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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
The Federation.

The Minnesota Federation of Won
ems Clubs will open headquarters or
the state fair grounds, to which every
one is welcome.
There will be general program
each day, and the following subjects
will be discussed by able and thought
full speakers: Art, Patriotism, Educa.
tion, Town Improvement and Libra.
ries.
Let every one plan to be present as
often as possible, and thus be brought
into close and living touch with the
great issues OF the day, for women.
All the exercises will be interspersed
with music, furnished by the best
talent of the state.
During the week there will also be
given course of lectures, with
demonstrations, in household econom.
les, the cooking to be done before the
audience. This alone will be worth
the effort of daily attendance.
These headquarters will be es
tablished, not only for the benefit o
every club woman, but every residen
of the state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
SHOOTS HIS WIFE.
McMahn Sends a Bullet, Intend
ed for his NeIghbor FinkIe.
Through his Own Wife's
Shoulder.

A comedy that just escaped being
a tragedy was enacted in the northeast
part of town late Thursday afternoon.
1t seems that two neighbors-Finkle
and McMahn by name-have not been
on the best of terms recently; in fact
it was family feud of some standing
which led to the trouble last Thursday.
Finkle, for some reason best known to
himself, began an animated attack
on McMahn's clothes line. On dis
covering his neighbor in the act OF
dissertation McMahn is naturally
wrathy and begins to plot revenge.
Now Finkle Is not q small man, while
McMahn has nothing to spare in the
way of stature or muscle. So instead
of laying violent hands upon his
neighbour, he goes into the house and
brings out his revolver. He reappears
on the scene, finds Finkle still at his
work of destruction, and fires the
fatal shot. But, alas, just as he pulls
the trigger, re-enforcements in the
shape of his wife comes round the
corner, and the bullet intended for
Finkle goes through the shoulder of
Mrs. McMahn.
DR.. Du Bois was called to dress the
wound which did not prove to be very
serious.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
he Resigns.

Chas. Fish, the exceptionally capa'
Bile general agent OF the Deering com.
pany with headquarters in ST. Cloud,
has rendered his resignation to the
general Offices of the company at Chi.
cago, and has asked to be relieved
| from his duties not later than Septem-
Der /.
Mr.. Fish is one OF the incorporators
of the Northwestern Harrow Manufac-
turing company, which was recently
Incorporated in st. Cloud for the
manufacture and sale of the Brown
Comm on Sense harrow. He is general
manager of the corporation and re-
signs from the William Deering comp
any to give his entire efforts to the
building of the harrow trade. He has
been with the Deering company in the
various capacities OF salesman, block
man and general agent for the past
eleven years, and is rated as one OF the
very best machine men in the north.
west. His relations have uniformly
been of the most pleasant character,
as witness his rapid advancement in
the service of the company. Upon the
Organization OF the harrow company,
Mr. Fish agreed with the other incor-
porators to give his whole time to the
general management OF the new com.
pany and he has but kept that agree
ment Ia presenting his resignation to
the Deering company. He has asked
TO be relieved not later than Septem-
Der / and would be glad If the date
were made even earlier. ~ ournal
Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
TOTALLY DESTROYED
Store Building of S. N. Thomp-
son, Grey Eagle, with Con-
tents, Burned Last Night.

The store building OF s. N. Thomp.
son at Grey Eagle, together with the
contents, was totally destroyed by fire
at ten o'clock Wednesday night.
The building was occupied by Mr..
Thompson as general store, and
for post Office purposes. The loss is
covered by insurance in companies
represented by Andrew j. Smith and
Chas. A. Morse of this city.
Mr.. Thompson private residence,
situated short distance from the
store building caught fire and was
considerably damaged before the fire
was extinguished.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
North Coast Limited.

The two engines used to haul the
North Coast Limited" trains of the
Northern Pacific out of and into st.
Paul and Minneapolis, are each 14a
feet high, weigh 100000 pounds, have
six drive wheels % inches in diameter,
and carry steam pressure OF 200
pounds.
The tenders. before starting, are
loaded with nine tons of coal and 1850
gallons of water.
The steam that heats the trains and
supplies the dynamos that light them
is taken from the great boilers, which
are more than five feet in diameter at
their smallest part.
The"North Coast 'lsaflet sent free by
G. s. Fee, General Passenger and
TRAFFIC Agent, ST. Paul, gives Q full
description Of the train itself.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
An Iowa Institution.

