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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
WERE BOUND TO PLAY POKER.

Newspaper Men Out of Cash Put Up Thei,
brains For Stakes.
Poker has heen played with every.
thing from pea beans to hundred dol.
lar bill, but perhaps the most curious
commodity that was ever passed about
over the green cloth occurred the other
night among party Of newspaper men.
Somebody suggested the evening
hours would pass more quickly If all
hands INDUCED in the national game.
Every one was willing. but when an 40
count of stock was taken it was disoov-
cred that there was only about $3.50 In
the crowd, and every one objected to
playing for wind" After little dis
cussion some one had am idea, which he
put in these words: Lets appoint a
committee Of two as judges; then for an
hour let us each sit down and write
short stuff for the Sunday paper. Every
thing that the committee agrees upon as
being good enough to be printed shall be
accepted as cash and can be paid in as
equivalent for stack Of chips"
This idea met with instant favor, and
for an hour or more nothing could be
heard In that room but silence. At the
end Of that time each one produced his
quota of alleged interesting stories, and
the committee to which it was submit
ted, reading it all with lenient eye,
passed nearly the whole lot.
Then the game began and furnished
the curious spectacle Of men opening
jackpots for quarter of column and
anteing with a stick, with a fixed
limit of column, including the head.
New York Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
An Eccentric Character.

It was at night, when the lower par
Of Broadway was as silent as village
street A lone cab was crawling along,
its driver comfortably hunched forward
smoking cigar. Suddenly there was 8
crash, the sharp rattle of broken glas:
on the pavement. and a leg protrude6
through one of the cab windows. The
few pedestrians and one policeman who
heard and saw were startled, and the
observing Sun man had dismal forebod-
ings of having to go back to the office
and write story about mystery OF
possibly the tragedy of Broadway cab.
But the driver remained comfortably
hunched, did not miss q puff of his ci.
gar, and the horse logged On until the
policeman motioned to the driver to stop.
whats all this?'' he asked.
cts all right, answered the driver.
"But let's have look, said the off.
Ger.
He peered into the cab, which con-
tanned but one person, man, who, OBJ
serving the officer, remarked in any.
thing but tragic, in fact, in the friend.
lest Of tones:
Z" 'F'ser, les all have 'nozzer.
tDrive on, /" said the policeman and
added, but don't want any more Of
this cab window smashing on Broad.
way"
"He can't smash any more" the
driver said, gathering up his reins. ''He
smashed the Left door glass at Duane,
the front glass at Howard and the right
door glass here at Grand. He's all
right. He does this about once month. d
"G'ni', User, said the fare.
s'Good night, sir" replied the Off.
oer.-New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
Cardinal gibbons ON sufrrage.

Cardinal Gibbons, in recent sermon
at the Baltimore cathedral, said on the
question Of woman suffrage:
The church follows the teachings Of
st. Paul, that woman is equal to man,
when he declares that God makes nc
distinction as to nationality, race OF
sex. It seems to me fearful to contem.
plate what would have been the con,
dition Of society today If it had not beer
for the restraining, sanctifying and pu.
fifying influence Of woman. Woman
does not today exercise the right of suf'
frage. She cannot vote, and am heart,
lily glad of it, hope the day will never
come when she can vote, and If the
right Is granted her hope she will re.
greet it. even though there are some mis-.
guided women who think they want it.
Rest assured, If woman entered politics,
abe would be sure to carry away with
her some Of the mud and dirt Of the po.
Ntioal contact She, too, would lose
some Of the influence which she now
exerts,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
Mortgage foreclosure Sale.

