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The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22
RUFUS SANDERS.


Mr.. James Moriarty, in the DAYS OF
his baehelorhood, loudly maintalned
that asAan shoqaa3e th4 heshof The
fainif~ sorhen, SHsn hegyas 4T wars
old, he united his fortunes with those OF
a pleasing widow few years his senior.
1t soon became evident to their friends
that Mrs. Moriarty governed her spouse
with firm and steady hand. and TINT
the days of his freedom were over. When
he had been married about a month he
failed to appear one evening n a
special meeting of a club of which he
had long been an active member. and
the next day he was taxed with this
absence by a friend, Mr.. Herlihy.
"sure, and why weren't you at the
club last avenin', James? ?" inquired Mr..
Herlihy.
We'll, man, you see it's jist !oike
this began Mr.. Moriarty, shamefaced-
ly; "me wolfe She"
AN what has your wolfe TO do wild
it at all?" interrupted Mr.. Herhbv.
in apparent amazement. Isn't IL ver-
silf that always said the man should
be the head Of the family, and not the
woife?"
"Nis, Moichael. manys the tonne
Oiye said that same" assented Mr.
Moriarty, miserably, "and OiH not take
back me wurrds. But niTer having
enjyed the advantages n. matri,noDy
VI forgot wan thing the man nav be
;he head; but if it's the wolfe is the
neck, Moichael, that turns the head
or kapes II still, Oi'm thinking these
days it'd be jist as well to be futl"-
Youths Companion.
Suspicion is no friend 10 virtue apd
always an enemy 70 happiness n
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

The Galloways and the Stimson boys
got together at d picnic over on Huckle-
berry ridge last Saturday and had a
lively shootin match. They didn't his
nothin but the open air and didn't hurt
anybody TO speak of. julie Majors, the
deputy constable, run out from under
his hat and tore down three panels of
a stake-and-ridered fence in the general
neglect of his official duty. Old Misses
Galloway missed the foot log and waded
both forks of the creek in orderment to
take a hand in the fight, whilst two of
the Stinson women folks tainted and
got run over in the general scattera-
ton. But the storm has now blowed
over, and all is lovely at the confluence
of the streams.
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The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

A devout, pious mother contrl ouVe'
more to the propagation Of religion
and the strength of a nation than t"o
sermons of Augustine or Chrysoslo'a
or the transceEdant eloquence o.
Burke or Webster.-Rev +. Riordan'
Catholic, Lawrence, Mass.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

We must give ourselves to Others Oe
fore we shall find our own ehieie'.
joy. The true happiness of life is nos
found in the getting, but in the giving
And we can get happiness in no otnsi
way.-Rev. DR.. Putnam, Presbyterian
LogaDsport, Ind.
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The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

The famous collection Of viollns
owned by the late L. ID. Hawley, OF
Hartford, has been sold TO California
man for $4,000. The collection con.
sists of ~ instruments, which are
among the finest IN the world.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

Pope Leo XIII. uses snuff, and IL Is
made expressly for him by firm in Bal
tiulore. It is sent to Rome in one-pound
and fve-pound lars.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22
He Won.

Jasper-What a lot OF pockets you
have IN that suit7 III bet that there has
never been anything IN half of them.
Jumpuppe-I1l go youi Ny wife's
singers have been in every ones-Truth.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

The popular vote of the United
States, at the election in November, II
Is estimated, viii be close to I3,ooo.'
600.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

Although the ggeat beauty Of the oak
IN its foliage % habit Of growth, a
alRe number Of them have additional
harms in the fall Of the year, by reason
u the brilliant color Of their foliage
n Is remarkable that nearly every
American oak viii ehnDge 70 some pc
-uliar shade Of brilliancy. from lemon
20 yellow or deep crimson; while the
species from Europe all die away OF n
green color. II IL a characteristic diff
ference between the trees OF the two
countries. in planting, therefore, for
colorcd-ieased foliage in the fall, one
may take almost any species Of Amer
ican oak, feeling sure that II will In
some degree add an interest TO the au-
lumn coloring Meehan's Monthly.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22
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The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

