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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-06-26
Seventh WEEK OF THE ANTHRA-
CITE STRIKE FINDS BOTH
SIDES FIRM.
REGION PEACEFUL
No Attempt Made by Operators to Re-
sumo Work, Although They Claim
Many of the Strikers Are Willing
to Return to the CoIIieries-Presi-
dent Mitchell Issues a Statement
Giving Miners Side of the Trouble.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 24.-The
seventh week of the anthracite coal
miners strike began very quietly. The
big towns of the coal region show no
outward evidence that strike is on,
but in the small mining settlements
men can be seen on all corners, idling
away the days waiting for something
to turn up. Interest is centered in
President Mitchells address to the
public which was read to groups of
men gathered in the mining towns by
one of their number.
The rumors that the coal companies
expected break in the ranks of the
men are not borne out by the actions
of the men. Some of the officials of
the companies say they get applica-
tons daily from strikers who want to
60 to work. These men, they say, are
given work about the mines whenever
they have work for them.
AS far as known none of the COM
panies in this region is attempting to
resume mining. The Mine Workers
committee are still endeavoring to per-
suade men who remained at the en-
gineS and pumps from continuing
work. Very few, however, are joining
the ranks of the strikers. The union
is unable to make any Roadway with
the new men brought here to take the
strikers places.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-06-26

In the Tyrolean parishes Of Mieming
and Rietz the members Of nearly every
household are engaged in the making
OF rosafies by stringing beads together.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-06-26
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beautifieS
everything.

Properly selected wall paper
does far more than render the
walls more slightly. 1t is a back
ground that effects the appear
apce of everything else in the
house. 1t makes your pictures,
yourfurniture and your carpets
look better. 1t is beautiful of
itself and it lends beauty.
A little care shown in selection
will often produce remarkable
results.
The advantage of choosing
here Is that you pick from a
superb assortment of all that ia
latest and best in papers.
Anytime is a good
time to paper.
FIESLER e MCNfECE,
DRUGGISTS.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-06-26
Colonel Lynch Again Remanded.

London, June 25.-At the Bow Street
police court, after the taking of brief
and urimportant evidence, Colonel Ar
thur Lynch, member of parliament
elect for Galway and formerly of the
Boer army, who is charged with high
treason, was again remanded, this time
until July 1.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-26
New Year Superstitions

With the exception of All-Saints'
Day there is no time in the whole
twelvemonth about which so many SUI
perstitions cluster as New Years.
Some form Of divination to foretell the
future is practiced in almost every
land on January l. This, of course, is
practically the case with young peo-
pie who desire to know whether they
will get married during the coming
year or soon thereafter. In the II
try districts of England and Germany
there Is q tea and coffee test which is
most satisfactory. A teaspoon is bal.
anced carefully on the edge of a CUP.
Then tea or coffee, as the case may be.
Is dropped into it, drop by drop. Ey.
cry drop that the spoon swill hold
without losing it's balance means an.
other year before the wedding. One
or two large drops will usually upset
the spoon, and so this is a very popu.
lar way OF looking into the future.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-26
Early Christmas Music

Both in Germany and in England In
olden timess the custom prevailed
among young choristers Of going
through the streets in bands early on
Christmas morning and singing
Christmas hymns and carols for aims
before the houses Of the rich. A
familiar picture Is that OF Martin
Luther when q boy singing in the
streets at Christmas dawn. Several OF
the most familiar German Christmas
hymns were harmonized early in the
seventeenth century. by Jacob Praeto-
rious to melodies composed about the
middle Of the sixteenth century by
Luther. One OF the greatest masters
Of German music, Johann Sebastian
Bach, when a pupil at the choir and
grammar school Of st. Michael's, in
Luneberg. walked the streets early
Christmas morning singing these
waits" as they were called In Eng
land, with his fellow choristers, be-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-26
A Scotch Celebration

In Scotland there is a curious super
sutton to the effect that good or bad
fortune is brought to the house by the
character Of the first caller on New
Years day. In the eighteenth cen
fury this was supposed to take effect
after AZ o'clock, and SO devoted lovers
would station themselves outside of
the OF the houses where their
~sweethearts dwelt SO that they could
enter at once upon the striking of the
nour. From midnight till morning
n streets OF Edinburgh were crowded
with young men. all making merry in
way or another. Indeed, it Is the
most important celebration Of the
year to the Scotch,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-26

