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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-03
All weak places in your system eHectuAliy

All weak places in your system efiectuAlly
closednag ainst disease by DeWitt's sLittie
Earlys RiSers They cleanses the bowels.
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the liver, fand fill youwith new life,and vigor.
Small, pleasant, sure: never grippe
Hanson & Emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-03

A few bright business locals each
week are great helpers to trade. Just
try few weeks and see for yourself.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-03

A little boy was required to write an
essay the other day "The Newspa-
per" was the subject, and here is the
result: II don't know how newspa-
pers came to be in the world. don't
think God does. For He hain't got
nothing to say bout them, and edit
ors' is not in the bible. I think the
editor is one of the missing links you
hear about, and stayed in the brush
until after the food, then came out
and wrote the thing up, and has been
here ever since. l don't think he ever
dies; I never saw a dead 'un and
never heard of one getting licked
Our paper is mighty poor 'un; the
editor goes without any underclothes
all winter, don't wear no socks, and
pa hasn't paid his subscription in five
years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-03

A lady went into store in this city
the other day and accidentally STUN
bled onto an article that she had long
wanted but did not know the grocer
kept. When she, found it she said,
"Why don't you tell people what you
keep" The merchBnt said, "I sup
posed every body knew that" Now
the fact of the matter is that not a
dozen of his own customers knew that
he had that article in stock, and how
should they know it. He never adver-
tised it.
An Indiana girl answered an ad-
vertisement of New York firm the
other day offering for twenty-five
cents to send receipt for a sure cure
for freckles. She sent her quarter
and this is what she got; "Remove
the freckles carefully with putty
knife, soak them in salt water over
night, then hang them up in the smoke
house in a good strong smoke made
of sawdust and slippery elm bark, for
about a week. Freckles thus treated
never fail to be thoroughly cured"
A Joplin, Mo-, paper says that g
female Sam Jones is stirring up the
people at that place, and that recent
ly she stopped in the middle of a
sermon, and picking up a bible, said;
'There is a a man in this house
who is unfaithful to his wife! I am
going to throw bible at him."
She raised the book as if she was
going to throw it, and every man in
the house but one ducked his head &c
avoid the missile. Then the evangel'
ist lambasted the dodgers and lauded
the one true man. It was afterwaro
learned that he was deaf and dumb.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08

letters were sent out to her girls. They
are all have now she said, and she
poured out all that remained OF her
strength and heart to them. Up to the
very last she worked for her girls; her
thought was of them. The day before
Christmas she sent them messages OF the
day and as she signed the last one she
said, Tomorrow will send some more
But tomorrow was not to be with Ruth
AshmOre. Her work for her girls war
done. She had opened the last lette.
from them; she had sent them her last
message Of hope and cheer. The pen
which had helped innumerable thOus-
ands was not again to be taken up. The
dawn Of Christmas day Sunday came to
her, and she smiled at the faithful friend
and physician at her side. She knew
what the day was; the birth 1t heralded.
And for 1t was, too, to herald new birth.
Quietly she closed her eyes. Pain had
gone, The threads Of ebblng life simply
remained. Slowly, like tired child
she slipped into that peaceful sleep
which her tired little body craVed.
Deeper and deeper she slept, slower
and slower came the breath of this life,
until just as dawn was breaking into her
window for the last Tuesday Of the year,
she breathed soft gentle breath. And
she slept. She had simply. ..... taken
up her lamp and gone to bed"
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08
"Ruth AshmOre."

The girls who have known of Ruth
Ashmore and admired her win want to
know something of her life and peace
full death. The girls who have received
words Of comfort and help from her will
treasure her memory and remember ev-
cry little thing they ever read Of her.
Her life was not an easy one, but 1t was
beautiful No one will ever know all
she suffered nor her struggle for ex-
istence.
The editor Of the Ladies' Home Journal
writes description Of her life which
shows us her great loving nature.
Ruth Ashmore's maiden name was Isa-
bel Alderdich Sloan. She married Will
liam Mallon when only 18; their love was
lasting one and their devotion beautiful
to see. They lived in New York, and for
time all was sunshine, but trouble came
all to fast. Her fathers fortune failed and
her mother and father came to live with
them, then Mr.. MallOn was stricken witha
long illness. Thus husband and mother
were depending on one frail woman.
But courage never failed her. Out into
the world she went and at last found
some work for her pen. She wrote while
she cared for her husband and worked
night and day. At last the husband was
laid to rest, and still this little woman
must work, for she had father and
mother to care for. She found steady
work and labored on hoping for better
things, as the work was not just what she
wanted.
Mr. Box, editor OF the Ladies' Home
Journal, says OF her:
1T was at this point that the Ladies'
Home Journal felt the need OF a helpful
department for giFls--a department OF
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08
The mMrs. LAWSON"

