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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

much larger than many that make a
much greater noise. 1t is safely invested
on loan with good collateral and in the
most conservative stocks and bonds, and
it grows by its own weight. And poor
Uncle Russell has no interest in life ex-
cept to watch it grow. The doctors have
decided that Mr.. Sage cannot even leave
New York for the summer with safety;
his health is in pitiable condition. He
cannot move step without the protec-
ton of lusty body guard, who keeps
away the reporters and aids and guides
him. But he must ''go to business" every
day. 1t is his amusement.
Pious as he is, Mr.. Sage has run
through some pretty sporty propositions
in his day, SO that he could hardly be ex-
pected now to blanch at being accused
of running poolrooms by deputy. And
he doesn't The puts" and calls" and
privileges" he used to sell upon Wall
street provided the most concentrated
essence of gambling that the street even
in those careless days permitted. 1t was
about as much legitimate business as bet
ting on the turn of the card. There was
money in it.
OF late years Mr.. Sage has confined
himself to the less active pursuit of lend
ing money on good security. In this ca
pacity he recently unwittingly perpe-
trated joke which had all Wall street
laughing. 1t was to decline loan we'll
secured by deprecated "industrials; "
not because the security wasn't good
enough-they were just as good as any
thing else for loan collateral, since you
can always sell 'em for something-but
because the shares were so bulky he
hadn't room for them in his safe.
Mrs. Sage is some years younger than
her husband and lady of lovely charac-
ter. devoted in her quiet way to prac-
teal charities and to the education of
women, which she has greatly aided.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Sanitarium,

The state board of control has pur-
chased large tract of land near Leach
Lake on which the sanitarium for con-
sumptives provided for by the last leg
islature will be located. The board
is negotiating for more land and ulti-
mately plans to have approximately
six hundred acres.
1t is probable that no buildings will
be erected on the tract this year, as
the appropriation of $25, 900 is scarcely
enough to buy the land, construct the
buildings and maintain the institution
on large scale until another appro-
priation is secured. 1t has been sug-
gested that tents in which the con-
sumptives may live the summer be
pitched on the tract, and should they
decide not to erect any buildings it is
probable that this will be done.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
MONEY! Received.

The state board of control turned in
to the state treasury the following
April receipts from state institutions:
State prison, 81, LAP. &C; Rochester hos
pital, 81, O91.63; school for the feeble
minded, $947.42; state reformatory,
$777.23; Fergus Falls hospital, $333.6s;
training school, S317.42; Mankato nor
NAL, $2l522 Hastings asylum; s22, O2;
school for the deaf; $4,000; Winona
normal, $17s.3O; st. Cloud normal,
$15s.45; st. Peter hospital, $lO7.41; Du-
luth normal, $1O3.9O; school for the
blind, SIS. IL; state public school, $32;
Anoka asylum, $2s. so; Moorhead nor
NAL, 5000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Found Ore.

The search for mineral deposits,
which has been in progress at Swan
vile, has so far resulted in the dis
covery of apparently large body of rich
iron ore near the village. Local capt.
talists have taken the matter in hand
and will Immediately try to determine
the extent of the deposit. They have
secured options on a large tract of the
land supposed to contain the ore and
experts are expected to be on ground
Immediately and commence the work.
There are many parties now out among
the hills prospecting for minerals of
the kinds that are thought to exist
there, and the finding of other large
and valuable bodies of ore are expect
ed at anv time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

