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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
.-n Butter. snort speech.

Francis E. Leupp in the Century says
that probably the shortest speech ever
delivered in congress was made by
Ben Butler of Massachusetts. An Ohio
member had fallen afoul Of him one
day and poured upon him a torrent of
abuse which would have excited gen.
eral indignation but for an uncon-
sciously ridiculous gesture with which
the orator accompanied almost every
alternate sentence. This tempered the
disgust Of his hearers with mirth. He
would raise his arms just as high above
his head as possible and then wiring
his hands as if he were making a de-
lirious attempt to wiring them off. But
Ter sat through the speech with his
eyes half closed. not moving Il muscle.
He rose when his assailant finished and
stood calmly in the aisle. After per-
haps minute of silence he began,
"NIr. Speaker!' Another impressive
pause. and expectancy reached nearly
the bursting point. Suddenly raising
his arms, Butler reproduced exactly
the awful gesture Of the Ohio congress
man. Then his arms fell to his sides,
and for another minute he stood 81
lent. THAT is all. Mr.. Speaker" he
said finally. Il just wanted to an
swer the gentleman from Ohio"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Wall Pockets.

A quickly made and attractive wall
packet for letters is made of one large
and one small folding fan. A wire is
run in and out through the large open
fan, one inch from the edge, and Gov
cred with narrow ribbon, which is slip
ped through the same holes. The small
fan is treated in the same way. The
small fan is placed upon the large one
and the ends wired firmly together. The
wire in the small fan is bent to allow
the wire to form a curved pocket, and
the ends are fastened to the outer
sticks Of the large fan, which forms
the back.
Ribbon bows are fastened over the
jennings at the sides, and length of
ribbon extends from one to the other
and little above the top Of the back
to hang the case by. A large bow con.
ceals the fastening at the lower point
Of the pocket.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Fighting Pests.

It is reported that the striped cucum-
Der beetle was one of the causes of
damage to the Oklahoma melon crop
last summer. In localities where such
WAS the case early preparations should
be made for disposing Of this insect
during this season.
In addition to the preventive meas
ures of cleaning up rubbish and thor
ough cultivation of the melon ground.
the use OF bordeaux mixture as a repei-
lent and squash as trap corn are
among the most promising Of the RENE
dies recommended by these who have
successfully dealt with this insect.
SQuashes are planted about four days
before the melons. One or more rows
of squashes should be planted, accord
ing to the size of the field. Some Of the
trap plants may be busted with paris
green when the beetles gather ON them.
Others should be left to attract the
beetles through the summer.
IT seems that spraying the young
melon vines with bordeaux mixture
not only repels the cucumber beetle,
but also poisons some of the insects
which feed on the sprayed leaves
Oklahoma Station Press Bulletin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Useless Tricks For Farmers.

To try to farm without a iudicious
application Of manure to your lands.
To buy what you do not need be-
cause it is cheaper nice.
To plant more acres than you can
properly take care of in the way of
cultivation because you wish to have
q big crop.
To expect to grow crop without due
attention being given to their cultiva-
ton.
To expect to grow crops from poor
seed.
To expect to have good farm stock
without feeding and giving attention.
To leave your farm tools exposed to
the weather.
To lounge about the village store or
post Office when the weeds are growing
in your crop. -.
To talk Of what your farming opera
lions will be next year while you are
doing nothing this year.
To plant rr"it trees and then allow
the cattle to destroy them.
To leave your neighbors' gates open
and then expect yours to be shut al
ways. You thus teach bad lesson by
your own example.
TO be surrounded by mud when you
can easily have good paths about your
Observation-Disclosures Planter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

In sharpening hoe the filing should
all be done on the inside of the blade,
thus leaving it perfectly fat on the
lower side where it first strikes. If
filed on the outside of the blade or filed
on both sides and made wedge shaped
the hoe will have tendency to bounce
or push out Of the ground at each
stroke. This will be particularly no.
ticeable in hard ground or on striking
a clod. Don't spoil good hoe by filing
on the other edge because it is handler.
BY the way, a good, sharp hoe will
save a good deal of muscle in the
course Of a day, particularly il it is
kept bright so it will "scour." The
same principle Of sharpening applies to
spades or shovels. File them on the in
side 30 as to leave fat cutting edge
on the back.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
HINTS FOR FARMERS
Use and Abuse of Lime.

