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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-10-15
Jet.


In his Mirror Of Stones" Camillus
Leonardus calls jet "biack amber and
states that it possesses the peculiar
property of attracting to it, when rub
bed, light substances of all kinds. He
also tells us that the thin smoke pro-
duced by this friction of rubbing was
used by the ancient Britains for driv-
ing away devils and dissolving spells.
Jet" says DR.. Young. appears to
be wood in a high state of bituminiza-
ton" And certainly jet often appears
with traces Of ligneous structure. At
the same time there are specimens of
bones which seemingly have been grad
ually impregnated with and at last
wholly replaced by this substance.
Among the jet rock there is found a
liquid hydrocarbon. somewhat resem-
bling petroleum oil, which occurs in
the cavities of ammonites. ETC., and is
also sometimes found in nodules. the
presence of which is generally suppos-
ed to point to a rich vein Of jet.
From these and other observations it
would appear that jet existed as a
liquid substance and that this sub
stance gradually permeated between
the Nominations Of the shales. etc., COW
ering over or in some cases entirely re-
placing any woody matter which it met
with.-New York Post.
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UITH THE
ASSISTANCE
OfBARBARA
.Br NJ. e. Benson
..eopyright, 1893, by T. c. Mcclure.

The Baxters considered it altogether
likely, the Plymptons felt sure that it
would end that way, and the neighbors
all looked upon it as good as settled.
Yet to Barbara Baxter and Zachariah
Plympton matrimony seemed as far off
IS in the days when they skated on the
mill pond together or picked blackber-
lies from the same bush over in Daw
sons lot
Indeed it was very embarrassing to
Barbara to have people refer to Zacha-
riah in her presence as if they were en-
gagged when he had never uttered one
word that would institute such a rela-
ton between them. Mrs. Plympton
was kind and motherly, and made all
sorts of excuses to get her up to the
house on the hill, and Deacon Plymp-
ton was benign and gracious, but un-
certainty still characterized the situa-
ton.
Now there was every reason in the
world that Zachariah should come for
ward. The Plympton farm and the
Baxter farm lay side by side. The
Plympton farm was high and rolling
and the Baxter farm ran along on both
sides of the erik" so that when the
deacon failed to get good crop of hay
Brother Baxter always had a-plenty to
sell him. and if it was a cold, wet sum-
mer down in the hollow the deacon
could help out with crops from his up
land. Clearly the two farms were meant
to be farmed together. Zachariah and
Barbara were the only representatives
Of their respective families, and Bar
bara was pretty and sweet enough to
make the most austere anchorite break
his VOW of eelibacy.
The trouble lay with Zachariah's in
ability to pronounce the fateful word.
Ordinarily he was blessed with facility
of speech. but when a trying and mo-
mentOus situation confronted him he
had a habit of pausing on the crucial
syllable and repeating it while he gath
cred courage to plunge forward. In
fact he suffered, and the more agitated
he became the worse be suffered.
AS the years had gone by it had be-
come his custom on Sunday afternoon
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1t was a rainy day, the Broadway
car was crowded even more than usual,
and the conductors temper was even
shorter than usual. At Chambers street
woman signaled that she wished to
alight, but when the car came to a
stop she was unable to do so because
a huge truck which had become stalled
in the tangle of vehicles barred her
way to the sidewalk. ......
It was then that the conductor proved
he had an astonishingly extensive vo-
cabulary for man in his station of
life. Addressing the truck driver, he
began by asking him what in hades
he meant by stopping there when he
saw that lady wanted to get off. And
then for full two minutes he INDUCED
in flow Of language that experienced
not a seconds interruption.
During the harangue the driver sat
listening attentively, while the rain
dripped from his hat down over his
rubicund countenance. When the con-
ductor at last had finished a look Of
admiration settled upon the drivers
features.
"Say," he called back to the conduct
or, 'youse oughter write a bookw-New
4Ork fresS. ,.i..As4sEszz ssftzas,
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to stroll down the road till he came to
the Baxters' gate and then as if by
some sudden inspiration to turn into
the front yard. At the Bakers the
elder portion of the family. after a
friendly greeting and inquiries regard
ing the crops, soon grew oblivious OF
his presence and found occupation in
some retired portion of the house or
barnyard.
Thus there was 10 lack Of opportu-
nifty for him to put the state Of his
feelings into definite speech. When
out in the quiet of a ten acre lot he
had often rehearsed the manner In
which he would approach the subject,
but once in Barbara's presence the ap-
propriate methods he had devised ut
terly failed him. Her bright eyes
seemed dancing with laughter and her
red lips curying into smile of derision
at his awkwardness, so that ideas and
words became confused in hopeless
tangle. ~ -..
At last, goaded by hints frem his
mother, he essayed to put one of these
long studied methods to the trial.
Everything was propitious. He sat
with Barbara on the front steps with
out a sign. Of another human being
nearer than half mile. Not breath
stirred the leaves on the elm over
their heads. A crescent moon with its
attendant star was just touching the
tops of the oaks on the hill. The crick-
cts were chirping, 'Now, now, now"
Neither had spoken for, some min
utes.
Zachariah cleared his throat.
Barbara gave scarcely perceptible
start and clasped her hands. -
"B-B-B-Barb"- 9 -
The color mounted in Barbara's
cheeks. She gazed intently at her
hands in her lap.
"Barb = Barb - Barb = barbed wire
hain't no good for fencin' il you're tall
pertickIer bout your stock"
A wave of despair went over him.
There was an awkward pause while
he stared fixedly into his hat in con-
sterpation. The opportunity that he
had worked up so carefully had come
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-10-15
a
Queer
Law Case

