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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
rhrown ont Of Court.

ssIn the good old days of Kentucky"
saws The Bar. there was a court COM
posed of three magistrates to try GER
tain cases appealed from a single JUS
tice OF the peace. The three magis-
trates were backwoodsmen. A case
was being tried one day that was very
important, and several hours of listen
ing to the reading of dispositions and
the arguments of counsel, pro and con
and pro and con again, had so nearly
entangled the court in labyrinth OF
perplexing questions Of law and fact
that they doubted their ability to blaze
their way out. So they whispered to
the leading lawyer at the bar. who was
sitting by as a spectator, and asked
him what he thought ought to be done
with the case.
~ think it ought to be thrown out
of court was the prompt and emphat.
ic reply.
"That settled it.
".Mr. Clerk said the chief magis-
trate. pass up them papers,
"The papers. which made quite a
large bundle, were handed the chief
magistrate.
"'Now. Mr.. Sheriff. said he deliber-
ately. open that window
'The sheriff opened the window and
the case was thrown out of court.
1.-THE feud that followed lasted for Is
years."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
The WhirI Of Life.

Here Is what caught reporters eye
In a two minutes study Of the streets
of New York on down town corner.
On the sidewalk, three urchins, evil
of face, industriously shooting" craps.
From the doorway of frowsy saloon,
ten yards away, gray haired woman
issuing with a jug of beer. though it
was only II o'clock in the morning.
A burly iceman and negro roustabout
discussing, loudly and with much pro-
family, the advantages of each others
jobs. A whir and rattle of wheels
and an undertaker's wagon drives up
to the door of a modest red brick
tenement. A white coffin, three feet
long, is brought out and received by a
venerable old man, with flowing
white beard, who comes to the door
coatless and in slippers You then
notice for the first time the knot of
white ribbon on the door handle. The
old man tucks the diminutive casket
under his arm and retires within, fol-
lowed by the undertaker's men. He is
solemn, but fearless. There is a
story there somewhere-the slippered
patriarch in the final stage Of life per-
forming the last dolorous Offices for
one lost in its beginning.
And over on the dock are the hue
and hustle, the scurry and scamper in
cidental to the getting to sea of the
great ship. Sharp are the contrasts of
a town.-New York Commercial Ad-
vertiSer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
AbOut Capers.

about 5000 kegs aud barrels of ca.
pers, small, sour berry resembling in
color and shape a green pea, are an
nually imported into the United States
from Spain and France" said whole
sale dealer in all sorts of foreign con-
diments in New York to the writer re-
Gently. "Capers grow on bush, and
are extensively used by all classes of
cooks in this country for garnishing
salads and making a sauce which is
usually served with boiled mutton and
other meats. There are four sizes of
capers. The smallest are commercially
known as nonpareils and the three 9th
er sizes are called capucines, capotes
and surfines. The smallest capers are
the most desirable and bring the most
money. Very few capcrs are imported
in glass. They are shipped to America
in kegs and barrels, holding from Is to
40 gallons of the berries in brine or
vinegar. The work of bottling the ca
pers is done by the wholesale dealers"
Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
First Rows In Paradise.

A Russian correspondent sends us
details of very interesting and anus
ing tale told by Russian veterinary
surgeon who was sent into the Ural
district to buy horses and hay for the
peasants Of the famine stricken prov.
:nces. He had to do mostly with the
natives (kirghizD, who are half saw
age. but who, nevertheless, were found
to be extremely honest and absolutely
trustworthy in all buying and selling,
some of them even offering to give
horses for the starving peasants.
Quite different story has the sur
geon to tell of the Ural Cossacks. who
did their level best to cheat him in
the most barefaced manner and on
whom no reliance was to be placed.
And yet these Cossacks are very re-
ligious and SO simple in certain re-
spects that swindler succeeded in
selling them quite number of tickets
for-paradise! The veterinary surgeon
saw several of these tickets, which
were marked First rows" and sold at
% rubles, back seats bringing consid-
erably ess.-COmmercial Intelligence.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
What 1t Might Have Cost.


