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The oasis., 1894-04-19

'My puma Tis o''if hY the Smf n & Vail Go. Of Dayton, Ohio. Ii has 2 full capacity Of 250) gallons per mia te lI50,D0Q g9llops per hour aud |
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
Notebooks Not Allowed.

He was the best surveyor and drafts
man in my employ" said a well known
civil engineer, referring to man whom
he had just discharged. II discovered a
short time ago that he was keeping a
private notebook, and after notifying
him that he must stopit and again learn
ing that he was continuing the practice
was obliged to discharge him.
"a surveyor" said he, sin doing a
piece of work makes minutes as he goes
along of the lines he runs, of the various
points marking the bounds of the lands
he is surveying and all such data as is
not only necessary for the drawing of
his plans, but also incidentally that
which may aid him in the case Of any
other survey being made later on.
''This data, you see, really constitutes
sort of capital or stock in trade, for if
the party owning the land ever wishes
another survey of 1t for any purpose he
will naturally apply to that same sur
veyor, who, having these old memoran-
da, can do the work easier and more
cheaply than any other surveyor. Often
times. after many years have elapsed
and old landmarks have passed away,
those minutes become very valuable.
Consequently civil engineer always
wishes to keep these in his own hands,
and men in his employ are not allowed
to make copies. of minutes of surveys
which they make while in his employ.
Otherwise an old employee, in leaving
and setting up in business for himself,
could carry away a large slice of his en-
ployer's business. New York Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
A Family OF Giants.

"The best evidence of the truth of the
theory OF heredity ever saw" said T.
z. Lucas to the corridor man at the Lin
dell, sis a family named Walker, living
In Mitch ell county, N. @. There are at
present even brothers and five sisters,
the loweS t stature of any of them being
feet, w hich is the height of one of the
girls. q er sisters run in regular gradu-
alton as to height-6 feet 1 inch, 6 feet
inches and 6 feet 8 inches. The tallest
brother is feet inches, and the short
est feet inches.
1.-THE mother is short, being but feet
8 inches, while the father, from whom
the children inherit their remarkable
growth, is z feet 2 inches. He is Of a
family Of nine brothers, the tallest of
whom was 8 feet in height and the short
est feet, and all of them lived to a con-
siderable age, the only one surviving,
however, being the father Of the sons
and daughters mentioned. If the pres
emit family were arranged one above the
other, they would reach 70 feet 6 inches
in height. 1t is said that all of the an
cestors back through several generations
were Of like proportions. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15

Whatever the late ProSssscr 1ya-
dall's final wishes may have been, twas
not" writes q correspondent, 'his Aedre
at one time of his life that his resAaana
should rest in the little graveyard. a
Haslemere. remember sons 10 yeaes
ago sitting next him At a,dinney peFty as
the late Earl Of Daihousie's sud HE ex-
patiating with much sent and eiOeHsmcs
on his horror Of being iAfsEgea In Aeap
spot. His final rsstiAg plaza, the pEO-
lessor declared, wAs ALREADY pssSAssdfe
him near his faxoxtke Alpine getgaAt--a
shelf cut In the hazd rock. Aigh Up IN tie
pure, dry mountahA cir wle<e tha Aas-
ural process OF disinsek ssion snAghs .
accomplished with e few Of IL palnSnl
adjuncts Of decay as xniah4- ee.--Hs
laughingly volunteered 10 provide co.,
tiguous rocky shelves tcE any like mind
ed friends. e s.
II may perhaps be Nllowsd % ed that
through all the intervening ysAEs ! AASs
retained a. most vivid impFetcm Is he
enthusiasm with which PFofsseoF Tsn-
dali dwelt on the wilder beaHtias OF ns-
ture. He assured me that - lived %
Hindhead not for the sake q the S1Qui-
site summer days, but for the Wild eyen-
ings of spring and autumn, when storms
and mists and rainclouds sweep ACROSS
the open hillside. His artistic enjoy-
ment Of such a scene seemed to me- quits
as keen as his scientific appreciation." ~
Westminster Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
s=
A vllLAoER.

