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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
DRESS UP FOR SUICIDE.
Said to Be an InvariabIe Rule With
Il Women Seeking Death.

'If l should ever be called upon to
furnish indisputable proof of the in
herent pride of woman" said a police
sergeant, II would point at once to her
invariable rule Of dressing up in her
best clothes when she goes out to COM
NIT suicide. In my experience on the
forcefI have had occasion to handle a
good many suicides and afterward in
yestigate their personal affairs, and in
every instance have found that the
poor unfortunates prepared themselves
for death by DOMINIC their best bib and
tucker.
The ma jority of the printed reports
of suicides say that the clothes of the
dead woman were good or well made
or elegant If the woman contemplate
ing suicide owns a silk waist. she
wears it. Her broadcIoth skirt and silk
petticoat naturally go with this gar
ment, and she selects her best shoes.
81 have looked up the history of
many Of these respectfully clad suicides
and have found that they owned but
one gown with which they could make
decent appearance Oh the street anu
that that one good dress was chosen
without exception as the appropriate
garb in which to make the exit from
this worlds stage. 1t makes no differ
ence what manner of death Is chosen,
the costume is carefully selected.
LET woman sleep her life away un-
der the influence of drugs or burn her
soul out with acids or sink into the
slime Of the river. she clothes herself in
her most becoming garments and seeks
the end with apparent tranquility
Her instinct Of gentility and elegance
in clothes is with her to the last. and
even in the face of death she shrinks
from a public appearance in unbecom
ing raiment."-Ne York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
High Mountains of the Moon.

The Leibnitz range attains enormous
attitudes above the average level Of the
moons surface and is sometimes seen
projected far beyond the regular curva-
ture of disk thus destroying the circu-
lar contour and giving Ii a notched or
serrated aspect. Several Of the peaks
of these southern mountains measure
10000 feet in altitude. while one has
been estimated to attain the great
height Of $4,000 feet. All the chief
mountains of the moon which can be
seen from the earth with telescope
have had their heights ascertained The
German observers. Beer and Maedler.
have calculated the height Of no fewer
than 1.O95 lunar mountains. The Do
riel mountains supply an instance of
great elevation. the peaks Of the three
leading ones being between $4,000 and
10000 feet high. Among other lunar
peaks may be mentioned Huyghens
$1,000 feet; Hadley. $1,000 feet: Brad.
ley. 1900 feet. and Wolf. 1900 feet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
Passenger Elevators.

So common are passenger elevators
now and so absolutely necessary in the
tall office buildings that the history Of
the first one has been almost forgotten,
and yet it created a sensation in its
day. This elevator was placed In the
Fifth Avenue hotel in New York when
it was built. and as the first passenger
elevator In the world it was drawing
card as one Of the sights of New York.
A small plate suitably inscribed In
forms visitors to the Fifth Avenue ho-
tel elevators today of that fact. 1t was
screw elevator. the carriage being
raised or lowered by the revolutions Of
a big screw. Compared with the swift
moving elevators of today. which shoot
up and down rapidly and smoothly.
this was q very crude affair. Many Of
New York's private houses are now
equipped with elevators so adjusted
that the passenger operates them by
pushing a button. These are practi-
cally automatic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as the ycannot reach Il E
diseased portion of the ear. There is only
one way to cure deafness, and that is by con-
stitutiopal remedies. Deafness is caused by
an il famed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have 4 rumbling sound Or imTer-
/ feet hearing, and whe u it is entirely closfd
Deafness j, he result, and unless the fnfam.
nation can be taken ont and this tube re-
stored toits normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but
ansirlfamed condition ofthe mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case ct DEAFNESS {caused by cafarrhl that can
notbelcred BY Halls catarh Cure. Send
for circulars, free. gl8 tt45 4
F. j. CHENEY & 20, Toledo, Q.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.s ,s
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
Embalniug,

Practically" says an undertaken
quoted by the Philadelphia Record.
every corpse nowadays Is embalmed.
Perhaps not one body in hundred Is
buried without having the fluid inject
ed. and that settles 1t. You won't read
your obituary notices then. People
are coming to realize this more and
more. and the old dread of being buried
alive is fast dying out. But these
nervous individuals have got to have
some sort of post norton bugaboo to
worry them. Ii it isn't one thing. it's
another, and as soon as you convince
them that they are nor going to be
buried alive they get grave robbers on
the brain. That's why we are now
making speciality OF burglar proof
caskets. Fact. assure you" 81
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
NOT WORTH TWO PASSES.
So the Railroad Man Fought the rig
to sauare Himself

