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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-03
The Camera Man.

Three little boys on the street one day
Stopped their shouting and pranks and play
Because they heard some people say
That a camera man was coming their way.
So of they hurried along the street
As fast as they could on their six small feet,
Jakey and Benny and little Pete,
Hoping that camera man TO meet
And at last they found him before q store
Taking a million pictures or more,
So straight to his side the three boys tore
And teased as they never had teased before
Because they were certain that they would
make
The prettiest picture that he could take.
81 tell yer, our pictured take tn caket"
Said Benny and Peter and little Jake.
And then. as they saw that his head ha shook,
"See here, mister, just you look
We never have had our pictures took.
And we want 'em to put in an album book"
So be took their pictures there and then,
Dirty as three little pigs in a pen,
But you never saw happier boys than when
He photographed Peter and Jake and Ben.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-03
Backbone of the strike Broken.

SPRINGFIELD, O., July Ex-Governor
Bushnell said he had advices from Gen.
eral Axline which led him to believe the
backbone of the Cleveland strike is
broken. The length Of time the militia
will be kept in Cleveland will be left to
the discretion of General Axline.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-03
MTE - gSCT Clothes Line
EfUkI Rot rs NCEK

3 new and useful device which every family
WILL bay IS sold only through local agents
simple sad strong can be put up anywhere
Sepureiy holds fope or wire; instant adjust
Insnt and rfmnVai OF line. No props needed
Setls On sight. Popular price. Agents
wanted Exclusive territory. Attractive
terms, ..'smfu'as and broftsharing. Anyone
mag become an agent. Sample Fair, BY
KELso NOVELTY Co. :
Sc 52S Locust 81. Philadelphia
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-03
Recruiting in Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 2.-Recruiting
Officer Captain Penrose Of this city has
assigned Eve officers Of the Thirtieth
regiment. United States volunteers, to
different parts Of the state to get re-
cruits for that regiment, which is
scheduled to leave for Manila on
Sent. 10.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-03
An old Riddle.

There is a quaint old book of riddles
published during the reign Of Queen
Elizabeth which contains the follow
ing conundrum:
He went to the wood and caught 1t,
He sat him down and sought it;
Because he could not find it,
Home with him he brought it.
The answer is: A man with a thorn
In his foot.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
THE GIFT or TEARS

When sorrow comes WITH whiting breath,
And sinks beneath its weight Of years,
Nor finds that hope can save from death.
God gives the blessed gift OF tears.
If gladness foods the heart and brain,
And passion born Of love appears
Till pleasure almost kisses pain.
God gives the blessed gift OF tears.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Germany, too, is having its 'sladies
and gentlemen" question at the pres
snt moment. A controversy has arisen
Nth regard to the style which should
be adopted in addressing married
WON n. There are, in the language
Of the fatherland, four amt whereby
that delightful cass may be desig-
mated gamahlin (consort), gatlin
(spouse), frau Qady) and webb (wife).
To save the not infrequent disputes
and -heartburnings which arise from
impertinence and ignorance in the use
OF any one of the terms, it is now pro-
posed that n shall be officially allot-
ed to each Of the recognized grada-
tions of the ''scale Social. In this
manner. a generals wife shall be
known az his ''consort," she Of an Of
fetal OF the next lower grade shall be
that happy persons Spouse" the
middle class partner become her hus-
bands '1ady" and the workingman's
helpmate is simply his wife"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Governor Rollins of New Hampshire
wants all the sons and daughters of
the state to come 'shome" at least
once q year. There are many of them
in Boston, where they have a -four
ishing organization Of the Sons Of
New Hampshire, and it was at a recent
meeting of this association that the
governor made his novel suggestion.
His idea is to have q week in the sum-
mer set apart to be called "Old Home
Week, "and to make it an annual affair.
He would have every town and city in
the state make up lists of all its native
born sons and daughters living in 9th
or states, and send them an urgent invi-
tation to be present through the week,
which he would make q carnival week
with all sorts of entertainments. In
addition, he urged az d part Of the
program that every visitor should, dur
ing the week go to the place of his na-
tivity, and see what he or she could do
to assist in the Improvement and beau
Trying Of the place, and ito general
ypbuilding and uplifting,
A.@N Hsy EsF4Ey
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

