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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
COVERED DISHES.
The Reason They Were Introduced
During the Middle Ages.

&"C NAAuuAS A4SSs
From the days when our ancestors
took their food in their hands and ate
1t with as little ceremony as a dog
gnaws a bone to the present time of
elaborate dinners is a long step, but q
gradual one. 1t was a number of GEN.
turtles before dishes Of any kind were
used, and knives and forks as adjuncts
to eating are later still. The fear Of
poison which haunted the mind of
every person of quality during the mid
die ages gave rise to certain curious
customs and even to certain supersti-
tons. When dishes are now served
covered, it is understood that it is
merely for the purpose of keeping them
warm. This was not, however, the
principal reason why they were not
served covered during the dark ages.
1t was the fear that poison might be
Introduced into them surreptitiously
between the kitchen and the table
where they were to be served to the
kings or the lords or even to persons
of inferior rank.
The covers were not removed till the
master of the house had taken his
place. All dishes afterward served
were brought on the table in the same
name 1t was the custom originally
when the dishes were uncovered for
some Of the servants to first partake
Of them, but this custom was after
ward In part replaced by the servants
touching the food with one of several
objects which were regarded as infalli-
BILE preservatives against poison.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
Advertised Letters,

The following is the list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the Mitchell
.pOstoffice at the close'of the weekend
ing June 10, 1908:
Bailey, J. N.
Charles, II. A.
Errding, Henry
Evans, John
HaZen, Bert
Knutson, Charley
Laurence, A. W.
Lenords, Johney .a,t
Light, C. B. }&g~ 1s
McCardy, Jim ..,.
Peterson, Peter
Ryan, John A. .S
Shipman, Miss Susie
Sprag, J.. S. g..
VanNeuman, M. +.
Wilson, Mrs. H. E. j.
When calling for the above please
say ''advertised." If not called for
in two weeks they will be forwarded
to the dead letter office.
H. L. Bras, P. M.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
UNTOLD INJURY

To Mitchell People as 1t is Else
Where Throughout the Land.
Neglecting a bad back.
Not trying to reach the cause.
Brings untold injury to the human
system.
Following in the wake of backache.
Are urinary disorders diabetes
Brigl!t'S disease.
Let Il Fergus Falls citizen tell Of
his cure.
Mr.. W. +. Leach, engineer OF the
city waterworks, Fergus Falls, Mimi.
says: IT was troubled more or less
with my back and kidneys for some
time. I have done a good deal Of
heavy lifting and STOPPING while lay.
ing water pipes and this may have
been the cause of my trouble. The
pain in my back was just over the
small part and when I attempted te
get up after STOPPING it would catch
me in the form Of quick and SHARP
twinges. When I saw Doan's Kid.
ney Pills advertised to cure the above
symptoms I got a box at a drug store
They fulfilled all the claims made fo]
them. You are at liberty to use my
statement concerning the merits Of
this valuable remedy"
For sale by all dealers, price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-ant
take no substitute.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
The Black Can.

The black cap has no specific relation
to the hanging Of a criminal. Its sin
lister reputation, it's color and the fact
that a judge when pronouncing a capt.
tai sentence always wears it have COM
bined to attach tc 1t a meaning and
symbolism which it does not possess.
It is really nothing more than a part
of the full dress of a judge.-Genealog-
zeal Magazine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
County Buildings for Sale.

Notice is hereby given that bids
"lll be received at the county audit
pl's Office up to June 30th, 1903, for
'he out buildings on court house
grounds. Bids must specify what
oullolng purchaser wishes to buy,
sAelms cash, Board reserves right to
feJect any or all bids.
Y. u. Stearns, County Auditor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
The Meek and Lowly Editor.

When an editor makes a mistake In
his paper, all the world sees it and
calls him a liar. When q private ciu-
zen makes a mistake, nobody knows 1t
except a few friends, and they come
around and ask the editor to keep it
out Of the paper. When the private
citizen dies, the editor is asked to write
up all his good qualities snd leave out
the bad. When the edftor dies, the
private citizen will say, "Now that old
liar will get his Observation-Disclosures
(Okla.) Triangle.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
The e Road.

"Of course you're interested in this
movement for good roads," said the tx
pert automobilist.
I'm afraid 1 can't have the sort Of
road I'd like" replied the beginner.
"What sorts that?"
zone that's hard while you're riding
along it and soft when you sit down
on it suddenly. Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
Notlce of Bids for Road Grading.

NOTICE is hereby given that bids
E"ill De received at the county audit
oi once up to June 30. 1908, for
Esraolng down hill between sections
T. ana in Rome township. Speci.
EneaIlons on file at county auditors
Eolnce' as to amount Of grading want
E.u' county commissioners reserve
E'ne right to reject any or all bids.
y. u. Stearns, County Auditor
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
Notice Bridge Building.

