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The times., 1898-08-07

hlndiy inform a subscriber what will stop the
sLo".h OF hair, and whether or not it will injure
Inere are many sO-caEed depilaEories
on uhe market and some of them may be
ehlcdoious- frst-chass apOrnecary
might be able to advise what 70 use. and
50 should any reputable regular physi-
can.
The times., 1898-08-07
NOTES AND QUERIES.
ELI W.

Is N. Emile Zola Jew7 ELI W.
No; he is Roman Catholic.
The times., 1898-08-07

The leading article in the Forum for
August is THE Spanish War and the
Equilibrium of the World" by Brooks
Adams, author of "The Law of Civiliza-
ton and Decay" Edward Farrer writes
of THE Anglo American Commission"
and S. Leonard Thurlow OF The Repeti-
ton of History in Our War with SPAIN"
Hon. George L. Rives, formerly Assistant
Secretary of State, contributes a paper
entitled .Our Need of Permanent Dip
lomatic Service Other articles in this
number are 1.-The Development of the
Policy of Reciprocity" by Hon. John
Ball Osborne" '"rhe Problem of Immor-
tality; Some Recent Mediumistic Phen-
omena,' by James II. Hyslop, professor
of Logic and Ethics, Columbia Univer-
sity, and New Trials for Old Favorites, +"
literary paper by Brander Matthews
The times., 1898-08-07

Please give the following distances: Havana TO
Cadiz, Spain. ?. New York 70 cast Of Spain g.
New York 10 Liverpool. 4. Cadiz 70 Manila via
Suez. 5. Havana to Manila. via Cape HON g.
San Francisco TO Manila. SUBSCRIBER
About 1900 English miles. 2 About g.
30 miles. 3. S.Ol7 miles About 1900
miles. ). About 13, Ito miles. 8. About g.
300 miles
The times., 1898-08-07

What is the money loss to Spain in the ships
captured and destroyed by cur navy since the
war began? A. II. II.
The four big vessels. the Almirante
Oquendo, CristobaI Colon. Infanta Maria
Teresa and ViZcaya. cost about S3.600, 900
apiece. Ten other vessels. at least, have
been destroyed or captured which cost at
a low average about $500 O00 each That
gives a total loss of $1S,60o, 900 in vessels
alone at the lowest estimate. We cannot
find the exact cost of the smaller vessels
Spanish newspapers say that the loss Of
Cervera's fleet caused a money loss OF
81. .00J, Geo.
The times., 1898-08-07

Do the best medical writers recognize any
general cause Of cancer. Do they believe that
the disease. when OF such a character as afflicted
Gen Grant, Is curahle af5er reasonable develop
ment BY any yet discovered treatment? Y Y Y
The origin of cancer Is by no means
known certainly. The only thing def
mite about il seems 10 be that some ex-
ternal cause operating upon a depraved
condition of the blood, will produce the
disease. No treatment other than the
knife has been found thar is successful.
and even the knife simply prOlongs life
without permanently removing the can
Ger. The great trouble with cancer is its
tendency to grow again
The times., 1898-08-07

A short biographical and critical ac-
count of Tolstoi is published by Fisher
Unwin. 1t is the work of Mr.. G. w.
Perris, and is entitled Leo Tolstoi, the
Great Mujik.''
The times., 1898-08-07

Teachers who attempt TO do current
events" teaching-a branch which re-
quires more knowledge, more hard work
and more tact than almost any other
will find THE Book of Parliament by
Michael Macdonough, of great use in
their work. In II they will find the his
tory, theory, parliamentary practice and
daily working machinery of the two
houses of Parliament.
The times., 1898-08-07

A new work on India has been written
by Sir Richard Temple. formerly gov
ernor of Bombay, at present a member of
Parliament. 1t will be called "A Birds
Eye View of Picturesque India" and
will be illustrated from drawings by the
author. 1t is published by Chatto & Win
dus, London.
The times., 1898-08-07

Two of Maupassant's best-known
novels, EN- Famille," and BEL Ami" are
now being adapted for the stage. Ma
dame Laure de Maupassant, mother of
the novelist, lives at Nice, and is fire.
quently asked for permission to drama
tie her sons novels. She seldom con-
sents, but has allowed the drama tization
of these novels and two others, Mont
Oriol" and Pierre ct Jean
The times., 1898-08-07

