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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12
SWANvILLE.

Miss Parkins returned from ROylton
on Monday. Miss Mary Rhodes was
teacher in the in the Intermediate de-
partment.
The grandest bail OF the season will
be given by the Twentieth Century Or
shestra assisted by A. j. Hunt IN the
opra hyuse on Christmas night. Large
crouds are expected from the reighb Dr.
ing towns. An invitation Is extended
to all.
George Lafend was here last week
solisiting subscriptions for the Little
Falls Transcript. 81,
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Seth on
Tuesday, Dec. Ii, son.
Chas. Stith wa. confined to the house
with grippe last week.
A meeting was held on Tuesday ev-
ening, and it was decided to have q
Christmas tree. Mesdames Cox, Parks,
Hunt and Perry and Chas. Sthith were
appointed committe to arrange for
the same.
Mrs. Muske is seriously i'll.
Thos. Frachlicle's parents and
brother are visiting him here.
Mrs. Hurley returned from Howard
Lake on Wednesday,.
Chas- G lants is takiag lay of as
breakman. He is assisting in J. D.
Stith's store.
Perry Milliner has sold his farm one
and half mile west of town to VIM.
Siemes. -.
Marrisd-At Justice McRoe's Office
on Thursday Dee. 5. Miss Nelley
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas to
} ohm Bennett. The wedding dinner
was serped at the brieds home. Miss
Nettie Garlock was bridesmid and
Reuben Bennett best man. They are
well known among the young people
here and the writer joins with a
host of friends in wishing them a long,
happy married life.
Frank Spencer returned from North
Dakota on Friday after an absence of
a year.
The Old Maids convention will be
given again in the opera house on
Friday evening December ID.
Mrs. Lunberg of Brainerd, visited
her parents here last week.
A large crowd of young people at
ended a dance at Bumgard's farm on
Saturday evening.
Rev. James Martin of Howard Lake,
is holding series of meetings in the
congregational church.
Eli Blair, Chas. Giants and Perry
Stith were trapping at horseshoe lake
last week.
F ank Elke made a trip to Morris
on Monday.
Haynes studio car will be here on
December 18.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12
Directors Meeting,

The annual meeting of the share
holdersof the Fret National Bank of
Sank Centre will be held at it's bank
ing house on the 18th day OF January,
1902, for the election of five directors.
Polls will be opened at 2 p. m.
@. Nj. SPRAGUE, Cashier. =
Sank Centre, Dec. s, 1901.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12

Nj. Hogan has money to loan at six
per cent payable annually at his office
ION or before" plan.
William Jack of Cando, aud his sis
ter, Miss Maud Jack of Northfeld, are
visiting their aunt, Mrs. A. G. Kay.
The membership of the Methodist
church showed an increase of twenty
during the past month.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12
It's Too Bad He Drinks

coffee from An old
diseased boiler
when he might own
d coffee pot OF
"Stransky' Enam-
eled w are at q
trlHe more than
the worthless kind.
Then there's dish
pans, tea kettles,
SauC0 mans. md
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12
3 AN MER $ALyE,
the meet healing salvo IN the wocid.
New Teacher Engaged.

II. A. Bailey has been added to the
faculty of the Sank Centre Academy.
and will commence his duties on Mon
day next. Mr.. Bailey is a graduate
OF several colleges and has had seven
teen years experience in teaching. For
three years past he has held the chair
of professor Of mathematics in Shat
tuck school in Faribault.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12
NORTH ASHLEY.

Sleighing is quite good here.
&C. Calkins made business trip
to Sank Centre on Friday.
Edwin Curtis, who was seriously in
lured by a threshing machine recently.
Is improving nicely
Charles Homm went to Sank Centre
on Monday.
Mrs. Curtis has been i'll OF late.
Church services were held in the
school house of joint district Nos. q
and 107 on Sunday last. They will be
held every Sunday hereafter, w. E.
Rislnger officiating.
SCHOOL REPORT.
Report of School iu joint district
Nos. ~ and lU7, town of Sank Centre,
for the month ending on November 20:
Number of days taught, ~; number OF
days attendance by all scholars, PAT;
average daily attendance, Ii; those re-
ceIving crtitcates of perfect attendance
were James and Myrtle Anderson, An
ME and Julia j Johnson, Mamie and Lu-
lu Stamper, Mollie and George Olson.
s. E. REED, Teacher.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12
Closing out Sale.