The daily papers not long ago
reported a trial case where a man
sued a medicine concern which had
offered a hundred dollars for a
case their remedy could not cure.
1t seems that the man had not
been cured, though he had taken
the remedy. The defence was
that he had not taken the medicine
long enough. He did not get his
hundred dollars.
We allude to this because Vinol
does not give slippery guarantee.
We sell it on its merits and
leave it to the user. If the user
comes back with his empty bottle
and says: 81 took that bottle of
Vinol, and I can't see that it did
me any good" we don't argue
the matter. We say, or our clerk
says, "Sorry that you happen to
be among the few here's your
dollar!
The few! They are very few -
less than one out of a hundred,
according to the experience.
Vinol is a scientific non-secret
compound of cod liver oil (greatest
medicinal food known), organic
iron (iron that can be taken up into
the blood and used), and a mild
table wine. 1t is pleasant to take.
Our Vinlax, for constipation, is
VinoPs companion remedy, sold on
the same guarantee.
For sale byHanson g. Emerson
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nothing.
The next Sunday, REINFORCED by the
brightest necktie he could buy in the
village, he sauntered over his usual
course. -.......
Again he sat with Barbara on the
front steps and watched the color die
cut of the western sky, and again he
sought to put in practice one Of his
many plans.
Conversation was fitful, and Barbara
was not helping to fill up the gaps.
Barbara Zachariah felt his throat
begin to tighten.
Barbara sat up straighter and looked
away to the willows across the brook.
Barbara" Zachariah repeated SOL
EMMY, II want to tell you .h-h-h-h-how
m-m-m-much the corn is CROWN down
in the back lot"
Clearly no advance had been made
this time, and Zachariah went home
more discouraged than ever, d~eading
to meet his mothers searching glance
from over her glasses.
The next morning the sun was play
ing hide and seek with Barbara
through the grapevine that, spread it.
self out and chung to the lattice around
the stoop. Now it hit the coil of dark
hair on the top of her head as she bent
over the washtub, and now it cleaned
on the firm pink flesh of her bare arm
Mechanically she gave the white gar
ment a deft turn that sent the water
fysin hno mfr fIIh fhnn
added it to the heaped basket by her
side. Now and again there was a lit
tie shake Of her head as she bowed
over her work which BODIED mischief
to some one.
"Good mornin', Barbara. Amt you
powerful busy? I've been waitin' bout
half an hour for you to look up and
speak to a feller."
Barbara gave a little start, and
conscious flush swept over her face as
she turned and looked down on the
tall, broad chested young man stand
ing on the grass near her, his much
battered straw hat pushed back from
his bronzed forehead and his large,
strong face beaming with pleasure.
why, LSCu ~ IAptou. w AdL OA
earth you doin' down here this time Of
day. I thought you plowin' over in
the south lot"
"Well, did mean to, but mother
wanted me to do an errant for her
fore hitched up"
He put basket carefully down on
the edge of the steps.
"She wants to know if you don't
w-w-w-w-want to $685.
"Set the day? Why, Zach, you're
dredtful sudden. I'll have to ask pa
and ma first"
She fell to rubbing up and down the
washboard with violent industry.
Crash-a bakers dozen Of eggs
smashed their yellow centers over the
ST. ~ -" -,'"i2s, ;,4>- sac
felt nersv.i atized in a pair of strong
arms.
cts done It's doner' shouted Zach
ariah. "'If that Want the toughest job
I've hitched OH to in all my life! But
it's all right. amt it. Barbara? And
We'll be married fore Thanksgfvin'.
won't weT'
Mrs. Baxter. coming around the cor
ner of the house with pan Of vegeta
bles she had been gathering, paused in
establishment.
"Sakes alive! If that don't beat all!'
she exclaimed under her breath. ''Weil,
we'll, it looks likely Zachariah 'u'd be
here to dinner. l guess I'd better go
back and git some more of these here
string beans. He's a great hand for
beans, and I've got a powerful small
mess
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-10-15

