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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-12-26

MINNESOTA has NO grie vance SO tar as
position upon the general congressional
committees is concerned. Every mem
Der seems to have just what he wanted,
and the delegation Was never SO well
equipped for influential work as At pres
emit. Mr.. Fletcher has second place III
the foreign and interstate commerce
committees: Mr.. Tawney rs ON the most
important committee OF the house
ways and means; MIR. Mccleary goes on
the banking and currency committee,
for which he is admirably fitted: Mr.
Beatwole is On the committee OH foreign
affairs; Mr.. Eddv is OH th. committee OH
Indian affairs; Mr.. K;rfer on the coni-
mittee on public buildings. and Mr..
Tuwne OH tie rivers and harbors COM
mittee.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-12-26
Personal raxes.

The following are the personal tax
PAYERS OF this CITY who paw more than
FIVE dollars for the current year:
At the last moment few names II
the head OF the list are ..pleG"-too late
fer correctiOn-and omitted
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-12-26
THE Venezuelan question. and the at

THE Venezuelan question. and the at
titude of the United States, as outlined
tn the message Of president Cleveland,
has sngl ossed public attention the civil
lied world over during the past lew
weeks. Stocks. bonds and cereals have
responded to the feverlsh feeling, and
prices have been unsettled. The impress
sion now is pretty universal that The
difficulties will be amicably settled
whether bv arbitration or mutual con-
cession does not aprear, and that no
appeal will be made to arms. The
wisest and best minds both in England
and America deprecate the belligerent
spirit so manifest at first, and the war
fever has verv materially abated. For
the two greatest christian nations on
earth to go to war over such provoca-
cation as boundary line in South Am
erica, would be a travestv upon modern
civilization.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-12-26

= BOB EVANS has formally withdrawn
from the gubernatorial contest. He
published a card recently. which was
read with regret by large circle of
friends throughout the state. Mr.. Evans
would not only make an ideal governor,
but his prospects tor nominatio were
excellent, If not superior to all other
candidates so far mentioned.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-12-26

1T is gratifying to know that the sole
desire Of CONGRESSMAN Towne, in COM
mittee assignment in the house Of repre-
sentatives, was accorded him by Speaker
Reed. He wanted place on the i'm
portant committee on River and Harbor
improvements, believing that he could
best service his constituents as member
OF that committee. Duluth primarily
and the entire district and state incident
allv, are interested IN the improvement
of the harbor of Duluth and the lake
waterway thence eastward. Mr.. TOwnc
as member OF the committee to which
this special business is intrusted, is in
position to accomplish the most pos
sible in that direction. The ability and
energy OF Mr.. rowne will be felt in COM
mittee deliberation, and the district will
be benefited by the action CT the COM
mittee.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-12-26

the funeral of Mrs. Susan NJ. Harris,
whose death was announced Yesterday,
Nil take place at ten O'Clock tomorrow
morning from the house. 921 Sixth-st.
north. Rev. Crooks officiating at t he Sc, :
WEES. Seven children survive the de-
ceased. Or these three live in st. Cloud.
G. D. Harris ". II. Harris ana M. n
Harris. There is ..n.,ther son A ]. Har-
ris ann three aushters Mrs. /. NJ.
Crane, Mrs. q. Driving and Mrs. A
Parks. = st. Cisui Times.
Deceased ws,s the MOTHER al Charles
D. Hains. formerly ofthis citv. The re-
mains were takel, to G .arissa on Satur-
day. tor burial.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-12-26

PerEap the most brilliant SOCIAL event
that this city mas ever seen will take
place on New Years evening when the
t. Cloud Division Of the Uniform Rank,
Kni hts Of Pythias, will give it's first
military ball. Tie division will have as
it's honorcd guests many cf the d,stin-
guished people OF the state. Gov.
Clough and staffhas notified the Division
OF their accep :ance OF the invitation and
several of the state officers have also ex-
pressed their intention to he present on
this occasion. There will in addition
be in attendance representatives from
many ofthe divisions in this part OF the
State.-rimes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-12-26
BA NIX STATEMENT

