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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
Republican State convention

A Republicanstate convention for the State
of Minnesota will be held on Wednesday, May
16, A. ID. 1900, at 12 o'clock NJ. at the EXPOSE
ton building in the City of Minneapolis, for
the purpose of electing four delegates at
large and four alternates at large to the Re-
publican National Convention to be held at
the City of Philadelphia, in the State of PEN
nsylvania, on Tuesday, June 10, A. ID. 1900; and
also to nominate nine presidential electors.
f The Republican electors of the state and
all other electors, without regard to past po-
litical Affiliations, who believe in the princi-
Piles of the Republican party and endorse its
policies, are cordially invited to participate
in the selection of delegates to this conven-
ton.
Representation at this state convention will
be in accordance with the following resolu-
ton unanimously adopted at a meeting of the
Republican State Central Committee. held at
the City of St. Paul on Tuesday, February 49,
A. ID. 1900.
RESOLVED. That each county shall be en-
titled to one delegate for each $50 votes OF
major fraction thereof cast for the Republic
can candidate for president in 1896, and that
each county be allowed in addition thereto
five delegates at large.
In accordance with the above resolution
the several counties named are entitled to
representation in the convention as follows
Aitlein, s; Hennepin, liz; Morrison, 10; Pops
IL; Ramsey, IS; ST. Louis, "A; Stearns, IS: Todd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
one II Harrison. Jokes.

BENJAMIN Harrison once played a
mean trick on me at Miami UNIVERSE
ty," said William p Fishback 1--WE
boarded with widow in Oxford. and
there came to be discomfort among
the boys about the food not being suffi-
GENTLY generous in supply. A meeting
was held in Harrison's room to arrange
formal protest. Lots were cast as to
who should present the case at the
breakfast table. The ballot box, was
stuffed, and was elected. spoke at
the breakfast table and stated that the
boys objected to paying so much for SO
scant a menu. l expected to be sup
ported by the others.
benjamin Harrison spoke and. to
my dismay, said: We don't know how
Mr.. Fishback has been living at home
--he may have been pampered son of
luxury-but, as for the rest Of us. we
have no complaint to make
"And that disposition Of fun and hu-
NOR never left Benjamin Harrison"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
THE CHARTER COMMISSION.

OpOtt lUItIldI dppllCdlOiis SlSllCu
by citizens of Sank Centre, Judge
Baxter and Searle appointed COM
mission of fifteen citizens to frame
new charter for the city. The
law provides that the commission
shall prepare charter TO be sub
mitted, under certain conditions
giving it the utmost publicity, to
the people, and at an election held
for that purpose it shall be voted
upon, and if it receives four
sevenths of all the votes cast it
shall become operative.
The judges appointed the follow
ing, the list being given in the
order named:
Chas. F. Hendryx, E j. Lewis,
G. G.. Ingram, David Wilcox, M. F.
Woodbury., j. F. Cooper, C. H.
Bennett, P. Lamb, N. H. Miner. IA.
c. Kelsey, B. w. How, C. N.
Sprague, L. r. Barto, w. S. Dean
and Lucas keIls.
At meeting recently held G.
M. Sprague was elected chairman,
and j. Fred Cooper secretary of the
commiss on
On motion the chair appointed
M. c. Kelsey, L. R. Barto and P,
Lamb committee to report a sub.
division of the work, and at an ad.
journed meeting this committee re-
ported as follows: . g..
Division No. Common coun.
Gil, number of members, powers
and duties; city officers, their pow.
ers and duties; elections.
Division No. 2-Opening and
vacating streets; street grades and
sidewalks; sewers.
Division No. 3-City and ward
boundaries; taxes and licenses; fire
department; franchises.
Chairman Sprague appointed
committees for the several divi-
sions as follows:
No. IN. H. Miner, c. H. Ben.
nett, Chas. F. Hendryx, L. Kells, P.
Lamb. ~.
No. 2-L. R. Barto, G. c. In
gram, E. J. Lewis, J. F. Cooper, D.
Wilcox.
No. 3 M. c. Kelsey, M. F. Wood.
bury, B. w. How, w. S. Dean, c.
M. Sprague.
b. After considerable informal dis.
cussion the commission adjourned,
each committee being subject OF
call by its chairman, and the com.
mission to meet upon call of the
chairman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08

better things. His life was a per-
petual sermon whose influence can
only be measured by omniscience.
The world IS better for his having
lived in it. New ideals Of life have
been engendered in the hearts and
souls of thousands. To few men
has it ever been given to be the
recipient of so much and so far
reaching affection, and not for
many would the feeling of grief as
for personal affection be so
keenly felt. A strong man has
been stricken down in his strength.
For him it was but step from the
ranks of the church militant to
those of the church triumphant.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08

