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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12
Cutworm I'm Alfalfa.

1t is known to many of you who rails
ed alfalfa this season there was a little
dark green striped worm which did
considerable damage in some alfalfa
fields, said speaker at the recent
meeting Of the Kansas board of agri-
culture. This worm likewise spends
the winter in chrysalis form beneath
the surface of the ground, and the disk
harrow will remove 1t II applied In the
early spring after the frost has left the
ground.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12

ishiehly refined grape acid are promotive ofhealth
and more efficient. Nootiher kind should be used
in leayeninx food. Royal Baking Powder issthe
highest example OF pure cream Of tartar powder
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12
PAINTS s ca. : s,.,. ,s' :.
ii. HANSON & EMERSON,
CORNER DRUGGISTS.

The Rambler Is high-grade wheel.
Townsend & Marshall has them.
Ride Crawford.
For SALE--One hundred acres in
Birchdale-ffty acre improved. For
price and terms apply to W. Parcher,
Sank Centre, MINI.
Mason Fruit Jars-a large stock at
Bishops.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12
Boiling Maple Sap.

Boiling maple sap is always live
question with sugar makers. Just
what constitutes the best equipment Is
hard to say. Two requisites are neces-
sary-frst, q large boiling capacity
.-.ss. = ..ssn:r.--. sc....:s.. = L.:..-: 80.
second, ease OF handling and cleaning.
These are fairly well combined In the
modern evaporator. though, everything
considered. I am still inclined to favor
the iron pan and heater when property
sonstructed, says New England
Homestead correspondent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12

For bargains in all kinds of goods go
to the Sank Centre Fair, corner Main
and Third-sts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12
Does Your
Baking Powder
Contain
Alum :?

Prof. Geo. F. Barker, MD, University of
Penn: call the constituents of alum remain
from alum baking powders in the bread, and
the alum itself is reproduced to all intents and
purposes when the bread is dissolved by the
gastric juice in the process Of digestion. re-
gard the use of alum as highly injurious.
DR.. Alonzo Clark: GA substance alum
which can derange the stomach should not be
tolerated in baking powder.
Prof w. g. Tucker, New York State
Chemist "I believe it (alum) to be decidedly
injurious when used as constituent of food
articles"
Prof S. W. johnson, Yale College: "I
regard their alum and soluble alumina salts
introduction into baking powders as most dam
gerous to health"
In view Of such testimony as this,
every care must be exercised by
the housewife to exclude the over
and over condemned cheap, alum
baking powders from the food.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12
News and Notes.

OF the agricultural exports from tie
United States to Europe during 1S94-S
nearly 62 per cent went to the United
Kingdom. Germany received 14.7 per
cent. France rs per cent, the Neither
lands 40 per cent, Belgium per cent,
Italy "a per cent, Spain 1T per cent
and Denmark 1 per cent.
In an Ontario trial OF three varieties
OF millet-Japanese panicle. Japanese
barnyard and Hungarian grass-pani-
Gle headed the list with yield OF az
tons per acre Of green hay.
Angora goat raising appears to be
finding much favor In southwest Tex
as, as well as in Washington and Ore
gon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12

WANTED girl for general house
work. MRS. A. F. WATSON.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12

beriand Red and Perfection tomatoes
Ire all varieties that have been grown
with advantage for canning factories.
Ginseng - getting scarce IL Wild
state. and % much as S<.75 per pound
has been rscentsy paid II II now belna
pFs6tably cultivated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12

Have you tried,it?--Hunt's Perfect
Baking Powder-pure; free from alum,
ammonia, lime or Rochelle salts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12

When the woodchuck Digs No More.
Here is the way Rural New Yorker
correspondent would kiln woodchucks:
materials required are a two ounce
vial full or half fun Of fine powder; In
sert one yard Of fuse. cork and tie the
vial to the end of a flexible stick first
and out in what direction the hole
runs) and insert it in the hole, cover
with good sized fat stone and touch
of the fuse before or after covering,
and wise woodchuck will dig no more"
It is only fair to add that some people
don't believe this will trouble Master
woodchuck in the least. One man
says he tried 1t, and woodchuck came
out in his usual health "a hours later.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-12
Regulating the Hotbed.

