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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-07-26
81 g aAL TRAVELLERS.
.lisl amer Compared with Els.
'oI .smau In America.

sbn1H0 Al <AlucElca1s
xase voaaip lei, AL traveller in England
is little di lfcrent from his American,
brother, pur suing tho same line Of pol.
icy. in ''gett ling there" SO far as securing
trade is concerned His invariable rule,
however, is that his first price given to
q local MERCHANT is his last and only
one. There is no going in the morning
with an offd DR. and then in the afternoon
with an extra inducement to make the
trade This being the invariable rule, it
saves much labor and apprehension in,
the mind Of the buyer that he has not
done SO we'll as he could have done with
more diplomacy.
Every thing is done for the comfort of
the traveller. and at the hotels a special
apartment CALLED the commercial room
is set apart tor his exclusive USE In this
room smoking is prohibited until p.
m, aplace being devoted TO that pur-
pose at other times The traveller takes
hia meals Id the commercial room, the
dinner being asset affair in which all
travellers inlthe house generally partici-.
pate The oldest man Is at the head of
tho table and Is called the president,
while at the foot IL the youngest man,
and he is termed vice president Selec-
tions Of food are often made by vote,
and two or three will club together for
special dishes or wines. the president
generally putting the question.
A dinner costs in this way from 80 to
70 cents and other meals in proportion,
very good food and service being had
throughout Great Britain and Ireland
at these prices. At these dinners and in
the general conversation no introduction
Of one to the other, if strangers, is
.sapossayy,- and all Join in the sanera1
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THE TALE OF A DOVE.
A Strange Incident In the Closing Scenes Of
q Murderer's Life.

A Strange Incident In the Closing Scenes Of
Murderer's Life.
81 can recall a strange incident that
has never found its way into print"
said member of the New York con-
grcssional delegation to- Post reporter.
SIT happened in Long Island, in the
Queens county Jail, and, to say the least,
is tinged with strangeness. Patrick
Casey, Long Island City policeman,
was an inmate of the Jail, under the
sentence of death for the deliberate
murter Of his superior officer, Sergeant
Cumiskey. The representative in con-
gress from tho First congressional dis
trict of New York, James w. Covert,
was Casey's counsel and succeeded in
having his sentence COMMITTED to inn
prisonment for life. On the day Casey
was sentenced to death a pure white
dove flew /. :::.- courtroom window and
alighted OH his shoulder.
1.-THE dove refused to be removed, ac-
companied Casey back to his cell and
became his constant companion. At the
same time Charles Rugg, the notorious
negro murderer, was also an inmate Of
the Jail, awaiting trial for the murder
Of Mrs. Lydia Maybe and her daughter
just previous to the day set for his trial
Rugg escaped from the Jail, but two
days later was captured and returned to
the Jail The day Of his capture was the
day set Tor Casey's removal to- Sing
Sing to serve his life sentence. As he
was being taken from the Jail and while
in tho sheriff's Office being prepared for
his journey Rugg was led in by his
capturers All this time the dove had
been perched ON Casey's shoulder, but
as soon as Rugg was ledin the dove few
from Casey's shoulder andov TO Rugg,
alighting on his shoulder, eooing as if
It had found long lost friend.
''All efforts on the part Of Casey to
call it back were in vain, and as Rugg
was led back to the cell from which he
escaped the dove went with him. It re-
manned with him up to the morning Of
the execution. On that morning as Rugg
marched up the scaffold the dove was
perched on his shoulder and remained
there until the black cap was drawn
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Dwarfs live much longer than giants,
the latter usually having weak consti-
tutions and soft and brittle bones.
Roman Standards.
In the Roman army there was very
highly developed system Of military en-
signs, which, just as among modern ma
tions, were regarded not merely as a
rallying point for given body of men,
but as an emblem Of tho state, and were
therefore surrounded with veneration
which degenerated into idolatry. From
a tactical point of view, tho Roman
standards were of more Importance than
the flag at the present day, for the
movements Of the troops were entirely
regulated by them.
According as they were raised and
carried forward, planted in tho ground
or turned toward the rear, in obedience
to the sounds of the horns Of the "cor-
nicines, the army broke up its camp
and marched or retreated ana halted.
In the camp the standards were planted
before the generals tent, where their
presence sanctified the spot as though it
were a temple and rendered it safe de-
pository for the booty collected by the
legion. It was to the standards the SOL
diers swore allegiance, and the first
step Of pretender who sought to be-
come emperor was to seize the stand
ards, as he thereby secured the fidelity
Of the legion. ALI the Year Round.
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IN The Uxxs- OF TOM SAVERS.