deaconish type. Mr.. Schiff is the lead
ing spirit in the great banking house OF
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Mr.. Jesup is prom
inent member of the Presbyterian
church and>a generous giver in charity.
Mr.. Depew is-Depew. But for 20 years
the Western Union has through its rae
ing department practically handled the
poolrOom business of the country, pay
ing lump sum for the racing news priv
iIege, assigning the operators to the
poolrooms and getting the cash every
morning from each subscriber.
The City club got evidence against it
by sending two innocent-looking men
to apply to the racing bureau for pool
room wire at given address. The COM
pany undertook to furnish an operator
who knew enough to jump out OF the
window if raid came"
The publication put the Western
Union directors on their mettle. Depew
crawled from under the trouble. Mr..
Jesup and Mr.. Schiff fastened to consult
with the president of the company. The
result was cutting off of poolroom wire
service-though the poolrooms still
made out to handle their public in other
ways.
Close the poolrooms? Of course, the
Western Union cannot do that so long as
men can send private kilograms to be de-
livered in the usual way. But it did close
them once this spring, before this
great pother came out. 1t was like this:
Some smart Aleck got the bright idea
of buying Western Union race news and
peddling it out by telephone, thus de-
frauding the company of part of its prof
it's. The poolroOms were closed up tight
as a drum until that business was
stopped.
Everyone is wondering what'll hap
pen next. The poolroom business was
the most profitable part of the Western
Union activities. Some say that the
profit of the business nearly equals the
total dividend of the company. If that
is the case, the pressure upon the di
rectors will soon be pretty heavy.
shouldn't wonder if it came near be-
ing true. There are usually 800 pool
rooms in New York city alone. Figure
that at $25 day per room! Some of the
big rooms paid more. getting race news
not only from New York tracks, but from
the entire country.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Forest Fires.

Homesteaders in the northern part
of St. Louis county are worried over
the condition of the surrounding tim
Der lands. They assert that the lum-
Der companies which operated last
winter neglected to burn the tops and
bushes as they are required by law to
do. The woods are full of dry and de-
caying timber which would burn with
remarkable swiftness.
There are about fifty homesteaders
in the immediate vicinity and the state
fire wardens will be notified of the
dangerous situation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

new department than in any other de-
partment Of the government during the
past IL months.
For an example, the chief clerk Of
the department, Frank Hitchcock. may
be taken. Young Hitchcock when he
was selected for his present position
was at the head of the division of for
eign markets in the agricultural de-
partment He was put in charge Of
principal administrative division of the
new department last spring and from
that day to this he has been tied to
his desk practically every waking hour.
The only time he has been away was
when he went home to vote last fall.
Sundays and holidays have been in
distinguishable for him; but. more
than that, he has doubled the hours
of labor every day, working almost in
variably till midnight, so that the
Waterman of the building began to
keep track of him and found by actual
count that in the course of the month
he gave to the government % extra
days of labor, counting by the regular
department scale.
That is one of the hard features of
department life. Hitchcock, l have no
doubt, toiled as he did, not altogether
from love for the work, but partly be-
cause he felt that he was earning the
recognition of his superiors. But now
the one man who knows what he has
done and how much it has meant takes
his departure and there is nothing to
do but run the chances with a new
secretary who, whatever his inten-
tions, can never understand all that
has been gone through. Yet that is in
way what happens every time there
is change of administration here and
a new lot of officers come in unfamiliar
with what they have to undertake.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
The New Coney Island.

= HY, it's ever SO
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
His Claim Made Good.

when die said the candidate,
reaching his grand climax, "let them put
but three words upon my tomb. ask
no more. shall rest in peace if above
me are carved the simple words: He
was honest,'
YAH" said little man at the back
end of the hall, I've always claimed you'd
take your nerve light with you to the
grave. Chicago aecord-Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
is a tewwible thing,

Sapley-Politics is tewwible thing,
old chappie. Just because Willie Many
pants is winning for office they're be-
ginning to tell howwible stories about
his early career.
Misunderstanding!
Sapley-Yaas, they whisper that he
once wore a rundown collar with a
dwess suit!-Chicago Daily News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
His Estimate,

"You used to tell me | was birdllke,'
complains the fond wife.
The brutal husband continues to bury
his nose in the paper.
You used to tell me 1 was birdlike,'
repeats the fond wife, '.but now you
never act as if you thought So"
You're still birdiike," growls the hus-
band
One wouldn't think you thought so
ITO judge by"
Isn't a parrot bird ?"-Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

just received a
V / n d i C a ton of
which he has a
right to be proud.
He has been secre-
tary of the COM
mission ever since
its establishment,
nearly 20years ago,
and he has become
identified with it
until he almost
seems to be a part
of the machinery.
He looks on it al
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
News Notes.