The most common danger in growing
plants in hotbeds is that they win
damp OFF, or wilt when exposed to
sudden changes Of temperature. Hence
having it too hot when the outside
weather is cold is more dangerous than
to keep it at 40 to SO degrees, which il
sufficient to insure against freezing. Il
does not require absolute freezing to
kill most plants that have been grown
under very high temperature. Hence
on sunny days the sash should be rails.
ed little. so as to let some fresh air
come In. This Is always necessary fOy
some time before the plants are to be
set in open ground. But, considering
the danger Of "damping orr or dying
from sudden chill in the hotbed, this
letting In fresh air to make the plants
more hardy had better be continued
from the time the plants are up If the
outside weather is not too cold. says
American Cultivator.
Evening star., 1900-01-20
SCIENTIFIC MURDER.
Fearful Death-DeaIin@ Machines in
Use in south African War.

From Golfers Weekly.
There have been marked improvements in
field and naval guns in the past five years
and there have also been marked advances
made in projectiles. The shrapnel which
the English and Beers are using in South
Africa is regarded ahead of any shrap-
mel which has been used in recent warfare.
deemed the maximum range at which
shrapnel was effective. In South Africa
and at Omdurnan the British shrapnel has
been used effectively at ranges of 81 800
yards. The shrapuel shell is an ordinary
looking prOjectile filed with number of
small balls. The majority of field guns of
29o-inch ealiber use shrapnel containing
about $50 small balls. In the center of the
shell is charge of black powder, and in
the head of the shell time fuse. This
time fuse resembles in its working the
combination mechanism of Safe-door
lock. There is n graduated arc cut to sec
ondS and fractions of seconds. Now know
ing the distance away of the enemy and
the time required for the shell to travel
that distance, the fuse is cut accordingly;
that is, a puncture is made through the
walls of the fuse at the desired number of
SECONDS. The discharge of the gun igniteS,
through the medium of a percussion ar
rangement, the illuminate. and the eXpi-
ration of the elapsed time the flame daSheS
into the powder chamber and the discharge
follows. The effect of the burst is to re-
lease the small balls within. AS the shell
had downward trend, it being near the
end of its flight at the time of the burst,
the small balls are carried onward and
downward Al the same time there is a
slightly scattering effect. In general the
trend of the shrapnel balls, following a
burst is that of a cone inverted.
The artilerist endeavors to burst his
shrapnel in the air at point about thirty
yards short of the enemy's position. The
effect is very much akin to that of $50
sharpshooterS suddenly opening fire on one
head not over thirty yards away. In ex-
periments made with the shrapnel for the
United States field guns of 3.2-inch caliber
it was found that at range of 900 yards
the cone of dispersion is about 16 degrees
which cover a circle about twenty-three
Evening star., 1900-01-20