There was no lad handsomep than WHilawA
The day that he came 70 fAiherss Aense.
There was none had An eye g SOFT ~ b1us
As Willie's was when he came % woe
To q laboring life though hound thee b.
AMI on my fathers ground live FRA.
I'll take thee, I said. for thy manly Hraee,
Thy gentle voice an thy loving facs.
'Tis forty years now sincs wssysss wed.
We are ailing an gray needs net ~ Do sAi&.
But Willie's eye II as blue and seEk
As the day when he woosd me IN fashess
croft.
Yet changed am In body an mind, s.
For Willie to mo has meier been kina.
Merrily drinking IN singing with tAe nesn.
He 'ud come home late SIX nights a. tAsesssn
An since the children bsgEown a goAA
He 'as shunned the house an lsft Ne leAss
An less an less he brings me IN 81
o. the little he now has strength - wia.
Tho roof lets through the wind "a ths wsA
An master won't mend C With ns % 3 6sl&.
An all looks every day mare vera
An the best Of my gowns be sAa6AE - tssa.
No wonder II words had a-greNn 70 bio
That matters not, while nobody knoWs.
For love him shAl 70 che end 81 Hts
An be, as I swore, his own true wife.
An when I'm gone hen turn - -
His folly an wrong "a b sorry tor ne,
An como 70 mo there 81 tho iaaA o. hiss.
To give me the love I looked teR ID thae. r: :;
.,H0heTA Dri6eee.,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
FLESH EATING HARES.
A skeptic Was Convinced When He Saw
One Munching Mutton.

A skeptic Was Convinced When He Saw
One Munching Mutton.
Hare is a dish never seen on Spanish
table, because in Spain there is a super
stition that hares in the night go into
churchyards and dig up the graves and
eat the dead bodies. A writer who spent
some time shooting in Castillo, where
game is very plentiful, relates how he
was convinced of the fact that the hares
do eat flesh. He had been told SO by
the country people, but had treated their
assertion as a ridiculous fiction. The
next time he found himself in party Of
sportsman he repeated what he had
heard as joke, but to his surprise every
one listened quite gravely and assured
him that it was perfectly true. They
themselves had frequently seen hares
eating flesh. AS he still expressed doubts
on the subject, however, one of the COM
pany offered to bet him 30 liters of wine
that he (the Germany should see hare
eating meat. The bet was accepted.
The next morning, very early, the Span
lard, the German and two greyhounds
went out to a great heath to look for
flesh eating hares. As they were sitting
waiting for the hares to appear, the
Spaniard, to the Germans amazement,
took little live crab out of his pocket.
"What do you want that forT said the
German. "To catch the hare with" re-
piled the Spaniard. 1t struck the Ger
man that perhaps the Spaniard had
brought him out merely to make fool
Of him. But then he reflected that that
was not the Spanish way with strangers.
80 he held his tongue and went on wait
ing. By and by fine hare appeared.
In a moment the two dogs were after
him (they, were well muzzled, 80 that
they could not do him any harm), and
In few moments more the hare had dis
appeared again In his hole, and the dogs
were barking at its mouth. The men got
ND and hurried after them.
Now" said the Spaniard, "this IL
where my crab comes In" He pulled
ont the crab and put it down at the
mouth of the hole, and it, glad to hide in
the dark shade, crept In with all the ex.
petition it could manage. The Span.
lard instantly spread a large coarse sack
over the entrance. and In a fewmoments
out rushed the hare, terrified by its un'
expected visitor, right into the sack
Home they went with their prisoner
which they placed in cage. When the
hare had recovered from his fright. ht
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
ate before the aerman's astonisned eyes
several pieces of the mutton which were
thrown in. -Muenchene Zeitung.
IRON I'm PHARMACY.

The pharmacopoeia has long recon.
mended iron wire as material for iron
preparations. Musical wire. being steel
and therefore purer, is also often APP
piled and yields sufficiently pure prep
arations. More lately there have been
recommended for this purpose soft steel
drillings. as being cheaper, purer and
not so difficult to dissolve as wire, which
by the various processes of forging, ham,
mering. rolling and final drawing be-
comes denser and harder.
The more impure an iron the quicker
il will dissolve, but the same piece of
iron or steel will more rapidly dissolve
the less it has undergone the mechanical
treatments in question. Thus. if the i'm
mense amount of mechanical labor be
considered to which an iron or steel bar
Is subjected in reducing its diameter to
that Of wire, it is argued that soft steel
drillings, shavings or turnings deserve
preference. In q word, the turnings and
drillings of axles and steel boiler plate,
which can be obtained at any steel works
or machine shop, are ranked among the
purest brands Of iron, in the chemical
sense of the word. According to ex-
perts, it may be considered a practical
rule that any brand of steel capable of
making good axle or boiler plate will
also yield pure preparations on dissoIv-
ing.-New York Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
UNCLE SANS wARsHips.
Fitting One Of Them For crasss 0sssss
sroan RapAn1A 'SsE & Il

