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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-05-30
MERIT WINS.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for yearswe have been selling DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and Electric Ritters, and have never han
died remedies that sell as well, or that
have given such universal satisfaction.
We do not hesitateto guarantee them
every time, and we stand ready to refund
the purchase price, if satisfactory results
do not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely
on their merits.
At, s % c.. LoFeREN, Druggist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-05-30

6 HoMELE IS, drifting band are we,
II Yet luc ky in high degree,
For when the house was swept away
Before the fire. shet yesterday,
To find the bottom went the cans,
Along with Ike tiles. spoons, and pans;
But safe abov. the house and mill,
The IVORY SOAP was floating still
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-05-30
STATE OF MINI ESoTA

ATTORNEY Tor Administ ratri.
ANDREW w. KREAMER
Sheriff OF Stearns Co.. MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-05-30
} Sick
Headache
Sour
stomach

Sold by all druggistG 81 six for s. Prepared only
BY c. L HOOD 4 CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Roses One Dollar
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-05-30
THE FRESHET.

For, strange to say. It's not confined
To cleaning things of every kind.
From coarsest cloth to finest lace,
From painted walls to pimpled face.
But proves indeed the greatest prize.
When rain descends and rivers rise;
So while we have a life to save.
Well praise the Soap thatrides thewave!
Telegram-herald., 1889-09-30

Ahout nli3nixtt heervcr when N
Kassl p1g.us 81 o4lk f l. ~alks as Ale
senator se.tlsz de~E ellA ais private sec
lsTs fal l4re< aI fQur A2ers .4 s..il teil B
foEs * s1.es - - ever .-..4s - cls4rea ~
ne aay tasks 4rs psr 11lsle9 - eucnol-1 apo
ao4s8eI a@ys t.-l,e. How Ss-9oAeF nAsnase
6. 49,. lnas< l4ls noafs .11 ~ t.as salsis il14e
g. y ~ early 4ad a. tTsSA = aaAss He1i
Daassiag > sac = tns alysseriss valcA sac
coax TcoIa s..ssslg gers II tAs ssaAls o..AAaseg
have nss scsye3
Ss-.4t1l bL4sk5arn 1lssses - write letlsTs
a-s--@us Il rsa4 iegssls Aaa is az ulalecrsiI
ans uncertain correspondent senssa.y ne
Las a. ado A4ait = allowing Asz a.al - a.
can4.ate fer foaI or nte aass ans thel 49,.
us III lie IA ae.s al ~ll4 E r..sh an1 .salg.
senator Far~al eflsa ao<z .ss sA1as sAIIs
y Il ~ers lol fsr tAelr private Secretaries
t6ess aua 1lGny olasT senators ~o0la fAa Tar
kSilin1 IA Ii.ciT o>,rresg.audeuae
Senator ins4l i a. inas1sll.sstls worker
a. III desk shs fzaloas ssu1tars lllsr4r, Is
bat Agtls lArser tEan AE ordinary t,1d cham
oef ana It's lssA 81 ~nlea i4e ~afA As is bath
s,n4N aud plain. Bal tAers are e-saty x
oooss a.out and choice lsooAs they Ar. Asa
ingalls, ss eao1hor burner II TIC aalanlfAt oil
Re cares Attle ~ nothing Tor society. And s
content rte days oui ~ 81 - WalA fron tlo
s.slats aerosS the park and os.e street a. lls
hone. there dlning aud tss-n repairing luanle
diatoly a. hls library. The senator l.rnds
closely over las Wark writes sU q SNAIL bat
lesii.e ana REGULAR hand Ous ~ his pecl.
Nsriiies Is Z fondueS fer working bs sac
Lcht Iyeu ia tie asy he pulls down lhe
shases over h-s library Windows and hgAls
the drop lalap o. nis desk ingalls, Is suon "a
hard wlrAer az he aesk that Eis friends have
begun O. suspect hiln q solne great literary
s1uhlllan Es does considerable ~ork Tor me
periodicals.. ana IA al4s - command pretty
high rates for Lls contributions
Quite a numoef ~ statesmen are turning
their hands g. tie literary TRACE Certain
editors q periodicals tLlnk art e4cs signed ~
senators and Wei lno~p repressEtat-fe es
more valuable than tlass signed by usu
regular corps II contributors. q strange no
tlcu, indeed. when ole considers TIE fact that
Ihe CoagTeas.onal Aoe4id. made up en1iTo.y
of Tie thoughts 4 senators snd repfe~eatA-
tvcs, Is lhe oue periodical ~ lila country
which noAady pfeien1s - read
Concerning this fad for si4tesmss con
ulbutoIs l. the magazines al Interesting
story Is 70 be told last winter a oongress-
m-n whO had won some reputation ~itA a
single speech was invited by The editor 81 a
famous monthly periodical 10 write short
article or subject gerluAne T. the ons dls
cusSed ~ lls speech. As co1npenSaiioS The
editor offered iuo hundred dollars on re
oeivlng t1ls le-ter The CONGRESSMAN sought
out certain Newspaper correspondent
Here sall tie statesman author 70 the
scribe, how does tk4s strike youf Since Il
was you that wrote the better part of ny
speech, il IS only fair that YOU shoald write
the article which this editor wants. sign nv
name 70 il and take tie 500 yourself" lt
was done. hOsERT OHAVEx
Telegram-herald., 1889-09-30

