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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11

The Dunkards are one of the most
peculiar religious sects in the country.
Their name is properly Thinkers and is
derived from the German word ''tunk-
en-" to dip. They are also called Tum-
blers from their method of baptism.
which is to put the person, while kneel-
ing, head first under the water. The
sect was founded in Germany in the
seventeenth century, but its members
were prosecuted and in 1926 accepted
an invitation from William Penn to set
tie in Pennsylvania. They live largely
in communities and tullow somewhat
closely the customs Of the Quakers in
regard to dress.
They never engage in lawsuits, take
no oaths and no active part in politics.
They do not believe in war, and divorce
is unknown among them. Twice year
each congregation has a love feast, in
which the members wash each other s
feet and salute each other with the kiss
of fellowship, men kissing men, and
women women. Until recently the TAX
ing of interest for money loaned was
not allowed among them. They are an
agricultural people. and as Pennsylva-
MIA and the other eastern states have
become more thickly settled the Dun
kards have gradually removed to more
western states. Washington Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Hair TOOthpicks.

''Of all the curious articles of COM
merce that you have ever mentioned in
print l have never seen one more strange
than line regularly send TO China,
to the Brazils and in very large quanti-
ties to Russia
The speaker was foreign mer
chant" and he was addressing con-
tributor who has made speciality of
paragraphs dealing with out of the way
occupations ssThe articles / refer to
are toothpicks that are made of walrus
whiskers. Vast quantities of the stiff,
thick whiskers of the walrus are ship
ped, from Alaska chiefly, to myself, and
to some others in England. Those who
send them pull them ont one by one
with special tweezers, and after the
whiskers have been trimmed and stiff
ened here they are made mp into bun
dies and sent abroad.
'The higher class Chinese seem to
use no other kind of toothpick, and the
more wealthy of the Russians always
use them at their clubs and hotels. l
send out some thousands of bundles
yearly, and, though to the buyer they
are much dearer, as well as more orna-
mental, they leave plenty of profit to
the dealer. Exchange.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Helena In the Old Days.

A little group of old timers were
talking about the palmy days of wide
open gambling in New Orleans. cit
used to be pretty lively, I admit, said
one of the veterans, "but the only sure
enough Monte Carlo this country ever
saw was out in Montana. I'll never for
get the first time struck Helena. It's
a good sized, handsome city, and took
a stroll down the main street looking at
the stores. Pretty soon was struck
cold by a monster sign Of Licensed
Gambling House right over the door Of
one of the finest places in town.
''In less than block I ran across a
dozen other signs of the same kind, and
then I began to ask questions. I found
that the law required all gaming places
to put up such boards. They had to be
10 feet long and 2 feet wide, with
plain white letters on black ground.
The original bill didn't specify the size,
so some of the houses had signs made
about half an inch long, that you'd
need a microscope to read, and that's
why the particulars were laid down SO
exactly. The gambling shops were sand
wiched right in between groceries and
shoe stores, and one of 'em was next
door to a church. It locked funny,
tell you New Orleans Times-Demo-
GRAFT
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
How Banks Use Their Millions.


Many people wonder how banks use
all the money deposited in them and
how they manage to pay interest there
on and yet come out at the end of the
year with a big profit on the business.
What they do is trade with the mon
ey. To the depositor they pay between
and 2 per cent, but the money they
lend brings them in 3, 8, 6, and even
8 per cent. .,s. eas
For instance, they give loans on all
sorts of securities, such as railway
debentures government stock, public
company shares, dock warrants. bills of
lading, etc.
They also lend money on the security
of houses and land, but not to great
extent, as repayments are slow.
When couple of substantial business
men or farmers or professional men
back bill, the bank often lends with
out any security at all, but now and
again they have heavy and ruinous
losses on these loans
All banks however, have large sums
Of money constantly lying idle for they
must keep sufficient cash at the various
branches to pay checks and even to be
more or less prepared for panics Still,
the difference between the 1 or per
cent they pay and the to 8 they re-
ceive on millions of dollars leaves them
an immense profit on the year 8 bust
ness.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Attic wor.e Than Death.