Notice is hereby given that bids
wlll be received up to June 80. 1903,
For the building of a 24-foot pile
bridge between sections 81 and % in
LISBON township. County commits.
pioneers reserve the right to reject
any or all the bids.
/ o. D. Stearns, County Auditor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
Hard Luck.

"Did yer git anything?" whispered
the burglar on guard as his mate
emerged from the window.
"No; the chap wot lives here is a
lawyer" replied the other in disgust.
THAT'S hard luck" replied the first.
"Did yer lose anything?"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
A Rich One.

The Visitor-And what are you going
to make Of him? f.
Mammal want him to be a philan-
thropist.
"Why, there's no money in that"
but all the philanthropists have
been very rich"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12

Regulations which have been forced
into an unnatural bloom fade almost
as soon as they have expanded.-Ma.
eaulay.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
Hard tn MAJ NE U

nard to Nee, Them, Though.
Miss Romantique (ecstatically)- Il
E1uess IN Bohemia every one is Tom,
DICK and Harry.
.a,nter Lott "a poor artist)-Oh, yes,
h." mere are a good many bills there
~o.-lndianapolis Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
FOrEetful.

"Is Bronson as forgetful as ever?"
"More so. Why. that fellow has to
look himself up in the directory every
night before he goes home from bust
ness-forgets his address,"
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Professional Condolences.
The Broker-Don't you find it easier
to shave some men than others?
The Barber-Yes; don't you7-Yon-
kers Statesman.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-12
Mothers !!
Mothers !

Mothers! Mothers! Mothers /!
How many children are at this sea
son feverish and constipated, with
bad stomach and headache. Mother
Gray's Sweet Powders for.--Children
will always cure. II wormsI.are
present they will certainly remove
them. At all druggists. Is cts.
Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen
S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
About 100 years ago the use of starch
for stiffening the frills round the neck
was considered highly reprehensible, if
not positively sinful.
A monument designed by Newton
Thorp and 10 cost $4,000 is to be erect
ed in San Francisco in commemoration
Of Dewey's victory at Manila.
Recent British experience is claimed
to show that propeller blades Of circu-
lar shape have a much more powerful
grip of the water than those of oval
form.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure
s. ..-arE .'' SaIa

49, (First Insertion November %, 1909
Whereas. default has been made in the con-
executed and delivered BY Jacob Neutzling,
Jr., as mortgagOr, to Jacob NeutZling ST.. as
mortgagee, bearing date the both day of June
A. ID, 1900 and with Power of Sale therein
contained. duly recorded in the Office of tho
Register of Deeds in and for the County of
Stearns and State of Minnesota, on the 18th
day OF July A, D. 1900, at one O'Clock z, N:
which said mortgage was given to secure the
payment of the, sum of Six Thousand 5000
Dollars and interest; interest payable annu-
issory note in said mortgage fully described;
And whereas. the said default consists in
the non-payment of the in tereSt, which be-
came due on the goth day Of june, 1901. and
day of June. 1903.
And whereas, in and by said default in the
non. payment of said interest, the Power of
Sale contained In said mortgage has becoD-e
operative;
And whereas, there is now claimed to be
due and is actuallydue at the date of this
OF One Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty
&, 300 boilers as interest;
And whereas, the said mortgage and the
ss n aay
ed and set over by said mortgagee, Jacob
Neurzling ST., by his, the said jacob Neutz-
ling's Sr. Instrument in writing, which said
Assignment was duly recorded In the Office
of the Register of Deeds in and for the Coun-
ty of Stearns and State of Minnesota on the
18th day of November. 1908, at 3 80 o'clock P,
NJ, in Book #" Of Assignments, on Page
498. and no action or proceeding having been
instituted at Law or otherwise to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage nor any part
thereof;
Now. therefore. notice is hereby given that
by virtue Of the Power of Sale contained In
said mortgage and pursuant to the
S taJute In such case made and
provided, the said mortgage will be
foreclosed by sale of the premises described
in and by said mortgage. to-wit: those tracts
pieces and parcels of land lying and being in
the County of Stearns and STATE of Minneso-
ia. described as follows, to-wit:
South East quarters e ~ of the North East
quarter On W all OF Section number twen-
ty-seven CD, In township number one hun
number thirty three t33l west: which sale
will be made by Sheriff Of said Stearns Coun-
ty, or his deputy. at the front door of She
Court House. in the city of st. Cloud, in sal
County and State, on Saturday the ninth O.
dayof January 1904 at 10 o'clocs A. M. of that
day, at pubic yendue to the highest bidder
for cash, to pay said debt and interest and
Fifty $50, Dollars Attorneys fees, as stipulat-
ed in and by said mortgage. in case OF fore
closure, and the disbursements allowed by
Law.
1903 s.
Theo Bruener, s.,s Jacob Stockard.
ATTORNEY for As Assignee of mortgage
signee of mortgage. st. Cloud, Mimi.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
LANDLORD AND THE TENANT.
Humorous Instances of Disagreement
Pef,naan Thar,