49, - = FperreseE I'D . b<--s os..ntre f,rst
vooax uoaA1 Sc calzos He.S1 flors t1as
uinsrv pc411S. y s--lal q boU@ a1a r4f@er
zool lsoEl1E So . Llttle. 1at o.. Al
So d1<suL l91k slro4E e-z91g1 - Lfg p-4-e
q = eze4-1- tat Sc -tlsa Easy slg1I 1s4vy
Eseu. pl-ed ul'c4 eae1 os1eT il t@o ordinary
cLzrs Sc 1e-1 a 1-lSr1 &c - her sx-
tsa5s6 tz11s. al tLsee szroDk naen. grasp
- l1s cGe nIG--y, co-ld "a p-ls1 Der 14ck
ozss lcs - t1rgs esr e 1er bAlznoe. ~
thauxc Sc stooa en ozls foot
Nl-h her ha&sT -ls to4c1ing tie prosce-
uiana ~ see invited .12-f 1.ssa laza. Ihre~
= then ssElStes u plsh asr sszlusI th- zss
q TIE ulsa--E AID izs pess,llrzri1a roll,a q
t1eu w1Ls they arLeauplsd Il and u.-is
fsAure q ths 5eo Pl4-lag her aruas o.ass 70
hsr ADS SAs invited aAe II tns party l. III
her q TIE hoor. The l1Sk ssas szsils acooa,-
pi.sAed Size then renewed ths realesr. and
two powerful Haen faiisd = l1fl her % hsr
fset- A number q 0tter tests were nlaas.
ana tie visitors wsre sssenlsasd Al the res.lt4.
Eysrytaiag that was dose here fs. veArs
az by L-ll Hurst AS accomplished ~ Nrs
Asbott sa1 many other ren-sTkab1s fssts
wLlch tAs celebrated Hurst ~om2n never al
tempted TIE fact mat Ma Atbott is
slEEEIN L@--- 1-tl t~lt - - q mus lLlT GO
yeIopmsat laakes it uue1 more dln3culI 10
account for the things which sAs dos than
was the case with i-ulu Hurst
Neither the management Dor Mrs Abbots
attempt q account for tie results produced
They simply say tazt they 10 not know how
the fsats are perforinsA They give the ex-
hibiIiOn Ia full view of the audience, without
The Use II cabinet OF dArkened stage, with
10 appliances save ordinary articles Of farni-
rure, and without the ali or assistants OF con
fsterates, and they let tie spectators account
for the results IN any way they please IL is
SAID that Mrs Abbott could perform these
same feats when she was mere child, aud
shs comes north indorssd by many prominent
citizens Of the south Like Lulu Hurst, sns
Is a Georgia woman, and IL would seem a. II
there was something peculiar IN the soil or
atmosphere Of that state. Her exhibition Ia
likely 70 excite much comment AT al
events, It VIII prove interesting g-Bossoo
Herald.
Telegram-herald., 1889-09-30