It is said that DR.. Tuffier of the Hos
pital de la Petite, Paris, succeeded in
bringing man to life temporarily. The
man operated upon was Jean Soulie,
who had been pronounced dead. DR..
Tufier, it is alleged, in the presence Ct
a large number of students, took the
body, and, after the application Of sew.
eral recognized methods Of proving the
total extinction of life, exposed the
mans heart, and, holding the organ in
his hand, pressed first one side with the
finger and then on the other side with
the thumb. and, keeping it up continu-
ously. caused an artificial action, and
after time there were unmistakable
evidences of life. It is said that the man
answered one or two questions put to
him. 1t was impossible to maintain this
artificial action very long, and the man
sank back to his second death. -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Poison In the Blood Of the Eel.

It has been known for years that the
blood of cells contains highly poison
Gus principle. A dog inoculated with a
dozen drops of cells blood dies in ten
minutes. This discovery was made about
ten years ago by two Italian brothers
name Mosso The poison is readily de-
stroyed by heat and by mere lapse of
time, wherein it differs from snake
poison, which long retains it's virulence.
Moreover, eel serum is harmless when
taken with food, it invariably succumbs
to the processes of digestion. If serum
be taken from an animal that has been
rendered immune to snake poison and
injected under the skin of an EEL the
poisonous property of the cells blood is
thereby impaired. Serum taken from an
eel is naturally about three times as
poisonous as the serum of the most
vicious viper.
Although diluted eel serum may pro-
tect an animal from so deadly poison
as viper venom, the converse does not
hold good; the serum of vipers is no
protection against the poison Of eels'
serum. Serum obtained from animals
gradually trained up to withstand fatal
doses of serpent venom differs from or
binary serum in the astonishing rapidity
of its action. Not only its protective,
but also its undoubted curative power
has been esta blished. Good Words.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
A Conscientious Sentry.

Washington, hearing that the colored
sentinels could not be trusted, went out
one night to ascertain if the report was
correct. The countersign was "Cam-
bridge and the general disguised,
as he thought, by large overcoat. ap-
preached colored sentry.
"Who goes there?" cried the senti-
mel.
IA friend. replied Washington.
Friend, advance, unarmed, and give
the countersign," said the colored man.
Washington came up and said. "Rox-
bury" -
''No, sahp' was the response.
''Medford," said Washington.
''No. sahl" returned the colored SOL
der
charleston, said Washington.
The colored man Immediately ex-
claimed. II tell you, Massa Washing
ton, no man go by here out he say
cambridge
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
His Great Sorrow.

sHard luckl'' groaned the fashion.
ably dressed young man on the hotel
divan, shifting his feet to the rungs of
the chair opposite. "Hard luck that's
my name.
The young fellow at his side, in like
attire, kept sympathetic silence.
"Yes, if it hadn't been for my tough
luck, I'd have all sorts of money" he
went on. pulling his hat down over his
eyes and sending a puff Of cigarette
smoke up against its brim. II was dead
solid with a pretty little girl-cashier
in one of the big hotels. She wanted to
reform me, make man out of me, she
said. Twice came in to see her when
! wasn't steady on my feet, and she
told me that if she ever learned of me
getting too much again it would be all
day between us. Well one night 1
dropped into the hotel when couldn t
tell the floor from the ceiling. She
hasn't spoken to me since.
"Can't see anything so bad about
that, commented the friend. "There
are lots of others.
eyes, but"-the young man was
shaking his head and his voice was sor-
rowful-"but it was just the next week
that an old uncle died and she came in
for cool $50, O00."
Again the young fellow at his side
kept sympathetic silence. Chicago
Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure Deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inf1amed
condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube
gets infamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, ana when
it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to
it's normal condition., hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out OF
ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothinS but an infamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall s
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
"a Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
A Dutiful Little Girl.