Closing out Sale.
Everything in my stock must be sold
by the 18th. Everything goes at cost
or below. Mixed candy 14lbs, 10c.
Bargains in horse blankets, caps,
shoes, sweaters and underwear
WENDELIN GIGRICH, Third-st.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12
Cold Weather is Coming,

This is a safe prediction at this sea-
son of the year, and it is also safe to
say that it is not q long way in the flu
ture either. You will need a heating
stove-and during the average Mime
sofa winter the best is none too good,
while an inferior one is expensive and
unsatisfactory at any price.
49, The Garland stoves
xsAl1AE have proved their super
Y GRITTY over all others
Nt2S| both as to effectiveness
VSN@6S and economy of fuel. The
accumulated skill and expense of more
than quarter of q century has been
concentrated on the Garland stoves,
and unlimited capital.has been enlist
ed in their, improvement and manufact-
ure. How Bros. & Co. have the ex-
elusive agency for these famous heat
ing stoves-both coal and wood, and
they keep in stock large variety of
th6m.
In addition to the Garlands the firm
has an numerous variety of other
heaters, in all sizes and styles fully
Fifty different patters-from which to
make selection. You cannot fail to
find stove in their stock to meet
your requirements Call early before
therush. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss - q &sf2ZzZa

Swift's bread at Bishops.
Judson Smith of Campbell, is visit
ing his parents, the venerable VIM. L.
Smith and wife.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12

GOOD BUTTER-The L. S. Bishop
Go. bought the three jars of creamery
butter which scored highest at the
Dairyman's Association, for the bene-
fit of their customers. This was to
be expected always buy the best
of everything. - 7+
There were more competitors under
the dairy butter entries than ever be-
fore.
Swift's brsad at Bishops. "
in. Gail.ngerof Willard got highest
score on dairy butter-94, and nearly
dozen Sank Centre competitors
get IS or better, which is high per
cent. .
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-12-12

ding pans and dozens of other utensils
in the same superb imported quad
ripple coated enameled ware that lasts
for years.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-02
THIS AND THAT.
The first observatory was located
at Wiliamssown, Mass, in 1886.

H The first observatory was located
at Williamstown, Mass, in 1886.
Some large business houses have
. system Of keeping books with
typeWriting machines.
When sleet and snow cover the
asphalt streets in Hartford, Conn,
the authorities have them sprinkled
with sand
a tablet has been placed in enc
of the buildings Of Rugby school IN
memory of William Webb Ellis, the
originator Of Rugby football, of
which the American game is de-
velopment
The army toast, Here's how,
which came from the western IN
dians, is now popular ii Washing
ton. 1t is often abbreviated to
fsHow." The Indians never said,
Here's how" but only z How :"
Steps have been taken in Wis
consin for the establishment OF a
home for needy and aged lawyers
and their wives. The home is IN
tended primarily for Wisconsin law
yers, but will also be accessible to
lawyers outside of the state.
The sixty-si4th wedding an11iver-
sary Of James and Mary Lewis oe-
CURED recently at Miami, Ind. and
comprised a reunion Of five genera
tions. Mr.. Lewis is 8s years old
and his wife is 86. There were IL
children, 26 grandchildren II great
grandchildren and four great
great grandehildre in attendance.
The Oregon Historical society
proposes that a commemorative cell
ebration Of the centenary OF the
Lewis and Clarke expedition to the
Pacific coast shall be held at Port
| land in 1905. Invitations will be
extended to the governors OF Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Wyoming to share in the inter-
esting historical festival
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-02
THE WAY TO BE POPULAR.
One Who Is Kind Preferred to One who
Is Only Clever.