Few people in this vicinity are
aware OF the magnitude of the business
of the Chamberlain Medicine Com
pahy, of Des Nome, Iowa. From a
small beginning it has grown into one
of the most important industries in
that state and is source of pride to
Iowa people. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and Chamberlain IS Collie, Col
era and Diarrhoea Remedy are staple
throughout the United States and in
many foreign countries; and it is es-
pecially gratifying to know that they
are worthy of their popularity.
The Chamberlain Medicine Com
pany use in one year over forty car
loads OF bottles; twenty car loads
Of lumber for packing cases and fifteen
car loads of printing paper for adver-
Using matter; over four hundred BAR
rsls VI The finest quality of loaf sugar
are used each year in the manufacture
Of Cha,nberlain's Cough Remedy.
In their printing department eleven
printing presses are constantly en-
|ployed in printing their advertising
matter, labels and directions. Direc-
tions for use are printed in twenty
eight languages. They employ thirty
six salesman, thirty-two of whom
travel in the United States and four in
foreign countries and have oyer one
hundred employees in their laboratory.
They are now building new labora-
tory, 188x115 feet; four stories high,
fitted throughout with the most modern
This will enable them to
more than double their present capac-
ity.
They receive many unsolicited testi-
monials from all parts of the globe.
Here is one recently received from Old
England:
/ consider Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy the best in the world for bron-
chitis. 1t has saved my wife's life,
she having been a martyr to bronchi-
tbs for six years, being most OF the
time confined to her bed. She is now
quite well.--WILLIAM SAvoRY, No. SO
Foster street, Warrington, England.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
Landlord Johnson Now.

On Wednesday Jacob Irwin turned
over the management of Hotel Irwin
to Victor johnson, who was associated
with Chas. Paris in the Sank Centre
House for some time previous to it's
destruction by fire. Mr.. Johnson dur
ing his stay here has shown himself
and affable and courteous gentleman,
who possesses the qualities of the
ideal host and landlord in large meas
ure. Jacob Irwin, the retiring land
lord, has long been in business in this
city and has established an enviable
reputation. he leases the property to
Mr.. johnson for . year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
sAUK VALLEY CREAMERY
Worthy of the Patronage Of
Enterprising Farmers
a Few Facts And
Figures.

On June Is tn, o. S. Cass, having
bought the creamery plant from the
CO. operative company which operated
it in town-but not with much success
began making butter. AS he expected
he encountered difficulties, the chief
one being the fact that farmers in tkis
vicinity seem to be aYerse to patron
izing any dairying enterprise. This
aversion is perhaps not strange when
one remembers the several attempts
which have been made to conduct q
creamery here. Mr.. Cass showed
commendable perseverance, however,
and the result has been successful
beginning of what ought to grow into
prosperous neutrality-suspicious.
alike for patrons and owner.
On Monday the Goth, Mr.. Cass issued
checks to fifteen patrons who sold him
milk or cream during the preceding
six weeks. These checks aggreg ated
$500. 1t is estimated that at least $500
will be paid out to patrons for the
month OF August. A few figures may
| show what this means to the patrons
OF the creamery. John Veeder receiv-
ed as his first payment check for
S35. y; G. L. Deyoe received for the
milk from seven COWS $29 81; and A..
Dry den, who has eight cows, received
S2S-2l. During July the price paid for
butter fat was 10 cents. The August
price is likely to be cent Or two above
this.
The milk receiving sheet for August
shows twenty-three patrons. Among
these, A. Miller and Nick Minnette
sell daily over 300 pounds OF milk and
Jos. Vogel $50 to 200 pounds. The
average quantity brought daily by
each patron is something over 100
pounds. This shows good beginning
in that the farmers are coming to
realize what can be done in the dairy
ing line. But the gain must continue
if the industry is to be put on q pay
ing basis. 1t costs as much to turn
the milk and cream now being rel
ceived into butter as it would cost 70
handle four times this quantity. 1t is
needless to add, then, that the greater
the business done the more satisfact-
DRY wilt be the results for the patrons.
There is every reason to believe
that this time the creamery ia tn he
made y success. MIR. Cass Is deter
mined 10 push it, and has in charge,
in the person of Clarence Van Hook,
a graduate Of the Dairy Department
OF thesState Agricultural College, y
man who thoroughly understands his
business. Many farmers in the vicin-
ity are enthusiastic and are buying
stock and otherwise preparing to be-.
come patrons Or increase their present
patronage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
NEWTON BEERS, IMPERSONATOR
viii Recite the Beautiful Fraternal
Play, David and Jonathan"
August 81