feet In diameter at distance of twenty
seven yards. The number of balls and
fragments Of the shrapnel contained with
in this cone of dispersion is about aGo for
the l3.5-pound and $50 for the 1G 5no,ind
shrapnel The shells used in the I-nited
STATES field guns are heavier as :; rule
Ihan @ those employed in Europe The 135-
pound American shell contains 200 small
bailS and the 16.5-pound shell 23G balls
Al omdurman Lord kitchener's force
opened opened on the advancing dervishes with
i"phel at ranges in excess of 3um wards
Ihe effect Of the shrapnel bursts along The
aerNlSh ilne. ii is reported. was to NOV
charge. " '>'i N'S
The shell as employed in field p,,ns is
USED, nowadays, almost wholly in opera
IONS against buildings or against protected
POSITIONS. Against exposed bodies of
intrenchments shrapnel is brought into
play. So important is shrapneI considered
today that the ammunition supply for
many Held batteries in E,urope consists of
% per cent Shrapne1 and IL per ceuf sb.lI
ana canister. The high velocities obtain
aole by reason Of the introductionof smoke
less powder and the fitting of recoiI mo
chahlsm nave yielded greater ranges for
shrapnel While $500 yards is recorded for
IeluSunS when using shell a range Of = S,.a
YARDS Is deemed maximum for shrapnel
from the general type of field gun The
shrapnel balls depend on that velocity If
t me sheII proper remaining just before The
@ pufst lor their own velocity, and this re-
gr4-1r
TO aft9rd power to inflict dangerous wounds
upon horses. The least energy essential is
placed at 2S2 foot-pounds For the average,
run OF small balls employed. say forty-two
to the pound an energy of 2s2 foot-pounds
Is obtainable from remaining velocity Of
about Si4 feet per second. This corresponds
10 muzzie velocity of 900 foot-seconds
and affords an efficient shrapnel effect al
800 yards.
fhe French, however, in their endeayor
TO increase shrapnel powers have added TO
thelr artillery number of howitzers of 40
milimeter caliber. designed almost exclu-
sively for shrapnel work. These guns are
employed with the small-caliber field
pieces. Now that the French field artillery
is to be reduced to four guns per battery il
Is surmised that the howitzers will be en-
ployed in independent organizations The
British have recently dispatched to South
Africa three full howitzer batteries the
only organizations of the kind in the Brit
ish service. These howitzers are counted
upon to do very efficient work.
Evening star., 1900-01-20
THE LAKEWOOD SEASON.
Fine Weather Makes Out-DoOr Sport
Perfect.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
LAKEWOOD, n. j., January 10. 1900.
Lakewood's advance engagement of per-
feet weather seems TO continue in force
this week, and only the calendar furnishes
a suggestion that passing through
midwnter. The mildness and softness of
the day is only equaed by the beauty of the
moonlit night, and whether by day or even
ing the hours pass all too swiftly for those
who are enjoying the peace and quiet of the
place.
The attractions of golf, shooting, horse
back riding and wheeling also continue to
hold the favor of all, and both the links
have good daily patronage in informal play,
sporting interest eliminating in the prize
events of Saturday.
The Saturday handicap at the Golf Club
of Lakewood had an entry list of ten num-
bers, who played for the first time with red
balls. necessitated by the thin blanket Of
snow which fell on Friday evening and
which quickly disappeared. The putting
greens were cleanly swept and snow rules
were adopted for play through the fair
greens.
At the Country Club of Lakewood the
usual mixed fours were a card for the
afternoon, the event having eight partici-
pants.
The pigeon traps at the same club were
patronZed by a quintet of wing shots, in
cluding Dwight NJ. Harris, James Converse.
X. P. Thomas Of Lakewood and Col. John
MCGEE and S. w. Fraley of New York
Five-brd and ten-bird sweepstakes and
miss-and-out competitions, with a variable
entry fee of s. to SO. were the attraction
The birds were swift and strong and
weather delightful.
At the Lakewood shooting grounds on
Monday clay pigeons were the targets in
competition
In the all-around effort which is being
made in Lakewood throughout the year to
encourage the neat care of grounds within
the village the Village Improvement Asso-
citation has offered prizes for the best kept
places in certain streets and avenues, and
it has lust been decided that these prizes
will be awarded about the 1st of March
The good effect of the offer has already
been noticed.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Rideal and Miss
Geva Rideal are among the present guests
of Lakewood, stopping at the Greyhurst
A quarterly meeting of the Council of the
Society of Colonial Wars in the state of
New Jersey was held at the Laurel House
on Saturday, a full roster of officers of the
order being present The visitors enjoyed
a taly-ho drive about the place, and on
the conclusion of their business session
We're given a luncheon in the private dining
room, which was decorated with pink and
white carnations and the emblems OF the
order
The Laurel-in-the-Pines has excellent
bookings for the month of February, which
is the beginning of the spring crowded sea-
son. The music of the orchestra of this
hotel yields unfailing satisfaction to its
guests, and the daily concerts and informal
dances of the evening are very much en-
joyed, not only by house patrons, but by
incoming cottagers.
The Sunday evening song service at the
Laurel House was very enjoyable to a
large number present, the work Of the
Evening star., 1900-01-20

The adjutant general has been informed
that the transport Fitzpatrick left Nuevitas
yesterday morning for Newport News with
a squadron Of the sth Cavalry, comprising
s commissioned officers. 1 acting assistant
surgeon and 81 enlisted men; Maj. William
Stanton commanding. The wives of two
officers and eight private horses were also
aboard.
In accordance with ordess from the War
Department, troop NJ, 9th Cavalry tcoi-
oredD. has left Spofford,, Texas. for Fort
Grant, Ariz., their regular station. They
were relieved from Aduty in Texas by a
troop of the 10th Cavalry, just returned
from duty in Cuba.
Evening star., 1900-01-20
Diving Man Grasps at a Straw