=
to square Himself,
Woman in an err scncy is resource
full to a degree that would astound
some men, as freight agent Of enc of
sthe railroads that enter st. Louis
found. Men haye lsrg. lain awake
nights thinking ofsa slleiale to beat a
railroad. This little woman didn't quite
succeed but she MOULD have doness $50
had not the agent gone back on his
word. The family had decided to move
to western city. The lady called on
the agent to see how the goods We're, to
be shipped. He told her she could ship
them. according to regular rates. or@eise
charter a car. He. explained that the
latter would be cheaper If She had
enough goods, and the lady decided to
take a. carr Now, there are two wen
grown boys. and as money is notsoyer-
plentiful in the family she wished to
abridge expenses as much as possible.
She went to see the agent again and
asked if she could send her two boys
in the car. He told. her that she could
not, and, as might be expetteds she
asked why. He couldn't make her
understand just why, and when she
asked him If the company never let
anybody go along with the goods be
said that they did with stock. IF you
were shipping live stock that needed
tending. we would do 1t. Now, you
haven't a COW or horse or pig, and there
would be no use sending any one
along. She appeared to see the point
this time and went away. A day or
two later she came around again and
asked for passes for the two boys. n
why, madam" said the agent, Il
can't issue any passes. You haven't
any live stock" 49,
Yes. / have" said the little woman.
'"I've bought pig
Then the agent was in trouble again.
He said he couldn't give passes where
the fare amounted to about So apiece
for two boys for a lonely little pig. She
reminded him of what he had said and
told him that she had paid $2.25 for the
pig for that purpose. and he ought to
be as good as his word. Like all rail-
road agents, he tried to get out of the
trouble smoothly, but only succeeded
after he had purchased the pig for
$3.50. an advance Of two bits on the
cost.-St. Louis lobe-Democrat.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
He Had an Even Chance, but Fate
Was Against Him.

He Had an Even Chance, but Fate
Was Against Him.
remember one handsome young fell
low whom used to meet occasionally
on the. staircase who captured my
youthful fancy. met him only at
midday, as he did not rise till late, and
this fact, with certain scrupulous ele-
gance and neatness in his dress, ought
to have made me suspect that he was a
gambler. In my inexperience it only
invested him with a certain romantic
mystery.
One morning as was going out to
my very early breakfast at cheap
italian cafe on Long wharf I was sur
prised to find him also descending the
staircase. \ He was scrupulouslys dress
ed even at that early hour, but i was
struck by the fact that he was all in
black. and his slight figure. buttoned
to the throat in tightly fitting frock
coat, gave, fancied, singular melan.
choly to his pale southern face.
Nevertheless he greeted me with more
than his usual serene cordiality, and
I remembered that he looked up with
half puzzled half amused expression
at the rosy morning sky as he walked
few steps with me down the deserted
street. I could not help saying that
was astonished to see him up SO early
and he admitted that it was break In
his usual !. habits. but added, with 8
smiling significance l afterward re
membered, that it was San even chance
If he did it again.
AS we neared the street corner mar
in a buggy drove up impatiently. Ii
spite of the drivers evident haste my
handsome acquaintance got in leisure
ly and, lifting his glossy hat to me
with a pleasant smile, was driver
away. I have very lasting recollec
ton of his face and figure as the buggy
disappeared down the empty street.
never saw him again. It was not unit
a week later that l knew that an houl
after he left me that morning he was
lying dead in a little hollow behind tht
Mission Dolores, shot through the hear
in a duel for which he had arisen 81
earlv.-Bret Harte's Under the Red
woods"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27

Taking into consideration the things
Sharp has had to contend against,
think his success as lawyer has been
remarkable"
why. what did he ever have to con-
tend against?'
Everything. He came of wealthy
family. He didn't have to work his
way through college. He never studied
by the light Of pine torch. never had
to drive dray. never walked six miles
to school and wasn't compelled to bor-
row his books. He had every possible
facility. and yet he has done well from
the very start. Chicago Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
LEARNING Al TRADE.
The Nsnger OF Making u Specialist
of a Beginner.

of Beginner.
s 1t liz generally to the interest of an
employer that an apprentice Should not
learn his trade as a whole. but only a
little section of 1t, says Joserh Horner
III CASTER M gazine. Itspays better
! to keep Tad repeating the perform
ance or nexsection OF his craft rlan
stodeach him all. saIore money Is made.
But the apprentice becomes a young
specialist. a prig in his teens. cocksure
over some little piece of handicraft at
which he may earn something over his
normal wages, and nlany a lad does
not become 1isillusioned until he has to
face the world and try his luck In
other shops.
And therefore the best shops in
which to place lad are not the big es-
adjustments, but the small ones, where
every class of work is done and where
tools and appliances are often scant.
A lad will learn more in these than in
those replete with every appliance and
infinitely subdivided into sections and
groups. III
II LIZ bSSlS ~ III q iau #SoNtdy 10
that which he can evolve for himself.
The greatest evil that can befall him
is to become specialist and nothing
more while in his teens. Yet that is
what must happen IL he spends several
years tending machines or doing re-
petitive, unvarying tasks in one big es-
Establishment.
The best training, therefore, today is
| that gathered by the peripatetic youth,
II a lad cannot gain experience In one
place, he should move about, gathering
as much as he can accumulate with
one fra. then on to another, and at.
tending training schools as opportunity
offers. His views become broadened
he becomes self reliant, and in time
having found his true work, he may
settle down as o specialist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
Absolute Zero.

