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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-22

"He was innocent, Nelly"
And the bright morning star of Christ
mas shone through the window Oh three
people, two of whom knelt by the bed
holding the icy hands of the other. Both
on the white face of the dead and the
living face of the Ishmaelite had set
tied the peace which passeth all under
standing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-22

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Close Quarters.

Clara-I hung up my stocking Christ
mas eve, and what DO You think 1 got
in it? A beautiful umbrella.
Maude-It must have been q pretty
tight fit.
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DO yOG 6>s2CNF {
1898.
Harper's Magazine.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-22
Effact of the sc.lp OVEN Door.

ATEN pound sirloin, medium or well done, will
be reduced to pounds and four ounces of roasted
meat showing a loss OF three ponds and twelve
ounces Juice. While the loss is 37l2 per cent Of
the total weight, it shows the enormous loss OF FIFTY
PER CENT. OF THE JUICE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-22
MARVELLOUS RESULTS
LOSS IN SHRIRgAGE OF MEATS.

Very few people know that the shrinkage Of meats
roasted in close oven is from IS to 40 per cent All
meat contains Is per cent of water and only rs er
cent of solid matter and the loss that made In the
roasting is made in the evaporation Of the Juice
which is the VITAL PART OF MEAT.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-22

HE " AS IN-NOOLNIs -NCII1Is
RAYMOND raised himself, and with one
supreme effort pointed to johnson, cry
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-22
effect Of the WEE aAUzE OVEN Door

TEN pound sirloin, medium well done, will he
reduced to NINE pounds and eight ounces of roasted
meat showing loss Of eight ounces of Juice. While
this loss is per of the total weight shows the
very small loss Of but SEVEN FEB CENT. OF JUICE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-22
AARpER's PERIOD AIS.

POSTAGE tree To al subscribe $ in the United
STATES, Canada. and Mexico.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-22

HARPER & BROTHERS. New YORK
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.

DEC. 16.-Present indications bear out
the truthfulness of the report prevalent
before the assembling Of congress, that The
anti-option bill was 10 be talked TO death
In the senate. The other report that q
number OF southern senators who had ia.
vored the bill at the last session had
changed front and were now opposed 10 II
is not borne out by tie action OF the
southern senators who have already spok-
en- upon the bill.
The president will endeaver to get lit
tie recreation during the holiday recess Of
congress by going oD duck shooting trip,
While he is not exactly sick his health is
far from being robust. His friends and
family hope that short rest will put him
in a good condition TO stand the immense
amount Of work that will be imposed on
him after the holidays.
The excitement in the house over the
studied slight put upon Speaker Crisp at
the Reform club banquet has not yet died
out, but as there is still a doubt as to
whether Mr.. Cleveland was a rarty 10 II
many democratic members are not talking
in public about il. The impression that
the incident made Crisp's reelection to the
speakership certain Is not so strong as II
was Ut first, and the shrewdest observers
have come TO the conclusion that the
speakership, like the extra session CUES
tion. will be decided by Mr.. Cleveland.
They argue that The average democratic
member OF the next house will naturally
wish to get as much patronage for his con-
stituents as possible, and that he is not
likely to start out by offending Mr.. Cleve-
land, the man from whom he expects the
favors 10 make him solid In his district,
by voting against his wishes in the speak
ership contest. 'Tis sordid and selfish
argument, but Il is very human, all The
same.
The design for the equestrian statue Of
General Logan that is TO be erected In this
city has been selected. The successful art.
ist Is Franklin Simmons, the famous Amer
ican sculptor. There is available for this
statue se5,OOO. $4,000 Of which was ap-
propriaied by congress and the rest do
mated by Gen. Logan's comrades Of the G.
A. r. and the army Of the Tennessee. II
Is the intention Of the committee having
The matter In charge. OF which Secretary
Elkins Is chairman, to make this the finest
equestrian statue In Washington.
Al last the house has taken up and
passed one Of the regular appropriation
billS-army. Representative Anthony, Of
Texas. caused quite stir In the house
when the bill was first taken up, by offer
Ing an amendment that no person draw
ing pension from the government should
be allowed 10 receiye pay from the appro-
printIon. Il was moi adopted.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