nEFAULT having been made in the pay
- menu Of the sum OF two hundred
eighty and 1870 Dollars, which Is claimed 10
he due, and is due at the date Of this nofies
upon certain mortgage. duly executed and
aeliyered by Ella A. Tompers and Albert n.
yomT ets her husband. mortgagors to the Sc.
gage, bearing date the Goth day of January.
lSS5,and with n power of sale therein Contained
duly recorded In the office Of the register Of
deeds 10 and for the county of Stea1ns and
State Of Minnesota on the ati, ssv IF rah.
ruary, 1879 at nine O'Clock A. NJ. I'm Isook
OF mortgages. on page s04. and 10 ac
tiGh O. proceeding having been instituted AZ
Jaw 0rotherTise, 10 recover the debt sec,,,ed
by said mortgage, or any part thereof
Now, Therefore, Notice Is Hereby Given
ihat ny ylItne OF the power of sale contaiped
IN tIdsniorfgage., and pursuant To the STAT
Ute 4 n such case made and provided the said
mortgage VIII be foreclosed. by a sale OF tine
premises described In and conveyed by
Lalsliye % and six (e) in block eight ts)
IN kifnbaIi Prairie. acc ofdlre to the Mai
mercer on Me AID OF record in The off1ce 81
ine register OF deeds in and for the county
u Stearhs and state ofMiDHesota. s.iid land
lying snd being in Sfearns county and
o. .i, ~ az hnesota, with the Entertainments
anu APPROPRIATENESS; which sale will be made
by the sheriff Of said Siearf,s comfy, AZ The
mol dbl OF the Court House. In tb. city n 4
% - I5ini IN sald county aud state, on the
Hfht da4 oi Decemb,r, 1884. at ten O'Clock
A: ,oi halliday. at pubic yendue. 10. the
big6,'sf bidder for cash, 10 pay said debi ~
~ - 100 dollars, and Interest, and tweni,
I've collars attorneys fees. as stipulated n,
and D. said mortgage In case OF + -rr cI.sur.,
ara the -dlsburseJnents allowed by law:
unJ'ct to redemption at any time witl,In
one ar from the day of sale. as proyf red D.,
Dated October 18th A. D. 1894,
SECURITY SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
Mortgage.
Attorney for said Mortgage.
S2 Guaranty Loan Building, Minneapolis,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
POOLING WITH MooNsAlNERs.

Only Ono of the United States Deputy Mar
shals Came Back whole. -,
It was known In the United States
marshals Office at Nashville that Wild
cat whisky was coming down the Cum
berland river. The marshal was new In
Office, and therefore was determined to
do his duty, which. Of course, was to
see that the illicit distilleries, no mat
ter how remote. should be destroyed,
and that the distillers should be brought
to Justice His predecessors In offioe had
been likewise determined and had sent
brave men to the mountains. but whis-
Ky had continued to como down the
Cumberland river. The present mar
shall, Captain Hayes, an old Confsdsr-
ate officer, said that he thought that
when the boys found out thst he really
wanted them to quit they would do 30.
He understood them, he know their ma
lures, their impulsiveness and their dis
position to yield to persuasion. 80 he
sent deputy and four men to tell the
boys to quit. One night about week
later some one rang the doorbell, and
the marshal himself went to the door
why" said he, ''haye you got back,
Caney?''
Caney answered, "Yes, just about. )"
where is the deputy marshall
"Well, he's back too
"Why didn't he come around?"
s.Well, lowed that his folks need.
cd him more than you did, so I unload
ed him there.
"What, you don't mean that he's
hurt?''
''No, not hurt now, but he was. He's
dead at present I'm the only one that
got back whole.
"Well, declared Didn you tell those
boys that wanted them to quit their
foolishness?"
eyes, and they must have been hard
Of hearing. for they kept on a-shootin. !"
-Opie Read.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08


person is lie who has not learned to con-
troll feeling and expression, and it Is ho
who finds fault with his surroundings
and ilnputes uncanny conduct to them.
That there are functional states Of the
body that predispose one to mental de-
preston or exhilaration we are ready to
admit. A torpid liver, q chronic ca
tarrh. rheumatic joint and even an
old corn may rogder one susceptible to
weather changes, the physical ailment
producing nerve reaction that Is keen
~ felt at the spiral centers and may test
the spirit Mind, however, is superior
to matter. or father constituted for SUI
periority. Fairly organized, carefully
developed and trained, it will exhibit
that superiority by its pose and calm
ness in circumstances that are disagree
ablo or painful to the physical sense.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08

clouds. It is related that he attempted
to make smoke ring once but in
pickering up his lips swallowed the Cd
gar, blaze and ALL He evidently relish
ed the bite as dainty morsel. for since
that incident he never takes more than
enc or two puffs at cigar or cigarette.
swallows it down, then blows the smoke
ont OF his nostrils with the ease and
grace that would put to shame two
legged cigarette fiend.
It is only of late that Billie has taken
to the cigarette habit It was apparent
~ with much regret that brother goat
in an adjoining yard watched him tackle
the papers. He prefers cigars, as rule.
however, but when nothing better is to
be had cigarette is welcome
Charles Reber, the owner Of the goat.
notices his growing fondnees for Gig
arettes with much alarm. with o
cigar in his mouth, - remarked Mr.. Re-
Der, she looks like the full grown, H..
year-old, 100 pound goat he is but
when he wants to dude up with q oute
little cigarette it spoils his handsome
cast of countsnanoe y Mr.. Reber is very
solicitous for the welfare OF his animal
and has great expectation that the dig
arctic ornsade non q In the city will
be carried into the animal kingdom and
save his goat from the grave Of q con-
firmed cigarette hend. -6k Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
ANOTHER pELueE.
The Boy Believed In Gods Promise, but
~ WAS a BIT Scared. -