ID EPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
IN FIissT NATIONAL BANK OF SAUK CENTRE.
at Sank Centre, in the state of Minnesota. at
the close of business, December l3, 1895.
REScURC rs.
Loans and Discounts 5 LA. 9G3 95
Overdrafts secured and unsecured a56 %
U. 3. Bonds TO secure circulation 12,5OO 90
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures 7.4o1 Is
Due from State Banks and Bankers 5,0i3 "a
Due from approved reserve agents Ill 249 81
Checks and other cash items &07
Notes OF other national banks 125 w
Fractional paper currency. nickeis,
and cents % 50
LAWFUL MONEY RESERVE IN BANK. VIZ:
Specie 25234 40
Leya.tender notes 1906 90 81 Ts9 30
Redemption fund with u. y. Treas
urer 70 per cent. OF circulatiOnl 982 so
Total 2s4,39l q
Caaital stock paid in $4,000 90
Surplus fund 10000 w
Undivided profits, ss.expenses and
National Bank notes outstanding lla5O %
Individual deposits subject
Dem a ede cartiicates deposit 81 s 20
Cashiers checks outstanding 75i.04 l3i.sl3 80
Total 2aI s9i 81
!. G. NJ. Spraguc cashier of the above named
Bank, do solemnly swear that the above state
belief. c. M. sPRAGUE, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2lst
HAnRY d. wHITEFtELD,
Notary Public, Minnesota.
1850 HENRY KELLER.
l.. Il. BAkfN, Directors.
M. BRUCE,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-12-26

j.. rItles' Ne-r, I''"sto-= -. - .-"''-"--'~'
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02
the Jam TRADE.
Giadstons's WIsdou, IN Advising the Tnrrn
ern 20 Coitivato Fruit.

oNl 20 GuaNlNM4n MNuANe
A few years ago. whcn Mr.. Glad
stone, IN one Of his charming bucolio
orntiOns nt Hnwurdon. recommended the
British farmer 10 turn his attention %
fruit cultivation and the making Of jam,
his advice was received with q good
deal Of cheap and ignorant ridiculo. As
usual, tho ex4premier has proved O good
deal wiser than hia critics. and those
who gavo ear 70 his counsel IN this In
stance hare had no reason to oregret their
condolences In an interview a famous
provider says;
''The motive that induced me 70 take
up the jam trade was my knowledge Of
the fact that within late yonrs the de-
mand for preserves had been steadily in
creasing. while that for butter has. no
doubt In consequence. shown tendency
rather to decline than otherwise. Cater
ing as do for somo 800, 600 daily Gus
toners, have naturally good opportu-
nifty Of knowing what the public want
IN the matter Of provisions
Jam has q great future before It.
Tho people are using it more and more
largely every year, and, in my opinion,
they are doing wisely, for what could
be cheaper and at the Same time health
Ter than = good jam made from sound
English fruit9
II attribute the superiority Of Eng.
lish ftuit to the nature Of the soil and
to the fact that the fruit ripens more
gradually in our climate than in coun-
tries where there is more continuous and
powerful sunshine The slower the rip
ening process tho better is the flavor Of
the fruit
you may not perhaps be aware that
strawberries grown in the northern parts
Of Scotland are vastly superior in all re-
speots to those grown in southern Eng
land, without doubt because they take
longer to mature Australian jams arc
being pushed largely in India and else
where and may very probably come
over here before long to compete with
our home produce.
''ln Ireland there is magnificent fu-
ture for the fruit growing industry II
only its opportunities were turned to nc
count Even now most Of the blackber.
ries that come to the English markets
are grown in Ireland But there arc
enormous possibilities there Of which nC
one has yet taken advantage. Properly
worked, its fruit trade might yet dC
much to insure Ireland's commercial
prosperity. "-Westminster Gazette.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02

The fact that the trolley is cheaper
than the horse for traction work,
and that the public like it better, isnO
longer questioned, but none the less
are some figures which come from
Philadelphia Of a months operation
Of a limo where the trolley has re-
placed the horse Of interest The
45O horses that were formerly used
on the road consumed in q month q
tons Of hay, two tons Of cut hay,
about 5000 pounds Of feed and two
tons Of straw. This, with shoeing,
cost the company about 1900. OF.
setting this the coal consumed In the
months working cost only s5e5, q
clear saving by the trolley Of e8, 0i5.
At this rate It is not difficult to SEE
why trolley lines pay such handsome
dividends. But there is still another
item. On an average IS men were
employed around the stables and IN
the car sheds in looking after these
45O horses. Nearly all Of those are
now dispensed with, and the com
pany saves about 5000 a month Ia
expenses. Detroit News
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02
nroon,, Po.Itlon Do tho ne.r.n..