In q certain town in Vermont. said
the Boston drummer as he chewed
away at pepsin tablet. picked up a
wallet containing $500 in cash. In 1t
were papers bearing the owners name.
and he proved to be the mayor of the
town. l at once hunted him up and
handed over his lost cash. and as he
received it he looked me over and
scratched the back Of his head and
said:
81 shall reward you. Of course. How
much do you think you ought to
have?"
Nothing whatever, sir. l am glad
to restore your property"
''But you expect something's"
mo. SIR"
"Didn't look for me to give you a
CENT?
''Not a red.''
ut don't seem possible" he went on
as he looked me over again. 'but I'll
have to take you at your word. Do
you know what it might have cost me.
sir, had any one else found this wal.
let"
81 can't say. Of course"
'I'd have had to hand over at least
10 cents. sir. and he might have struck
for Is or 25."-Ohio State Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
Room For Him Too.

A bland and patronizing New Yorker
was passing through a raw and new
hamlet in the west, which its proud
founders had dubbed B City and
were sure would soon become a thriv-
ing hive Of human beings. Addressing
a lank and lazy youth who was loung-
ing at the door Of one Of the rude shan
ties that passed for a "shoe empori-
um," the New Yorker inquired sarcas.
tically:
"Who is that important looking gen.
tleman with the red flannel shirty
"That's Sam Peters," was the proud
reply. Hes just opened the new post
Office"
"And the tall person with no col.
lar?'
Hes Long Mike. Just opened a gro-
Gerry store"
"And. the plump individual with the
bald head?"
Handy Jim. Owns the new saloon"
"Indeed?" said the New Yorker.
"Your city seems to be pretty well
started. l should suppose there was
nothing left for a stranger like myself
to open.'
ooh, 1 dunnov' drawled the lanky
one. 1--WE amt got no loonattic asylum
yet. You might start that" - New
York Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
A Burning Prayer.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer tells this
story Of the Virginia backwoods: A
white minister after conducting SER
vices at colored church asked an old
deacon to lead in prayer. The dusky
brother in his feryent appeal asked
that shower of heavenly grace be
permitted to fall upon his white friend.
He said:
20 Lor', give him de eye Of de
eagle dat he may spy out our sins afar
of! Weld his hans to de gospel
plow; tie his tongue to de lines Of
truf and nail his ear to de gospel pole!
An. o Lor, bow his haid way down
AN benin his knees, an his knees
way down-ah in some lonesome dark
an narrow valley, o Lor', whar much
prayer is needed to be made-ah! Den
'noint him ovah wild de blessed lie Of
de kerosene of salvation, an sot him
on fab wild de match Of faith made
perfec'-amen"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
Her Begging Scheme.

A respectfully dressed old woman ap-
parently in deep distress was noticed
standing at the foot of the steps of an
elevated railroad station the other day
just at the hour when the rush was at
its height. The woman had apparently
lost something of value. She searched
her pockets, shook ont her skirts and
scanned the ground on every side. Or
course it was not long before her dis
tress attracted the notice of passersby.
81 have lost my ticket" she said in an
swer to the query of a man who stop
ped for a moment ia his rush for the
train. 81 don't know what to do, for
have not q nickel with me and live
away up town."
The man pulled a string Of tickets
from his pocket, tore off one, handed 1t
to the woman and resumed his rush
without waiting for her thanks. But
the woman did not follow. She mere
~ moved across to the flight Of steps
on the other side. Here she resumed
her search, with the result that a nickel
was transferred to her pocket by q
passing woman Next she crossed the
avenue and gathered some more nick
els and tickets from the passengers go
ing in the opposite direction, finally
returning to her original stand, where
her plight attracted as much compass
sion as before. While the observer was
looking on, the woman made two
rounds of the stairs, each round occu-
plying about ten minutes. 1t is prob
able that her average earnings were at
the rate of So in nickels and negotiable
tickets an hour.-New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
How VIII AZ and1sDo.

