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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Thought Transformer.

NV father, MIRA. C. King Of LIE Roy,
Ills, wcs very sick with la grippe In JAN
uary, 1852. On the Goth was sent for
and staid with him several days until he
was somewhat improved. l then re-
turned to my home, Decatur, Ills, some
80 miles distant, telling my brother Ed
ward to write me every day and II
necessary to telephone or telegraph me.
For quite awhile the letters came regu-
iarly reporting everything favorable.
Then they ceased. There had not been
any letters for about week, when, on
the evening of the 10Th of February l
concluded that I would try the expert
ment of making Brother Edward write
me by writing to him and then tearing
up the letter, as suggested by Mark
Twain in Harper's. wrote the letter,
commencing it, "Dear Brother Edward
Il suppose that no news is good news,
as if all were not well you would write"
After / had written the letter con-
cluded that / would send it, as, if the
mind influence had acted upon Edward
by my writing the letter, the sending
thereof would not interfere with it. He
would receive it the next day. At Z
o'clock on the morning of Feb. 16, re-
ceived a letter from Edward, dated the
10Th, saying: "Dear Brother james,
have not written you for several days,
because l have had no bad news to re-
port. Recollect, no news will be good
news" AS near as we can learn, he
wrote this letter at the same time that ]
was writing to him. Is the fact that his
thoughts, and even words, were tho
same as mine mere coincidence, or
something more?-Arena.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Tha Fanlt of tha MOON.

In . small Vermont town the street
lamps, which are few and far between,
are under the charge of one Of the oldest
residents of the place. "Why in the
world weren't the lamps lighted tonight,
Mr.. Jacobsy inquired summer resi-
dent, who had stumbled down to the
postoffice one July evening in the pitchy
darkness of a heavy rainstorm.
g They amt ever lighted on moonlight
nights" responded the old man calmly.
That's the rule, an the moon fulled last
night, an this is one of best nights in the
hull month"
"Best nights" echoed the other in
considerable irritation. What good
does the moon do in pouring rain like
this?
"Ican't help that" said Mr.. Jacobs.
"Accordin to the almanac, this is .
moonshine night, an the lamps hev no
call to be Lit. l recon the almanac's q
good thing to go by.
"Why," continued the old lamplighter,
Surveying his critic with suddenly awak-
ened surprise and disgust, where d'you
fpose I sh'd fetch up eff / was t. go by
the weather std O. the almanac? I per-
sumo t. say likely ! might hev t. go my
raound ev'ry night fer a month In dog
days. don't cal1ate to hev no sech
works as that! Eff the moon don't do
her duty, it's unfort'nit, but it amt any
q my lookout"
The bystanders murmured assent, end
the summer resident was silencsA -
Youths Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
The nrost pespicab1e Man.

The man whom thoroughly and pos
ttively hate, and against whom as type
| would warn young women, as the
board Of health officers warn the public
against infection with scarlet fever
card, is the domestic tyrant, the man
who is bully in his own family, the
man who is hero at home and coward
among bigger men than he. When he
was boy, he loved to torture kittens,
trap rabbits and tease birds by breaking
up their nests and cracking their eggs.
But a yearling calf or sitting hen would
always make him run. Now he is a man,
he swears at his wife and nags her life
away. He sends the cold chills down
the children's spines whenever his steps
draw nigh and is as pompous and big
feeling among the women folks and the
helpless boys and girls as fussy old
turkey gobbler with his hens.
Fun can no more thrive where he is
than pansies can live in coal gas. He is
civil to the black man who gives him his
dinner, to the boy-provided he is full
sized-who blacks his boots and to who
ever is richer and stronger than he, but
politeness for his wife was laid away
with his wedding garments, and he curses
his daughters and his. sons for every
trifiing misdemeanor in way that would
rouse newsboy to thrash him If be
spoke to the lad with equal insolence.-
Chicago Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
THRUN IS CAPTURED.
Noted Wisconsin Insurance
Swindler Found Alive at
New Orleans.
Other Arrests to Follow and
Sensational D Developments
Promised.
Sioux City Street Railway EN-
ployes Discharged for
Dishonesty.