1t yourself or it will look nice in the
parlor. This don't works the other
way also though men are not often
sinners in this line.
Don't think that you are too poor
to keep Christmas. You can't be so
poor as all that.
Don't spend SO much money on
Christmas that you can't get even
with the butcher and grocer until
March.
Don't give presents that are a pleas
ure for 10 minutes and a burden and
a worry for ten years; that is, don't
give the dweller in town a beautiful
bulldog, even if it did take a prize at
the dog show, says the Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Don't give a drum to the children
OF your enemy who works nights. A
watchman's rattle is just as good, and
1t is cheaper.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-26

queen, prince, princess, cardi-
nal. courtiers, ambassadors, ladies in
w~aiting-in all their gorgeous raj
ment, playing like children with the
toys.
Some were on their hands and
knees; others running around after
q mechanical rabbit. The cardinal
and the dowager queen were con-
vulsed over the antics of two wooden
monkeys having a prize fight.
Where was the dignity and the art
now! Forgotten in the happiness of a
moment of return to that nature
which makes the whole world kin to a
little child.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-26

cealing q long box. Others Of the
royal family were cen along the dark
passage carrying parcels to the prop
erty-room, from which they emerged
with smiling, eager faces.
AS the curtain fell upon the final
tableau of the play, with the entire
court assembled. there was not the
rusual rush for the dressing rooms.
Everyone remained on the stage, and
the princess, taking the tiny prince by
the hand, explained that she had re-
ceived q letter from Santa Claus to
say that he would visit the theater
that, day.
Hardly was the explanation made
when on came Santa Claus, imperson-
ated by the property man, drawing in
a most wondrous Christmas tree. load
ed with gifts and candles and fairy
things.
The poor little actor for whom all
this JOY had been prepared by his
grown comrades was too stunned to
speak. Even after q formal introduc-
ton to Santa Claus and his assurance
to the little boy that all the tree was
his. the realization came slowly and
he gave faint little sQueals of Joy as
the undreamed Of toys were shown to
him.
Oh, the wonderful wagons that went
half way across the stage when they
were wound up, and the funny AMI
mails that jumped about all by them
selves.
The child's delight grew and caught
the whole company. What q sight 1t
would have been for the audience
leaving the theater could they have
seen on the other side Of the curtain.
There was the entire court Of Caron
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-26

Don't forget that a basket of fruit
q box Of flowers is just as nice a
present In many cases as something
mat Will last a good deal longer.
Don't give your husband something
be don't want, just because you want
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-26
Joyful Occasion for
Child Of the STATE

Christmas day Is usually Z joyless
holiday for actors. with its two per-
formances and hurried dinner be-
tween them, writes Annie Russell.
Christmas audiences are always in q
happy mood and quickly responsive.
But the very happiness in the air has
q pathetic suggestion for the player
who must work while others play.
Still. they have their compensation
In the mysterious packages brought
up by the stage door man, which one
hasn't time to open until after the
next scene. Oh, the delight Of finish
ing that scene and opening the pack
age.
A present from the family, who are
reunited for the holidays In the old
home, and who each send q gift and a
word of loving greeting to the absent
worker.
Then the kilograms, the flowers. the
unexpected gifts from members of the
company, or little offerings from q
poor "stage hand" which touches you
deeply, because you know how much
the dollar and a half meant to him.
But on this especial Christmas day
last year there was an air OF great
but suppressed excitement In "A Roy
al Family" One met the queen In
her long court gown, struggling with
her train ver one arm and . huge
package In the other, cropping along
. dark passage to the property
room"
Then the cardinal, In his magnif-
cent scarlet silk robes, guilty con-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-26

tween whom and those Of another
school the musical rivalry was SO in
tense that the authorities we're obliged
to map out separate routes for them
in order to prevent their meeting and
coming to blows.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-12-26

