The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-09-28
A SCANDAL IF grave dimensions has

greatest reputation that he has achieved
appears to be pinned to tie statement
chat his bunting breeches alone number
twenty na,ss. fhereason given publicly
for this dude appointment, in the most
offensive sense ct that term, is that Mr..
Van Alien contributed heavily u Mr..
clevel;.nd's campaign fund, to the tune
of some saw $4,000, others $4,000.
This is no wicked republican invention.
lis vouched for by papers as bitterly
hostile to each other as the New York
Sun and the World, staunchly democra-
tic, which differ only in the amount of
| the price said to be paid. The matter
will bear looking into by the senate be-
fore this much-trousered gentleman is
conirmed.-[P Pioneer Press.
/ .-~
THE silver debate in the United States
senate has dragged through nearly two
months OF purposeless talk, and the end
is apparently no nearer than when it
began. The free silver advocates have
entered upon campaign of human
endurance, their sole aim seeming to be
to gain time, hoping that something
may turn up to strengthen their cause
| In the federal election bill introduced in
to the house they seem to think they see
what they want-that by means Of trad
ing and coercIng they may secure votes
,r themselves in exchange for votes for
this distinctively southern measure.
|
| The clouds are rolling by. The adj
vance in values during the last week has
| been much greater than any have anti
cipated, and with little fuctuation.
That values will sag from time to
time under temporary unfavorable con-
ditions is quite probable, but it is just as
| certain as the rise of to morrow's sun
that there will be steady improvement
in values from this time OIL until money,
business and values shall have fully re-
| gained their normal condition. The
panic is over, the clouds are rapidly dis
appearing. Il Philadelphia Times.
i
The following are special features OF
Harper's Monthly Magazine for October
1898: From the Black Sea to the Per-
| sian Gulf by caravan, by Edwin Lord
Weeks; A French town in summer, by
| Elizabeth Robins Pennel; manifest des-
| tiny of the United States, by Carl Schurz
Our national game bird. by Charles D..
| Sauier; Lispenard's meadows, by Tho
| mas A. Janvier; Riders of Syria, by Col.
I. A. Dodge, u. S, A.; Undergraduate
| life at Oxford, by Richard Harding
Davis; On witchcraft superstition in
Norfolk. by Charles Roper. Miss Con-
stance Ftninlor Woo'son's novel, H brace
| Chase, is completed in this number, and
| William Blacks "The Handsome Humes
nears its conclusion, which will be
reached in November. The fiction al SO
includes "A Pirate in pettlcoats, a short
| story by Francis Dana, The Rev. DR..
| Henry Van Dyke contributes an article
on the childhood of Jesus, illustrated
! from famous paintings. There are three
poems IN the number, Dcath, who nrt
| hou? by Anna Fie!ls, The anchored i,r
cs, by Mary TEACHER IIigyins,n illus
! trated by Charles Parsons, and Secrets,
| Ivy Nina Frances Layard- The EDITORS
7, Study treats OF the Worlds Columbian
| Exposition. and the EDITORS drawer is
introduced by a story by Thomas Nelson
| Page called HE knew. what was due the
court" For sale by Greene 81 Co.
The second edition of The Cosmopo-
| Titan for September brought the total
edition up to 200 copies, without
doubt the largest edition OF any maya
zine i'll the world for this month 1t
remained for The Cosmopolitan to have
the worlds tair treated in singular
number by twelve different writers. AS
the exposition of 1883 must remain one
of the leading events in the history of the
| United States, the most distinguished
men were asked to prepare this maya
zine volume, which is destined to become
\
scriptions OF the worlds fair. Among
1.-THE number of those who contribute are
our only expresident, Walter Bcsant,
the most distinguished Of the English
literary men who visited the exposition,
and host of others. Besides the usual
fiction, including storyby Mark Twain
entitled, rs he living or is he dead" ard
the regular departments. The Cosmop-
olitan contains nearly one hundred illus
| trations devoted to the worlds fair,
| including eleven full pages. 1t is pro-
nounced one of the most remarkable OF
the publications yet issued regarding
the fair. 1t is a completely illustrated
/ guide or souvenir, as one prefers to call
it, by the most famous writers of the
day, put before the reader at the price OF
1914 cents, and more than the equal OF
the books OF the fair which sell for
seventy-6ve cents and one dollar.
| Auditor Vossburg today received the
official changes made in Stearns countyis
assessment by the state board OF equal
ization. The changes made are OF a
minor character and will not increase
the taxes OF this county to any appreci-
able extent. They are as follows: cattle,
two years old, 20 per cent. sheep, 1914;
wagons and carriages, 10; watches and
clocks. 100; pianos, 20; household and
office furniture, 100; agricultural tools,
etc. 662s; manufactured materials and
articles, 25; elevators, warehouses, etc.
20; dogs, 400.-[ Iournal Press.
Real Estate transfers.
| The following are the transfers ofre
cent date for Western Stearns recorded
| in the office OF the register of deeds:
Mary p Wilson and hush to Loren