The Boy Believed In Gods Promise, but
Was BIT Scared.
Boys--that is, small boys-haye queer
ideas in their little heads, often finding
expression in unique, speech. That
they are truthful, or at least intend to
be SO, goes without saying. During the
recent local food q little boy about
years old stood at the window watching
the rain as it rained. 1t seemed to him
that he had never seen anything like it;
had never in his brief experience no.
ticed such strong indications of regu-
lar old fashioned food. Finally he con-
fded his fears to his mother, asking IL
che didn't think that God was going to
drown out the world again.
Here was tho golden opportunity for
impressing upon the mind of oonfiding
childhood the teachings of the Bible. So
she said calmly, Don't you remember,
Archibald, that you learned in Sunday
school that God promised that he
wouldn't drown the world again. The
little fellow watched the increasing rain
a moment in silence while he pondered
earnestly on the momentous question.
eyes, be said slowly, Eyes, I s'pose
I've got to believe what God says. but
but land he shut his lips hard
'but this is devil of shower. ~
Saltwater (Minn. Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
OLD hIckoRYs WAYS.

Two Characteristic Stories of Jaelxson,s
Bluntness When He Was President.
General Armstrong, assistant COM
missioner.of Indian affairs, thinks that
Andrew Jackson was one of the greatest
men this country ever produced and
has q number of stories which were told
him by his uncle, who was an intimate
friend of Old Hickory. One of them is
very characteristic of the man.
Lewis Cass, secretary of war, was
over as the White House one day with
some important papers for the president
TO sign, among them being court mar
tial findings.
.Cass, what is this?" inquired Jack
aon as he was about to write his name
to the document.
sit is court martial" answered
Cass.
''What have I to do with it?'' asked
the president
It dismisses an officer from the sery-
ice, and the president must sign such or
ders. I"
Jackson toyed with the paper and
said musingly: sDismisses him FROM
the army, eh? Whyg'
Drunkenness; getting drunk and
falling down on parade or something Of
that kind, " answered the secretary.
"Who ordered the court?" asked Jack
son.
General Scott, " answered Cass.
Who is it?" inquired the president,
with more interest,
Inspector General Kraun," replied
Cass.
"Whatp shouted jackson. ''My old
friend Kfaun! Cass, just read what
that paper says"
The secretary read the usual form Of
the court martial sentence in suoh cases
The president then took the paper and
wrote across the bottom where he was
about to sign his name:
THE within findings are disapprov-
ed, and Colonel Kraun Is restored to
his duty and rank.
He passed the paper back to Secreta-
~ Cass and said, with his usual vehe-
mence:
By the Eternal, Cass, when you and
Scott serve your country as well as that
man has you can get drunk on duty ev-
cry day."
A young man from Tennessee, son Of
friend of General Jackson's, came to
Washington for place. He looked
about and found what he wanted. It
was in the war department and filed
by very efficient Wing, whom Secre-
tary Cass would not remove. The young
man told jackson the situation, and
Cass was sent for.
"Cass," said the president, ''this
young man, son of my old friend, says
you have got place in the war depart
ment filed by Wing which you won't
give him. -
Secretary Cass explained that the
duties of the Office were Of peculiar
kind, and he could get no one to fill the
place if the man now in it should be re-
moved. jackson flared up.
.sBy the Eternal, Cass, do you mean
to tell me you have an Office in your de-
partment filed by Wing which can't
be filled bya Democratr Then abolish
the office!''
The young man got his place. Wash
ington Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
Costly Pipes.