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13

Exercise T. Start from the correct stand
ing position-head up, shoulders back.
chest out abdomen In, arms straight ana
along the sides OF the body. knees and heels
touching and toes at an angle OF sixty de-
grees. Step out almost as far as you can
with the left leg. then strike out hard with
the right arm straight from the shoulder,
as shown in figure one. Keep on trying to
strike out farther and farther Alternately
advance the right leg and strike out with
the left arm. While doing this exercise the
leg not advanced must be straight and the
heel on the floor, as In the picture and the
leg In from well bent. This exercise
stretches the muscles along the sides of the
chest and arms to the wrist. 1t also de-
velops the muscles at the junctures of
shoulders and arms and all the hitting and
reachings-out muscles.
Exercise IL First gaining the correct
standing position. which is the initial
sential step in all beneficial exercise, hold
out the arms in front of the body on a
level with the shoulders and have the closed
fingers lightly touching. Swiftly throw the
arms back as far as you can (figure two).
all the time keeping tllem at the height OF
the shoulders. At the same time inhale
rapidly and deeply and rise on the toes.
Also draw the chest well forward and out
and hold back the rest of the body. Re
peat until tired, observing this rule In all
exercises. This exercise stretches and de-
veiops the muscles Of the upper chest. gives
form to the chest and will remove what Is
known as chicken breast"
building up the striking-out muscles under
the arms and the shoulder muscles. Hold
the arms bent at the elbows with the
clenched hands pointing upward and close
to the shoulders. Strike straight out over
the head. first with one arm, then with the
other Figure three), always looking at the
arm being sent above the head. Do this
rapidly and hard, and. as you strike out,
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firemans ladder, he need feel no hesitancy
in descending rope or ladder, for his arm
muscles having been properly taken care
of, will give his fingers the power to
grasp firmly the fragile support that will
take him from impending death to place
of safety.
If the muscles over the front of the
chest are exercised, hard blows In this
region will have no, or scarcely any. eff
feet on the actions of heart and lungs.
Again, If a man Is placed in situation
where his salvation depends on his ability
to push hard to clinch, these two big
muscles, technically called the pectoralis
major, will stand him in excellent stead.
They assist in bringing the shoulders down
and forward, such a position being alb
solutely necessary for clinching or push
ing.
These chest muscles and these muscles
Of the arms, If properly taken care of, also
ward off various dangerous diseases.
Thick pectoralis major muscles are the
best possible safeguards against pneumonia
and pIeurisy. Well developed arm mus
c1es keep rheumatism out of shoulders and
elbows where 1t frequently settles.
Finally, if a man desires to have n
breathing power developed to the FULL
and healthiest extent, he must not negIec
the pectoralis minor muscles. These raj
the chest from the fifth ribs. The stronger
they are the higher and harder the
will lift the chest, and the more air will
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FIRST VIEW OF WHITE MAN.
The Rifle and Burning Glass Fright
ened the Indians.


From the Youths Companion.
It Is small wonder that the first view Of
a white man created terror among the SUI
perstitious Indians striking instance of
this occurred when the Wallawalla In
dams first saw Captain Clark of the Lewis
and Clark expedition. Thinking to pro-
pitiate the savages and allay cir fears
of the white men, he planned to visit
village of the Wallawallas before the ar
rival of the rest of his party.
With this end in view he set out to cross
the Columbia river in canoe taking
three men with him. On the way he shot
him. He landed before five wigwams
placed close to each other, but not per-
son was visible, and the doors, which were
of mat, were closed. Holding his pipe in
hand as an indication of good will he
pushed aside one of the doors and entered
the lodge.
Inside were thirty men. women and chill
dren huddled together in terror. He went
to them, shook each by the hand and said
some friendly words. expressing by word
and manner his kindly feeling. Their APP
prehensions were allayed until he took out
his burning glass and lighted his pipe by
prevailed, and what might have occurred
but for the timely arrival of two chiefs
who knew the white men cannot be told.
1t seems that the Indians had not seen
Captain Clark but they had seen the white
crane which he had shot fall just before
his appearance. They had also seen the
duck fall at his shot They connected the
fall of the birds with his advent and thought
he had fallen from the clouds.
The sound of the rife, which they had
never before heard. they believed was a
signal to announce the white mans coming.
Small wonder, then, that their hardly al
layed fears were again aroused when he
brought down fire from heaven by means
Of his burning glass.
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BOYS and Girls.
From the Portland (oreg.) Telegram.

