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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
NOT THE ONLY ONE.
Spencers In That Locality Were a
Thick as BIackberries.


A half yearly meeting of the directors
who manage the Northampton private
asylum had just broken up, and Lord
Spencer, member of that body, desir-
ing to reach Althorp Park somewhat
more quickly than customarily, deter
mined to return home by route which
intersects the grounds of the asylum
and which is rarely used save as sum-
mer parade for the unfortunate lunatics.
Arrived at the gate which separates the
asylum from the outer wo.id, Lord
Spencer, much to his annoyance and
disgust, found it securely locked. A
keeper, however, happening to come in
sight just at that moment Lord Spencer
lost no time in explaining to him the
nature of his wishes.
The man surlily replied that his or
ders were to the effect that no one
should pass through that gate except
due notice were given to him to the
contrary by the authorities, and that,
being a married man with wife and
a large family, he failed to understand
what special advantage was to be gain
ed by transgressing the rules and thus
placing his situation in jeopardy OBJ
serving that the fellow was growing OBJ
durate, Lord Spencer thought it best to
reveal his name and rank, imagining
that knowledge Of the same would re-
call the man TO lis eenses. Nothing of
the sort happened, however.
The stolid features of the keeper sim
ply relaxed into broad grin, and as he
turned to depart he gently explained
that Lord Spencers in that particular
locality were as plentiful as blackber-
ries in the autumn time. Explanations
and expostulations were useless, the dis
comfted earl being forced to return the
way he had come.-Wit and Wisdom.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
Diplomacy.

One day gentleman was holding a
conversation with his wife in the pres
ence of their 5-year-old son, and among
other things mentioned was diploma
cy."
"Pa,'' said the youngster when a
break in the conversation allowed him
to interfere, "what does diplomacy
mean?''
Diplomacy, my son, said the ia
ther, sis this-doing exactly the right
thing at exactly the right moment
"Then I suppose used diplomacy
when l got out of the pantry yesterday.
dad, did I ?'
'"What Go you mean :" wsa the reply.
"Why," said the son, 81 got into the
back yard with that meat pie just at
the moment ma caught the cat in the
pantry and told you to drown her for
thieving Pearson Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
TRICKS OF A MIND READER,
The Simple Explanation of an Ap-
parently Difficult Feat.

The Simple Explanation of an APP
parentIy Difficult Feat.
Speaking of telegraphy, said gen.
tleman who takes an interest in occult
studies, reminds of an incident which
created great stir some years ago, but
is now about forgotten. "A New Work
lawyer, who claimed to be able to pro-
ject thought, had committee of skep-
tics select playing card at random and
then wired friend in San Francisco.
asking him to think Of card and tele-
graph back what one came into his
mind. The card selected was the five of
spades and the reply was correct. All
the parties were well known. and the
experiment caused an immense sensa-
ton
'The newspapers discussed it by the
colamn, and it was exploited as posi-
tive demonstration of thought transfer
ence, but as matter of fact the whole
thing was merely a clever trick. l had
it afterward explained to me by one OF
the people on the inside. 1t had been
prearranged with the San Francisco
man that the cue to the right card was
to be the wording of the message. The
denomination was indicated by the
number Of words in the second sentence.
If. for instance, it was an ace, the SEN
tence would be only one word, Answer;
if deuce it would be Answer immedi-
ately, and so on.
GAS it happened to be five the mes
sage ran, Telegraph reply quickly as
possible. The suit Of the card was re-
vealed by the signature. Signing the
name in full meant hearts, the first only
meant clubs, the last name meant
spades, and the initials meant diamonds.
The system was beautifully simple, and
the message seemed on its face perfect
ly innocent 1t was carefully examined
to find hidden word. but baffled the
investigators AS far as I know, the
truth about the affair has never been
printed. New Orleans Times-Demo-
GRAFT.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
CAMELS 1AhSOR HATRED.
Will Wait Until an Opportunity Ar.
rives For Revenge.