Should IL be Emperor of Germany or
"GsruaB Emperor This is one Of the oues-
tions periodically in dispute Every year OF
- tbe same mistake is made and IL followed
bT the same correction Some one speaks Of
the bead of the German Confederation as tie
Emperor q Germany" and then the TAT Is
n the fire Some one else of TIE 'fSurerior
Psrsonr type writes 20 ssy that be bas a.
vavs beer taught 70 use the title German
Anperor and would be Fis6 20 Know Il he
Il wroag in - doing And then dav or two
after a. TIE special correspondsuts weigh IL
with 81 sssurancs that the Superior Person
j. al right and ths Emperor of Germany
al wrong During TIE iast ds7 or tzo ths
{ >sase has appeared ard rgn its usual cour~e
TIE Court Circular. IN its account Il y LIAM
It's viSst - Knz and. FpczH = hin fhrough-
out - ths Emperor . Germany II p
wrote - Ths Tines = cal attention - this
fact. and - ssx for sVrlar stlons and tbe ~
plsnst5ons So todsT provided ~ u B.rln
and Erussels correSpondents
German Enpe-or = rizht = ecu-~
snd really q shogld aot - ~srv dif1r..t -
rsnsnbcT tns .set. vtsa ths or5Ein Il ~
p----ns 1srrnsa empire ls tszsr into saco1rt
Tae bezz n he Cd (-erzsan errzirs hss@1 rs
etis q = arg .x>ert Dpr- territ-~isl riftt
b. - rodsrn bad ~ tts e-errasns aas-s
hhs u~s-s-rI- s-os Eqon 20 oors de~atsous sz-s
tno~s A. d7vn - - i-rE<rlsl cazSti ira1o-.
r. - - ysn2r f+eru~n nstia,s.its-s va~-
raaea TO f.sl71s q .he F~a%ss1s ~ raSsars
-. 81 -zzpsrs fsr - t>2eft o. ta@lr k7ac
lssaes6 tAeT rsss-a 90 nsr .uaesrs ssi
r.~s - -sad = sew rtse 81 rsns y rrs-
rao~sAl - - vsrisss fCr-ss ~atcn a~ra~rt q
izer h~tnz Wl1s- Z ee~vsr Ezz~r-
cr- II = po~sbss r1zt ns ~euf hzs to -
~Fnzo~~r - G-srns1T hat whEe - -sy
lon.z -sesfz 80 f--ze~ etss ks s ssrsir
Ezs.T srsr - zslz t1e .zrter. -~Lozaoz essonA
Telegram-herald., 1889-09-30
SENATORIAL FADS
blxIr's BeneYolence Gnc Lack O.
ORDERLY Habits
TRAITS OF OH AMERICAN LORDS
neseo0ie@l = shE SheF1asA Urt a. fee-
lle Bat <h@snasGx a. a onss--af.
ks&Ets Love 4 "a ittSr&tNEs- h1sa-
ncsslIks >poo1eF-IaE ala

WAsHNSroN. Sept. IS -SSAGtoE b-4T. -
Ns~ Han 81 ne. l. : Ran ot many ecoen-
tricaries. his f4d l. oenes olence he Is
lLelG oer ~ tEe pelsloa eo-a1l.itoe of lie se2l'
s-s 49, L.l@kas =. al ~ lro1o.s ioI La cod
leagues by rs lnvsEl2bls desire T. l&ss every
pensioE blll broagnt before ths committee
InOegn Ia pgls4ls oenesCs is up a. the
aver age, o-E 10 Fnsre. l. Ia pubic oeoeso-
lenos there i 10 1Lait II lie god s<asto-
tad LIS Way sbouI II a. tae t3xes Wol-c -
Kept Al top notch Snd tie surplus reNe-4s
would o~ Usaa ln eo2catiUg tue If people
Of ooth soutA Az inertia. pensloniEg soldiers.
relieving the necessities " a. destitute and
IL setting up VIA a mule and faral ~ forty
acres every deserving "a. iD6iEsal husband
usa
Telegram-herald., 1889-09-30
LOCKS OF SAMPSON
xzs Subject or DR.. falmazs's SER
aoa Sunday. septe0bsr -.
ID IEEsROOKLTs
nts f-xs l. frsza sads@s xsi. >. .zd 80
Discs1Fs> IL oas "a tAs mss1 Ps.sFral
- tns fs4r-E1l RssSrt 90
hIs EsR4xks.