Mr.. Newton Beers, the talented Inn
personator, will characterize in mon
oIogue bis fraternal play, David and
Jonathan, at the Auditorium on the
evening of Friday, August 81. The
presentation will be under the aus
pices of Sank Centre Lodge, No. "a, I.
o. o. F., and the admission will be
twenty-five cents.
The scene of the play is Hebron and
the adjacent country and the time 1865
B. c. There are five acts and in the
progress of the play Mr.. Beers imper-
mates no less than eighteen different
characters. He recites the entire play,
of course, from memory, so that his
delivery is not marred by constant
reference to notes or books.
The story of David and Jonathan is
unmatched in the annals of the brother
hood of men. There have been other
examples of noble self sacrifice upon
the altar of friendship, but none so
beautiful in manhood, loyalty and
fraternal love, as is exemplified to US
by Jonathan, whose soul twas knit to
the soul OF David, and who loves him
as he loves his own soul
Thrice did these brothers of the
heart meet to pledge to one another the
sacred covenant of an nndying friend
ship, and each time were they torn
from each other by an untoward fate,
which neither could control, but their
hearts were one until death, and when
the end came what glorious requiem
David dedicates to the memory Of his
beloved Jonathan aud his father Saul.
he called it sThe Bow" and its words
burn with . celestial frs whose grow
Ing light, with the growing centuries,
I'LL the world with awe and gratitude,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
A VISION.
"T is tine year 1000. An old man
u with white locks and snowy
WNNNM beard sweeping down over his

@T is tine year 1000. An old man
u with white locks and snowy
w@S'm beard sweeping down over his
breast is standing at the corner
of Main and Third streets. Before
him lies heap of charred and black
ened ruins.
His face works convulsiyely and his
whole appearance denotes extreme de-
lection. AS he stands thus surveying
the ruins before him, he gives ex-
preston to his grief, in soliloquy, as
follows:
'How oft, We gods, have l stood up
on this spot, gazing at this desolate
scene and hoping, but, alas, in vain,
that Sank Centre would have new
hotel. When I think how 100 years
ago. the requiem, Peace to it's (h )ashes,
was sung above the last fickering en-
bers of the old Sank Houses; how at
once there arose y great clamor for a
new hotel, worthy of the town; how
mass meetings were held, editorials
written. subscriptions offered all in
vain; how my ancestors mourhed to
see how the dear old town wa Stunned
because there was no hotel worthy a
place of such pretensiens; when |
think of all this and re; re that our
good people are still talking about a
hotel but doing nothing my heart sinks
within me.
"Still before me, as before my an
cestors a century ago, lie the blacken-
ed ruins; still il wanting the man with
the ability and hustle ned ID to stir
up my good people to the doing point.
And when my friends in neighboring
hamlets Jeer and mock me; when they
accuse us of being slow and lacking
in public spirit, alas, what can | say?
This desolats corner before me con-
firms their words more loudly then I
can deny them. But will not despair.
Perhaps, when my children's children
grow TO be old like me We may have q
hotel. While the town lives, let it
hope" "a
And the old man walks away, str0k-
ing his beard with melancholy. air,
while he mutters, scarce aloud, "How
long, O Lord, how long!' se Il
VIII the vision be fulfilled?
II r / ~ r. y
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
overcome by Heat.

A travelling man, Hafer by name,
representing the Chamberlain Medical
Co., was overcome by heat and drop.
ped in faint In front of the City
Hotel at 9 O'Clock last Saturday
evening. He had driven over from
Brandon during the afternoon and
was FRUSTRATED by the excessive heat.
Medical aid was summoned and the
man soon recovered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
SONGOF THE SHIRT-WAIST
MAN.

Sing song of shirt waists,
Sing a song of cheer,
Sing, We men of sorrow,
The millennium is here!
Off with coat and waistuoat,
OF with collars high,
Since we've got the shirt waist,
Heaven must be nigh.
Woman wears our collars,
Woman wears our shoes;
She may have our coats now
Them we're glad to lose.
Let her have the ballot,
If she'll but relent
And let US keep the shirt waist
We shall be content.
Then here's to the shirt waist,
With its tucks and frills,
Keeping out the heat waves,
Letting in the chills.
Doff your coat and waistcoat,
i Come and join our song:
Hail, all hail the shirt waist!
May its reign be long!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23

where it still warns the souls of men.
| Mr.. Beers recital of this beautiful
story of friendship and loyalty will be
a treat which no one in Sank Centre
can afford to miss. At the Auditorium
August 81.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
ROYAL
Baking Powder.

