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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Ether Drinking In Russia.

The habit Of ether drinking is known
to be prevalent ia some parts of Rus
STA, also in cast Prussia. and all the ef.
forts of the AZ; lorities to combat the
evil have hitherto been almost fruit.
less. An idea OF the extent to which
the habit prevails may be gathered
from records given in the Russian
newspapers Of recent accident which
occurred at Il place called Trossno.
Ether is drunk by farmers on festive
occasions, when it appears to be con-
summed In pailfuls. & farmer, celebrat-
ing his sons wedding, in the fullHess
Of his hospitality got in two pailfuls of
ether. During the process of decant
ing the ether into bottles a violent ex.
plosion took place. by which six chill
dren were killed and one adult danger
ousIy and fourteen others more or less
severely injured.-British Medical jour
nal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Oft Quoted Phrases.

Many of our most usually quoted
phrases are from tie Bible, among
them being. NO rest for the sole of the
foot" DARKNESS which may be felt"
Bring down my gray hairs with soK
row to the grave" The wife of his
BOSOM" Il am going the way of all the
earth" "a still. small voice" All that
a man hath will he give for his lifeR
'"There the wicked cease from troll
bling and the weary he at rest" Man
is born to trouble as the sparks fly up
ward" "Oh, that my adversary had
written book" THE lines are falleA
to me in pleasant places" His ens4
mics shall lick the dust" Happy is
the man that hath his culver fulfS
1.-THE heart knoweth it's own bitter
ness" Heap Goals Of fire on his headsSe
"Open rebuke is better than secret
love-" There is no new thing undar
the SUM- "a living dog is better thanaI
dead lion,' "The race is not to the,
swift, nor the bacrle to the strongE
"Wise in his own conceit," Grind the
faces Of the poor" weighed in tie
| balance and found wanting" VINO,
touches pitch will be defiled." Laugh
! ing to scorn," HE that runs may
read" DO not cast pearls befofeI
SWINE" and great many other e1-t
pre6Si0nQ ttat have G..:yt.7 l;,e turn df]
thousands CT voars End Eol,, Us to reat7.
ize how little human nature changes
in the generations that go by, since
] what suited the men of so long ago
expresses our minds still so we'll.
| A curious return has Just been issued
! of the names Of British sailors who
have neglected to lift their prize
money. There is no abstract with 1t,
but in it's 29o pages there cannot be far
short of 1900 10 10000 names of in
dividuals who have valid claims against
the admiralty. The return goes back
to 1856, the year of the Chinese war.
and the amounts recorded as due vary
from few shillings to ESQ.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
POULTRY POINTERS.

A healthy fowl will drink fifteen or
twenty times day.
Sharp gravel should always be sup
piled to fowls that are fattened in close
confinement.
Box nests are all right If made large
enough, the size depending upon the
breed Of fowls.
Linseed meal is excellent as an egg
producing meal, but 1t should be fed in
connection with coarse or bulky foods.
Soft eggs laid before the shell has
formed are caused by overlooking. Give
less food and more pounded shells or
nmewater.
A varied diet for poultry is a neces.
sary help to their general health and
has much to do with their value as
breeders.
If disease appears and resists rene
dies. it is better to begin with new
stock than to breed from those that
have been sick long time.
A light, sandy soil is always best for
poultry yard. 4 heavy clay soil is al
ways damp and, unless care Is taken,
will cause Ip, While sandy soil, be-
ing dry. will promote warmth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Why Carlyle Wa. Not q Bore.

Carlyle took friend, a much youn-
ger man, out walking with him and IN.
his usual way INDUCED in a monologQe
in which, nevertheless, his companion
was much interested. Once or twice,
however. the friend yentured to put ip
a word or two Of objection IN regaH
to something said by Carlyle. This an
noyed Carlyle intensely, and when they
reached home he turned upon his COM
panion and addressed to him the fol-
lowing warning: Young man, I'd have
ye 10 know that we've the capacity for
being the greatest bore in Europe!",
The poor man had hardly spoken doz-
ed words; but, since these had been
critical, they had made him seem t.
Carlyle potential bore of colossal pro-
portions.
Many men in this way get unjustly
called bores. They venture to doubt
some statement made in conversation
and are at once branded with the most
terrifying of names. These unfortu-
nate persons are in truth not bOres at
all, but merely the innocent detectors
of the latent capacity of boring in 9TH
ers. Carlyle showed by his speech what
was indeed the fact, that lie, not his
friend, possessed the potentially Of
boring. 1t is true that his great i'm
agination generally saved him, but he
often went perilously near the line.
Had he not been the man of genius he
was he would assuredly have been the
greatest bore in EuroDe.-LondOn Spec
totOr
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
A Fighting Bishop.