The phenomenon referred to as
moon high" and moon low" is
really one of the astronomical curl
osities. The terms high" and "low, 4"
as applied to the moons course, have
reference to its position toward tho
ecliptic- that is to say, the earth's
orbit in the heavens. The moon can
never be more than degrees re-
moved from the ecliptic on either
side. If it passes south of the eclip-
tic in winter at the time when the
sun Is south Of the celestial equator,
its (the moon'O altitude may appear
to observers in the latitude Of this
city as being as low as u degrees
above the horizon, and II it runs
north of the ecliptic in summer
(when the sun is north Of the equi-
noctial line) it may appear to ap-
proach within 211 degrees Of the
zenith, which would throw It almost
exactly overhead at meridian.
AS mentioned in the opening, these
alterations Of position are technical
ly referred to as ''high" and "low"
moon. Some weatherwise people
imagine that the moons positions in
the heavens affect the weather, but
as they concern the relative appear
ance Of the sun and moon to our OBJ
servation only Il may be inferred
that they have nothing whatever to
do with the temperature or with at
mospheric conditions st, Louis Re
public.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02

A popular minister in Fifeshire. in
tho good old times. used at Christmas to
be inundated with hampers filed with
good things. On one occasion an enor-
nous turkey was sent to him by the
thoughtful kindness Of 3 neighboring
farmer, but as the minister's family had
already provided for the Christmas din
nor the bird was sent to the market and
sold.
A passerby, seeing this fine specimen
Of poultry, said, what a splendid tur-
keyl just the thing for the minister's
Christmas dinnerii To the minister it
was again sent.
The proYident wife sent It again to
the market and sold itagain for hand
some sum.
Another friend, similarly struck with
the splendid proportions OF the turkey.
purchased it and sent it 10 the minis
ter. Tho good woman, not wishing TO fy
IN the face Of Providence, said at last;
''It is clear that the Lord means rs to
have this turkey. and with the appro-
bation Of the family Il formed part Of
tho Christmas dinner. -Youth's Com
panion.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02

Where the Bcggar1 Donkey Boys nnG
Other noguca Are An PorvadinE.
About Sorrento there is something
Of a Neapolitan flavor in the air. The
Neapolitan small boy Is half monkey,
half comedian and half thief, and
here, as elsewhere, the boy is father
to the man. In Sorrento there Is tho
municipal band, more inexorable "a
Italy than death itself. There are the
little companies Of men and women
who dance the tarantella in costume
on the terraces of the hotels and sing
vulgar songs, which the foreigner
takes for national airs.
There are not indeed so many beg
gars as in Naples itself and its vicin-
isy, but the perpetual attempt to ex-
tract small coin from the visitor oc-
cupies the sole and undivided atten-
ton of at least one portion of the
population. Here, rs in Naples, tho
guide guides not, but chatters, butch
ering what he suppose to be the for
eigner's language in order to make
himself a holiday. Here, as else.
where, the lively donkey boy twists
the patient ass tail, ultimately re-
quests you to dismount at the steep
places and gets on himself. Here, as
In all southern Italy, the small de-
ceptons Of very poor and not very
clever people bring a smile to tho
keen but often good natured northern
er's face.
All this / might describe at endless
length had it not been done 80 often,
and in one or two instances 80 well.
There 1t all is, more or less lovely as
to its surroundings, more or less
modern in ats buildings, more or less
civilized by the people that move
upon the scene. And below 1t and
before it and facing 1t stretches the
sea, the eternal, ever changing, ever
abiding sea.
The splashes of human wrought
color aud the deeper tones Of man
planted orange gardens and olive
groves and vines are forever con-
trasting with Gods own palette,
with that broad water wherein are
mingled the precious things Of day
and night, the maiden rose mellow
Of dawn and the gorgeous purple Of
imperial evening, the gold Of the sun,
and the silver Of the moon, and the
precious stones Of the stars, all blend
ing at last In the depths Of the great
liquid sapphire Of that sea which
wise men Of old believed TO be the
source of all living things Century.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02