b<ooxLxs. sspt Sl-Ags<r sxp01zdssz
- ssf~spri.ss p-~@zz. II seriprars n rEs
hrsosiyn f@s~rEAeis sais aa0ralng ths Rss
Z % 70 fa12-xs. .. D.. s.ss oas tbs
Auza<
80 - "a zad ives sxpxs<s
Tie aG4y ss-zps. pref1>ss
- - s<-sssls 4>1 stfxa1s snfns
t. prove n 1ocrEfae a. slsf1e
x>s- snb.scs sf Dr. damages -rnon wzs
~fns ,h0rn Locxs Il -aasgu-- Hs took Tar
sss i~xE Juds- ~, s. saslcs hin, and SO
sa~rsin as krs@s ssrsnsrh 1szE, aac D. WHAT
Ds~ns -e ma prsvsu s<zinss aall, thai ~s
nAy osnd siIa - a1zies AIN. a1d ~s vii
pFs thes sy=xY saa u II slsysa sa@dret
pisces q silver fhs serfa0n ~as as follows
Telegram-herald., 1889-09-30

Msns<sr Toaa ? Smith. ~ sri ss-,--
shiv zao-n - = pros~ceor an6 1.rsc.or =
rscanse,e thes cytcsi sao-rrrses -zs r -
essr rec~nsiv. ard 49, sooo-a zarset eT :
Nh Ass-->s. . Geo-zss- 80 = sd - 30
49, ~o-1erfrl po~eT As 80 = % xi~. ar
sxhfsteien n - Eo~arf nsrf Ssnie7 49,
.rz sssnher q 5ro-sissnt -iez.ns srd -
r-zezssEives - ths pr>ss ~s~e .n-fsei e -.
asr re other ss7 - s gst -z-asn
Telegram-herald., 1889-09-30

rrofe~<or E5Ward 8 Holder director p
tie Lick olyservsf0Tv - Ssrs Prancisoo. fu--
nisbes inferestiur fsctf ir rnrrrd - ~ comet
dis,o-ers6 ~ barrsfd 1sst seutrnnf<r. Tia
saTs tDe ~cEnet nss nov iost a.. ~ "a tsii snd
cortinued 'Ins cDrr-ef vet 81 iect ~ guDcb
sfrzir ard Erts r. pazzinc that rart = its
rr-faf reeresf the sun. snd a = nv si.rfvfrsz
he s~sSt - these fornes IN ths following vs-
IL hodr is evidently bee0rnirg d,sauf.rrate5
ssd fragments are seer - - e*rssnfinr -
bind fie corosf ir ths fem - = tai directed
~. from tu. tozsrd ths Ssn TnH ussss -
rpstz~r vss u,ess1-ec - Barnard ~ Juiy -
an - rr.saS'Trss sn0v thst - le@-4 r<esss.s
length q a. CO. uiiies snd n. l@ssf f~--=if,.s
<iis -r.-sr "a 20 rrrlles e, tnaf f~nrr.-sts
vficr hs~s tir>sfT r-ossn - frorr ttis oornst
s-n11rt 81 e. isssf seventy nusfriliar ,Uf,s,
r1fiss Tse corssf it@.f 10 81 faf-lT h-irf.f
snd ~s-s r~f for the fragments vhic. s-s
sss1 - foilvr IS 7rBAa s>eNs 81 - in t~~fsrtl-
ror-asi e-1dioor A. p b -, knerr n rrnst
he - 81 irsrreFzus atlssfttr - ~-igi-,si
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trososDeTs e. li sao~s tns ST.. a -. ..,,
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e. fns rns = iif J-r ihsiioz psseae. -.f,s -.
ptsagu.~roz f0rrr en- ire-~-ssnr -r~--..-.
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Telegram-herald., 1889-09-30

