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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-10-31

For twelve years the name of Mel.
Billed has stood at the head of the dry
goods trade of this city. His name,
goods and honorable methods of doing
business are familiar with every resi-
dent within trade radius of the town.
He carries large and complete stock
embracing dry goods, notions, fur
nishing goods, carpets, rugs and a fine
assortment Of ladies tallor-made suits,
coats, capes and Jackets, aud his prices
are as low as irstclass goods can be
sold for. Special mention should be
made of his dress goods department,
which is unusually complete. 1t en-
braces the finest of silks and sa5ins as
well as the more inexpensive weaves,
and all goods sold by Mr.. Billed are
fully warranted and will prove as rep
resented. Mr.. Billed is a good buyer
and is in touch with the best markets
and is always willing to give his Gus
toners the benefit of his years of ex-
perience in good goods at the lowest
possible prices. He is one of the fore
most business men of Sank Centre and
. citizen of high standing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-10-31
L. 8. BISHOP COMPANY.

One OF the leading business houses
of this city ia that of L. s. Bishop
Company. This firm has supplied the
wants of the people of Sank Centre
and vicinity for the past twelve years,
and at no time were they more popular
than at the present. They carry full
line of fresh staple and fancy grocer
les, -four produce and provisions.
Their stock is the best that money and
experience can buy and their prices
are always in accordance with the
times. They pay the highest market
price for reduce and patrons OF theirs
have no cause to complain. Their
motto is the best goods at reasonable
prices, and as a result they enjoy a
large and prosperous trade. The
members of this firm, Bishop Bros,
are wide-awake merchants, in touch
with the best markets, and are always
on the lookout to give their customers
the best that is obtainable in their line.
They are enterprising and progressive
business men and stand high in the
commercial world.
J. A. JOHNSON,
None of the arts come nearer our
homes and affections than does photo
graphy. BY it's means the poor as
we'll as the rich are enabled to preserve
the pictured semblence of loved ones
and to adorn their walls with reproduce
tions of the best work Of the masters.
One OF the ablest members of the pro-
fession is Mr.. J. A. Johnson of Sank
Centre, who is an artist of talent and
attainment, and whose heart is in his
work. Mr.. Johnson has we'll
equipped gallery and is prepared to
do all kinds of outdoor view work,
commercial photography, or in fact
any and all kinds of work pertaining
to the art OF photography.
OA5ToETA.
Bear, tn. H1hs Kind You Have Always Bought
Hs' # &WAZz:zM
Do you want a livery rig? Get the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-10-31

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"All well-all happy-lots
of fun. That is the regular
report from the monkey cage
of Barnum's Circus ever since
the keepers began dosing the
monkeys with SCOTS Emul-
sion. Consumption was carry
ing off two thirds of them
every year and the circus had
to buy new ones.
One day a keeper accident
ally broke a bottle of SCOTS
Emulsion near the monkey
cage and the monkeys eagerly
Tapped it up from the floor.
This suggested the idea that it
might do them good. Since
then the monkeys have received
regular doses and the keepers
report very few deaths from
consumption. Of course it's
cheaper to buy SCOTS Emul-
sion than new monkeys-and
that suits the circus men.
Consumption in monkeys
and in man is the same disease.
If you have it or are threaten
g ed with it can you
! ! ! !. ! !. : !:
-, take the hint?
This picture represents
! ~ the Trade Mark of SCOTS
Il Emulsion and Is On the
wrapper Of every bottle.
+ IT,! Send fer free sample
Il - SCOTT & BOVINE,
s. - 400 Pearl St., New York
- soc and 81. all druggists.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
HOW THE SCIENTISTS
MEASURE HUMIDITY.