Will Wait Until an Opportunity Ar
rives For Revenge.
The Arab who has angered came.
will throw his clothes upon the ground,
and the Infatuated beast, after stamp
ing on them and tearing them asunder
with his teeth, goes on his way, and
the driver is thereafter quite safe, as 1t
seems to be an axiom with the camel
that no man shall be put in peril OF life
twice for one offense.
The camel is stupid, save when angry,
and then seems to become almost pre-
ternatural in carrying out its vengeful
designs. Palgrave relates the following
story of camel revenge, which serves
to illustrate this point: GA lad OF IA
had conducted large camel laden with
wood from one village to another at a
half hours distance. AS the animal
loitered or turned out Of the way its
conductor struck it repeatedly and
harder than it seemed to have thought
he had right to do But not finding
the occasion favorable for taking imme-
date quits it 'bode it's time. That time
was not long in coming.
ga few days later the same lad had
to reconduct the beast, but unladen, to
his own village. When they were about
half way on the road and at some dis
lance from any habitation, the camel
suddenly stopped, looked deliberately
round in every direction to assure it.
self that no one was in sight and, find
ing the road clear of passersby, made a
step forward, seized the unlucky boy s
head in it's monstrous mouth, and, lift
ing him up in the air, flung him down
again on the earth with the upper part
Of his skull completely torn off.
'Having thus satisfied his revenge,
the brute quietly resumed its pace to
ward the village, as though nothing
were the matter, till some men, who
had observed the whole, though unfor-
tunately at too great distance to be
able to afford timely help, came up and
killed it. London Telegraph.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
Too Much of 1t.

A high army officer whose fad was
ventilation was one day making an in
spection of a frontier post which was
much in need of repair. In some places
the roof showed the blue sky overhead
and the walls were ornamented with
gaps.
The brigadfer general was escorted
through the building by the colonel in
charge, a sergeant going on before, as
is the custom, to warn the men to stand
at attention in honor of the general.
AS they proceeded the general asked:
'And how is the ventilation, colo
nel?''
Before the colonel could reply the old
sergeant, with familiarity born of
long service, said:
"Sure, general, and the ventilation is
bad, SORT, vera bad, SORT. The place is
all full Of holes. SOFT. Detroit Free
Press
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
THISTLE DOWNS.

Lighter and whittier than flying fake
OF winter SHOWS through wan air winnowimg,
The thistle downs their sudden journeys take
Ger meadows wide in vagrant wandering.
No more shall they to earth reluctant cling
As moss lined and slowly sinking stone
Left lying in an outer waste alone.
Beside the edge of some remote morass,
But high they toss above the fields new mown,
Like disembodied spirits of the grass.
The drowsy atmosphere in lines Opaque
Leans to the sun, that fast is gathering
The last faint dews, his fiery thirst to slack,
While swallows dip, on ever restless wing.
Across dusty road the robins sing,
And bumblebees upon the clover drone,
While thistle downs in airy spaces lone
Along the skies in happy freedom pass,
Voyaging afar to mystic chimes unknown,
Like disembodied spirits Of the grass.
Ernest McGahey.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
DYED DIAMONDS.
Yellow Stones Can BE Made to Look
Like Gems of the First Water.