OF all curious names for flower, MRS.
Lawson" surely heads the list. It is
most beautiful variety of pink and may
be said to be the creation of florist,
Peter Fisher, who lives near Boston He
has worked long and hard to produce this
lovely flower, and now that he at last
sees his work rewarded he does not in
tend any one shall grow such pink.
Not a MRS. Lawson" goes from the
greenhouse until it has been inspected
and made sure that it cannot be
slipped. The greenhouse is guarded day
and night, so Peter Fisher will most
likely be the only person In the world
who can grow a MRS. Lawson" 1t is
such an exquisite flower that great de-
mands are made for 1t.
One man who has passion for pinEs
and has grown many hundreds, says he
will never be content until the Mrs
Lawson" variety graCes his greenhouse
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08
Sunshine.

Spring Is here and spring is forerun-
ner Of summer. You are looking for
ward, girls, to the time when school will
be closed and you count the weeks now.
What does summer mean to you? An
swer honestly now, and be frank. 1t
means rest for one thing; that Is all
right. You need rest after long hard
winter of study, but how are you going to
take that rest? Enjoy yourself and do
just as you please. How selfish, girls
don't you know that you can rest by
change of labor? Make this summer
useful one and do for others. / believe
that will rest you and 1t will certainly
mean change to many OF you. Give
out some sunshine. Have you ever basked
in the sun on day when 1t was just
little chilly in the shade? How good it
felt and how you loved the dear old sun
for all the warmth and light 1t gave.
But think what this world would be
II the sun shone through cloud contin
ually. Your life can be sun and you
can shine so brightly that every one will
love you. Don't hide your sunshine with
a cloud of selflshness for the very best
happiness in this world comes from
doing for others. You say you don't
know what to do. Listen, my dear girls,
shine in your homes. Could you not do
more for mother II you tried? Is there
not some little duty that you dislike
and so neglect? Oh, know there is
plenty for every girl to do right In her
own home Think for yourselves and
tell me IL l am not right.
It is said that beauty is but skin deep,
well, some may think that Is so, but,
girls, If you will not tell / will tell you
secret. Beauty is as deep as the soul
II you want a beauty lotion I will give
you one. 1t is this: "forget yourself"
Hard, isn't it? but give II trial and
II II doesn't work it is the first time /
ever heard Of its failure
You know that piece Of silver which
Is put away and never used soon becomes
tarnished; just so, your sweet thoughts
and good deeds IL stored away will never
shine. Put them to use and be a sun
beam. Is is there anything more beau
tiful?
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08
THE FLOWER, LOVE.

TITS early spring; the maiden feels the glow
OF glad, full life about her swiftly flow.
She knows the music of the songster's
trill,
For in her heart it wakes an answering
thrill.
She is fair as spring itself is fair,
And she is happy, for love so rare
Has come into her heart-and there
She holds this thing 80 sweet. And dare
Let her beaming face show wealth
OF loving, Of shy beauty and glowing
grace.
Her growing love like a blooming flower,
Adds more luster to her maiden DOVER
She steps from girlhood into womanhood
strong
And tunes her life to the old sweet song,
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08