NnI MNnnaNNH MleauNM MN WMNINNM MnH.
Thsy Are Universally Ussd.
II therei isnot some latent but fatal
defect in Herr Doves system Of maxi
ing q soldier bullet proof, the result
Of warfare viii be q very remarkable
one. Since the object Of war Is to
kill-''to place hors de combat is
only a less crude way Of putting the
fact--new ways Of killing infantry
and cavalry viii have to be devised.
The chances Of hitting men IN the
face at long distance with rifle FIRE
win not be good enough. But the
only ways Of killing effectively that
will remain open win be artillery
fire, close combat with the bayonet
and clubbed rifie-preferably the lat
ter, as the cuirass win make the
bayonet difficult to use with effect
and riding men down by cavalry
charges. The first OF these, artillery
FIRE, has hitherto been regarded as
Of comparatively little importance In
the matter of killing.
Il Is often declared, indeed, that
the chief effect produced by the guns
is the moral effect. Though not many
are killed, men do not like to be with
In range Of artillery. Possibly, how
ever, the effect Of artillery FIRE could
be increased. In any case, and since
everything is relative, the fact Of the
falling of of efficiency in rifle fro
must increase tho Importance Of nrtil-
lcry FIRE. II Is obvious, however, that
the chief effect Of bullet proof soldiers
on the circumstances of "a battle would
be to increase enormously the amount
Of hand to hand fighting. But hand
to hand fighting means an advantage
10 the strongest and most athletic
force. Now, it win DO seen from the
bare enumeration OF the changes
which seem likely TO follow bullet
proof soldiers that a great advantage
will be given to England.
Bullet proof cuirasses will give an
advantage to the nation which can
only bring a small number of troops
into the field. But that nation is
England. It viii increase the impor.
tance Of artillery. But this should
be in favor Of England, for though
we have not the conscription, and so
cannot get men in large quantities,
we can manufacture as many guns
as we choose. Next, the revival Of
close combat ought to be in our "a
vor, for Englishmen are certainly
better at the rough and tumble Of
close fighting than their neighbors.
The infantry are naturally more
handy and more athletic, and the
cavalry are, If not theoretically bet
ter riders, more capable horsemen.
An Englishman is more likely to gel
his horse TO do the impossible than q
Frenchman or a German. Spectator,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02

Our old school textbook told us that
call horns are not bones, . and this is
certainly true as far as the horn of the
rhinoceros is concerned. That curious
protuberanoe is nothing less than a col
lection or amalgamation Of hairs, SO
interwoven and agglutinated that under
the microscope Il appears TO be Of COM
position similar to the pith OF a corn
stalk, except that the hairs are not SO
widely separated by the material that
binds them together.
In olden times royalty employed rhi-
noceros horns for drinking cups, the no.
tion being that poison put into them
would show itself by bubbling. There
may have been q grain Of truth IN this,
for it is known that the ancient poisone
were all acids, and these would certain
ly decomposo tho horny structure Of the
cup very rapidly. Louis Republic
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02
A FAMOUS NOVELIST.
"A Graphite Pen Picture Of Han Cnine and
Something III His CharAntsr.

"A Graphite Pen Picture Of Hail Cnino and
Something III His charaator.
Hall Caine is said to resemble Shake
speare in the keen intelligence Of his
features and in tho intellectual height
Of his prominent forehead. He possesses
q highly nervous organization, and his
first novel came near bankrupting him
in health. His best work is done after
midnight in the early morning hours.
He is q native Of the isle of Man, a
Manxman. and is 45 years old, or there
abouts Much Of his time is spent in
travel, when he exerts his powers Of OBJ
servation and gathers material for fu-
ture Ese His home is in the English
lake country, overlooking Derwentwa-
ter and above the town Of Reswick. II
is called Hawthorne
The novelist is also at times poet, as
no occasionally writes some verses for
publication. he has decided religious
tendencies, which take tho form Of i'm
vestigation. 30 contemplates writing a
life OF Christ, and as he excels in terse,
epigrammatic sentences his style would
be In the direct line Of Biblical truths
He is conscientious and painstaking in
all his literary methods, and his readers
recognize in him ono who has sincerity
as asuperstructure for every romance Of
which he Is the architect. New York
Advertiser.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02
NOT A sRloAL pARTV.
nue tho Massachusetts, 1Taa wanted -
Know An About Tt.

