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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

Gratis are already licked to a finish.
The next electoral college, he says,
will be composed of 476 votes, hav-
ing been increased from All under
the reapportionment of the last cen
sus. According to him, the result
next fall will be as follows: Demo
Gratis will carry Arkansas. Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louis
lana. Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia, making total of Isl
votes. The following states are
classified by him as being good
fighting ground: Delaware, Idaho,
Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New
York and Utah, total of so votes.
Giving all the doubtful states to the
Democrats, he declared that repre-
sentation in the electoral college
would amount to but 2l3 votes. In
the following states, he claims the
Democrats have nota chance: Cal
ifornia, Colorado, Connecticut,
Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey
North Dakota, South Dakota, New,
Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Pen
nsylvania, Rhode Island, Washing
ton, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
Vermont and Wyoming, make a
grand total of 263 votes. owe
could give tie Democrats Connecti-
cut, New Jersey and Indiana, and
it would not do them any good"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
THE PLAIN DUTY Or <MINNES OTA
REPUBLICANS.
Sl.oo If Paid in Advance.

The Republicans of this state, at
least an overwhelming majority of
them, believe in the revision of the
tariff, all stringent regulation of
trust, in amending the civil laws SO
that every part of the country will
have an equal show in securing ap-
pointative positions. They believe
Senator Clapp should be reelected
to the senate; that Gov. Van SAINTS
course in the merger matter should
be endorsed and commended and
that a candidate for Governor in
fullest sympathy with his views
should be nominated; and that a
platform embodying these princi-
pies be adopted and promulgated by
the next republican state conven.
ton. There is, however a compar-
atiyely small majority, exceedingly
active, splendidly organized and
we'll equipped with 'sinews of war"
that are determined none of these
things shall be accomplished.
They want the convention to
:'stand pat" on national issues, to
ignore Van SAINTS action in the
merger case, and to use their own
expression, ''let the legislature
elect the U. S. Senator"
1t, therefore, has become the
bounden duty of each voter to keep
up tie agitation on these questions,
to attend the primary caucus, pass
resolutions, instructing delegates to
the county conventions, to select
men for the state convention who
will express their views. Bargain
and sale politics ought not to DOM
mate the next convention as it
threatens to do. The least indiffer-
ence on the part of voters will be
disastrous.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Patriots Prayer.

Our fathers God, we bless Thee.
In glory thou dost dwell,
Thou rulest DER the nations. !. "~-.
Our lips Thy praises swell. .~
Ger all thy tender care;
Thy hand in love dost scatter -
Rich blessings everywhere. ,
Our fathers God, we bless Thee,
For our good heritage,
Redeemed by deeds the fairest
Ere writ on glory's page. y
In troubles darkest hour, .-
Thy light revealed the way; 't
In battles doubtful issue,
Thy hand gave victory.
Our fathers God, we bless Thee.
For freedoms widening power;
For freedoms might that makes fol
right
And seals the tyrants hour
And as our country's broad domain
Extends beyond the seas,
Let Stars and Stripes" the freeman.
r. pride,
Wave fair in Orient breeze.
Our fathers God, we bless Thee;
Abide our guiding star.
While kingdoms rise and crumble,
Let naught our country mar.
Preserve fair freedoms banner,
Let strife and discord cease;
Reward just toll with plenty,
Bless all our land with peace.
Seton Jay Mathews in Brooklyn Eagle
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Welcoming Home the Children
BY MAY PHILLIPS TATRO.

