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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
SOME HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK.
GOSSIP FROM
THE OUTSIDE
WORLD.

IL .
II shall not compete with M. San
tos-D umont in the race for the
Pearson prize Of e1.0OO ($5, O0O)
from London to Birmingham and
return, as my airship will not be
ready in time, but / do believe my
machine is better than that of M.
Santos-D umont, and / am willing
to stake a considerable sum. NY
belief is that a race between Lon
don and Edinburgh would be long
enough to thoroughly test the
qualities of M. Santos Dumont's
airship and my own. Their faults
would certainly become apparent
in such a test, in which both would
be subjected to a long and severe
strain, as the distance is nearly
three times that between London
and Birmingham. / am willing
to go as high as g1O,OOO ($5O,OOO)
a side
TOO MANY FLATTERING NOTICES.
The recently appointed pension
commissioner Eugene F. Ware.
better known by his pen name of
"Ironquill," says he is receiving
too much fattery and begs the
newspapers to discontinue it. In
a message to a Topeka, Kas., paper.
he says:
"Will you kindly omit in your
paper all further illusions to me?
I am being praised. In "a
little while, by the law of compen-
sation, I will be overblamed.
Glorifcation notices will nauseate
my friends and provoke my
enemies. If / should be confirmed
and then accept and should enter
upon my duties as commissioner
Of pensions I will be handicapped
by these contending emotions.
And when, at the last, my ex-
terror shall decorate the fence, as
it certainly must in time, my
friends will have no incentive to
weep and my enemies will
have no restraint upon their levity.
Therefore, please don't give them
any more"
WORLDS RECORD is BROKEN.
Forty-nine days is the latest
record established for glooe trot-
ting. It was made by Joseph Ha-
worth and breaks the best previous
record by eleven days.
Haworth is clerk employed by
George DIETRICH, mine owner,
and was sent to Irkutsk to deliver
some papers. He did not attempt
to break any records, but merely
tried to make good time. By a
series of fortunate accidents he
made perfect connections and so
was not obliged to waste any time
on the trip.
Previous to this the record was
held by Cecil Fitzmorris, Chi
cago boy, who made the journey
in few hours over sixty days.
Before that the records were 81
days, made by .sCitizen" George
Francis Train, and 70 days, made
by Nellie Bly,.
Fitzmorris was delayed at Vlad-
livestock for three days and was
forced to travel part of the way
across Siberia by boat, as the
Trans-Siberian railway was not
finished at that time. 1t is now
completed. A slight accident to
the train on which Haworth
travelled enabled him to deliver
his message at Irkutsk and take
the same train eastward. The
record is likely to stand for some
time.
S$-S
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

Movement Of Duflng bn0 past
Prison Population. week two pris-
oners have been released on parole
and two were pardoned out. There
have been no regular discharges.
In the same space of time three
prisoners were received.
The total population is $50,
graded as follows: First, 387;
second, 100, and third IL.
Special sessions The board of
Of Pardon Board. pardons held
two extra sessions during the past
week and considered some of the
cases that were taken under adj
visement at the regular meeting
on the 14th. One pardon and one
communication Of sentence were
issued. R. OIL, register number
$40, had his sentence cut down
from five to three years, which
will permit him to be released on
parole next month. G. w. H.,
#652, received a full pardon.
B. S., 5672, and G.. M. D., 5533,
were denied. The cases of J. E.
F., 6O6, G.. M. R., $3.50, and J. c.,
1916, were again taken under
advisement.
Yard Men are Preparations
Anticipating Summer. for summer
are being made on all sides of the
grounds. Sinbad and a couple of
assistants are raking, sprinkling
and moving the lawns, shaping
up the borders and getting the
flower beds in condition for spring
planting. Despite the warm
weather, all vegetation is backward
on account of the unusually light
rainfall up to date.
The fountain in the park was
uncovered and cleaned out a
month ago and has been playing
several times this season. The
tulip beds. planted last fall, are
coming up nicely and give every
promise of being in blossom with
in week or two. Four hundred
red and pink rosebushes arrived
at the greenhouses on Monday, to
be grown under glass during the
summer. The geraniums, which
will be set out in few weeks, are
more numerous than they have
been for years. All the grounds
need now is good spring rain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
Che grisp,1 8lirror.