Bot, Sa7s sorae cynical Scfrfs What do
Tou 10 with those words IN Ecclcsiaxs~s rher-
soloruon ssvs: "Bahold. shis hsv. found,
zith the preacher. counting one BY ors. to
fnd ont the account. which Tst rv soul Saek-
,th. but fnd NOT, one man among thou
sznd have found. bus woman among AZ
shose hsvs not found NJ aas~e~ Il. that
z Solorlcn bad hahav>d hirnself with com
ucu dec>ecv and sect oos of infamous circlss
he would not have had 81 uluch difficulty In
irding integrity Il chsrsctsr among women
- -~--- ~~-f1 hnrs fr*-a-@i =---h rfrsia
Ever 1nce nv childhood I have heard SPEAK
rs sdnF7ng Diogenes. the cynical phiioso-
chsr xho ivei IN TAD, for gong through
,he s-reeos - Aliens II hroad daylight With
q snt-rn. a1d When s~sed What - iid hat
I,r. Said Am looking for ar honest MAI
Vow. I warrant thst q a. rnil0Aor1sT ~1o
TAI srch hard rurs e. End al aon-st man ~ss
hisr~elf di-hcn~ss I think h ssose hoth the
Ianoera ard thr tub 50 wen . sssT nan
sxpsrsfing or The weAkn>szes 4 woman
lnr1eiiateiy vlspecs liua ard say. Tier IS
srctaer Soicuncn With Sa'onncns wisaora iefs
sas Sa1 I would not save she illustrations
I hs-~ xf~-n u Eracsss- .tinz sxcel l.ercT n
f.znas biography lesd F>a - ~-7ross tssf
taera a. 10 periis IN ronsans pathway.
6scd's <rzre acne - seSe an lgaeels srs~
ksrs. ~ chrisrins A@op, ~ Fteis
Fsks. "a Cssh~ire Il Sssne IsTnp-s-io1s
'urk .bcut sss s~ig h-ess derS~S-zc -'r-se. e
~as - rrsr--uiuz shsaz rh@n God - -
,znssfss ne rpl~ndors = IS ~ur1 ths charss-
- q irfsz-ssss D-iilss
Hcv sooB wxS Eo<z wTzzvsEs
AEsts. ssls srTa.gs v--- u IA tsx, is~es
sns - ennxd-~ scu,e q - ~.- = -stca
st-vnz nsn zt r6er iocks shS-a. God ~
snne r.ason 5sss <za-r - az<aseiL zssas zhs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

The pounds. shillings and pence oI
literature is the subject of an article
in q recent number OF the Ladies'
Treasury. In France Zcla is the best
paid nOvelist-a fact which speaks vol
umes. Mrs. Humphrey Ward has just
been offered El.OOO for a short story
OF $4,000 words, while John Strange
Winters" (Mrs. Stannard). refused to
take f5OO for her next shilling story"
Lord Beaconsfield's novels brought
him f30. 900. while Victor Hugo died
worth fl5O,OO Thackeray is reported
to have said that it was amazing how
little he earned when in his early days
he wrote carefully. in contrast for
what he received for '.poor work"
after he became famous Sir Walter
Scott was paid for an Indifferent Life
of Napoleon" Els 900. and Mr. Hayley
received no less than ELI. 600 for his
biography Of Cowper. Walter Scott
had to abandon poetry as soon as Lord
Byron appeared; and while Lord Byron
was calculating one morning that he
had made f24, 900 by poetry. Shelley
was complaining Of the printers bill
he had to defray out OF his own pocket.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

And the words were Nike tWs.siged
daggers in Joseph vans's heart. for he
knew that this white lamb had been
offered up on the altar Of sacrifice to
that cruel Moloch which has devoured
SO many American wives7Work.
Not the healthful. bracing work
which is healing angel in its proper
degree. but the drudging. toilsome.
never-lifted work which grinds down
soul and body alike to the level of a
mere macs:ns. and transforms a valiant
young girl to mere worn-out wreck.
And Joseph Vane never married
again. but mOurned to his dying day
the fatal mistake he had made in al
lowing sweet Lally to drift unrescued
out of the haven OF his loyal heart.
But 1t was as DR.. Day had said-all
this agony OF remorse came too late.-
Amy Randolph, in N. Y. Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
HOW COLUMBUS FOUND AMER.
ICA


Colonbus stood upon tho deck;
Go homew the sailors cried;
NOT II perish on the wreck"
Great Christopher replied,
Next day the crew got out their knives
Ana went for Captain C..
20 nome. they yelled. "and save our lives.
walt one more day." said he.
Then II can not tell how far
We're from the nearest land
III take you home Agreed We are.'
Answered the sea-sick band.
That night when all were fast asleep
Columbus heaved the lead.
Anc measuring the water deep,
Took I9tes and went to bed.
Tomorrow dawned. Nauyht could be seen
But water wet and cold.
Columbus- smiling and serene.
Looked confident and bold.
Now. Cap: How far from land are vey'
The mutineers out cried
Ju1 ainay CasIosss," Captain c.
Most truthfully replied;
And IL you doubt it, heaye the lead
And measure, same as l."
You're right" the sailors laughed" Great
head.
We'll stick to you or die"
And thus in fourteen ninety-two
America was found,
Because the great Columbus knew
How far OF was the ground.
III. c. Dodge, in N. Y. World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
Metallic Facing. tor Walls.