'Dr ASnew's Cure for the Heart has done So
much for that feel II to suffering hu-
manity give testimony. For years l had
smothering spells, pains in my left side and
Ewelled ankles When ! took the first dose of DIR
Agnew's Heart Cure my friends thought I was
dying: IL gave almost instant relief and six
BOTTLES entirely cured me.'-Mrs +. l.. Lumsden
Scranton. Pa. Sold by F. 8 WILLIAMS. 9th and
II
Evening star., 1900-01-20
Visitors From Honolulu.

William Owen Smith, health officer of
Honolulu, and William N. Armstrong of the
same city called on Major Sylvester yester-
day afternoon. Health Officer Smith is
making a tour of the principal cities of the
United States and inquiring into health
methods.
Evening star., 1900-01-20
OPPOSED TO CANAL BILL.
London Daily Chronicle Regards 1t a
UnfriendIy to England.

UnfriendIy to England.
LONDON, January 20.-The Daily Chron-
icle says. editorially, today:
According to advices We have received
from Washington a canvass of the Senate
and House of Representatives has placed
it beyond dispute that Congress will not
only pass the Nicaragua canal bill, but
will pass 1t in a form directly at variance
with the Ciayton-Bulwer treaty.
This is a statement of decidedly serious
Importance, and We hesitate to believe that
the United States government will commit
itself to a course which this country would
have to regard as unfriendly.''
Evening star., 1900-01-20
Report on Railroads.

Report on Railroads.
The report of the committee on railroads
was presented to Mr. Frank Hume, the
chairman, who prefaced the reading with
some remarks of a congratulatory charac-
ter in regard to the prospects of something
being done to correct the evils which af-
fict the city, owing to the existence with
in its limits of grade crossings
The report, which was read by the secre-
tary. as follows:
Senate bill No. 1920, providing for the
aboishinE of the local grade crossings of
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, and
for other changes in the present status of
that railroad in the District OF Columbia,
having been referred to the board of trade
by the District Commissioners. your COM
mittee on railroads has given careful con-
sideraton to the measure and now submits
to you its conclusions.
That it is most important that relief
should be speedily obtained from the pres
ent conditions attaching to the occupancy
by this railroad of public streets and
grounds the inadequate terminal facilities
and the disgraceful Long bridge conditions
cannot be questioned. and we think 1t
equally true that the citizens of Washing
ton are dcSrous that Congress should meet
the railroad in a friendly and liberal spirit
fully recognizing the great benefit inurins
to the city through an abatement of the
present evils and through the perfecting
and undermining of its railroad facilities.
The first important feature of the bill is
the larger portion of Arnory Square and Il
smaller portion OF Garfield Park
The opposition of the board of trade to
the occupancy of public parks for railroad
purposes has been clearly and frequently
defined. is well understood and has under
gone no change Should Congress- how
ever decide To confirm and extend the park
possessions of the railroad company the
board of trade will then have to deal only
with the engineering features of the pro-
ject, and these-as set forth by the engineer
department of the District government
your committee approves and recommends
The engineering plans reflect great credit
on the Commissioners and the railroad au-
thorities: all the responsible parties should
be congratulated the satisfactory solu-
ton of a most harassing problem.
Provisions of the Bill.
Some Of the provisions of the bill, how
ever. we regard as deserving the most en-
phatic condemnation
The proposition to grant the use, for
| railroad purposes, of a strip of Potomac
| Park five hundred feet wide adjoining the
| causeway across the park, we consider
| monstrous. Convinced that such a PROPOSE
! uon. as TO any part OF Potomac Park, can
Evening star., 1900-01-20
Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured in
4 DAYS

Morton l.. l1iIl of Lebanon, Ind. says: "Ary wife
had Innammltory rheumatism in every muscle and
Joint; her suffering terrible and her body and
face were swollen almost beyond recognition: had
been in bed for six weeks and had eight physi-
clans. but received benefit until she tried the
MYSTIC CURE FOR RHEUMATISM. It gave i'm
mediate relief, and she was able TO walk about In
three days ! nm sure 1t saved her life.''
Sold By
Stevens Pharmacy,
PENN. AVE. AND 9TH ST.
Evening star., 1900-01-20

orchestra being supplemented by two very
musical numbers by double quartet Of
mixed voices.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
THE CIVIC FEDERATION
INDEPENDENT OF MUNICIPAL
. ORGANIZATION.
The Federation Has Definite objects
Which do Not Depend on the Creation
of a City Government.

