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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Personal AND POLITICAL.

The town of Abbott, Tex, has been al
most wiped out by fire.
Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi IRE
tired) died at his residence in Stratford,
Conn, aged II years.
Capt. Charles A. P. Talbot, British
consul at Boston, died suddenly of heart
trouble.
Isaac Price, said to be the Oldest man
in Brooklyn, N. Y, died in his one hun
dred and second year.
Judge James Cheney, said to be the
wealthiest man in Indiana, died at Fort
Wayne, aged SO years. His fortune is
estimated at $25,000,OO0.
J. Stanley Forrest, widely known as
the prison evangelist, died in Davenport,
Ia.
The republican national committee
selected Chicago as the place and June
81, 1904, as the date for holding the next
convention.
John r. Proctor, of Kentucky, presi-
dent of the United States civil service
commission, died in Washington, aged
SO years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17

that the outbreak of hostilities or the
announcement of protectorate of any
kind will precipitate trouble. Foreign
ers in Seoul expect disorders, and the
American residents desire a warship.
The Corean army, numbering 5000 men,
is considered one of the most dangerous
factors in the situation, as an insubor-
dinate element is beyond official con-
troll In case of trouble it is feared that
the soldiers will be the first to lead the
rioting and begin looting.
A part of the Russian squadron has
already departed for Port Arthur, and
the remainder of the fleet will follow,
leaving no warships of that nation in
Corean waters
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
/ The United States battleship Maine

The United States battleship Maine
left Colon for the United States to under
60 repairs.
Nine American jockeys earned nearly
$500 900 on the French turf during 1903.
Baron Won Kardoff, in an address to
the German reichstag, declared the en-
pire was rapidly drifting toward social
ism.
The Japan diet has been dissolved
by the emperor as blow at the war
party, and the cabinet now will have free
hand to treat with Russia.
A United States flag raising at Guam
tanamo was avoided by Cubans, who
declared the naval station there has been
forced upon them.
Spain will not participate in the st.
Louis exposition.
The results of the election for presi-
dent, held throughout Colombia on De-
cember s, show complete triumph for
Gen. Reyes.
The Panama constitutional conven-
ton has been called to meet January 1.
Three Americans and seven natives
were killed by fumes from blast Of
dynamite in a quarry near Manila.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
DOMESTIC.

Orders have been received at the
Brooklyn navy yard directing that the
battleship Indiana go out of commits
sion for repairs.
The winter wheat area is estimated by
the governments report at 100000
acres, a decrease of six per cent from
1902
A committee of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition company at st. Louis
will ask congress for an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000,000.
Miss Elizabeth Gillespie, of Rising
Sun, Ind, died of shots fired through a
window of her home and her twin
brother was called before a grand jury
for examination.
The National Contractors conference
held it's first meeting in Chicago and
made plans for permanent association.
Rioters brutality assaulted the non
union crew of Chicago city railway
car and wrecked the car.
In navigating the great lakes during
the season just closed 81 lives were lost,
ten being passengers.
Cadillac, Mich. of poisoning her
brother, his wife and their baby, and
was given life sentence.
- Eight thousand Independent tele-
phone companies will be merged into a
combine with $35,O0O,OOO capital, ac-
cording to plans of the Interstate asso-
citation.
The Elkhart Qnd) national bank,
which failed recently, cannot pay cred
itors in full, according to United States
treasury official.
War between the United States and
Germany over the latter's encroach-
ments in South America is reported to
have been predicted by Gen. Macarthur
at the Hawaiian conference.
The Standard Oil officials ordered
bloodhounds sent to Montpelier, Ind,
where some one opened the valves of five
immense tanks and permitted the oil
to escape.
Fifteen persons were injured and
Frank A. La Sale killed in train COL
lision near Steubenville, O. "
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the seven days ended on the 18th ag-
gregated $171,324.72S. The increase
compared with the correspon ding week
of last year was AZ.
The resolutions adopted by the Anti
Saloon league in session in Washington
pronounce the saloon the greatest GRIM
inal the world has known.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Killed by Wood Alcohol.

