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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-27
Looking Forward.

Old Bullion ION his deathbed) my
property is willed to you, but Pm afraid
my children by my first wife will make
a contest, and then the lawyers will
get it.
Young Wife-Don't worry, my love.
can easily fix that. I'll marry one of
the lawyers.-New York Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-27
Postal Company Wins Suit.

Butte, Mon, March 26.-The Postal
Telegraph and Cable company has won
its suit against the Oregon Short Line
Railway company to secure the right
of way for pole and wire line from
this city to various points in Montana
and through to Ogden, Utah. Men will
start to string wires this week. The
Postal company has already secured
the right of way through Idaho and
Utah.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-27
M.n,. Conscience Awry.

"The average mans conscience" said
the Tobacconist to the Wooden Indian,
els that still small voice within his
breast which tells him he wouldn't be
as mean as his wife's relatives are even
II he knew how."-Syracuse Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-27
He.yy Bomb.rdment.

Sam-Yo' say dat de bride en- groom
had to be sent to de hospital soon after
de marriage ceremony. How was dat?
Remus-Why, some OBJ deb frien's
thought it would be luckier to throw
old horseshoes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-27
operators Make a Concession.

Des Moines, March 26.-The Joint
convention of Iowa miners and mine
operators reassembled during the day.
The first concession yet made was by
the operators, who volunteered to pay
the expense of shot examiners, but in
sist that the miners shall fire the
shots themselves and assume respon-
sibility. The miners still insist on
their original demands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-27
BY A CLOSE VOTE.

Representative Rhea OF Kentucky Is
Unseated.
Washington, March 26.-Representa-
tive Rhea of the Third Kentucky dis
trict was unseated by vote of 137 to
127 and his opponent seated.
Mr.. Hamburg of New York was the
only Republican who voted with the
Democrats. A number of other Re
publicans did not vote. This reduced
the Republican majority from 43 to 10.
There was a round of applause from
the Republican side as Mr.. Moss came
forward to take the oath, which was
met with Kisses from the Democratic
side
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-27
ACCOMPANIED BY BRITISH.

Acting President Schalkburger Arrives
at WoIve Hook.
Wolve Hook, Orange River Colony,
March 26.-The train having on board
Acting President Schalkburger and his
party has passed this place on its way
to Kroonstad. The Transvaal govern
ment officials were accompanied by
Captain Marker, Lora Ktcheners
aide-de-camp, and five other Iiiempers
Of the staff of the British commando
in-chief in South Africa. The IND
preston here is that the Transvaalers
favor a general surrender of the Boer,
forces.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-03-27

When fortune turns man down,
people turn up their noses.-New York
Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

Dan Creedon is working daily In
the gymnasium. The once noted Aus
tralian has issued a def TO meet any
good middieweight and states that he
is IN fine trim.
Artie Simms Of Akron. Ohio. and
Martin Duffy, the Chicago lightweight
have signed articles TO box twenty
rounds at 1876 pounds some time be-
tween Dec. 25 and Feb. 10 for $1,000
side.
Jim Scanlon Of Philadelphia. accord
ing to the Melbourne Sportsman. has
arrived in Australia scanlon, who
has quite a record. has issued a den
to tackle any middleweight In the An
tipodes.
Tommy Moran Of Brooklyn wishes
to meet either Dave Sullivan OF kid
Broad at 116 pounds. II either OF
these two men will not take him on
Moran states he viii 10 out Of his
class and fight any one weighing from
1870 to 1876 pounds,
The London Mirror OF Life announc-
es the arrival OF Tommy West Of
Brooklyn In England. West has al
ready posted a forfeit and has ISSUED
a challenge to box any man In Eng
land scaling from 1853 pounds 70 i7t
pounds. West prefers an encounter
with either Jack O'Brien Of Philadel
phia, or Frank Craig,
Jabez white OF Birmingham ane
Jenny Curran OF London have signe'
articles to box twenty rounds in Eng
land for $500 a side and the best purs'
offered. Curran fought Spike Sullivan
in London and engaged IN a few con
tests when he was in this country
Cdrran was formerly the l22-pouns
champion OF England.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

Eugene Higgins steam yacht Va
runa arrived at Gibraltar on Oct %.
after twelve days passage across
the ocean.
Mrs. Robert Goeiets steam yacht
Nahma has arrived on the Clyde and
Is to be thoroughly overhauled before
going in winter quarters "a Gareioch.
Sir Thomas Liptons steamer Erin
reached Cowes after voyage Of ten
days FIVE hours S. minutes across the
ocean. She Is 10 be overhauled and
repaired and cruise in the Mediterra-
mean this winter
Col. McCalmout. who was a member
OF the syndicate which betrayed the
cost OF building and racing valkyrie
III. has sold bis steam yacht Banshee
10 the King Of Portugal His former
yacht. the Giraida. was purchased by
the Spanish government for use a. a
gunboat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