The prospectus Of the Cleveland Leader
for 1903 appears in another column. The
Leader is one Of the ablest papers in Ohio,
Its editorials are from exceedingly fertile
minds. The local, general, and foreign
news is sent out in first class shape, and
last but not least 1t spares no pains to ex.
pose fraud, jobbery, vice or immoral con-
duct. 1t may be truly said that the
LeadeRis paper Of progress.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

The business men in Massillon have
raised the amount of money required and
donated the land to the W. & L. E. com.
pany for the shops to be removed from
Norwalk to that place. This will be
quite a loss to Norwalk and make bad
work with the mechanics who haye pur-
chased homes that will now have to be
sold at sacrifice. 1t has been said that
large corporations have no souls, and 1t
generally proves to be true.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

Superintendent Draper, Of the public
schools of Cleveland, recommended that
pupils be promoted as follows; Teachers
will be required to make a monthly report
of the proficiency of the pupils in the reg
ular work Of the schools, and at the end OF
each year will certify what pupils IN their
judgment, are entitled to promotion
This will do away with the written exam
ination at the end of each term.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

The numerous persons who arc making,
applications to Congressman Harter Tor
positions are all physically able TO per-
form manuel labor, aud as a suggestion II
might be we'll for them to look around
home for something to do instead OF both
ering coprressmen.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

We can't begin to enume-
rate the many beautiful and
useful articles we have in
stock, nor have we room to
properly display them. Call,
and you will be cheerfully
shown goods.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

According TO the recommendations
made by the secretary of the treasury
the disbursements for the year ending
June 30, 1904, will be $9,Ooo,GOO above the
receipts from all sources.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

Congressman Harier's table al Washing
ton, ID. c., is about to break down In al
tempting to hold up the applications re-
ceiyed for positions.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

Jay Goulds mouse trap is being looked
up now.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

Hon. James G. Blaine lies very low of
bright's disease at his home 10 Washing
ton. ID. C.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

Whatever may be the cause of llnnching,
the hair may be restored 10 its original
color by the use Of that potent remedy,
Halls Vegetable HicillIan Hair Renewer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-20
LOBSTERS SCARCE AND SMALL
Maine Fishermen Complaining About the
Supply-.An .AlblnO CauEht.

BANGOR. Feb. 10.--When Holsters in the shell
retail at IL cents pound in this market peo-
plc are reminded forcibly Of the approaching
timo when that king of shellhsh will
ho out Of tho common market prac-
ticaIly. Twenty years ago u fair-sized
lobster could DO had. in the season.
for or cents. and. at the rate Of one pound
OF meat to four pounds OF lobster In the shell.
lobster meat did not cost moro than Is cents.
whereas. at present prices. pound OF the
meat costs about 20 cents. While the Holsters
grow smaller every year the price grows
larger. and. as young Holsters continue to be
taken in spite Of the law for their protection.
it is easy to see that. unless some new source
OF supply is found. the salad OF the future will
be u dish for nabObs only.
>. FiT;herm n.: say that tho present Maine lob
From May l to July I the Maine fishermen
may talo any lobster more than nine inches
ster under 1Uh inches in length can be bought
I to Jan i close time altogether bnt from
catch and sell any size Of lobster. and during
than the Yankee is allowed to G take .'Sn smaller
,. ASIriosisy was found IN g boatload Of the
wick waters to Passport the other day. The
strange crustacenn was like all the others ex.
cept In color; being OF q blush white-one OF
was packed carefully in senweed and sent to
the sxhibi it Of tho intel States Fish Gommis.
sion. Only one other white lobster has been
lieved and that specimen was captured some
time ago BY fisherman at Welchpool. Campo
belio. n. Il The Passport specimen was IL
inches IL in length. and as lively as any lobster
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-20
A SWINDLING PASTOR,
Tho Forged Minutes or Meetings and ResO.
buttons for Raising Money.