WANTED-SEVERAL PERSONS or
character and good reputation in each state
one in this county requiredD to represent and
advertise old established wealthy business
house of solid financial standing Salary
s2lO0 weekly with expenses additional, all
payable in cash each WedneSdayd irect from
head offices. Horse and carriage furnished
when necessary. Enclose self-addressed en-
velope Colonial Co, o;4 Deai LOrn ST CHI
cago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-21
LOSE LIVES IN ERIE WRECK
Defective Coupling Freight Car Causes Accident to Erie Fast
Passenger Train Near Jamestown, n Y.-SaIt Lake Man
Escaped With Life in Night Clothes.

H. +. Cleminger. mail clerk, Gerry,
y. Y. ribs fractured and body bruised.
John DrOuguan. Duluth, bruised and
badly cut
Mrs Foote. so years old. ST. Paul
Mimi. bruised and shocked.
II. a.. GableT express messenger. Ma
ri0n. o., leg cut off, probably fatally
injured
Mrs Foote and =. C. Gabler are in the
hospital at salamanca The others We're
able Co proceed TO their destination.
The wrecked passenger train was known
as No. g. running from Chicago 20 New
York The engine was in charge of En-
gineer Samuel C0Ok and Fireman Fred
Bell OF MeadWue. The train was made
up of one combination car. two day
coaches thrg5 zieegers and two private
cars. The train was derailed by striking
a freight train which was taking a sid-
ing al bedside. The wreck took fire
and the combination car, two day coach
es and two sleepers, together with sew
eral freight cars were consumed. There
is some dispute in which TO assign the
cause of the wreck The PASSENGER train
was running east. and the freight, which
was west bound. had orders 10 go in the
siding al RedhOuse. AID Wait for the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-21
MOFFAT WINS POINT
Hostile Companies Restrained
From interfering With
Northwestern.

Denver Colo. April 20.-The Denver,
Northwestern q Pacific Railway COM
pany has secured a sweeping Injunction
against the New Century Light 4 Pow
er company. the Hydro Electric Power
company and all of the officers individ-
ually, restraining them from interfer-
ing with the work of the railway COM
pany I'm Gore canyon and Grand cOun-
~. The temporary injunction was is
sued by Judge A. II. De France i'm the
district court at Golden, and was to-
day served on all Of the officers in this
city
The New Century Light & Power
company has not given up the fight for
the possession of Gore canyon. Today
it filed another application for the land
over which the Moffat road was re-
Gently granted a right Of way. The
company wants to buy the land out
right, and says that il is willing to pay
any price to obtain it. The application
asks for the right of way for the build
ing Of a reservoir.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-21

Jamestown a. Y, April 2O.-Eight
persons are dead and ten injured. three
or them seriously, as the result of a
collision between a passenger train and
freight train on the Erie railroad
early today near RedhOuse, y. i.
OF the dead, only one. Robert n
Hotchkiss of MeadWlle a brakeman,
has been Identified. Seven bodies, APP
parenuy those of three men, three wo-
men and a child. were burned beyond
recognition I'm the fire which followed
the wreck. The women are said 10
have boarded the train al Youngstown
and 10 have come from Pittsburg.
r. S. McCready. a mail Weigher. Of
Meadville. Pa, and Frank Barrett Of
jamestown. a travelling salesman. are
missing, and 10 Is likely two OF the un-
Identified bodies are those of Tie two
men. The injured are.
II. Pulsifer, New York City. badly
bruised
c.. W Mesick Chicago. back badly
injured.
Anna Stencil Brooklyn, shocked and
very sick.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-21
J CONWCTS IN PRISON
FIGHT BLOODY DUEL
With Knife and Iron Bar They Slash and Beat Each
Other till Both May Die.
Psntsntay Officials Believed That They Had Planned to Escape
QuaTsIsd Over Details

