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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
Naming the RahY.

She was young mother, and it was
her first. 1t was the prettiest, the most
intelligent--in fact, there never was
such an infant. So she thought it should
have a name which would distinguish
it from all others. After great deal of
thinking she announced her decision.
"Papa," she said to the happy father,
81 have thought OF a name for the baby.
We will call her Imogen.''
Papa was matter of fact man, who
knew there was nothing in that baby
different from most others, and he didn t
wish to see his child saddled with a
name that wouldn't fit in with other
circumstances.
Clancy her marrying man named
Snooks," he thought. ''Imogen Shocks
will sound nice, won't it? But if say
SO she'll begin to Cry and will insist
upon it,
After little reflection he thought of
plan. ....
81 think that's lovely name, my
dear!" he cried. cit was my first sweet
hearts. She will take it as compli-
ment, and it will always remind me.
Yes, that and your dear mothers name,
Mary, are the best l know
II think, papa she said after a
pause, eve had better call her Mary,
after my mother.
And the artful man chuckled to him
self.-Strand Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
THE CARE OF PEARLS,
Even Drop of Lemonade Is Sufficient to
Ruin Their Appearance.

Even Drop of Lemonade Is Sufficient to
Ruin Their Appearance.
American girls are fond of pearls and
have no superstitious fears that they
mean "tears.'' 1t ma not be known to
the possessors of these gems that pearls
are regarded as "well" or CLIP from a
jewelers. point of view. Like human
beings, they require fresh air to be kept
alive. In other words, they must be
worn and not remain too long in clos
ed case. Judges of pearls can tell by
looking at them whether the gem is
''lucido" (clear and healthy, or wheth-
er it is beginning to be an invalid. Ex-
perts talk of pearls "dying," they some
times becoming discolored and turning
black.
A black pearl may be a handsome
stone, but it has not the evanescent
rainbow suggestions to be seen in a
milky or rosy pearl. Italian women,
who know great deal about pearls,
wear their necklaces and "ropos" con-
stantly. This gives them the light and
air required by the mysterious forma-
"@oAiS' esAo yOI phCy o1O AoG ga pOsGu W
the chances of discoloration by being
touched with acid.
1t is easier to keep pearls in fair con-
dition when they are set in a lacepin
or in necklaces 1t is hard .toFcare for
them in finger ring-G6e must be care
full to remove them not only in washing
the hands, but they. should never be
worn when there is likelihood Of being
touched byfood or drink.
About "a month ago the owner of a
beautiful pink pearl worn in a finger
ring was alarmed to find the stone was
darkening and becoming covered with
an opaque dark crust She took it to her
jewsler, who pronounced it case of
''scale. " He told her the delicate sub
stance had been in contact with some
acid and as she insisted this had not
happened he reminded her that drop
of lemonade would be sufficient to do
the mischief. She then remembered
drinking. lemonade while the ring was
on her ungloved hand.
The only remedy for scale is a remov-
al OF whole layer of the pearl. This is
an excessively delicate business, which
should be done by an expert workman,
and never undertaken by apprentice
hands. 1t is costly business and re-
duces the size and value of the pearl
that must undergo the operation. Phil
adelphia Record.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
PRINCETON'S SILENT JEHuS,
Their Ingenuity In Getting Around . Lo.
cal Hoosier Ordinance.