New York, Dec. 1.-two men were
found dead early Tuesday in a fur
nished-room house here, death being
due to drinking wood alcohol. A third
man is in the hospital dying, and the
fourth member of the party, crazed by
the drink, has disappeared. The four
men, it was found, had been drinking
heavily for several days, their beverage
being a mixture of wood alcohol and
cheap whisky.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Preparing for War.

Paris, Dec. 16.-Dispatches from Indo-
China report the massing of French
troops on the Siamese border in antici-
patton of war. The officials of Indo-
China are quoted as saying that the &C.
cupation of large slice of Siam has
been decided upon. The authorities in
Paris do not believe that a rupture with
Siam will occur and say the measures
taken are merely precautionary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Pleads Guilty.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 16.-Casper
Ernst, who was once reputed to be a
inancier and wealthy owner of much
downtown property and who has been
under arrest on several charges of
swindling Roman Catholic priests in
various parts of the United States by
means of forged real estate transfers,
Tuesday pleaded guilty to forgery in
the second degree and to grand larceny
in the second degrees. He received two
sentences of seven and three years in
the penitentiary, respectively, for each
OffenSe
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Fatal Railway Accident.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 16.-While
backing at high rate of speed a switch
engine of the Belt railway ran into
train of freight cars which it had left
on the track Monday night. Robert H.
Bohannon, the conductor, was instant
ly killed. An unknown man was fatal
Iv injured
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Cabinet Meeting POSTPONED.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The meeting
of the cabinet, which was to have been
held Tuesday, was postponed urtll
Wednesday On account of the funeral
of John r. Proctor, late president of
the civil service commission. which was
attended by the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Meets to Consider Reciprocity for
Cuba and Other Affairs.


Cuba and Other Affairs.
Senator Hoar (Mass.) introduced a
resolution in the United States senate
on the 9th calling for information cover
ing every phase connected with the
founding of the new republic of Panama.
Senators Teller and Morgan spoke
against Cuban reciprocity. In the house
bills were introduced for the upbuilding
of the navy; to create commission to
consider legislation for the development
of the American merchant marine; to ap-
propriate 100000 for the erection of a
federal building at Lincoln, Ill.
Bills were introduced in the United
States senate on the 10th providing that
after March 4, 1904, salaries of senators,
representatives and delegates in con-
gress shall be $500 per annum, and to
make the provisions of the naturaliza-
ton laws of the United States appli-
cable to Porto Rico. In the house the
pension appropriation bill, carrying
$13S, $50, 100, was reported. A bill was in
troduced limiting the meaning of the
word conspiracy" and the use of in
functions. ~
There were two speeches in the Unit
ed States senate on the 18th on the Cuban
reciprocity bill, one of them in support
of the measure and the other against.
Bills were introduced for the erection in
Washington of monument to the men,
DRY of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow;
providing for the promotion to the grade
and pay of major of army chaplains who
have had not less than ten years expert
ence. Adjourned to the 18th. In the
house Mr.. Dinsmore (Ark) condemned
the recognition of the Panama republic
and Mr.. Hit Qll.) upheld the action of
the United States. The pension bill was
discussed. Adjourned to the 18th.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Former Boer General Arrives.

New York, Dec. 16.-Among the pas
,engers on the steamer Umbria Tuesday
was Gen. BENJAMIN Viljoen, a Boer COM
mander, who comes to arrange for an
exhibition of Boer life at the s.. Louis
exposition.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Pays Penalty of Crime.

Media, Pa, Dec. 16.-Jesse Green (col-
ored), who was convicted at the June
term of the Delaware county court for
the murder of his wife in Chester, was
hanged Tuesday. The death sentence
was first set for November II, but Gov.
Pennypacker granted respite.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Incendiary Finally Successful.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 16.-The plant of
the Defiance Clothing company at 225-
227 Sixth street was destroyed by fire
Monday night. The fire was the work
of an incendiary who had made two I'M
successful attempts during the past
week. The loss is 100000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Leaves for New Post.

