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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
Christmas In Russia.

Children in Russia have way Of Gel
sebrating Christmas that is quite differ
ent from that of American boys and
girls. In certain part of Russia it is
customary for the liStle people to dress
to represent animals and go running
about town like wild beasts. Sometimes
they represent wolves, bears and even
ostriches. Of course this is done by
dressing in the skins of wild beasts.
The boys who are not disguised as ami
mails pretend they are the keepers
Some of the party play musical instru-
ments. Others carry torches, and alto
gether the sight is very weird. They go
to every house and give an entertain
ment. Then, of course, the inmates Of
fer them refreshments at the end of the
performance.
At other places in Russia religious
entertainments are popular. These en-
tertainments are given in small play
house with marionettes (the little fig
ures made to act by means of strings).
One boy carries the small theater on his
shoulder. Another carries a brilliant
banner and another a long pole, to the
end of which is fastened a lantern.
These lanterns are arranged something
like the ones used in political parades
in this country. The sides are transpar-
ent, and on them are sketched scenes
representing the Christian history of the
day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
!. Snow Yacht of the Eastwood.

Have you ever seen the snow yachts of
the Eastwood? Almost any breezy day
in early winter they frolic swiftly over
the snow in the parks or in the woods.
There is funny little brown sail about
8 inches long, curled at the edges and
looking very much like dried leaf. At
the center Of this there is a stiff stem,
with several little green balls hanging at
the end Of it. When the wind blows, it
:. catches the sail and whisks it over the
snow or ice, and the balls are dragged
along behind, like anchors
This snow yacht, sail and all, grows
on the Eastwood tree in the summer.
The balls are the passwords fruit, and
the sail is a little bract. 1t hangs fast
to the limb until all of the leaves are
gone and good sleighing comes. Then
the winter winds twist it off, and it falls
to the surface of the snow, to be driven
far away from the parent tree. In the
little balls are the Eastwood seeds, and
when the yacht is finally lost in drift
ed fence corner or near rotten log the
balls remain still until the snow melts,
and then the seeds fall into the ground
and a young Eastwood sprouts. Nature
has provided this marvellous way for the
Eastwood to scatter its seeds, sometimes
for miles across the snow.-Chicago
Record
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
A w. c. T. U. Hospital.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
union intends to erect national tenn
perance hospital in Chicago. One of its
promoters says, "We shall show the doc
tors who think that in some cases the
administering Of alcohol is an absolute
necessity to save patients life that
they are utterly mistaken, and before
our work in the new field is year old
we can present facts in the shape of
cured patients which will change the
mind of many a physician, no matter
how hidebound he may be in his preju-
dices.''
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11

with the horses bearing down upon it
at fast trot. Realizing, just as a hui
man being would have done, the immi-
nent danger to which the little one was
Exposed, she ran out from the footpath,
seized the child by the clothing and
dragged it off the track.
The Royal Humane society awarded
a medal to Princess for her noble act,
and it was formally presented in the
town hall of Bolton by Lord Stanley.
This is the first time that medal was
ever presented to a dog for an act of the
kind, though a good many have been
presented to them for saving persons
from drowning. Princess May is a New
foundland, as her picture shows, a spe-
cies of which the life saving instinct
seems to be marked characteristic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
His Atom.

A teacher was giving lessons in word
illustrations and was examining the
word atom. She told the children that
atom meant small particle Of any
thing. It might even be SO small that it
could not be seen by the naked eye.
After she had defined the word SO plain
ly that she thought the pupils all knew
its meaning she said. Nov, some one
speak sentence in which the word
atom will be used correctly" A boy
answered, Jimmy Brown hit me, and
I'd like to get at him. Exchange.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
why She Didn't Laugh.

Little Ethel, who had been sent an
,errand, returned rather hurriedly and
called out to her mother:
"Oh, mamma, what do you think? A
little girl was crying in the street just
now because she had lost some money
her mother had given her. Some people
laughed, but not me-"
'And why did not you laugh, dear?"
asked her mother.
Because, mamma, said the child,
with trembling lip" because the little
Gid was me. Philadelphia Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
Wonders Never Cease.