Here is an odd little piece Of dog
gerel which appeared in The Gentle
mans Magazine Is years ago. which
gave rise to considerable discussion.
Correspondents seem to have been
pretty evenly divided between those
who claimed that there were several
answers and such as maintained that
the problem was unsolvable:
When first the marriage knot was tied
Betwixt my wife and me,
My age did hers as far exceed
As three times three does three,
But when ten years and half ten years
We man and wife had been
Her age came up as near to mine
As twice four Is to sixteen.
Now. tell me. Captain David Gray, pray,
What were our ages on the wedding dayf
David Gray was noted writer on
mathematical subjects who lived at
that time.)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
rhe sailor and the Figurehead.

Old sailors sigh as they wander
around the water front these days and
note the disappearance Of the famous
old figurehuad, which used to be the
delight Of every clipper ships crew.
They were huge wooden images of al
l,s.st everything imaginable, but the
female form predominated. Many fig.
ureheads We're to represent the fair
one after whom the ship was named,
and there is an old sea yarn about a
sailor who fell in love with the hand
some wooden female which adorned
his ship. He used to slip down the
dolphin striker and hang on there,
while the ship bowed and lurched,
talking love to the figurehead. Finally,
according to forecastle tradition, the
figure sneezed, and the sailor, who was
known as Lovely Nike" because he
was the ugliest man that ever set foot
on a ships deck, nearly fell into the
sea. He recovered his senses and said,
Ibid you speak,"
mo, l didn't speak," returned the
figure 81 just sneezed to attract your
attention. You're known as Lovely
Mike amt you? You're married
man, amt you? And your wife has to
take in washing both when you're at
home and when you're away, because
she can never get cent out of you.
Mr.. Farmer, just climb back to the
forecastle and don't bother any more
about me"
This rather curt interview is alleged
to have worked a marked change in
Mike, and when he got home he aston
ished his wife by giving her couple
of dollars.-Baltimore News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
France Outside of Paris.

To get correct idea Of the French
nation one must abandon Paris and
get out among the people Of the prov
inces. Paris is a sinkhole Of rotten
ness, but the people who dwell outside
that modern Gomorrah are sound and
upright and patriotic. living whole
some and useful lives. When you get
out in the rural districts, charming
sight is presented Of beautifully cult
waited farms. each farm being as trim
and neat as a flower garden. There
is not foot Of waste land to be seen.
The first thing that strikes stranger
is the profusion Of fruit. Nowhere
can be seen more luscious pears.
peachesand Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
A Compliment.

Apropos Of the late Lord Watson's
prediction for interrupting counsel
and the story of Lord Bramwell's ex-
hortation to his learned brother to
cease worrying certain arguing bar
rister. correspondent tells how on one
occasion Lord Watson justified his in
yeterate habit Of interposition.
II ventured." he says. ''once out of
court to complain to him Of his too fire.
quent Interruptions from which had
suffered in court.
"He answered: 'Eh? Man, you should
not complain of that. for | never in
terrupt fool "-London Globe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
The Mistake of His Life.

Bliffers-What's wrong today? You
look blue.
Bluffers-I'll rover forgive myself. l
kicked caller out of my house last
night.
Huh! I kicked many a one. Young
fellow, suppose"
''No; past middle age"
"Well. these old dodgers have no
business coming round sparkling
young girls. I kicked out one Of that
sort last week."
Eyes. but I've found out that this
man wasn't after my daughter; he
was after my Notwithstanding
York Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
America's Position Among Nations

Americas Position Among Nations.
An English traveller who has recent
ly been In this country remarks, in
making comparison between the
principal great nations Of the world,
that "hoiy Russia ia formidable idea,
Great Britain is a picturesque and
pregnant idea, but the United States
Is self conscious, clearly defined and
heroicaliy INDICATED idea, in whose
further vindication the whole world is
concerned."-St Louis Globe-D Demo
crat.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
Bridegroom.s Fatal Indiscretion.

A queer case Of cannibalism is re-
ported as having recently taken place
in the Solomon islands. The Jeanette
took from Noumea Kanaka who had
acted as orderly to the immigration Of
flee there and was on his honeymoon
with his wife, intending to land at
Aoba. where his wife's tribe lives. He,
however, made the mistake Of disem-
barking among the wrong tribe and
was at once seized by the natives, over
powered, killed and eaten.
The widow was provided by the tribe
with a second husband.-London Mail.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
Saved Two Cents.