Their Ingenuity In Getting Around . Lo
cal Hoosier Ordinance.
las stopped to change cars a.
Princeton, Ind, said q gentleman who
has just arrived in the city from Ken
lucky, Il was greatly puzzled at the
sight which met my eyes. Though my
nome Is near Princeton, had never
been III the town before and T had nc
personal knowledge of the people who
lived there. There was great silence at
the railway station, and, though many
persons were moving about, no one ut
eered word. is it town of deaf
mutes! l said to myself.
but presently my eyes were blinded
by many small mirrors, as it seemed To
me, casting dozen shadows in nv ewes
from the hands Of as many burly ne
groes. 1t seemed no matter of fun to
them to cast these shadows. They were
grimacing, comforting their faces and
twisting their fingers in manner
strange to see. No deaf mutes, but
lunatics, I said to myself, and l began
to look for some safe means of exit.
But these dumb, grimacing creatures
were Oh all sides of the platform and as
l advanced Que way or the other those
at that point lunged toward me and l
saw l was prisoner.
ut was fr1ghtful feeling for few
moments, and then rational explana-
ton Of the scene was made. Conquering
my timidity, went boldly to one of
the biggest of the black men, and, seiz-
ing him by the shoulder, said, as
hypnotist might say, What do you
mean by casting shadows in my eyes?'
The man caught me by the coat sleeve
and whispered in my ear: I'll tell you,
boss, but has to whisper, cause we
amt allowed to talk. You has to come
to me. can't come and git you They
Won t let US stand Oh the PLATFORM
Then l found out that these silent
men had once been the vociferative,
shouting hackmen who make themselves;
SO omnipresent on the platform stations
OF most small towns. The good people
OF Princeton determined to live in peace
and quiet, and, by act Of the city coun-
Gil, they prohibited the hackmen from
using their voices But even this did
not abate the nuisance. The hackmen
would run up to the train and almost
carry away their patrons by force. So
The city council passed law forbiddiI5
Them to stand Oh the platform. Deprived
If speech and power Of locomotion,
.hese hackmen had happy thought.
Each one bought bright tin plate and
lad the name of his hotel embossed On
he plate in raised letters. So they all !
stand there, waving their tin plates and
lever uttering a sound. st. Louis
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
A MONTE CARLO TRAGEDY.
An Incident Which Made Bismarck sn
Inveterate Enemy to GamhIine

An Incident Which Made Bismarck On
1nveterate Enemy to Gambling.
Prince Bismarck has long been an H.
veterate enemy to the wholesale SYSTEM
Of gambling, which is preserved, as:
1t were. at Monte Carlo and similar es-
adjustments on the continent.
His antlpatby is due to tragedy
which was enacted under his very ewes.
at Baden Baden more than 80 years
ago. During the season at that place.
which was OF more than average bril-
lancy, he would himself go into one of
the gambling saloons, which was fire.
quented b. the highest aristocracy and
the members of the diplomatic corps.
Although he played little he would oc-
caslonally venture small sums. If he,
won, he would venture his original
stake again and again, but if he lost at
the first coup he retired from the table.
One day while Bismarck was stand
ing at table young man and beau
Glful woman came in. He was baron
and had only recently married and was
on his wedding trip with his bride. The
man began to play. AT first fortune ia
'-o" AiAii, duu u6 WOl
Then his luck turned. He began to
lose' With each loss he became more
desperate. The beau tiful woman by his
side Valnly strove to tear him away.
Inc fever of gambling had taken hold
OF his brain. The more the woman he
sought the more the man yentured-
Hundreds of francs grew into thousands
and thousands after thousands were.
raked in by the croupier.
The whple table was watching this
tighter with fortune, and among them
no one was more intent than Bismarck
himself.
At last the gambler put larger stake
than ever Oh the table, and again be.
lost.
He rose and whispered a wold to his
wife, and they left the room together.
Nobody III gambling saloon heedss
the ruined man, and the game went Ole
as before, less feyerishly perhaps and
without such large stakes.
Suddenly, without moments waru-
Ing, the report OF a pistol rang through
the room. Some people hurried out.
There on the ground lay the body Of
the ruined man, a bullet wound in his
head, from which thin stream of blood
was flowing. By the side of the body.
distracted, almost turned to stone by
the horrible situation, stood the beauti-
1ul young wife, now a widow.
Suddenly her restrained feelings over
came her, and with one wild shrek she
fell by the side of the dead man. Bis
marck was one Of the onlookers who
had seen the result of the fearful TRACE
dy.
"This horrible business must stop,''
he exclaimed
1t did stop. In the course of a few
years every public gambling house liz
Germany was abolished. - Persons
Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
HOMEOPATHY.
Unreconstructed Bishop Winners AppfE-
cation of It to Lis Work.

