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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31

But He Made. GOOD Omcsr,a

butt h. heds. aSGV0o Omcersas.s
Some 70 or Is years ago 2 gentleman
Of this place was elected constable. and
although he had no opposition his nerv-
BUSINESS as TO the result was quite no
ticeable all during the day. After the
polls closed and he was declared elect
ed, he hied him 70 the liver bank.
In the meantime having armed himself
with an old pepper box pistol one Of
the earliest patterns Of the revolver,
and shortly after was heard to 90
through this cotloquy with some one
unseen. Pointing his pistol Mt syca-
more tree ne exclaimed IN digniied
and dramatic styie:fs3 go as 80
Halt! ! am constable OF this dis
trfct and command yon to halt You
won't, Ell? Well. here goes''-bang! IT
hate to do 1t, but it is in the discharge
Of my official duty. Now, told you
TO stop, but you wouldn't'-bang! Just
then the old pepper box became IN
manageable and bang, bang, bang,
bang went the remaining four loads.
The firing soon attracted a crowd and
the tree was thus saved.
But, Notwithstanding the episode of
the sycamore and the scars it still
shows, the gentleman is said to have
made a good officerAHazlegreenz(K y.)
Herald. .. -.-.......-s --...n. l... .. .s
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
Sam Houston and His Corn


Professor Hiram Corson Of Cornell
university, who used to be a reporter
for the United States senate, tells this
story about Sam Houston: I'VE re-
porters took turn and turn about each
for an hour. One day I was sitting
idly in the reporters gallery, waiting
my turn and looking on. Presently my
attention was drawn by Senator Hous-
ton. Huge of frame, he was particu-
larry huge, Of feet, and those extremi-
ties were rendered the more conspicu-
GUS in those days Of boots by being
1ncased in laced shoes. On this occa-
sion there seemed to be an amount Of
pain in those feet proportionate to
their size. - '-s 49, 's'' d
'The senator kept one upon his
knee, rubbing it, with an anguished
expression and periodically exchang-
ing for tbs, other foot. After awhile he
unlaced his shoes and drew them off.
Then the nursing Of his aching. toes
continued for time as before. But no
relief came, and at last, to my utter
amazement and amusement he slowly
divested himself Of a long blue wooden
stocking, and, taking the huge jack
knife with which he was wont to, pass
the time. whiting, he, proceeded de
Hberately to pare his lcorns IN. the SEN
ate Of the United States" y.x Isl. "a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
A Hovel sfslt.

Atan early hour few mHningaagn,
about two miles from Selma, N. c.,
one of the Southern trains ran over the
right arm of Frank Price, white man,
completely asvering 10 Rom his body.
He was drunk and down. with bis arm
across the track He was found half an
how ,tstex and taken 10 Sauna By al
engine BE walled around awhih BE-
fore Dr. Noble couM be called to dress
his wounds. "a aft<EE tssi5taFsH ssa tsalal
Then ,he went tp the depot and cat
down. BE bad NOT bean there long
when'a negro man csme along with the
lost sEm. which BE- had found On. tie
trxcke mi $500 sEaias1i +d'afioG!4 oiat 9
Tia sight a. ths hst member inttrii-
ated PRICE, and he .tcussed Tout' = tie
negro and started for doctor's o&6ce,
l the negro following him vithsthe,axm
I On the way Price stopped and .'cussed
out" the. barkeeper who, he said, sold
him the whisky, 49,; IA ss,ts .1,, i 81
j sss'It was novel sight, = said the man
who brought the report of the accident
TO this city, ito see the man walking
about the street and q negro coming
along behind him with his lost arm. -
Norfolk Virginian 9uaftsz hao2
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
IBuilding HIS Own Tomb.