OSHKOSH, Wis, March 16.-Thrun,
the alleged insurance swhdler of Rome,
this state, has been arrested in New
Orleans, and will arrive here during
the evening IN custody OF Sheriff
Kraby. He viii be given q preliminary
hearing at once. Sensational de-
velopments are looked for in the case.
1t is said that number Of other arrests
will be made, and that several promi-
nent people were in league with Thrun
to defraud a number of insurance COM
panies out Of 90, 600.
Thrun lived at Rome, north Of Marsh
field. His life was insured for 800, 0OO.
One night in November last his house
burned. 1t was claimed he persisted IN
the flames. A body was found which
was alleged to be his. The Insurance.
companies believed Thrun had not per.
ished and employed detective to hunt
him down.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
a TroubIesome Landslide.

CRooKsToN, Mimi, March 15.-The
landslide under the Great Northern
railway tracks is again troubling both
the railway people and the city. The
slide commenced last November and
during the fall an immense amount of
work was done to keep the embankment
from sliding. This spring the city has
been at work putting in temporary
sewer in place of the broken one and
was compelled to tunnel from the river
into the embankment some 80 feet.
While this was being done and after
the tunnel had reached the old sewer
the earth again gave away and caved
in, filing the tunnel for 10 feet and
causing a great deal of annoyance and
damage E
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
RHODES OBJECTS
The Legislative Coal Investigating
Committee Having Troabfe

The Legislative Coal Investigating
Committee Having Troabfe
ST.. PAUL, March l6.-The legisissave
coal investigating committee hes bseA
having some trouble in occurring tie
evidence 1t wanted from j. J. Rhsdes.
who is supposed to be the dirscssr Of
the interests of the alleged coal seR-
bine in this section.
Mr.. Rhodes had been before a. com
mittee once or twice and had eivea
eyasiye and unsatisfactory answers 10
the questions put to him, and finally .
resolution was adopted instruoting Ser
geant-at-Arms Wells to proceed 10
Rhodes Office and get his books and
papers. When Mr.. Wells and his as
sistants demanded the documents Mr..
Rhodes made an attempt to lock che
books in the safe but was headed of by
Wells, who promptly seized the hooks
and managed to retain possession OF
them. The officers claim that after
they had got possession Of the books
Mr.. Rhodes attempted to lock them 8
but was thwarted In the attempt
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
OUT OF FUNDS.
The Civil Service Commission Capseis
Examinations.

The Civil Service Commission capseis
Examinations.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The civil
service commission has taken the nee
essary action to cancel all examinations
scheduled to be held between March 81,
1893, and June 80, 1898, in the states Of
Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, New
York, Wisconsin, Iowa. Nebraska, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho
and Wyoming; also the examinations
scheduled for Pittsburgs Garden City,
Kan; Grand Junction, Colo, end Salt
Lake City, U. T. In explanation Of
this action Commissioners Roosevelt said
that the cancellation of these dates was
made necessary by the failure ct con-
gress at its last session 10 approPriste
sufficient money to pay the travelling
expenses of the examiners.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
AN Eassern hfan win &c. 4.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Western
congressman who approached the presi-
dent to urge the claims of Western
candidate for the Office Of commissioner
of pensions are authority for the state
ment that Mr.. Cleveland informed them
that he had about determined to ap-
point an Eastern man to this position
and that the Office would have gone to
General Slocum Of New York. If his
advancing years had permitted him to
undertake Its onerous duties,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
oldenbure Horses for Che Fair.

BERL1N, March lE.-The German Inn
perial government has placed $4,000
marks at the disposal of the Oldenburg
Agricultural society in order that a
number of the famous Oldenburg car
rage horses may be sent to the Chicago
exhibition. This breed of horses has a
great reputation in Germany, and they
are all registered in the official stud
book kept by the authorities of the
grand duchy of Oldenburg.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
MIR. Roosevelt Tells ! story q Two.