Fitting One Of Them For . Cruise 0sss9 b
Small FortuEs. =: s.. -
Furniture and supplies for unele
Sans new war vessels cost s mint W
money To fit out one Of these ships for
cruise is a bigger job than equipping .
first class hotel. Here Is q floating fox-
tress as long as two city blocks, with oil
modern conveniences and complete re-
taurant facilities, lighted throughout BY
electricity-a gigantic fighting machine
and military barracks combined. Her
steel walls, bristling with guns. shaitsF
small army of men. The New York,
for example, has q crew numbering %SC.
besides 40 marines and a officers. 70
feed them all for q twelvsmonth 81 The
governments rate Of allowsnce ecses
sec, 900. :. - : ~. y l. - g E.ag44
On going into commission such o shie
must be furnished throughout. from ~
kitchen, which Is - complete - tAAA ct
great city hosiery, to the captatuss
cabin. She carries. large stocks os St.
tionery, hardware and apotheoaSias
goods, and is provided with. tools Ter ~
sorts Of trades. Everything conesissSsa
that may be needed for purposes oe was
and peace is supplied. because On tie
high seas no shops or factories are 90
cessible. Usually the vesssl, u iyee-
Visioned for only three months, becauss
there is no room to stow more. The ~
tons are purchased By TIE navy depart
ment and comprise such nscesAtAs q
hard bread, cornmeai, oatxsse. h0asnys
-four, salt pork, beams poass sisAs Pc
served meats, butter, c06es and -. (.
Every man in the nasy, from Ne Last
boy Snapped mp to the admiral, has @
allowance Of 30 cents o dsy Tor 3eAtA@s,
which he may. draw either IA food O. d
money. The paymastpE eg ths ehiR:has
charge Of all the reovisns, 1hleA Vege
dealt out by his ..yeonaa, GxAa = p
turn assisted by.tAsa ja6&zassdnst4llz II
person last named atAsnAa 3c0penlngaAB
barrels and packages: 1Gg4se asa psg
are served ont nAee 81 10 DER. Acq9 sss
cry four days and mNta dsslY, WAlls
in port fresh provisi6aS sss tsSnit
each man recavinS CUE p6und ~ tis5k
bread, II pounds Of ffesh Hsat aAd eaS
pound Of fresh vsgstSblss 4 ps dssus.
These take the plaes oss Tie os3inas1 "a
tons, only tea and co6aA tespg rssHtasd
in addition. The Allowanos 3; %
times 90 hheral that The Snlist msa
cannot possibly consume th1 whole estk
so they take part Of u la cd Aila.
dslphia Times. 80 -.Gi.s'F<' = - 2
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15

-
Two Of the most wooaeefm staieetite
caves in the world are locsted Nishin .ths
territory Of Utah-ona Ave miiee south
of Toquervlle and the other 1S miles
west Of st. George. Neithss q feraksk.
able on account of dxs. and q ths bdsa
of my knowledge the dignitying title q
cavern" has never bsen bestowed upUR
either of the two. Thsy simply comS
within the category Of tho wondsTfui b
cause Of the immense number Of staiao.
titles Of various sizes and coioxs which
depend from their roofs. The Art, the
one near Toquerville, is known e u
Virgin. and the other by the name OF the
Black Warrior. Ga !.
The Virgin was discovered few ysArs
ago by the contractor Of sn ir1iRa&ina
company, who was engaged in dYiving {
tunnel through a mountain cailsd Ella
Virgin Bench" for the purpose Of tap
ping the river beyond. fWhen the lieka
was first let into this wohdeffuF uHAer.
ground chamber, tie sfE6Os Il ssad 4
have been startling, the roof rsa0 Aoos
glittering with cubes and posnts a. en-.
tai alum and the ROOT studdsd Rish Mi.
lions Of rain colored stAlactitas. -;
The BLACK Walriof" cave 81 . eesta:
terpart Of the Virgin and was disoOvssadl
by miners at point where their tnaAsl
was 1856 feet benssth ths sur4acS. D.
Louis Republic. :. ''' =, y -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
Flower a Big Eater.

