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The Sauk Centre herald., 1901-11-28
THE RED MANS THANKS.
Harvest Invocation of the Tribes OF
the Six Nations.

Harvest Invocation of the Tribes of
the Six Nations. i
The custom of giving thanks to the
Deity for abundant harvests and ma
terial blessings long antedates the New
England Thanksgiving festival. Long
before the coming to this continent OF
our pilgrim ancestors, by whom our
Thanksgiving day was first observed,
the Indians met in the forests, which
were Gods first temples, when the har-
vest moon was full and the corn was
ripening and gave thanks to the Great
Spirit. The ceremonies were performed
with especial solemnity and fervor Dy
the tribes of the Six Nations and Is
still observed by the remnants OF that
once powerful confederation. Here is
a very nearly literal translation of the
invocation used doubtless for centuries
on these occasions:
We who are here present thank the Great Spirit
that we are here to praise him.
We thank him for the light which we call our
Oldest brother, the sun that works for our good.
We thank him for his goodness in making the
forests and thank all its trees.
We thank him for the darkness that gives US
rest and for the kind being of the darkness that
gives us ight-the moon.
We thank him for the bright spots in the skies
that give signs-the stars.
We give him thanks for our supporters who
have charge Of our harvests.
We give thanks that the voice Of the Great
Spirit can still be heard through the words Of
Ga -ne-o-di-o (by his religion)
We thank the Great Spirit that we have the.
privilege Of this pleasant occasion.
"Our supporters" referred to above,
are the mythical guardians Of the corn,
the bean and the squash, which were
the original and still are the principal
products Of the soil grown by the In
dams.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1901-11-28
AN AMERICAN
HARVEST HOME
A Thanksgiving Medley by
q. L. Langdon.

Copyright, 1901, by Hamilton Musk.]
A European peasant is thankful If he
can have fowl in the dinner pot on
Sunday. The smallest American farm
er can spare turkey from his flock for
Thanksgiving, and that is a rare trib-
ute to the occasion, because turkey is
not on his regular bill Of fare. Killing
time is at hand the last of November,
corn is ripe, and turkeys are fat If they
haven't been too shiftless to forage for
sustenance, and an old gobbler is
good show piece to typify the abundant
harvest. ...,.,.
But the turkey is only an episode in
the farmers Thanksgiving spread, only
The Sauk Centre herald., 1901-11-28
AIabama's Capitals.

When Alabama was territory its
capital was at st. Stephens, in Wash
ington county. The convention that
framed the constitution under which 1t
was admitted into the Union was held
in Huntsville, where the first legis-
lature met In October, 1919, and the
first governor was inaugurated. Caha-
ba became the seat Of government In
1920. In 1926 the capital was removed
to Tuscaloosa, and in 1S4e 1t was again
removed, this time to Montgomery.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1901-11-28
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Of theCzar
~. !.
BY JULES VERNE
CHAPTER vi.

7 the afternoon Of the 23d
Of July Michael Strogon
and Nadia were not more
than thirty versts from
Ichim. Suddenly Michael
caught sight Of a car
riage, scarcely visible
The Sauk Centre herald., 1901-11-28