Humorous Instances of Disagreements
Between Them.
In Ireland, as elsewhere. the hard
ship of certain agreements between
house-owners and their tenants is felt
keenly by the latter
A certain gentleman, in taking a
large house, agreed that it should be
completely painted outside at his ex-
pense every year. He began to find
that the obligation was both I'M
necessary and terribly expensive, but
the landlord insisted upon the strict
letter of the bond being adhered to.
So the tenant called ir a painter and
had the whole front of the house paint
ed white, with huge black, yellow and
red spots upon it in weird pattern
The landlord, who lived next door,
protested, but the tenant showed that
he was within his right, and the two
soon came to terms. --r --@
In the other case tenant adver-
tised in the local papers and other
wise, as follows: Wanted, 10000
cockroaches and other insects by a
tenant who agreed to leave his pres
ent residence in the same condition
as it was when he took it." And he
gave the actual address, too.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Humble Heroes.

When statues are erected to mill
tary heroes, it is generally to success
full generals. In France the idea has
been realized of concentrating in
marble even the exploits of individu-
ais of the rank and file. One such
case is that of Sergt. Robillot, to
whom a monument has just been
erected, and the town of Tulle has
now followed the example by voting a
municipal monument to Sergt. Lowry,
who fell while leading a few French
soldiers against more than 200 Arabs
in Algeria.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Bank Notes at a Premium.

The recent notice authorizing the
issue of notes to the value of G275,-
600 recalls the fact, little known to
the present generation, that Bank of
England notes we're at one time &C
tually at premium in the market.
In the year 1926 coin was very scarce
and the bank applied for and OBJ
tanned permission to postpone pay
ment of a portion of it's issue OF notes,
only the holders of those which bore
date prior to certain period being
able to demand cash for them. As a
result those notes we're worth and did
actually sell for more than their face
value
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
BOY Cured of G clio Afer Phyel
cian,s Treatment Had FaiIe d.

CidIi . - 8 90 ei'io - - - = sl
NV boy when four years old was TAX
sen witt colicand cramps in his stoin-
aeh. sent for the doctor and he in
jected morphine. hut the child kept
getting worse I.liian gave h. haff a
stessp ,.onall ~ 'banberlain $ =coiie,
Cholera aud Dlul.fioea R-ancds. and
s IN half an hour he was sleeping and
som eesyered.-F. L. WILKINS,
Shell Lake. ,.vis. Mr.. Wilkins is
skook-keepef. for the Shell Lake Lun-
her CO.. For sale By Hanson q Elmer
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Whx Eools Bind cold.

An Irishman in Australia who had
hunted long for gold and found little
complained bitterly that he was not
born a fool. Many who were his
friends, that are born fools, aye. and
was fools before that" were rich, he
said. An why? Because the
BORN fool goes diggin' in places no
sinsible man wud look at--an' by
jimmy, the gould's there!"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Unnecessary Sacrifice of Life.

The average human life is said to
be thirty-three years. It is also stated
that one-fourth of the people of the
earth. die before they are six years old,
one-half before they are sixteen, only
about one per cent in every hundred
live to see sixty-five. ..-=..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Why, Indeed!

Scolding is easy. It takes neither
power of brain nor heart to scold. It
: does not even make any great draught
upon the physical being. Any fish
wife can be grand success at scold-
ing! Why compete with her?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
An OId-Time Leqend.

. When King Edward II. of England
was among his tdrturers who hurried
him to and fro that no man should
know where he was they set him down
upon bank and the more to disguise
his face shaved him and washed him
with cold water from a ditch. The
king said, We'll, yet will / have warm
water for my beard" and so shed
abundance of tears.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Deaf and Dumb Doctor.

A deaf and dumb German scholar
named Walter Kuntze has had the de-
gree of doctor of philosophy conferred
upon him by the University of Leipsic
for mastery treatise on certain agri-
cultural subjects. This is the first
time deaf and dumb person has been
made a doctor by a German university.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
plaque incubation.

OF 400 natives belonging to the
American mission of Rahuri, Bombay,
India. who were inoculated against
plague, only one girl caught the dis
ease. and she recovered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Made IMPRESSIVE Protest.

Ambassadors OF Asia Minor came to
Mark Antony after he had imposed
upon them double tax and said to
him that if be would have two trf.
butes from them in one year he must
give them two seed-times and two
harYestS. - -. - - -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Prison for Usurer.

1t is a criminal offense in Hungary
a Pressburg money lender was--san-
fenced to twelve months imprison-
ment fol- that offenss recently.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Lemon Juice for Dog Bite.