THURSDAY. APRIL "a, 1907.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
BoUNcER IN OFFICE BUILDING.

Pat Farrell, formerly a prize
fighter, has been recently appointed
"bouncer" in the Prick building,
Pittsburg, Pa. Farrell's assign
ment is novel one. Should an
unwelcome book agent, beggar,
crank or other person be trouble
some to any tenant, he can be
elected quickly and gently or
forcibly, as the case may be, by
calling on Farrell.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

LONDON TO EDINBURGH IN AIRsHIPs.
DR.. A. F. Barton, London
aeronaut, who is building an air
ship for the British war Office, pro-
poses to race M. Santos umont
from London to Edinburgh and
back for $50, 600 q side. He says:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
How Mu.krats Are trapped.

Trapping is one of the modes by
which muskrats are secured. The traps
are made of boards about six inches
wide and three feet long. These are
nailed together like an ordinary box
trap, the open ends being secured by
swinging doors of wire network, fasten-
ed to the upper part of both entrances.
These doors allow easy ingress to the
trap, but once in the rat cannot get out
without opening the, door by pulling it
to him, which secret they seem very
slow to discover. These traps are put
in the leads running from the houses to
the water when the tide is at low ebb
and the rats are out feeding. On the
return they crawleup the leads, push
against one Of the wire doors Of the
trap, which Immediately opens into the
trap, but they cannot go farther, as the
next door opens toward them. Before
they can gnaw out the tide makes up,
and they are drowned in the trap.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
A Distressing Accident.

On Saturday evening last, about
O'Clock, a collision occurred at the
corner near the residence of John Nc
Glbbon, on the north side, which
wrecked a wagon and killed valuable
horse. Ed. Lovaas was returning from
adelivering trip for the L. S. Bishop
Co, when he was run into by a teaia
owned by w. Parcher, driven by Biue
Fangburn at lively gait. tt was
dark at that place, and while Mr..
lsovaas could see the approaching team
Twas quite evident he was not seen.
He attempted to avoid the collision by
Driving out to the side of the road,
but without avail One of the shafts
OF the Bishop wagon struck the nigh
horse of the team penetrating the
breast to the depth of thirty inches,
breaking it off in the wound. The
horse reared and{ell backward, dead.
The delivery wagon was badly wrecked,
and the buggy wrenched and the pole
broken. Mr.. Parcher offers to. settle
his loss for $500, and il will cost
probably $500 to repair the Bishop
wagon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
A FINE ANIMAL.
OrmuS Marshall Purchases a
Blue-Blooded Jersey Bull.


Ormus Marshall has just received
from the famous herd of J. L. Emory,
Albion, Wis, a fine young Jersey
bull, royalty bred, and a beautiful an
imal. He was born on May 10, 1901,
is solid color BROWN with black
points. His sire is Pedro's Pretty
Pogis, by Pedro, the greatest prize
winner in the country, having taken
first and second stake prizes in Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, the interstate and a
half-dozen other fairs in New York,
Chicago and elsewhere. His great
grand mother, Eurotas, has record
OF 77S pounds of butter in one year.
The dam of this bull is Croatia,
whose record and pedigree are nearly
as illustrious as that of the sire. He is
a splendid young animal and Mr..
Marshall is to be congratulated,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13

Jas. H. Langan of Benson, enrolled
in the English department on Monday.
The A shorthand class are doing
good work at present, with Miss High
barker in the lead.
Messrs. Kinkele and Sullivan are
studying shorthand together with good
results.
Miss 10. Hegg was in Alexandria
on Monday.
Miss Werhahn passed 100 in spell
ing on Friday, beating all previous
records.
Prof. Bailey has organized sepa-
rate class in orthog raphy.
Guy Drill keeps things up in tip-tor
order and his work is appreciated by
all. His stenography is also good.
Miss Mabelle Orion, dealer in sta
tionery of all kinds, reports business
as thriving.
Wallace:.Mu is at his home in
st. Wendell, afflicted with mumps.
Fred LANCE resumed his studies on
Monday, after several weeks sickness
Everything is black and red now-s
queer combination indeed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
Notice of Annual Election.