Lime is seldom abused by overuse,
but in most cases too much is expected
Of it. 1t is not plant food in the true
sense, but it acts powerfully in con-
yerting unavailable plant food into
such forms that plants can assimilate
it. Its principal use is to correct the
physical condition of soils. loosening
slayey soils and compacting light,
sandy soils. If soil is acid through
the decay of excessive organic matter
lime will sweeten it and also destroy
thesgreen mass so common in old pas
ture fields or in neglected lawns. Lime
is generally used freely at first. as it
has all tLr effect of abundant manur-
ing or fertiliZing. Organic matter is
quickly broken up and nitrogen as well
as potash ami phosphate liberated in
soluble form. Even the insoluble soil
silieates are more or less broken up,
yielding plant food in small amounts.
The result Oh its face is that lime ap-
pears to be in truth Il fertilizer, but
sooner or LATER these stores of plant
food are exhausted, and lime no longer
gives results. This is properly the
abuse of lime.
Lime also acts to prevent the forma-
ton Of surface cruStS. so common
where intensive fertilization is neces-
sary in order to procure heavy crops of
early vegetables or where large crops
of any kind are grown. 1T should be
used at the rate Of forty bushels Of
Stacked lime per acre every fourth year.
On very heavy. claycy soils use lime
whenever tie soil shows tendency to
form surface clods. On no account neg
lect using fertilizer because lime Is
used.-Fruit Growers Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

"A wooden cloth dampened with gaso-
line will make the dirt disappear as If
by magic when used for cleaning por-
celain sinks, bath. tubs or marble wash
bowls.
Gasoline is also a sovereign remedy
for bugs. 1t can be literally poured
over the mattress. springs and bed
without injuring the most delicate car
pet, and every bug will disappear.
The daintiest neckwear, which II, is
impossible to wash, if left, over night
in an air tight vessel of gasoline will
look fresh and new when carefully
drted.-Woman's Home Companion.
The contributor of these paragraphs
should have added a caution to those
who do not know how to handle gaso-
line or benzine. They are very infam-
mable and should never be used near
a burning lamp or in a room with fire.
Farm and Ranch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
E.nta Tor the LaundreSS.

To wash very grimy things. such as
ovcrals AMI working shirts. mix to-
gether equal parts of kerosene. lime
water and turpentine. Shake the mix
ture in bottle until creamy. then add
a cupful to boiler of clothes. 1t can
also be used with hot suds. rubbing
directly upon dirty grease spots, allow
Jag to stand five minutes before wash
ing out and then rinsing in hot water.
In dampening clothes for ironing hot
water is much better than cold. The
moisture is more even, and the clothes
are sooner ready for the iron. Knit
underwear, stockings and other rough
pieces should be merely run through
the wringer when dry or folded and
laid in smooth pile with heavy
board and weight on top, the labor Of
ironing being done away with.-Rural
New Yorker
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
FOR THE CHILDREN
A Simple and Amusing Toy.