Patsy Kerrigan. the Boston light
weight boxer who fought the longest
prize ring battle ever recorded, died
at his home in Boston. He was 30
years old Kerrigan had been Ill for
a week with pneumonia. He was born
on steamer plying between Ireland
and Scotland and his parents came to
Boston when he was child. In
1883 he made his first appearance as
fighter at Harry Hill's in New York
when he met Baldy Clark Five years
later he boxed a five round draw here
with Jack NcAuiiff and on Feb. p
1890. at San Francisco. battled for loC
rounds with Danny Needham. The
fight lasted six hours and forty min
utes and was declared draw. Kerri-
gan lost six pounds in weight during
that encounter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

The French Are Establishing Free Dis
pensary Service Throughout the Island.
The French have just begun to carry
out great work Of humanity in Mad
agascar. Medical missionaries were
until recently the only doctors in the
island The governor general several
years ago established school Of med
icine and a hospital at the capital The
medical school has already turned out
fifteen native physicians who have
proved themselves competent to prac-
tice medicine. With his white medi-
cal stan and the intelligent natives
who are being trained to practice med
icine. the governor general now ex-
poets widely to extend the service.
He has therefore decreed that all
branches Of the medical service in the
island shall be consolidated in one or
ganization and that hospitals similar
to that in Antananarivo. where 125
sick persons may be accommodated at
one time, and where free medical SER
vice is dispensed to applicants num-
bering 100 to 150 a day, shall be es-
tabIished in the larger towns. Many
natives trained for medical service
will travel from one village to another
distributing medicines and treating the
i'll. Particular attention will be given
to the care of children, as the NOR,
tality among infants is actually 40 per
cent OF the total deaths.
Pamphlets are now being printed in
the Malagasy language giving rules OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24
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In the billiard tournament being
played in New York, there is an inter
national flavor. as France is repre-
scented by Barutel. one Of her best
experts, while this country has Schae-
fer, Slosson, Sutton. Morningstar and
Howison. Schaefer has the credit Of
the highest average made in recent
practice and also the highest run. He
averaged 25 in s0O-point contest with
Ortiz, and his high run. 12S. was also
made in this game. Slosson follows
closely with an average of a fraction
above 20 for a 400-point contest. Slos-
sons best run was Ill.
The best record run at 1s-inch balk
line, one shot in, is 140. made by
Frank Ives in a game of 500 points
against George Sutton In New York,
on Dec. ?, 1897 Schaefer in January
1898, made a run Of 13s in tournament
play. The best average for this style
of game is 49, made by schaefer in a
4O0-point game at Chicago in 1888. Ives
made 31A in New York in December
1897 for 500 points. Barutel, the
Frenchman, recently made an average
OF slightly over IS. So far as the bet
ting on the result goes, Schaefer Is
slightly the favorite over Slosson
with Sutton and Barutel evenly match
ed for third place.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

Il is an odd and Insignificant fact
that while the bicycle manufacturers
and retailers have been suffering for
lack OF business the repair men havo
been prospering.
A steel mud guard that weighs only
three ounces. Is said not to rattle and
can be fitted TO any bicycle In I'VE
minutes. Is being sold by a manufac-
turer Of central New York for $40 a
dozen.
Jimmy Michael and Floyd McFar-
land have sailed from Europe for
home. Mcfarland has accomplished
all that he went abroad to do. That
was TO recuperate and engage men TO
come here for the six-day race.
Michael accomplished much more
than be went over 10 do His success
abroad was almost phenomenal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

who was not frightened by Terry'a
reputation. He was game. gave punch
for punch, and as a 4 to ] shot won In
a walk He had Terry down and
almost out: had him fighting wildly.
hitting and swinging with both hands,
both lads taking punch for punch.
until the finish came.
Both men were lighting vlciously as
Mccovern had done often before. The
second round was well on. II was a
case OF who would get there hrst Nc
Govern had been down for the count
OF seven. corbett had been forced to
one knee. Corbett swung a left and
caught Terrys on the head. McGovern
wabbIed. wavered. guard half dropped
for a second, when Corbett started
the right It was beautifully timed.
accurate as a rifle shot. and with all
the muscles In 1t. Flush to the point
OF the Jaw it landed. and McGovcrn
went down and ont. his head striking
the floor with a crash.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

the old couple. and this is the story
which Margaret Nowland authorized
him to tell 10 the curious.
Fifty years ago in Sioux City. little
town north Of Chicago. a beautiful
young girl and a handsome young man
pIighted their troth.
The wedding day was set and all was
going happily when. without warning,
preparations for the nuptial rites were
stopped The young girl. Margaret
Rowland. belle Of Sioux City, mysteri-
ously dis-- led. and the iance, Hor-
ace stern. made a trip to Denver.
This was in May. 1851 On June X
Of the same year Horace Stern was
married to a young girl Of Denver and
the two made their home In that city.
Margaret Nowland was teard Of no
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