From the Portland (oreg) Telegram.
1t is often assumed that married people
generally, IL not almost universally, desire
that tie first baby, at least. should be a
boy, rather than a girl. This, If true, is a
relic of barbarism;" 1t probably Is not so
true except in royal circles as has been
assumed. There are reasons of state, es-
pecially where the Salic law is in force, why
the birth Of a boy rather than a girl Is
desirable; but in the ordinary, civilized.
fairly Christianized family. girl baby is
quite as welcome as boy
There are reasons why she should be even
more welcome. One reason is that the
male population of the world largely ex-
ceeds the female population. There are
reasons for this, which will not be gone into
here. Another reason why a girl baby
should be as welcome as a boy baby in any
family in civilized country is that girls
and women have now good a chance as
boys. They not only have their rights.
but they are recognized everywhere
somewhat. somehow, superior to men. They
are our mothers. wives, daughters, sisters,
sweethearts; and the comparative few
extensively mannish women are not regard
ed as fair types of the sex. Most men will
go on believing that there is nothing on
earth, never has been and never will be, so
sweet, pretty, lovable. so pure and perfect.
as little girl well brought up-or such
girl developed into a woman. proper wife
and mother, and-God bless her-a grand
mother!
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make strenuous effort to raise up the
shoulder, the higher the better. And above
all things be sure to straighten fully the
| arms they reach out above the head.
Exercise ". Do you aspire to possess
nicely nodded biceps? Then do not neglect
this exercise, which is easy and quickly
complished. Form a right angle with the
right arm. Make a fist of the right hand
and bend the hand inwards at the wrist.
Place the left hand on the extreme end of
the closed hand Then press down hard
with the left hand on the right (figure FOUR,
all the time raising up the right forearm to
| the shoulder. After the forearm is as close
to- the shoulder as it will go, push it down
with the left hand, all the time resisting
! with the full power of the right arm. Also
do this exercise with the left arm.
Exercise V. Cross the arms just above
the wrists in front of the chest. Shove the
shoulders forward and downward as much
as possible and then cross the arms as
much and as hard you can. Hold for a
moment, relax then repeat. This is one of
the best exercises known for developing
the pectoralis major muscles, and when
you do this exercise properly you can see
them swell out.
Exercise VI. Do this for the proper up
building of the wrists and forearms. With
the elbows by your sides grasp the back of
chair with the thumbs away from the
body (Figure 81. Do not move the fore
arms but keep them steady By power of
hands and wrists raise the chair from the
floor as high as you can. Also do this with
the thumbs toward the body and the
knuckles out, and vary by moving the chair
from side to side with the wrists.
Exercise VII. This is a severe exercise
for the entire upper part of the body When
you can do it well five or six times In sue
cession, you will have the pleasure of know
ing that you are getting strong, as nature
intended that you should be. The ordinary
person is scarcely able to do this exercise
even once.
Stand correctly between two chairs and
grasp them at their highest points. Bend
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Japanese Streets.
Louis Post-Dispatch.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
In Japan houses are not numbered &C.
cordng to their sequence, but according to
the order of their erection. says the Pitts
burg Gazette. That is to say, No. 10 may
adjoin No. /, with No. 102 on the opposite
side. No. is probably a mile down the
street The city of Toxic is made up OF
1880 streets, in which are 31s,320 houses.
These houses are divided up into fifteen
wards If a street passes through more
than one ward the houses are numbered
according to the wards In which they are
that is, a street passing through six wards
will possess SIX number ones. 1t would
be like hunting for needle N haystack
for a stranger to try to find number IN
Toxic. but a jinriksha driver knows the
nosition and number of almest every one
Of the houses in Toxic. He is able to do
this by having made his business the one
study of his life. a
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the knees and lift the lower part of the legs
from the floor. putting them straight out
behind the body. Bend the arms and lower
the body as far as you can (Figure g. but
still keep clear of the floor Hold for a mo-
ment, then Straighten the arms and raise
the body to the highest possible point, all
the time keeping the feet off the floor and
straight back of the body.
AS the lungs are In the upper part of the
body it is mete and proper that special
breathing exercises looking toward their
healthiest development, should be given in
this article. In performing these exercises,
please to remember that there is no special
trick about deep breathing, which is the
only satisfactory and healthy way to
breathe, II you don't breathe deeply, many
parts of the lungs do not receive supplies of
fresh air and, as a result, they deteriorate
through disuse and, finally. these neglected
parts engender such dangerous diseases as
consumption. In these breathing exercises
simply try to take in all the air that you
possibly can, observing, of course, the un-
changeable rule of standing properly so
that the chest will have the best possible
opportunities for expanding.
Exercise /. Take the correct standing po-
sition Stoop little forward and blow out
all the air that you can. Gradually inhale
throwing the head and shoulders back
you do so. When you have taken in nearly
all the air that you are capable of doing,
raise the arms and shoulders and give two
three little gasps in order to fill the
lungs to their utmost capacity. Do not ex-
hale all the air at puff Let it out grad
ually. but little faster than you took IT In
Do this exercise seven or twelve times,
resting between each time
Exercise IL Similar to the previous ex-
ercise but do 1t much faster. Take 1--WE
deep breaths very rapidly, filling the lungs
at one gnick drawing in of air. and expel
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us. We looked round about U.S. No one
else had boudin or spiced wine. We heard
champagne corks popping. In a hundred
glasses we saw champagne sparkling.
Walters hurried back and forth with silver
bowls of smart red ecrevisses and lobster
a fAmericaine and game birds on toast,
and frail porcelaine platters covered with
green-tinted oysters on the half shell.
Quick. waiter. clear away this ness!
exclaimed George. Bring us some of those
pink crabs and the wine cardH
The very waiter frightened up delighted;
and he served us with a new respect, quite
confidential Color came to the wan cheeks
of the three girls. Soon they were chirping
like three happy birds. And so the "revil-
lon'' had good ending. Nevertheless 1t
was with no thanks to the not-in-it French
family whose kind-hearted idiotic tip had
led into all that errori
Needs Experience.
Do not believe all that you are told; but
ON the other hand do not cling too tena-
ciously to old ideals of foreign lands. Is
anything better established In our way Of
thinking than the exclusive English and
American use and story of the mistletoe at
Christmas time?
Another nice French family had invited