Yellow Stones Can BE Made to Look
Like Gems of the First Water.
s'There are tricks in every trade" has
grown to be an adage, and this proverb
holds especially good with regard to the
jewelry trade, which for "ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain" fair
~ takes the palm for roguery.
Although great deal of capital, time
and labor have been devoted to counter
feiting the diamond, very little success
has been obtained from fraudulent
point of view, as the diamond possesses
extraordinary qualities of hardness
and brilliancy, with which no imi-
tation, up to now, can attempt to vie.
''Paste" Of all kinds can be tested by
means of sharp steel file, which
scratches its surface.
A method of successful imposition
with diamonds has, however, been dis
covered, and the originator of this swim
die actually defrauded the pawnbrokers
of London alone in one year of upward
of $500, 900.
The general public, as well as jewel
ers, are aware that diamonds of a yell
lowish tinge, or, as they are called in
the trade, ''straws," are worth very lit
tie. Large stones Of this color, even
when weighing from 10 to 100 carats,
are quite common and will only fetch
in the market from So to $40 per carat,
the value, of course, increasing in ratio
with weight Diamonds of the same
weight, if of the first water, or perfect
~ colorless, would be worth from five
to ten times as much.
The methods of the individual refer
red to were as follows: He purchased a
quantity of "yellow" stones, and then
by simple yet ingenious process sue
ceeded in imparting to them an evanes-
cent purity of color. This was done by
procuring two ordinary glasses, a kettle
of boiling water and a threepenny
packet of mauve dye.
The 'yellow" diamond which was
perhaps set in gold ring or pin, was
merely dipped in the glass containing
the dye, and then in clean boiling wa
ter half dozen times, and allowed to
dry, when it presented all the appear
ance, even to the eye of an expert, of a
magnificent stone of the first water.
The next move was to place the ring
on the finger, and the well dressed dia-
mond dyer would sally forth, enter a
pawnbroker' and pledge the ring for at
least three times It's worth. Within IL
hours, however, the effects of the dye
would have disappeared, and the pawn
broker could only wonder what on
earth was wrong with his eyes when he
advanced so much money on such a vel
low stone.
Fortunately, owing to the magnitude
of this individuals operations, the
fraud was discovered, and now pawn
brokers, if they are suspicious of dia-
monds color, immerse it in nitric acid,
which destroys any dye that may be
present without in any way injuring
the stone. london Mail
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
GOOD MONEY FOR BAD NEWS
Paid to Learn That Sight Would
Leave Him In Six Months.

Paid to Learn That Sight Would
Leave Him In Six Months.
Somehow it made me feel bad, this
happening that am about to relate l
was in the Office of an oculist, one of
the leading men in his profession in
Pittsburg. A big, strong and healthy
looking man entered. His appearance
indicated that he had many years of life
before him. He was well dressed, keen
ly intelligent and of pleasant counte-
nance.
Doctor" he said, ''my eyes have
been troubling me, and I would like
you to make an examination of them
and treat them.
After few preliminary questions the
doctor told him to strip himself to The
waist. He took off his clothes and stood
there, magnificent specimen of man
hood The doctor examined him, pay
ing particular attention to his back, for
a reason of which 1 know nothing.
Having finished, he said
''Put en- your clothes. I can do moth
ing for you. Your sight may last six
months, but no longer. Treatment will
do no good Blindness is sure to come. !"
''What's the matter, doctor?" he
asked quietly, with faint tremor in
his voice.
The doctor told him in technical Ian
guage and then explained that the trou-
BILE came from the wasting of a nerve
leading from the spine.
"What's your bill, doctor?" asked
the man when he got his clothes on.
''Five dollars, " replied the doctor.
He paid it and left the Office without
another word In the fullness of life he
walked out into the blessed light of day,
doomed within six months to darkness
until death. It was an incident to the
doctor; to me it was tragedy.
buro News
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
Irving Didn't Read.

Sir Henry Irving appeared at the
Theater Royal, Edinburgh, in 1857,
and two years later he went to Linlith-
gov to give a reading there. He was
delighted to see his name in big letters
on the posters on arriving in the town.
He went to the hall, but there was no
crowd therein fact, the caretaker had
not arrived, having forgotten all about
the reading. Irving went in search OF
him, and things were got ready; $3.50
o'clock arrived, but no one came to the
hall-not even small boy. In recalling
the incident Sir Henry was wont to
say, 81 never slept better than did
that night. 4"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
NORTHERN PACIFIC WINS.
Title to a Million Acres of Land in Wis
consin and Minnesota Upheld.

Title to q Million Acres of Land In Wis
consin and Minnesota Upheld.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 30.-Judge Lochran
of the United States court filed decis-
ion involving the right of the Northern
Pacific railroad to about 100000 acres
of land in Northern Minnesota and Wis
consin, the company claiming title to
that much land.
The contest was over the eastern ter
minus of the railway, the United States
holding that it was at Duluth, while
the company insisted that it was at Ash
land. The government applied to have
the land, which has been patented to
the road, restored to the public domain,
canceling the patent issued several
years ago. The case decided was for a
small tract of land, but the point de-
cided involves over 100000 acres,
which now goes to the railroad unop-
posed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09

Mandy" said Farmer Corntossel,
who had been reading the back pages
of magazine, "ef cannon ball goin
at the rate of go miles an hour was
shot from the back Of train goin 60
miles an hour. where would the cannon
ball ight9"
81 dunno exactly where 'twould
light. she answered, ''but kin proph-
esy that it 'ud do a lot O. damage. 1t
couldn't hit nowheres without hurtin
lot O. people that was standin around
without anything better to do than
speckle-ate on jes' sech doin's. Wash
ington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
It's Natural Effect.

