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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-18
CROP CONDITIONS
WEATHER BUREAU FINDS THE
SITUATION BAD IN GER
TAIN LOCALITIES.
THIRD WEEK OF DROUGHT

Middle Rocky Mountain, Missouri and
Mississippi Valleys Experience In.
tense Heat With Absence of Rain.
Corn Crop as Whole Suffers but
the Injury ls Serious In the Western
Part Of the Corn Belt.
Washington, July 1.-THE weather
bureaus weekly summary Of crop con-
ditions Is as follows:
The states of the Middle Rocky
Mountain and Missouri and Mississip-
pi valleys have experienced another.
the third consecutive week, Of intense
heat, the temperatures over large
part Of these districts. ranging above
100 daily during the week, many sta
tions reporting from 100 to lot. With
an almost entire absence of rain the
crops in the region named have been
subjected to most unfavorable condi.
lions. In the states lying Immediately
to the eastward Of the Mississippi
river, very high temperatures have
also prevailed, but the heat has been
less intense and its effects not so Sc
rious as in the districts to the west
ward. On the Atlantic coast very IA
vorable temperature conditions have
prevailed, with abundant rains, Excess
sive and damaging in portions Of the
Middle and South Atlantic states. On
the Pacific coast it has been cool and
dry with frost in Washington on the
18th.
The corn crop as whole In the
great corn states of the Central val
leys has materially deteriorated and
has sustained serious injury over the
western portion of the corn belt, es-
pecially in Missouri, Nebraska, Kan
sas and Oklahoma. A very large part
Of the crop is late, however, and this
has withstood the trying conditions Of
drouth and heat remarkably well and
with early rains
Will Still Make a Fair Crop.
This is particularly applicable in
Iowa, Nebraska and portions Of Kan
sas and Northern Missouri.
The early corn in Central and South
ern Missouri; portions Of Eastern
Kansas, Arkansas and in the Central
and West Gulf states. has been ire
parably injured. In the Upper Ohio
valley corn, while needing rain, has
improved and in the Atlantic Central
district the crop has made excellent
progress.
Winter wheat harvest Is about I'm
ished. except in the more, northerly
portion of the Atlantic coast districts.
wherein some sections 1t has been re-
tarded by rain. Harvesting has begun
in the North Pacific coast region under
very favorable conditions. Over the
southern portion Of the spring wheat
region spring wheat has ripened pre-
maturely and the general prospect is
less promising than previously re.
ported. In the northern portion, how
ever, the outlook continues favorable.
Harvesting is expected to begin in
Northern. Minnesota by the 18th. In
Oregon spring wheat is needing rain.
Oats have suffered IN common with
other crops from heat and drouth in
the states Of the Eastern and Central
valleys. Harvesting is now progress
Ing in the more northerly sections.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-18
STORM IN MANITOBA.

Crops and Farm Buildings Seriously
az Damaged.
Winnipeg, Man., July ia terrible
storm struck Pleasant Point district,
on Carberry plains, doing damage to
crops and farm buildings. A. Rat
Portage and Norman tornado scat
tered lumber In all directions and
damaged the big mills. Austin Nc.
Innis was killed by lightning near
Boisseyain.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-18
Sowing the Turnip.
For the fall and winter crop in the

80 On the fourteenth day Of July
Sow your turnips wet or dry.
In many parts Of the northern and
middle states tradition fixes the 25th Of
July as the proper time for sowing fat
turnips for winter use. In the middle
states turnips are sometimes sown as
late as the end of August.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
APRIvArE MONOPOLY.