No one need suffer the tortures Of
rheumatism, because that modern lini-
ment, Salvation OH, positively cures it.
ST was a great sufferer from sciatic
rheumatism, and the best of doctors
attended me without relief. I COM
menced using Salvation Oil, and two
bottles helped me wonderfully. It
certainly has worked wonders with me.
Mrs. E. j. Phelps, Box %, Enfield,
Conn.," Salvation Oil Is for sale by all
dealers for Is cts. Take no substitute.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
states to CONQUER.

Twenty-fv states have given the edu-
cational ballot to women. There are
still 90 states to conquer. The world
moves slowly and generations die, but it
moves. The business world moves fast
or. We have just counted % occupations
that women have invaded in the last
quarter of century. Milford MASS }
Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
PRINCESS MAY.

Why She Wears q Medal Presented by the
Royal Humane Societys 4
Here is picture that we print with
great pleasure. It represents only dog,
but it would be hard to convince us that
this noble animal has not some traits or
feelings that make her worthy Of being
ranked among human beings. Her name
is Princess May, and she belongs to q
man who lives in Bolton, England. The
cut is reproduced from photograph, 5
feet by in size, the largest photograph
of dog ever made.
You will notice that Princess wears a
medal, and thereby hangs tale. One
day she saw child on street car track,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
Wanted Idea ~ S':s s. !: s : ss'e:

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth.
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO, Patent Attor.
neys washington. q; for their $i:S0 prize onex
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
BATTLE WON BY THE INSURGENTS,

General Gomez leads in person and
routs the Spanish. Eight hundred Span
ish killed and 1000 wounded. The great
victory is attributed to the fact that the
insurgents have discovered that DR.. Saw
yer's Family Cure gives new life and
strength and purifss the blood.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
MRS. A. BRAKEFIELp.

For four years was great sufferer
from female complaints in their worst
form. was given up by some of the best
physicians as incurable / cannot say too
much in praise of your Pastilles. Iii
wonderful remedy for all diseases peculiar
to woman. Any one wishing to correspond
with me can do so by sending &c stamp.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11

written guarantee to cure or money refunded
with every box of PastilIes. Price, ST. 90 per box.
DR.. Sawyer's Family Cure cures all diseases
Of the stomach, liver kidneys and purifes tho
blood. written guarantee to cure or money 70
funded with every dollar bottle Of Family Cure
Prices 81 CO. E0c and 25c
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
Morning Mine Improvements.

The march of improvements around
the Morning mill at Mullan, Idaho, still
continues. The new ore bins are done,
and new railroads have been built both
there and down below. The lower road
leaves the old line near the narrow
gauge round house, running lower down
parallel with the Northern Pacific spur.
This line was built solely to handle tim
bers. The Northern Pacific brings them
in from Kingston or up on the Bitter
Roots, and when rolled off from the cars
they land on a skidway, on which they
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
cUBANs BEAT COAST OFFICIALS.
Largest Expedition Ever Sent to the
Islands Leaves Tampa.

Tampa, Fla, Aug. 30.-A large Cuban
expedition under the command of Col
onel Mendez got away Saturday, taking
a special train in the suburbs under
cover of darkness The train was rush
ed over the Plant system to Cleve-
land, on the Peace river, near Punta
Gorda, where the tug Fearless, com
manded by Captain Merwin, is sup
posed to have been ready between 10
and IL o'clock to take the men and their
equipments out to sea to meet larger
boat, with which the trip is to be com
pleted
The Cubans managed to get out OF
the city this afternoon without at
tracing attention, some of their mum
Der being left behind to make them
selves conspicuous about the streets
as a blind The Cnbans say that the
expedition is the best equipped with
men and ammunition that they have
succeeded in sending away.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
HURRICANE SWEPT THE COAST.
Lives We're Lost and Fears Are En-
tertained for Shipping.

Denver, Aug. 30.-A special to the
News from Nogales, Ariz., says:
"Advices from Guaymas state that
a severe hurricane visited the gulf of
California and the lower Mexico coast
on the Odd instant, and that informa-
ton of damage done is beginning to ar
rive at that port. Three lives are re-
ported lost and great damage done to
crops.
"The steamer Carmen is supposed to
have left Agrabampo for the south just
as the hurricane was coming and fears
for her safety are entertained. The
storm has Frustrated the wires all
along the coast and no particulars can
be gathered The schooners Salvatiera,
Rambler and Penelope, which sailed
from Guaymas on the 18th. were
caught in hurricane, and on the goth
the Salvatierra and Penelope returned to
Guaymas in distress. Nothing has been
seen or heard of the Rambler, and it is
feared she is lost"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
CHASE OF A MURDERER
WANTED FOR MURDER IN THREE
OTHER STATES.
Oregon Officers Travelled Hundreds
of Miles and Lost Him--Arrest-
ed In Montana.