E P Dutton & Co. will publish in Sep
tember a historical story by May Halsey
Miller, called 'Raoul Iron Hand: Tale
of the Fourteenth Century"
The times., 1898-08-07

Charlotte Perkins Stetson, the brilliant
and philosophical poet Of the Pacific
Coast has written a book on Woman
and Economics" which is a lucid state
ment of a very much yexed question.
1t will hardly be popular among those
who sweep away everything connected
with the so-called woman question"
with the smiling remark, well, women
must always marry in the end. and then
all these questions settle themselves"
Mrs. Stetson is inclined to think that they
will not settle themselves without more
or less intelligent thought, and she makes
a strong plea for her view of the case.
The times., 1898-08-07

What is meant by ''battleship stripped for
action?' e W.
In clearing for action guard rails,
small boats. awnings. and a lot OF ma
terial that is not essential to the fight
ing outfit, are lashed together and pitc:l-
ed overheard, 10 be recovered later. ES-
plOsiOn of shells aboard ship are made
much more dangerous by the presence
Of material that will splinter. The dan
ger of fire is lessened, too, and valua-
bic room Is made.
The times., 1898-08-07

Houghton. Mifiin & Co. say that they
are literally flooded with manuscripts rela-
ting TO Hawaii. the Philippines and the
West Indies, which they cannot use, and
other publishers are telling the same tale.
No ancient information rehashed from en-
cycIopedias is finding sale just now.
What is wanted is live. interesting, accu-
rate information from people who have
been in the tropics, and there is not room
for very much even of that.
The times., 1898-08-07

One of the multitudinous books about
Spain now being published is THE Es-
tablishment of Spanish Rule in America"
by Prof Bernard Moses, of the Universi-
ty of California. Prof. Moses compares
the colonial rule of England and of Spain.
The times., 1898-08-07

How is extract Of witchhazel made and how
much Of the wood OF bark Is TO be used flr any
given amount Of the extract? Z. Y. y
This is one of many fOrmulae: Take
of hamamelis shoots and twigs. ten
pounds; water, twenty pInts; alcohol, one
and a half pints Put the hamame-is in
a still, add the water and the alcohol and
allow mixture 20 nacerate twenty-fOur
hours. DistilI 10 ten pints by applying
direct heat, or preferably by means OF
steam. This should be made only from
fresh young twfgs Of hamameIis, collect
ed in the late autumn when the plant IS
in flower.
The times., 1898-08-07

DR.. Douglas Hyde. editor of Love
Songs of Connaught," and author OF Be
side the Fire" and other works has
written history of literary Ireland.
which Fisher Unwin is to publish in Oc
tober
The times., 1898-08-07

Lamson, Wolfe & Co have in type for
publication in the near future a book by
Elizabeth Woodbridge, of New Haven,
called Dramatic Law ana Dramatic
Technique" which is highly indorsed by
Professor A. S. Cook, OF Yale. The au-
thor is inclined 10 think that the English
are closer TO the Greeks in sympathy
than to the French of the seventeenth
century. which is probably true.
The times., 1898-08-07

Who appoints the paymasters in the army, what
are their duties in general, and their salary
EB C. T.
The President. by and with the consent
Of the Senate, appoints the paymasters
in the army. Their duties are to pay
the officers and men, as a rule; some
times they are placed on other duties.
They draw the pay OF their rank. what
ever that may be. They begin as majors
and get $3.50 a year 10 start with
The times., 1898-08-07

A new and striking book by DIR. Paul
Carus is buddhism and Its Critics"
The times., 1898-08-07

What was the Mecklenburg Declaration of hide
pendence2 2 We're Sigsble and SCard higher in
rank than Sampson and Schley before the war
commenced? r. J. T.
Toward the end of May TI75. Col. Thom-
as Polk, of MecklenbuTg county. n. c.,
called a meeting of the elected committee
of the county. The committee met in
Charlotte courthouse on May 81 and
chose Abram Alexander, chairman. and
Dr. Abraham Brevard, clerk A COM
mittee on resolutions was appointed, con-
sisting of DR.. Brevard, Rev. II. ]. Balch-
and William Kennon who reported pre-
amble and twenty resolutions. The pre-
amble read: Whereas, by an address pre-
sented TO his majesty by both houses OF
Parliament in February last the Ameri-
can colonies are declared 10 be in a state
of actual rebellion. we conceive that all
laws and commissions confirmed by or
derived from the authority of the King
and Parliament are annulled and vacated
and the former civil constitution of these
colonies for the present wholly suspended.
Therefore, resolved. That these colonies
are independent" etc. The other resOIu-
tions provided for the government of
Mecklenburg county, sort of anti
climax to the declaration of independ-
ence 9 Admiral Sicard was highest in
rank, then Commodore Sehley, then only
two numbers later came Capt Sampson.
and several numbers further down the
list came Capt Sigsbee.
The times., 1898-08-07