Continued investigation OF the record OF the
Evangelical pastor Muller. in Goldstedt. Ger
many. hos shown him to DO n swindler with
few superiors among the criminals OF the Con-
tinent. For ten years no hos embezzled small
sums from contribution boxes and church
treasures in the Grand Duchy OF Odenbnrg
He was unable to do any work worthy of his
capacity. however. before tho middle Of last
year. At about that time his nephew. who. in
an attempt to become an officer in tho army Of
the Gar. had excited suspicion that he was
plotting Nihilst. was sent to Siberia. and
Pastor Muller FASTENED to st. Petersburg to in
tercede for him. With the aid OF high officials
IN Berlin and the German Embassy In st.
Pastor Muller was then a great man, and
oldenbnrs ai He took advantaso Of lis seiep
local church council; In hts of!icla! capacity
%Snsy aPd Ah sd the . sese $da'0 "pP!9ssi y y
He also Secured the custody OF ali sams aS
propriated; Thus he got almost $4,000 Then
he induced his congregation , to buy for $50.
fall into Roman Catholic hands" aud by
he the
BANK. Shortly aiterward he disappeated I"TFhhs s
Of $4,000. FIRST discovered Ills tortuous ways
He was arrested after no had wandered
nf o. 0 big s sei he bad
rest In high living, After his arrest it was
learned that he had cheated about eighteen or
tained BY him is estimated at, 100000 and it
Fesy be IN hi s is
hard labor at least.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-20
BONES OF MiSTODONS.
Indications or mn Abundance OF Large Eos.
sis In tho Yukon Basin.

SEATTLE. WASH. Feb. 13.-If tho pack trail.
for tho construction Of which the people OF
Alaska are praying. is opened across the Coast
Range into the valley of the Yukon River. that
basin will BIO an interesting locality for scien-
tifc research. There is no doubt that the gold
placer digGings arc rs rich as any In America.
although the extreme difficulty Of access pre-
vents development OF them. Slver-ead ores
have boon found. and within year E. J. Glove
and Lieut.. Frederick SchwatkR have discover
ed abundant, evidence that copper exists In
largo quantities.
There arc also extensive fossil deposits like
those which have been unearthed during the
last century in Northern Russia and Siberia.
Joseph Goldsmith. m unusually intelligent
miner who has spent several years In pros
pecting along the Yukon IL now In this city,
and he says that he has found numerous traces
OF the mastodon or mammoth AT places where
the waters have cut into tho banks. or have
ebbcd away from shoal Ia. huge bones arc bare.
Now and then the, explorer will come upon big
heaps Of tho fossils.
At one point" Mr.. Goldsmith said "ahout
1.5OO miles from the mouth OF the Yukon. is a
perpendicular bank. from which bones are
sticking out Ono curling tusk. not unlike
that OF an elephant Is exposed for a length OF
six feet. and tho diameter ut tho visible base Is
six or eight inches. At certain spots the num-
Der Of bones and tnsks makes ono believe that
whole herds Of mastodons.. or whatever tho
animals were, havo persisted from some UNI
known cause
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-20
CALLS sCHAEFER A COWARD.
Siosssn Says that the Champion II Afrai,
to Misk Another Quo Hattie with Hin.