Here is a little toy which is easily
made and which will afford lots of
amusement to old and young. 1t is
made with two wooden balls, such as
are fastened to elastic cords for chill
dren to play with.
In each ball, with the aid of GIN
let, insert a brass screw eye and
through these eyes string a long and
strong rubber band. Now, holding one
ball still, turn the other until you have
twisted the band very tightly; then lay
the balls on the floor and await devel-
opments. They begin Il wild dance,
Waiting about each other, going faster
and faster. tlen slowing up until they
come to rest.
This is the moment when the too
previous member of the company
who sees how simple the thing is and
is half ashamed of being amused Ey it.
stocps to pick up the balls. AS lie does
SO they come to life again AND waltz
away from him. They stop again and
after 4 moments rest renew the waltz,
which they finish in three or four in
stallments.
The explanation is simple enough.
When the band has completely IN.
twisted tie first time the balls are 90
ing so fast that they cannot sop. so
they 80 on and twist the land III the
opposite direction Until is Resistance
brili,,& tEern to rest. Then. of course.
the band rntwist@ again. and - the
dance is repeated several times. with
SraGrlliy diminishing livclinesS. until
tie whole motion is destroyed By fIic-
fip,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
1T CATCHES THE MELTED WAX.

As here seen. the shield has been
placed over an ordiRary candle, with a
section removed to give. view of the
interior construction. The central tube
ed around the top, where it rests on the
wax, extending downward until it joins
the flariRg member to form pocket to
catch the grease. AS the entire weight
rests on the contracted portion around
the flame, the shield will gradually
slide down the candle as the latter
burns. catching the wax instead of
letting it drip from the candle or run
down the sides to form an unsightly
mass on the candlest1ck.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Girls and Logs Who Help.

There is scarcely more beautiful
sight in the world than Il young moth
er whose little daughters are her Land
maiGans and coadjutors. and in their
own homes some years hence the order
and comfort with which they rule their
households will tell the story of their
early training.
To be responsible does not kill fun or
dampen the ardor of pleasure, and the
boy whom his mother can trust to
transact little matters of business for
her accurately is sure to be found to
be the leader in the group of lads with
whom he plays. l have seen the ro-
mantle devotion Of a lover thrown into
the supply of chips for a mothers fire
by n country lad who knew that her
days work would be ten times harder
IL he forgot her needs. says writer in
the New York Evening Post. No one
would guess what he resigned rather
than have her 60 out to the wood pile
herself. He understood also that 1t
was not the empty basket which would
be her real trial. but that her boy had
forgotten her. ..'..< -.
A Shrew.4 Client.
An amusing story is told among law
yers of a Walleon peasant who had
gone to law with neighbor. In con-
versa ton with his lawyer he suggested
sending the magistrate couple Of fine
ducks.
"Not for your life," said his adviser.
'FIf you do you'll lose the case"
The Judgment was given in his favor.
when he turned to his lawyer and said,
II sent the ducks" Astonishment on
the latter's part turned to admiration
when his client continued. But sent
them in my neighbours name."-London
Express.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Drip Gun For Candlestieks.

While the inventor Of the drip cup
for catching the melted wax from light
ed candles states that he has designed
the cup especially for use by priests III
administering the blessings of St.
Blaise, the device will serve equally as
well for ornamental candles Mt the ban
quet and those used for more practical
purposes. In the first instance the
shield protects the clothing from fall
ing grease. which, the inventor claims.
would be unavoidable otherwise on ac-
count of the way the candles are held.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
ManuriaI Value Of Corn Slower.

According to the best analysis at
hand, a ton Of corn stever without any
ears will be worth for the plant food
it contains at the market price for
these things $3.50 per ton. OF course
this is estimating at the value of the
nitrogen, phosphorie acid and potash it
contains, but 1t does not properly show
its agricultural value since the organ
ic matter must go through the process
of decay to render what plant food it
has available to plants; hence 1t Is
hardly fair to give the full value Of the
ingredients-that is, we would not put
corn slower at $3.50 ler ton merely for
its ma nurial value. II in good feeding
condition one might afford to pay more,
knowing that he can recover a large
part Of the manurial value in the drop
pings Of the animals fed upon the sto-
ver.-Practical Farmer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
The Care Free Swazis.