Standard oil shows confidence in
the recent railroad consolidation by
declaring a quarterly dividend of 20
per cent on its capital stock of one
hundred millions. There was also a
material advance in the speculative
price of the stock, and it is now sell
ing at 1,400 per cent premium-its
actual stock of one hundred millions
is now quoted at one billion five hun
dred millions. Who dares to say now
that prosperity has not come to this
afflicted people? Standard oil is worth
fifteen dollars for each one In
vested and derives an annual income
of 100000 900 besides. Who ever heard
of such wonderful prosperity? 1t is
true that these immense profits are
not very equally distributed among
the people, and millions still continue
to work at dollar a day. The readers
Of the Nonconformist are no richer be-
cause Mr.. Rockefeller has piled up
many additional millions, but of
course they will rejoice in that he has
so much and the good Lord has given
it to him in answer to his fervent and
believing prayers. Of course we all re-
joice in the nations prosperity as
manifested in the rapidly increasing
wealth of the Standard Oil company
but some of us would like it better if
that eighty millions a year could go
to 75,O00,000 of people instead of going
to one man.
We trust that the people will APP
preciate the benefits of cooperation
when they see how successful it has
been in the hands of Rockefeller, Nor
gan and Carnegie, and that they will
soon be ready to go into cooperation
on a still larger scale by combining all
the people in one great business enter
prise that will swallow up all the
present combinations and cooperate
toge+Ir for the permanent good of all
the people. The big dividends of
Standard Oil, the combination of great
railroad corporations and the union OF
iron and steel into one mighty trust
ought to prepare the public mind for
the peoples universal trust, otherwise
known as socialism.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07

The holders Of the bonds viii not
feel as bad as If their money went to
the support of their own government
the whole thing is so thoroughly Eng
fish, you know. Great Caesars ghost,
but isn't it funny? The men who
killed the income tax in America are
compelled to pay an income tax to a
foreign country. That isn't the worst
of it, either-they are made to pay
tax on government bonds, which in
this country are considered too sacred
to tax. The income on these bonds
owned by America is about ten mil
lions a year-five per cent on that in
come is 100000 a year, which Ameri-
can patriots are paying to assist in
subjugating the patriots of South At
RIGA.
The British rulers are as wise as
the American common people are
foolish. The former extend their tax
alton tentacles to the uttermost parts
of the earth. while the latter refuses
to tax billions of dollars of income
here at home that has actually been
stolen from their own Golfers What
fools we mortals be-especially we
American mortals who do the voting
in this country. For Gods sake save
a place for all OF us in the benevolent
institutions for the weak-minded
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
PROF, HOWARD;

Prof. Howard, the latest Leland
Stanford martyr to untamed speech,
instead of seeking an asylum in the
Nebraska state university will remain
in San Francisco to complete a book
on which he has been working. This
shows lamentable lack of foresight in
thus throwing away the opportunity Of
a lifetime to take advantage of the
free advertising achieved by his unen-
viable notoriety.-Omaha Bee:
Where is Prof. Towards "unenvi-
able notoriety?" We can't see it. He
left Stanford university because an
ignorant old woman was endeavoring
to instruct educated men in their po-
litical duties. He had to stultify him
self or quit. He quit, but he did not
try to gain notoriety by his action. He
quietly resigned and modestly engaged
in other duties. Why should the adj
ministration organs hound him for
simply doing his manly duty? If he
had held his job he would have been a
coward and a knave. By resigning he
showed the world that in a matter of
conscience he was too great a man to
bow before the mandate of encroach-
ing plutocracy. All honor to Prof.
Howard and the other able men who
have abandoned the Stanford univer-
sity at the command of their own
conscienceS.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
APPLIED CHRISTIANITY.

Thousands of people have died and
thousands more are on the brink of
death by starvation, in a single prov
ince of China. This does not seem to
disturb the Christian people of Eu-
rope and America. Not one dollar
has been raised for their relief-not
one Christian minister has raised his
voice in their behalf. They go down
to death unaided, unwept and unla-
mented. How different it was in the
case of the famine in India Every
church in the land was calling for
contributions to assist the subjects of
England's greed. Our charity was not
due in that case, but it was freely
given. England should have fed her
own subjects and not played the part
of pauper before the world.
This Chinese matter is different
These poor people are perishing help
lessly and there is no aid for them in
all the wide-wide world. Christian
nations have destroyed Chinese cities,
have looted Chinese homes-have des-
ecrated churches, raided temples and
profaned the cemeteries of the dead,
but have not contributed one single
dollar to save a helpless people from
starvation. This is not a favorable
showing for 1900 years of applied
Christianity. Christ should come again.
There is much work in the world still
left for him to do.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
PROSPEROUS MEXICO.
Ex-sEcRETARY FOSTER TELLS
SOME TRUTHS.
Says That There Is No Sign of Panic
Fear of the Gold Standards Is An
That Is Troubling the Happy Masses
of Our Sister Republic.

