The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-20

| London took practically One-half or
the ice imported by England during
| 1901, the total for fifty-one ports Of
the United Kingdom being 460,946
! tons, valued at f269,S97.
Unueb Cerddorol Angladdol Dyfryn
! Acron is the name Of society which
has been started in Cardiganshire with
the object of improving the musical
| part of funeral services.
English shepherds wages for 1902,
as settled at the annual hiring fair,
Hawick, averaged about f40 for the
year, with a COW, three bolls Of meal
and potato land. Men not paid in cash
got fifty sheep.
Her weight in silver currency was
the dowry Of an Austrian bride recent
ly married at Koniggratz. AS she
turned the scale at 155 pounds, her
dowry came to 1850 kronen, equiya-
lent to f5G2 los.
But eight states do not now require
examination by state board Of those
who wish to practice medicine. They
are Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky,
Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, South
Dakota and Tennessee.
Prizes of $1,000, $3.50 and $500 for
the best instruments to measure wind
pressure are offered by the Hamburg
marine observatory to German and
foreign inventors. The plans must be
sent in by April 1, 1908.
King Alfonso's coronation is to be
commemorated by the issue of thirteen
new kinds Of postage stamps, each Of
which is to bear the head Of one of
the thirteen kings of the same name
who have ruled over Spain.
One polar expedition is accounted
for Baron Tolls Russian expedition
in the Sarja, proceeding from the ST.
minutes north latitude north Of the
New Siberian islands, but was unable
to reach Bennett island. It is winter
ing in Verpinski bay.
The Victoria memorial fund is still
we'll below 100000 and is increasing
very slowly toward the required $780,
600. The reason for this state of affairs
is supposed to be that people living out
of London have a strong objection to
subscribe for the erection of the me-
mortal in the metropolis.
DR.. Antonio Lagorio, who has bad
such remarkable success in his treat
ment Of hydrophobia at his Pasteur
hospital in Chicago, says that he has
personally examined 10000 patients,
the vast majority of whom, however,
he has turned away as having been bit.
ten by innocuous animals.
A remarkable accident happened re.
Gently at the Stockton-en-Tees eng
land iron works. During blasting op-
erations a piece Of metal weighing
about thirty pounds was hurled dis
lance of about half mile into Thorna-
by-on-T Tees, falling within few feet
of children playing in the roadway.
During the ten years since the death
Of DR.. c. II. Spurgeon of London nine
tyaone volumns Of his sermons have
been published. Not less than 500
would be required to purchase one copy
Of each Of these posthumous books at
published price, while complete set
Of his works, not counting the alma.
macs, would cost about $3.50.
A novel fort has Just been completed
ut San Paolo island, at the entrance to
the military. harbor of laramie. Italy
The fort Is large steel tower, with
external armor five feet thick. It con
tains two twelve ton guns. The entire
tower can he turned in anv direction
by hydraulic power. The tower weighs
10000. tons and cost $2,50O,OO0,