The last Of the great army Of Amer
lean tourists who invaded England
during the past summer and early au-
tumn have now left for home. All the
sights" OF interest have been visited,
including, Of course, the ancient church
of Great Brlngton. Northamptonshire,
wherein repose some Of the ancestors
Of George Washington. The national
flag of the United States is believed to
have originated at Sulgrave Manor
There Lawrence Washington caused to
be erected over the porch Of the manor
house the family crest Of three stars
and two stripes. which also appears
over his tomb. Though this crest Of
Lawrence Washington is believed tc
have been the genesis of the United
States flag, American visitors TO Eng
land appear to have lost sight Of the
fact.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

William II. Rothwell. known to the
sporting world as Young Corbett. de-
feated Terry McGovern in a fight for
the feather weight championship OF
the world in two rounds, at Hartford,
Conn, Thanksgiving day. This gives
Young Corbett a clean hold on the
featherweight championship, and the
young man won his way through the
bantam and featherweight class. tax
ing all comers. including the once IA
nous George Dixon, featherweight
champion, took his first Knockout
Corbett fought the fight OF a man
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock has
been hauled up on dry land for the
winter. 1t was originally intended to
take the yacht to City Island, where
the Columbia is housed for the cold
weather. or to New London. but IL
was finally decided to leave her at Erie
Basin, so that she might more easily
be altered, If necessary. next spring.
Soon after the international races the
Shamrock was dismantled and hauled
into a vacant slip at the east end OF
the shipyard. but. as the salt water
began to corrode the metal Of her hull,
it became apparent that in order 70
save her from irreparable injury, she
must be hauled on land,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24
PAS owl wAR RELlo.


oIlcieth stained with the Blood OF sol
Ellsworth.
In the possession Of John R. Grnobs,
53l4 Ogden street. Philadelphia. p vet
eran Of the civil war. is a piece o. oil
cloth which is highly priced as = me
mento OF the civil war It is ssained
with the life-blood OF Colonel E. E.,
Ellsworth. who commanded the fa-
nous zouave regiment.
Colonel Ellsworth's death occurred
on the afternoon OF May q. 1861. The
Union troops had forced the rebels TO
abandon Alexandra. Va. Colonel Ellis
worth was ordered to proceed to the
telegraph Office and cut the wires. On
his way he discovered a Confederate
fipg hying from a pole on the roof Of
the Marshall house. then the largest
hotel in Alexandria
In company with the chaplain and
four priyates he entered the house and
cut down the flag While the colonel
and his party were on the way down
stairs, Jackson, the proprietor Of the
hotel. raised a shotgun and discharged
both barrels. Colonel Ellsworth fell
headforemost to the landing below,
and lay dead upon the oilcloth. Pri-
vate Brownell sent a bullet through
Jackson's skull.
William Grubb was in company c,
Of the Fuvth New Jersey volunteers
known az the Stockton cadets. Sew
eral other surviving members Of that
company. who now live in Philadel-
phia, remember this incident. Soon
after Colonel Ellsworth had been shot
the battalion to which Grubb's com
pany was attached was ordered to oc-
cupy the hotel The men cut to pieces
the oilcloth upon which Colonel ELS
worth had died. 1t was then wet with
his blood and every man in the com
pany secured a piece. but Mr.. Grubbs
believes he was the only man who
saved the souvenir Several times hi
has been offered a good-sized sum o.
money for IL, but each time has re-
fused to sell 1t.
The zouaye regiment was formed
two years before the war began b.
Colonel Ellsworth in Chicago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

In the last twenty years the hotel
business in the South has drifted into
Northern hands. Reference is had par
ticularly to resort hotels having come
under the management of Yankees.
Northern tourists demanded the
change. II there is one thing that a
Southern man can do worse than an
other it is running a hotel. Today
we find a great string OF caravansa-
ries all the way from Richmond to
Palm Beach. accommodating from 100
to 600 guests. at rates from s1-50 to S.
a day. mostly under Northern direc-
ton. The food in these houses is not
less improved than the management
New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