The Turkish hookah and the Persian
nargile are the most magnificent and
expensive Of all pipes.
The tubes through which the smoke
is drawn are made Of leather covered
with velvet, or with gold and silver
among the very wealthy, richly orna-
mented with precious stones, while the
receptacle for the water is usually form
ed Of glass handsomely cut or engraved
and gilt, or of precious metals decorated
with enamels.
The liquid in this bowl is frequently
rosewater or other sdelicately perfumed
distillation, adding considerably to the
fragrance Of the smoke The tobacco Is
lighted in receptacle at the summit of
the pipe, which Is also formed Of gold
or silver and studded With magnificent
diamonds aud other gems The tubes
vary In length from Ave to ten yards,
and the whole parapherualia is often
borne behind nobleman On horseback,
SO that by this means he can continue
his smoke IS the inclination takes him.
-Atlanta Constitution.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
HUMAN WEATHER INDICATORS.

Effects Of Atmospheric Changes on tho
Temperament of Men.
A writer in The American Journal Of
Psychology discusses the subject from
the view of common experience and
presents some facts that are interesting
as we'll as leading in their directness.
He says:
1.-THE head Of factory employing
1000 workmen said, we reckon that a
disagreeable day yields about 10 per
cent less work than delightful day,
and we have thus to count this as fac
tor in our profit and loss account Ac-
cidents are more numerous in factories
on bad days.
"a railroad man never proposes
changes to his superior If the weather
is not propitioua Fair days make men
accessible and generous and open to con-
slider new problems favorably. Some say
that opinions reached in best weather
states are safest to invest on. /"
Other facts are mentioned in the
psychica1 and physiological relations. as:
weather often affects logic, and many
meu mOoe ~ dOSloblo CohoAuoiouo al .
varied by heat and cold. The knee jerk
seems proved to have another factor. 1t
is not strange il the eye, which wants
the normal stimulus in long, dark
weather, causes other changes. /"
Temperament Is Q fundamental factor
in sensitiveness to atmospheric changes.
that type of it called the mental being
the moro intensely affected, while the
bilious type may exhibit by comparison
the more capricious or morbid impress
sions, says The chronological Journal
The mental manifestations, as rule,
however, depend upon the organism
primarily. If the culture is good-that
is, the faculties have been trained to
coordinate harmonious action, and the
elements that contribute TO serenity and
self control have been well developed
weather conditions will but operate
like other parts Of the environment, and
self training will show adaptation, sell
repression.
The .1sKxQua . excitable. irascible
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
THIS GOAT SMOKES.
He Prefers . Clear Havana, but Comes
Down to Cigarettes IL He Has To.

He Prefers . Clear Havana, but Comes
Down to Cigarettes IL He Has To.
A billygoat that smokes cigars and
cigarettes, just like man, is in the
possession of Charles Reber, at 1870
Krauss street, Carondelet The goat has
IL year growth Of horns and whiskers
of about the same age waving gracefully
and odorously from his chin. After a
hearty feast upon tin, tacks, rags, pa
per and anything else in sight Billie, rs
Le is called, takes his siesta. Unless a
rigar or cigarette is provided the after
meal enjoyment is all broken up for
Billie, and he bleats continually until
provided with smoke.
No ardent lover of the fragrant weed
pulls at cigar with more relish than
this goat. A complacent smile curls his
upper lip when the lighted weed Is
placed In his mouth, and the right fore
foot makes motions toward the whiskers
Is though to stroke them. Bnt Billie is
no ordinary smoker, nor is he unskilled
IN the habit. He is not only a connois-
seur Of the best clear Havana goods, but
is an adept at fast putting and graceful
manipulation Of the weed while in his
mouth. The smoke Is pever pulled out
Of his mouth. Billie 1nhales IL and blows
IL ont through bis nostzils IL great
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
CATHERINE HARRISON, WITCH.