Michael then advanced.
'These horses are engaged by me-"
ne said.
"What does that matter? I must
have them. Come, be quick; have no
time to lose." .
II have no time to lose either" re-
piled Michael, endeavoring to be calm,
but restraining himself with difficulty.
Nadia was near him, calm also, but
secretly uneasy at scene which it
would have been better to avoid.
Enough said the traveller.
Then, going up to the postmaster:
"Let the horses be taken out Of the
tarantass and put into my BERLIN" he
exclaimed, with threatening gesture.
The postmaster, much embarrassed,
did not know whom to obey and looked
at Michael who evidently had the right
to resist the unjust demands of the
traveller. u
Michael hesitated an instant. He did
not wish to make use OF his podorojna,
which would have drawn attention to
him, and he was most unwilling either
by giving up his horses to delay his
Journey, and yet it was important not
to engage in struggle which might
compromise his mission.
The two reporters looked at him,
ready to support him should he appeal
to them. u, $, as .t.
my horses viii remain in my car
riage." said Michael. but without rails
ting his tone more than would be suit
able for q plain Irkutsk merchant.
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:: !: !: !
"a 49, AL heah people say,
&#W Long bout Thanksgivin' day..
# MME2@ An reads in de newspapahs,.
fEI TX s&; SGI%M%@ . too,
1M How turks should be roasted
tElsE El To be pow'ful swell;
sSiS t8SaSasx3 4AEM# Dey also seems posted
EsSsSSG1 1SsSEM# HMSSG On stufan' ez well,
EzzzS But one pint dey all seems to.
liz shirk
An dat's how to first git de turk.
E M roastin' won't work
MMN.N Ef you amt got no turk;
HEA@Tf xS$xNMM OF stufin' de same thing am
M%E3#E E%&~&&&M true.
,E$ $%SSssS1 SS$2Ss2M Des listen to me now
Efs Pse been dere a lot
E$SH sss3 kM An yo' will all see how
EssSSs1 A1SSsssSslsN De bird should be got.
ESSSss zzss&&S&ssSSsx2 De p'ints to remembah aim
% - few; ..s
ri tell yo' de hight things to do:
Nu turkeys am ripe,
:: ! !: !: ! ; !. !: :.
M8M1%4INWyLA OATS de time fob to swfpe
#sSl#MkkH114H gobbier dat's plump ez er
EMaf#4 ,&xsS grouse,
rs SEH But when yo' am hftfn'
III : l.H De bird from de roos'
S$& * Be cahful in shiftin'
E&SSE EM%x5 An pryin' him loose
kzzSSz8as 2sZ Be shu' an keep stin ez er
mouse ..--,
whsn puy cats watchin' do house.
! ! J :: !. : :
Ss.SsSs ~ iptoe like death,
u sz@8NA An doan' breeye loud bref;
IN 8E& ri Doen' let de doo' hinge creak
M SSS3 1851 ef crack, Ga4.sss
A Doan' shuttle ef vobble,
Doan' trip ovah planks,
- sxk M Dean let de bird 'gob-
~ 4SSz 3E@$sZ bIeps
Fob who Kin give thanks
ssts.NsF va no turk to eat In his -
+.trS3 shack 50 =
An so'N lid dot II his hacki
HaAso0 Loap
The Sauk Centre herald., 1901-11-28
odor of Metals.

Gold and platinum have little or no
aodor, but the smell Of newly cut tin
and Of other metals Is very pronounc.
ed. It is suggested that uranium fur
nishes clew to the odors Of metals,
rs this is q very strong smelling sub
stance. and It II always giving OF the
90 called BecQuerel rays, consisting Of
streams Of minute corpuscles.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1901-11-28

An dat's how to first git de turk.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1901-11-28

More people spend their time In won
dering why they are not loved than IN
trying to make themselves iovabIe.--
Chicago News.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1901-11-28
HOW 20 GET A TURKEY
A Thanksgiving Poem

[Copyright, 1901. by American Press Association. j
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarsta
w. G1nsr(' is fSts sssSsd f %ss
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03

guard and returned to camp, and
when the oxen were driven up one
of them was missing. We hunted
the country all around but could
not find him. | knew that he was
in the herd when | left them and |
told them that the herd had to
cross the wagon trail and that he
must have been driven off by some
emigrants who had passed along
while we were at breakfast. So
about one O'Clock | mounted q
horse and took the road to try to
ovcrtake the crowd that had passed
us. | travelled on first until about
shutdown and came to them and
found the lost OK. They gave him
up without any trouble and ! star
ted back expecting that the train
had moved along and | would not
have far to 90. | had not gone
far when dark overlook me and |
was out alone on the most danger
Gus part of the journey. The road
at this point ran along Il small ri
yer skirted with willows and |
crossed the creek often as the
stream was very crooked. AS |
went splashing along was halted
by a man who was hidden i'll the
willows and he asked me where |
was going all alone on this dark
night and reminded me that | was
in Il very dangerous country.
When | told him my story he told
me that their crowd was encampcd
near by and were well hidden by
the willows and that | had better
turn in and stay with them instead
of running the risk of going on to
our train. SO ! thought that mat
tiers could not be much worse,
while | had some misgivings, |
turned in and was soon i'll his
camp.
This story will be continued III
the MESSAGE and will include the
balance of the overland journey
giving incidents of life i'll the gold
mines and two years among the
Spaniards and Indians giving then
customs, amuscments, etc.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
A QUESTION OF TEA.
Some Reasons why the CeyIon Product
Is Preferable.