| TO hISk announcer Nuo fbnttIc WIN HIN.
George slosson made statement last night
which was designed to settle definitely and
finally the much-talked-of proposition for a
| three night match between Champion Schae-
for and himself It was suggested by Schacfer s
interview telegraphed to The Sun from Chi
cago. Slosson ngain declared that he had
never made any proposition for q three. Mi ht
match to the champion. THE only way will
play Schaefer three nights" Slosson said. e il
that each nights play shnll count as distinct
md separate game. the winner Of two to take
tho money These games arc to be 800
points each. and tho man who gets 800 first
each night is to, be declared winner of that
TO make this as definite as possible con.
essrning the ,c,h am game Slosson said
He would allow the winner $3.50 expenses to
play here. or accept the same money to go to
ssss and D so; sspenss ash "er at Ey
the most most nggardly offer 1 ever heard Of he
....'if Schaefcr should lose" .slosson added.
VIZ am WILING to play him side match in New
pionship in the mean time This is tho sun!
l want II understood that these offers DO not
remain open until the Schaeier-lves match Is
desded Tnsy must be acted upon at once or
What is tho matter with Schaefer. any
how said slossnn III conclusion; why
pionship He acts like coward who is afraid
to try conclusions where his laurcls nro en-
dangered. He got S2.5OQ. when ho won tho
much again by defeating me. Why doesn't ho
offer to play again II he is real ~ so confident
A billiard enthusiast said last night it ap.
peared TO him that Schaefer was actually afraid
to play Slosson again.
There is a general belief" said he. THAT
S,osson Is the steadier player. anyhow. aud
that twas only by luck that Schaefer won tho
Iyceum match"
1t is this kind OF talk that infuriates the
champions admirers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-20

His ecouat or tho KiiliaS OF Boutry and
the Coneealment or the BODY,

PARIS. Feb. 19.-Charles voubourg was
placed on trial in the Seine Assizes to-day on
the charge OF murder. Voubourg was porter
and lodged in the house at 81 Rue de Cha
rome. On Nov. last workmen found In tho
cellar Of tho house the naked. headess body
Of man. The police learned that youbourg
had returned home one night before the find
ing Of the body with a man who was never seen
to leave tho house. VoubourR was arrested
and admitted that ho had brought home COM
panion named Boutry. like himself porter
The anthropometric department OF the police
established the identity OF the dead man with
B2utry. who was also known as Boutrelle.
4, In private examination before NJ. Athalin.
dSTn and sa%tsa tSst lie had Bd ssane
Sas e Weqnssdey. Nay: !. the date oi thee md
Ing hs SSdY Sad es had ito to y
not iet 60 satli B9%t;y was dead But be lad lad
him to pc dead. however. he had put the BODY
under the bed, and then had slept in the bed
shs rest Of WENT n aksy to h the work 3nP re-
RI sn, qH IT, eexss
putting the room in orderh rssoved TO T get gp I'D
g. q Il. At 2 O'Clock IN the mpr1ing be dragged
into the cellar. To guard against its rocoGni.
these distieurenents seeming Insufficient Tor
his purpose. he then cut Of the head. hacking
at the throat, until only the spine connected
hend until the spInc, broke. Tie nose and ear
no buried In the cellar. where they wero after.
on tho Qnai Henri w.. whonco the police re-.
covered It, Bontry's clothes the murderer
made into Il bundle and throw into tho street.
They were picked M by n rngnirker. from
whom tho police subsequently obtained them
This, is the story Of tho crimo as It was re.
ing. 1t is is expected that the trial will b. brief
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-20
Remarkable Trouble Caused by "A Goat.

Station Master Marchnnd. at the little village
OF Godarvillc. not far from Charleroi. in Bel
GUM. has been suspended from his official
duties fora most remarkable irregulnrity In
Office. He and his wife own goat, which
gives enough milk to satisfy most Of tho FAM
ily needs for milk. The goat has tho PECULIAR
ity OF allowing only Mme Marchanl 10 milk
her. and whenever the station mastcr az.
proaches the goat kicks and bucks. A short
time ago Nine. Marchnnd went to market he
fore breakfast. The station master was in haste
to begin his duties of tho day. and there was
nothing in the house to cat. He approached
the goat with nail on his arm. and the goat.
as usual. began to kick and buck. In despair
ne decided to masquerade rs his wifo and
humDuX the Rout into being milkc,t. He put
on his wifes skirts waist. and h0nnct,
and returned to the shed. The goat was do
ellie and he began milking her. All his prep.
than he had reSze6 sAd time
half full he was astOnished by hearing the
whist Of tho first morning express. which it
was ms most important duty to meet. IIe
dropned tho pail ran to the house. exchanged
his wtfe's, bonnet for his red and blue cap Of
o1ice and rnn with flying skirts to the station
full board In flowing skirts and a station mas
ter's cap daZed everybody on the train, and
gave the Forters at tho station the idea that
Marchnnu had gone crazy. SO policeman
was SUMMONED and the station master was
marched of to iail. TO tho railroad authofi-
OF his CONDUCT, Marchand explained tho re-
sponsibility Of the obsrreperolis goat for his
unprecedented performance He was punished
by temporary retirement from office.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-20
A Unique Theatre,