Who are the happiest people in the
world? Undoubtedly the Swazis Of
South Africa. There are about 10000
of them. and If you searched the world
c"cr you could not find 10000 people
of happier temperament. They ut
terly refuse to worry about anything,
they positively decline to work, and
they will not be civilized on any &C
count. Unlike most savages. they are
not troubled by any supersitions. A
happy. careless people, loving idleness
and the sun. the SwaZis go through
life with the least possible trouble.
They are prodigal in times Of plenty,
philosophical in times Of want, optmis-
tic at all times.
Justice discards party, friendship
and kindred, and is therefore repre-
vented as blind.-Addison.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Prince Will Visit Us.

Prince Rupert, heir presumptive to
the throne of Bavaria, and Princess
Marie Gabrielle, his beautiful wife, are
coming to visit America. They are ex-
peeted to arrive late this summer.
Otto, the King Of Bavaria, has for O
long time been confined in an asylum
as hopeless imbecile. The country is
ruled by Luitpold prince, regent. On
the death Of Otto he will if still alive
become king. There have: been stories
to the effect that Ludwig, the next in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
The sultan,s Shooting,

artistic workmanship" with the re-
volver, by the way, is one Of the sul-
tan's accomplishments. He Is reputed
to be one of the finest shots in the
world and practices daily. The reason
Of this is his constant dread Of assas-
sina ton, and he always has his weapon
ready. 1t is. stated that'he once killed
gardener who stepped suddenly from
behind tree in the gardens Of the Yil-
diz palace before the man had time to
move q hand.-EOndon News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
lie SPORTING WORLD
slrnmrock III. Has q Zig Club Topsail

Shn mrock III. Has . Zig Club Topsau
When the new Lspten cup challenger,
Shamrock Ill. appears on this side of
the Atlantic she Will carry a gigantic
club topsail that is the wender of Brit
ish experts. Designer Pffe is conf
dent that the big sail Will be a splendid
aid to the Shamrock iii. in her quest
for the worlds yachting supremacy
The new challenger carries more
than 1900 square feet Of canvas.
Captain Bob Wril:ge is the man who
will sail Shamrock III. against Reli-
ance in August. and the British people
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

Chairman H. L. Herbert Of the Polo
association has stated taaat there is a
possibility Of two Has4hh teams play
ing here this seassR. skessps. Buck
master, Freake, Iawi~aes. and one of
the Nickals brethsrs RE Understood to
have the project ssasr consideration,
and now, according g a letter from
Mr.. Hazard Of the haSks9a:y Hunting
club, whe is IN Radetad. sstill another
team is likely to esne.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

The fnterceilesipa> sasSt between
teams of Eve mea sEs8. representing
Harvard, Yale, Psaassesu a&l the Uni
vepsity Of Peansyf.u1faa, sseentiy held
in Philadelphia was WSN " Harvard.
with total sesss aRlk2 sss Of a posi-
bic $50. rrinsstsa Fes Second, with
1917; Pennsylvs4is akxea, ,,,Sfah IT'S, and
Yale last, with a Sstal ID ia. Each
man shot at. Fifty taCsa&s!
Fer the indiv saHsi' hSnsr Dupont Of
Harvard aad Ssueassfsn Of Princeton
tied at a cut Of 80.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Bill Gleason.

Bill Gleason is free to sign with the
Phillies provided the New York Ma
tional club, to which he was assigned,
does not raise an objection. When Bill
was released by the Detroit club, every
Dther American club was warned to
ieep hands off.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Plans Big ristic Carnival.

If all the plans Of James r. Murphy,
who is looking after the Interests Of
the Broadway Athletic club of Butte,
Mont. go through. the mining town
will have the biggest f}stic carnival in
its history. Matchmaker Murphy has
been negotiating with ali his talent for
some time, and he IL Of the opinion
that he can secure all the men he
wishes, 49, =
1t is proposed to match Terry Nc
Govern against Aurelia Herrera, the
Mexican; Joe Cans against Jimmy
Britt for the hight weight title, Bob
Fitzsimmons against Jack Root, Rube
Ferns against Joe Waleott and George
Gardner against Jack Mccormick Of
Philadelphia.
Murphy hopes to be able to arrange
all bouts SO that they can be held dur
ing the latter part Of June.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
A Miner Pitcher.