In letter to the New York Tribune
Hon. John w. Foster, former secretary
of state, gives an interesting account
of the existing conditions in Mexico.
That republic has made great progress
during the past twenty years and to-
day is one of the most prosperous of
nations. 1t is also one of the most
wisely governed countries. Mr.. Fos-
ter notes that there is everywhere evil
dence of peace and security to persons
| and property. In this respect the
country has undergone a complete
transformation within the last quarter
of century. There is relatively far
less violence and outlawry in Mexico
| than in the United States, and Mr..
| Foster says that in few countries of
| the world is better protection afforded
to persons and property.-Omaha Bee.
Mr.. Foster wouldn't have written
this letter before the presidential
election and if he had the Bee would
not have published it.
How can Mexico be prosperous on
the silver standard? We are told that
our prosperity comes from the gold
standard and that without it times
would be hard and the people would
suffer- How then can Mexico be pros
porous without any gold? Is 1t posi-
BILE that the Republicans were lying to
us? Mr.. Foster says that Mexico is
one of the most prosperous of nations
that there is less outlawry and
violence than in the United States.
It is also one of the best governed
nations in the world. How can that
be when II has neither a gold stand
ard, a Republican party or Mark
Hanna for ruler?
If the United States is prosperous
under the gold standard and Mexico
Is prosperous under the silver stand
ard, there must be some other cause
than the kind of money that has
produced that prosperity.
Fifty years ago Mexico was not
even half civilized country. 1t was
far inferior to the present condition
of the Philippines. Yet now it is an
enlightened, well governed, peaceful
and prosperous nation. If We should
give independence to the PHILIPPINES,
what is to prevent their becoming
just such a nation as Mexico in a
few years ?-Nebraska Farmer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
FRISCO ACQUIRES MEMPHIS
Creates a System With 3,Oo2 Miles
of Track.
TERMINALS IN KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, Mo-, March Am
nouncement is made of the purchase of
the controlling interest of the Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Memphis railroad
by investors who are interested in the
st. Louis and San Francisco, trans
dation of the Frisco and Memphis sys-
| TENS.
The Memphis and Frisco consolida-
tion will make a system with 5000
miles of railroad, of which the Mem
phis contributes 1850 miles. The
Memphis extends from Kansas City to
Birmingham, Ala, with branch lines
in Kansas and Missouri. The Frisco
has lines from st. Louis into Arkan-
sas, Oklahoma, Indian territory and
Kansas. 1t was formerly part of the
Santa Fe system.
The Memphis properties included in
the deal are the Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Memphis, the Kansas City,
Memphis and birmingham, the Kansas
City, Clinton and Springfield, the Cur
rent River railroad, The Kansas City
and Memphis railroad and Bridge COM
pany, and the Kansas City Belt rail-
road
The consolidation will give the Fris
co road use of the valuable Memphis
terminals in Kansas City, entrance to
the Union station, and a controlling
interest in the Kansas City Belt rail:
road.
Nat. Thayer, chairman of the board
of directors of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Memphis, and Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham roads, made
known the facts of the agreement. He
said: II shall remain as chairman of
the board of directors, Mr.. Hartman
as treasurer and Mr.. Winchell as presi-
dent. The general offices will remaiD
in Boston"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS.
Mrs. Doty, or Highland. Iowa, Restored
TO Health-A Miraculous Cnse--Hor
Husband Is Cured of Brighrs
Disease by Same
Means