With the extension Of American
sovereignty to Porto Rico and Hawaii
together with the prospect of pro.
longed American control in Cuba and
the Philippines, new social and eco.
nomic problems have arisen to tax the
genius of our native craftsmanship.
How to govern these new territories
in a way that shall promote their own
welfare and advance the cause of edu-
cation and morals; how to Undue their
people with the true spirit of free in
situations and win them to the support
Of popular government; how to har-
monte the complex elements of race,
religion, custom and industry in
all these islands, thus enabling
them to flourish in amicable unity I'M
der the watchful protection of the
United States-these, surely, are ques-
tons which deserve and must receive
the most solicitous attention from the
responsible public leaders Of this
country.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Tho Thrift bank, limited, Of London.
is preparing to place at railway sta
tions, large factories, and other desir-
able positions, some thousands Of
"penny-in-the-slot machines to induce
the poorer classes of the community
to cultivate saving habits. In exchange
for q penny the depositor receives q
ticket, and when the number of these
latter amount to the value of five shil-
lings they may be exchanged for a de-
post book at the Office of the bank.
The deposits are to bear interest at the
rate of two aud one-half per cent. and
mny be withdrawn at any time under
the usual conditions.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Football was a crime in England
during the reign Of Henry VIII.
Calhoun county, Illinois, enjoys tn,
peculiar distinction of not having /.
railroad, a telegraph, or a telephon,
line.
The Indians of Paraguay eradicate
their eyebrows and eyelashes, saying
that they do not wish to look like
horses.
At Swedish weddings, among the
middle classes, the bridegroom carries
a whip. This is an emblem of his au-
thority in the domestic circle.
A Berliner has asked the permits.
sion or the local authorities to estab-
lish a public cemetery for pet animals.
He believes it would meet a long-felt
want.
Kokomo, Ind, has an extreme cur
few ordinance, requiring all persons
under eighteen years of age to be off
the streets at 8 p. M, under a pen
atty of ten days in Jail.
Milan has a curiosity III a clock
which is made entirely of bread. The
maker is a native of India and he has
devoted three years of his time to the
construction of this curiosity. The
clock is of respectable size and goes
we'll.
The inhabitants of the Andaman
Islands r said to be the smallest
ace of people in the world. The a.
erage height of a full grown Andaman
is less than four feet, and the anthro-
biological experts who recently visited
them found but few that weighed over
seventy-fvs pounds.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
MONEY TO LOAN.

SUUIo1 OF 81. LANDRY HoMEsrBAD AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION,
O~RELoUsAs. Sept. 10th. 1ssa. ,
The undersigned IL authorized BY the
Board Of Directors Of the st. Landry
Homestead and Loan Association to
ehsr to Its members loans at eight pss
ses>an. For particulars apply to
E. ID E%sTILErTE,
President 81. Landry Il. a l. ASA.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Havana has set about housecleanlng
with an energy heretofore unknown in
any of its details of administration. A
thousandlmen are engaged i'll the work,
and the city will hardly know itself
when their task is complete. When
it is once clean it will be comparative
ly easy under American rule to keep
it 50. 1T will no longer be the strong
hold of yellow fever, as it has hither-
to been; the pestilence may pay it a
flying visit now and then, but will no
longer find the Conditions there which
used to make it terror and give force
to its progress. The work of the
street cleaning brigade is really the
most important that has been done in
the city since its foundation.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
Lake Level Figures.