Boise, Idaho. Sent. "a romarkable
chase of an OREGON murderer has inst
terminated here in failure The case i
made sensational nv reason of tho foo+
that the murderer is sunnosed to boyo
killed n travelling communion while tbe
sheriff was D,rsuiuo him Tho man
wanted is John Hamblett aims Rob
Childcrs. oIios Rob Grant In Foh,,,.
arv. 1894 he shot and killed Ron Gam.
mev at a dance nj Rock CraaL in Grant
county Oreoon Tho mnrdarar +nrnod
Nh here recently with . man ,or,oJ
Rox onotbor man nomod u,r,o, .,
woman and a little oirI The marty
had n band Of horses. G,ont WINS or.
rested hero ON . mino,. oh,roo but ,,.o,
released Tho officers tbo, loornod ho
was woptad in Orooon fo,. ,,,,.do, and
reo,rcstod him dosor;rtiop conf
from, Oropon did NOT a. o,a ho ,,,o, -,
lo,.oJ II no,,, turps o,,+ +bis ao,o,.i,,
t;on u,s f,,,,i,hod he fr;o,as M
murderer beinr Httle known tho de.
sor;ntion was s,ocessfnl Afto,vord
Tho oaioors had hin, sbodonod ia 81.
vo, Citv lint Covornor Lord of oreoop
daclinod tn ;ssua ro,u;sition MINORS no.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04

roll all the way down hill to the narrow
gauge cars that haul them up to the
mine. The ore is handled by the John
S. George, the new 40 ton engine bought
last year, and it would seem impossible
to handle more ore than one engine can
deliver, as on a track only three miles
long two trains can not be worked to
advantage, and the line is too crooked
to work long double-header trains. But
the old 25 ton engine is used as a switch
engine, hauling all the timbers from the
lower yards up to the third leg of the
switchback, where the loaded cars are
turned over to the ore train.
Ore Shipments.
Ore shipments over the Kaslo & Slo
can railway last week were as follows:
Ruth to Everett. l65 tons; Ruth, to
Pueblo, l20; Payne, to Pueblo, $50;
Whitewater, to Everett, 81; Washington,
to Omaha, 27 Noble Five, to Pueblo,
364 SLOGAN Star, to Omaha, Is; Sur
prise to Everett, Il; Rambler, to Ia
coma, Is; Great Western, hex and Two
Friends, each to Kaslo sampling works,
10, Is and II tons respectively.
Paid SISO,OOO in Cash.
Probably the largest mining deal ever
put through at Vancouver, b. c., oc-
CURED Friday, when the Dominion De-
velopment Company sold 100000 shares
in the Golden Cache mine, on Cayoosh
creek, Lilloet district, for $lS00O0 cash.
The purchaser was Mark Oldroyd a
member of the imperial house of com
mons, who already holds in the neigh
borhood of 100000 shares in the mine,
and thus now owns controlling inter
est
Nugget From Black Hornet.
A nugget of gold was exhibited at
Boise, Idaho, the other day from the
Black Hornet mine, ii miles from that
place. 1t was pure metal, excepting one
end, which is bunch of quartz. The
value of the nugget is placed at $69.95.
This gold was found at a point on the
ledge where no work had been done.
The Black Hornet has just been sold to
COLORADO cOHpdIly'
Anaconda Copper Mines.
The Anaconda, Mont, copper mines
give employment underground to 5000
men, whose wages amount to $lO,50O a
day Six thousand tons of ore are daily
handled, yielding at the smelters be-
tween 100000 and 100000 pounds
of conner monthly.
Western Australia.
The exports of gold from western
Australia during July amounted to 49,,
Sll ounces, valued at GlS5,4S2, against
1925 ounces, valued at f6l 1872, in
July, 1896
M0ntana's New Law.
Under the new state law of Montana
$50 in work must be done on a claim
within go days after posting the pre-
| liminarV work
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04