.'Such a lot of people live in our
'ouse. she told me, "17 of US; two
ladies live in the cellarsl'' And her
mother always went once week to call
on lady who lived in the ''workus :"
"Please m, father calls mother such
wicked names. she suddenly informed
me one day, and out came string of
Dreadful epithets. flush, interrupt
ed, ''you mustn't tell me those things. :"
"Please m, he does, she persisted,
''and we all want father to die, if
mother didn't ave to pay for the cof-
fin"-so pathetic and doubtless SO true.
Mrs. Merrick's with a Palette in
Eastern Palaces.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Louisville (Ga.) News and Farm
The Sheet Anchor.

''That was my sheet anchor i. e..
my best hope. my last refuge; the
sheet anchor of ship. which, in stress
of weather. is the sailors chief depend
ence. The word sheet is corruption
of the word shote Thrown QUIT. mean
Ing the anchor Thrown out in foul
weather. The Greeks and Romans said,
"My sacred anchor. referring to the
Iheet anchor, which was always dedi
Gated to some god
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Priceless l ilcl,;e! i 5 5. Pain

"f price can be placed on pain, Mothers
Friend is worth its weight in gold as allevi
ator My wife suffered more in ten minutes with
either of her other two children than she did al
four bottles of Mothers Friend It is blessing
to any one expecting to become a mother" says
q customer.
Thus writes Henderson Dale, Druggist,
of Carmi, ILL.,, to the Bradfeld Regulator
Company, of Atlanta, Ca, the proprie-
tors and manufacturers of Mothers
Friend" This successful remedy is not
one of the many internal medicines add
vertised to do unreasonable things, but Q
scientifically prepared liniment especially
effective in adding strength and elasticity
to those parts of woman's organism which
bear the severest strains of childbirth.
The liniment may be used at any and
all times during pregnancy up to the
very hour of confinement. The earlier il
is begun, and the longer used, the more
perfect will be the result, but it has been
used during the last month ORR with
great benefit and success.
It not only shortens labor and lessons
the pain attending it, but greatly dimiu-
ishes the danger to life Of both rnothas
and child, and leaves the mother in con-
dition more favorable to speedy recovery.
Mothers Friend !" j. cold By druSxish
at $I.oo, or sent by express sa rec&spt a
price. - .Isnq,lf sv.5vs \ re-
Valuable book for .wemsa, "1esbrs
Baby il Born sent free On applicatisn.
No oaApslEle aEevLAfea 60. $780, g.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
An Old Marriage Boad.

Below we print marriage bond as
used in Georgia many years ago. The
copy we have is quite an old looking
faded paper:
Georgia, jefferson County .-KnOw all men
by these presents that we, Henry Brown and
Walter Stone, are held and firmly bound unto
the court of ordinary of Jefferson county in
the sum of sS57.14, to which payment we'll and
truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs,
executors and administrators, jointly ond sew
orally, firmly by these presents, sealed with
our seals and dated this 18th day Of November,
1870.
The condition of the above obligation is such
that whereas there is marriage intended to
be solemnized between Henry Brown and Susey
Wright. Now, if there be no lawful cause TO
obstruct the same, then this obliga,io to be
void, else to remain in full force and virtue.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the
presence Of John G. Bostick, depy. clerk.
t 4su3 si< His
HENRY y BROWN.
s-l- }ti q Mark.
WALTER STONE.
Louisville (Ga. News and Farmer
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
FoOlishly Sensitive.

eyes, we lost the Doctors trade in a
very unfortunate way"
Elbow was that2"
sWhy, we have mechanical duck
in our stock of novelties that runs by
clockwork. The doctor came in the
store just as one Of our young women
wound the thing up, and at the very
moment the doctor came opposite it the
duck gravely bowed to him and said,
.Quack, quacki' The doctor is SO fool
ishly sensitive. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11