Hr. ROOSEVELT Tells = Story or Two.
MIR. Theodore Roosevelt is practical
politician and has some good stories to
tell of his experiences while In the legis-
lature. In his address before the Liberal
club on Thursday evening he told some
Of them.
One was Of a legislator who used to
ask him to support unconstitutional billa
"But, my dear friend,n Mr.. Roosevelt
would say, SITS unconstitutional "a
never allow the constitution to come b.
tween friends" was the reply, and then
becoming very indignant the man would
add. "Mr. Roosevelt, the constitution
doesn't treat little things Hike that. .
Another man objected to bis quoting
Latin. What do you mean BY QUOTING
Latin on the floor Of this houseY thun.
dered the objector, when you don't know
the alpha or omega Of the language?n-
Buffalo Express.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
employees FIRED.

Sioux City Street Railway Operatives
Charged with Dishonesty.
Sioux CRY, Ia, March 16.-Every
street car operative employed by the
Sioux City Street Railway company
with the exception of a possible half
dozen have been discharged and new
men putin their places. The company
charges them with dishonesty ana
claims that it has been robbed as high
as 5000 per month. This has been
going on for years and the officers Of the
company believe it has averaged . asse
of $25, 600 annually from this source
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Making Ants Useful.

zone year." says Florida orange
grower, when few of my trees bore
much fruit on account of insect ravages,
! secured a large crop. induced the
ants to frequent my trees by Swinging
the trees with q strong solution Of sirup
and water. The solution dried, leaving
q saccharine substance adhering to the
leaves, twigs and branches of the trees,
In seeking which the ants killed the In
sects which infested the trees. New
York Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Defeated the Natives.

BERLIN, March ia dispatch from
East Africa states that the German
forces have won victory over the hos
tile natives, killing Sikh, the leader,
and a number of his followers. No
Germans were injured in the fight, but
Eve of their nativs allies were killed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Eneland,s railroad Exhibit.

NEW YORK, March 15.-The worlds
fair railroad exhibit from England left
by special train on the New York Gen.
trail at O'clock a. m. The famous
London and Northwestern engine and
the two passenger cars are being
wheeled TO Chicagoinstead of bexcarred
and attract considerable attention.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
NIinnesota,s Cold Wave.

ST. PAUL, March 15.-The danger
from food in the Mississippi, Min
nssota, Zurnbro, Straight and st. Croix
rivers is past for the present. as the
storm Of Monday was followed by a
cold wave. A bulletin at 8 p. m. shows
that the temperature at st. Vincent Is
90 ba1nxy
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO. March 10. 1893
OPENING PRICES.
WHEAT-May. .6l5c; July, 73c. 80
c0RN-May. &c; July, 4z14.
OATs--n6s<s, a:se.
PGssG ssy, - T5s July. 2I7.671<
LA..L 3.ay, sl2.l !; uiy, Sn.2.X
kkOhf HISS MAY, $3.50; July, So.Y5.
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT Marcil, s25Sc; May, ~ July,
ses<c.
coaN Nsrc'.. SIC; May. 4s,lc; July.
zkjle.
0ATs-Marca. sg1Se May. sS5SQa34s.
P0RK-March. $l7.071z May. Si7.371k Juiy.
tE.s7K
Laid March. sll.se May, sllsk July.
SHORT Rms M.seh. aOae Nsx. sla,L
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Too Many entertainment.

Little Daughter Say. mamma. WON'T
you take me to Cousin James funersl3
Mamma-No, petite. You went TO the
matineesy yesterday and q party last night
You musn't have too many entertain.
ments at g time. You don't want 70 Give
yourself up entirely to mirth end friyoi-
fty.-T0xns eietluTr
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Town Elections.

ST. PAUL, March lo.-One hundred
towns and villages of Minnesota held
biennial elections Tuesday. Most OF
the candidates were chosen on Citizens
or Peoples tickets and party lines were
mt closely drawn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
All He Had Left.

Wife significantly That pocketbook
you gave me for present was empty.
Husband (grimly) Yes, it was mine.
New York Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
LATEST aARKET REPORT.
Minneapolis Grain.