NV NMM NN..... mWN.NN. MI.m M"nDU|m 70
KnoW An About ne.
They were wandering up and down
the waiting room Of tho Grand Central
station, and neither seemed inclined to
talk much, although from tho giancoa
they ocCaBionally bestowed upon ono an.
other Il was plain that thore was a do
gree Of relationship existing between
them. Suddenly the young man left the
young womnn's side and crossed TO the
newsstand, where he purchased pa
per. Returning, he conducted his COM
panion to q soat
Hardly wore they seated before one Of
those inquiring individuals who must
talk to somebody placed himself In tho
next seat and eyed them inquisitively,
10 their visible annoyance He could not
curb his propensity 10 talk, aud thus bc-
gan:
strangers In tho cityT'
Eyes, " said the man shortly.
Taking a train?" was the next query.
eyes"
maybe you are going my wayg'
continued he Of tho inquiring turn Of
mind.
Maybe. We are going to Boston. 4"
'Ah, you belong therei'
II do. was the mans answer.
Fine city" went ON the inquisitive
one. "You don't see the papers filled up
with divorces and scandals there as you
do here. / belong to Massachusetts, my
self. Worcester is my home, and u di-
vorce case or an elopement is a rarity.
You seem to have gone into matrimony
recently7" looking nt them patronizing-
ly
Rather" was the tired response.
might inquire your businessl"
Certainly. ! am detective"
"On your honeymoonS"
''No,' answered the detective, fold
ing up his paper. "pm taking back a
prisoner.
"Whyi You don't moan 90 sny''-
looking at che %oman in astonishment
IT do"
II thought she was your wife.
$50 she 10, and my prisoner. To save
you inquiry, she eloped with another
man the day married her, and track
cd her here.
"And yOu are taking her back to jus
tice9"
''No, to marry her. guess tho iot
wasn't properly done, SO we're going tc
do IL over again. "
''Is she from Boston too?"
''No. From Worcester.
"Ohp The inquisitive man said nc
| mora -Nar, York Rannrllar
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02

The Duchess Of ConnAught lately
drove over 70 Aldershot, Whero the army
rife meeting was held The duchess
took special interest In the ladies COM
petition, distance 90 yards. with small
rifles and watched the firing FOR some
time. somO 80 ladies took part in the
contest, with weapons Of various calibor.
and handled the rifles with wonderful
dezterity. Three ladies made within
one Of the highest possible. % out %
the possible ab-Mrs. Plioher. Ma
Dumbreok and Mrs. Grier
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02

The director Of a Chicago bank tolls
about how his wife overdrew her 40
count at the bank last month. II spoke
to her about it one evening, " snys he,
''and told her she ought to adjust II Al
once A day or two afterward asked
her II Gho had done what / suggested.
'Oh, yea, she answered. ] attended 20
that matter the very next morning after
you spoke TO me about L. sent the
bank my check for tho amount I had
oyerdrnwnt"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02

Tho Norwegian bark Lorenzo, which
recently arrived at Pensacola. Fla. bad
q sample Of the strength Of a swordfish.
Through the metal sheathing Of her
hull. then through six inches Of planking
and penetrating the inner ceiling about
three inches the fish had driven its snout.
OF Sword, the result being q leak
which kept the crew at the pumps for
six hours a day. The sword was about
~ inches in circumference at the point
and inches at the end where Il had
broken of. the piece being about 30
inches long.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02

A Yorkshire farmer, having q horsa
% sen at fair, sold IL 70 an army con-
tractor. Meeting him az the same fair
the following year, the army buyer walk
Cd up 20 the farmer aud said indignant
"; "Tho horse ! bought Of you was a
thorough fraud II was no use for the
army" The dealer was nowiso abashod,
but replied, well, Try i'm for & navyr'
--Philadelphia Record.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-04-02

"And SO yOu are not married yetg''
"No."
"Engagedl"
mo
Expect to bel'
mo"
Whats the matter?'
well, papa says that my husband
must be a keen aud experienced man, Of
good health and good habits. Mamma
says he must bo frugal, industrious, at
tentive and moyal, and say that he
must be handsome, dashing, talented
and rich. We are still looking for him. -
London Tit-Bita.