The depreciation Of kindness in
private life, which is one Of the fea-
lures of our day, is very largely due
to the fashion Of intellectualisn; and
yet human nature below the surface
of crazes and phrases remains the
same, and his fellows still judge a
man by his heart rather than by his
head. When the jury is selected, not
from eoterie, but from the market
place, says Ian Maclaren in the
Christian Endeavor World, the per-
son who is kind will ever be preferred
to the person who is clever; and
thoughtful, :, to use a cant word of
our day, is still less than warm-heart-
ed. Walter Scott and Dickens will
ever have larger hold upon the peo-
pie than Hardy and Meredith, not
because their art is finer, but be-
cause their spirit is kindlier. An af-
fectionate child IS more welcome than
those monsters Of modern preeocity
who furnish their foolish parents
with sayings for quotation, and who
have worn out all healthy sensations
at the age Of ten. The girl who is
honest, unaffected, eonsiderate, good
natured, still receives the prize Of re-
spect and Of love. No young man is
better liked than he who has genu-
inc interest in the aged and in. little
children, in poor lads and in weak
people.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-02

fear of that terrible fire-box still upon
me, | Wriggled along as fast as ]
could. a
Whether tic alarm had been given
on tie platform, or whether the train
had already reached the end of its
.retrograde movement, don't know;
hut the wheels on each side cf me sud-
denly slackened their speed and final
y became stationary. S#
kept up the wriggling. however,
until I hsd reached safe distance,
and when at length | picked myself
up ant. stepped off the track the last
car was rapidly disappearing in the
opposite direction.
There was no denying the fact that
| had gota horrible scare, as my pale
ness. 7 dare say, testified, ard I felt
weak and faint; but lllad st me conso-
lation ii the concluding c> Of my
father, who, with "a colorless face,
met me as passed through the crowd
Of clamoring women to the plat
form.
In his quiet, undemonstratire man
ner he simply remarked
'Well, my boy, that was close csl,
but you saved the gates!"- Golden
DAYS.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-02
BREVITIEs OF FUN. .

cold Crouch went TO the masque.
rade the other night disguised as a
bear 2 .Did anyone recognize him 2"
Nobody but his wife Indianapo-
lis Press.
Probabilities. "Will nothing in
duce you to change your mind and
marry ?' he asked, ssAnother man
might" she replied. hiladelphia
North American.
<sI'm thinking about that slodger
of ours" the landlord remarked to
his wife about what p He
paws his rent so punetually / think
I'd better raise it on him. .'--Phila-
delphia Times.
She-ssYes es, I consider that he
paid a very fattering compliment
to my good sense" He IN what
way" she"He didn't attempt to
say anything. Hattering to me. -
Catholic Standard.
Possible Motive. Merpherson-
.sJust look at that ocean greyhound
got" MermanSsYes, I wonder if
some sea urchin hasn't tied a tin
can to its tail ?" Detroit Journal.
The Romances Of History And
what did the teacher say when
Johnny Coop said that Richard Car
vel disdpvered America n He said
Johnny shouldn't take those his
torical novels so seriously. z Balti-
more American.
They Keep Right on.-s1 see
that a Swiss engineer has invented
a brake that will stop a flying ex-
press train inside Of eight yards. :
"Good. But how about the passen-
gersare they expected to stop,
too Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"see here. exclaimed the shop
per, exeited1y, there's a man just
dropped dead in that bargain
.erush!n Y sSHow inopportunep cried
the foor-walker. ssWe have not yet
opened our undertaking depart
ment. 2 -Philadelphia Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-02
A SONG or CONTENT.

. &
When the weather is dry l don't worry
For rain alters comes at the time that
is right
When the heat is jes' meltin', I'm sing
in song,
Fer know in good time winters comm
alongi
One can't change the seasons by moanin
er tears. s a..
The Lords run the weather fer several
years,
An though can't alters know jes what
He meant, z 80 ss- q ,tgz 49,
I'm sorter inclined towards a-bein' con-
tent!
The corn has dried up an the chinch
bugs hev come,
I've oft heerd the locus an grasshoppers
hum,
An a summertime shower has sometimes
the knack
OF yisittn' me fore my wheat is in stack.
But though of the harvest it ruined
batch,
1t did worlds of good to my late turnip
patch.
An / alters affirmed I weren't carin
Since I'm sorter inclined towards a-bein'
content.
An I've noticed the ones who seen fit to
complain
At drought never got more than their
share o. rain
when the downpour did come. An the
dryness despite,
Er wetness. the crops never yet failed US
quite!
An I've thought He who sparrers will
note in their fall,
Amt plannin' things SOS to be stafVln
US all.
So it's easy to thank for the things He
has sent, .
When ones sorter inclined toward a-bein'
content!
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-02
THE WORD HoDGE-PoDGE.
Has Variety Of Meanings and spellings
and Very Curious Origin.