To most minds scientific instruments are
so fearfully and wonderfully constructed
that no attempt is ever made to pry into
the manner Of their performing their funo-
tons. the results obtained being accepted as
a matter of course. Yet many such IN
struments. while apparently most comp;i-
Gated. are really based on very simple prin-
ciples. OF these the thermometer and the
barometer are. OF course. now generally un-
derstood, although this was not always
true.
Another meteorological instrument, how
ever. which is much used. but which Is more
or less mysterious to the public. is that by
which the amount Of moisture in the air Is
determined. While deiicately constructed
and balanced by means Of fine springs. the
chief reliance is placed in a few horse hairs.
which are exceedingly responsive to the in
nuence of dampness.
When the air becomes moist they relax.
and a pivoted bar. one end Of which forms
an Indicator. Is drawn along a scale. which
shows Just to what extent the air Is sat-
urated with water. When the air is dry
the horse hairs become tense and the indl-
Gator is returned to its appropriate place on
the scale.
1t is in this way that track Is kept of
General Humidity. whose damp forces 50
enectually conspire to keep humanity In
misery during warm weather.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
ANOTHER VIEW OF MISS VIRGINIA CARVEL IN THE CRISIS"
Posed for The Sunday Republic by Miss M@ene Price of No 1928 Westminster Place

take place normally In the food ~ys041stA~
Professor A 8 Mitchell analytical chem.
Est for the Wisconsin Dairy and TooA Csm-
mission. gave some startling sv1dsees ~.
garding the use Of ~frsezins' bsfero the
commission. "Freezins." he explained, Was
used to keep milk from sourins. - prs-
serve beer in bottles Then subjected to
changes Of temperature. and for innumsra-
BILE other uses. OF that ~prsparatiea Pro-
fessor Mitchell saidi IF Q DROP o1 b -
put into water or any material c~ontA1nln0
those small living organisms. thsy imms-
diately give . few conclusive kioka and
die"
Canine fruits. meats ard hsh. eidsN vf1s.
gar. milk. extracts. baking powder, spiosa.
beer. ale and other malt liquors fn bot
ties; sausage and other chopped msatA -
sides hundreds Of articles Of diet not %
commonly used. were shown to b sithsp
dangerously or fraudulently adultsratsds
generally both. for the deleterious ingfsdis
ent is. in addition to its menace to the pub.
lilo health. always a fraud
Senator Mason. chairman Of the Senate
Commission, reported these findings to the
last Congress. and recommended the en-
actment of q law that would regulate ths
sale Of every food. drink. condiment and
drug offered for human consumption. This
Recommendation was supported by the Pure
Food and Drug Congress of the United
States. and by State associations and pure
food societies In every part of the country.
The result? Congress adjourned without 90
much as considering the measures intro
duced.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
FEM articles Of FOOD IRE PURE,
ACCORDING TO EXPERT STATEMENTS.
Chemistry Has Been Called Upon to
Adulterate and "Preserve' Them,
to the Danger of Those who Have
to Eat Them.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
There is a widespread and growing con-
viction that chemistry. which has done SO
much for and the development or
Industries in many lines. has ignored pru-
dence and menaced the public health In
applying certain compounds TO the preser-
walton and conditioning of foodstuffs.
Two objects seem to have led to this
state of affairs. First and foremost Is hui
man greed. To lessen the cost Of produc-
ton. and thus increase profits. is para
mount to every other consideration. To ac-
complish that. it became necessary to coun-
terfeit nature by chemically preserving per-
ishable foodstufs in apparently their
natural state through all the seasons.
An investigation. ordered by the United
States Senate last year. developed the
startling fact that nearly every foodstun.
condiment, drink and drug known to COM
merce Is to-day being adulterated- TWO
pronounced phases Of wholesale adultera-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