.sHow many of these sheep got out
of hereG" asked the angry farmer.
ST don't know" replied the new
hired man, rubbing his eyes. "After
I'd watched five or six Of 'em jump
over the fence I seemed to lose the
count. That always puts me to sleep.
Chicago Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
Juvenile Diplomacy.

Mother gave each Of you boys an
orange. Charlie, you said you wouldn' t
eat yours until after dinner. And you,
Jack, said the same. Have you deceived
me?
Charlie-No, mother; we didn't eat
our own oranges. I ate Jacks and he
ate mine.-Sydney Town and Country
Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09

CONGRESS: Senate-Frye continued his
argument for the peace treaty. House
Army bill went over account of eulogies
for deceased members.
Ex-Attorney General Garland fell
dead while addressing the United States
supreme court.
The senate committee on commerce
has reported favorably Senator Hanna's
steamship subsidy bill with slight
amendment.
The transports Scandal and Morgan
City have sailed for Manila from San
Francisco, having ON board the TWEEN
tieth United States infantry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
Inimical Plants.

Two well known English plants, the
thistle and the rape, are so inimical that
if field is infested with thistles, which
come up year after year and ruin the
crops, all you have to do is to sow it
with rape. The thistles will be absolute
" annihilated
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
OF No Avail.

sPrisoner, said the court, shave
YOU anything to say for yourself3'
"What's the user replied the cul-
prit "you guys wouldn't believe me. :"
-Philadelphia North American.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.

CONGRESS: Senate-Executive session
continued consideration peace treaty.
Open session, pension appropriation bill.
House-Army bill considered Grosvenor
and others spoke.
The sick report of the Sevsnth army
corps at Havana shows $50 in hospitals
and 352 in quarters.
Joe Corbett says he has tossed his last
ball, money and managers to the con-
trary, and is out of sports forever.
1t is declared that the ashes of Col
umbus are in the United States, having
been bought of Spaniard for So, 900.
AS result of the signing of the min
ing scale at the recent Pittsburg con-
vention the soft coal market went to
pieces.
Major General Wilson has ordered
the distribution in the towns of Matan-
zas of 375, 200 rations. The city institu-
tons are amply provided for.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09

CONGRESS: Senate - Frye, member
peace commission, spoke, explaining many
points in treaty negotiations. In open
session Platt IN. " spoke favoring ex.
pansion. 'House-Army bill considered.
Provision for lieutenant general dropped.
A paper mill to cost $4OO, is to be
built at White Rapids, Wis.
A 1O-club National Base Ball league
has been virtually decided upon.
The transport Chester has sailed from
Savannah for Havana with the Thirty
first Michigan regiment.
Senator Burrows has introduced a
bill to provide for the employment OF
female nurses in the army.
Seventy-five American women met at
Havana and arranged for memorial of
the anniversary of the destruction of the
United States battleship Maine on
Feb. Is.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-09
Park Rapids Branch
Northern Pacific

Ar. 1905 a. m Going East lie. 1920 a. m
Ar. 1925 a. m Going West LIE. IL o5 p. m
Trains going east connect with main line
trains at Little Falls.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-05-09

.. ", H11NEs. Editor and Proprietor
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-05-09
VERY Low RATES
National Peace Jubilee, Washington. d.
Baltimore and Ohio RI.