The troubles In China and the blood
have done much to bring the tea ques-
ton prominently before the American
people. Every one who knows the ma
tive Chinaman rs he really is, knows
that he is a sharp and INSCRIPTIONS
trader, and II has been a matter OF
common report for years that the teas
shipped from China to this country
were either OF the most inferior variety
or teas that had been "doctored' after
having been used once. In this connec-
ton the following from one OF the best
known English rpers: THE heather
Chinee, who is nothing IL not economi-
cal. has an ingeniously simple method
OF eating his cake-or, rather, in the
Celestial transl6 ION. drinking his tea
He drinks the delicate first infusion
and then dries the leaves again, packs
them in those mysteriously lettered
boxes we know, and exports them to
the western barbarian, who. he has
found out, likes his tea strong and
stewed. II is true that the fannie acid
apt 10 come out Oh the zeal III lue set
ond infusion may injure the American
stomach. but John cares for none OF
those things--hc knows the beauty and
profit of the adulteration." The rea-
son why the outlet for the pure and
unadulterated machine made tea OF
Ceylon and India in this country has
been somewhat limited heretofore is
that only n small percentage OF our
people use black tea. Having gathered
In very large proportion OF these
black-tea drinkers, the growers Of Cey-
| lon and India saw the necessity Of ca
| tering to the trade of green-tea drink
ers. and they are now producing on a
large scale uncolored green tea OF deli
cate flavor to supplant the adulterated
green teas OF China. Now that a pure
green tea Is at the disposal OF lovers of
tea. not only the fact that the Ceylon
and India green is better tea, but the
| natural repugnance OF our people to
Chinese methods should bring about
a revolution in the tea trade, and, in
all probability, it will not be long be-
fore Ceylon and India greens will dis
place China greens, as have the black
teas Of the former taken the place of
the black teas OF Chna.-Philadelph
Press.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
THE GREAT MODERN NEWSPAPER.

When all that portion Of the United
States west NJ the Missouri and kaw riv-
crs was trncklcss Wilderness, nearly
half u century ago. the first issue of one
Of the worlds greatest newspapers APP
pcarcd. ST. Louis, which was then u
mere OvcrgrOwn town on the western
frontier Vt civilization has developed in
to q great commercial metropolis. and
that great modern ncwsgathcrcr. the ST
LOUIS BE-DEMOCRAT, has kept
pace with the progress OF its city and see
ton. 1t has Uccn. from its first issue to
the present time. the childrcn's tutor. the
youths counselor. the woman's cnmpan-
ion. the farmers Instructor and friend.
Its circulation extends to every state and
territory of the Union, To Canada and
Mexico. and to every part of the world
where there are readers Of the English
language. II ought to hc in your home
during the coming year. See advertise
mcnt elsewhere in this issue.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
Frederick aud the spider,

A well-known legend of the Emper-
or Frederick the Great was that he
would never let spider be killed IL
he could help it. The origin OF his al
lection for these insects was said to
be as follows: The emperor was &C
customed to drink a cup of chocolate
every morning, which was brought to
him in his room. One day, Frederick
was engaged longer than usual at his
writing table, the chocolate meantime
remaining untouched; and when, later
on, the monarch went to drink it, he
discovered that a large spider had
let itself down from the ceiling and
dropped into the cup. Not wishing to
share his meal with the spider, Fred
erlck poured the chocolate into the
saucer and gave it to a couple of his
greyhounds. The dogs drank it up
and in a very few minutes were both
seized with conyulsive pains. They
both got rapidly worse and died with
every symptom OF poisoning Freder-
lex ordered the arrest OF the French
cook, but before the man could be
captured, he committed suicide,-F. r.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
The An9Ora Goat.

Audrain stockmcn will read the
following item from the Paris AD-
peal with good interest:
Clarence Baker received seven
fine ycarling Angora goats by
Mondays express. All are nan
MES bred to a fine buck. We are
glad to see somebody willing to
experiment with these much talk
cd of animals in Monroe county.
They thrive well where II sheep
would starvc; will eat buck bushes
and sprouts with as much relish
as blue grass; will clear up brushy
land and board themselves, and
make shecp-killing dogs lose their
taste for mutton the first round of
the fight. Their meat is worth as
much as sheep meat; their hides
are worth more; and their tleeces,
which average 3 to II lbs, sell
rcadil, at ljc to zoe lb. They
can live anywhere and on any
thing. No wonder they are in
such demand.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
EAT TOO MUCH.
starvation Is Successfully Used a, a Cure
for Many Diseases

Tor Many Diseases.
a Philadelphia physician OF note,
DR.. Edward II. Dewey, claims to cure
all sorts of diseases by starving his
patients. The brain, says this practi-
toner, never loses weight in either
sickness or starvation. Usually the
mind remains clear when the body has
wasted away. The head is the power
house of the body. The stomach is run
by brain power. When the stomach
does too much work 1t makes too great
a demand upon the brain. For more
than twenty years." writes this doctor,
Il have permitted my sick to do with
out food so long as there was no desire
for it. Not a mouthful was enforced
in any case. not one mouthful denied
on the first hint Of hunger. In this /
have had all the medical text books
and the entire medical profession as
authority unquestioned against me.
That food is needed to sustain the
strength of the sick has never been
matter of question with the medical
profession. Many OF my sick have gone
for more than a month without food.
One very sick, in bed for more than
month with acute rheumatism, was
able to walk about the room on the
forty-siXth day before the first food
was taken. Another patient, a woman
of 81, went until the forty-third day
before she broke her fast, and without
any omission OF her ordinary duties A
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
Cooks Appointments.