Fire caused loss of $500 in the feed
store of Brings & Co., 31s West Sew
enth street, st. Paul.
According to the Insurance Press for
June the amount of money paid to the
beneficiaries of life insurance policies
in Minnesota during 1908 was So, ESQ.,
ssh
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Corner, of st.
Paul, will spend their honeymoon in a
chicken coop.
Much excitement was caused at Fer
tile by what appeared to be an at
tempt at suicide by Mrs. DR.. A. Nelson.
Mrs. Nelson has seasons of great de-
preston over divorce proceedings re-
.ently instituted by her husband.
Philip Bardon, in a suit filed in the
district court of ST. Paul, claims that
his telephone knocked him across the
room and inflicted severe injuries
upon his person, for which he sues
the Northwestern Telephone Com
pany for $1,000 alleged damages.
A fire broke out in the barn of
Frank Meisetschlager, ST. Paul, and
two horses and the barn were burned.
Dispatches from Luverne state that
former Senator Herbert j. Miller of
that city announced that he is a
candidate for the Republican nom
nation for congressman in the Sec
ond district.
Mr.. Schuler,, of Minneapolis, lost
So, 900 in a confidence game of the
Noah's ark variety, worked by two
of the smoothest swindlers in the
country, who are doubtless refecting
in Canada on the truth "there is a
sucker born every minute"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

Z L LEN nave L spoken
of the efforts OF
wealthy men to get
great country es-
tates so near the
city that the COLI
sion of their amb!
lions with the pub
lie interests is be-
coming a serious
problem. !
Mr.. w. Gould
Brokaw. hero of a
recent sensational
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

My pas got somepin in his more that's
fastened there to stay,
That all the neighFors wishes he would lose
or give away
Some sort O. heller rim affair, like bulls has
in their throSts,
Or like big bass horn. except it never
plays no notes. S4.-L.
CHICAGO IGrrnal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
why He Changed Weapons.

Here you is-in trouble ag'in." said
the colored deacon. Didn't tell you
ter fight yo' way only wild de sword er do
Sperrit?"
Yes, subj" replied the penitent. "but
de razor wuz so handy. Atlanta Goa
stitution.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
No Sleep for Him.

milwaukee Sentinel.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
His Programme ARRANGED.

Il know what you've come here for"
said little Willie. You're going to asst
my sister to be your wife,
"Oh! Why do you think so?"
Cause l heard her tellin ma she
was going to git you in a corner to-
night and make you say it."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

NO OIeep IUI alIh'
Bacon-YoI>say you never slept in
q folding bed?
Egbert-That'S right.
well, you have, for that was one
We put you in when you visited u.s.
eyes, know that was folding bed,
but l didn't sleep a wink in it. | was
afraid Of the pesky thing!"-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

republican ndtlOu-
al committee, just
as he has made an
ideal secretary TO
two presidents and
an ideal cabinet Of
ficer is one of the
things that are set
down as certain in
Washington with
out the formality of
argument.
The rise of this
young man has
been told so often
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
The Foolish Little Bee.

Many years ago, no doubt,
In Schoolbooks you would see
A warning to improve each hour,
Like the busy little bee.
But now you wonder why a bee
Gets fool ideas in his head,
And labors hard to gather sweets
For you to smear on bread.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
The wise Man Talks.

Prof. Borem-Yes, my dear madam.
the baneful habit of sweets ant to-
bacco is gradually affecting and rem
dering smaller the teeth of the COM
ing generations. More than this-in
the course of reactionary evolution, If
may so term it, we shall undoubted-
ly have children born without teeth at
all.-Tit-BitS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Now they Don / Speak.