TO scrnpc an acquaintance" wns
originated by Emperor Hadrian. onco
when visiting the public bath he found
IN old veteran seraping himself with
70 piece Of broken crockery, in lieu OF an
iron or copper scraper. Hadfian gave
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

Portugal is emphatically go"
country, having $4,000, 900 in gold COZ
in circulation, and only $10,0Oo'VOO VI
silver.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

The ten-dollar gold piece was ar-
thorized By act Of congress April ?.
1919, and ~ coinage was begun il lss4,
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

Miss Dyna Mite called at the once
the other day and hurled invecti'esa'
me over an hour"
And frightened you out OF your
wits?"
"Not at ALI | knew she couldn d"
me. "-Washington Timen.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-22

Suspicion is no friend to virtue and
Always an enemy 70 happiness. - II
DalloR.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
4 TRAGIC ADVENTURE.
The Thrillinx Sequel to the Hanefng u =
COndcmned Murderer.

The Thrillinx Sequel to the HanT1ng Of Z
C0Ademned Murderer.
Everybody remembers when the
great Texas murderer, Dick Masters,
was hanged" said E. M. Cary Of Waco.
Sbut the strange death Of Sheriff Win
Gers, who sprung the trap, has been kept
out Of the papers. After Masters body
was cut down, the county physician pro-
nouncing the murderer dead, the sheriff
ordered four deputies to carry the body
to his private laboratory, where he
used to pursue his medical expert
ments alone. He was bound to dissect
the powerful, well developed body of
Masters, SO he shut himself up with the
corpse and went to work.
The sheriff moved about briskly,
making great clatter with his instru-
ments. Several times he went to the
windows and peered ont, but the neigh
borhood was deserted. He coon discov-
cred that the drop on the scaffold had
not broken Masters neck, and the sher-
iff thought that was fortunate, as he al
ways had experimental on the restora-
ton Of life whenever opportunity afford
ed. He laid down his instruments and
began to try and restore life. The even
ing shadows drifted into night. It was
a noisy town and the shouts and laugh
ter Of jewellers could be heard every
where. Several times the crowds pass
ing the sheriff's room thought they
heard the sounds of scuf1ing, and more
than once a muffied shout was heard.
But the pleasure seekers on the streets
passed along without giving thought
to this.
On the following day Sheriff Winters
failed to appear at his Office. Nobody
had seen him sincehe locked himself in
the laboratory with Masters body.
Finally the mayor Of the town and sew
eral deputy sheriffs went to the labora-
tory, but rapping at the door nor shouts
would bring any answer. Then they
broke open the door, The sight before
them nearly turned their hair gray.
The room was total wreck. The furni-
ture was strewn about the room,
smashed to pieces, and everything bore
evidence Of terrible struggle. Sheriff
Winters lay on the floor, dead, and the
marks about his throat showed that he
had been strangled. A few feet away
lay the dead body of the murderer, Mas
tiers. The faces and the garments of both
men bore evidence of a hard fight. The
only conclusion that could be arrived at
was that Masters had revived, and on
regaining consciousness and strength he
attacked the sheriff and succeeded in
killing him before he died himself. All
this happened in the Jail Of Rio Grande
county. kansas City Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
THE PORTLAND TELEGRAM.
Receiver Bur1eigh Says Courts Must
Come to an Agreement.

Receiver Bur1eigh Says Courts Must
Come to an Agreement.
PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 1.-The Ore
gonian says: The Northern Pacific re-
Ownership ENHANCEMENT will probably
reach crisis soon after the beginning
of the New Year, unless the Eastern
courts speedily agree with Judge Han
ford regarding unified set Of receivers
for the entire system. 1t is learned on
what appears to be good authority that
Receiver Burleigh has given the East
ern receivers to understand that he
will take complete control of the prop.
erty within his jurisdiction some time
in January, if the courts do not agree
in the meantime. This means that Mr..
Burleigh will appoint his own general
officers to manage the property within
his jurisdiction, who will not report to
the present general Office at St. Paul.
Evidently Intends to Force Matters.
It is impossible to gain any informa-
ton regarding Mr.. Burleigh's intention
further than his determination to oper-
ate the road entirely independent of
the st. Paul offices. This means, of
course, that he will not work in
thorough harmony with the Eastern
receivers, and also that Judge Hanford
has grown tired of treating with the
Eastern judges for unified receiver
ship. It means, too, Mr.. Burleigh con-
siders himself in a position to force
matters to an amicable conclusion. He
is sole receiver for the property in Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho, and one of
three receivers in Montana.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
INsURGENTs' MOVEMENTS.