The tombs which Americans build
for themselves, and that frequently
during their lifetime, are daily becon-
ing more remarkable for the display Of
the owners wealth. For many years
the tomb of the late Jay Gould was the
finest in the famous cemetery Of Wood
lawn, Brooklyn, and cost 500 600, hsv-
ing for long time the record Of being
the most costly burial place in the
country. Il
/ Now Senator William Clark of Mon
tana is having tomb built for himself,
the cost of which will be no less than
$3.50, 900. It Is 80 feet by A feet at the
base, and is composed chiefly Of white
granite. The steps are cut t1 one piece,
the first instance of American work of
that kind, and the pediment consists of
single piece of granite weighing 81
tons, the ridgestone weighs % tons and
the buttresses IA tons each. The inte-
rior is frightened by white Tuscan
marble altar, placed on the tessellated
floor, and is inlaid with green marble
and gold colored glass in mosaic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
ARRESTED BY FROST.
south Dokota Colonel Objects to Being
Criticized

south Dokota Colonel Objects to Being
Criticized.
Sioux FALLS, S. D., Aug. 22.-Sena
tor Pettigrew is in receipt of the follow,
ing cablegram, dated Nagasaki, Japan
from DR.. r. G. Warne. major and sur,
geon of the First regiment South Da.
kota volunteers:
Arrested by Frost; published letter :
This is the elimination of charges
made by Warne against Colonel Alfred
S. Frost, of the South Dakota regiment,
in a letter published here last month in
which Warne referred to his colonel as
low contemplate cur, looking only tc
his own interests; that he would gladly
sacrifice every man in his regiment fol
a few dollars in his pocket or a little
glory for himself, and that he has nc
interest in the men except to use them
for his own selfish advancement.
Whether Colonel Frost and DR.. Warne
will continue with the regiment to San
Francisco or return to Manila is not in
dicated by the cablegram. In any
event it appears that Warne will be
courtmartialed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
kite. and rhunderstorm..

Mr.. William A. Eddy Of Bayonne,
N. j., finds that he can predict the ap-
proach of thunderstorms when they
are yet so distant that their attendant
clouds have not come into view by
means Of high flying kites The kites
inform him of the electrical condition
Of the atmosphere, which assumes a
recognizable character In advance Of
such storms Thunderstorms have the
popularity of advancing in lines hun
dreds of miles in length, the storms
composing such an array, keeping in a
general way abreast of one another, like
skir1nishers leading line of battle
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
A Girls Idea of Boys,

At an examination in certain school
for girls an essay on Boys" was
ordered written, and this was one Of
The compositions:
1.-THE boy is not an animal, yet he
can be heard to a considerable distance,
When boy hollers he opens his mouth
like frogs, but girls hold their tongue
I'LL they are spoke to, and they answer
respectable, and tell just how it was.
A boy thinks he is clever because he
can wade where 1t is deep, but God
made the dry land for every living
thing, and rested on the seventh day.
When the boy grows up he's called a
husband and stays out nights, but the
grew up girl is a widow and keeps
house."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31

He Couldn't Reach II.

The following anecdote concerning
the famous lecture on 1.-THE Holy
Land" which, 1t is said, Ex-Governor
Oglesby never succeeded in delivering
as he prepared it, is related in Franc
B. Wilkes pamphlet on the life of the
governor:
He had been invited to deliver this
lecture at a country town in Illinois
and accepted. A large crowd gathered
to hear him, and he was greeted with
loud applause as he stepped forward
to lecture. He was only to speak for
one hour and said In beginning he
would preface his lecture with few
remarks on his experience in Europe.
At the end Of 21a hours he was still
talking about Europe, and because the
people seemed so delighted he an
nounced that he would deliver the lee
ture the next evening.
The same people came back, re-en-
forced by many more, and at the end
Of another two hours he stopped with
out having said anything about the
Holy Land, except to announce that as
his subject. The third night there was
a monster gathering, and Governor
Oglesby, after finishing up Europe,
started to say few words about
Egypt and the Nile before beginning
his lecture. At last he looked at his
watch and, with look Of astonish-
ment, turned to one Of his friends on
the platform and said:
well, here It is IL o'clock, and I'll
be hanged II I've got to the Holy Land
yet."-Chicago Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
HAND OF RUSSIA
British Authority Says the Diplo-
macy of the Bear Is Be-
ing Used
In Order to Prevent, If Possible,
Settlement of Anglo-Ameri-
can Differences.
But For This 1t Would Be Easy
For John Bull and Brother
Jonathan.