On one occasion Bishop Selwyn was
going down the river Waikato with a
Maori when the latter. who was very
lazy, left off padding the canoe, at the
same time muttering that if Selwyn
were not bishop he would-well, 'go
for him." In a moment the bishop told
the man to turn the canoe ashore,
where. stripping himself of everything
episcopal. he said, pointing to his
robes, etc: "The bishop lies there; the
man is here. am quite ready; come
on" The Maori did not "come on"
however, but quietly resumed his work
without another murmur-London Tit
Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
OUTDOOR FEED RACK.

then set two and a half feet apart and
by spiked across Oh the inside
eighteen inches from the ground. For
side pieces six inch boards should r "
used. The distance allowed each she !
is fourteen inches from center to { -
ter. or ten inches in the clear betW 4
Stats. For upright pieces on the SEES
four inch strips were used. On IL l.
side. as plainly shown i'll cut, fou. ---cA
strips were nailed to keep the hay from
being pulled out. These strips are
about five inches longer than the out.
side Stats. giving slight incline to-
ward the center. To help keep the hay
from being pulled out and for bracing
the rack these Stats are very essential
in the construction of q rack of this
kind.
The general construction of the rack
is crude. 1t was built of picked IN
pieces of boards When We built the
rack. we did not just know which de-
sign would be the most satisfactory
and for this reason did not take any
extra pains to make it fancy. We lave
used the rack for three or four years
along with two other designs Of racks
for outdoor feeding purposes and can
say for economy and for keeping the
chaff out of the wool we have been
we'll pleased with this one. We now
have under construction racks of SIM
commoGate 500 sheep without crowd
ing, says correspondent OF the Ohio
Farmer who also describes q handy
s;toneboat of his own construction. as
follows:
Last spring l found myself III need Of
a new s1oneboat, and l made tho one
shown in the accompanying cut. l used
three 3 By Il oak plank nine feet long
placed alongside each other as shown
in tie Illustration. In saving the plank
it is very important to saw from both
ends so that the end from which the
draw comes will have runner shape.
If this is not looked after when the log
is being sawed. the plank will never
make an easy drawing stoneboat. In
fastening tie plank together piece Of
a runner plank was bolted across the
front end in order TO make secure
place to attach a chain. The rear end
was fastened by boiling an oak 2 by 4
across. I did not bolt any side piece on
as some people do. for believe they
are nuisance when drawing barrels
and the like.
A stoneboat Is one Of the homemade
devices that serve almost an intfispen-
sable purpose about the farm. Hardly
does day pass but what one finds use
for boat of this kind. In the time Of
the year when a drag or some like tool
must be taken some distance to field
q stoneboat If at hand will save the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Appreciated Himself.

A little boy while playing near tie
Serpentine fell into tie water. An
Irish laborer WHO %vGs r:::-@:%S,:::;.:y az the
time couraseous!y jumped iitftto the Wa
ter, clothes and all, and rc"cued the
10y, says Spare Norsonts.
4 lacy who had Observed tie brave
deed went UP to Pat and. shaking his
hard, said:
81 feel it an honor. my brave man
to sha.-e hands Va. you. Many q
worse man than you las been present
ed at court"
Faith. you're roisht, num-" replied
Pat as he proceeded to wiring the wa
ter out Of his coat. "Th' last tonne O.
was PRESENTED at court Oh only got one
month. whole NE mate got two. begor
rap
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Found Them Hard to Raise.