5sFg*
Seem to BE in Control Of the Province
Of Matanxas. 81
HAVANA, Jan. News has been re-
ceived during the day Of movements by
the insurgents which would indicate
that their forces still overrun pretty
much the whole of the province Of Ma
tanzas and they seem to have uninter-
rupted line Of communication clear
across the province and into the south
ern part of Santa Clara.
Lieutenant Colonel Perora, command
ing the Navarro battalion, number ng
about $50 men, was engaged with in
surgents near Calimel, not far from
Jaguey Grande. The fighting is said to
have been very fierce and the Spaniards
are reported to have sustained the fire
Of vastly superior numbers Of insur.
gents commanded by Gomez. Tho
troops are reported to have captured
the insurgent positions and to have
obliged the enemy to divide his forces.
The insurgents are said to have lost
heavily, while on the government side
only one officer and five soldiers were
killed and 60 wounded.
About an hour after this engagement
the sound Of cannonading was heard in
the direction of the Maria plantation,
about three miles from Calimel, and it
is supposed Gomez has been engaged
with the Spanish column commanded
by Colonel Molina. No details Of this
engagement have reached here.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
LEADS THE FOUR HUNDRED.

William L. Baylies the Successor Of the
Iliustrious Ward McAllister.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The mantle OF
Ward McAllister has fallen upon Mr..
William L. Baylies, a young lawyer,
whose social proclivities have long
marked him as leader in the 'Four
Hundred" The new censor Of metro
politan society has been elected sponsor
and honorary secretary of the Pa
triarchs, and he will assume the duties
formerly performed by McAllister forth
with.
The position assumed by Mr.. Baylies
is a modification of that held by his
predecessor, but his genius will have
full play, nevertheless, and as pre-
iminary duty he will be called upon to
edit the invitations for the second Pa
triarchs' ball
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
wanted.

A man to self Canadian grown fruit
trees. berry PLAINS, roses, shrubbery,
seed potatoes etc., for the lar, est
growers of high grade stock. Seven.
hundred acres, hardy profitable variet-
les that succeed in the coolest climates.
No experience required and fair treat
ment guaranteed. Any one not earn
ing $4,000 pr month and expenses
should write us at once for particulars.
Liberal commissions paid part time
men. Apply now and get choice Of ter.
ritoTy.
LUKE BROTHERS COMPANY.
Stock Exchange building,
Chicago, ILL.,.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
is THIS FACT OR LEGEND?
A Queer Story About the Way In Whie
"Leonanie" Was Written.

A Queer Story About the Way In Which
"Leonanie" Was Written.
In the house of a gentleman in this
city we recently saw a poem written on
the fly leaf of an old hook. Noticing
the initials sc. A. p at the bottom,
it struck US that possibly we had run
across bonanza.
The owner of the book said that he
did not know who was the author of the
poem. His grandfather, who gave him
the book, kept an inn in Chesterfield,
near Richmond. One night young
man raped at the door and asked if he
could stay all night and was shown to
a room.
That was the last we saw of him.
When they went next morning to call
him to breakfast, he had gone, but had
left the book, on the fly leaf of which
he had written these verses:
LEoNANIE
Leonaniel Angels named her,
And they took the light
OF the laughing stars and framed her
In a suit of white,
And they made her hair Of gloomy
Midnight and her eyes of glowing
Moonshine, and they brought her to me
In the silent night.
In solemn night Of summer
When my heart Of gloom
Blossomed up to greet the conner,
Like q rose in bloom,
All forebodings that distressed me
forgot as Joy caressed me,
Lying joy that caught and pressed me
In the arms Of doom.
Only spake the little lisper
In the angels tongue.
Yet. listening, heard her whisper:
"Songs are only sun
Here below that they may grieve you.
Tales are told you to deceive you.
So must Leonanie leave you
While her love is young"
Then God smiled, and 1t was morning.
Matchless and supreme.
Heavens glory seemed adjoining
Earth with its esteem.
Every heart but mine seemed gifted
With the voice Of prayer and lifted
Where my Leonanie drifted
From me like q dream.
e. A. p. u. Whitcomb Riley.l
-Kokoma (Ind. Dispatch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
WILL RESIST INTERFERENCE