New York, Dec. 16.-William I. Blu
chanan, of Buffalo, N. Y, the first Unit
ed States minister to the republic of
Panama, sailed Tuesday for Panama to
take up his new duties. ..-...s. ....-~-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
Killed at a Crossing.

Findlay, O., Dec. 16.-Hannah H.
Fountain and boy, aged 16, unknown,
were killed Tuesday two miles west of
this city by a passenger train at road
crossing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-17
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec

Minneapolis, Dec, Is.
f. Wheat-No. l northern, SIC; No. 2
northern, SOC; May, size. Oats-No.
white, 3ac. Corn-No. 3, 49,. Rye
No. ?, sic. Barley-No 2, Ale.
Flax-9sc. Butter = Creamery, ex-
tras, 22@23c; creamery, firsts, 2O@2lc;
dairy, fancy, 2o@2lc. Poultry-Tur-
keys, 11@12c; chickens, 7@sc Hay
Uplands, fancy, $11.oo.
st. Paul, Dec. Is.
Cattle-Steers, So. oo@3. so; COWS, 81. rs
@3.oO. Hogs - SIS. 100000. Sheep
muttons, So. 90; lambs. $780,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
oIeOmaraarlne In Russia.

In Russia the government permits
the selling OF oleomargarine, but
places the trade under such rigid con.
troll that its expansion Is prevented.
oleomargarine factories are permitted
only in cities where there are munich.
pal slaughter houses. AS most OF the
slaughter houses In Russia belong to
private companies or persons, the op.
portunities for establishing oleomar.
garine factories are not many. In
each case the government appoints a
physician to watch the process OF man.
ufacture and see that only healthful
products are turned out. He is paid
by the manufacturer. A veterinarian
and a government inspector have also
to be reckoned with. Tallow and milk
are the principal ingredients. and the
oleo oil is made in the factory from
the tallow. Even the poorest Russians
refuse to eat oleomargarine, and 1t is
shipped to eastern Siberia, where but.
ter is unobtainable. This region con.
sumes annually over 100000 pounds Of
oleomargarine. A little is also sold In
the Caucausian provinces of Russia.
There are at present only two or three
factories In Russia, and the officials of
the government are not encouraging
the establishing of new ones.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
To Produce Clean MIX.

From Farmers Review: In con
nection with the sanitary production
Of dairy products I believe that much
could be accomplished If people would
run their cows loose In a shed or Gov
cred barnyard and have a stable fol-
milking only. From a sanitary stand
point there are two great advantages
In this system, one is that the milkins
stable can be kept much cleaner, and
the other is that If the cows are kept
properly bedded they do not become
soiled, as they almost Invariably do
when kept confined in the stable dur
ing the night, both OF which are great
aids to the production Of clean milk
In addition to this think this system
is fully as economical. while 1t takes
more buildings they can be of cheap
construction. Cows kept in this way
are much more comfortable and for
this reason will, believe, give a
larger flow of milk. The labor is Ger.
tainly no greater as there is almost
no manure to be removed from the
stable and the manure from the shed
can be hauled directly to the field
whenever convenient, which may not
be for month or two at time dur
ing soft times in the winter and the
rush of work in the early spring. Be
sides this the manure is kept in the
best possible condition as there is no
loss of fertility from leaching.-W ].
Frazer, University of Illinois.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16

Women who enjoy embroidering
have found a new use for raffia. The
baskets and hats are as popular as
ever but its possibilities as material
for the needle of the artistic worker
are just being discovered. 1t lends
itself to great variety Of the coarser
stitches and produces a sketchy eff
feet very desirable on burlaps and
coarse linens
An inviting pillow for the summer
porch is shown of olive green and red
burlap made square and boxed. On
wheat, tied with red ribbon. is EN-.
broidered in raffia. Around the edge
of the pillow is braid pt.ited or raj.
fila, in yellow, red and green tones
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Simple Home Remedies,