A stock company In Vienna Is about to begin
building unique theatre in ono Of tho recent
~ annexed districts. Tho cost Is to be $780,
600 or 100000 Thereof Is to DO a great roll
ing iron curtain. after the style Of iron cur
tains now used before shop windows. and on
hot summer nights 1t Is to be drawn aside so
that the audience may be refreshed. With that
to carry ont It's plan to give u performance
every evening In the year. or 422 performances
annually including matinees. The theatre
will accommodate 5000 persons. AMI the high
est price for place, outside of tho boxes is to
cal plays and the works OF the best modern
draniatists are TO be produced on its stage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-20
SPARROW FOOTING,
1'cnps In the I.',ckawaunn Valley Su
iioEa Mule Houses and Church, Steer

| ir"'a Mule Houses and Church Steep.
| SCRANTON. Feb. 10 .-Thirty-iivo or fort,
| ateur trap shooters in the I.uckuwanna V
| have matches once o, twice Il week. Pic;
are scarce. hut English sparrows are nu
Gus. and the shooters use sparrows IN
traps instead OF pigeons. Sho 1tcrs who
| ally kill seven pigeons out Of ten think tn,
pretty well when they kill two spnrrows 9
iivo. Tho hight Of the little English bird.
it has boon sprung from the trap. is will.
crooked. and it takes u smait mark sman
it. Many "f the sp,rrnwS fly close to
ground and If the ground is bare. the slt
has more than h" ran do to keep track o.
bird. A little snow on tho ground is of {
advantage to the sportsman. FOR he can I
see tho sparrow. no matter how low it flies
Tho spurious arc caught ns soon after I.
break a~ possible. and arc used in tho
the same day. II the birds arc kept ,
night they Income dumpish and slow.
sportsmen say. The sparrows roost In wi
III the big boiler houses. where steam is
Grated t. run the machinery OF the great
breakers. as well ~ in the long mule H..
near ny. Formerly the men employed in
boiler houses caught scores OF sDurrows eN
morning by closing all the doors and pou'
water on half-hurned anthracite coal.
SULPHUR fumes that arose, caused the bird
drop from their roosts. The men picked Il
III and placed them in cages. hut so per {
ofthe srarrows never revived, and the
were not vigorous enough for trap shoot
That way Of catching spnrrows for tho q
has been abandoned.
Nearly all the sparrows for the trans
caught now at the mule barns. where
roost on the leans and plates. At day
the men close the barn doors and stop u
the holes. and then they remove an end
dow and fasten 4 big sagging net to tho fr
Oh the outside. As soon as the sparrOws b.
to chirr. become uneasy. and act rs thu
they We're about ready to search for some.l
to eat. the men grab long poles. run I"
opposite end Of he barn from where the nc
and drive the noisy birds from their pcrc,
Tho frightened sparrows fly toward the q
window. tiuttcr into the net. and stay I.
until the men take them ont
Spnrrows caught in that way are Just
the tran shooters want, and they pay the T.
barn men four cents apiece for lively b
One morning last week lOi sparrows
caught in one net at II big mule barn in La,
wanna township In the nrighborin. boro
Of Dnnnl!re scores OF smrrows. roOst g,
night IN the belfry and steeple Of one Of =
churches. Whenever the Dunmore sports,
desire 10 get n fresh lot of sparrows for Il
shooting purposes. they hire boys to ri
into the church tower mt night. pick the sl,
ing birds from their roosts. and place thef
baskets for use at the traps on tho morrow.