LONDON, Aug. 26.-Upon authority
of undoubted reliability, a reporter of
the Associated Press has ascertained
that into the Alaska dispute there has
crept the craftiness of Russian diplo-
macy. Russia, it can be stated, will do
everything, with every possible energy,
to prevent the practical cohesion of the
two great English-speaking nations. In
all European embassies instructions
have been received to thwart the Amer
lean understanding.
A prominent diplomat who is init
mately acquainted with the details of
the negotiations for the past two years,
said to the reporter of the Associated
Press: h.'S
'.In any arrangement looking to a
working agreement between England
and the United States, Russia sees the
defeat Of her dearest projects. ! believe
her intense activity in China is to no
small extent due to her fear that Anglo
Saxon power, once centralized, will
sweep all before it in the far East.
Dreading rapid realization of this night
mare she is making hay while the sun
shines, and in the meanwhile Intriguing
to the utmost to tie the hands of those
who, are working to mateSializs Anglo
American sentiment. The latest evi-
dence of this is in the Alaska affair.
Though, strictly speaking, it is q mat
ter of international politics and would
have been settled long ago IL left soiely
to Great Britain and the United States,
Russia has managed to suggest motives
never; dreamed of by America, by dis
torting facts. 1t has been impossible
for me to divulge exactly how or to
what extent Russia got her paws into
the dispute. But the attitude of her
press, official to the core, is Quite, SUI
fcient to show her motives"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
Several Of the New Regiments Ordered
|, nra 70 ssa Fran cisco.agot2 'R-,25

several Of the New Regiments Ordered
i nra 70 San F1snoisco.aGoiS '3}-s23
tWAsHSa1oS Aug. 28.--0rds1sa were
issued directing the Thirtisth ,yolun.
teers, commanded BY Colonel Gardiner.
to move from Fort Sheridan to San
Francisco, on Sept. 10. Orders were
also issued moving the Thirty-second
infantry. commanded by Colonel Craig,
from Fort Lsavenworth to San Fran.
cisco, on Sept. go. The four regiments
which were previously ordered TO move
are making active preparations to leave.
The Thirty.irst is leaving Fort Thomas,
KY; the Thirty.fourth win leave Fort
Logan, Colo. on the 2sth, the 9th viii
leave Camp Meade on the 2sth and the
'Twenty-sixth will leave Plattsburg on
Sept 8. These regiments will sail from
San Francisco as soon as transports can
be, provided L, ...igzs9tp go q"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31

PlLLSBURY's GREAT FEAT.
Extraordinary Performance of on
Chess Master In London,

Extraordinary Performance of Our
Chess Master In London.
II. Nelson Pillsbury, the American
chess champion, gave an extraordinary
display at the Metropolitan Chess club,
Of which the lord chief justice is presi-
dent. He played blindfold against six
opponents at chess, against two at
draughts, and at the same time took a
hand at whist Seated at a table at one
end of the room, he coolly manipulated
the cards, while promptly calling his
moves in reply to the teller" Mr.
Mitchell. who announced the moves of
his opponents at chess, and to James
Hill, who performed similar Office for
the draught players
Play proceeded rapidly, for the Amer
lean is quick thinker and kept his OPP
ponents very much alive. Once he
paused at one of the draught games
and said, II guess I'll make few
moves right along at this board, and
then dictated six moves in rapid success
sion, which sacrificed piece, but left
him with winning ending. 49,
After 80 minutes play he scored his
first win at No. chessboard followed
ten minutes later, by the resignation of
the draught player referred to. One of
his chess opponents next gave up, and
the applause had Scarcely subsidized
when the second dranght player had
to own himself beaten. After this it
was a procession, and the result was
that Pillsbury won every game Of chess
and drsughts notwithstanding the fact
that all engaged In the contest were
strong players OF the whist the first
rubber went against him. the score be-
ing ! to 2; the second rubber was not
finished each winning q point Play
lasted three hours and q quarter. aagFs
A hearty vote Of thanks was returned
to Mr.. PiIlsbury for the unique enter
tainment he had provided-London
Mail ..-.....-- ......., ..-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
Or. Fenner' Blood and Liver
Remedy Sa Nerve Tonic.