| Unreconstructed Bishop Winners ApprE-
cation of It to lis Work.
This is story all Alabama man tells
me of Bishop Wilmer, and I hope you
won't think it too sectional It hanpen--
ed soon after the war. Bishop Wilmer
had gone to northern city to ask aid
for Confederate orphans home he was;
interested in. He hadn't been north for
several years. and his old friends gave
him a hearty welcome. There was Il
dinner in his honor, and after dinner the,
bishop was begged to tell story OF
two. The bishop said he hadn't story
"But,' he added, "I've got conun-
drum. Why are we southerners like,
Lazarus?''
The guests-they wero all Uniau
men, by the way-suggested many ar
swers. The southerners were like, Lag
arus because they were poor, because
they ate of the crumbs from the rich
mans table; because-because of every
thing anybody could guess.
"No," said the bishop, YOU'RE alb
wrong We're like Lazarus because -
and he smiled blandly, because we've
been licked by dogs
A roar of laughter went round at
that, for the bishops utter unrecon-
structedness was always one of his
charms. Everybody laughed but one
mottle faced man, who became very
indignant.
"Well," he snorted, "if you think;
we're dogs, why in mot earth-have,
you come up here to beg for our money
for the money of dogs?"
The bishop chuckled.
"My notified friend" said be, "thes
hair of the dog is good for the bite
Thst's why I've come. Washington
Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
The Royal Reign of Velvet.

Velvet in all colors is immensely
popular this winter and is used in every
conceivable way and in all sorts of gar
ments. Young and old wear it with
equal propriety, and the evening gown
OF velvet. which has heretofore been rel
egated to the wardrobe of the matronly
woman, finds special favor with young
women. Black velvet gowns are made
elegant with jet passementerie, and old
point lace is brought out on the waist.
Some of the skirts are perfectly plain,
while others are profusely trimmed
with jets, black silk embroidery or
chiffon ruches. But in every instance at
least an attempt at train must be
seen.-Woman' s Home Companion.i
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
TOOTHBRUSH AIDS HEALTH.
Sound Teeth and Body Only to BE Had
by Its Frequent Use.

Sounu Ieeth and Body Only to he HaC
10y Its Frequent Use.
It is but little thing, yet on it,
proper use depends much Of the happi
ness of modern man. Why civilized
teeth should be SO re- ell is question
which has often been @"bated, and prob
ably the true answtr is more complex
than some would think Many good
mothers are content 70 put all tGothache
down to lollipops, LIT that sugar in it.
self is not responsible for bad teeth is
proved by the Splendid "ivories' often
possessed by negroes who practically
live upon the sugar cane and thrive
upon it, too, during The whole of the
season when it is ia maturity. Dental
decay is common enough, however,
;nong negroes in towns, and it seems
clear that the carries of the teeth which
IS so common among most civilized
races is due not to any particular article
Of diet so much as to digestive and nu-
Iritive changes imposed upon us by our
node of life and to some extent by the
fact that by hook or crook we do some
how manage to live, notwithstanding
oar Lad teeth, whereas in a state of ma
t1rc tie toothless mali soon dies.
Recognizing, then, that until the time
arrives when some great social reformer
either merda or ends our present social
conditions our teeth will tend to rot,
&"tl that, whatever the predisposirg
cau:cs tie final act in the production of
carlcs is tho lodgment of microbes Oh
and around the teeth, we see that for
Long 10 como the toothbrush will be a
nocl ssity il the health is to be main
tainc'l It is only by the frequent use of
this l:ttle Instrument that tn )se minute
accommodations can be removed which
are at tic root Of SO much mischief a
few eic!ncnt@Hy lessons in bacteriology
would. We fancy, greatly startle many
people G:,d certainly would show them
the futIlljy q trusting to one scrub
day. The fact is that if people, instead
OF looking at the toothbrush from an
point of view and scrubbing
away with tooth powders @ to make
their front teeth white. would regard |
it merely as an aid to cleanliness, they
would see that the time to use it is aft
ST meals and at night, not just in the
only, when the debris is left
from the day before has been ferment-
ing and brewing a?id I'll night through,
They would also see how Inefficient ali
the common toothbrush is
1nless it is used with considerable judg-
nent. One of the secondary advantages
If spending a good deal Of money on
dentistry is that at least one learns the
7alue of ones teeth. By the time we
nave got them dotted over with gold
'toppings and gold crowns we learn to
AXE care of them. even although that
nay involve the trouble of cleaning
hem more than once day and using
perhaps moro than one brush for the
purpose Hospital.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
MISER GENlUSES,
Men WA Have Reduced Money Savine
to Fascinating Art