Lake level figures received for the
past year by Secretary Keep of the
Lake Carriers association show that
Lake Superior has been above its
average for the past IL years; Lakes
Huron and Michigan one foot below
the level of the last % years; Lake
Erie holding her own. These reportu
confirm the theory that rainfall alone
determines the lake Level, and that
deepening channels has nothing to d.
with it. - Detroit Free Press,
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

OpelOuSaS Courier
Il the advocate of Democratic
principles and the friend Of tho
people.
Their welfare is its welfare, and
1t will ever be found defending
their rights with all Of it,
ability.
The value Of a newspaper as IN
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When you can secure tho com.
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"ghe St: Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the Sd of
March, 1894, with "The Opelou.
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 81 q wear.
THE COURIER being BY odds
the best paper in the empire Par.
lsh Of st. Landry is therefore til.
ehAanAat
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Machinery is taxing on mans hands
the work that requires the least
amount of brains; that can best be
performed by an automaton. It is
not making mans labor less severe,
rather the contrary; it is continually
adding to his responsibilities, to the
necessity of using his head with his
hands. In itself his work is often
harder than it was; yet inasmuch as it
eequires a higher application, it gives
man such q sense of his own powers
that he would never go back to the
old, easier methods.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
have been more than . second when !
saw flame lean from tho muzzla of IL

have bssn more than . second when !
saw flame leap from the muszls Of To
gun. I heard the boil whiz over my
shoulder; my Indian friend had seized
the muzzle of the rife at the very mo
ment when the trigger was pulled.
Had he been but the fraction Of q seo-
ond later some one else would have
had to tell this story.
l had seemed under q spell as !
gazed down into that little black hole,
but the sight of the fame and the
noise of the discharge restored me. l
cleared the intervening space with a
spring. AS I came through the door
like a wild duck on the wing I saw
my Indian friend and the fourth man
of the gang struggling with Leonard.
They had just taken the rifle away
from him, and a moment later he
broke down and became hysterical.
The men assured me that the gun
had been accidentally, discharged, and
although I knew better 1 accepted the
Explanation. Leonerd's state was pit.
iaNle. He seized sg hand and press
hight coaXplaiEeIy between his own
again>@. again asked my pardon and
walled, "Why did YOU hit. me SO hard?"
For over an hour we worked to
soothe aud quiet him, and finally | saw
them all out of camp, just as a wagon
filled with our own men returned.
Barton also turned up as the wagon
pulled in, and then 1 learned for the
first time how frail my dependence on
him had been.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27

Though trouble rises Gorgon-wise,
Or bristles like a host of spears,
And Nature stares with %sphinx-like eyes
God gives the blessed gift of tears.
Where tigers roam, or sea birds call,
Or where man wrestles with his years,
In palace, waste or cottage small,
God gives the blessed gift Of tears.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
DEWEY AND Won DIEDERlcH.