A FIERCE and bloody fight occurred
y In the state penitenuary yester-
day. as "a result Of which +. W.
Hamilton and William Brown two of
the most desperate criminals in the
prison. viii probably die With a knife
and am iron bar the men carved and
beat each other until their injuries are
such that the attending physician says
there is practically no hope Cor the re-
coyery of either
The convicJs are believed by the
prison authorities to have been con-
nlvlng at escape aud the fight is sup
posed to have arisen through a dis
agreement over their plans. Hamilton.
armed with the iron slug, beat Brown
over The head, while the latter cut and
Slashed his antagonist with a ease
knife
Tn the narrow confines of a cell the
prisoners fought like tigers until they
We're separated boy other convicts and
the guards Blood flowed like wafer for
"a while. Now Hamilton lies i'm the
prison hospital with a puncture through
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-21
SUPREME COURT ON
DUMPING CARS

= Washington, April 20.-The y
? United States supreme court to- =
= day refused to reverse the de- y
= cisiQn of the United States circuit =
> court Of appeals for the fifth cir =
= cult in the case Of the Texas & y
= Pdclnc Railway company VS.. Abe y
y BeheimeT. Beheimer was a brake =
= man. and. being knocked Off the =
> top of a freight car by a bump in =
. coupling, caught his trousers on a y
, nail and was pretty badly hurt. =
= He was awarded damages amount y
> ing TO $4,000. Justice Holmes, in =
p delivering the opinion Of the court, =
= said that a certain amount of =
. humping was to be expected in =
= coupling oars but that this court y
= was not prepared 20 say that the =
= trial court had not given due at =
= tcniOn to the question of negll- =
= geuCe.
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not be found after the fight. When IL
was knocked out Of the hand of its
owner some other prisoner, il is be-
heved, picked it up and secreted it to
keep that much evidence hidden. When
a search was made of HamiltOns cell
another case knife put into a home
made handle was found secreted under
his bunk. This had been stolen from
the dining hall II is supposed Brown
got his from the same place.
The bar of iron which Hamilton
welded had been torn from a board
used i'm the prison TO reach from the
corridor 10 the windows when they
were being washed. The board was IN
use only a few days ago. and il is sup
posed that Hamilton stole the bar at
that time The other prisoners swear
they knew nothing Of the secreted
weapons or what the two men fought
about The authorities. however, be-
lieve they know more than they viii
Jeu
Hamilton is considered one Of the
most desperate men i'm the prison.
About two years ago. while drinking
in Ada Wilson's place on Commercial
street he attempted 20 shoot up the
house, and succeeded IN wounding a
negro waiter. Followed by several Off
GERS. he ran up State street and there
shot officer O. p. Pratt through the
ankle. Cutting through the block, he
fired several shots at Officer Jim Will
llams. then ran on to Main street and
tried to- Kin Officer n. +. Pack.
Hamilton a Bad Man.
He fought a pitched battle with ,he
officers ON Main street. but finally dis
appeared in the basement OF the Des-
er5t News building. then in course Of
erection. An extra force of officers
armed with rifles surrounded the place
and patroIed the city until far into the
next day. when Hamilton was arrested
in r0oming house by Detective Sheets.
tie was asleep when taken.
Brown and James Young were con-
victed of the murder of a Chinese gar
dfner in ogden. whom they held up
and then killed because he rad no
money They were located IN this city
hy officers Abe Randolph and Sergeant
Dick Eddington The men, armed TO
the teeth, were run 90 bay I'm "a room
ug house OH West Temple street While
the desperadOes stood with their backs
90 the wall and their revOlvers leveled
ON the door. Officer Randolph burst DC
open and rushed into the room. drawing
his gun on the men and ordering them
90 throw up their hands.
The officer would i'm all probability
have been shot ON the spot had he not
cOolly informed the murderers that
they were surrounded and resistance
would mean death. Young jumped out
window, but was caught hy am officer
below and Brown was disarmed bv
Randolph. subsequently Young es-
capped from the Ogden Jail but was
caught iu Colorado where DE is at the
present time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-21
RAWLINS MAN KILLS TWO.
Former City Treasurer Shoots Rough
Rider and Policeman.