A great gormand who had passion
for shellfish inherited fine estate and
a large sum of money. He had been
eXtravagant, and his friends were
greatly rejoiced at his legacy. Mr.. Fl,
Barry in Ivan at Home tells to what
use the money was devoted:
went to town one day and soon
learned that the prince was in his usu.
al impecunious condition.
"Where has your legacy gomez" I
asked.
why" he replied, you know that
am very fond of Holsters, and, having a
river OH my estate, thought l would
try to acclimatize them there, but ur.
fortunately have spent all the legacy
in the attempt without succeeding.
quite forgot the water is not SALT
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11

The reason why the sheriff Of New
York cannot be elected to two success
sive terms Is this: It is the sheriff's
duty to carry out the process of courts
against official delinquents during trial
and after conviction. Should a sheriff
endeavor forcibly to hold over for a
second time after having been defeated
for reelection he would be the instru-
ment of the courts process against
himself, a paradoxical position which
the law avoids by. making him .ineligi-
bic for reelection.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
DOUBUE QUICK" LOANS.
Great Sums Often HurrfedIy Raised
by WaIl Street Banks.

~ ~aAA SAICCk hAhASs
An interesting question often asked
in Wall street concerns the amount of
capital that a large bank could raise at
an hours notice. That is, how much
accommodation could bank extend q
customer unexpectedly confronted with
pressing need or for tie purpose Of
financing big deal. a banker of in
ternationai experience is authority for
the statement that Wall streets facili
IS in tEis regard are superior to Lou
dons IL that a large undertaking could
be financed here with much greater
dispatch iI-;.ll O.. tho oti1r SIDE.
SID all officer Of Cne of Wall streets
most Important banks: 1t is no trou
bic at all nowadays to raise $J,O00OOO
CT $G,eS0;OOO within an hour l have
seen it done too often to think for a
n.CNcnt that it would tax seriously a
large banks resources. Five times that
SUM, say $2o.JJ0,OC0. can be raised at
twenty hours notice. 1t has been
done. Of course no one bank could do
it, but the great Wall street institu.
ticns are linked together III such a way
as to provide almost unlimited re
sources for tie financing Of any safe
deaf. The large banks tLink little of
&1C0@CG0 Or $2.O00.G00 loans these
dag. whereas in former years they at.
tlactvd general attention. ior such large
amounts were released only after con
siderable negotiation. But that has all
changed noW."-NeW York Mail ard
EIDrCSS,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
A New Fruit Peril.

California is now on guard against
the entry Of the Queensland (Australia,
fruit dy. which has 50 ruined the fruit
Industry in Queensland that the farm.
ers are in many instances burning their
tpees and Converting their acres to pas
ture or the growing Of wheat and bar
ley. According to the eAa Francisco
Examiner. Mr.. George Ocmpere Of Cal
hornia has been employed By the Avs
trafian governa1eat - search in evWy
country Of the earth, n necessary. til
hs 6nds an insect Toe that pFsys upea
ada icseps this destructive fruit Ay IN
sheck. It Is thought thak se1aewhers
sieh an insect mssk szAsk ana tAs
aueers,aad rsu1k ~ eaznsk b fsaSAk
M tie sfdinasy na1t1nn1s IT spszyaaS
l(6species Of fksE o ecsEpe. Assaa
suSpeA sppieA esssA pazssa, poseAsA
oalugIz. 3encas sA6 q fact esNR
4sNsd u &Hnsa fo~J t. xtaks5lh
G3RpekeE
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Short Great Men.

Oliver Cromwell, Claverhouse and
Mehemet Ali must be content to take
it out in brains, for they all lacked
inches. Two Of these great names nat
urally suggest that Of another famous
soldier and usurper, Napoleon Bona.
parte. LIE petit corporal, as his men
lovingly called him, stood about five
feet (French) in his stockings, say =
feet ~ in English. In stature the Iron
Duke beat him by sbout six inches.
while the feet Of Nelson place him
midway or whereabouts between the
victor and the victim Of Waterloo.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
List, Found, For Sale, Etc.
House For Sale.

A pleasant residence for sale
grounds $50 feet square. The house
contains ten good sized rooms and
two attic rooms. Hardwood floors,
and in good repair throughout. A
never failing we'll and good cistern
in kitchen. Screens for every door
and window, outside Windows also.
Two screened porches and summer
Kitchen. A barn with buggy shed
accommodations for three horses u,d
several COWS. Property will be sold
at bargain. Address X 'i;v.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11

heavy lifting on to wagon. 1t is moth.
ing uncommon when blowing to and
large stones that have been heaved
nearer the mace that one wishes to
remove. and the Lifting Of such stones
q to a wagon is simply out Of the Ques-
ton. The stoneboat being 50 light and
easy to handle can b quickly brought
around and the stone loaded without
any hard lifting aLI drawn to some
cat Of the way place.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
80 &c.,
srARNN, cARDEN
0>58S
FARM CONvEMiENCEs.


