The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-05-07

Large numbers of swans from Russia
and north Germany are now wintering
on the Swiss lakes.
Near Tiverton, Devonshire, there is
to be seen blackbird with white
head and speckled back.
Granite laden trolleys are being used
to test the stability of the new footway
extensions at London bridge.
Strong protests are being raised in
India against the abandonment of the
dumdum bullet for frontier fighting.
Part of the name of the charger rid
den by the Duke of Wellington at the
battle of Waterloo has been sold In
London.
One hundred and fifty steel wagons,
each of $4,000 pounds capacity, have
been ordered in Leeds, England, for
South Africa. 49,.
Some Of the employees on Sir Red
vers Buffers Devonshise EnglanO es,
tate have been in tire same service for
over fifty years.
To pay for the reorganization of the
Korean army the government has de-
cided to put an additional tax of $40
per acre on land.
Fifty dollars is TO be given every
Russian soldier and sailor now on the
active list who served in the Russo
Turkish war twenty-five years ago.
About Al per cent Of the men an
nually enlisted pass into the British
reserve after three years service and
IS Oh
service.
1t has been decided by the Belgian
government not to work the state coal
mines in the Campine district, but to
increase the taxation payable by the
colliery companies.
Bandmaster Landfried. who has died
at Hove, England, aged sixty-eight-
was one of the trumpeters of the Sew.
enteenth lancers who sounded the
charge at Balaklava. IL.
On being brought into court at Biz
mingham, England. a prisoner COM
planned that he could not have any
breakfast because the police had taken
possession of his false teeth.
Because Hungarians were attacked
in certain passages Of his book an au-
thor has been sentenced in Hungary to
eight months Imprisonment and Or
dered to pay about $500 in fine and
costs.
the disastrous effects Of the drought
in New South Wales may be judgsA
from the fact that a meat preserving
company at Albury has purchased 120,-
900 sheep at from sixpence to shf]-
ling per head.
Before the tomb Of the late Cecil
Rhodes. in the Matoppo bills, Rhodesia,
was sealed up several pieces of granite
were taken as relics from the walls of
the chamber. One of these has just ar
rived in London.
AS they are dangerous and mischiev-
Gus creatures, accustomed to sting man
kind" no one has right to Keep bees
In unreasonable numbers or in an i'm
proper place, so the Dublin kings
bench has decided. .a... .
1t is estimated that the Eskimo pop
ulation of Alaska, Labrador and Green
land has declined from 10000 in 1880
to 1900 at the present time owing to
the thinning out of the seal, walrus,
polar bear and other sources of food
supply. IL ....-..., ..... ......,
The Royal academy was 134 years
old on Dec 10, having been founded in
176S by King George Ill, who nomi.
mated thirty-six academicians and APP
pointed Joshua Reynolds, who was
knighted on the occasion, to be the first
president Sir e. ]. Poynter is but the
tenth holder Of his distinguished posi-
ton. s.> r.
Electricity is taking the place of gas
and ether in dental extraction. The
current, which is of the form called
high frequency. is applied to the jaw
where the operator desires to render 1t
insensible by means Of a heat appara-
fus, and the patient feels nothing more
than a slight heating of the affected
mart. This method is much safer than
gas, cocaine and other anasthetics.
A boot scraping and cleaning ma
chine is one of the contrivances for en-
abling us to do without the servant
girl. There are scrapers for taking off
the cakes of mud that SUCK 10 ones
footgear and a rotating brush for fin
fishing the process. The bristles of the
brush touch a rod as they go round, so
that they come back to the boot quite
clear Of dust The machine is easily
operated
A police tricycle. is one of the latest
examples Of the unitarian purposes to
which the ubiquitous cycle is now be-
ing put, a company having brought out
a tandem tricycle. intended for the use
OF two policemen and for the convey
ance Of prisoner, the latter being ac-
commodated on seat behind the front
rider, his feet being shackied in stir
rups hanging from the rear axle and
his wrists securely held by handcufs
Fastened TO the tubing forming the
ssms Of the seat 10 which he is placed