Sulphur is such an excellent thing
to be used in sickness and disease
that the wise wife and mother always
keeps it in the house. Nothing is bet.
Ter in cases of scarlet fever. diph.
iberia and measles than sulphur, and
it is one of the best blood purifiers
known. AS the spring approaches 1t
is splendid remedy If taken mixed
with cup of molasses. The right
proportion is a teaspoonful to one
cup of molasses. For fumigation it
cannot be excelled. and should be fire.
quently used when diseases are cpl.
demic.
Another easy home remedy is mus
tard. When pneumonia threatens,
or the lungs are congested, or a touch
of pleurisy is felt, it should immedi-
ately be applied. Hot water applica.
tions are most satisfactory for reduc-
ing Inflammation, and any one may
always resort to this cure. Onions
should be extensively used as a mat
ter Of diet. They are excellent for
nerves and are very useful when one
is laid up with influenza or cold.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Old and Young Bulls.

Charles L. Hill says: An excelleni
plan is to buy an old bull, If still Wig
orous, and only in this way can yor
know what kind OF a sire you may
have. Many of the best sires Of all the
breeds have gone to the shambles Ions
before their usefulness was known. In
the selection of bull for his individ
uality, the first thing I would wan
would be masculinity. This is mol
necessarily shown by his being coars.
or having big head, but by his reso
Lutte, sturdy, commanding appearances
This has nothing to do with his being
cross. for this is largely education. or
rather, the lack Of 1t. He wants Il
show that he has energy to spare
Then ! want him to have a good mus
Gle, showing good appetite. and then
large barrel, showing good digestive
capacity. For use in grade herd
never mind IL his great barrel ha.
caused his back to sag little.
Nearly the same words will apply To
the selection of young bull. Let hin
be active, robust, intelligent looking
and showing large capacity. II 20,
wish his daughters to have gooe
shaped udders and good sized teat
see that his dam has such an udde
and that the bull himself has goos
sized, squarely placed rudimentar,
teats. Let him be thin in the thighs
and show no tendency to beefiness a,
any place. In fact, let him be all thai
is different from beef sire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Turnips as Humus Makers.

From Farmers Review: We are
not able to ascribe to the COW horn
turnip any special advantages for hu-
mus restoration. 1t may possess
these, but we find no confirmatory
evidence. OF course. no member OF
the turnip family is able to return tc
the soil any more nitrogen than II
takes away. However, all such crops
restore organic matter to the soil.
and the COW horn tnrnip. being deep
rooted, might be particularly valus.
BILE, in addition for purposes OF aera.
tios-mellowing the soil. All such
crops. as green manures. must be
used with discretion, since the fer.
mentation might be rapid and acidity
result.-B. M. Duggar. University Of
Missouri.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
In Favor Of the slIo.

From Farmers Review: The silo
question Is now on the minds OF most
dairymen who read and study With
those who have tried It, it is no en-.
pertinent; ii is great success. We
put our crops in the silos, with the
same confidence we have in filing our
corn cribs, and the silo has the ad-
vantage OF the corn crib, In that il
keeps the corn in better condition to
feed; no matter what your corn Is
worth in the crib to feed, It Ia worth
more in the silo for the reason that
grinding or losses are necessary to
iced 1t from the crib. while In the silo
1t Is as good as husked, ground.
cooked and placed at TIE NORTH end
OF the manger, at the saL-e operation.
The question is no longer, will a silo
pay me, but what kind of silo shall
| build" and to these | would cay,
build = round, stavs silo, of 2x4s
spiked together edgeways, and bound
by round iroE hoops, ,he sections OF
which meet at 4xes set in the silo
wall, all built OF good sound lumber,
well tarred before set up, and rooted
over. The silo is what is going to
help the modern dairyman and feeder
to compete with the increased value
Of land. cost of help, feeds, etc. Abe
silo helps to settle the labor problem
on the farm, and the fertility problem.
BY use Of the silo we get twice the
feed from the land or an equal amount
from one-half the land and put back
twice as much manure, by producing
as much from half the land, we give
the young men a chance to do the
same on the other half, and stay with
us. then at harvest and silo filling,
shredding and, etc.. help each other,
solving the labor problem.-F. M. Par.
sons, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
a.abIe Manure on SUGAR Beet.