RawIins. Wyo.. April 20.-F. G.. Keefe.
head Of the Krric Commercial house, and
ex-city treasurer. shot and killed Tom
King and Policeman Baxter tonight and
made his escape. Sheriff Horton and
posse are in pursuit and NJ keete is tax
en- tonight it Is feared he viii hc
Ivnched There is intense excitement in
the city and extra police are being app
pointed TO prevent violence if heete Is
caught.
king was killed Instantly and Baxter
died al f0 o'clock. keefe had been drink
ing heavily for several weeks and had
been arrested a number of times. He
locked himself in his place Of business
tonight and began shooting. Policemen
Baxter and Spencer attempted 10 gam
admission 10 his store when keete sud
denly appeared. gun On hand. He lrec
several shots and King, a former heu-
tenant I'm the Torrey Rough Riders VINO
was passing up the street fell, shot
through the heart Baxter was shot
through the stomach. keete sprang out
OF the store and ran across the railroad
wards.
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hls right lung. another through his
mouth and cuts OF a serious nature
about his face Brown is lu his cell
with his skull fractured i'm several
places and his face beaten beyond rec
ognition
Hamilton is serving three years for
running amuck in Salt Lake with a
gun and attempting to kill several po-
lcemcn Brown is under a f0rty-year
sentence for numbering a Chinamau IN
Ogden last fan.
Was a Bloody Fight.
The fight occurred in the upper cor
ridor of the Jail house. about O'Clock
yesterday morning. AT that time it is
usual for she prisoners 20 be- released
from their cells 90 attend 90 their
,moruing duties. Brown and Hamilton
Have cells close together and they
managed 90 join each other before
reaching Che stairway, Presumably
The men had some words. though talk
ing is forbidden iu the lines
suddenly Hamilton drew an iron bar
about "a foot FOO length from under his
coat and. before any one realized what
was happening. brought it down across
the head OF Brown. The latter. who
stood at ne head OF the stairs, gave "a
grUan and rolled 90 the bottom. I'm an
instant De was Ou his feet and ran
back t0 his CELL From some place he
produced "a case knife and al the door
met Hamilton. who had pursued him.
For am instant the blade glistened i'm
the light. then sank Co the hilt IN Ham
l-i0l.s side just below The right armp.L
AS the blade flashed again toward
Hami.tons breast he struck Brown
#tH| nH D. nal
the knife pierced him u the mouth. 10
went through his lip cutting off tooth
and slasEed through the tongue. l5av-
ltug 30 hanging only by piece OF flesh.
Aith another blow Hamilton knocked
the knife from his antagonists hand.
Realizing chat he stood uo show
then. Brown sprang into his cell and
tried Co close the door. Hamilton was
too quick. though Into the con he
sprang and few at Brown. who took
refuge in the corner The men clcnched.
Struggle For Life.
For the next few minutes there was a
terrible struggle. The sound OF blows.
followed by agoniz.ng gr0aus issued
from behind the bars DO AN happened
in less time than it takes 90 ten &c..
and ip a moment "a guard and several
prisoners rushed into the cen. The
men, covered with blood, s'asned and
beaten until they We're almost beyond
recognition. fought like heuis
no was with uo little difficulty that
they were separated and dragged from
the pool of blood that stood ou the floor
rs quickly as possible Hamilton Ras
disaImel and carried t0 the hospital.
Brown was placed iu CELL Dr. A. g.
Young. the prison physician. was sum-
moued Immediately and took the
wounded men boz hand He found that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-21

Rebekahs met here today with good
attendance.
At 1879 o'clock the president, Mrs. En-
ily q. Price. called the assembly to order,
and the various committees were ap-
pointed. when an adjournment was taken
till O'Clock
on Resembling The committee on cleo
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-21

EIeHT-HoUR DAY.

: Denver. April 20.-The Times =
> today says that at The annual con- =
= VentiOn of the Western Federation =
> of Miners. which win Dee held ln =
= Denver beginning May -, reso- =
, luton viii be passed making an =
> eight-hOur work way mandatory =
> mon AM the unions affiliated with =
= he Federation throughout IT'S ju- =
. risdlction. President Meyer is Z
. given as authority for the state =
, ment.