Oakesdale, Aug. 3O.-Inere Is strike
among harvest hands here. and it is
quite likely that wages will be higher
than farmers had anticipated. There
are eight or 10 headers ready to start
in this vicinity, but can not do so be-
cause of lack of men. There are not
less than 80 idle men walking the streets
of Oakesdale, but none will go to work
for less than So per day, and farmers
do not wish to pay that price. Header
box drivers have been getting $l.25 to
$3.50 per day and board.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
PLENTY OF GOLD IN SIGHT.
Seeks 1t at the Expense of Health
and Happiness.

and Happiness.
San Francisco, Sept. 1.-The Bulletin
has received letter from Charles
Haines, dated Dawson City, July 26. He
says:
"The rich diggings have been compar-
atively idle during the summer, al
though the output from Eldorado and
Bonanza creeks was enormous, and
there is plenty of gold in sight. There
is every prospect of an immense output
of gold from the district next spring.
The total output this season is, as near
as | can judge, about $7,OOO,OoO; but
very little ground has been worked, and
the dumps will, like some of the tailingS
of old California placers, pan out thou
sands of dollars when worked with inn
proved machinery.
"rhe placers are the most pulling
and deceiying | have ever seen. I'M
agne man working on good color
and finding the ground worth only
few dollars per day, and then turning
to a waste of mud and moss with no
surface indications and unearthing
bonanza. That is the situation here ana
all over Alaska. The man who comes
here to mine does so at the expense Oh
health and happiness, and 1t is WIN MN
a question of making fortune quickly
or taking chances with death. About
me are scores of men who can Welgh
their GOLD by the bucketful and who
value their claims at millions. four
hundred valuable diggings are stretched
along the creeks, and every digging Is
fabulous mine of gold, yet there are
weary men who have gone from ana re-
turned to Dawson after searching the
great country hereabout and never
nugget do they show for their toll, long
tramp over broken ground, and into
country whose natural advantages are
exceeded by no other place on earth.
"Dawson is merely collection OF log
huts. saloons and mass of tents, about
GOO in number. When long nights come
and the glass goes down to % degrees
below zero, and / shudder to think OF Ihe
results. Provisions are going 10 DE
very scarce, and there is little reason "
doubt that the entire town viii have 10
90 on short rations during the winter
and that scurvy will be rampant ne
gold that will 60 down the river Tor San
Francisco and Seattle will amount 10
about S2.0OO,O0O. There is lot OF golu
that will remain in camp, for it is used
for the equivalent of money and Is iegai
tender at $l7 per ounce of these 'hree
ar four thousand inhabitants, only
connie of hundred have made plg
strikes. There is plenty OF work at Si1
to $50 per day. and many men have paid
~ 50 per day or less for living and saved
the balance.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
SHEEP HERDERS ON A STRIKE.
Those mt Choteau Ask Others in Mon
tnnn Lnin In MOXememt.

Those Mt ChOteau Ask Others in Mon
tana to Join in Movement.
Helena, Mont, Sept. 2.-Sheepherders
of Choteau. in an address dated at Chi
nook calling upon their brethren all
over the state. have announced they
will strike for higher wages. Before the
decline in prices they were paid $40 a
month and during the hard times they
were cut to $50. They say in their adj
dress: "We accepted the reduction with
out murnur during the panic of 1898.
and we think it only fair that we should
receive IA share of the revived prosperity
of the wool industry They announce
as their ultimatum that they will stop
work if they are not recognized imme-
diately. About 100000 sheep are af-
fected if all the sheepherders go out.
There are 1850 herdsmen in the state.
Ex United States Senator Power, presi-
dent of the Montana Woolgrowers' Asso-
citation, said yesterday that the wool
growers were only paying their debts
with the proceeds of the advance of this
wear. "Wool will be worth II cents a
wear from now" he said, ''and then we
will be on velvet and pay the advance
asked for"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04

London, Aug. 30.--A wrestling match
for the championship of the world be,
tween STRANGER" Lewis and Butter
Clayton took place Saturday night. The
match resulted in a victory for Lewis.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04

1t is pointed out by correspondent OF
the London Times that on British reviews
and other state occasions British music
is generally ignored.
The times., 1897-07-20
An Uncallec-For squeeze.