The Hero of Manila's Message to tn
Meddlesome German Admiral.
In the article "With Dewey a
Manila by Joseph L. Stickney il
Harper's Magazine, the first detailed
account of how our admiral put a stol
to the ill-mannered behavior of the
Germans after the battle of Manila, il
given as follows:
Our courteous and courtly commo
dore made no sign. He was waiting
until he could put an end to the whole
annoyance with one crushing blow.
At last the opportunity came. He
learned on unquestionable authority,
that one of the German vessels had
landed provisions in Manila, thereby,
violating neutrality. 1 was not pres.
emit when he sent his message to Adj
miral Won Diederich, and therefore I
do not speak from personal knowledge
concerning it; but I learned the facts
from a perfectly authentic source, as
follows:
"Orderly, tell Mr.. Brumby I would
like to see him." said Admiral Dewey
one forenoon.
"Oh, Brumby," he continued, when
the Aag-lieutenant made his appear
ance on the quarterback, II wish you
to take the barge and go over to the
German flagship. Give Admiral Won
Diederich my compliments, and say
that [ wish to call his attention to the
fact that the vessels of his squadron
have shown an extraordinary disre-
gard of the usual %courtesies of naval
intercourse, and that finally II of
them has committed a gross breach of
neutrality in landing provisions in
Manila, q port which I am blockad-
ing"
The commodore's voice had been as
low and as sweetly modulated as if he
had been sending Won Diederich an
invitation to dinner. When he stopped
speaking, Brumby, who did not need
any better indication Of the commo-
mood than the unusually formal
and gentle manner of his chief, turned
to go, making the usual official salute,
and replying with the customary, Gay,
ay, SIR"
"And, Brumby, continued the Com
modore, his voice rising and ringing
the intensity of feeling that he
felt he had depressed about long
enough, 'tell Admiral Won Diederich
that if he wants a fight he a have it
right now!"
Brumby went with his message, and
commodore paced the quarterback
in silence for. considerable time, evil
working off some of the high
pressure that had brought forth this
emphatic message to the German ad-
niral. The latter sent back the ex-
sr%aordinary reply that he had not
known anything about these actions
Of his captains, and that they would
1ot be repeated. When one considers
he rigidity of discipline that is sup
posed to exist in the German navy, the
of Admiral Won Diederich's
is all the nor Incompetent
,ible.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-05-27
The AM of Dnwav haa dia.

The ingenuity OF Dewey has dis
covered a new use for monitors in
land fighting. Their shallow draught
enables them to be anchored near
shore, whence they can throw their
great shells ten miles inland. There
must have been amazement for the
insurgents in these meteoric appari-
lions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Iiichmonds
Citizens and Other Matters.


Mr.. John GemmeH, formerly OF Rich
mond. but now Of Kenton, Ohio. Is in the
city.
Mr.. John Grimmell, OF Kenton. Ohio. is
in the city, where he will spend the
Christmas holidays.
William c. Camp. the box manufactures.
will present To each OF his employees on
Saturday Christmas turkey
Rev. Carey T.. Morgan, OF the seventh
Street Christian church, preached AT tae
West-End mission last night
The Office Of The Central Presby
terrain has been changed from l0l5 east
Main street TO . north Ninth street.
Mr. O. A. Lynch Is at home from the
V. NJ. l.. to attend the marriage OF his
brother and TO spend the holidays with
his mother.
The people of the West End are greatly
disturbed by the chicken thieves who are
making a raid on the Christmas fowls Of
that neighborhood
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sweeney. Jr.. have
returned from the wedding tour and are
at home to their friends at Mrs. j. w.
Flemings. Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. Davidson. who lives az No. SS
west Marshall street. fell down hight
of steps Wednesday morning and bruised
herself considerably. Her condition Is
encouraging.
The Committee on Second Market met
at o'clock last evening and transacted
routine business. Those present were:
Messrs. Hobson. Heeke. Gordon. Minoe
and Ferriter.
Mr.. Thomas f.. richardson. the engineer
OF the Custom house. who was severely
injured by being thrown from a car. is
so far improved as 10 be able 20 resume
his duties. Or. Lee w. station. OF the
Marine Hospital service, was the attend
ant physician.
It Is stated that the old Indian Geroni-
mo was captured ut the point Of . rsvots
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-22