Not the city of ST. Paul, not the
Diocese of Minnesota, not the Epis-
copal church at large, only--but
practical Christianity as applied to
that humanity for whom it was
divineIy devised has met with a
deplorable loss in the death of Bis
hop Mahlon Norris Gilbert, Bishop
Coadjutor of Minnesota. He was a
true soldier of the cross, and he fell
in the forefront of the fight. He
gave his life to the cause so dear
to him. A great manly man, he
touched erring humanity and gave
it strength. His deep sympathy
and all-enveloping charity gave
him a hold upon men and women
making it possible to lead them to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08

the purpose of nominating candidates
for two aldermen to be voted for at
the general election and to transact
such other business as may properly
come before said caucus.
-. COMMITTEE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
Caucus

A republican caucus for the purpose
of placing in Nomination two candi-
dates for Aldermen for the Second
Ward of the.city of Sank Centre will
be held in the assembly room of the
city hall on Monday March 10, at 1870
D. IN. BY Order of COMMITTEE,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
Caucus.

The republican electors of the First
Ward OF the city OF Sank Centre will
meet in caucus on Monday, March 10,
at 1880 p. M, at the pump house for
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
g: washington. q. Total i. $50.

10; Washington, 81. Total 1,1s0.* ,a.s
All county conventions in the state for the
election of delegates to attend this state con-
vention shall be held on Wednesday, May 9,
A. ID. 1900.
All primary elections in connection there
with must be conducted as prescribed in the
primary election law for Minnesota enacted
in 1895. as amended in 1897.
By order of the Republican State Central
Committee of Minnesota
@. A. RASMUSSEN, JOHN III. STEELE,
Secretary. Chairman.
*The list is omitted, only those in this vi
entity being given, together with few of the
larger ones, simply to indicate their influ-
ence in the convention.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
Caucus.

A Republican Caucus for thepurpose
of placing in nomination Candidates
for the Office of Mayor and Treasurer
of the city of Sank Centre will be held
in the assembly room of the city hall
on Tuesday March 20, 1900 at 1880 P.
M. BY order of COMMITTEE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
Town Caucus.

The electors of the township of Sank
Centre will meet at the town hall on
Saturday, March 10, 1900, at 2 p, M,
for the purpose of nominating town.
ship officers to be voted for at town
meeting on the Tuesday following.
BY Order JAMES WHITE,
3-w Chairman.
O "a oEI a.
Bea,s tina !, The Kind You Have Always Bought
sls. a. AxHzz9
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21
4 witty Professor.

Professor Jebb. the eminent GrecIan
scholar, once held the Greek professor
ship In Glasgow university. BY the ar
rangement OF classrOOms Professor
Jebb's Greek room was Immediately
beneath the classroom for rhetoric.
conducted by Professor Veitch. These
rhetoric classes attracted 200 students.
who frequently INDUCED In loud APP
plause at the efforts OF their professor.
In one Of these outbursts section Of
plaster from the ceiling OF the Greek
room fell on the head OF DIR. Jebb.
Looking up. he exclaimed. Il fear my
premises viii not support Professor
Veitch's conclusionsr'
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