The suggestion, which came origin
ally from Australia. that there should
be a uniform postage Of 2 cents for
letters to all parts Of the world. has
been approved by Italy. Switzerland.
Egypt and some South American
states. while Germany has disapproved.
England. France. Russia and Austria
have united IN the suggestion that the
whole question should be referred to
the next postal worlds congress, tc
be held at Rome in 1902.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

more; her whereabouts were. never
learned Of by the people Of Sioux City,
her disappearance was as mysterious
and final as though the eartn had op-
ened and swallowed her
Mr.. Stern. his wife and two sturdy
boys lived and prospered in Denver,
but -here was a look Of settled sad
ness on the mans face which no
amount Of luxury. fame or success
could tighten.
Margaret Nowland severed all ties,
gave up friends and home. and taking
with her a small fortune which she
possessed in her own right Travelled
east until she reached Massachusetts.
Here she settled. as has been told,
in a forsaken cottage in Forest Hills,
and for fifty years lived the secluded
life Of hermit, never once giving an
mixing Of her past to anyone.
Three years ago Mrs. Stern died in
Denver. and since then Horace Stern
has bent all his attention and energy
in searching for Margaret. How he
found his old sweetheart is a story
of determination and perseverance
For three years be secured the coun-
try, passing through almost every state
of the union.
While visiting a friend in Blooms
burg, Pa, he was told the story of this
Massachusetts, hermit and by intuition
he knew that this mysterious person
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24
AMERICAN HuMoR.



Artists. Says Howells.
In his comment upon An Italian
View Of Humor'' in the North Ameri-
can Review W. d. Howells criticises
with some severity the work of Ameri-
can pictorial humorists. He says:
@The humiliating truth is that we are
still not only quantitatively but also
qualitatively behind the English in
humor, and not only in literary humor,
but also in artistic huraor have
named one artistic English humorist
-he was, to be sure. a French Belgian
on his fathers side-who abounded in
that sweetness which seems wanting
in our comic artists. But Du Maurier
was not the only English artist who
abounded in sweetness. and whose
satire was almost a caress. There was
Leech, there was Doyle, there was
Keene. each in his way most lovable
as wen as witty. Except Mr.. Peter
Newell whose quaintness is full Of
gentle charm, the only American like
them that I can think OF is Mr.. Oliver
Herford who is an Englishman the
rest of our good fellows have all Bit
ing rather than a caressing wit. They
are inferior to the Germans as well as
the English in their want Of sweet
ness, their want of humanity, one may
even call it. You can hardly take up
a copy Of F'liegende Blatter. or Jugend.
or even Simplieissimus. without com
ing on proof OF the fact; a spirit of
kindliIess pervades not only those lit
tie domestic comedies which humorous
German art is so rich in, but it tinges
the sharpest political satire on which
the humorists may venture in condi-
tions where the law Of lese majesty
is over-soul We are the most intense
ly domesticated people in the world.
with the purest and most loving fami-
ly life; but If you believe our graphic
humorists, we are always aiming to
make mercenary marriages. when we
are not trying for divorces. and our
children are Of an odiousness for which
universal putting to bed would be
gross indulgence"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

oi;iciating at athletic games shall not
be eligible for registration heleiess
Of basketball come under the same
head.
The application for reinstatement OF
Iohn Hopkins Of the Union Settlement
A. c., who was professional lot
about forty seconds. is refused, also
the application Of d. w. Jones Of MIL
waukee. The four applications from
the Pacific association-h. MeArthus'
Roger Cornell, II. Plat and Frank
Ellis all Of San Francisco have been
refused by the A. A. y.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

Francis A. Palmer. veteran president
Of the Broadway Savings institution
New York, according to one closely
associated with him in business. has
willed the bulk of his fortune to the
starkey seminary at Eddytown, n. Y
which he has already literally en-
dowed. He altered his Will. this in
formant says. last summer and cut
of Mrs. Samuel d. Rockwell, his
grandniece, to whom he had intended
to leave the greater part Of his mil
lions, but who married against his
will.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

Goldwir Smith says the best way to
eliminate anarchy from the land is 70
give more time in the public schools
to the teaching Of music. Il appears
10 be the theory Of this professor that
man who sings or plays upon some
instrument never commits murder. but
he ignores the frequency with which
singers and musicians tempt other
folks to shoot or throw brick.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

It was declared by a British Judge
that any one could assume whatever
name he liked, and the act did not re-
ouire a royal license. He quoted cases
in point, one being that OF man
named Bueg. who. being dispieased
with that appellation, assumed the
name Of Norfolk Howard-as a result
OF which. added the court certain in
sects came to be called Norfolk How
ards
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-24

At a meeting OF the stewards Of the
Henley regatta at London, England 70
consider the question OF foreign en-
tries. W. H. Grenfell moved his resolu-
ton that they be excluded. The Rev.
DR.. Ware, Headmaster OF Elton col
lege. seconded. but the motion was
lost by nineteen votes to five. Ihe
regatta will thus be open to amateur
oarsmen of any country as heretofore.