Second high water ........... SOB p. NJ.
PORT OF RICHMOND. DEC II. 1899
ARRIVED.
Steamer Pocanontas. Graves. Norfolk
and James river sidings. merchandise and
passengers. Virginia Navigation Co.
Schooner II. NJ. Summers, Smith, Chick
ahominy, scrap iron. Mike Kelly.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. DEC. II. 1899.
ARRIVED.
Schooner W. o. Barrett. Portland.
Steamer Katahdin. Portland.
PORT OF WEST POINT DEC. 81. 1899
ARRIVED.
Steamship Accomack. Thompson. Nor
folk, passengers and general cargo.
SAILED
Steamship Accomack. Thompson. Nor
folk. passengers and general cargo.
PORT BERMUDA HUNDRED. DEC. u.
SAILED.
Schooner A. Denike. Williams loaded
lumber. city Point, Va.
Schooner w. ID. Hilton. Lppincott load
ed lumOer New York city. ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-22
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. AUTHORITARIAN
very slow bur steady. closing firm with
wheat. winter extras, S2JJ42.91.
RYE FLOUR-Steady.
BUCKWHEAT FLOJR-Qulet.
BUCKWHDAT-No
CORNMEAI-Dull; yellow western.
SOC. city. nc.
RYE-Easy: No. western, Goise.
BARLEY-Duli; feeding 4il9al1c.
mailing, 1S0J3c
BARLEY AIALT-Dull
WHEAT-Quiet and STEADY and un-
changed on better cables thdn expected,
but soon developed weakness under small
cIcarances and short selling. IN the after
noon, however, Chicago bulls started Il
scare on war rumOrs and reports OF lower
c0nsOls that promoted sharp advance,
with active covering. closed hrm at iih
&c net advance. March closed az tb'sc.'
May closed al 7Jc.; July closed az 1910
December, nc.
market opened steady and unchanged.
gradually advancing later I'm the day on
small receipts. large clearances. subsian-
tial buying and The final jump i'm wheat
Closed firm ~ &C. advance. May closed at
39c. December closed at @isc.
OATS-SpOt quiet; No. ., DC; No 3.
2Si4c. Options quiet.
BEEF-Steady.
CUT MEATs-Quiet: picked bellies.
S.JONGJ0; DO shoulders, 500; do. hams,
Ss.2J09.
LARD-Firmer: western steamed. $40;
December closed at 500 nominal. Refined
firm.
pORK-Steady
BUTTER-Steady: western creamery.
23n27c' State dairy 1920.
CHEESE-Firm. fall fancy. small, 12A n
13c. do large fancy. 124013c.
EGGS-Steady; State and Pennsylvania,
2i02Jc.; western ungraded, at mark, 1GN
21Lc.: western. 2lM2ic, loss on.
POTATOES-Steady Jersey, SL2juljO.
New York, S1J0017J; Long Island. $500
p Jersey sweets, S2.2Jq27 10; southern
sweets. Sl2J0175.
TALLOW-Firm; city. &C.; country, AZ,
0Jc.
PETROLEUAI-Firm.
RosIN-steady; strained common TO
good. Sl4j.
TURPENTINE-Stea al JlIz0J2c.
RICE-Steady.
CABBAGE-Steady; Long Island, s4q5
per 100.
COTTON BY sTEAM-To Liverpool,
2Jc.
COFFEE-Opened steady. unchanged
prices to . points decline. and showed a
weak undertone most of the day following
lower Brazilian cables and absence OF
speculative support. Selling was checked
by very small receipts at RIO and Santos
The market closed steady . lower to >
points net higher. Total sales. 2O.5O0
bags, including January. $50, March, So
Sp0t-Rio quiet mild steady
SUGAR-firm. Refined steady.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-22
DEATHS.

NANTLE.-Died. on Wednesday. Decem-
her 3Qth al ) q clock. OF pneumonia. Mr.
LANES MANTLE. OF Henrico county.
near East Richmond. IN me s'~ue'h
Funeral from his late resldence on
SUNDAY at half-past o'clock. Friends
are invited TO attend.
SMITH.-Died. December fist at II 20
a. NJ al the residence OF her daughter.
Mrs Emma Gayle. 5zl north eighteenth
street. Mrs. SARAH A. SMITH.
Funeral from the above residence
THIS (Friday) AFTERNOON az 8
O'Clock.
Interment in Riveryiew.
No flowers.
WIGLESWOR Died. al her resi-
dence. 4O7 north First street. Wednes-
day. December 10Th. at t:3o y. NJ, Mrs.
MARTHA J. WORDSWORTH. In tho
sIxty-ninth year OF her age.
Funeral from residence FRIDAI'AF-
TERNOON at 3 o'clock.
LUMSDEN. Died, December 2ist, at g A.
NJ. Mrs. MARTHA LAURA sCMS-
DEN, widow OF Charles I4umsden. de-
ceased. In the eighty-hfth year Of her
Funeral from Broad-Street Methodist
church THIS MORNING at 10 o'clock.
Interment In Petersburg. Va
Petersburg (Va-). Lynchburg (va.) ana
Norfolk lva> papers please copy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-22