1t will not be a surprise to any
who are at all familiar with the good
qualities of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, to know that people every
where take pleasure in relating their
experience In the use of that splen-
did medicine and in telling Of the
benefit they have received from it, of
bad colds it has cured, of threaten
ing attacks of pneumonia it has
averted and of the children it has
saved from attacks of Group and
whooping cough. 1t is a grand good
medicine. For sale by j. o. Avis,
Druggist.
1t is reported that large number
of the single ladies of Woodstock
have determined to organize an anti
chair warming society, for the pur-
pose of discouraging young men from
spending the winter nights in warm
parlors, enjoying the society of the
ladies and nothing else. If they
don't mean business, and so let it be
understood very soon after commend
ing their calls, they will be most pos
itively discouraged from warming a
chair in that parlor. The girls are
getting desperate and are on the war
path in dead earnest.-Shen. Herald.
The executive committee of Tam
many Hall in New York, held a
meeting last Thursday at which
Richard Croker babe all the leaders
good bye and took hand in starting
a movement to rid the city of vice.
Lewis Nixon had a committee of five
appointed to Investigate the moral
conditions of the city and to receive
and suggest remedies for the correc-
ton of the abuses" Mr.. Nixon was
made chairman.
Senator Samuel ID. MoEnery, of
Louisiana, predicts that the policy of
the repu blican administration will
bring about within the life of the
coming administration the most dis
astrous financial panic with which
this country has ever been visited.
He says it is the inevitable reaction
of fictitious values.
Thirteen persons were killed and
twenty injured in the wreck of an
express train near Bayonne, France,
last week.
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Then She Missed Ia.

Wigs Poor old soul, She doesn't
believe as much I'm the efficacy OF pray
er as she did.
Waggs-You surprise me. She has
always been SO extremely religious.
Wiggs-Yes. but the other day she
got ready to go into the city. and then
she discovered that she had only ten
minutes in which TO catch the train
So she knelt down before she started
and for ave minutes prayed fervently
that she might catch II. - Catholic
Standard and Times.
A Patriots Request.
Il was on Stonewall Jackson's stan.
The army was IN motion and the road
frequently so crowded with troops as
to render 1t necessary for us to make
a detour to one side. And Ss we were
dashing through a field of oats / OBJ
served fat old farmer, with flaming
countenance, making his way from his
house to the roadside TO intercept US.
AS we rode up he opened the Walls OF
his wrath and rated US roundly for
'a-ridin' through his oats. The general
mildly replied that he regretted the ne
cessity for riding through the field. but
that the road was blocked with sol
diers, and II was important for us to
reach the front. But old Hayseed' $
dander was up. and he would accept no
apology and. declaring that EFF old
Stonewall himself were to ride through
them oats he would report him. de-
handed the generals name.
al am General Jackson was the
reply.
mot Stonewallp said the old fellow
obviously.
II am sometimes so called
"'Well, general said the farmer, his
voice trembling with emotion. 4 had
no idee II was you when spoke rough
hike l did an I axes a thousand par
dons. an I'll take 1t as a partickler IA
vor ef you Ill jess trample down all
them oats
The general again expressed regret
for the injury done and pressed on,
leaving the persistent old soul insist
ing that she should 'trample down all
them oats '-Harper's Magazine.
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Cause For Thanksgiving.

Gov. Tyler last week ISSUED his
Thanksgiving proclamation, csiiing
on 1.-The people OF this State 10 OBJ
serve thursday, November 20, as the
one on which they Will especially
return thanks 20 Almighty God tor
the blessings vi home, VI society, and
OF civil government" Inc governor
says IN his prociamauon:
hIle We have not been especially
favored during the past year with
good seasons, our other blessings
nave been so manifold that our
hearts should be unteIgneuly thankful
We have oeen exempt from great
disease aud disaster, and our homes
preserved IN peace ami contentment.
In our gratitude tor the blessings
that have been bestowed upon our
State We should not forget " turn
thanks To Coz Tor having gwen US
this great country, with Its richness
OF soil anu OF minerals, where we
can work on our destinles unmolest
ed by the ravages OF pestllences that
atilct other lands, anu where from
our natural isolated position our
frontier Is guarded 10y the eternal
hand OF God.
1t Is especially appropriate that the
people Of Virginia should return
thanks for the blessings and freedom
of our civil government and religious
liberty. As We look back over the
century of this nations existence
aud contemplate the tempestOus seas
through which We have passed, our
admiration is heightened for the
genius, ststesmsnslp and patriotism
of our forefathers who ordained this
government, and We can gather re-
newed hope and confidence that the
stability of our institutions will re-
main unimpaired aud will eventually
emerge triumphant from every attack
made on their integrity. With an
abiding faith in Him who is the Civ
er of every good and perfect gift,
and with constant recurrence To
those principles of civil government
evolved from the brains of patriots,
let us nope that the close of the
twentieth century will iud this ma
ton, as il has been 10 the past, the
greatest exponent of what faith in
God and love for mau can DO TO pro
mote universal happiness.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