consultation on all questions appertain-
ing to a girls life. No woman in the
mind Of the editor was so fitted for the
work as Mrs. Mallon. Long before the
years of girlhOod had passed, circum-
stances had made her a woman. She
knew the flower days OF girlhoOd; she
had experienced the Joy and pain Of love.
She knew that wOmanly devotion which
centers Itself upon one man In world
Of men. She knew the feelings which RI
pen women; which transforms them, al
most In day, from girlhOOd to woman
hood. She had tasted of sorrow; she
knew what reverses meant to a carefully
bred girl. She knew what It meant to be
alone in great city. She had smiled
and she had wept. And she had that
God-given quality Of being sympathetic
So she was chosen for the work, and with
gladness and delight she took hold Of 1t.
She was Mrs. MallOn Of the fashion work
Of the Journal. She wished therefore,
that new personality should be born
with her new work, and so the name of
Ruth Ashmore" was chosen. Ruth"
she said, "is my heart; it belongs to the
girls who are troubled. She is sacred;
she is my inner SELF Don't give her to
the world" And thus, so far as 1t was
possible with name destined to become
so famous, the real identity behind the
pseudOnym was kept unknown, save to a
very few, in difference to the expressed
desire Of its creator"
So she worked on and finally fitted up
a cosy little fiat for herself and the two
she loved best in all the world. Another
sorrow came to the mother and brave
daughter, the father and husband was
called home. Now the two left became
more and more to each other. Then this
courageous little woman was taken Ill
but did not stop her work, she could not
be persuaded to give up her girls" and
must write to them though In bed and
suffering. Mr.. Box says, Already the
brave little soul had withstood much.
But the hardest blow was still to come.
The little mother for whom she had 80
increasingly toiled, and who had become
so large a part of her life, was destined to
fall ILL., And in the twilight hour Of an
early October day she passed away. The
daughters grief was keen. She was
alone, for her two brothers were In dis
tant cities 1t was not strange that she
could not rally. 1t was blow to which
strong men would succumh And she
was a frail little woman. ..... For ten
weeks she kept up the struggle which Tor
more than score of years she had SO
heroically braved At times she rallied,
and then she would once more be her
cheerful self. She pleaded for the letters
from her girls and they were given her
in moderation. The pen had still that
wonderously gentle touch, that remark
able genius of making tear or a smile.
And during these last weeks hundreds Of
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08

Nine-tenths Of all human ailments come
from the same cause-lmpurity In the
blood. Take almost any disease you
please and trace the cause Of it--you will
find 1t In the blood. Purify and enrich
the blood and you remove the cause, and
so you cure Che disease inevitably and
infallibly. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery cures all diseases depending
upon poor, impoverished, thin, impure
blood.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08
odds and Ends for Women.

There Is a hint of glorious possibilities
and something very much to be admired
in any woman who will openly declare
and openly work for an unpopular reform
movement which she knows and believes
to be right.
sss.ssssss
Why is it that some women are bur-
dened with sorrow, toilsOme labor, and
anxious care, while others go all their
lives with no greater care than how they
can best enjoy themselves. But the first
must be very near to the great heart Of
our Father, while the second are destined
to remain, by their own will, forever far
from knowing his love.
.......s..
1t is Lent and there are many to whom
this season has a special meaning. But
even to those who think Of this time diff
ferently itwould dsurelydo no harm to give
some serious thought and earnest study
to the questions of life. Look about you
forget yourself for a little while. is 1t
too much to ask? But you won't look
long before your hands will be busy and
you won't need Lent to come to make you
thoughtful for others.
.....s....
We talk about glorious free America,
but to the women and girls who spend
from dawn until dark in a sweat
shop glorious freedom is a farce We
think 1t ould be cruel to see woman
use q pillow and tramp all day in the
fields. She could stand that far better
than the close, miserable places where
she sews to earn a few cents. Some Of
the American women need battle ragged
for their freedom. 1t is battle every
one can take part in, but as yet few have
the courage.
ssssssssss
There is one woman, whom / knew
very well, that never has had really ele-
giant dress. But few people know that
she has such mack of putting on her
clothes that they look elegant. 1t is no
sin for a woman to make herself as
pretty as possible. And 1t can never be
done by dressing carelessly. Put your
dress on with care, even II 1t cost but two
cents a yard. Does not the Bible say
that cleanliness is next to godliness?
And you never saw a clean person who
was not also neat.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08
A GREAT BOOK GIVEN AWAY.