MINEEAPoLIs. March L. 1885,
WHEAT-May opened. 6414c; highest, 64szc;
lowest, csc; closed. 64c. July opened 665S6
66Nc; highest C67sc; lowest, 655sc; closed, 66asc
On Track-No. hard, CSC; No. / Northern,
6lIxc; No. Northern, 5gc.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
HURoN's BIG HOTEL.
Il Is Sold Under the Hammer for
$4,000.

HURoN, 8. D., March 15.-The Huron
hotel was sold at sheriff sale to satisfy
liens. It was bid in by A. Reigel of the
Consolidated Land and Irrigation COM
pany, of this city, for $4,000. This
gives the American Loan and Building
association of Minneapolis and Mr..
Reigel full control of the property,
which is worth 100000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Gladstone Much Better.

LONDON. March 15.-- Mr.. Gladstone is
SO much better as to be able to conduct
all his correspondence.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO UNION STOCK YARDS, I
March 10. 1893.
CATTIE-Ba-elv steady

CATTLE-Barely steady.
-. l sSo ssa l @sa hsas5 ; 5says ice
s7.S5G7.55
sHEEp-strong, Zoe higher; lambs, weak
and lower.
Receipts Cattle, 1850; hogs. 1000; sheep.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16
Cal,storia.

eonARja q IN sxssllsat medicins fof CHI
dssn Noshss Aays EspsaAsdiy toad ~ q -
Sod s6sss spoa thstf dAildssa.~
d. g. Q. ossooD,
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-16

"oagecs1A = ths ~ renedy for cAldr0 q
which a. aequAinssd. IAope ths dry = nos
fer dislans whea mothsn will soaade thsreal
hAgss1 q tAelx children. and ~ CAsbosis In
stsed q thevasicusQ rack nos1EuznDvlddhase
desroying tAsir loved opat b foeeiDg spium,
mcspAanA soo1hing syrup and othsf hHttd
aesa1s down their ttEpAas. thsssby ssndlng
Nm - UsmAsus grove"
DALI xncnaes,
c1away, Ark.
The sun., 1893-11-17
THE POLICf OF INFAMY.
It Mas Some Defenders. hut Few or No Sup.
porters.

It Has Some Defenders. hut Few No Sup
porters.
WASHINGTON. Nov. lot is noteworthy that
no prominent man. Democrat or Republican.
has yet appeared before the public to under
take the Administrations justification in the
Hawaii business. though two or three Demo-
Gratis have tried to excuse its course as the
Gresham document indicates 1t. Public opin-
ion ON all sides Is overwhelmingly condemna-
tory Of the President and Secretary OF State.
Jurists and others whose learning and expert
ence are great agree that the Administration
has no ground to stand upon: but they do not
wish as yet to be quoted to the public. prefer
ring to wait until everything is known.
But the American spirit is outspoken and
practically unanimous. To this should be
added that THE Suns course. and the reasons
1t gives for 1t. are everywhere applauded.
Whoever Is able to recall the manifestation OF
public opinion when Fort Sumter was fred on
is at once reminded Of that event by what peo-
pie say now when speaking OF tho Administra-
tion in connection with the Hawaii business.
The sun., 1893-11-17
The Executive no a Readjuster.