N w. H.-The order Of the Spanish
squadron in leaving Santiago was Infan-
"a Maria, Vizcaya CristObal Colon. Al
mirante Oquendo, Pluton, Furor. The or
der of their destruction or Bleaching was
Pluton, Furor. Infanta Maria, OqUendo.
Vizeaya, Colon l. G.-The Hawaiian
Islands are in Oceanica, but perhaps
these United States viii nave the bounda-
ries of that division OF the worlds lands
changed. M-The vowel sound in news
is that of tube; ''nOOze" IS incorrect.
CHftOn.-Schley IS pronounced sly" No
Name.-Patronize is spelled with a -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

faith in the possibilities of this
state 70 do. anything and every
thing within reason. he has erected
a monument to his energy and
foresightedness which has not its
equal. In recognition of this fac,
alone Senator Keller ought to be
returned to the senate without OPP.
position. He stands as the person.
al representative, in a business
sense, of those New York peoI k
who placed in his hands hall
million dollars with which to de.
velop a new idea which is bound
to enrich the state many millions
of dollars, and benefit every resi-,
dent in the state.
Shall we, of his district, say to
those people who have done this
thing-"Ycu have the most i'm
plicit faith and confidence in Henry
Keller, and we thank you for it :
but we wont have him.?
No. This district will show its
appreciation of him by giving him
the same hearty support which has
thrice elected him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

There is a we'll defined opinion
among the railroad men of this city
that the opening of the Fosston branch
OF the Great Northern will be the
death OF Melrose. Agent Neide of the
Great Northern said yesterday while
discussing the workings of the new
branch. II think that the opening of
the new branch will seriously affect
business on the ST. Cloud and Fergus
Falls division of the road. It will
divert a large amount of business to
other channels and will decrease the
amount OF wheat carried over this line.
| have heard several railroad men
who are well posted, say that Melrose
would suffer by the new conditions. -
In the last two years there has been a
great depreciation of real estate in
Melrose.
In case the new conditions make the
predicted difference in the traffic OF
this division and affect Melrose as
many think it will, there is possibili-
ty that the headquarters may again be
transferred to St. Cloud.-St. Cloud
Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

1t will be difficult matter to
persuade the people that the free
coinage of silver is an issue in this
campaign. The logic of rapidly
moving events, and a wonderful
change for the better in conditions,
observable everywhere, has rsfuted
the sole assumption of its advocates
in 1896, that without unlimited
free coinage at the ratio of 16-1
any improvement would be impos,
sible; but on the contrary the then
existing deplorable condition could
but intensity. There you were,
and here you are. Now, if it were
impossible to make majority of
the people believe it then, what
hope can there be now?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29
MAKING WOOD ALCOHOL.
TOE Deadly Substance That Thirst,
TOpers Sometimes Drink

TOE Deadly Substance That Thirsty
Topers Sometimes Drink.
1t is necessary first to convert wood
into liquid. The strongest hydraulic
pressure would not squeeze one half Of
per cent Of the moisture from dry
wood, but by putting the same material
into an iron retort and converting it
into charcoal by means of heat the gases
and smoke, ito the extent of fully 65 per
cent OF the weight of the wood, may be
condensed into. pyroligneous acid, from
which are obtained wood alcohol, acetate
Of lime and wood, tars. A cord of wood
weighing 1000 pounds produces about
1880 pounds Of pyroligneous acid and
700 pounds Of charcoal The pyroligne-
GUS acid from one cord of wood pro-
duces 8 gallons Of 80 per cent crude
wood alcohol, 200 pounds of acetate of
lime and about 25 gallons Of tar, besides
35 bushels of charcoal. After the pyro-
igneous acid is neutralized with lime
the wood alcohol is distilled off, the
lime holding the acetic acid in solution.
After the separation Of the wood spirit
the remaining liquid is boiled down in
pans to sugar, which is dried, and be-
comes the acetate of lime of commerce.
Acetate Of lime is used for making acetio
acid.
Fully three-fifths of all the wood al
cohol and acetate of lime produced in
the world are made in the United States.
Over $4,000 acres of forest per year are
cleared in the United States Wood al
cohol affords a perfect substitute for
grain alcohol for manufacturing and
mechanical purposes, and at less than
one-third the cost. It is used principally
as solvent in the making Of shellac
varnish and in making celluloid and
Photographic paper. 1t makes beautiful
dye tints, is antiseptio and is used fol
liniments and for skin rubbing in bath.
houses. Wine and Spirit Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