Labouohere's Description OF Scenes II .
Prize Fight Thirty Years Ago.
Among my many sins have attended
prize fight, and for the outpour of
rank blasphemy and reckless black
guardism 1t ran an execution at New
gate or Horsemonger Lano Jail very
close The police were dead against
prize fights, which were excuses for q.
gigantic form Of extortion. Two ruffians;
Of the lowest class contracted to batter
one another about in order to extract the
guineas from the swolls, the toffs and
the supporters Of the ''noble art of self
defense A programme had to be Sc
cretly arranged, special train had to
be secured for the army Of men, the
swells about town and the scum of the
metropolis. who lived upon the excite
ment or the pelf Of prize fights. There
was certain official oountenance to
these illegal mills The, editor of
Bells Life in London constituted him.
self the arbiter on these occasions. This
was the organ of the priZefghter. The
editor received the stakes deposited.
acted as referee and afterward described.
the fights in a jargon delightfully."- humor-
GUS. Tapping the claret,," Zone in the,
bread basket, - "a rouser on the conk, "
were all phrases invented by the editors
of Bells Life.
The night before it was necessary to
go to sporting pub to get "the Office"
and to receive for valuable considera-
ton the special railway ticket. The
vigil of the fight was usually spent in.
the wild west, for in those days there,
was no closing hour. Restaurants and
public houses could keep open as long,
as they liked. Races were run in the.
Haymarket at O'Clock in the morning.
and about A OF 8 the "swells, all in
evening dress, would assemble at the
railway station, each one in charge of a
specially appointed protector.
The scene at the railway station was
indescribable The officials made them
selves scarce, and the station was hand
ed over to mob law. On the platform
the pocket of every unprotected man or
youth was emptied, and when the train
started amid a chorus of obscenity and
blaspheny no one knew the destination.
1t might be deserted chalk pit, or an
old quarry, or a lonely wood, or a river
marsh. Suddenly the train would stop,
and away went the excursionists tramp
ing over field and meadow. The princi-
pals were mufled up The attendants
carried the ropes and stakes, and when
the ring was pitched every one who had
a sovereign left was heeced to buy the
colors of the favorite-a silk handlser-
chief that could not hava cost fourpence
forbear to describe the hideous bias
phe1ny that soiled the morning air or
the mad execrations during the mill
When champions eye was bunged up,
with blow, his second lanced 1t and
then sucked it into fighting condition. I
have seen many brave young fellow
faint at the hideous sight Of prize fight
soldiers, most Of them, who would
have gone to battle without finchins
London Truth.
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Cleopatra,s Rival.

The beautiful Octavia, the wife Of
the great general, but weak and infa-
nous. Antonius, was q woman OF rare
personal integrity and moral worth.
When Antonius for tho second time,
and this irremediably, fell under the
sway of the Incompatible destinations
of Cleopatra, Octavia not only main
tanned the dignity of her husband S
house and took care Of her own and An
tonius' children, but also those he had
had by Fulvia, one of his previsus
wives. Of this Fulvia Plutarch slyly re-
marks:
1t was her ambition to govern those
that governed and to command the lead
ers of armies. 1t was to Fufyia that
Cleopatra was obliged for teaching An
toniussdue submission to female author
ity. He had gone through such a course
of discipline as made him perfectly
tractable when he came into her hands
Westminster Review.
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Quickly Arranged.

Foreign terms are apt to occasion con
fusion in the minds Of those who ar
ignorant of their meaning, because, a
one old lady who thought mirabil'
meant trough, noisy crowd O. folks,
said, '"They don't scussly ever stand fel
what they'd orter, jedging by thu
SoundW
A western man wished to file paper
for his partner and himself in the Cir
cult court and affixed to the firm sigma
ture the words ''per Sc. -
81 reckon that won't do" said TIT
partner, whose education was somewhat
more extensive. % Per Sc is sin gle
and means jest You, and Tiers two o.
rs.
"Oh, all right can fix that cas-,
enough" r. sponded the other easily
"Gimme the eraser.
The article ia question was passed K
him, and after snme scratching and re
writing he shovad the document over *
his partner with smile Of triumph. /
was signed, 'arAan q Wilson, per
c's.''--Youth's (,onpanion.
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BLASTING. eELATlNs,
Ono Of the EIost Important Explosives, md
How 1t Is Made.