Mr.. Pneer-You expect to be in San
Francisco next week? By the way,
you know where my aunt out there
lives. I have just written a letter to
her. Would you mind delivering it
some day as you pass the house?
Mr.. Pneer's Friend-No; but I might
forget it. think I'll just put a stamp
on it and drop it into the first letter
box.
Mr.. Pneer-All right. / don't care
how you get it to her.-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
His Experience.

"Woman's work is never DONE"
quoted the sympathetic citizen.
That's right" answered Mr.. Meek
ton earnestly. II have observed it in
Henrietta's case. Woman's work Is
never done. There is always enough
OF 1t left over to keep her husband
busy from the time he gets through
his dinner till he's so tired he has to
60 to bed. "-Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07

The driest of all fishes is. perhaps,
the river eel, vet, according to an anal
ysis by German chemist 60 per
cent Of its substance is water. Salmon
comes next, with ola per cent. Lob
sters and oysters are four-ffths water.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07

"And Clothes" argued the missionary
further, "are as cheap as dirtw
The tropic heather did not conceal
her misgivings.
Eyes; but are they as hygienic" fall
tered this simple child Of the forest.
Her health was quite perfect now,
and there was no telling what might
not be tie effect Of corsets and skirts
which do not hang from the shoulders,
to say nothing Of the wells with dots
in them.-Detroit Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
nrisfortune Of a Poet.

James has been quite unfortunate
Of late" said the poets wife gloomily.
HAD another poem declined?"
mo; worse than that You know.
he has habit Of looking at the ceiling
for inspiration. and last night. just as
the inspiration came, a yard Of plaster
ing fell square on his head. knocking
all the inspiration out Of itr'-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
Progression.

.'Mary Prim doesn't distribute tracts
any more"
mo. l met her the other day, and
she smelled dreadfully of peppermint"
"From tracts or extracts. etiY-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
The GREAT Debate.

When the uncertainty had become
well nigh intolerable, Science ventured
to go to the Serpent directly.
''Is it or Is it not fact, 0 Ser
pent," asked Science. that you swal-
low your young when you are attack
ed?"
well. always try to hold my
own" replied the Serpent modestly.
it is true, but evasively withal.
And SO the bitter controversy wages
on.-Detroit Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
A Cheerful Experience.

81 had a cheerful experience the 9TH
er day." remarked a man who had
spent several days at one Of the springs
for rheumatism.
what was it?" asked the observer.
II was carried into a depot near the
springs and deposited on a seat near an
old woman, who looked at me with a
'complacent smile and inquired, Been
hurt?
"'No,' 1 replied.
'Rumatiz?'
ayes
"Water do you any goodY
"'Not much
""Well, lots Of people come here for
the water. The patient returns home,
and the papers announce that Mr.. So
and-so has returned from the springs
much iaaproyed by the use Of the wa
ter; but If you read the papers in few
days you will see that Mr.. So-and-so
has died and been buried The CONVEX
sation was too cheerful to be contin-
ued."-Colambus Dispatch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07
How He Got Elsewhere.

"How did he escape" inquired the
detectice.
WELL" replied the turnkey with the
damaged eye. ''he sort O. nicknamed
himself out"
"What?"
"He pried his cell door open with a
Jimmy. Then he knocked me down with
a billy"
"Yes?
"And then he sailed out"- Chicago
Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07

In the japanese temples there is a
large drum used in worship. 1t is call
ed kagura-taiko, and it gives tone
much like gong.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-12-07

Church professions are prohibited in
Mexico. Even priest cannot legally
walk the streets in his churchly gar
ments.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-13
IT IS ACCEPTED.
LaBcllc Iron Works Directors Ac.
ccpt Resignation OF
PRESIDENT CECIL A. ROBINSON