BY MAY PHILLIPS TATRO.
IT'S long. long time since we welcomed
them home,
Our children who've gone away.
But we're waiting and ready, so eager and
glad,
To welcome them hon today.
How each one will smile and talk, and per :
haps,
A tcar-drop or two will fall: ,...
But not in sorrow, dear wife, all no
Fortoday we will see them all.
All, did say? There'll be one vacant chair
Que sleeps where the daisies are white;
But mother. God knows how our hearts
throbbed and ached.
When He beckoned our treasure that night
So we'll Danish sad thoughts for the children,
you know.
Must be merry and glad today;
Well clasp their dear hands as in "Auld
Lang Syne,"
And smile in the old fond way
There's Jennie. our patient and sweet-tem-
pered girl.
$50 like MOTHER" we used to say;
And Mile. our roll:cking, roguish one,
And golden-haired, dainty May;
There's Tom, our oldest and tallest boy,
And Will, with his mischief and fun,
And Harry, so dignifed, grave and wise
He is our preacher son.
All. wife, it seems but dream, or day
Since we rocked our babies here,
And laughed at their joy, but when they
wept ..
We kissed aWay each tear
They are all coming home, dear wife, today
Back to the old tree-nest;
TO them tits the place of all the world,
The dearest, the sweete est and best. --.
We've decked the house with flowers they
love,
And scattered them everywhere,
Old-fashioned sweet peas and panses. too
WOodbine and ma iden hair.
We've dressed ourselves in the colors they
like,
And piled the table high
make,
From doughnuts to pumpkin pie.
Why. the cat, he knows-our old yellow
Tom.
And the dog-the children's old Tray,
BOTH Watching SO WlStfully down by the gate
They know who is coming today.
How they'll wander around, all over the
farm,
And down in the woods by the spring.
I've fixed something just as they used tc
have
An old-fashioned, log-chain swing;
Perhaps you are laughing-the children will
too,
But each one will swing, know;
They'll always be children to wife and I.
No matter how old they grow.
But, mother, see Tray; how he's wagging hi.
tail
Some one is coming this way,
| Isit them? Oh, Father, we thank Thee fol-
this!
Our children have come today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
The Mystic Month
Of November

There is no particular reason why
Thanksgiving day should fall in the
month of November. except that all
the harvests are cleaned by the Pc
riod and the husbandman can rejoice
and give thanks for the fruits of the
earth which he has obtained by the
sweat of his brow. 1t Is particularly
an agricultural holiday, possessing no
significance what ever. so far as other
occupations are concerned. But among
the ancients November was a mystic
month, period of mysteries. This
will be readily understood from the
fact that November means ninth
month" so named at time when the
year was divided into ten months.
When the year was enlarged to twelve
months November retained it's name,
although it became the eleventh
month according to the new calendar.
We perceive from the foregoing that
as the number mine" possessed a
mystic meaning it's character became
attached to the eleventh month. More
over, it was the month of rest after
harvests and represented the pelfec-
ton of growth.
The ancient Druids began the
month with a great festival called
"Samhin or fire Of peace" and it
was held on Halloween" or "Hallow
eve, a festival still retaining the
name, but now devoted to merry
pranks and superstitious practices by
youth and maidens.
On this occasion the Druids assem-
bled in solemn corclave, in the most
central part of the district, to dis.
charge the judicial functions of their
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

GAIL sorts of practical jokes"
order. All questions, whether public
or private, all crimes against person
or property, were at this time brought
before them for adjudication.
With their judicial acts were COM
bfned certain suberstitious usages,
including the kindling of the sacred
fire, from which all the fires in the
district, which had been before hand
scrupulously extinguished, might be
relighted.
Then came the Roman Catholic
church that established the festival
of All Saints on the first of Novem-
Der, which means that all the saints
not appearing on the calendar dur
ing the rest of the year were to be
commemorated On that day. The day
preceding the first of November was
fixed as All Souls day, day for
com memcrating the multitude OF sha-
dows. the spirits and souls of men
not otherwise having a special day.
During che month of November the
meteoric showers that are the mys-
teriea CT astronomy and the wonder
and aD'azeCent Of the uninitiated,
are due to fall, when the whole sky
is marked as with piece of chalk"
- --4lioHe'e1, midway between All
St..:T aGJ All Saints, was alWays a
peculiar night, when elves, specters,
E:z,r;ls and shades Of departed spirits
Ei2gei fantastic tricks upon those
st.!l IN the mortal flesh. TO keep up
It's reputation all sorts Of practical
jctes we're common, and still are in
may localitia : but the gradual fad
ing Of the Eeii f in the walking ghosts
las resulted i'll changing Halloween
into a rigat Of Tarty giving. Maidens
ne longer visit wells to Sc. the faces
of their future husbands in the clear,
liapid water; no more do they peel
aprles ard throw them over their
heads for the pairing to form the in
itial Of hts name The small boy no
longer plays jokes with jack clan
terms, change signs, or lay snares to
trip up unwary pedestrians. Modern
customs have broken the spell of
many of November's mysteries. and
by and by, with The exception of a
turkey dinner on the last Thursday
Of the month. it will be as other
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
The National CAPITAL.
Especial Correspondence to the HERALD
WASHINGTON; d. G. Nov. %.