ONE Of the kIost Important Explosives md
How It is Made.
BY far tho most important rs well as
the latest form OF dynamites or solidi-
fed nitroglyceriu arc those designated
not too happily as "biasting gelatils. !"
Many persons imagine. quito naturally,
that these consist CT some form OF gela-
tin, isinglass or aluo. converted by
chemical means into 81 powerful e1plo-
siva But blasting gelatin cohtaina
no particle whatever Of gelatin, prop.
erly SO called, tho torn being applied toa
mixture OF nitroglycerin and nitrocel-
lulose. 1t is prepared ct Ardeor. IN Ayr
shire, N. B.. by heating nitroglyeerin
in ''jacketod" pans to- between. dido
grees and water ut 90 degrees C--l40
degrees F.-a certain proportion OF dry
gun cotton Of the Soluble" Kind. A
current of hot water at G0.degroes c.
l4O degrees F.-circulating between.
the outer and inner pans keeps the con-
tents of the latter~at the required tenn
perature, and the mixing is effected by
mechanical stirrers
Any rise of temperature above As de-
greess C-ll8 degrees Els quickly
checked by turning into the outer
''jacket" stream of cold water in place
of the hot for time. In the course of
about an hour the nitrocotton- is dis
solved in the nitroglycerin. the two
bodies uniting to form a more or less
stiff homogeneous jelly It may indeed
be compared to the Photographic collo-
dion, thickened by evaporation, the gun
cotton having been dissolved not in the
usual alcohol-ether mixture, but in nj
troglycerin. When composed Of 90, per
cent of the latter, with per cent cot
ton. we get most powerful explosive.
Mr. g. Macroberts, the manager at
Ardeer, observes upon this point:
'Of all tine nitroglycerin explosives
blasting gelatin is the strongest. If the
energy of dynamite DO represented by
700. that of blasting gelatin will be l50.
Nitrogelatin itself shows less energy
than blasting gelatin. Nineteenth.
Century.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-07-26
Monuments to Women

Hitherto in France Joan Of Arc has
been almost the only woman to mount
upon marble pedestal, but the privi-
lege is being extended. At Wires stat
ne is being raised to Nine. de Sevignr.
and at Valcnciennes similar honor is
IN store for Nile Duchenois. Apropcs
Of these facts French writer observes,
woman being, even in marble, SO
much more decorative than ourselves,
one can only rejoice over the advent Of
feminine statues -
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TRINITY SUNDAY.

Oh, for one hour of Athanase the saint
To stand against world In error prone.
To guard tho glory Of the great white
Throne,
To answer the agnostic's shallow plant,
To hearten doubling souls who shrink and
faint,
As fearing to believe on One unknownl
Is tnot writ that not by bread alone
Shall man have life? His Unborn fatal faint
Reenires each word proceeding from Gods
lips.
How shall Gods awful voice reach, earthly
ears?
How can tho souls dull sense be stirred
afresh?
Tho Spirits light dspels the days eclipse,
The Fathers speech onco more the lest child
hears
Translated to him by the Word made flesh.
Rev. Walter Mitchell in Churclru,an.
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Cinnamon and Cholera.

A decoction of cinnamon is recon-
mended as drink to be taken freely In
localities where there is typhoid fever
or cholera, for cinnamon has the power
to destroy all infectious microbes. Even
its scent kills them, while 1t is perfectly
harmless to human beings. It is said
that the essence Of cinnamon, when ex-
posed in the sickroom, will kill typhoid
bacilli in IL hours and prevent fresh
cases. Kansas City Times
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IMPURITIES IN FOOD.
They Are Not "a Common NJ Many Petsonb'
May Suppose.

They Are Not "a Common NJ Many Petsonh
Nay suppose.
Singularly exaggerated ideas concern
Ing the authorization OF food arc very
generally hold, according to DIR. H. w,
Wiley, chemist OF the United States dos
partment of AGRICULTURE Sand, for in>
stance. is not sold with sugar-at least
in the United States.
The graduated and lump sugars In
the market arc almost absolutely pure.
powdered sugar sometimes. though rare
~, CONTAINS little -four or starch. and
low grade sugars are impure chiefly
through tho molasses and water they
are made to absorb In manufacture
Not as good report can be given OF
sirups There is very little pure maple
strip. most of what isfsoid as such be-
ing q mixture Of glucose o. cane sirups,
with small proportionS% the product
Of the maple, while in an imitation 40.
tually protected by patent the maple
flavor is given by an extract of hickory
bark. Liquid honey is largely adulter-
ated with gluoose OF comb honey,
however, only that HI BOTTLES and jars
is impure. the old impression that comb
honey ON the frame Is adulterated hav.
ing been proved to,sS erroneous
Ground coffee is so largely adulterat-
ed with chicory, peas, beans, ETC., that
it is rarely found pure, and even the
unground berry is initiated Tea is rare
" mixed with foreign leaves, but FIRE.
quently has its weight increased by the
addition of salts of iron and copper
materials quite prejudicial to health
Cocoa and chocolate are largely adul-
terated with starch and sugar, and
products claimed to be greatly improved
as to digestibility may have little Of the
virtues Of the original cocoa bean left
in them
A danger in canned goods is the use
of adulterated tin, which may contain
as high as IL per cent of lead, the or
ganic salts formed by the corrosion Of
the lead being always poisonous The
common practice Of coloring canned
peas with copper is very Objectionable
The use of personalities, such as salt
cylic acid, is not without risk, while an
occasional source of danger is the devel-
opment of heterogeneous bodies called
ptomaines in preserved meats. The
above are illustrations Of the principal
food authorizations, which, though bad
enough, are insignificant in comparison
with the startling reports that have
been published Much the greater part
Of foods we eat is pure and wholesome
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be,d:Irae, Epouch Of Them.