If a person is bitten by a supposedly
mad dog, let him call physician and
apply lemon juice to the wound. This
ia the advice of DR.. Lagorio, of the
Fasteur Institute. s.-...
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
The Lesser Of Two Evils.

An impostor, whether in politics
or religion, hates to have the. truth
told about him, but he hates a great
deal worse to have nothing told about
him at all.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Peculiar Spots on Earth.

The sunniest place in the earth is
either the great Sahara or the desert
of Arabia. The cloudiest place is in
northern Russia, the southwest coast
of Peru or the coast of the French
Congo, Africa, all being about the
same in this respect.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
A Certain cure for ch'lblarns.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, u powder. It cures Chilblains.
Prostitutes, Damp, Sweating, Swoll'
feet. At all Druggists and Shoe
Store ,25c.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

Microscopic Pay for seamen.
.Seamen on native river craft In
China get SO a month, on seagoing.
chinese vessels, So. They furnish
their own food.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
WhyaR osewood.,,.

Rosewood is so called because Il
exhales the fragrance of roses wher
freshly cut. y ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Value of Good Habits.

Good habits are most essential to
aE> successful career. Creative ability
is demanded. Order and system should
go hand in hand, and finally the
character that inspires credit" is
everywhere needed. 49,. ..-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
WASHINGTON Relics.

Leland M. Finks. of Calhoun, Mo-.
claims to have the coat of arms Of the
Washington family, Washington's OFF,
cial pedigree and silver watch which
formerly belonged to the Father Of
His country"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
ADDRESSING a Debtor.

q notice you begin your letter to
aim ''Dr. Sir That's very slovenly."s
"Why SOP" tits ridiculous to make
DR. an abbreviation for Dear"
"Who said anything about Dear:
know what I'm doing. He owes me
5."--Lonlon Tft-Bits. .--t
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Every Day the Best.

Write it on your heart that every
day is the best day of the year
Emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Abyssinia's Trade

The total commerce of Abyssinia ia
about $9,500,000 a year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Carries the Most Ereiaht.

!: A single American system, the
Pennsylvania, carries more freight
than all the lines combined in any
other nation in the world.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Rock Drills,

Chilled steel shot are now success
fully used instead of black diamonds
for core rock drills.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Chewing Gum for Insane

Chewing gum is regularly supplied
to inmates of insane asylums by the
Minnesota State Board of Control
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Thickness of Whales Skin.

The skin of the whale is from two
inches to two feet thick, that of
large specimen often weighing thirty
tons
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
The Power of Love.

Love does to woman whatSthe sun
does to flowers: it colors them, EN-
bellishes them, makes them look radi-.
ant and beautiful. But when it is too
ardent it consumes and withers them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Those Heavenly Kids.

A nice thing about having children
is that it keeps mans wits sharpen
ed to prevent them from discovering
how much he doesn't know-New
York Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
one or the other.

Whenever a man goes about howl.
ing that the whole press is persistent
ly lying about him, it is always safe
to set him down as ali impostor or
rascal who is not getting lick amiss
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
The chiId's Reasoning.

: The late Rev. Nehemiah Pierce, for
merly pastor of the Twelfth Street
Reformed church, Brooklyn, used to
tell the following story of his grand
son: A colored woman whose skin
was very black came to the house one
day to assist with the housework. The
boy asked his mother what caused
the woman's skin to be so black.
God made it so, my DEAR replied
his mother.
The boy thought a moment, having
in mind cake which on being taken
from the oven was found to be scorch-
ed, and then said:
God did? Did he cook her too
much ?"-New York Times.
Kicks Hand Out of Doors.
Bixter-You have heard of mans
biting off his nose to spite his face?
Yarley-Yes; but l have never seen
H. done. I have known man to kick
one of his hands out of doors, how
ever.-Boston Transcript. 4
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

Inherited Antipathy to Law.
Our ancestors were mostly crimi-
nails, and the ignominy still attaching
to the hangman's Office is an Inherited
antipathy to law. -e.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

SeW Term for Single UnbIessedness.
A little six-year-old, while stopping
at friends house, became deeply in.
terested N three dwarfs, whose &C
quaintance she had made. Upon her
return home, she explained to her
mamma that she liked the couple
who we're married very much. but she
could not bear "the vacant one"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

Extra Labor for School Teachers.
A country school district advertises
for school marin with three children
of her own. The pleasant task of the
school teacher loses some of it's charm
when they have to assume the work Of
producing the children also.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
MarveIs of Spider Life.

Tremendous spiders can be seen in
the forests of Java, the webs of these
creatures being SO strong that it some.
times requires a knife to cut through
them. A Texas spider weaves a bal
loon four feet long and two feet wide,
which is fastens to a tree. by single
thread, then marches on board with it's
little ones, cuts the thread, and away
goes the airship to some distance
place to make a new home.