l.. WASHINGTON; d. G. Nov. 20 i.
Since the. election, Minnesotans
in Washington have been keeping
close tab on Tammany affairs.
This has been due to the fact that
the name of Charlie Towne has been
prominently mentioned as the prob,
able successor of George Mcclellan,
who was elected mayor of New
York. Reports from Gotham in,
dictate that Mr.. Towne is consider
ing the proposition, and it will be
no surprise to his numerous friends
here, should he conclude to take a
seat in the lower house.
Representative Bede has intro,
duced bill to regulate the profit
on articles of necessity manufac.
tured by persons having a monopoly
of the same, the regulation to be
made by the interstate commerce
commission. Mr.. Bede also intro.
duced bill, making it the duty OF
the attorney general to bring pro.
ceedings to dissolve monopolies
charging exorbitant prices for ar.
ticles of necessity, and also bill
making cigarettes imported into
any state subject to the laws OF
that state.
Mr.. Frank B. Kellogg, a promi.
nent citizen of St. Paul, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Kellogg, Is a guest
at the New Willard. Mr.. G. A.
Paul, one of the prominent lawyers
of Minneapolis, was at the Shore
ham last week, and he expressed
himself as favoring the candidacy
Of Judge Collins for governor.
An incident that occurred in the
House Monday, when the rule fol
considering the Cuban reciprocity
bill was under discussion, caused
broad smiles On both sides of the
House. Former Governor Lind, OF
Minnesota, now in the House as a
Democrat, but who served three
terms IN Congress as Republican
prior to his election as governor,
interrupted Mr.. Dalzell with ques.
ton that, gave the Pennsylvania
member considerable bother. Gen
eral Grosvenor later attempted tic
give a more effective answer, bu,
had failed to recognize in Mr.. Lind
his former Republican associate
from Minnesota, and referred te
him as ga gentleman on the other
side whom failed to recognize" T
Congressman Grosvenor, of Ohio,
last week made his first prognosti.
cation as to the result of the presi.
Dental election next year. Gen.
eral Grosvenor's predictions have
attained almost worldwide renown
and respect. After burning the
midnight oil until late hour, he
declares that he has figured up the
situation and finds that the Demo.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Escape an Awful Fate.

Mr.. q. Haggins of Melbourne, Fla,
writes, ''My doctor told me I had con-
sumption and nothing could be done
for me. was given up to die. The
offer of free trial bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Constump-
ton, induced me to try it. 1t surely
saved my tife." This great cure is
guaranteed for all throat and lung de-
ceases By Fiesher & McNeice, Drug
gists. Price SOC & s1.OO. Trial bottle
tree. ~ j. T@
Coles Carbolisoap is not carbolic
soap. 1t is a purely vegetable, heal
ing soap for the teuderest. skins. If
you use it once you will use it always
for it is one of the necessary luxuries.
Be sure and get Coles. Sold by all
druggists.
ALL WHO USE AToMIzERs in treat
ing nasal catarrh will get the best re-
suit from Ely's Liquid Cream Balm.
Price, including spraying tube, IS cts.
Sold by druggists or mailed by Ely
Bros, Sc Warren ST., Y.
New Orleans, Sept. 1. 1900.
Messsrs. ELY BRos.:-I sold two
BOTTLES OF your Liquid Cream Balm to
a customer, VIM. Lamberton, 1415 De-
lachaise ST., New Orleans; he has used
the two bottles giving him wonderful
and most satisfactory results.
GEO. w. McDUFF, Pharmacist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Revive Old Customs.