Several st. Paul Presbyterian preach
ers and their elders loaned money to a
young man until his remittances should
arrive from the East. They are wonder
ing whether they have been worked"
The special school meeting at Winona
called for the purpose of providing addi-
tional school accommodations, resulted
in the uncommon iberality of ordering
constructed three additional school
hOnSoS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11

In 1888 my wife went East and was
attacked with rheumatism. She re-
ceived no received no relief until she
tiled Chamberlain Pain Balm. Since
that time we have never been without
it. We find it gives instant relief in
cases of burns and scalds and is never
failing for allrheumatic and neuralgia
pains d. G.. BRANT, Santa Ynez,
Cal. For sale by Hanson & Emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
EReIiefiu Six Hours.

Z stressing Kidney and Bladder, oiseases
relieved in six hours by the ''New Great
South America Kidney Cure" tits great
surprise on account Or its exceeding prompt
ness in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys
and back, in male or female. Relieves re-
tention of water almost imme diately. If you
want quick relief and cure this is the Rem
edy. Solo by Scheldrup & Fiesler.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
A word to the wise Is sumcient

Ely's Cream Balm has completely
cured me of catarrh wnen everything
else failed. -Alfred w. Stevens, Cald-
we'll, Ohio.
Ely's Cream Balm works like a
charm; it has cured me of the most
obstinate case of cold in the head; ]
would not be without it.-Fred * Fries,
2S3 Hart ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
A 10c trial size or the SOC size OF
Ely's Cream Balm will be mailed.
Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, Sc
Warren St., N. Y
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Fire burned the roof off the First

Fire burned the roof off the First Ma
tional bank building, Duluth, and
quilted the offices on the sixth floor. The
Duluth telephone conlpany's exchange
is located there and was destroyed.
The Second and Third regiments will
Lsequipped with new uniforms through
out to take the place of those worn at
Chickamauga. Captain Bobleter, mill
tary storekeeper,is engaged in the work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
DIR. Fenner's Kidney and Backache
Cure

If you suffer from kidney, bladder
or urinary troubles take this wonder
full remedy, it is prepared by an emil
nent physician, a writer of ac-
knowledged authority on medical
questions. Old gentlemen troubled by
too frequent urine always find a cure
result from using it. Scheldrup &
Fiesler, sole agents will refund your
money if not satisfied after using the
first bottle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11

Awriter In The Electrical Review in
clines to the opinion that as the electric
motor superseded the horse car 50 the
perfection Of paving will ultimately do
away with rails and current altogether
and automebile vehicles rule supreme. Z
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11

SALESMAN WANTED.-We want a
couple of reliable men in this county
to sell our Minnesota. grown fruits
farm seeds. Write for terms If want
ing steady work, and good pay.
THuJxwELL NURSERY co.
3-lI Lake City, M inn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
quite Sure of 1t.

Stern Parent-M Mabel tells NE that
you have proposed to her. 1t is proper
for me to ask if you are in position to
marry?
The Suitor-Oh. you needn't be wor-
ried about that. l am in a position
where nothing short of matrimony will
get me out of it. so far as can discov-
ier.-Boston Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Easy Plan.

s'That young man, said the citizen,
pointing to a sharp featured youth
across the street, thas made fame both
for himself and this his native vii
lage.'
'.As to how p asked the stranger.
''Simply by sending kilograms Of con-
graduation or coincidence, as the occa-
sion called for, to prominent persons. "
Indianapolis Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11

The first state teachers examination
to be held under the provisions of the
new law will be conducted by the state
department of public instruction in all
sections of the state Aug. and y.
Frank Carson, Boulder. Mon, who
so brutally murdered P. F. Dahlman,
the Minnesota mining man, over an inn
aginary grievance, was convicted by, a
jury of murder in the first degree. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Economy.