For the great National Peace Jubilee, to be
held at Washington, D C., May %, a. 25. the
Baltimore s. Ohio R. +. will sell excursion
tickets at ONE FARE for the ROUND TRIP
from points on its line east of Pittsburg,
Parkersburg and Wheeling inclusive, except
from the following points, from which round
trip tickets will be sold as follows: New
York, IS; Philadelphia, S.; Chester, $3.50
Wilmington, 81; Baltimore, So.
Tickets will be sold May 90 and %, and will
be good returning until May'26; 1899 inclusive
The programme is as follows:
May 23-Parade of Military and Naval organ
izations. Statutes from gunboats. Ringing
of chimes and band concerts
May 2l-Parade of school children. Parade
of civic organizations. All vehicles in the
streets to be decorated with flowers.
May 25-I Historical Pageant, illustrating Us.
Soldiers and Sailors of each of the Ameri-
can conflicts. Grand i.luminations and fire
works at night.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-05-09
Resolution Of Respect,

AT regular meeting of the Indepen
dent Steam Fire Co. No. /, held Tuesday
evening, May 2nd, the following was read
by a committee and unanimously ap,
proved:
WHEREAS we have learned with sor.
row of the death of DR. John d. Starry
who was an honorary member of thi,
company,
Resolcec, That in his demise we lo.e a
valued member, modest and unobtrusive
in his demeanor, true and loyal in his
friendships. He was honored aud es.
teemed by every member of our organi
cation, and our sympathy is extended ia
his relatives in their sad bereavement.
WIN. NELL,
CHAs. II. GRIM,
CHAs a. JOHNSON.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-05-09
WATERS
order of Court.

State of West Virginia, County of Jefferson,
Set:
In the County Court of said County. May
Term. 1899.
At term of the County Court of said Coun-
ty. held on the End day of May, 1929.
In the matter of the settlement of the ac-
counts of Forrest W. Brown Administrator OF
Lewis Keyscr, deceased.
It appearing to the Court that report of
the accounts of said administi ator auI of the
debts and demands against the estate of the
said Lewis Keyser, deceased, has been filed in
the Clerks office of this Court, and that more
than two years has elapsed from the qualif-
cation of a!dAdministratOr,i 1T is upon motion
of ------ KeyseT, one of the distributes
ordered that the creditors, if any, of the
said Lv wis Kcyser, deceased, shall show cause
by presenting their accounts to Cleon Moore.
Commissioner of Accounts OF this Court, on
or before the END day of July, 1892 why the
funds in the hands of said Administrator
should not be delivered and payment thereof
made to the distributes of tile said Lewis
keYscr, and notice of said order shall be
given in the manner prescribed by section 81
of chapter 81 of the Code of West Virginia,
4 Copy, Tcste.
". i. ALEXANDER
Nay =, lSyJ-Gt. Clerk of said COurt
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-05-09

At the n. Y. Racket Store Won can
buy dollar bolt of Clusters Sars lpa-
rilla and Celery Compound for 35s or
8 bottle for one dollar tho best blood
purifier or the market and is well
known in Charies Town it has been Elk
tensivelv sold here for years; wire
window screens large size -, 30 aud zoe;
Scree" doors ~. SO and 81 00i wire cloth
for Sc Gems ice yd, 81 ms wi'ir; we X eep
Il hlg stock ladies fine dress good 10.
II ard lSc, III wool Is, 60 20, 50, s., 40
45C, all wool a. Il elk 10, 90 and 20; we
guarantee that we sell you dress goods
p per cent less than Won can buv them
elsewhere; orr line of ladies wash dress
goods is tho largest in town our light
prints are all and sc, best indigo. black
and white, Rreys aud fancy prints are
sc; percales to 12c; challies 10 sc; p.
X. white, 10 ard l2I5; hite duck 12I6;
navy blue o.; heavy linen crash l2c;
ladies fame skirting imitation silk 10
to 22c; skirt patterns with border Sl.OO;
fancy flannel skirt pattern Sc; ladies'
white skirts so to 95c; we still have a
few shoes lett that we are closing ont at
half cost O. to $l.00; the sizes are 3, 81,
4, Al and they are the biggest bar
gains you ever saw; our millinery trade
is getting quite lively; if you want a
hat don't wait for Saturday as we are
always crowded on Saturday and al
ways have lots of orders that we can't
finish on Saturday; remember we keep
the largest stock of millinery in town
and our prices are 40 per cent cheaper
j. w, COFFMAN