A famous remedy by a famous physician
guaranteed to cure liver complaints and ner-
vousness. People run down by sickness
and overworked should try it. If some
thing else has failed you that is no argu-
ment against this great medicine. Stop to
reflect. This preparation is the prescription
OF one of Americas most eminent physiy
clans and the first bottle is guaranteed by
Scheldrup & Fiesler to give satisfaction or
money refunded.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
III. Z Wilmington Dl.. adj,

NEW York, Aug. 2s.-A dispatch to
The Herald from Montevideo says:
The United States gunboat Whining
ton has arrived at this port with her
screw broken. She was bound for Rio
Janeiro, Brazil, when a violent tempest
surprised her off Cape Polonio. The
storm lasted FIVE days, and the accident
to her machinery happened during the
very heavy weather. The Wilmington
will have to remain here until the ar
rival of new screw from the United
States, the special pattern of screw used
on the gunboat not being obtainable on
the river Platte.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
An Eye to BUSINESS.

A little boy named Peter at public
IN the general confusion it was i'm
possible to keep SO many curious heads
sool, and the little ones fiocked round
me PROSTATE woman and her sym
mthizing colleagues. But this small
10y kept both his color and his cool
ess. Standing on bench and raising
Ms hand, he exclaimed: please, teach
a, can run home and tell father to
Dme? He makes coffinsr'
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
A Remarkable Escape.

8 d. w. Krider Of Wharton, o., a
member of the Third regular artillery,
who was shot 90 times in the Filipino
outbreak in February and who received
the most terrible wounds in the Manila
campaign, still survives. He was shot
at 80 o'clock in the afternoon, and,
because he was thought to have been
killed, was not treated by the surgeon
until 8 o'clock that night. His escape
from death on the field is one Of the
most remarkable on record
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
Am American Duches..

Adorable creature. be miner' he
pleaded.
For an instant Genevieve was per-
picked. She knew his heart was cold,
yet these, his words, were very warm.
But suddenly it all came to her as by
inspiration.
FLANNEL MOUTH she exclaimed,
with all the hanteur she could sum-
mon. Detroit Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31

: Bad management keeps more peo-
pie in poor circumstances than any
other one cause. To be successful
one must look ahead and plan ahead
SO that when a favorable opportunit
presents itself he is ready to take ad-
vantage OF it. A little forethought
will also save much expense and val
liable time. A prudent and careful
man will keep bottle of Chamber
lain's collie, cholera and diarrhoea
remedy in the house, the shfftless fell
low will wait until necessity compels
it and then ruin his best horse going
for doctor and have big doctor
bill to pay, besides; one pays out q
cents, the other is out a hundred dol
lars and then wonders why his neigh
Dor is getting richer while he is get
ting poorer. : For sale by Hanson d
Emerson, -.t.. IS. Ia. ..s. . ... IS ...
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
New silver Certificates.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Two designs
for new 50 silver certificate have been
submitted to the secretary of the treas
ury by the bureau of engraving and
printing. One has upon its face vign.
cite of Washington and the other of
Jefferson. It is likely the former will
be selected, owing to the superiority of
the workmanship upon it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
opened the Atbara Bridge

LONDON, Aug. 49, "A special dispatch
from Cairo says the sirdar, Lord Kitch-
ener of Khartoum, has successfully
opened the Atbara bridge, which was
constructed by Philadelphia firm,
after competition with British firms for
the contract.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
Northwest Lines to Consolidate.

SAGINAW, Mich, Aug. 2S.-It is be-
ieved that the presence of President
Grape in this city at the present time
means the early consolidation of the
Flint and Pere Marquette and the Chi.
cago, Grand Rapids and Western. 1t
was announced that the consolidation
would take place Sept. l, and it is
thought the deal will be closed while
he is here,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
Eduoate the Better Glasses.