4 Paper ON the EARLY Witch Lore Of Com
4. DR.. @. J, Hoadly read paper on
Catherine Harrison, Witch, :" at mees-
Ing Of the Connecticut Historical socie-
y. Dr. Hoadly said that while Gather
Inc Harrison was not executed two
were undoubtedly executed for WITCH
craft In Connecticut, and there were
others about whom there might be some
doubt. This community was not swept
by the superstition as were some parts
Of Massachusetts,, but there were those
here who held to it.
Catherine Harrison was house serv-
ant before her marriage, and one Of the
daughters of the house where she work.
ed made oath that she was notorious
liar, Sabbath breaker and fortune
teller. The depesitions said she had
caused sickness to some people, death
to others, had an unholy influence over
animals, had been seen to appear as a
calf and change back to her own shape,
and that her form or face had frequent
" appeared at peoples bedsides and
other unlikely places. At this trial she
was not convicted She was arrested
again in May, 1869, and again commit
ted to Jail At the following term Of
court she was Indicted, pleaded not
guilty and was tried before jury. This
jury then failed to agree, and she was
remanded to jail until court should con-
vene again In the fall. At that term the
Jury rendered verdict of guilty, but
the court was not satisfied. 1t obtain
cd an expert opinion on witchcraft from
some ministers, and still not being sat
isied referred the matter to the general
court. She remained in prison until May,
1870, when the general court released her
on the payment of the "just fees' Of the
trial and ON condition she should leave
the state.
Catherine Harrison left the state and
went to Westchester. N. Y, but her
reputation preceding her the inhabit-
ants complained to the COVER r. For
some time she was placed un /. bonds
for good behavior. She was .fterward
released Hartford Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
Ne WISHED HIMSELF a DOC.
y s. xisA ! wee : dos. 9 he sasd.

~ wish ives dog. he said,
With evident disgust,
And savageay his clinching fists
Into his pockets thrust.
His wife bestowed her tenderest care
Upon her puppy, Tim,
But not Q kindly word or look
Would she accord to him.
The grayest error she commits
OF all her married life
Who casts ABIDE a. "no account,
The duties OF . wife.
I've seem IL frequently myself
And never win forget.
She frowned and scowled upon be-
Club"
But smiled upon her pet.
! do not wonder that manS
In such domestic bog,
WIN sink into the deepest woe
And with himself dog.
II ! had such wife as that,
On sweet revenge I'd feast.
I'd make her squarely toe the mark
And kill the tarnal beast.
Nebraska Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
Ping-Yang.

Ping Yang, in northern Korea, was
the first literary center" in the PENN
sular Kingdom. Its chief author was an
ancestor Of Confucius named Kishi,
who, gathering up his writing materials
and leaving China in 1122 B. c., emil
grated eastward into Korean regions
His name is greatly venerated, and
many tablets still exist in his honor in
the northern parts of Korea New York
Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-11-08
REAL ARv IN BEGGING.
The Beggar's First Step Is to Get the A
tention of His Intended Victim.

The Beggar's First Step Is to Get the At
tention of His Intended Victim.
The professional beggar in New York
uses various devices to get hearing,
for if he can once gain the attention Of
his intended victim he has taken the
first step toward success.
'tCan you direct me to Ninetieth
street and Seventh avenuef" asked q
poorly dressed woman whom I met in
Fourteenth street.
"You had best take the elevated road
at the corner and get OF at Ninety third
street" answered.
How far is it?''
s'About four miles" I said.
That's a long walk. and haven't q
cent. Gould you give me nickel to
pay my farer'
Within three days I again met the
wnman at tho same place with the same
story.
.:Do you speak aermanf' asked .
young man Rish . Tsusonic oountenanoe
IA good English.
II do not"
sI live In Hoboksn. Could you lend
NE 81 cents to pay my ferriage, as I
haven't q cent? I win pay # to some
! one who Is as hard up as am"
Twice since then the Same man has
started the same conversation with me,
but he gets no further than the Arst
question.
A woman was standing at the CORNER
Of Twelfth street and Sixth avenue gas
ing intently at the Jefferson market
tower.
"My poor old eyes arc not much
good" she said In soliloquy and then
turning to me asked, ''Can you go
what time II is by thas clockP'
Half past 8. -
$50 late? Mister, could you give q
poor woman few centsy''
At 10 O'Clock she WAS still ut her
post.
BE careful II you 60 In there. . said
o genteel appearing man as / approach
ed the entrance to place Of amuse-
ment.
"Why?" / asked.
eI have Just come out and find have
had my pocket picked, and I have to go
to Yonkers to get home. Could you lend
me half dollar? will return it.
watched the man until he had col
lected two half dollars.
"Did you drop these, siri" asked a
boy as he ran up behind me with pair
of cheap eyeglasses in his hand.
NO They are not mine"
ST am sorry, boss, for thought You
might give me few cents, as have
had nothing to eat today"
Two other men were approached in
the Same manner before had walked a
block.
One evening as turned from Grand
street into the Bowery man who was
approaching dropped coin at my feet,
and l had to stop to prevent collision
with him as he stopped to pick it up.
Nearly lost my nickel, he said,
"and am trying to get another to pay
for nights lodging. Could You help q
poor fellow out?'
Very likely he got his lodging. -
New York Herald.