Notice is hereby given that, pursu-
ant to law, the annual election OF
directors of the Board of Education OF
the town of Sank Centre, Minneso ta,
will be held in the lower southeast
room of the brick school building, in
the city of Sank Centre, on Saturday
the 10th day of March, A. d. 1902, for
the purpose of electing two directors
of said Board to serve for the next en-
suing three t3) years. The polls will
open for the above purpose at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon of said day
and remain open until twelve O'Clock,
and will open again at one o'clock and
remain open until four o'clock in the
afternoon. Dated, Sank Centre, Mimi,
March 8th., 1902. !. ..... So. . Il.
Nd. HOGAN, ~ o..
Secretary of Board of Education,
Town of Sank Centre, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
LOVES SACRIFICE.
An Engagement Ring Which Ampu-
tates q Finger Joint.

An Engagement Ring Which Ampu-
tates a Finger Joint.
chronological experts agree that with
most Australian tribes every woman is
betrothed in infancy or even in antici-
patton of her birth. According to some
mysterious law of their own, this is
arranged by the old men of the family.
the women having no voice in the mat
ter. The age of the proposed husband
is not taken into consideration, so that
it frequently happens that by the time
the girl is of a manageable age her
intended is an old man. If in the
meantime some younger man has set
his heart upon her, this means fight,
in which the unfortunate bride to be,
as she is d1Ngged away, is certain to
come in for share of the blows which
the rival suitors deal out to each other.
In some of the coast districts, where
not all the girls are promised in infan-
cy, the betrothal Of young woman to
a man who follows the occupation of
a fisherman compels her to lose the
first joint Of the little finger of her left
hand. This slow and painful opera
ton is peri ormed by stout string
bound tightly about the ioint-an en-
gagemeut ring with which one would
willingly dispense! A marriage Ii
cense, equally unique, is common in
some sections, where the chief gives
to the prospective groom a peculiarly
knotted string, possessing which he is
free to seek the wife of his choice
Woman's Home Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
Hawks Eggs.

A peculiar fact in collecting birds
eggs is the wide difference in values
of eggs of the same family of birds.
For instance. there is the great family
of hawks. Some hawks eggs are worth
only few cents each, and other
hawks eggs find ready sale at So, So
and 81 each. 1t makes hundred dol
lar bill look dilapidated to buy COM
plete set of even western hawks eggs,
while a full set of all known hawks
eggs cost upward of 5000. The eggs
of marsh hawk, red back hawk
and copper hawk may be bought for
20 cents each, and the broad winged
hawks eggs will bring 81 each the
world over. The eggs of Swainson's
hawk and the buff breasted hawk are
worth $1.50 each. $
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
. One Of The Very Best.

jolly Della Pringle and her excel
lent company who are appearing at
the mammouth Auditorium-al all state
fair week are doing a phenomenal
business and giving immense satisfac-
ton. Miss Pringle has many friends
in our city and it is wonderful to see
the amount of people crowding into
the Auditorium (which seats 5000 peo-
ple). The opposition in the amuse-
ment line has never been so great as
it is this week. Miss Pringle is play
ing in theatre that seats more peo-
pie on the main floor than any ordi-
nary theatre would seat in the entire
house and she is getting the business.
Miss Pringle and Mr.. Adams first
made their appearance to Des
Moines audience four years ago at the
Roof Garden. Since he appearance
here Miss Pringle has risen to the
dignity of travelling in her own pri-
vate Pullman palace car. Her sup
porting company is far above the
average. The plays were new. The
Diamond Breaker proves strong
drawing attraction-the ponderous
coal breaker in full operation was a
very realistic AMI exciting scene. Phe
Pulse of New York also proved a
strong card. In this production
large amount of special scenery is
used and was of the finest kind.
| Among the stage settings represented
were Brooklyn Bridge by Moonlight,
Statute of Liberty Enlightening the
World, the great Pile Driver scene,
the wonderful Elevated Railroad scene
| and the electric Palace of Gold. Miss
Pringle also gave a very fine perform
| auce of East Lynne. The band and
orchestra of this company is very fine
and daily street parade is given
Des Moines Daily Capital.
This company will appear at the
Grand Opera House, in this city,
March q and %. ~.--.'
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
Basket Ball,