Swell mothers in New York have
taken to dressing their little boys in
fancy costumes-Prince Charles,
L'Aiglons and what not. The Little
Lord Fauntleroy idea has gone out.
Not few little swashbucklers with
leather teggings and belts may be
seen toddling along with their nurses.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

The State Board of Control re-
fused on Friday to grant parole to
Frank Hamilton, who is serving a
seven years. sentence for man
slaughter. The State Pardoning
Board committed his sentence to
five years. But the Board of, Con-
troll decided that Hamilton must
serve his full sentence.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Mosquitoes Nbhor Yellow.

It has been found that the Ano-
pheles mosquito, which is responsible
for malaria, likes red and blue objects,
but has pronounced aversion to yell
low. This is considered a further
argument in favor of khaki uniforms
in tropical regions
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

Frank Wilson of Goodhue Go. is
mentioned for the nomination of At
torney General. He would make a
good one. Gus. Widell of Man
kato, and Peter J. Schwarg of
Dodge Centre, cannot understand
why the anti-third term sentiment
should not extend to the offices of
Secretary of State and State Treas
urer. Neither can anyone else.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
HANSON & EMERSON.
Little Difference in Nations.

A recent writer says: There have
been gibes from the Frenchman boast
full of his small breakfast and recipro-
cal sarcasm from the Englishman.
conscious of his moderate luncheon.
Both have accused the American of
gorging on account of his large baked
potatoes and mis- dishes of hash that
follow the porridge and the fruit at
the hours of 8 or in the morning
The truth is that, man for man, the
nations eat fairly equal quality, but
variously distribute the consumption
of it over twenty-four hours
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
The Beauty of Utility.

81 had a beautiful yacht" said Sir
Thomas Upton, in bitterness of spirit.
Anybody can have her for song. I
wanted speed-not beauty" Beauty
is only skin deep. Handsome is as
handsome does. That is the meat
in the exclamation of our luckless
visitor, which has a deal of philosophy
in it, too.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

"Good institutions and better
laws are powerless to make better
men, but good men can always be
depended upon to make good in
situations"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
STATEMENTS. THE PEOPLE RE.
FUSE TO SWALLOW.

That the merger interests will
unanimously support a man who is
opposed to them; that the lumber
barons will "whoop er up" for one
who has brought them to time;
that state appointee will endorse a
man he knows will remove him, or
that money furnished to secure a
nomination is donated in spirit of
benovelence. .--....
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
The Clock in the Sky,

The child of three was returning
from his first party and was prattling
excitedly of what he had seen and
done. Suddenly he caught sight of an
Illuminated clock, high in the tower
of tall building. He stopped and
stared in amazement, then inquired:
Papa, who winds up the clock in the
sky? Does God?"-New York Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

Congressman J. Adam Bede has
introduced two bills regulating
trusts and one making the importa-
ton of cigarettes subject to the
laws of the state into which they
are imported. 1t ought to be easy
for j. Adam to fix the trusts but we
are afraid the sscoffin stick" is too
big for him to tackle successfully.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

State Auditor IVerson held a state
land sale for Morrison county on
Friday at Little Falls. There was
about 5000 acres sold, mostly to
actual settlers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
The Skin of the Letter.

One day little S-year-old Mabers
aunt received letter, and while in
terested in it's contents, the envelope
dropped to the floor. Mabel, observ-
ing it, picked it up and gravely said,
as she returned it: "Auntie, here's
the skin off your letter"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

Texas has post mistress who in
sists on being treated with courtesy
The mayor recently refused to re
move his hat when in the post Office
and the post mistress Immediately
shot it off his head.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

There is some other business to
be transacted at the next state con-
vention besides nominating gov
ernor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

After Thanksgiving the barber
business will pickup. The foot
ballists will be getting their hair
cut.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

The latest authentic report from
Princeton is that r. @. Dunn will
announce his candidacy after the
convention is held.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
A Beautiful Island.