The sheep rack shown in the cut is
one we made three or four years ago
Tor feeding roughage to our breeding
ewes. Willie we Lave plenty Of barn
room and can easily accommodate
three times our present cock, we like
to feed out Of doors as much as posi-
BILE Sheep and especially breeding
ewes will obtain more exercise when
fed in this way than in any other The
rack IS 10 feet long and 21a feet wide
Cut four corner posts out Of 2 by stuff
feet inches long The posts are
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Saved by the SOlo1St

An old lady who at the best was Ger.
tainly not very musical attended
church one morning little While ago
During the service an anthem was
sung by the choir. during which a Cor"
tain Mr.. Wood rendered solo. Wber,
returning home. the old lady remarked
to friend:
Dear dear! What mess they nadc
Of that anthem. to be sure. Why, If /;
had not been for MT Wood they would
have broken down entirely in ODE
part."-London Standard.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
TWO CELIGiNG MEN.
Each Was the Victim In q Street Car
Fare Transnction.

Each Was the Victim In q Street Car
Fare Transnction.
It was IL Boston street car. When
tie car stopped at crossing, lady
got up and went to the door. AS See
rose there was the cllink Of coin On
the floor, but before it occurred to any
one to stop her she was out of the car
and across the street. Two ladies who
had sat next to her looked vita an1-
tous Indifference ON the floor. One Of
them leaned slightly forward, but saht
nothing. Just as the conductor was
reaching for the bell rope young man
spied tie coin and dashed out OF the
Ear. lie caught the LADY WHO Lad left
the car, LANDED Ler tie coin, ran back,
caught tie step Of the car as the mo
tors began to sing in crescendo ard sa;
down Dreathless. Che Of the TWO ladies
opposite him leaned forward ard SID
coIdly, Young man, what did you 60
with the nickel dropped?' TIE pa
sengers Uttered. An old man at tie
other end of the car turned to lis
neighbor. THAT reminds me-" L; iii,
.'of something that happened to ny
wife years ago.
''It vas before the days of conduct
ors, wien we used to drop our nicAo:s
i2to slot, and they ran down i grooye
to TIE box behind the driver.
NY wife had started out with lit
tie change, and one OF those trouble
some lie dollar gOidrieces which Used
to be more commonly II circulation.
than they are ROW. Ijer eyes We're NC,
good, and SO She was nervous a,)oLs
der goldDiace and had it on Lcc llil:1
all the way downtown.
when she took Ger for homo. size
met q friend and grew interested in
conversation with her. She put her
coin in the slot abseEtmiDdediy. The
driver turned as it struck the box. You
remember the coin fell into a glass
compartment first, and then the driver
pushed a lever which sent it into the
strong box below.
"As my wife heard the click OF the
lever she thought of her five dollar
goldpiece. She looked in her purse.
Sure enough, it was gone. She went
forward and spoke to the driver. He
said he hadn't locked very carefully.
but he thought there were only three
nickels in the glass receptacle when lie
pushed the lever.
my wife insisted. The driver said
If she would ride to the end of tie lie
the cashier at the station would open
the box. This meant a journey Of two
miles beyond our street, and MY wife
was in hurry.
AN old gentleman who sat by the
door said lie was going to the end OF
the line and offered to give Ler $4.oC
cents and get the goldpiece at TIE sta
ton. Ny wife thanked him and TOOK
the money. When she got home. si2e
found tie i've dollar golGpiece in r;3E
lining of her purse.
Next day went to the station. The
cashier said an old gentleman had made
him open tie box. There was no gold.
piece. The old gentleman had left a.
a rage, refusing to give his name. II.
said LIE had been swindled and did moi
want to be known for fool.
1--WE advertised in the papers, but we
never heard from him.'-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Farm For Sale,

! offer for sale my 800 acre farm
six miles south of Sank Centre aud a
quarter Of mile from good sch J"'
1t is one OF the best farms ir the
county ali under cultivation, and witt,
good buildings mostly new. a -ol0
brick house will cellar the whole o.
it underneath: il frame burn 56xS0 feet,
AID all other buildings necessary on
a farm. For further particulars call
on or address .tIr owner,
JACOB BOTZ,
tSLGk Centre. Mlun
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
After 1t.