There is growing interest in bask-
ct ball among the young people of this
city. A return game between the
Sank Centre and the Melrose high
school teams was played in the City
opera house, and the Melrose BOYS
woL again, but this time with great
| ly reduced score-19 to 8. It was a
very pretty game, and la goodly audi
ence enjoyed it thoroughly. 1t is
quick and fast sport and free from the
rough and tumble features of foot
ball.
The game was full of interest from
beginning to end. For long time the
Sank Centre team held it's own, and
seemed ~ have an even chance of
winning. But the Melrose boys were
too swift and well trained for their
opponents. They take advantage of
the situation and make the most of it
every time.
On Saturday evening there will be
two very interesting games at the
Opera House. The Alexandria young
ladies will play the young ladies of
our high school. At the conclusion
of that game the Alexandria young
men will play the Sank Centre team.
Both games may be witnessed fer the
one admission. 25 cents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
A LARGE DELIVERY.
Townsend & Marshall Load a
Caravan With Moline
Goods.

-. .
Friday last was busy day at the
Townsend & Marshall Agriculture
Implement house. Seven of the good
substantial farmers of the town OF
Grove, living near the village oil
Metre Grove were in the city to buy
agricultural implements, and all went
home with big loads. Their purchases
consisted of Moline goods--wagons,
gang plows, seeders, corn planters,
weeders, ETC., and all we're thoroughly
pleased, not only with their purchases
but with the treatment they received
while here. -.-.
/. The notable feature of this sale and
delivery is the fact that this is all
practically new trade for Sank Centre,
and but the beginning of much more
of the same sort. These thrifty and
substantial men made other purchases
in the city, and the total volume of
business was very considerable.
just before they droYe away Town
send & Marshall had large photo
graph taken of the entire outfit. 1t
will be an interesting picture.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
An Open Giver.

Harold's father was in the habit of
giving a dollar Sunday to the church.
This was put in a numbered envelope
in the collection plate and the amount
credited to him on the church books.
Mr.. T. was away for the summer and
on his return inclosed his arrears in
the envelope and intrusted it to Har-
old to put on the plate. When the lit
tie boy came home from church, he
said proudly: 81 put an awful lot of
money on the plate this morning.
iAIore'n anybody else, guess"
"You got the envelope there all
right?'' asked his father carelessly,
for Harold had been almost afraid to
carry so much money.
"Oh, yes" he said; 'but took the
envelope Off when got there and just
put the money on the plate in my
hand. Nobody'd have known how
much I gave If I'd left it in the en-
Yelope."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
PLEASANT VALLEY.

Arthur Graham is hauling hay from
Lake George this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Flahaven OF
Melrose, visited at John Aliens on
Sunday.
Miss Annie Allen spent Sunday with
her parents.
S. +. Hansen of Sank Centre was
out buying cattle in this town or
Monday.
Mrs. Jas. 1Kinselia and little daugh
ter spent Saturday and Sunday with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. M. Allen.
Chester 6 alusha was caller al
M. Aliens on Sunday.
Charles Lamb lost valuable horse
this week. AS
John Pesheck branded his cattle on
Sunday and is getting ready to ship
them west about the Goth of March.
LOST. One OF the most industrious
men of Getty got lost in the woods OF
Melrose a few days ago, while trying
to survey a piece of land.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
An Opal worth a Million.

The most famous opal in history was
that which was worn in ring by the
Roman senator Nonius in the day of
the triumvirate. Its size equaled that
of a medium sized hazelnut, yet its
beauty and brilliancy rendered it a
marvel among the dilettanti of Rome,
especially when it was known that the
goldsmiths and money changers had
set it's value at $1,000,000.
Mark Antony made overtures. to No
MUS for it's purchase, intending, it is
thought, to present it to Cleopatra, but
the senator refused to part with it and
for fear that it would be taken from
him by sheer force sought safety in
fight. Here history loses all trace of
this famous gem, there being no rec
ord of it's transference from Nonius to
any of his family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
HER CAR FARE.
She Had 1t With Her, and Yet She
Could Not Pay 1t.