Java possesses a wealth Of variety
as to scenery. She boasts of forty
five volcanoes, many of which are
always in a lively state of activity.
This vast island is richly endowed
with every means of wealth, as well
fertility.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Shooting crocodiIes by LampIiqht.

Snooting CrocooIies by lanpliqht.
In the West Indies crocodiles are
often shot at night. The hunter. with
lantern, sits in canoe in one of
the creeks which the crocodiles infest.'
The crocodiles are attracted by the
light and swim toward the canoe.
Their eyes shine out in the darkness
and form good targets for the hunters,
bullets. Sometimes dozen crocodiles'
are shot in night.
Right Hand and Left.
One of the precious gifts whose
givers will forever remain unknown is
the $250,000 which a gentleman hand
ed to the late Mr.. Hewitt one day, tell
ing him to give it to the Cooper Union
and never reveal the name of the CIV
er. Mr.. Hewitt accepted the gift with
the conditions attached and he died
without revealing the secret. At the
annual meeting of the union the oth-1
er day it came out that none of thGf
present trustees knows or suspects
the name of the donor. And they will
not try to find ont.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

The Collins supporters claim they
have Bob done.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

Is Collins good Judge-of pub
lie sentiment?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

The village of Parkers Prairie
will be incorporated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

The Chicago Street Car strike is
settled. The men returned to work
on Wednesday. =
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Notice of Apartments to Let.

A white card on Partisan dwelling
house indicates that furnished apart
ments are, to let. A yellow card in
forms pedestrians that unfurnished
rooms may be had. The object is to
save passersby the trouble of crossing
the street if they chance to be on the
opposite side, in case such rooms as
they desire are@not advertised.
swiftness of Teiegraphy.
Just three-tenths of a second are
required for signal to pass through
the Atlantic cable, 2,700 miles.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-24
TELEcRAPHic eREvlTiEs.

D. O. Mills. the New York banker,
who is in his seventy eighth year, il
Ill.
Kate Vaughan. the well-known Eng
lish actress, died Saturday in Johan-
nesburg.
Police Judge X. p. Updegraff ot
Cleveland. O.. died suddenly of heart
disease in Plymouth church Sunday
night.
Six thousand Buffalo people gave a
farewell reception to the Most Rev.
James T. Quigley, who next week
leaves Buffalo to take up his work as
archbishop of Chicago
Lewis b. Eveland, for sixteen years
travelling passenger agent OF the Den
yer and Rio Grande railway, died sud
denly at his residence at Kansas City
Sunday. aged sixty-fOur.
Zachariah f. Simmons, aged seven.
ty-eight. died at Lexington, KY, Sun
day night He was the original owner
of George Wilkes and noted as
breeder of trotting horses.
Mayor Rose of Milwaukee was at
tackled with acute indigestion Sunday
night at dinner at Indianapolis. He
| had to leave the diningroom and has
| since been confined to his bed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-24
RESERVOIRS GIVE WAY.
Three Of Them Break and Flood Shell
ton, Conn.

De,by, Conn.,, Feb. 23.-The break
ing ~ three reservoirs in the town Of
Shelton early in the day caused dam
age estimated at between $4,000 and
100000 and there were several mar.
row escapes from death. There are
three reservoirs in the town situated
on hill in the western part OF the
town. In some unknown manner q
hole was broken in the largest reser.
voir. The rush OF water soon in
creased the hole tc immense proper
tions and the water flowed down to
the reservoirs below. These were un-
able to withstand the pressure and
their walls gave way. giving the water
q free path to the town.
The torrent tore great gully l1O
feet long and thirty feet wide through
Howe avenue Logs, trees and huge
cakes Of ice were carried along and
crashed into several buildings. Street
railway tracks and telephone and tele
graph poles were torn up and strewn
about IN confusion. The reservoirs
will have to be rebuilt. and this, with
the property loss. it is believed, viii
make the loss 100000.