Sam b. Cook, Secretary of
Statc-elect, says the st. Louis Re-
public, has about completed his
staff. Harry Edwards, secretary
of the Democratic State Commit
tee, will be the chief clerk in his
office. The other new appoint
ments will be Major Dick Horne,
of Marshall; G.. a. Carstarphen,
of Vernon county, brother-in-
law of X. =. Speed, has already
been appointed by Mr.. Lesueur
and he will be continued in Office
10y Mr. Cook.
Al Hawkins, who has been con-
nected with the Office for the last
four years, will be continued, as
will w. C.. Chambliss and Major
V. NJ. HOODS. James W. Allen,
of st. Louis, also will be contin.
ued. There will be no change
among the bank examiners at the
present time. Mr.. Cook believes,
for business reasons, that the gen
tlemen who occupy these positions
should not now be disturbed. The
examiners are NJ. a. Arnold, OF
Audrain; G.. ID. Biggs, of Rails ;
Mr.. Mcdonald, of Henry, and b.
+. Clark, of De Kalb.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
STEYN'S ROMANCE.
Incidents In Early Life of President OF
Free state.

Free state.
1t was some thing OF romance that
brought together young Steyn and the
girl who became his wife. The future
president OF the Free State was on his
first voyage to Europe for the purpose
OF studying law and otherwise equip
ping himself for the public career
which even then his father anticipated
for him. On board the steamer which
carried him from Cape Town to Eng
land was young girl OF ~, with blue
eyes and flaNen hair, the daughter OF a
Scotch minister named Fraser. On
long voy9 -es passengers learn to know
one another as they rarely can on land
and the young law student had album
dant opportunity in the daily romps
during that long and monotonous
voyage to note in the little blue-eyed
maiden the grace and courage and un-
selfish qualities which have since
shone so conspicuously in her charac-
ter Of wife and mother, says Harper's
Bazaar. Steyn. on reaching Europe, de-
voted himself to the law, studying in
Holland as well as London The little
fair-haired girl also went to school and
received the education Of young Eug-
lsh girl OF good social position At
the end of six years young Steyn re-
turned to his native Free State and
the first one whom he met in Bloem-
fontein was none other than the one
who had been his playmate on board
the Cape liner. but had since devel-
Oped into a tall. graceful and hand
some woman of Is. What more nat
ural than that the young advocate
should fall in love? 1t was not pos
sible to marry, for his means we're not
yet enough. So they decided to wait
| and meanwhile keep their engagement
4 secret. Young Steyn was much
away on circuit and the letters were
forwarded by means of Steyn's most
intimate friend or course, busy neigh
bors who had nothing to do save pry
into other peoples affairs soon took
| umbrage that the young advocates
| fiancee had occasion to send many
letters to this go-between and some
went so far as to report this to Steyn.
The go-between for awhile lived I'M
der heavy cloud, for he was sus-
| pected of playing false with the man
whom the whole community honored.
But he held his peace and time, OF
course, vindicated him, to the confu-
sion Of the busybodles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
Long Service as Consul.

John Fowler, the United States con-
sui at Che-Foo, China, has been in tho
government service ever since reach
ing manhood-for twenty-one years.
Beginning in 1879 as clerk in the
Washington navy yard, where he
stayed two years, he was later trans
ferred to the Tallapoosa and stayed on
her till she was wrecked in 1885. Ten
years ago he was appointed consul at
Nlng-Poo by President Harrison,
whence he was transferred to Che-Foo
by President Cleveland In 1896.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
SACRED CITY
or Benares the Place Whence tho Plague
Is Spread In India,