A metallic facing for walls of build
ings. by which the surface is made. to
resemble cut stOnewOrk. is proposed.
According to this method. the grooves
representing joints between stone
work are stamped or otherwise formed
upon the outer faces of the sheets, thus
producing extended projections on the
inner side of the sheets. These proper
tions fulfill the purpose Of bearings
against. and hold the plain portions o.
the sheet away from the work. sui.
ficiently to form air spaces between
the walls and metallic facings of the
structure. the effect of this beiag to
insure the very great advantage of
protection Of the building from damp
ness. as we'll as from cold in winter
and heat in summer. the danger from
external fires being likewise dimin-
ished. OF course. the appearance of
buildings treated in this manner may
be improved by painting in colors. a0-
cording to choice. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
DANGERS OF TRAVEL


What Ono Can Learn by Taklog . FaAl
Ride on . Locomotive.
We can not tell from the time tables
how fast We travel The schedule
times do not indicate the delays that
must be made up by spurts between
stations The traveller who is curious
to know just how fast he is going. and
likes the stimulus Of thinking that he
is in little danger. may find amuse-
ment in taking the time between mile
posts; and when these are not to be
seen. he can often get the speed very
accurately by counting the rails passed
in a given time. This may be done by
listening at open window or door. The
regular clicks Of the wheels over the
rail joints can usually soon be singled
out from tho other noises. and count
ed. The number Of rail lengths passed
in twenty seconds is almost exactly the
number Of miles run in an hour II
one wants to get lively sense OF what
it means TO rush through space at fifty
or sixty miles an hour. he must get on
a locomotive. Then only does he
begin to realize what trifles stand
between him and destruction. A few
weeks ago q lady sat an hour in
the cab of locomotive hauling fast
express train over q mountain road.
She saw the narrow bright line of the
rails and the slender points of the
switches. She heard the thunder OF
the bridges. and saw the track shut
in by rocky bluffs and new perils sud-
denly revealed as the engine swep
around sharp curves. The experience
v as to her magnificent, but the sense
of danger was most appalling. To have
made her experience complete. she
should have taken one engine ride in a
dark and rainy night. In a daylight
ride on . locomotive we come to real
ize how slender is the rail and how
fragile it's faatenings compared with
the ponderous machines they carry.
We see what . trifling movement of .
switch makes the difference between
life and death. We learn how short
the look ahead must often be and how
close danger sits on either hand. But
it is only in a night ride that we learn
how dependent the engineer must be.
after all. upon the faithful vigilance
Of others The headlight reveals
few yards Of glistening rail and the
yhostly telegraph poles and switch
argets- Were a switch open. a rail
AIKEN up. or pile OF ties ON the track,
We could not possibly see the danger
n time to stop.-H G. Prout, In Serb.
,er's Magazine
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
ON AN ELEPHANT.
How It Feels to Ride the Monster fos II,
First Time.

How It Feels to Ride the Monster fos the
First Time.
Having had the good fortune to be
invited by the maharajah. Bir Sham
sir. Prime Minister and guardian to
the young King Of Nepal. we leave
Calcutta early in December to join his
shooting party. After a couple Of COM
fortress nights in the train we reach q
small terminus. from which q five-mile
ride on an elephant lands us in what is
known as the Nepal-terai. The ele.
phant on which we ride is a small one,
and is supposed to shake the rider as
little as possible. but TO us nOvices the
shaking is far from being a gentle one.
At word from his ..mahout"-a Wild
looking creature who sits between the
elephants ears and pricks him With an
iron staf-he goes down on his knees
and one climbs on his back as best he
can. holding on by his tail with both
hands and trying to get footing on his
slippery quarters. At last one manages
to scramble up and one finds ones self
on square cushion almost as slim
perry as an elephants back. The first
time. when the great beast rises on
his fore legs, then on his hind ones. il
is ell one can do to hold on by the
ropes which are fastened TO the sides
OF the pad; but practice makes per-
feet and in u short time one learns to
adapt ones self to the curious motion.
A GOOD small elephant will shuttle
along easily at the rate of five miles
an hour. climbing steep ravines and
other distractions. so that the rider
often finds himself hanging on in an
almost perpendicular position. No
animal is so sure-footed as an ele.
phant. He will climb steep banks and
slide down into river-beds with a
much ease as an Irish pony. but he
objects to a bog, and let
40 one attempt to ride him over one;
for il he finds himself sinking in his
first impulse is to drag the rider of
and put him under his feet, by way OF
having something to stand on-a pro-
seeding one would hardly approve ef