Few words IN the English Ian
guage have such a variety of mean
ings and spellings as hotch-poteh.
Hoteh-potci1, hotch-podge, hotch-
pot, and every other conceivable com
bination Of the syllables contained in
those words may be found in htera-
ture and heard in conversation.
Nowadays, it is chiefly used BY
children to designate a game which
they play on the sidewalk, on which
is roughly drawn in chalk the re-
quired form The game is quite pop
ular in New York, and, on sum
mer's day, there is hardly a block
without its hodge-podge game, the
chalk marks used IN them remaining
until the rain washes them off.
The words hodge-podge are also
used by the Scotch to denote a GER
tain kind Of pudding made up Of
numerous kinds Of ingredients.
But the words are really of legal
origin. In olden times it was the
custom for father to give a daugh-
ter a portion of his estate for her
advancement IN marriage" II, up
on his death, he left the rest of his
estate to his children proportionate-
ly, the one to whom themarriage por-
ton had been given could not partici-
pate in the distribution unless she
agreed to divide the lands which she
had previously obtained as her mar
riage portion in equal proportion
with the rest Of the lands descend
ing.
This was denominated, bringing
those lands into hotch-pot. Il, how
ever, she thought that she would be
the loser by 50 doing, she could re-
tain the lands she had at first re-
ceived intact.
Just why this custom received the
name Of hotch-pot does not appear,
but, in an old English textbook, says
the New York Herald, the following
explanation is found: Ut seemeth
that this word hoteh-pot in English
pudding; for in 9. pudding is not
commonly put one thing alone, but
one thing with other things to-
gether."
By this was meant that the mar
riage portion and the lands subse-
luently descending should be fixed
and blended together and then equal
" divided among the sisters. The
word hodge-podg is now most com
monty used to designate any kind Of
mixture. although what relation that
meaning Of the word has to the game
as played by our American children is
not very apparent
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-02
Fatal Gluttony.

A Jew messenger employed at the
railway station in Praga, Warsaw,
made bet that he would eat at one
meal five fowls, a jar of sour cabbage,
two melons, ten pounds of fruit, six
cucumbers, with bread; and, besides,
he would drink gallon Of vodki ina
tive spirit, six bottles of beer and
three siphons of soda water. A nu-
merous company assembled to wit
ness the feat, which was successfully
accomplished, and the bet was paid
The man, however, was found dead
in bed next morning.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-02
ONE THING AT A TIME.
Man Who Played in the Band Lost q
Good fob.


There is one story which Gov. Les
lie M. Shaw takes delight IN telling
when called upon to speak to young
people, for it is indicative of the pol
icy which has characterized his sue.
cess in life.
While in the banking business he
had occasion to hire an assistant
bookkeeper. A business man in an
adjoining town recommended a
young man, and wrote strong per-
sonal letter in his behalf. But be-.
low the signature was the following:
ssP. s. He plays IN the band.
The young man did not get the po-
sition.
A few days later, when the future.
governor met his friend, he said:
ssWhy did you write that postscript?
What did you mean by it2'
SI was afraid you'd hire him. was
the reply.
] x gu can do but one thing at q
time,o concludes the governor, in
telling the story The man who has
time to play in the band hasn't time
to be a frst-class bookkeeper in .
bank Saturday Evening Post.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-02
A BOYS ADVENTURE.
BY JAMES LIE ROY.