Another Claimant for the Territory
Now Wanted by France and Brazil.
NEW YORK, Jan. IA special to
The World from Georgetown, Demar-
ara, says: Intelligence has just been
received from Mapa, the principal set
Element without the contested Mapa
territory between French Guiana and
Brazil that Cabral, the self appointed
chief of the territory, has completed
the erection of substantially fortified
forts at Mapa, Cochifour and Carsevene
for the purpose of forcibly resisting all
interference with what he claims as
the independence of the territory. His
army has been considerably increased
and his recruits are being regularly re-
ceived. They have a great deal of
arms and ammunition on hand.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
BUYING WAR SUPPLIES.

venezuelans Will he Ready Should
Trouble Occur.
New YORK, Jan. IA special to
The World from Caracas, Venezuela,
says: The Venezuelan government is
negotiating in the United States for
war supplies. -Four heavy guns have
been sent from Caracas to fortify the
harbor at Maracaibo. Special commits
sioners appointed to arrange an alliance
of South and Central American repub-
lies against England are ready to de-
part.
A rumor comes from Colombia that
the Spanish minister to Bogota has
been escorted out of the country by a
troop of soldiers because he made pro-
test against the government giving to
the British minister his passports.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
impression General That the
Northern Pacific Will Soon
Be Divided.
Rumor Started by a Telegram
From Portland, Or, on
the Subject.
Said That Receiver Burleigh Is
Soon to Assume Control
of That End.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 1.-The Northern
Pacific receivership matter, which has
lain dormant so far as st. Paul is con-
cerned for some time, was lifted out
of its lethargy Monday by a telegram
dated Portland, and which states in
substance that Receiver Andrew F.
Burleigh, tired of waiting for the East
ern judges to agree on united receiv-
ership, has determined to assume COM
plete control of that portion Of the road
within his jurisdiction, manage the
same independent of the st. Paul Offices
and appoint his own general officers.
This action, so it is stated, is for the
purpose Of forcing matters to an AMIGA
BILE conclusion.
Considerable surprise was evinced by
the officials of the road when shown
the telegram, as no intimation of the
news contained therein had been re-
ceived in any department. There
seems to be we'll defined notion, how
ever, that whether or not Mr.. Burleigh
has taken the position attributed to
him. the big system will at some time
be divided up
Into Two or Three Sections,
each with its own general officers and
Independent government. While there
is apparently no friction between the
Eastern and Western receivers at pres
ent. it is pointed out that the system
of accounts as conducted now is both
complicated and unsatisfactory, and
that if Mr.. Burleigh does not happen to
take the step mentioned in the tele-
gram somebody else will before very
long. The view was freely expressed
that at any time in the future the
Northern Pacific might be resolved into
three separate railroads, one from st.
Paul to the Montana state line, the sec
ond the state of Montana, and the third
to include Idaho, Oregon and Washing
ton. This would, of course, create an
enormous additional expense, and
would, in measure, be disastrous to
the different divisions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
MINOR ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The HI. w. Laid company, one of
the largest dry goods firms of Provi-
dence, R. l., has assigned.
The treasury lost $714, 800 in gold by
redemptions Monday leaving the true
amount of the reserve 1858, 1872, 351.
Eastbound shipments from Chicago
last week amounted to 1881 tons,
against CO., for the preceding week
and 30,7S7 for the corresponding week
last year.
Officials at the Charleston navy yard
have received a dispatch from Wash
ington ordering the commandant to
place the monitor Passaic in condition
for immediate service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
UNREST IN THE TRANSvAAL.