range of priccs was a matter Of points.
The caution OF traders was increasea "s
unsatisfactory reports from wall s'Nc'.
After opening barely steady al deCuiie
OF TO : points, following disappoin''ns
cables. which showed a subsiding business
at Liverpool and a decline OF TO points
I'm futures. tho market was Irregular
4 mere was some pretty heavy buying by
"a certain house with Boston. philadelphia
and Liverpool connections. which checked
the early decline THIS firm bought be-
tween 10000 and 5000 bales of February
and March. Some attributed IL 10 the I'M
doing Of "straddles' with Liverpool,
where an equal amount OF selling may
explain the weakness IN the local mar
ket Exports together with strong adj
vices from the southern spot markets and
the strong foreign statistical position.
added TO the conservation Of sellers IN the
Afternoon. The market closed quiet at a
net decline Of > TO 8 points.
COTTON-Futures opened steady at the
decline; January. 100; February, 716.
March. ~: April. 10; May and June
80; July, 1.5l; August 7.27; September
600. October. G.Sl.
Futures closed quiet December 7O3;
January. 7.oG. February. Ill March. us
April. 7&2. May and juno, Z 20 July. IDS
August. 72l September. GJi. October,
GS1. November, g 10.
Spot cotton closed quiet: middllng up
lands. GIG; miudlng gulf, 1916; sales
13l bales.
COTTON-Quiet; middling. 0-lG; net
receipts. j22 bales: gross, 1880 bales
sales 131 bales. stock. ILL., G2 bales: ex-
ports to Great Britain. bale; TO the Con-
tinont. 500 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. p .S97 bales:
exports 20 Great Britain. 3.Oi4 bales; 10
the Continent. 1881 bales; stock, 1,lO6,GIs
bales.
Consoidated-Net receipts. 49, 29 bales:
exports 10 Great Britain. $500 bales; to
France 7.430 bales; TO the Continent Co.
297 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
3G7j.27G bales. exports TO Great Britain.
9f3.406 bales; 10 France 4O6,o31 bales; 10
the Continent 1,02j@S bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2f-COTTON-
Futures quiet and steady. December. GM';
January. G9OUG9l. February, G.93nG.aJ;
March 60G0G07: April G9Sa6.g. May
7OlNL02. June. 7.O3n10j. July, 1OinIW,
August, 6.9l0693; September, G.o546.65'
October. .jJn6.J6.
LIVERPOOL Dec. 2i-COTTON-Spot
in fair demand. prices unchanged TO l-'i2d.
lower, American middlug, fair. I DIG,
good middling. 49, middling. 4 j-l6; low
middling. 4 J-32. good ordinary, . 1-i2
ordinary. 3 25-32. The sales of tho day
were 10000 bales. of which 500 were for
speculation and export and included 800
American. Receipts. 1000 bales. includ-
ing 800 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet
but steady at the decline. American mid
ding. l. m. e.. December 4 S-GiNl 9-6i.
sellers: December and January. G-G4G
4 7-Gl sellers; January and February,
4 4-6404 5-Gi sellers, February and
March. 2-C4. buyers: March and April.
404 1-G4. buyers: April and May. 3 1854.
buyers: May and June. G2-6i sellers.
June and July COCA. buyers. July and
August. JS-6i03 j9-6f. buyers: August
and September. 3 J5-Gl sellers; September
and October B 4I-6lN3 ls-Gl, value.