Roswell P. Flower is funny fellow
when he eats. He has always been used
to good things, and he knows them now
when he sees them. He is a big eater
and fair drinker. But his peculiarly
is that he always wants whole canvas,
back duck to himself. If there are 20 at
dinner or only 2, a duck is placed before
the governor, with big carving knife
and he helps himself to the slices as he
wants them. He does not want his duck
carved for him, nor does he want to share
it. But he will pay the bill for as many
ducks as may be necessary to supply the
whole party, even if~al want separate
ducks. All the hotels know his peculiar
ity and look out for him.-New York
Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15

An English paper tells the following
old story as of something having recent
ly happened: The hartford magistrate
sent boy named Mace to a truant
school for two years, whereupon this
colloquy ensued:
Clerk-You are bound to ask the father
what is his religious persuasion.
Chairman-Do you go to church?
Defendant-No, sir.
Chairman-Do You go anywhere?
Defendant-No, sir.
Chairman-Does the boy go anywhere?
Defendant-No, sir
Clerk-Then we shall put him down
as belonging to the Church of England.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
Her Indignation.

A pretty little woman came out of a
big dry goods store the other day. Her
eyes were flashing fire, and her face was
flushed with indignation.
What's the matter?" inquired a
friend who met her at the door.
"Why,' she said, Il just saw man
do a thing in there that makes my
blood boil. l went over to the dress
goods counter and found him there sit
ting on stool and letting his wife
stand. When I came along, he got up
and offered me his seat. And his wife
stood there meekly and never said a
word. If he'd been my husband, l
would have snatched him baldheaded. "
Can you blame her?-Buffalo Express.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
Fad 1t In For Him,

Poet-If ever catch the compositor
who ruined my last poem, I'll be tempt
ed to murder him. You see wrote a
beautiful little gem about my prospec-
tive wife, an3 in it referred to her as "a
composite of angels
Friend-Well?
Poet-And the thick headed printer
got it ga composite of angles. Boston
Courier.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
Chinese Gambling,

Gambling debts are pre-eminently
debts of honor in China and are more
willingly and speedily paid than any 9th
ers. To pay them a Chinaman will pawn
all his property and even sell his chill
dren. For this he is regarded by the
public as worthy of all praise, and the
relatives who allow themselves to be sold
are treated as models Of flial devotion.
Meanwhile a tradesman to whom debt
is due may starve.-Asiatic Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15

"Why do We honor ambition and dc.
spise avarice. while they ars both bdt
the desire Of possession inquired Z
friend Of Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- Because" answered hs, ...thp snns q
natural, the other artificial; tbs one chs
sign Of mental health. the other bf fnbh.
tel decay; the one appetite the othes
disease" ~, -s.sz.> si's
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
What is

AstOra Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children contains neither Opium, Morphine
ether Narcotic substance 1t is harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops Soothing SyrupS, and Castor OIL
It Pleasant. guarantee is thirty years. By
Mothers. CastOria destroys Worms and alays
Nsverishness. CastOria prevents volltng Sour Curd
erres Diarrhoea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and datulency
Castoria assimilates food regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. C&s-
toria Il the Chfdreus Panacel-the Mothers Friend
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15

For shampooing the hair nothing is
better than plenty Of tar soap and hot
water. It Is better than CASTLE even
and makes fine soft lather. A little
borax or tablespoonful of ammonia in
the water is also good for oily hair, but
too much Of either turns the hair gray.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
Ayacation For Some One,

Mrs. Clark-How is the contested will
case coming on, Mr.. Dover?
Mr.. Dower-It's all settled and in my
favor.
Mrs. Clark congratulate you. Isup-
pose you'll soon be taking your family
to Europe?
Mr.. Dower-No, but my lawyer is 60
ing to take his.-Soundings.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
PostofHce Insurance,

The English postmaster general is en-
powered to insure the lives of persons
between the ages of IA and 65 years for
not less than $25 nor more than $500, and
to grant annuities of not more than $500
on the lives Of persons of the age Of
years and upward. The annuities are
sold in connection with the postofice
saw 8 bank department.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
An Ancient Game.

'tsay, Red and Green, do you know
that footballs one Of the oldest games
known ..e .--.. ..
"Sor Where did you learn thatT
"Here in Exodus, where Pharoah's
daughter found Moses in the rush line. "
Philadelphia Call.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15

A young man advertised for wife, and
his sister answered the advertisement;
and the young man thinks there Is no
balm in advertisements, and the old peo-
pie think it is pretty hard to have two
fools in one family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
Castoria.