Could Not Pay 1t.
She really intended paying her fare
when she boarded the street car, for
she had 10 cents saved from the bar
gain day scrimmage, but the conductor
happened to be a gentleman and by
paying the fare himself saved her a
weary walk to the family residence.
She had this 10 cents with her when
she boarded the car, and she still had
the money when the conductor came
through on his trip for fares, but she
did not pay the conductor. 1t was all
the motorman's fault. With her arms
full of bundles, she was compelled to
hold the ten cent piece between her
teeth. The motorman turned on the
current, the car gave jerk, and she
gave start.
"Fare, please" said the conductor,
and she turned pale.
: ST can't pay you, she stammered,
going from white to red and from red
back to white.
"But 1 can't carry you for nothing -
demonstrated the conductor.
81 know it, but can't help it. had
the money when got on the car, but
but swallowed it,"
A crouch on the other side of the
car snorted a rude laugh, but the con-
ductor was gentleman, and without
another word he pulled the register
rope for another fare and passed on
st. Paul Globe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
The Herald
.AdVertiSeS it's
Advertisers.
ST. CLOUD, MINI, FEBRUARY 10. 1902.


Frances Gain;
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that default has been made by you in the
performance of the conditions and require
ments imposed upon you by that certain
contract made and entered into on the 10th
day of June A. d. 1901, wherein the under
signed. Charles A. Cooper, agreed in constd-
GRAFTON of the payments to be made by you,
as specified in said contract, to convey to you
the Southeast Quarter, the Southwest Quar-
ter of the Northeast Quarter, and the South
Half of the Southeast Quarter of the North
east Quarter of Section Thirty-five (35),
Township One Hundred Twenty three n23)
Range Twenty nine (29). Stearns County,
Minnesota, containing Two Hundred and
Twenty eco acres more or less according to
the government survey thereof.
YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE,
that said default consists of your failing to
make the payments called tor and specified
in said contract, and that said contract will
be cancelled and terminated, and that said
cancellation and termination shall take eff
feet thirty days after the service of this no.
tice upon you.s Respectfully.
CHARLES A. COOPER.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
4 story Told by Dfsrae1f.

Disraeli once said: "You know have
the honor of being one Of the elder
brethren of the Trinity House. Well,
there is special uniform belonging to
the Office. One day / was about to
attend a levee at st. James palace.
and my valet laid out my diplomatic
uniform ready for me to put on. Plac-
ing implicit confidence in him, put it
on and went to the leyee. On appear
ing before the prince his royal high
ness jocularly remarked: TT won't do.
You're found OUT I'm what, sirY I In
quired. oh said the prince. you've
got the wrong trousers on And to my
horror, on looking down I found that
! had got my diplomatic uniform coat
on with the Trinity House trousers. T.
seemed to amuse the prince immense
IT,"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
The Towers of silence.

In Persia stand two towers called by
the Parsee the Towers of Silence. Ac-
cording to the religion, they never bury
their dead, but have the body exposed
on the top of one of these towers until
the sun and the rain and the fowls of
the air have cleaned the bones of all
flesh. The bones are then collected
and placed in the other tower. These
Parsees, who are followers Of Zoroas-
ter and very devout, have almost disap-
peared as a people, there being only
about 5000 Of them at the present
time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
Results of Catarrh.

Catarrh of the ears and catarrh of
the Eustachian tubes often cause deaf
ness Catarrh of the stomach loads
the stomach with tough phlegm and
interferes with digestion. Catarrh of
the gall bladder obstructs the outflow
of the bile, which is absorbed into the
circulation and thus gives rise to jaun-
dice. ,Catarrh of the bladder is dam
gerous disease. from the difficulty of
getting rid Of the mucus.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-13
Time WHAT wasn,t money.

The Grafter-Hustle Gage. the mil
honaire, is not man of his word.
His Friend-How do you know?
"Well, asked him if he'd give me a
minute Of his time and he said he
would. I'd figured it out that his in.
come was $40 a minute, but at the end
of the minute the old skinf1int showed
me the door."-New York Times.