Aside from tho question OF the constitu-
tionality Of the exercise OF the power
recently assumed by the Secretary OF State
in reference to the Sandwich Islands. the
interesting question arises as to the re-
spect which should be paid by the Executive
department OF the Government to the acts
of q former Executive even when such acts
may be open to criticism.
The views Of that great lawyer. WILLIAM
Writ of Virginia. when acting as Attorney
General under President JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS. are apposite at this time. In an
opinion OF Oct. l, 1895. Mr.. WRIT said:
"Ths preliminary question H. how far the present
Executive review and unsettle the acts
OF Its predecessor
If has such authority. the Executive which 10 to
follow have the like authority to review ana
unsss decsions and to set again those OF our
predecessors and upon this principle. no question can
bs considered n finally settled.
II have Understood It to be . rule OF action pre-
scribsd itself By each to consider the
Of its predecessors conclusive far as the Ex
scutive concerned 10 but decent degree OF ro-
spsct Administration to entertain Of its prede
cessor suppose well qualified itself to execute
the laws according to the intention OF their makers
and not to set an example Of review and revsrsal
which, In Its turn. may be brought to bear upon itss
and thus keep the acts OF the Executive psrpstuaDy
unsettled and anoat
"In convers,ne with President ADAMS this SUI
jsct Understood him in the general rule of
considering all of the preceding Administrations
A. nnal: and. although partial injuries may now and
then remain uursdrssssd by the operation Of this In
with all other rulss ystit IL better to
that partial sv leave It to legislative redress
than introduce the extensive and incalculabe
evils which must result from consdering all the past
Of all the past Executives open to rsosnsdera
tsn nnd readj Indication .: the pleasure Of the indi
viduAh who interested In thsm."
The views OF WILLIAM WRIT and JOHN
QUINCY ADAMS concerning Executive limi-
tations. are opposed to the acts Of WALTER
@. GRESHAM and GROVER CLEVELAND.
The sun., 1893-11-17
OF course.
SPRECKELS's,

1t is queer complaint that comes to us
from St Mary's parish in Louisiana, that the
jewish traders there sell goods below cost"
and that they must be driven out Of the par
ish on that account. We cannot suppose that
the complainants are people who buy goods
below cost or who desire to pay more than the
very lowest prices for goods. We must sup
pose that the Jew baiters Of the parish are
traders who sell goods for far more than cost.
who ask bigger profit than their jewish
rivals. and consequently lose trade. If they
ask more than q fair price for goods. the Jew
ish traders ought to cut them out. and receive
popular favor. A large proportion OF the pop
ulation Of st. Marys are blacks. and we feel
sure that they want to buy things as cheap as
they can they are like white buyers In that
respect
Why should Jew sell goods below cost in
st. Mary's? How can he afford to do itl How
can he keep up that sort of thing all tho tme3
Whore does he get living. and BY what means
docs he grow richp The complaint against
the Jews Of the parish is too thin. We are
pleased to see that the District Judge 10 de-
tsrminsd to protect them against the assaults
Of their rapaoious enemies, the anti-Jswish
traders. We cannot believe that they will be
driven out this week. though We learn BY our
dispatches from New Orleans that the Jews
have rec sntly been ordered out OF several par
ishes OF Louisiana. II We were to expel from
New York all the dealers who sell things
pretty cheap. what . sweet price We should
have to pay for our supplies!
The sun., 1893-11-17
Free Speech but Honest Politics.

Our esteemed Republican contemporary.
the Springfield Union. as a last rabid at
tempt to avert the impending annihilation
OF protection and tariff robbery, delivers
the opinion that the Democratic party last
year adopted fool platform"
This is free country, alive always to the
fact OF liberty OF speech, and ever ready.
thank Heaven, to listen and reflect Every
American newspaper-Republican Prohibi-
tion. Single Tax. or Populist-is free to
praise or condemn. to glorify or to rage at
the existing rule Of national policy regard
ing the tariff, or at any other matter which
commands its attention.
That has no relation to the supreme ver-
dict OF the people in the year 1892. that this
same platform, wise or foolish. good or evil.
drunk or sober. as free and untrammelled
individual judgment may viewit. was right.
and should be adopted and made good.
The high contracting party Of execution Is
now In power, and the time for the perform
ance OF its contract and the fulfllment Of its
instructions has come. A tariff for revenue
only. with its necessary destruction OF the
anti-Democratic robbery OF protection. is
morally as sacred a law Of the land as though
1t were already on the statute books with the
Supreme Courts final seal OF approval. The
Democratic Congress and President still
have the perfunctory but immensely i'm
portant duty to carry out the national be-
hest squarely. honestly. without trickery
to catch private influences or sneaklng
evasion to avoid criticism.
There Is no place for disregard OF good
faith. or contempt OF party obligations. or
for the betrayal Of solemn and popularity
approved promise. within the Democracy.