Not to be outdone by its neigh.
boring districts, the Fifty-second
embracing Itasca, Aitkin and Garlic
ton counties, places in nomination
for the senate one of the ablest and
best men in the state, in the person
of 6. &. Mccarthy. He is a fine
lawyer, and eloquent and forcefuI
speaker, and will grace the body
to which he will be elected. Tn
state senate of Minnesota during
the next four years will be a nota-
BILE body by reason of the high
character of its membership.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29
Republican CLUB.

The republican club was organized
on Saturday evening last, and intense
interest was manifested. Gen. CATER
son was the temporary chairman OF
the meeting, and J. F. Cooper tempo
rary secretary. The following officers
were elected:
President M. Hogan.
-President-W. D. Townsend.
Secy. and Treas.-Fay w. Sprague.
The chair announced the following
committees: y.
ExECUTIvE-Fred jacob, M. F.
Woodbury. and George Fish, the pres.
ident and secretary being ex oficio
members.
Reception committee: ..
r. f. Catterson, J. A. Morris, G.
M. Sprague. L. r. Barto, w. S.Dean,
G. M. Boss, H. F. Alden. L. S. Bis.
hop, VIM. Williams, David Wilcox,
S. P. Hansen, Albert w. Dahlem, J.
F. Cooper, M. L. Webb. Gunther
Hillerud.
Meetings OF the club will be held at
the call of the executive committee.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

Hon. Page Morris arrived in this
city at noon to-day from the north
and will speak this evening in
this city. AtPark Rapids, Wadena
and Long Prairie he was greeted
by large audiences, and a deep in
terest is taken in this campaign,
He finds the Republicans, in the
alert; and with good vote there is
no questions as to results. He will
be reelected by very largely in
caeased maiority-not less than
$500 and many of his friends are
confident of twice that number.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

M. B. Anderson, the republican
candidate for the legislature. is a
man we'll known in southern and
western Stearns, and by all his
acquaintance highly spoken of as
a man of integrity and intelligence.
1t has been the good fortune of the
HERALD to know Mr.. Anderson
we'll for the past decade, and there
is no hesitancy in commencing him
to the favor and support of every
citizen of the district. He is a
good man, and will make a good
representative.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

The present indications are that
a. M. Stiles will be the fusion can
didate for the legislature, and
Chas. H. Bennett for county com
missioner. An effort was made to
make a combination between
Joseph Primus for commissioner
and Mr.. Bennett for representative,
but it failed. The democratic con-
ventions will be held next week,
while the republican commissioner
convention will not be held until
October 18th. at Belgrade.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29
A POpuIar DelusiOn.

"Did you read this, dear?" said Mrs
Grigsby to Orlando the other night
"It's strange case. A harmless lunatic
imagines that he's grain Of corn and
will not go into the yard lest chicken
eat him. Isn't it an odd delusion?"
"Oh, the worlds full of such delu-
sions, dear' said Grigsby. II know a
harmless Iunatic who seems to imagine
that she's a piece Of cheese, and she
will fly from a room when a mouse en-
ters it for fear the little creature will
deyour her. London Tit-Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

Nearly everyone who witnessed
the game of foot ball on Saturday
last was quite satisfied with the
one exhibition, which was witness
ed as a matter of curiosity only.
AS an elegant smuggling match or
rough and tumble fight under set
rules, it was success. However
the name "foot ball' ever became
attached to it is a question to be
answered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29
SENATOR HENRY KELLER.