designation may be of the modest,
self-complscent body or corporation
in charge of the hero grinding out
mill, the aforesaid "Hall Of Fame"
In which some of them might in
time incur the risk of being sand
witched or paneled between two of
the prospective probabilities of place
in the galaxy, viz: Adducks or At
tucks, the negro leader of a Boston
mob, and John Brown, the horse
thief, souated BY the demoniac am
bition to be known AS the greatest
wholesale murderer in the annals of
crime. Such a contingency is not
remotely impossible if we concede
you the right to select our heroes as
well rs your own; and so in self-de-
fense we must insist upon aud de-
msnd that you encrosoh not on our
special domain in that regard.
In sipple justice and common
charity. we claim as innate right
that you shall not select our self
made heroes for domiclliatior In
your symposium or fame temple of
local celebrities, most of whom aud
with but. few exceptions are not
deemed congenial company for the
catalogue of those furnished, who
will ever rank with "the few immor-
tai names that were not born TO die"
Yea, brothers, We repeat in all ear
nestness, please keep your unhallow-
ed hands off of our pet idols and
leave them out of reckoning In sup
plying the inches and panels of our
plutocrstic pantheons. Or If, like
Capt. "Gilpin, of credit and reuown,"
you must need have few 10 keep
your allsst true, then the demand
is extended, take out castoffs and re-
pudistes, SOME of whom did their
mother States most grievOus hurt,
and the side of their espOussl incalu-
able good. Tag that and take all
such, aud the devil tag and take
them. But IN the name of high
heaven, we appeal to YOU to let our
unSmilched heroes alone. Leave them
TO MS, to the muse of history and
postelity; aud don't You put them IN
halls or temples OF pau'hcouS for rs
out of ovcrcOnsiderate consideration.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21
His wife HeiueG.

Flaxman. the artist. who throughout
his honorable life seems To have enter
tanned a most modest view &c his own
talents. married before hc had acQuir-
ed distinction. though REGARDED as a
sktllful and exceedingly promising pu-
Pill. and when Sir Joshua Reynolds
heard Of the indiscretion Of which he
had been guilty he exclaimed. FLAX
man Is ruined for an artist But his
mistake was soon made manifest.
When Mrs. FlaXman heard OF the re-
mark she said: Let us work and econ
omize IL shall never he said that Ann
Denham ruined. John Flaxman "a an
artistv And they economical accord
ingly.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21
Chamberlain Pain Balm Cured
others, Why Not Youq

My wife has been using Chamber
lain,s Pain Balm, with good results,
for lame shoulder that has panied
her continually for nine years. We
have tried all kinds of medicines and
doctors without receiving any bene-
fit from any of them. One day we
saw an advertisement of this medi
cine and thought of trying it, which
we did with the best of satisfaction.
She has used only one bottle and her
shoulder is almost well.-Adolph L.
Millett, Manchester, y. II. For sale
by j. G Avis, Druggist
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

1t is rumored that Mr.. W. W.
Gibbs, of Philadelphia, may be Sec
rotary of the Treasury during Presi-
den McKinley's second term. Mr..
Gibbs has never figured in National
politics and be is but little known
outside of Philadelphia. He was in
strumentsl in raising 100000 in
Eastern Pennsylvania for the re-
publican campaign fund, and Mr.,
Hanna naturally admires that sort
of craftsmanship.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

More women voted last week for
a President than ever before in the
history of this country. 1t is esti-
mated that $4,000 of them voted In
Colorado, 81, 200 in Utah, 1880 in
Idaho and $500 in Wyoming. 1t is
a remarkable fact, as reported from
each of the States named, that the
women cast their votes against wOm-
en- holding Office. A Denver dispvtch
says that it was the votes of the
women that carried Colorado for
Bryan. In that State about 40 per
cent. of the total vote was cast by
women.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

j. q. Avis guarantees every bottle
of ChamberlaIn's Cough Remedy and
will refund the money to anyone
who is not satisfied after using two.
thirds of the contents. This is the
best remedy in the world for La
Grippe, coughs, colds, Group and
whoopin cough and is pleasant
and safe to take. 1t pre-
vents any tendency of cold to re-
suit In pneumonia.
Business failures during the past
week, according to r. G. Dun Co.,
numbered 2O1 In the United States
and Is In Canada, against 157 in
this country and % in Canada dur
ing the corresponding week last year.
President Mckinley hasinyited all
members Of his Cabinet to continue
In their positions during his next ad.
ministration. 1t is believed that
they will all accept except Attorney
General Griggs, who desires to re.
sumo his law practice.
At the Lord Mayors banquet in
London last week Lord Salisbury
gave expression to the supreme salts.
faction felt in England on account OF
the reelection of President McKin,
ley.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