Tie common teaching is that sugar
beets are injured in quality by stable
manure applied the same season that
the beets are sown. That this is not
true. at least not on certain soils in
New York, is proved in Bulletin No.
205 of the Station at Geneva. Tests
were made for four years.--on two
farms in widely separated localities
for one season-with results uniform.
ly favoring rather than opposing the
use Of the stable manure. The
yields were better than with liberal
applications Of commercial fertil
lzers; and the percentage OF sugar
and coeficient of purity of the juice
were higher with the MANFRED beets
than with those without manure or
those receiving commercial fertilizer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
The Under Petticoat.

The under petticoat is no longer
the clumsy garment it used to be, but
is a dainty trife which fully merits
description. 1t is fitted to the waist.
the hips and even to the knees--in
fact, there is just room TO take a
long step in It. Around the foot II is
treated in various ways, the newest
being the Van Dyke Of lace. Inser.
ton is sewed in the skirt in points,
and round the bottom of the skirt
are ruffles Of lace put on in Van
Dyke fashion, so that they fall in
irregular points. For an outer gar.
ment this treatment would be i'm.
possible, but for the foot of the under
petticoat it is extremely dainty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Frocks for Debutantes.

Frocks for young girls in their
first season are of lace. chiffon, crepe
de chine or of any thin fabric.
They are made with a simple hem
at the bottom and the lining of soft
taffeta or satin finished in the same
way. Over the lining there must be
an interlining. This is a necessity
and some of the prettiest gowns have
two. This interlining is either "a
chiffon or mousseline de sole.
Very pretty color effects are pro
duced in this way. Light green is
often used over a pale blue lining. oil
pale rose interlining goes between
cream satin and a dove gray.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
Ne BOUDOIR A&
Mo- CHAT az
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so-called bouton effects dominate

So-called bouton effects dominate
novelty goods.
Etamine and wolfe are first choices
for spring.
Barge and plaid grenadine will be
favored next summer
The three-quarter coat is more
graceful with a seam down the back
Three-piece suits are among the
choicest-the coat. the skirt and the
blouse.
All white will undoubtedly be 1T
for spring and summer, as It has
been In winter
White wool lace. the novelty more
brilliant than silk. is as interesting
as 1t is pretty.
A soldier might have difficulty in
recognizing the military in some OF
the vogulsh military styles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
To Cure Stiff Joints.

To keep the joints of the hands
from getting stiff, after holding the
hands in water as hot as can be
borne massage them both the backs
and palms, with sweet oil. This
should be thoroughly rubbed in. Their
dip the hands in hot water again
using soap; rinse with clear water
and rub on lotion Of glycerin and
rose water. Do this at night anc
wear gloves.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16

smart black gowns with round or
pointed lace yoke and high stock col
lar all in one, and with elbow sleeves
of the black finished with big puffed
undersleeves of lace. Quite apparent
Is the shirtwaist influence upon the
waists, says Harper's Bazaar. These.
while quite too elaborate to be right.
ly called shirt waists, are like them
in being made without lining or
bones. and with certain simplicity
of pattern.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-16
New Street Gowns,

Street gowns for spring and sum
mer wear show three or four abso-
lutely diverse styles. all of which are
attractive. For ordinary everyday
wear the skirt must be short; that is
positive command at present, says
Harper's Bazaar Not so short as to
show the feet, but at the same time