"cnss.ia 70 IN excellent medicine for CHI
Srsn. Mothers have repeatedly teid me Of its
gosA sRsss upon their children"
.~.~ DR.. G. c. OsGooD,
I'll Lowell, Mass.
g. ? H. -- ..- 10
~csstoria d the best remedy for children Of
which ana acquainted. hope the day is Lot
far distant when mothers will consider the real
inaesest Of their children, and use CLstoria in
Stood Of theyariousquack nostrums which are
desaroyinR their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morohine, soothing syrup and other hurtfu
a.eaa down their threats, thereby sending
them - premature graves" -.... -
DR- J. F. KNCHELoE,
Conway, Ark
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15

To clean bronzes, immerse in boiling
water. Clean with flannel dipped in
soapsuds and rub dry with channels
An urn should be filed with boiling wa
ter before the exterior e cleaned,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15

The little island Of Iceland, viii
about 10000 inhabitants, has Ne sams
number Of newspapers 20 Tie eTeek en-.
pire Of China.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
iAIN LINZ
WEST BOUND
SAUK CT NTI;E & NORTHERN.
Ially Exc pit SGmday.

DAILY trains tween 81. Ptui. Hinnea
lis, Sioux City. IT CtOu t. = lux t'~I.
Crook sion. NuOrhead. Fargo. Grand FO-
Grafton. " tnnlleg. Devils La" e, Great Pa
Helena, Butte Kal1ApeiI, Spokane and
attIe
Pacific coast trains run palace sleep
and DINING cars, buffet iID".trV, Ob<rrvaIi
smOk ing 'ars. ii gst ANA : conf c AS, coach
free COIOl '~I ~I.rpPIs, tlc
Connections at - PauI. Minneapolis WI
trains 20 and rom lake Sup , Tor pDin
Chicago, It. Louis ana the east, south "A.
sou west.
Cr sSe~ he Rocky and Ca>"Ade m untai'"
in daylight, giving passengers a chance u
see some ~ the finest @CpnrIy IN Am RIGA.
steamer and raII connections Al Neatt
for Puget sound p ,ints, California, Alask
Ohina and Japan.
Conn eetIOnN at G1unner'S FerlV. Idaho. {,
K9Otenai river ana lake points; nj Wen
atchee, WASH. tor Lake Chelan, the uppr
Columbia and the OkNnpgtu district.
Tickets sold ami DIgELge checked to n
principal points. For publicAI ions and In
formation about rate routes, etc. apply Il
JAS. A. NORRIS, Agent,
Sank Centre, Mimi
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15

Coins with dates 9stsSsing tsssAzns
Donini" "a. d. cannot b found bSar.
ing an earlier date than that eE the tOuz.
teenth century.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15
tastoria.

"Castoria is SO we'll adaptcdt q
recommend it as superior toa ,-Jira
known to me-
Fl. 4. Az. Il L.,
III So. Oxford St, = - ~ Ny
"Ohr physicians in the chi :, 4, oal
ment have spoken highly OF n&"el
ence in their outside practice So .>."'i
and althot = we only have ".,s'% O
medical suT res what is know t",>'L
products, ye,, we are free to &C t:''' Ia
merits of CastoPia has won us ""f n
favor II, yon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DI~F>asAR-
BOStch. ~:
ALLEN G. SMITH, Pres,
urray ST. &c, New York GiiY,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-15

Tia Centaur Company II Murray &c New York CHh
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-11-16
State Printing Contracts.

S>oI AAO ooAuA III
The commissioners of printing met to-
day and awarded the contract for state
printing for the ensuing biennial period.
The contract for the first and second
classes was let to the Bismarck TRIBUNE,
the third class to the jamestown Alert,
and the fourth class to the Grand Forks
Herald. The bid of the Bismarck Settler
was not considered, as the board took
the position that this institution was not
qualified under the law, which provides
that only the bids of thoroughly compe-
tent and established printing houses,
capable of doing this class of work, shall
be considered. Mr.. Moffet's proposal
contemplated the establishing of a plant
and the obtaining Of facilities for doing
state printing, provided he was awarded
the contract, whereas the law contem-
plates that only bids from printing es-
Establishments which have been qualified
to do the work, during q period of at
least n year prior to the letting of said
contracts, shall be considered. The board
also ruled that the biennial period be-
gins with the date of the awarding of the
contract, which in 1893 was made on the
10Th of November, and this year upon
the same date.