II you will send 81 one-cent stamps to
cover cost of mailing only, we will send
you free, the most Useful medical book
ever presented to the public This is DR..
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser,
in Plain Language; book Of 1908 pages,
profusely illustrated, the great expense Of
preparing which has been covered by a
sale Of $4,000 copies at the regular price,
$3.50 per copy. Address, Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association No. 663
Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08

New York jouneyman printer writes On Saturday last
went OF the best tie best physician and
geon Brooklyn After paying money owed spoke
of my boy of years whom had along with The boy
feeling WE'LL his stomach appeared to be Of order and
he getting thin told the doctor that had given the boy
Rpans Tabule the night before Then told him what the
ingredients wererhubab pecac peppermint vomica and
sodaand he exclaimed What's that What's that1 Upon
repeating the formula he sad Good very good You could
give him anything better The rhubarb is what he needs
for the stomach and the will tone up the system Con-
tinue giving him each night and he will be all right He
gave further prescription for the boy and charged
nothing for the advice"
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08

Captain M W. Dunham, who recently
died at Wayne, ILL.,, had one Of the finest
stock farms in this country, embracing
over Ave thousand acres Of land His
speciality was importing and breeding
Percheron and French Coach horses, and
his will directs that the business shall
be continued by his son.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-05
NO FOUNDATION
For Report of Marlboro Fac
tory Removal.

RUmors were again current on the
street, yesterday that the beginning of
the exodus of the Marlboro shoe manu-
facturers from that city to the strike
had begun, and that Worcester was
to be the principal benefftter by the
change. The report assumed definite
form TO the effect that the large indus
try of Rice e Hutchins, one of the larg-
est IN Marlboro, was 20 move here
shortly, and occupy quarters at the
plant of the old Windle cycle company
on Chandler street, which has been I'M
occupied since the famous Mr.. Fowler
was installed there some time past in
the bicycle industry prior to his re-
moYal to Keene, ~ II.
Andrew II. Schoheld. who built the
Windle building and who owns the pro
perty, today denied that he had been
approached by any member of the firm
Of Rice & Hutchins or any other boot
and shoe firm in any way whatsoever.
whether to lease the plant for the in
stallation of a new boot and shoe in
dustry of to buy the property outright.
Mr. Schoheld said that the building
was not occupied at the present time
and he persisted in his denial that ne
had had any conference with Rice &
Hutchins.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-05
WILL BE BRILLIANT.
Lord curzon's Assumption Of VceroyaIts
Of India Friday.

Calcutta, Jan. 4.--The new yioeroy az
India, Baron Curzon Of Kedleston. ana
Lady Cur2on express keen pleasure at the
enthusiasm Of the reception they had met
with at Bombay and at Calcutta. The
state dinner tonight was formal affair.
only the high officials being present Lady
Curzons beauty, grace and geniality are
ihe Theme or general admiration. Her
popularity Is assured
~ Is understood that Queen Victoria
gave Lady Curzon special instructions re-
Sarding The DuHerin fund and the neces-
SHY Of afording female medical relief In
certain sections. Lady Curzou has already
expressed the intention Of making the
fund prosper under her guidance.
Lord and Lady Curzon are now the
GUESTS Of the Earl of ElRin, the retiring
yiceroy Of India, and Lady ElEin Lord
CurzOn's assumption Of the yicerOyalty on
Friday VIII ba surrounded by brilliant
functions. He viii be conducted from the
throne room TO the historic council cham
Der, and the usual guards OF honor and all
tho civil and military authorities will at
tend ia fun dress. The number OF native
princes with brilliant retinues attending
the functions IS quito unprecedented Nus
merous addresses OF Welcome will be pre-
scented next week, while Lord Curzon VIII
alao receive the ruling chiefs.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-05

