appearance of beaten brass, only the
color is a duller, coarser one The
mass is covered in spots with thin,
melted substance, which causes it to
resemble a new casting. Mr.. McMul-
len will placei it in the hands of Prof
Morley, Of Adelbert College, for ANAL
ysis.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-07-25
The SUMS Energy.


The most satisfactory way OF ar
irving at an idea of the enormous
energy ofthe sun is by measuring the
amount of heat which his rays are
capable OF generating; and further,
by our knowledge of the relation
which exists between heat and me-
chanical work, we are able at once to
estimate the amount of work which
the sun is capable of doing, and also
the quantity Of energy he must be
losing year by year. By suitable ar
engagements we can cause a certain
quantity of his radiation to be abb
sorbed by water or other substance,
and note the rise of temperature
which results, and as we know the
mechanical equivalent of each degree
OF temperature in water. for instance.
1T is only a matter of calculation to
arrive at a, knowledge of the suns
total energy. Like everything else
connected with this wonderful body,
figures gives us, says the Scotsman,
no adequate conception ofhis energy,
and various Illustrations have been
used by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Thus,
Hershel considered it in relation to
the quantity of ice which it would
melt IN a given time, and states that
the amount ofheat which the earth
receives when the sun is overhead
would melt an inch thickness of ice
in two hours and thirteen
minutes. From this it
can be calculated that if
the body of the sun were entirely sur
rounded by a sheet of ice on it's sur
lace OF more than a mile in thickness,
the suns heat would entirely melt
this coating of ice in the same time
namely, two hours and thirteen min
utes. Prof. Young uses and even
more striking illustration. He saws:
III we could build up solid column
OF ice from the earth to the sun, two
miles and a quarter in diameter,
spanning the inconceivable abyss of
nlnety-three million miles, and if the
sun should concentrate his power up
on it, it would dissolve and melt, not
in an hour, not in a minute, but in a
single second; one swing of the pen
dulum and it would be water, seven
more and it would be dissipated in
vapor.o OF course, of this enormous
quantity of heat the earth receives
but a very small fraction. The re-
mainder, except, of course, what the
other planets receive, passes away In
to space and is lost forever, SO far as
can be ascertained, to the solar sys-
tenn. If we estimate in mechanical
power what we do receive, we find
this to be on each square foot of sur
face equivalent, on an average, to
about fifty tons raised a mile high
yearly, or to one-horse power con
tinuously acting, to every thirty
square feet of the EARTH surface. It
is by this enormous supply Of energy
that the whole world is kept alive
and active. 1t keeps us warm and
drives our steam engine and water
wheels, it eirculates our atmosphere
and brings us rain and snow in due
season; it grows and nourishes our
plants and animals, and, in word. is
the source of almost every earthly
blessing.