Senator Keller is vigorously in
the field for reelection to the SEN
ate in the new senatorial district,
which is identical with the one
which has three times returned
him, with St. Cloud city and town
and the town of lie Sank cut off
and added to the Benton county
district. That he has been a hard
and effective worker in behalf of
his constituency no one will ques-
ton. Whatever would benefit his
district, which has included the
entire county of Stearns, he has
Iabored for in season and out If
season, and he has been uniformly
successful. The Reformatory at
st. Cloud and the Normal school
extensions and Improvements are
largely due to his efforts and
along whatever lines he saw oppor-
tunity to advance the material
welfare of his district he devoted
all his energies to take advantage
of it. His success is everywhere
recognized and acknowledged.
But the two principal towns in his
district, Melrose and Sank Centre
have always been at disadvant-
age in sharing the fruits of his
labors from the fact that St. Cloud
has been the most important single
point ard has demanded for the
public institutions located there his
concentrated services. Now this
is all changed. St. Cloud is in an
other district. She will have her
own senator to look after her inter-
ests. and Senator Keller will be free
to devote all his Well-recognized
energies to the interests of the new
district. St. Cloud has no special
claims upon his resources. He
will be untrammeled so far as that
CITY is concerned, and the result
will be that he will be three-fold
more valuable. for us than it was
possible. for him to be in the past.
Again, Senator Keller has ac-
complished for this state what was
an apparent impossibility, and the
HERALD is firmly of the opinion
that he has opened up a new in
dustry which will be of incalculable
benefit to the state, and especially
to the farming interests. On DC
tober Bird, the best sugar beet fac
tory in the world will commence
operations-an enterprise made
possible to Minnesota by the un-
firing effort and energy OF Senator
Keller. He, and he alone. enlisted
half million dollars OF Eastern
capital in this venture, and its UNI
bounded success is as well assured
as anything in the future can be.
1t is not trivial nor an ephemeral
matter. 1t opens up possibilities
for the agriculturist which will be
better appreciated as time develops
them. AS a member of the senate,
and chairman of one of its commit
tees, the matter of sugar beet cul-
ture was referred to him. He took
the question up amid the sneers
and ieers of his friends. andgshis
enemies alike, and his abiding
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

Judge Searle has been advised by
the attorney, that he has been chosen
as the judge to sit in the important
case OF James r.. Steiner against the
county auditor and treasurer of Ram
sey county, it being an action to re-
strain those officers from paying to
the judges of the district court of Ram
seY county the amounts of their salar-
les in excess Of the regular amount
prescribed by the act of the legisla-
ture. The case is one which has
aroused a degree of feeling in legal
circles in the state and in the letter in
yiting him to sit, the attorneys advise
Judge Searle that he has been the
judge agreed upon by the attorneys
representing the two sides after a
great deal of trouble and it is hoped
that he will sit in the case. The Judge
will go down to st. Paul on Saturday
st. Cloud Journal Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

The Arena, the great free silver
monthly organ, has been compelled
to suspend for non-support. This
is a clear case where the gold
standard has laid its fatal hand
upon a business enterprise,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

C. F. Ladner of St. Cloud, will
measure strength with Ripley
Brewer for the state senate from
the St. Cloud district. Both are
personally unexceptionable, but
Brewer has the advantage. and the
chances are in his favor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

The Journal-Press says "St.
Clouds flag was raised in Manila. /"
1t is too open to be called secret
that st. c oud considers itself. all of
Stearns county and most Of North
ern Minnesota, but this is the first
time that it has claimed to be the
whole nation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29
For sale.

A good farm for sale cheap in Ray
mond, known as the old Raymo nd
farm, will be sold cheap. This farm
consists of 100 acres, with good nine
room house, new granery, good. One
of the best locations, near church and
school. Enquire at farm or of
E. w. SMITH.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

Crete has lost through political dis
turbances Of recent years olive trees to
the value of $40, 100000. 1t will take
40 years to restore the orchards to full
bearing condition, and in the meantime
200, 900 Mohammedans and 800, 00c
Christians will have to starve.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29

B. F. Carr thinks seriously OF
becoming an independent candi-
date for county surveyor. he is
thoroughly equipped for the office
and has an abundance OF warm
friends to assist him. He'll win.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-29
New CrnamentatiOns.

Some great man was taking party
of friends over his newly built house.
One of the party would not admire il
and complained that there were toe
many anachronisms. "Oh, said lady
who was noted for her toadyism and
who had been unstinted in her admira.
tion, "don't you like anachronisms? ]
think they are such beautiful orna'
ment. ''-SpectatOr.