LONDON, Aug. 80. The ST. Peters
burg correspondent of The Times says:
An imperial ukase just issued estab-
fishes an important system of education,
largely state aided, for the children of
the nobility, landed gentry and officials,
the probable aim of the government
being to control their education and to
prevent their association with the Pile
hian class
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
plaster of Ham For the bug kiss.

Plaster OF Ham For the Bug kiss.
As soon as possible after having
been kissed" by kissing bug place a
large piece Of ham fat upon the spot
and let it remain there for some time.
The patient win experience relief at
once. but the ham fat should not be
taken on just then. as the poison In
the Kiss" must be drawn out The
fat accomplishes this In about half an
hours-Louisville Post
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
ReIief I'm ST. HOurs.

.stressing Kidney and Bladder, disease,
relieved in six hours by the 'sNew Great
South America Kidney Cure" It's great
surprise on account or its exceeding prompt
ness in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys
and back, in male or female. Relieves re-
tention of water almost Immediately. If YOU
want quick relief and cure this is the Rem
edy. Sole by Scheldrup & Fiesler.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
crsedon G.ts the D 5

NEW YoRK, Aug vs. Dan Creedon
of Australia defeated Fred Morris coll
Sored, Of New York at the Broadway
Athletic club in a hurricane fight that
Referee John White only allowed to
go six rounds. Morris was not ont al
though he was badly beaten.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
A Delicate Matter.

NO. said Miss Cayenne, 81 don't
think ! should care to vote. Public af-
fairs are too difficult for me-"
'sYou used to say they were very
simple.
II have changed my mind. It seems
to be almost as hard to determine whom
you should snub in politics as it is in
society. Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
In the Poetry ssBusiness.n

a.. a correspondent, writing from Tex
,arkana, says: 7ft T7a@ s%&a " s''5 etsG q
81 have two sons in the poetry bust
ness They can write it by the yard or
boot just as needed I don't know how
you measure IL. But what would you
give for FIVE or six yardsf Ny boys are
hardworhng fellows, and they need
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
Evolution.

A girl named plain MARY" at her
Xrth dropped the ''r" when she grew
up and became Miss May. AS she began
- shine In social way she changed
lie ~" TO 'e" and signed her letters
me. About a year ago she was mar
I'D, and now she has dropped the 'se,' =
and it's just plain MA" That's evo-
lion -Rogersville Tenn.) Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
A Word to the Wise is SUI
ficient.

Ely's Cream Balm has completely cared
me of catarrh when everything else failed
w. Stevens, Caldwell, Ohio.
Ely's Cream Balm works charm; ii
has cured me of the most obstinate case Of
cold in the head: would not be without it..
Fries, a83 Hart-st., Brooklyn, N.
Y.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31

SALESMAN WANTED.-We want .
couple OF reliable men in this county
to sell our Minnesota grown fruits
farm seeds. Write for terms if want
ing steady work, and good pay.
TUfyEWzIL NURSERY Co.
fill LAks City. Mnn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31
Russell, Harr,son Has yellow Fever.

II ussell Harrison Has Yellow Fever.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 22.-Major
Russell B. Harrison, inspector general,
is critically i'll with yellow fever. The
disease has been progressing for three
days although not pronounced yellow
fever until Sunday afternoon. This is
the first case to occur at Cristo, where
headquarters were removed last week
10 escape infection.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31

Beau Brummel once insolently re-
Afed 10 an invitation to take tea by
sssmarking that he never t-took" any
sing but physic.
Yes, you do" frowned hts hostess;
ss7pu take liberties"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-08-31

Mira !. ]. curd. my wife. was AFFLICTED
epur pears with the rheumatism. She
tried many 6ne physicians without help.
She used DR.. Sawyer's Family Cure.
which cured her. and to-day she is entire
II wen. I cannot recommend Family
Cure too highly for all diseases Of the
stomach, liver and kidneys.
~ rs>'t l'ss'. Rock, Al.
j written guarantee ~ ere q money
es1nnded with svery d .T pottle. Pries,
900, zoe. and $50.
4. written guarantee % cnrs @ money
refunded With everyb sos Or. Sawyer's
Pastflles, which cur 5 ain diseases psc1.
NJ = women. Prizes. s1.00 Per boz.