One OF those ridiculous situations which
at the time bring the cold sweat Out on
mans brow. and ever after remains with
hiIA as source OF miTth, occurred 10 a
Shelton merchant 4 few days ago He
thought ne would take a bath, and as his
fiat iF minus one of the chief requisites
for the job bath tub-he eXtemp0Tized
one out of a small waShtub and enjOyed
a cooling ahIution-
He had Just concluded and stepped from
the tub for the towel when suddenly the
top hoop OF the tub burst with a sharp re-
port, and the man saw 20 his horror thai
the whole contents OF the tub would soon
be flooding the floor. At the same moment
he thought of the store beneath and the
amount OF damage the water would do if
1t ran down through the ceiling. He Is
man OF quick thought and in moment
he did the only thing possible, threw him
self down beside the tub and, eiaSpng his
arms around it, held the already fast
swelling staves together. He was success
full in keeping the water in-but what Il
situation He dared not yell, for he was
hardly in condition to receive callers es-
peciaHy as he knew that all in the block
at the time were OF the gentIer sex, and
he realized at once that the only thing
left for him was to stay in that position
until .he return OF his wife, who was out
on shopping expedition.
Like the boy who saved Holland. he
manfully remained in his most uncom-
Portable position until relief IN the shape
of his wife appeared Then 10 cap the
climax, when he asked her TO get rope
or any old thing 70 tie about the tub, she.
after a long fit OF uncomfortable laughter,
asked him why he didn't carr tub and
contents out to the sink rcom and pour
out the water With a look that froze
the smile on her face. he did as she said,
and without a word donned his clothing
and wandered out into the cold, unfeelng
world, a crushed and Inundated man.
Ans0nia Sentinel .
The times., 1897-07-20
Amateur Ball PLAYERS.

picked nine played and defeated the
BLston Sluggers by the score of 5 to IL.
The following was the lineup of the win
ners: Riggs. ]. f.; Hart, C. f.: Bond. r. f..
Lane, s. s Beal. ID; Hahn, 2b; BOYD, 3b;
Grau, c.: Nicdfeldt, p.
The American Flags have organized for
the season of '97 They will receive
challenges from all clubs whose members
are ten years old, the Little Rocks pre-
ferred. Send all challenges to Captain
Albert Haas, No 1924 Sixth street south
west.
Tie Gold Bugs defeated the Chinese
By the score of g to IA The features
of the game were the batting of Fl
Ruffin aud the shoTtstop work of !. Jones.
The Gold Bugs released Lloyd Honesty.
The Centrais defeated the Potomac Stars
Sunday by the score of 16 to IL. Win
ming battery-Gately, Nolan, Chapple and
Mullen Losing battery-Hearn, Dant and
Gamer The Centrals would like to
meet any team averaging sixteen years
the Seiaachs preferred.
The Young Districts have organized for
the season with the following PLAYERS:
J. Driscoll, 1b; H. Sensney, 3b; Z. Lee.
p; j. Crimes, s. s.; d. Clagett, 2b; NJ
Reed, C.; J Tucker, r. f.; J. Adams, c. f.,
and e. Bggan, l. f. Teams of thirteen
years send chall len ges to Tucker
415 1-2 Six-and-a-half street southwest
the Young ToTtoises preferred.
The times., 1897-07-20
A Dubious CongratuIation

A little group of men collected at one
of the resorts on the lake shore last Sun
day, and after eXhausting the weather as
a topic of conversation gos TO talking about
the various States and cities from which
they had come. Several of them had ex-
tolled the beauties and historic Importance
of their native places a man with a sandy
complexion spoke.
~ said ne, lam from Canada"
And he atraightened up, stuck out his
chest and paused for a reply.
"Perrnit me to congratulate you" said
a man with a devil-may-care expression
Thank you, thank you," exclaimed the
Canadian. II am glad TO fin here in this
benighCed, clustering land one man who
is capable of appreciating the grea tness and
the glory of our DominiOn-a country where
civilization IN its highest form. and free
dom in its greatest sen Sc, may lie truly sail
to flourish I am glad
''Hold on" interpOsed the American, II
didn't say anything about the existence of
civilization and freedom n your old Do
minion. just confine yourself to the
bare facts. please"
'.Bnt," the gentleman frcm the north re-
spondei, with evident amaZement, lyon
congratulated me, Just now"
'sYes, congratulated you upon the
fact that YOU had got oI=t of Canada"
The others then tntervened, and fight
was avertcd.-Cleveland Lea der.