Professor James Brice Says the People
Are Leaving in Thousands.
LONDON, Jan. Professor James
Brice, member Of parliament for the
south division of Aberdeen. has arrived
in England from South Africa and was
asked for his views on the situation in
the Transvaal He said:
''There is pretty widespread feeling
of dissatisfaction with the existing con-
dition of affairs in the Transvaal.
Much would depend on President Kru-
gers attitude. 1t is hoped that the
Transvaal government will recognize
that the situation is, or may become,
serious. The population of Ultlanders
is increasing rapidly"
Professor Brice said that when he
was at Cape Town 1000 persons were
leaving there weekly for the Rand.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
HAVE STOLEN MUCH ORE.

Miners Caught Robbing Cars Of she
Anaconds Company.
BUTTE, Mon, Jan. frank Smith
and John K. Enney, miners, were ar
rested at Rocker, station west Of
Butte, while In the act Of stealing ore
from the cars Of the Anaconda COM
pany. Three other men escaped. They
had over two tons of rich ore on sleigh
when the officers pounced upon them.
It is stated that the thieving has been
going on for q year or more, and that
between $50.00 and 500, 900 worth Of
ore has been stolen in that way. The
ore train, consisting Of about 90 cars,
stops at Rocker on the way to the Ana
conda smelters, and it is suspected that
some of the trainmen stood in with the
robbers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
SUIT TO RECOVER LAND.

The Taylor Matter Bids Fair to Bother
South Dakota For All Time.
Sioux FALLS, 8. D., Jan. ben p.
Hoover, receiver of the Gettysburg
state bank, which cut 80 great figure
in the Taylor investigation and trial,
spent the day in this city. He stated
the bank would at he next term Of
court institute proceedings to recover
from the state and from Illinois parties,
land to the value Of about $40, 900. It
will be remembered that Taylor claimed
to have lost some so, 900 in the Gettys-
burg deal three months before his
flight, and that the state has levied or
the property belonging to the bank.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
Furnaces Closing Down.

NEWCASTLE, Pa, Jan. l. All the
furnaces of this city are closing down
as the result of demands on the part of
the employees for pay for time and a
half on Sundays and corresponding
increase on holidays. Manufacturers
claim that they cannot pay the in
crease demanded.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
Claim a Part Of Oshkosb.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Jan. 1.-The report
has reached here from Otto, Ia, that the
heirs of Mrs. Fannie Haggerdon Of
that city will commence legal proceed
ings to establish their title to about 400
acres of valuable land, lying in the
heart of this city. The claim is based
on an old government deed, executed
in 1910, and the property in question
is now valued at several hundred thou
sand dollars.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
Grand Rapids Given a Franchise.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. l. Representa-
tives of the Western League clubs Sc
lected Grand Rapids as the eighth city
in the circuit for 1896, and w. H. Ellis,
who has owned the franchise for the
past two years, was given the franchise.
The schedule committee will meet in
ST. Paul Feb. "a.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
A Double Action Joke.

Dumas fills tell Of double action
joke which he played on Meissonier,
who was botanist in his hours Of lei
sure. The famous dramatist sent him a
paper containing the dried roe Of a her.
ring, telling, him that it was the seed
Of a very rare plant. "How are the
seeds coming on?" he asked the great
painter the next time he saw him. "Oh,
beautifully. I have planted them in a
circle. - And he took the astonished
joker to corner Of the garden where
the heads Of young herrings were just
peeping up.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
Fiji Island Marriages.

Marriage is not failure in the Fiji
islands, for an unmarried man or wom-
an Of manageable age is something
that is rarely seen there. The natives
believe that il person dies while in an
unmarried state his or her soul is doomed
to wander through the endless ages Of
eternity in an intermediate region be-
tween heaven and hades. At the end of
each moon they are allowed to look into
heaven, but they are never permitted to
enter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-01-02
Thousands of Cattle Drowned.

GUTHRIE, O. T., Jan. 1.-C. Hay
den. who has immense pastures along
Grand river, reports having had over
400 head of cattle drowned by the floods
OF the past week, and it is believed
that fully 1000 head or more persisted
in the Usage reservation