3 H -5 3
On one OF the many lines which run
to New Jerseys famous seaside
cities there is situated the village of
Winestead. An adventure befell me
there when boy, which, as the only
Eairbreath escape Of my life, IS
worth relating.
At the time to which | allude my
father held the post Of railway sta
ton agent at Winestead, and my
brothers and I, of course, took an ac-
tive part and interest in such portions
of railway routine as we could safely
be allowed to share.
The turnpike crossed the line at
the eastern end Of the platform, and
there was at this point-and may be
yet, for anything | know to the CON;
trary-a pair Of wooden gates, with
their round, red painted danger sig
nails, huge and heavy, but strong and
firmly hung.
The hinges were well creased, and,
when once set swinging, the radius
of the gates was wide enough to afford
to us youngsters splendid opportu-
nifty to ride from post to post, and as it
was necessary to open them every
time train passed there was at each
opening quadruple repetition Of the
enjoyment for the lucky urchin who
should obtain permission to perform
this duty.
1t became matter Of pride to usall
that these gates were kept free from
damage or accident. They were al
ways open for more than the. or
dinary Interval previous to train
time, and at Others were carefully and
securely closed. Whatever casualties
might overtake the gates at other sta
tions or crossings-even to the occa-
sional loss Of life-ours were always
intact and in good working order,
Many time have /, in my anxiety,
remained out of bed far into a wild
winters night, when a late train was
expected, distrusting the waking pow
ers of the gate tender on duty, and not
satisfied until | had with my own eyes
seen the, laundering train, with its
glaring lights and clouds of steam,
speeding away into the darkness and
the old gates safely secured for the
night.
AT the eastern side the track rises
by steep gradients to the. next station,
and, coming from thence in rainy,
slippery weather, engineers OCCASION
ally miscalculated the distance and
passed some way beyond the plat
form.
1t must be remembered that air
brakes had not then been invented,
and the whole controlling power was
limited to the weight of the engine
and one car.
In such cases it was customary to
reverse the engine and return to the
proper position by the platform; but
when no passengers required to enter
or alight this operation was dispensed
with and the train proceeded on its
way.
The platform and gates were 50
situated With regard to each other
that when this Backing" did take
place the rear cars projected consider
ably beyond the gates, and should the
latter not be opened promptly after
the first passage of the train smash
became imminent.
On the afternoon of a certain
school holiday | was amusing myself
in a part of the premises near the
roadway when the porter requested
me to open the gates for the $3.50
train for Philadelphia. This | al
once proceeded to do, and returned
across the yard to my amusement.
A few moments later a brewers
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-03-02
ORIGIN OF COLDS.
Are Often Attributable to Depression,
Anxiety or WEAKNESS.

There has been a noteworthy
change Of medical opinion in recent
years as to the subject Of taking cold,
says the Philadelphia Record. In
no other country is this matter OF
such general importance as it IS IN
the United States, where catarrsls,
acute and chronic, are so common as
to be almost universal. The explo-
siye clearing Of the throat which is
characteristic Of an American audi
ence has been commented on by Eng
lish and French visitors, and the sur
prise has been great that pneumonia
should be so much more prevalent ard
fatal here than it is in foggy and mug
gy England. An understanding of
the conditions under which a cold
may be contracted should prove Of es-
pecial value at this time of the year.
It is a popular idea that if one be
amply provided with warm clothing,
wraps, macintosh, rubbers and an
umbrella little risk is run Of taking
a cold; yet it is matter Of frequent
experience that, in spite. of all reason
able precautions, catarrhal affection
may be developed or pneumonia set
in. The fact that WEAKNESS, depres-
sion Of spirits, fright, anxiety or some
thing which has affected the nervous
system unfavorably has preceded the
attack is frequently overlooked.
When free from every form of nerv~
GUS debility a person may expose him
self to draughts, dampness and other
usual causes Of colds and escape en-
tirely, while at another time, When
weary or depressed from any cause, he
may become the victim of fatal at
tack Of pneumonia from much
slighter exposure The nervous ORR
gin of colds seems to bd recognized by
all physicians who have made asspe-
cial study of acute diseases Of the
lungs and throat.
tits explained that hetemperature
Of the body is maintained by thenerv-
Gus system, and that the least failure
or relaxation of nervous energy caus-
es change Of the bodily heat and i'm
pairs the power Of the body to resist
the approach of disease. It is won
derful fact that under any change of
outside temperature (eVen if one go
from the arctic regions to the equa-
tori, the heat Of the body remains at
about SO degrees. But for its regula-
ton by the nervous system the heat
of the body could not remain con-
slant, as every muscular e1ertion
would raise the temperature. Weari-
ness, anxiety, depression and the like
lower the amount Of nervous energy
and render the body susceptible to
colds from the least exposure by dis
tributing the process of regulating the
temperature. While warm clothing
and all the common means Of protect
ing the body are important, it is even
more important to avoid needless ex-
posure if the nervous system be not
in its best condition.