e "Will your employer be in after din
ner?' inquired the visitor of the Office
boy. .~s ~ -..-. .
''Nope." was the lacouic reply.
"What makes you think sol? was the
next query.
"'Cozs" replied the boy as he pre-
pared to dodge, .tbat's what he went
ont after."-Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11

Came to my place IN the town of Get
ty. about two weeks ago, two steers
one 2-yt al-Old, red. the other Il AR
ling, red with white spots, muZzled
Owner please call, pay expenses IL d
take them away. JACOB i;OrZ
Nav 20, 1903:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11

Towne-Met Gabbie and Perkins at
a smoker last night and introduced
them to each other.
Browne-0h. say, it's q shame to IN.
trcduce a bore ike Gabbie to anybody.
Towne-It's evident you don't know
Perkins or you'd see the humar Of g.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Animal Worship Among the Hebrew


The Old Testament records show.
Notwithstanding the various revisions
through which these venerable books
have passed, many indications of ami
NAL worship among the Israelites
which must have lasted for ages be-
fore the prohibition inculcated in the
second line of the Decalogue was for
mulated. At comparatively late date
Jehovah was worshiped under the
popular symbol of bull, while the
twelve oxen upholding the LAYER In
Solomon's temple, as we'll as the horns
adjoining the altar, were drawn from
the prevalent bull worship"
Modern research has also proved that
the cherubim were represented in the
form of winged bulls. M. Lenormant
in his famous book on the beginnings
of History" says that during the time
of the kings and prophets most as
suredly the cherubim, as there describ-
ed. are animals"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
chean Lite Saving.

= .--T------ Che0p LT1e SNVInBs
Bill-The lifesaver has a thankless
task.
Jsb-Why, saw man offer him q
Collar yesterday for saving his life.
Bill-Perhaps tina, was all he thought
o was wertR.-Town and Country.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Good paSturago.

have SEQ acres o! good pA-turayr
for $50 mead Of caltle--six miles ea>,
of Sank Centre cny in the townshi /
of Melrose, we'll fenced and plenty ur
good water. Will pasture for tn.
season at 81. so per head NJ owner S
risk. Salt furnished.
G.. G.. FENTON,
Sank Centre, MINI
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
FRANK A. NELSON.
G.. E. JENKINS.
Wanted.

WANTED-Two or three improved
farms, also the same number of unim-
proved farms for buyers. Have f..
sale fine wild lands in Wisconsin ~ d
Minnesota. Address Dell Deits, Hud-
son, Wis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11

FoUND-On my farm twelve miles
south of Sank Centre, and ten miles
northwest of Belgrade, pocket book,
containing a sum of money. Owner
can recover same by calling, proving
property and paying expense of adj
vertisinv. B. r. THORSTENS SON.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
For Sale.

A quantity of cheap lumber suitable
for fencing and rougher work in
b aiding. Also fence posts of various
kinds, frn1n five cent9 ny. apply to
BYRON T. CARR.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
An Obedient Boy.

Papa-Where is my new piper
Small Son-I-I broke it.
Papa-See here! told you that IL
you took nig pipe again to blow bub-
bles with I'd whip you.
Small Son-I wasn't blowin' bubbles
with it. l was only smokin' it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Slow.

Wabash-How long did it take you t.
% that picture?
French Artist proudly)@ am on
gage upon eet for seek monthsl
Wabash-Just as 4 thought You'rf
dead s1ew over here. Why, Eve saw
felleFs b Chicago turnin' them things
out whiis.ye wait --PfiiadeDhia Press
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
Stone Wanted

Thirty cords OF rock wanted for the
new Congregational Church delivered
on the Lpvaa5 lot, corner II O+% and
and Fitch sts.
Apply tp &. n EMERSON. "r
Al. F. Woodbury..
i'fn>l+ -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11

| have rooms to rent, in the Lake
Shore house. suitable for families and
light housekeeping, if desired. Fine
lodging room,. Apply IT, Anton Lar
son,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11

FOR SALE-A wide tired wagon,
good single buggy rnd harness and a
walking cultivator by Clark E. Jenk.
ms.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-06-11
C-it1ctsinE His Own

But, my dear husband, it really 4
unjust Of you to abuse mothers-;D lS-
50. There are good ones"
"Weli. well; lever mind. haven
aahl anything against yours. It's on{.
ufne I'm grumbllls about" - Boston
fHevehr