ton were developed. One u adulteration
with powerful personalities, dangerous to
human health: the other with worthless
and practically harmless ingredients en-
ployed to defraud consumers. It was
shown by the testimony Of . large number
of distinguished chemists that 1t is actually
dangerous for the unschooled in the science
Of detecting adulterants to purchase pre-
pared foods unless from dealers whose In
tegrfty is beyond question.
Doctor II. W. Wiley. chief of the division
of chemistry Of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. was a most important
witness before the Senate Commission He
stated that all kinds of foodstu1s packed
in tin. glass and wood were adulterated.
and that even whole grains. such as cunee
and spices, and valuable banks. were coun-
terfeited. Doctor Wiley made emphatic
Mention of the Imitation fruit preserves
jeilies. etc. born of animal matter and
doped with acids. foisted upon the public by
INSCRIPTIONS packers and dealers. and
g~laringly recommended as the products Of
nature. A mass of testimony supported
this and every other declaration made be-
fore the commission concerning adultera-
ton.
The common use of a~ntisept.cs was estab-
lished. and the report Of the commission to
Congress set forth the conclusion OF expe-
rienced and learned witnesses to the effect
that ANY active antiseptic Is necessarily
deleterious to health. 1t stops the normal
ferments and stops the digestive process
which takes place In the organs, and It
stops, in a measure, the changes which
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
TWO STORIES OF SNAKES, and ONE OFF RAIN OF SNALS

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Saratoga. n. Y. and vicinity had an ex-
perience the other night. the like Of which
even the Oldest inhabitant cannot remember.
1t was a precipitation of small toads ana
snails, the visitation occurring principally
between Q and IL o'clock. A rainstorm pre-
vailed during the most OF the afternoon and
increased greatly after n:ghtfall.
Shortly after . O'Clock. what appeared to
be hailstones ratified to earth. but on ex-
animation they proved to be snails In their
shells. many Of which were gathered by the
astonished people. The snails were almost
Immediately followed from the sky by small
toads, averaging from one-half to three
quarters Of an inch in length.
While the heaviest precipitation Of toads
and snails was after . o'clock, there are
many who say that q number fell in the
afternoon storm. From what section the
storm scooped up the toads and snails that
were dropped on Saratoga soil no one seems
to know.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Tired. after his days work In the hay
field. Charles Crosley, who lives on the road
leading to Canaan Mountain. In the town OF
Norfolk. Conn. went to bed without stop
ping to light a lamp.
The moment no laid down on the bed ne
heard a Kissing noise and then somethins
hit him on the leg. Upon striking . match
he saw a spotted adder. measuring three
and one-half feet, on the bed.
As Crosley raised O chair to hit the rep
tile. It sprang at him., barely missing his
face.
Immediately there began Q battle between
snake and man. Crosley was badly frignt-
ened. for the match had gone out From
the darkness came the kissing Of the rep
tile. and the man expected every moment
to be bitten again. He was barefooted. and
afraid to move. for fear Of treading upon
the added. His shoes were under the bed
and he started to reach for them; but was
struck by the dread that possibly the adder
had crawied into one. After awhile ne
game courage and trod gently to the match
case. The glare showed the adder win
slowly out Of . window.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Roland Strouse of Picture Rocks. Pa. was
awakened BIZ something crawling over his
body.
He was Mortified to discover . large black
max in his bed.
Jumping to the floor. strouse grasped q
broom and killed the reptile. 1t had crawled
up a vine and through an open window.
strouse Is not q nervous man. but that
night he did not go back to sleep. He could
not bear the thought of getting Into tho
bed which his snakeship had shared. He
lay down on q pallet on the floor. but every
time he closed his eyes he saw q big black
snake hanging over him. Finally. he gave
It up as q bad job. and sat out on the
back porch.
When daylight came he found the body
Of the snake under the window through
which he had thrown It. Careful measure
ment showed 1t to be five feet and Q fraction
Of an inch In length.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
Helpful Suggestions as to the
Best Way to Begin.

At the conclusion of a wedding in a VII
lage church the bridegroom signed the reg
lister with his X mark" The pretty bride
did the same; and then. turning to a young
lady who had known her as the best scholar
in the school. whispered to her. while tears
OF honest love and admiration stood In her
bright eyes: Hes a dear fellow, miss. but
he cannot write; he is going to learn from
me. and / would not shame him for the
married life. for a husband and wife ought
to be always ready to help and make the
most of each other.
To those about to marry I should say
spend the first year of your married life in
this way. and at its close you will have
and wise woman who made in her journal,
on the first anniversary of her marriage
with Archibald Hare, the following record:
I'VE have reached the end of this happy
year. II has given to each of us, 1 believe,
that which is more precious than any other
gift of God. and not one anticipation of the
happiness attending our union has been
in vain. Not one cloud has come between
us: each day seems only to draw us more
closely together, and to unite our thoughts
and feelings more intimately" A sad con-
trast to this was the experience of a lady.
who lately said in my hearing. in order to
account for the unhappiness she had suf-
fered in married life: Oh. We began all
wrong
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
Young Husbands Must Give Up
Bachelor Habits After Marriage.