Norcross, is said to have expressed his
mind very emphatlcally.
He believed that it was time for the
city Of Worcester to take advantage Of
the states credit. as had the districts
about Boston, and get some Of the big
municipal improvements that were
sadly needed, especially a trunk line
sewer If the treatment Of the city's
sewage at the publication works was q
success, it had not been copied by other
cities in the country. and Worcester
was alone in the expense and the bene-
fits o. the system
Stttl another member OF the board Of
trade called attention to the fact thaA
the city Of Worcester as well as otheo
municipalities in the state, were paying
the interest ON the Metropolitan inn.
provement bonds, while the Metropoli.
tan district alone was getting che bene-
ut of the improvements II the stata,s
credit was to be dealt out In such a. law
ish way. there was no reason against
Worcester and the cities and towns be-.
tween Worcester and the sea, deriylns
some of thebenefits of that credit.
AS result of the evenings discuss
sion, it was decided 10 have the wbols
subject seriously considered by tha
committee on nlInfcipal affairs and leg
islative matters of the board Of trnde
and that the committees should reports
to the fun beard of directors at an early
date. with such recommendations as
they deemed proper and advisable.
Although the project is big ones
said one Of the members Of the con-
ference to Spy man, after the meet
ing there Is no reason that 1t should
not be attended with success.
The cost OF a trunk line sewer fpon1
Worcester to the sea would be less thar
$4,000, 600. The interest on this arnounh
of bonds divided among the cities and
towns deriving the benefits Of such a,
sewer would be little or nothing COM.
pared TO the expenses these places ss,r
now put to in the disposition of IL
sewage. IS
The instruments to the sinking funds
Of such loan, added 10 this Interest
money, would be less tn my optuiore
than the expense at the present time
in most Of these places. The state has
loaned it's credit to the cities and towns
in the metropolitan district for sewers.
water supply, parks and boulepards to
the extent OF sixty or seventy millions.
1t won't be any more Of q burden to add
five or six millions for a Worcester
trunk sewer loan.
''Of course, It is hardly probable that
such an important measure can 20
through In a single year. but the agi-
tation should commence. There is
every reason to have the preliminary
work done, such as a survey, and IL
the city goes to the legislature this year
and asks for an appropriation for this
purpose, IT is hardly likely that the
petition viii be met with refusal"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-05
Legislature is
Ready
FOR INAUGURATION.
Old Officers Reelected
Without Opposition.
Especial Dispatch to The spv.)

Especial Dispatch to The spy
Boston, Jan. 4.-With all the time
honored functions, the great and gem
eral court for 1899 was indicted into
office this morning and is now ready
for business.
The desks of many of the members
We're gay with floral pieces and Speaker
Bates of the House was remembered
with large basket of roses.
All the Worcester county members
were on hand.
The House republican caucus this
morning was happy family affair, and
everything was done by reclamation.
There well be no appreciate opposi-
ton to the reelection of Senator Lodge
next Tuesday. Senator Parsons of
Greenfield has freed his mind and
that's evidently all he wished to do.
Tomorrow Gov. Wolcott and the
other state officials will be inaugurated,
and that done, the legislature will ad-
Jeurn over to Monday when the com
mittees in both branches will be an
nounced.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-05
IS SHE LOST?
Fate Of the Catania is Yet
Unknown.

London, Jan. 4.-The steamer Mesaba
from New York December "a for this
port, which passed Prawle Point yester-
day and reported that she spoke the
American steamer Catania, Capt. Fur
long, from Glasgow, December II, for
New York. in distress in latitude As
north and longitude 80 west, arrived
here, with details of the meeting.
Capt. Layland says he met the Ca
tania December 20. Her funnel had been
washed away and her decks had been
swept She asked to be taken in tow.
A boat from the Mesaba containing the
chief officer and five men was launched
and attempted to put line on board
the distressed steamer, but failed to do
so on account of the heavy seas.
The chief officer, however, finally sue
rceeded in securing a line from the Ca
tanfa, but the seas were so high that
he was forced to drop 1T, as its weight
was endangering the boats crew. As
night was falling and the strength of
the gale was increasing, further at
tempts to take the Catania In town
were impossible. The Catania then sig
nailed Don't abandon me-" and the
MeSaba answered that she would not.
Then the MeSaba asked the Catania' g
crew if they would not abandon their
ship, but they refused to do so. The
Mesaba stood by the Catania all night
long, and the latter did not fire any sig
nails of distress. But by daylight she
was invisible. After searching for Rhe
missing vessel until o'clock in the
morning of December 80, the Mesaba
proceeded for London, having stood by
for % hours.
Inquiries made by the Associated
Press this evening at the office in New
York of the Tweedie Ira ding Company,
show there were about 25 men on board
the steamer, which was in ballast and
insured, but to what extent could not
be ascertained, owing to the fact that
the heads of the firm could not be COM
municated with.