The strongest, purest, most efficient and
wholesome of leavening agents. Not lowest
in price, yet the most economical indispens-
able to all who appreciate the best and most
healthful food.
Our country is enjoying prosperity almost
unsurpassed in its history
For every one there is money enough to
buy that to eat which is pure, sound, good,
wholesome.
Why should we use cheap, impure, un-
healthful articles of food? There is no
economy in them; they endanger the health,
they may cost life There are reported
almost daily cases of sickness caused by eat
ing cake, buildings or biscuit made with the
cheap, alum baking powders.
In all articles for food buy and use only
the best The good health of the family is
of first consideration.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
DIED.

this city on Saturday,
Aug. IL, of cholera infantum,
Lauretta Rosalie, infant daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. A., sDimOnd. The
funeral was held ct the Methodist
church Sunday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23

Alum used in many baking powders because makes
them cheap. It costs less than two cents pound.
Alum is corrosive poison Think Of feeding it to chill
drenI Yet the manufacturers of welknown alum
powders actually denying that their goods contain it
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23
For $40.

A fine three-year-0ld mara. May be
seen st my place In West Union. A
3 ar pain. GEORGE DUNCAN.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23

Hair switches made to order al
Cothiow & Pfaff's.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-08-23

Ride asCrswford.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-05

Most observers of current events have
noticed that famine invades Russia once
in about ten or twelve years. Indian fam
ines are apt to occur more frequently. 1t
may be noted, moreover, that in both
these countries the population subsists on
some one particular kind of food, and
when that crop fails the people starve. In
India it is rice: in Russia 1t is rye. The
people of the latter country live mainly
on rye bread, and when the rye crop does
not turn out well they have nothing 20
fall back on.
There are two remedies for this state Of
things. One is a more diversified crop
system, and the other, a free system OF
exchange with other countries. If Rus
STA were brought into contact with the
rest of the world SO that her people
adopted the customs of other nations to
some extent there would not only be
market for American products in that
country, but there would be less liability
90 famine 1t would benefit both Russia
and other lands. 1t is not pleasant
to think of ones fellow creatures starry
ing by thousands. nor is it altogether
agreeable to have to send them food by
the shipload when all ones money is
needed for the improvement of conditions
at home. If there were market in Rus
STA for American foodstuffs, in return for
which Russia could send some other kind
of thing than rye. the famine might be-
come thing of the past, and the Ameri-
can farmer not suffer in any way
Isolation is bad for any country, and the
influences which lead to the mixing OF ma
tons and peoples and the destruction of
barriers between them are, in the main,
beneficial. 1t is not, of course, desirable
that all racial individuality should be
lost but it is highly beneficial to any
people or class of society to know as much
as possible about other human beings.
Thus the best of each may be preserved
and the bad eliminated From an econom
ic point of view the advantages of this
course are most apparent. The prosperity
increased knowledge of one another which
has been attained by the various peoples
of the earth. They have by this been
enabled to exchange surplus wealth and
get rid of waste. When economic condi-
tons have been so adjusted that nothing
is wasted, and every product of the earth
is sent where it will be useful, perhaps
there will be no more poverty, and ''the
riddle of the painful earth" will have been
solved. Two-tbirds of the Ills of life are
caused by too much or too little of some
essential thing.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-05
THE wIsEsT INsEcrs ExTANT.
An Example OF the Industry and Acu-
men OF Red Ants.

From the L9adon Saturday Reriew.)
1--WE have had an alarming visitation OF
small red ants out in my neighborhood
this seas0n.' said gentleman who lives
In the Garden District" near Audubon
Park. They swarm over the premises by
the million and. although we have waged
war on them in every imaginable manner,
we have made no perceptihle inroad. in
their ranks. and once or twice we have
actually been on the point of beating an
ignomnious retreat. Meanwhile l lave
been led IN self-defence, to make some
thing of a study OF their habits, and, like
everybody else who has given the subject
any attention. was amazed at their sagaci
ty and evident powers of reasoning. In
thinking up different ways of making
themselves a nuisance they display intel
ligence OF a high order.
THE other night. for example.
brought home a package of candy for my
wife ] did it in fear and trembling for
l knew that our brand of ants had spe-
cial weakness for confectionery;' but on
the way out / conceived a scheme to hold
them at bay Before retiring that night
l placed a tall fumbler in the centre of a
wash bowl balanced the box Of candy on
top and filled the bowl with water, thus
making a sort OF medieval moat around
the sweets Next morning the candy was
literally red with ants. | was greatly
astonished, of course. but upon scrutiniz-
ing the water / saw that the little pests
had built beautifully balanced pontoon
bridge out OF minute fragments of dust
and lint that had settled on the surface
from the air as is always the case in
close room They had pulled one atom
against another until they had formed a
complete chain. reaching from the side of
the bowl to the stem Of the tumbler. and
a continual procession was passing over
il to the box OF goodies on top.
This is not a fairy story, but cold I'M
vanished fact: and since then we have
ceased to attempt to circumvent the in
yaders. They have too much grey mat
ter in proportion to their small red bod
les''