Absolute zero Is the point at which,
as has BEEN determined from expert
ments with gases. matter would be
without,a trace Of heat, could be cooler
no farther. This point Is 273 degrees
below centigrade zero. A degree Of
cold SO Intense as this Is. however,
unobtainable. Even the meteorites
which-swarmsi In interstellar space must
be heated to some extent by the radi.
ance Of the stars.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
To Use externally

Customer want 10 cents worth Of
zinc for my sister.
Drug Clerk What kind of zinc?
There are about 40 kinds. What does
your sister want to use II for?
Customer--I don't know the kind.
She said must not tell what she want
ed II for? IS
Drug Clerk-Was It oxide of zinc she
wanted?
Customer-Y Yes. that's It; outside OF
zinc to put on her face Brooklyn Life.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
AZ nxception.

A little girl read composition be-
fore the minister. The subject was "a
Cow" She woye in this compliments
ry sentence: "a COW Is the most use.
full animal In the world, except re-
ligion." Leslie's Weekly. yiaaf ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27

Tea became known In EnglaId about
the middle Of the seventeenth century.
It was first sold in public houses as
gbeer is now tapped. r IS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27

If you want to find out how great q
man lis. ask him; lie you would ascer-
lain how great he isn't. ask his neigh
bors. Chicago News. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27

Schools and colleges exist for the
purpose OF aiding US to keep up with
the Knowledge OF those who have never
attended them Boston Transcript
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-06-27
THE YOUNG GAMBLER.

Halls Family Pills are the best.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-18
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
Summer Meeting to Be Held at Bran
 ford Point House.

Hartford, July 1S.-The twenty fourth summer meeting of the Con necticut Commercial Travellers asso- ciation will be held at the Branford Point house tomorrow afternoon.i Pre- yious meetings of the association at this place have been very successful. Special trolley cars will meet the mem- bers at the New Haven station at 10 a. m., to take them to Branford Point. Lunch will be served upon arrival, after which there will be games on the athletic field. Music will be furnished by the American band of Waterbury.
 At 3 o'clock a shore dinner will be served at the Branford Point house. F. F. Chapman of this city is president of the association. The arrangements for the meeting are in charge of the executive committee, consisting of l.. M. Dyer of Hartford, R. J.. Veit of Meriden, Noah Rogers, Jr, of Bridge port George Gilbert of Hartford, T. C.. AIcPartland of New Haven and l.. F. Well of New Haven. Hartford drum mers will attend in larger numbers than at any other summer meeting of the association.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-18

hey's legs and the artistic manner in which he took up reefs in his "Ed" Byrnes's catching was beautiful. What more can be said? His slide to second, in which he picked up five tacks i'll his features, was great. Tut tie at center and first base acted the parts beyond criticism, and in this connection it may not be amiss to state that his Buenos Ayres whiskers suffered nothing from close proximity to the hot ones he captured. Murray, at second, got ''pied'' q couple of times trying to get a play into form for the benefit of the young ladies on the grand stand. He should be sent to the galley for chopped ice treatment. But Dennis got in two hits all right Maloney at third proved himself to be no worse than when he played first base. In attempting to catch q "high ball'' in the third inning, his feet flew into the air and he struck the United States with dull thud. Aside from this incident his work was even tenn pered. Mcdonald, in the left garden, wore a fancy uniform of the s'Mother Hubbard" design, and q bland smile. His fault of opening up the gash in his face every time the ball flew his way will be overcome with practice, the doctors say. Jim will practice. Carl Chapin was easily the star of the mixers. He fielded in a manner which led one to imagine possibilities of something doing" on the Yale team, and it is good wagering that Carl got an extra dish of berries and a Havana after dinner from his mother and father. who watched him from the grand stand. Otto Know Howe, who mangled the grass i'll right field, ought to be awarded a medal for capturing Slavin's drive with the three-base label Otto will have to hire q type writer for a week until his fingers get strengthened out. He says if such a thing occurs again he will study as tronomy, for he saw the incest collec- ton of shooting stars ever pictured when the sphere landed into his palms.
 The game deserves much more said about it, but this ought to do the pub. lie for a while. Those who failed to attend missed treat but as the city officials have now issued forth with a challenge to the victorious newspa- per men. an opportunity to even things up will be offered. The score by in- nings was as follows:
 Newspaper Men ........2 0 o 0 tD Lawyers ...............1 Il
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-18
CONSTABLE cLARK's CASE.
Fined on Two Counts Extortion
 Charge May Be Dropped.