OF Benares tho Place whence tho Plague
Il Spread In Indis.
The place where the plague has been
disseminated among the millions OF In
dia 10 the sacred city OF Benares, on
the Qanges. The pilgrims proceed to
Benayes to the number Of 100000 or
more. There they stay without proper
food or shelter, and live under condi-
lions that know neither hygiene nor
sanitation. The result is an accumu-
lation OF unspeakabls filth and an in
exhaustible collection of all the dis
ease germs under the sun. The eli
mate Is a good one only for disease
germs. Some natives bring the plague
germs here where they can work I'M
der the most favorable conditions, and
other natives carry them away so that
they are spread throughout the length
and breadth OF the land. The pilgrims
all battle In the Ganges, which is mud
dy, sluggish and already polluted by
millions OF people who live along it's
banks. They swarm In here and make
the sacred river a great sewer. The
Hindus are curious illustration OF the
fact that one may battle frequently
without being clean. 1t is a part Of
their religion to battle frequently, but
they seem to have no desire whatever
for clean water. Thousands OF them
battle together in tanks of stagnant
water. Strange scenes Of frenzy and
N ha u.it
pilgrims are engaged in their plague
spreading exercises. II would cause a
rebellion worse than the Indian mu-
tiny II the British government were to
attempt to suppress these pilgrimages
Chicago American.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
A ROYAL Editor.

There is at least one newspaper
which is edited by king. In faraway
New Zealand there is an interesting
little eight-page paper with three col
umns to a page, printed in both the
English and the native tongue. and
called The Pleiades Of Seven Stars. Its
editor is no less a person than his
royal highness, Tawhiao. 1t is true
that this potentate is not an independ-
ent sovereign, but when he descends
from the royal throne to the editorial
chair. then. indeed, he Is monarch OF
al he Efrveyl.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03
Big Rabbit Chase.

The following interesting com
mcnts are reproduced from the
Laddonia Herald:
People living in town think they
know what enjoyment and fine sup
pcrs are. Church entertainments
and social gatherings are all right
in their places, but they are too
tame and commonplace rs compar-
ed to Il real, live, rollicking, jolly
gathering and supper gotten up by
the farmers, their wives, daught-
ers and the good people of a vii
lage hamlet.
Such a gathering as this took
place at Worcester Tuesday night.
AS is the custom over there, each
year they have a rabbit hunt.
This annual event came off last
Saturday. There were twcnty-fvc
men on side. Each rabbit or
quail killed counts one point, and
there were more than $40 killed
that day. The losing side gets
the game and must furnish all a
free supper. There were more
than l25 persons at this supper.
Mayor Baker and w. III. Glare,
of Laddonia, We're in the hunt and
on the winning side. In company
with them, c. II. Shoup and the
Herald scribe attended this sup
per. Describe it, Who could!
Maybe the ladies could, but we
can't. There were oysters, 0yS-
tcrs, oysters, oysters and oysters
again. At least, J. y. Stephens
caused five plates of them to dis
appear. There was celery till YOU
couldn't rest and the whole was
cap Shcafed with lee cream and
cake favored for the gods. Friend
Baker fed his face from both sides.
The boys over there say he did
this because he was on the losing
side last year and killed only one
rabbit, Il pet one mt that.
The ladies of that community
enjoy these gatherings fully rs well
as the men and lend their help
willingly wherever it is needed.
Drs. Cornett and Mccall, +. l..
LaForce, JAS. billiard, 4. w.
Crawford, =. :. Underwood, Dol
Hanger, J. 5. Dalton, Wiley At
kins, ID. J. Atkins and host of
young people grown out of our
knowledge We're there.
The worst charge we ever heard
told on John Beagles was given
us. John is crippled from n horse
falling ON him-he goes on crutch-
es. He was III the hunt and, to
get on the winning side, he bribed
his hunting mate by furnishing
the gun, ammunition and means
of conveyance, conditioned that
the other fellow must give him
half the game he killed.
Excellent was the supper and
hospitable were the people. May
they live to enjoy many more like
it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03

It has been discovered that the crys-
talline lens OF the human eye Is slight
ly diamagnetlc or subject to magnetic
repul.ion. AS astigmatism-the COM
monest cause OF defective vision and
the most frequent excuse for spectaclss
is merely a slight distortion OF this
lens. it has been suggested that treat
ment with a powerful magnet proper
ly applied may result in forcing the
lens into proper shape or at least In
greatly remedying the distortion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-01-03

Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii,
will draw more mileage than any
other member of Congress has ev-
cr drawn, for the same period of
time. He has already drawn ST.
900 for mileage in coming to at
tend the present session, and he
will get the same amount for his
return to Hawaii, and 81 900 for
each session of the next Congress,
making $4,000 in all. The amount
of mileage allowed Congressman is
20 cents a mile by the most direct
and practicable route from his
home to Washington and return.
Hawaii is 5000 miles from Wash
ington. If Mr.. Wilcox paid his
fare and had the best accommoda-
ton to be had it did not cost him
over 5000 to come from Hawaii to
Washington, but the chances are
that he travelled on a pass.