| ~ u CASCIu8ClnS ART
The fascinating study Of financia
gain amounts almost to genius in some
Avarice was the inspiration of one O,
our own great men, franklin, whose
memory is debased by his reputation al
"Poor Richard. The masterpiece q,
Balzac is his novel Eugene Grandet. y
The hero, old Grandet, is miser whose
financial genius amounts to the sublime
and which Balzac contrives and succeeds
In making almost picturesque.
Among the most distinguished misers
was Daniel Dancer. Upon the death of
his father Dancer came into the estate.
which yielded good income. One of
his sisters lived with him and imbibed
the misery teachings. Dancer was re-
markable for the style of his garments.
His coat was made of pieces of every
hue and texture, collected from the
streets and ash heaps. His garments
were held together by twist of hay.
He and his sister lived happily in q
howell, the paneless sashes of which were
darkened with boards, rags and papers.
Soap and towels being expensive, Mr..
Dancer occasionally washed in a pond
and dried himself with sand. Three
pounds of coarse beef and IA dumplings
formed their menu for years, except
upon one occasion, when Providence
changed the course of these viands.
Mr.. Dancer, walking one day in
search Of bones and other delicate offal.
found dead sheep and carried it home
in triumph. His sister received it as an
immediate gift from heaven. Time
went on, and the maiden fell i'll. Lady
Temple, generous neighbor, was so
kind that Miss Dancer determined to
leave her 60, 900, but she died before
the will could be signed, and her brother
claimed her fortune as the price of her
board for 80 years.
He constantly guarded against thieves
and concealed his gold and bank notes
with the spiders among their cobwebs
in the cowhouse and in the holes in
the chimney covering them with ashes
The light Of generosity, however, pene-
rated one chink of his miserable soul
ne loved his dog, and while denying
himself bread he allowed his dog pint
If milk daily with other delicacies. Mr..
Dancers delight in life was to visit the
,oles where his wealth was kept and
,ount it.
In his seventy eighth year Dancer
became violently i'll, but refused to see
physician. Again Lady Temple played
he good fairy at the wretched howell,
attending him to the last and was gen.
rously rewa- led by his immense for
une, which he left to her.
1t would not be a difficult task to
how the influence Of avarice upon ma
ions; the evils of society, the corrup-
ions OF religion and the tragedies of
var have often been irstigated and SUBJ
orted by this base passion.-Detroit
rec Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
Stores His Silver Chesply.

GAS am not keeping house baval
no use for my silver, so determined to
put it where it would not be so liable
to be stolen as i'll my fat.' said a bust
ness man the other day. "Simultane-
ously with this determination came the
need of considerable sum of money. I
therefore put the silver in charge of a.
benevolent concern, which charges no
more interest on the money it lent, with
the silver as security, than bank or
than safe deposit company would
charge for storing the silver. I am con-
sequently either paying no interest OLE
the loan or getting my silver stored for.
nothing; don't exactly know which. -
New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
A Conspicuous Precedent

"Shiftless as ever, Thomas?' said the
wealthy uncle. 'still making failure
Of life, as you always have done?'
81 don't know that I'm such terri
BILE failure, " sulkily answered the poor
relation.
"Why, you have nobody but yourself
to support, and you can't make both
ends meet"
"Well, the rainbow has only itself to
support, and it doesn't make both ends
meet either. Chicago Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
GROWTH.

Yes, build your dam as high as you can.
You think I'm small, but III tell you all
Ill get over it-over just so r-l ~
And make your wheel buzz down below.
You can't stop me while water flows.
I may be river yet-who knows:
See how the brown mold over me Sits.
Bury me deeper meath leaves in drifts.
Forget I'm here, deep out of sight,
Where = is dark-as dark rs night.
You can't hide me while acorns grow.
I'll be an oak tree the next you know.
Keep me in dresses and play I'm girl;
Keep my long hair nicely in curl.
But I'm boy, doubt that who can,
And some bright day I'll be man.
The world will know nae-that's what said
For I've thinker in my head.
Sarah e. Winslow in St. Nicholas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
Antwerp Bells.