AS exclusively caronlcled In yester-
days lntell!geHcer, the board OF direc-
tors of the La Belle iron works met on
"Wednesday and took up the matter Of
The resignation OF President Cecil A..
Robinson. After discussing; the matter
and taking no action. the board adj
journcd to meet again on the following
day.
At their meeting yesterday. the dlrec-
tors accepted Mr.. Robinson's resiSna-
tion. learning that he was unwilling to
recall Il. At the same time the board
expressed their regret that President
Robinson felt called upon to resign, and
passed series OF resolutions. In which
the companv's appreciation OF the val
ued services rendered by the official
was expressed In suitable terms.
It is learned from Il trustworthy
source that Mr.. Robinson's successor as
president of the La Belle works will be
the present secretary, Mr.. John E.
Wright. Some time ago the Intelligent
ce: forecasted this future action of the
La Belle directors.
Mr.. Robinson becomes the local man
aSer Of the tin plate combines plants.
the La Belle, Laughlin and Aetna
Standard. He Is also member of the
combines board OF directors.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-13
FATAL ACCIDENT. s
3. s o. Breakcp.an John Stricken
RIM Ovc, in WhccIinp Sop1s

3. s o. Brealscp.an John Stricken
run Over in Wheeling Yards.
John Stricken. of Bellairc, Baltl-
more 6 Ohio brakeman, died at 100
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. at the
North Wheeling hospital, where ne had
been removed after being run over by
several cars. He was employed in the
yards. near the Baltimore & Ohio de-
pot. was uncoupiiug the air tubes on a
moving train. but tripping on an ash
heap on the track, several cars passed
over his legs, almost severing them.
The injured man was conveyed to
the hospital In the city ambulance. A,n-
putation of his legs was contemplated,
but StrickIiD WAS too weak 10 stand II.
The accident occurred about 10 O'Clock
and he died shortly after O'clock. The
deceased had but recently secured en-
pioyment in the yards. and he vas mar
ricd short time ago. The rsmains
were taken TO Bellaire for in,ermeut.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-13
BRIEF MENTIoNINGS.
Events in and About the City Gtycni in


n Nutshell.
Council meets Tonight.
Grand to-nlght-"Ups and Downs OF
Life"
The fourteenth anniversary OF they.
n. c. Anvil be held In the Opera House
Sunday afternoon, the 22nd.
James Thompson was given ten DAYS
IN Jail yesterday By Squire Rogers, for
jumping Panhandle trains.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers OF the Fort Henry Club will he held
next Monday evening between and Q
O'Clock.
On Saturday, January IS. the annual
stockholders meeting OF thc Citizens
Railway Company will be held 70: the
purpose of clectinS directors.
High-school hall o-nlght-Aiecting Of
the Wheeling Teachers Association,
with an address by President Raymond
OF the State university.
Next Tuesday evening In connection
with the concert at the Second Presby-
terrain church, the ladies' of the church
Will serve refreshments.
The Spinster club will meet this after
lpui ht U CiOEh WIN AITS, HtiuTTy r.
StaiimGn, ut Rardcn's. North Main
street, and consider the matter of reor-
ganlzation.
Tie council! committee on streets, al
leys and grades has been called to meet
this evening at $50 o'clock to transact
business preliminary to the meeting of
council Tonight.
DR.. Duncan MacGregor, distin-
guishcd lecture: will be the next attrac-
ton In the Y. VI. C. a. course. He will
deliver his celebrated lecture "The Grip
and Grapple OF Great Men and Great
Nations" next Thursday evening.
Constable F.. C. Darby. OF Clay dis
trlct. made his formal debut last night,
when he escorted to the county jail,
John Harding. who was deprived OF
his freedom for ten days by order OF
Squire Haberneld. Harding was unable
to pay the fine imposed for using abus-
I've lanauagc 10 Charles Watkins.
This morning. in another column, up-
pears the annual financial statements OF
the St. Vincent's Home for Girls. OF
Elm Grove, and the St. Johns Home
Boys, also Of Elm Grove. Both Institu-
lions have made an excellent showing.
At the boys home the average number
of inmates during the past year was
IS, and at the girls home, 70.