Charge May Be Dropped.
 Higganum, July 1S.lThe adjourned hearing of Charles A. Clark, one of the town constables. for drunkenness, as sault, and breach of the peace. was held before Justice Rollin U. Tyler at the courthouse at Haddam yesterday. By advice of counsel, Clark pleaded guilty to the charges of assault and breach of the peace, and was fined S1 and costs on each count. amounting to about $35. On the charge of extorting money, it was found that it would be necessary to draw another writ, as the charges could not be embodied in the writ for assault.
 It is understood that Clark has made arrangements to reimburse the persons from whom he obtained the money on threat of arrest. and that the matter will probably be dropped. Clark la bored under the impression that as an officer he had the right to settle such matters himself. He has a wife and six children and his counsel asked for leniency from the court on account of his family. Lawyer Gustaf B. Carlson appeared for Clark and J.sJ. Dempsey for the state.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-18
Damage by LIehtning and Water.

CLINTON, Mass, July 1S.-A storm of great severity swept this place at mid day yesterday, causing considerable loss not only by water but by fire, resulting from lightning. In three-quarters of an hour two inches of rain fell. Sewers were choked, streets and cellars were flooded and highways were badly washed out. Lightning struck the spire of the Unitarian church and the structure caught fire, but the greatest damage to the building was from water The esti- mated loss is 5000, and it is covered by insurance. The city's retaining embank- ment on Mechanic street was washed out at a loss of several thousand dollars. The lower floors of the Bigelow Carpet company and the Clinton Wire Cloth company were flooded.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-18
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE PARK.

Guy Brothers minstrels have made a hit at Forest park this week and large crowds attend the afternoon and evening performances. The vocal and instrumental musical part of the pro- gram are exceptionally entertaining Tomorrow night will be a special night at the park and a special per formance will be given by the minstrel company. There will be an exhibition of fireworks and dancing will follow. The fireworks display will include many interesting pieces. There will be balloons. several set pieces, rockets, roman candles, flower pots, wheels, etc. There will be special music on the pa- viIion and altogether it will be an en- jOyable night for all who attend.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-18
WATERVlLLE.
Audience Pleased By the Humorous
 Lecture Given Last Night.

Audience Pleased By. the Humorous
 Lecture Given Last Night.
 A large crowd was present at Grace NJ. E. church last night and listened to a humorous lecture by Watson Gran loss of New York city. The lecture was of a very interesting nature. It was rare treat to listen to MT Gran loss as he related some humorous oc- currences- of everyday life. The speak ers possesses a good voice and he has a pleasing manner of expressing his ideas. His remarks were filled with humor and those present could not re- frain from laughing. It is the earnest desire of those present last evening that they will have another opportuni- ty to hear MT Granloss in the near flu ture.
 Charles Milne has resigned his posi- tion as toolmaker with the American Pin company.
 Mrs Gordon Clark is sick at the home of her sister on Main street.
 Miss Viola Stepney is i'll at her home on Main street.
 A private sociable and dance will be given at Pythian hall on Friday even ing by party of young people from Waterbury.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-18
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
Tn Reference to the Two Turnouts on
 North Main Street.

In Reference to the Two Turnouts on
 North Main Street.
 There seems to be some difference of opinion on the recommendation of the board of public works with reference to the application of the trolley com- pany to lay two turn outs on North Main street, some claiming that the conditions are oppressive, others that they are about right while quite few take the ground that it is q downright shame to allow them to use the street for this purpose no matter what they might be willing to pay for the privi- lege. Just what action the aldermen will take on the recommendation no one can say at this time, but is thought that an effort will be made to talk them into amending the report of the board of public works so as to drop the demand for a money consideration of $2,000. The committee to whom this matter was referred. Mayor Kiliuff, Engineer Cairns and Commissioner Whiting, gave the matter considerable thought and was unit as to what con- ditions should be imposed and 5the board adopted the report unanimously
 
 heard of in year." said well known real estate man to a reporter this morn- ing, considering that they will have the right to use the street for this pur- pose forever. You can't encroach on city property one inch for any other line of business no matter if you might be willing to pay for it. During the present season I wanted to get few inches beyond the building line, but when inquired about it was inform ed that such a thing was out of the question. In consideration of the pay ment of S4,0OO the trolley people get the right to use a large portion of one of the principal streets of the city, So far as they are concerned, it is nthe same as if they had bought it outright. 1t would not be any more use them if the city gave them quiet claim deed and for this reason say it is the cheap est piece of real estate that anyone came into possession of in this town to my knowledge, unless it came as a legacy"