A west Philadelphia young woman,
on the ground Of economy, induced her
betrothed to waive the formality Of an
engagement ring and to give her the
money, 500. instead. After they had
been married six months she informed
him that she had invested the money in
life membership in woman suffrage
society. 'ftss
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11

To Cure a Cold In one Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All truggist refund money if it
fails to CT re. 25c. The genuine has
T.. B. @. on each tablet. May /.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11

The people of the United States use
400, 900. 600 matches every day. or 49,
$50, 900, 600 every year, and it is COM
lputed that these. placed end to end.
would stretch away 4. 939. 7S6 miles
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
DIR. Fenner'S Blood and Liver
Remedy as a Nerve Tonic.

A famous remedy by a famous
physician guaranteed to cure liver
complaints and nervousness. People
run down by sickness and overworked
should try it. If something else has
failed you that is no argument against
this great medicine. Stop to reflect
This preparation is the prescr lptlon of
one of Americas most eminent physi-
clans and the first bottle is guaranteed
by Scheldrup & Fiesler to give Salts
action or money refunded. .
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
PALACE ON WHEELS.

The Bu1iington's new Minneapolis and
St. Chicagoand St. Louis Train con-
sists OF
A buffet library car
A combination sleeping car
Astandard sleeping car
A compartment sleeping car
A dining car
A reclining chair car
A day coach (high back seats)
The most costly, beautiful, luxurious cars
on earth. Steam heated; Electric lighted:
Wide Vestibuled. No extra fares.
Quick as the quickest, the Burlington
Minneapolis and ST. Paul-Chccago and ST.
Louis Limited. An Electric Lighted, steam
heated, wide vestibuled train, fresh from the
builders hands. Built at cost of over 500.
900. Most beautiful, luxurious, comfortable
complete train ever placed in service on any
railroadin the country.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
Pre-elnfnent.

INA. I'm at the head Of my class.
Flows that, Dickf"
Teacher says I'm the worst Of all
the bad boys in school. = Philadslphia
Inquirer. .sa,s. .is a taoTt
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11
n. ]. ]. cUnp'

Mrs. ]. ]. Curd. my wife. was aniictsa
eour years with the rheumatism. She
tried many fine physicians without help.
She used DR.. Sawyer's Family Cure,
which cured her. and to-day she is entire
ly well. I cannot recommend Family
Cure teo highly for all diseases of tbs
stomach. liver and kidneys.
<XS Little Rock. Arb.
A written guarantee :" ere cz money
refunded with every - L0ttss. Price,
q. 90, Soc. and 25c.
A written guarantee y cure cs money
refunded with everyb of Or. Sawyer'S
PastilIes, which cur III diseases pscu.
liaE to women. Price. 100 Per bon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-05-11

In the earlier ages dancing was advo-
Gated as cure for sickness. i.9
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-24
WILL NOT CONE HERE.
to Portland This Summer But May Do
So Later.

The agent of the Allan line here told
a PRESS reporter on Saturday that the
Allan line would not run steamships TO
Portland this summer. He said that
he believed the chances for "a summer ser.
vice of the Allan line to Portland next
season were very good and he was almost
willing to say that the ships Of this line
would come here regularly next season.
Although there are five more steam :
ships to come to the Grand Trunk
wharves before the season comes to an
end the sailing of the Sheikh and the
Norwegian Saturday afternoon practical
ly puts an end to the rush Of steamer
business. Both Of thsss steamships car
ried full cargoes and the Norwegian took
"a shipment of live stock comprising 9s
head of cattle and 10S sheep. These two
ships cleaned up all the Liverpool freight
there was in the sheds and left them
empty.
At the commencement of the present
season 30 steamships were chartered for
Portland, but the number of ships sailing
from this port viii fall short of this char
tered number by just nine. The whole
mum Der OF ships to sail from Portland this
year will be 30, five more than last sea-