From the cathedral tower at Antwerp
30 bells have for over 200 years rung
out the graEdest music for the benefit
of the people living on the green fields
which border the Soheldt. Once year,
in the month Of February, the authori-
ties select ne music, and the organ
plays every hour from the old masters
of Christian song.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
Strict sunday Laws.

Swinemunde on the Baltic has strict
Sunday laws. Shipmasters who enter
the port are fined heavily by the town
authorities if they have their ships
washed or painted On Sunday or church
holidays. AS foreigners are not ac-
quainted with the German church cal
andar they are frequently caught.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
The Other Fellow.

$50 you think Agnew is pigheadefi
fool, eh: What has given you that opin
ion of him?''
"We talked for half an hour this
morning and couldn't agree on single.
point. "-Chicago News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
Color Effects.

bEr Murray Hill-It is odd what
queer effects colors have upon persons.
Mr. Point Breeze-What effects are
you thinking of?
Mr. Murray Hill-On a gray day ]
am always blue. -Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03

A naval battle between the Romans.
and Carthaginians off the coast of Spain
in the first Punic war was lost by thea
latter because the galley slaves could
not keep their seats when the ships
rolled.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
Cork Rope.

A cork rope is made of srh ll corks
placed end to end and the whob covered
with braiding of cotton twie. Over
this is a coarser braiding in heavy
strands. The rope will stand strain of
1000 pounds
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03
If It's Not Borrowed.

Teacher-What do we see above us
when we go out on clear day?
Tommy-We see the blue sky.
Correct And what do we see above
rs on rainy day."
IAN umbrella. ''-Pearson's Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03

Knightly lances were from12 to 20
feet long, the heads 4 to y inhes broad
end from IL to 30 inches lont
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03

The Indian population of the Domin-
ion of Canada is said to be 1879, 600, of
whom about IS, 900 are Roman Cath
olics and the same number ProtestantsA
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-03

When Cortes invaded Mexico for the
second time, he had so nlusketeers and
80 crosSboWmen
The Advocate and news., 1898-01-19
An EXPENSIVE Blunder Avoided.

In 1896, the Republican national COM
mittee made a blunder which might have
caused that party much trouble. It's
national committee had prepared two
kinds Of literature on the silver ques-
tion One variety, which showed that
free coinage would raise the cost Of
farm products, was intended for distri-
button among laboring men who were
interested in keeping the cost Of living
as low as possible, while the other
variety showed that Organism would
make money more plentiful, and indi-
rectly reduce the price Of farm products
This was intended for farmers. In some
way car of the laboring mems litera-
ture was sent West, and the stun In
tended for farmers went East. The ar
guments prepared for the laboring man
would have converted the farmers to the
cause of free silver, while the distribu-
ton Of the farmers literature would
have had the same effect on laboring
men. This story was told John W.
Breidenthal by Cy Leland, who added
that before any of the stuff was distrib-
uted the mistake was discovered and
corrected.
The Advocate and news., 1898-01-19
Criticism Of Breidenthal Discussed.

A Mcpherson Republican paper finds
fault with Bank Commissioner Breld-
enthal because he did not advise the
public in advance that the First State
bank of that city was not absolutely
safe. It is doubtless true that Mr.. Breid-
enthal knew long in advance of the clos
ing Of that bank that 1t was not in the
condition it should be. According to
the Mcpherson papers idea he should
have advised the public Of the state OF
affairs at once. This would have caused
a run on the bank, and It's failure would
have been inevitable. 1t would have
been the case with any bank, with the
possible exception Of few Of the largest
and strongest in the State Mr.. Breiden-
thai, by reason of his experience and po-
sition, is a. good judge of a banks abil-
ity to ray out and gets its AFFAIRS in
good condition. In this, as in other
cases, he believed that in few months,
with iudicious management, its condi-
ton could be materially improved and
eventually the institution would be
placed on firm and permanent basis.
In this case his expectations were not
realized. II, however, one could go
through the records of the Bank Com
missioners department 1t would be dis
covered that Mr.. Breidenthal has been
the means Of putting very large num-
Der of weak banks ON their feet without
loss to anybody. His records show that
this has been wise policy and that 1t
has been beneficial to both stockholders
and depositors Of banks.