Americans have won a car build
ing contract for South Africa from
Great Britain by Offering quicker
work at 80 per cent less prices. Yet
our infant car builders have de-
manded and received heavy protect
ion from British cheap imports.
They sell in South Africa cheaper
than they do at home, and pay the
freight besides.
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giant stature and with the strength
of man, entered the home of Mrs.
Matte Dufree, North Martlnsburg,
Monday and made murderous AS
sault upon the occupants of the
house, Mrs. Matte Dufree and her
daughter Dora. She began her bru-
tai work by beating the girl unmer
cifully, tearing out one of her eyes
and bruising her body badly. The
aged mother Of the girl interfered,
and she was attacked and beaten in
to insensibility by the Infatuated
negress. The woman was arrested
and lodged in Jail.
Major Joshiah Pierce of the
BoonsbOro Republican Club, has en-
tered suit against the publishers of
the Hagerstown Daily Mail for al
legged libel. The suit was brought
on account of certain publications
made in the Mail, the Democratic
paper In Washington county, which
Major Pierce claims are reflections
upon his integrity and character.
The publications we're editorials and
news comments on Major Pierce's
activity for the Republican cause in
Boonsboro.
The Berryville mine of the South
ern Mining and Transportation Com
pany, at Berryville, a mining settle
ment, six miles from Philippi, ".
Va, was the scene of frightful ex-
plosion last Friday night in which
twelve men lost their lives instantly
and two others were so badly injured
that there is no hope for their recov-
cry. 1t is thought that the explosion
was caused by the blowing up of a
large quantity of dynamite By acct
dent.
The heavy fall of snow Thursday
night and Friday morning has block
AIDED all passenger traffic on the AL
legheny division of the Pennsylvania
railroad. The storm ragged with un-
usual violence all about Buffalo. In
all outlying towns the snowfall is
very heavy, in some places three feet
deep.
The Alabama Legislature last
Thursday unanimously reelected
Hon. John T. Morgan to represent
the State in the q. S. Senate for the
ensuing six years. This is the be-
ginning of the seventh term.
The Prohibition party in the re-
cent national election received an ag-
gregate of about 10000 votes. The
total is more than three times the
vote cast for Joshua Levering, the
presidential nominee In 1896.
The Standard Oil Company has
declared another dividend Of 10 per
cent, making as per cent in divi-
dends paid out by the company this
year. the stock took raise Just
after the election, reaching $500 per
share.
A match factory is to be ssta blish-
ed in Hagerstown.
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MT Bryan IN an fnserview says


MT Bryan IN an Interview says
that whether as leader oss private
in the ranks he intends 70 stay in
politics. His tiqe wiAke devoted
to the preparation of magazine and
newspaper articles, with an secession
al lecture and speaking tour. He
said: "Some of my republican friends
have been feigning wonderment as
to what will become of me when this
craze of isms, as they term the issues,
has died out. In order to relieve
them of any undue worry want to
serve notice that i shall continue in
politics sensitive opposition to any
party or -asctrine which violates
American ideals and the true priuci-
pies of human liberty until the lid is
closed upon my coffin"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

There is no pleasure in life if you
dread going TO the table to eat and can't
rest at night on account of indigestion.
Henry Williams. of Boonville, Ind, says
he suffered that way for years, till he
commenced the use of Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure, and adds, Now l can eat any
thing like and all / want and sleep
oundly every night. Kodol Dyspepsi n
ure will digest what you eat J. G. Avi y
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

AS a result of the reduced vote for
Bryan in Richmond, that city will
lose eighteen delegates in the next
State Democratic convention. The
largest gains in representation over
1896 will be in the Second and
Tenth districts.