George Carter who is a member of
the committee of five to organize a local
civic federation, is not strongly in
favor of municipal organization. He
has not inquired into the question very
closely, but If 1t will result in an in
crease of taxation his sentiments will
be against such measure. 1t will have
no bearing, however, upon his connec-
ton with the federation.
AT the present time" he said, 1.-THE
rate of taxation is high enough in this
place. Under our new government we
lose the customs duties and revenue
from the postal department, while the
cost of maintaining the Government
has not been lessened much. AS the
result of this it may be found neces-
sary to increase the present rate of
taxation, which is unusually high. The
assessor values property here at its real
value, not at half, as in other places.
The result is that any increase of the
rate would be felt more than If the
method in the States were in vogue
The civic federation, which is being
discussed, has for it's objects the inn
provement of Honolulu by giving better
harbor facilities, better roads, better
lighting, and the addition of such Inn
provements as will help and beautify
the place. The question whether these
can be better secured with Honolulu
a municipality is a point upon which /
am not positive. l have understood
that the Incorporation of the place will
not be necessary, for they can be Sc
cured through our present system of
government l am cordially in favor of
doing everything which will benefit this
place, but / cannot see how municipal
organization will affect the civic fedora
ton"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
MAKEE ISLAND.
PART 1.
PART II
JAPAN's POSITION.
Mr.. Abe's Mission Here is to Correct
Wrong Impressions.

MT. ABE $ MlSSlOn mere is 10 OOIIeCl
Wrong Impressions.
YOKOHAMA, July 6.-Since the an
nexation of Hawaii by the United
States, the position of the japanese set
tiers or contract laborers has not been
very enviable one. By the 18th of
June last they became free laborers
with the consequence that the degree of
control necessary for the maintenance
of good order among them, became
somewhat relaxed. Still the Japanese
immigration companies, of which the
Hiroshima Immigration Company is the
most prosperous, important and we'll
organized, contrived to bring the pres
sure of their position to bear upon them
to insure harmony between the Hawaii
an planters and the laborers. Whether
the companies We're supported in the
matter by the Tokyo Government, 1t is
unnecessary to inquire, when it is re-
membered that Japans yearly profit
from this source is considerable.
Prompted as the authorities are by a
strong desire to promote the country s
commerce in every possible direction,
they are prepared to discontinue the
undertaking, however profitable, if the
conditions are not as the Government
wish them to be. Also they have de-
cided not to send emigrants, except
through the organized companies. MIR.
Abe, secretary of the Foreign Office,
will leave for Hawaii tomorrow with a
view to removing the wrong impression
formed by the planters about the Gov
ernment's policy regarding the Hawaii
an emigration.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
THE MOLOKAI PARTY.

The Mikahala party got away at 9
o'clock sharp last night for Molokai,
taking the Board of Health and party
to the Settlement. Jack McVeigh and
DR.. Garvin looked after the guests of
the board, and David Naholewa took
care of the big native contingent. AT
8 o'clock DR.. Emerson carrying a big
tied it, the vessel left at once. The
big party crowded the decks, but indi-
cations are that there was good weather
for the trip.
The Mikahala will return to port to-
night
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
SACRED KA1sER's DEER.

The beautiful forest known as Wild
Park, the property of the Kaiser, at
Potsdam, will probably be closed to the
public in a short time forever. For
this the rowdy Berliners have only
themselves to thank. Against the reg
ulations the woods are made hideous
with paper in which provisions have
been wrapped and the deer are contin-
ually being frightened by the catcalls
of the holiday crowds. The respecta-
BILE few who love the forest for its rare
beauty will have to suffer for the rough
doings of the many.-Chicago Record.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-21
Pasturage.

Horses will be taken to pasture at
Waialae and will be fed green feed
twice a day.
Best of care given to animals, but no
responsibility assumed for accidents or
escapes.
Terms can be made with Paul r. Is
enberg. Telephone 1868 or GA.