Highland Ia, March Especial. y
Friends of Mrs. w. H. Doty are very
much pleased to notice the wonderful
improvement in her condition. For
eighteen years she has been sufferer
from rheumatism, and the torture she
has endured during this time is past
all description. Mrs. Doty tells the
following story:
Il have suffered for the past eighteen
years with Kidney Trouble and Rheu-
matism. / have tried doctors, patent
medicines, plasters, liniments, electric
treatments, and nothing did ME any
good. l had nearly lost ali faith in
anything, when l sent for six boxes Of
Dodd's Kidney Pills. | said to my hus-
band l expected that IT was some more
money thrown away, but when / had
taken them a week l could see that
they were helping me. The lameness
l had suffered with for so long is near
ly all gone. 1t is not quarter as bad
as it was. For years l had to wear
a warm bandage around my forehead
to prevent the pain. Since using the
Pills l have been able to remove This
altogether.
Il cannot find words to express my
heartfelt thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pills
for their wonderful cure of my case.
My husband has suffered from Kidney
Trouble for years. Last spring doc
tor said he had Bright's Disease, and
treated him, but he received no benefit.
and he kept growing thinner ami
weaker all the time. When got Dodd's
Kidney Pills he commenced taking
four a day. He has taken them three
months and is nearly well. His
strength is increased, and the improve
ment in his case is almost miraculous.
Dodds Kidney Pills have certainly
been a God send to us
1t is just cases like those OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Doty that have made Dodd's Kid
ney Pills so very popular in Iowa.
They are SOC a box, six boxes for
$3.50. Buy them from your local drug
gist If you can. If he cannot supply
you, send to the Dodd's Medicine Co.,
Buffalo. N. Y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
Canned Life in Cities.

Canned Life" is the term that J. P.
Mowbray in Everybody's Magazine ap-
plies to the CONSTRUCTED and hum
drum life of the city man and his wife
in a New York fat. Seven-eighths of
their income goes for rent, food and
clothes, the small balance for the incl
dentals. 1.-THE Making of a Country
Home" tells the story of the revolt of
a bright young man and his spouse
who decide to cut down expenses, save
money and make a home for them
selves in the country. Most men en-
terrain similar ambition and the
story of how this young couple set out
conquering their difficulties will surely
be an incentive to others to do like
wise. Incidentally Mr.. Mowbray's
comments on new phases of CONNER
cial life are very suggestive.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
PrIsmatic ColOrs.

Mrs. Opie, widow of the great por-
trait painter whom some one has call
ed the inspired peasant" never, even
in her old age, lost her love of bright
colors A little girl, Emma Martin, af-
terward known in literature as Emma
Marshall, visited her one day and ex-
perienced a rare pleasure. She says:
On a screen in her drawing room were
hung a number Of prisms, which were
suspended from chandeliers before the
bell-shaped globes came into fashion
1 sat on a stool at my mothers feet,
wondering what those long bits of
glass could mean. Presently the bril-
liant rays of the western sunshine
filled the room. Now" said Mrs.
Opie, thou mayst run over to that
screen and give it shake" 1 did as 1
was hidden. BE gentle" said my
mother in warning voice, but 1 gave
the screen a vigorous shake. Emerald,
ruby and violet lights danced on the
walls and ceiling and delighted me so
intensely that 1 kept repeating the
process. Then my mother, afraid of
mischief resulting, came and drew me
back to her side. Mrs. Opie looked at
me and said: ''If thou lowest bright
colors, thee will never see anything
more beautiful than the rainbow God
sets in the sky. Companion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
To Protect Employees.

Topeka, March "A circular ad-
dressed to the employees of the Santa
Fe Railway company has been issued
by the genera managers Office, con-
corning the proper manner of drawing
pay. The new rule requires that no
employee shall authorize or direct any
other person to collect his wages
Everyone must draw his pay direct
from the company and any employee
who gives another such powers will be
discharged. Also any employee who
assumes the right to collect for anoth
er shall be liable to dismissal
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
GLoRIFYING CARRIE NATION.

The New York plate glass insurance
company, one of the largest in the
country, has sent its Kansas agents
instructions to amend their policies
on glass in all joints, saloons, and
drug stores to protect the company
against loss by Mrs. Carrie Nation and
all members of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union.-Press Dis
patch.
Many contracts are made, condition
ed that the contracting party is not
to suffer from loss resulting from "the
act of God on the public enemy" The
plate glass insurance company now
adds another clause which reads
something like this: Provided always
that this company shall be held harm
less from all acts of Mrs. Carrie Ma
ton and the other members of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union"
Almighty God, the public enemy
and Mrs. Carrie Nation are now
placed in the same category.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
ANOTHER TURN ON WIRE

Not satisfied with its earnings OF
nearly $S,0OO,OOO last year, the wire
trust has decided to advance the price
of its product 81 ton. When trust
wants more profits it knows how to
get them.-Cleveland Leader.
The way the trust gets additional
profits is by electing one Of its bond
servants to the office of president of
the United States and then it can do
exactly at it pleases for four years
longer. The trusts elected the presi-
dent in 1900 and now they raise prices
with none to modest or make them
afraid. For the coming four years
the trusts will be the absolute rulers
of the American people and their ex-
actions will be a proper punishment
for the ignorance and versatility of the
voters.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
LESSON In TAXATION.