Don't you. say word to me about
them life insurance companies, - said
old Mrs. Redhot the other day. ''They
aren't any good for poor, common folks
Only rich folks and big bugs can do
anything with 'em. Why, when my
husband lay here with fever two years
ago, sent for the agent Of an assurance
company to como and insure him for
$4,000 right away, and, do you know,
that there agent never came near me,
and my poor husband up and died.
Don't talk to me about life insurancel
It's all a fra Es'-Pomona Progress.
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A Perfect Leaf.

The teacher of q large class in one Of
tia New York schools once said to the
pupils who were leaving for the sum-
MGR: 81 want each Of you to search for
perfect leaf and bring it to me when
school reopens. Remember it must be
perfect-every tooth right, not to speak
Of mold or blight or discoloration, not
a vein broken. % They searched faithful
", but none found q perfect leaf, though
they learned great deal about leaves
while they examined them thus careful
ly.-New York Times
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What is

Castoria Pitchers prescription for Infants
Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine
other substance. 1t is harmless substitute
Parcgerc, Drops Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
1t is Pleasant. guarantee is thirty years by
Mothers Castoria destroys Worms and aays
feverishness Casteria prevents voaiting Sour Curd
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Collie. Castora relieves
teethng Troubles, constipation and fatulency
Casteria assimates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural Sleep Cas-
toria is the Children's Panaeea-the Nothsrs Friend
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Small, but Important

Rusty Nail lin the streeteWhat are
you doing here?
Carpet Tack-Waiting for ride.
''Do you think any of these fine peo-
pie will stop their carriages to pick up
worthless little thing like your
''No, but the first bicyclist that
comes along will pick me up without
stopping. GOOD News
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-07-26

Italy produces 1914 per cent Of the
wine of the world, Spain 1873 per cent
and France 81. 8 per cent, the three ma
tions producing Gl.9 per cent of the ag-
gregate output. amounting to- $780,
600, 900 gallons
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The Able do Marbles, in one OF has
latest works, calculated that he had
printed 1873, 124 venues. and yet the pub
lie had not sense enough to appreciates
him as poet
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Iunpatience.

Impotence turns an ague into f.
yer, fever to the plague, fear into de-
spair, anger into rage, loss into madness
and sorrow to amazement Jeremy
Taylor. q
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A great idea is usually original to
more than one discoverer.. Great ideas
come when the world needs them. They
surround the worlds ignorance and
press for admission. "A. Phelps.
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His0yposfte.

She-They say that persons of oppo-
site qualities make the happiest mar
riagcs
He-That's why I am looking for q
girl with money. Tit Bits
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A wedding "a the Flowery Kingdom
is managed by Ho and Heb. who super
intend the operations Of $40 separate
deities that look after the details Of the
marriage ceremonies.
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conversation and story telling. 3 traat
common to the whole brotherhood Of
commercial travellers. DO they found in
London, New York or KamchatkA -
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4 Careful Father.

Look here" said the parent to the
schoolteacher, 81 see that one Of the
lines in my boys copybook is, Less
haste, moro speed.
"Yes. d
'.And here's another chat reads. The
longest way round is the shortest way
home, =
Eyes. 80
"Well, / want 1t stopped. 7 don't
want those moldy proverbs festooned
around hisintellect. I'm educatinghim
for business, not the United States sem
ate. - Washington Star.
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In che Militia.

Captain-Have you ever been drilled?
Private (who had seen service They
sailed it drillin, but it was boEin to me.
Detroit Free Press
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over his raca AS soon as thai was dome
the dove flew out ono Of tho jail win
dows and was never seen around the,
iail again. 49, Washington Post
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CastOria.

"Castoria Is SO well adapted to children ;aass
recommend it as superior to any prescrirtic
known TO me-"
Fl. A. ARCHER, n. H.,
Iii &c. Oxford st., Brooklyn, n. y.
"Onr physicians in the childreI,'s dcpars
nent have spoken highly of their cxecri
ence in their outside practice With lsasto,ia,
and althor;te we only have among gu
medical suy=sfes what is know. as regular
products, yes IRE are free to confess thai tn
merits Of Castoria has won us to look MA
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARI.
Boston, HaSx
ALLEN G. SMITH, Pres,
nrray SSr~rt, New York City.
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"castoria is tho best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider tho real
interest of their children, and use Casboria in
stead of the various quack nostruns which ere
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtfti
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR. ]. F. KINcHEleE,
Conway, Ark.
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One Of the first things to be done in
case your clothing catches fire is to
keep as cool as possible