A young man must not imagine that after
marriage he can go on living his old life.
with the additional establishment of some
gay. simple. easy-hearted creature. who
would lie lightly upon the surface of his
being. be at hand whenever solitude or seri-
our pursuits had become irksome. and never
be In the way when not wanted. Visions
these are; merely dreams Of Epicurean
youth. No, when married we must put
away our bachelor things. as we do childish
things when We become men.
The domestic life Of George Sand, the
great French novelist. was so unhappy thai
she left her husband. and wrote bitterly
about marriage. The quarrel was caused by
his habits. He used suddenly to leave
home. and remain away on hunting expedi-
tons. and in the company OF boon COM
panions. for days. He behaved, In short,
as a single man. and tried to be as little
married as possible. This always causes
unhappiness. and Is very wrong, for no man
ought to like his club and his amusements
better than his home. At the same time the
wife who is wise will not begin married
life BIZ insisting that her husband give up
his club, his male friends. and all the In
terests of bachelorship. She knows that 1t
Is possible for a man to be overcome with
domesticity and that ~toujours perdrix IS
weaE1some. Men about home all day become
ddg1tys grumpy and interfere in house
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
Some Mistakes Often Made by
FOndly Foolish Wives.

Men cannot be chivalrous and self-deny-
Ing IL women do not give them the chance
of cultivating these noble qualities. In
stead of this. some fondly foolish wives en-
courage their husbands I'm rudeness and
selfshness by not demanding and even in
sisting upon that attention.. consideration.
and help which every woman. much more
a wife. may claim from a man. Sometimes
il Is a woman's highest pleasure" to bear
all her husbands burdens. To secure this
highest pleasure. she makes him weak, in
efficient and childishly selfish. II she had
taken a proper stand and respected herself
and her sex during the first year of married
life things would have been very different
ITO be ever beloved one must be ever agree
able" so 1t is most foolish. as well as
wrong. for a young woman. when married,
to lay aside those graces and accomplish
ments that won her her husband. 1t is this
sort of thing that made Swift say that"the
reason why so few marriages are happy Is
because young women spend their time in
making nets. not in making cages"
Think not. tho husband gained. that all IL
done.
The prize of happiness must still be won:
And oft the careless find it to their cost.
The lover in the husband may be lost"
Young wife: Suppose you were to come
down late one morning and find the coffee
cold, what would you dor Her husband:
My dear. 1 should make 1t hot for you
OF course a husband ought not to expect
much when he is unpunctual at meals. but
still it is never safe for a wife to disregard
the precept-"Feed the brute"
The following remedy has been suggested
for a delicate wife: For a slight head
ache. give her a dozen pairs Of gloves: II 1t
grows worse. a new gown. In extreme
cases a new hat has been known to produce
instant relief. For nervous debility. q new
horse and carriage: for dullness, a theater
ticket; extreme weakness, a trip to the sea;
nervous irritability. invite the lion Of the
season to dinner" We do not advise q man
to begin his married life by administering
drugs in this way. for the domestic phar-
macopoeia would soon be exhausted, but
there is one thing he ought to do. and that
Is to abstain from nagging (men can nag
as well as women). arousing jealousy and
every other action hat may even remotely
injure the health OF his wife. Who has not
heard Of a bad-husband headache, or ono
brought on by the worrying and fault-nnd-
ing Of a selfish man? A man IL always
bound to protect the health and happiness
of his wife. but this Is especially the case
during the first year Of marriage. And the
wife on her part ought. for the sake Of
others, II not for her own sake, to think
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE

pie usually have enough: therefore a wife
should be given enough. neither less nor
more.
Married people were gentleman and lady
before they were husband and wife, but
they often forget this. The necessary ia
miliarity of their relationship. II caution is
not taken during the first year. produces.
IL not contempt. at least a disregard for
each others feelings which is the essence
Of bad manners. Why not be as tactful
and as little inclined to find fault with your
wife. or life partner. as you are with your
business partner? Why not entertain and
her as you do your customers and
patrons? Perhaps more GOODNESS and es-
arrangements. II not absolute quarrels and
separations. grow out of a disregard of the
common rules of courtesy in married life
than from any other cause.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
Friendly Disagreements Add
Spice to Domestic Life.

rP'Nt w hS'iliVStIC I<IICs
"What is the reason" one Irishman
asked another. that you and your wife are
always disagreeing?" Because" replied
Pat. I'VE are both OF one mind-she wants
TO be master. and so do l." They 90 to
church and say Il will.' and then. per
haps. on the way home. one or the other
says 81 won't" and that begins II.
A man said. in the presence OF Arch
deacon Paley. that he and his wife had
lived together for thirty years and never
nad a difference of opinion. Paley's COM
ment was: Very praiseworthy. but how
very dull,' There is more spice and zest
In domestic life when husband and wife do
not think exactly alike and II either of
them Is the stronger. it is a great mis-
take. beside being tyrannical. 10 try to
crush the opinion and Individuality out Of
the other. There Is room in the world for
both. and God knew what he was about
when he made them not the same. but of q
different pattern. The domestic adjuster
VINO insists that everything shall be
thought and done in the home Just as he or
she tninks IL should be thought and done.
may be respected. but ought not to expect
to be loved.
A husband said of his wife: II would not
MIND her having the last word. II II were
the last word. but there are always more
last words" In the first wear of married
life a man NAV think that he canpo, gst
too many words from his wife bu, his
opinion will alter in this respect II she ac-
quire the most dangerous habit OF irving
to get the last word. An old Athenian Gus
tom required that a newly married couple.
when hrst alone. should eat a ounce to-
Gether. In token. as this fruit was the
symbol or good will. that their conversation
should De mutually pleasant. The young
husband need not be afraid of spelling his
"He oy kindness. Tor an ounce OF praise
. with more than a pound Oh fault-hnd-
ans "onhdh' ike the hoh-i-noor,
Aou"' y ehe price that put on her.
Her strength Is your esteem. beware
VI hho'hs fauit: her Wits unnerved
. y oAme. rom you t~ouid be despair;
paSe INA IL not quite Deserve
o' W ~
", 49, -, u'"o' "snes "u''
or ms,chins ~ So - ~ ~
- "He d oeen piahnins ana WORK.
60 al oiueI Ina sne anu ner mouse
10 oe peasant Tor her h~usoahos recep-
- oh MS return from work. does she
not deserve a word OF praise. instead of
a." "e' enor's accepteu as a matter
i" suiieh siiehoe! My master.
u ~ u"s, Is an very weh' out l wish
mat ne had a tah 10 was when he is
pieaseu. some husoands never wag their
taits. Man, says Victor Hugo, was the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

more OF her health than Of dancing about
from one kind OF dissipation to another.
Ignorance of the laws OF nature does not
make a young woman moro innocent or
better in any way. and 1t may destroy or
blight her married life
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

Miss Cook who is aprmnedb beauty is Elective when aed in the satin pr and powdered hair of
@uhr days During recent trip to California ae. vas pictured in Japanese kmna with hair done in the style of
the evKnghnnH Her friends assert that the results were quite as satisfactory as the more conventional cos
tune Of century ago
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

They were sitting in the hammock;
They were planning to elope:
They had just mapped out the programme
When her brother cut the rope.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

Does Daisy firt!"
"Flirt! Why. say. the other day. before
she discovered her mistake. she was waving
for five minutes at a scarecrow In . feldr.