Here is the funniest thing in refer
ence to taxation that ever happened.
Some of our rich men are actually
paying something towards the support
of government, but it is the British
government instead of their own.
When Britain was hard up she Dor
rowed money in the United States and
gave her bonds to our millionaires.
This money was used in the war
against the brave burghers of South
Africa.
Now the holders of those bonds have
been notified that they must pay five
per cent income tax to England on
their holdings. They are kicking like
bay steers, but it will do no good
they say they won't stand it, but they
will have to stand it-even the SUI
preme judge with changeable mind
can't help them-the income tax is de-
Quoted before the interest on the bonds
is paid and there you are-the Eng
lishman makes no mistakes IL sac col
leotson of taxes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
Grand Army DIsGrhntied.

Washington, March 4.-Representa-
tives of various veteran organizations
who have, through General Dial. Sick
les declined to participate in the
inaugural ceremonies because they
were dissatisfied with the place as
signed them in the parade, declined an
offer of the grand marshal to send a
guard of honor of twenty men from
each post to act as an escort to the
president. The veterans declined to
have any part in the ceremonies unless
the invitation were extended to all
members of veteran organizations,
both local and visiting.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
a Scary Fire.

Chicago, March 2.-An oil tank
wagon was wrecked by trolly car
and the oil soon fioated the pavement.
Another electric car came along and a
spark ignited the fluid, the flames
spreading rapidly. The flames spread
to store and burned the wood work
and broke the plate glass. Through
the efforts of the fremen, the burning
oil was confined to the middle of the
street until it burned itself out. No
BODY was injured,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07

The supreme court OF Iowa has de-
cided against young lawyer who
took out life insurance and accident
policies to the amount of $4,000 and
within a week came back from hunt
ing expedition with his foot so badly
mangled that it was necessary to cut
it off. The jury came TO the conclu-
sion that he had MANNED himself and
declined to give him a verdict. the
supreme C art sustained this verdict.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
Cuba VIII be Pleased,

Washington, March 4.-The cabinet
talked over the Cuban situation, and
Secretary Root read kilograms from
General Wood to the effect that, in his
opinion, the Cubans would soon be-
come convinced that the action of
congress in fixing the relations which
should exist between Cuba and the
United States was for their interests
as well as our own, and would accept
hem without serious objection.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
Buffalo Appropriation Nit.

Topeka, March 4.-The house, by a
vote of two to one, killed the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for Kansas ex-
hibit at the Buffalo exposition. The
question was discussed at length. The
main reason for the defeat of the bill
was that Kansas could better afford to
moke one big exhibit at st. Louis
rather than two small ones at Buffalo
and st. Louis. The house later passed
the senate bill, appropriating $4,000
for the st. Louis exposition.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
british Rattle.h ps.

If. as was stated, the British admir-
atty proposed to put three battleships
into commission each year from 1897
the expectation has not been realized.
The Caesar; Illustrious and Hannibal
were completed in 1898, but in 1899
only the Campus and Ocean were add
ed to the fleet, and the Glory and Co
liah in 1900. The Vengeance and AL
bion, which are nearly ready, will COM
plete the number
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-03-07
lila Warden .Ieuatt.

Wichita, March A week ago Gov
ernor Stanley offered E. B. Jewett of
Withita the appointment as warden at
the Kansas penitentiary. 1t was a
surprise to Mr.. Jewett as not a word
had passed between him and Governor
Stanley about it prior to the offer
being made. Judge Jewett asked for
a little time to consider the matter and
has accepted the place. Warden Tom
linson's resignation had been on the
governors desk for a month. Judge
Jewett has never seen the penitentiary.