Mordecai Brown, the st. Louis twirl-
er, who recently let the Chicagos down
with one hit, is coal miner by occu-
patton. How nicely he, Bill Phillips
and Jack SWEETS could sing Down In
q Coal Miner
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
One of the Car. .rrustfes..

General Alexei Nicholaevitch Kuro-
patkin, the Russian minister Of war
whom the car dispatched to Manchu-
ria recently, is the principal military
man Of Russia and a notable hero of
many campaigns and dangerous under
takings. Since 1886 Kuropatkin has
served in the Russian army. He is dis
tinguished as a geographer and man
Of science generally and has breast
full Of decorations, many Of which
were given him 4 foreign societies.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Trotting at Poushkeepsie.

The Hudson River Driving Park as
ISOLATION of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, has
arranged to hold a large meet Aug. 4,
8, and Z. Large cash prizes have
been offered in the different trotting
and pacing classes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

are sure that he will succeed in c.
turing the Americas cup for Sir Tho
as Upton.
Wringe is a seaman Of wide C.''>e-
rience, having worked his way up frCin
before the mast. He lives in Bright
lingsea. England, the native town of
Captain Sycamore, and there is talk Of
nominating him for mayer If he cap
lures the cup.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Princeton ana Easxxette.

Manager Lawsea o. tte. Princeton
Football association hos announced
that the Tigers wsE sAas Lafayette
next November. iris nh. be the first
game between the ssHeses since 1901.
when Princeton scored only 6 points
against Lafayette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
Corbett Hopes to Beat Jsn.

James j. Corbett ia now In San Fran
cisco with his wife and '"Yank" Ken
ney. The latter will aid the former
champion to get into condition for his
mill with Jeffries. which will come off
in Frisco in August.
Il am glad the time ia drawing near
for the battle" said Cefbett, ''for !
have been anxious for a return match
with Jeffries ever since he defea ted
Inc at Coney Island. Neu Cork. am
eenfideHt that I css, seGa the tables
On him In Ianr aese ~ f>haEe been
training IN aaa1a @sy tsr almost a
year, and I bess.s : sA stronger and
better physaeaay 6ea 81 any other
time."-.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28

appointment of Father Cotton. who
is also chancellor Of the archdiocese
of New York
Father Cotton has been prominent in
the Catholic church of this city ever
since he was brought from Port Ches-
ter to take charge Of the then Mi:
cessor to Father McGlynn.
Bishop Cotton was born in New York
city in 1913. lie was edH%lted at st.
Francis Xavier and st. Joseph's semi
nary and was ordained priest in 1876.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
An AccOmplis Chinese Minister.

An amusing illustration of the lin
guistic capability of the educated Chi
naman comes from Berlin. On the kali
ser complimenting the new Chinese
minister on his excellent German the
man from the orient replied: II can do
better. can speak the Berlin dialect.
One day during the occupation of Pc
king l encountered a number of your
majesty's soldiers. one of whom. think
ing that would not understand him.
took the liberty to address me as fol-
lows: Wait, you Chinese baggage: If
ever 1 catch you in the dark, will
twist your cue for YOU Shut up. you
Berlin weiss beer pot replied in his
own vernacular, or will knock all
your teeth into your bread basket
Your majesty cr"h+ - tnvo coo" TN"
soldiers faces" concluded the minis
ter. IF yuu yourself had addressed
them at that moment without warning.
they couldn't have been more astound-
!, ed and frightened"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-28
PEOPLE Or The DAY


{ The news that the pope had decided
to appoint the Rev. Charles H. Cotton.
rector Of st. Stephens church of New
York city. to the bishopric Of Buffalo
was not a surprise. as it was known
that Archbishop Farley favored the