Clorinda X Dung Saphead proposed
to me last night He ought to have
known beforehand that would refuse
him.
Bedelia- oh, I'm sure he did, dear
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
crookedest River in the World

Hitherto the Jordan has been ac-
counted the most crooked stream in
the world. But it cannot compare" with
the White river, Arkansas, which
travels 1000 miles in traversing a dis
lance of 80 miles as the crow flies.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

will be a blow to
the young men
who have been
connected wi t h
the upbuilding of
t h e department
and who have
worked for a year
with an enthusi-
a s n Sc | d o m
equalled, if ever,
in the history of
t h e government
service!S
1t is safe to say
that there has
'xacting, fhankless
organization Of this
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

Barton from the
presidency of the
American National
Red Cross. This
was to have been
expected, because
Miss Barton, now
over 80 years of
age, could hardly
have hoped to con-
tinue much longer
in active work.
The Red Cross
in America as it
stands to-day Is
practically M i S S
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Of Interest to Smokers.

The nicotine in tobacco is removed by
sleeping the leaves i'm solution of tan
mic acid. This is the method adopted by
a German chemist. To improve the fla
vor of the tobacco it is then treated with
a decoction of marjoram.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Her Marrow Escape.

He-Our engagement is of. You have
deceived me, and from this time hepce-
forth you shall not occupy my mind
She-Oh, thank you! I'm so glad.
He-Glad! Why are you glad, prayf
She-I never could bear to occupy .
flat.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
The Missing Link.

I've made a great discovery,
AS well as old Marconi:
The Frankfurter's the missing link
'Twixt sausage and bologni
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Fish for st. Louis.

The Minnesota game and fish com
the Pennsylvania commission and will
ship the Minnesota fish exhibit to the
St. Louis exposition in few days The
car will arrive in St. Paul and will
leave for Alexandria soon after to get
a collection of bass and pike. 1t will
will then be transported to Cass Lake,
where a second collection will be made
The exhibit will include trout, bass,
pike and muscallonge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
THE POOLROOM WAR.
THE WESTERN UNION HAS SHUT
OFF THEIR WIRE SERVICE.
PAID BIG PRICE FOR NEWS
Public Sentiment Forced the Directors
to Act-The Case of Russell
Sage-Country Estates
of the Wealthy.

EW YORK.-The
malicious public
las not for a long
time enjoyed so
much scandal of
the news as it has
the fight of the law
and order people
against the West
ern Union Tele-
graph company's
poolroom work.
The directors of
the Western Union
happen to be a body
of men Of a staid
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

lawsuit with woman, furnishes the
latest example. Out at Great Neck,
which has the honor of being the country
station of w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and
where Howard Could modern counter
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

Ties IN the cnalr-
man of a national
committee are
force, tact and Or
sanizing ability,
and all these Sec
rotary Cortelyou
has shown that he
possesses in abund-
ance.
No man without
force and tact could
have made his way
in ten years from a
position as stenog-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
How They Do It.
saving circle weekly n

The sewing circle weekly meets
The savages to gown,
And while they dress the heather up
They dress their neighbors down.
Pick
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Old Age of Russell.

N 1 IHlNG more I'M
like the popular
idea of a keeper of
a gambling bust
ness in appearance
than Russell Sage
would be hard to
find.
M r S a g e / S
approaching b / S
eighty-eighth year,
rather a pathetic
figure. His for
tune is enormous.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
A Fine Distinction.

81 didn't think you would write an
anonymous letter."
81 didn't" was the indignant reply.
"But you didn't sign your name
to it."
"No. But 1 signed the name of one
of the neighbors "-Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Why Eggs Are High.

A damsel who dwelt in Vincennes
Bought chickens and put them in pennies;
She waited year,
But no eggs came to cheer;
It seems that she thought they were
hennes.
milwaukee Sentinel.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
The Pretty Manicure.

Ell what should we
do without the rich
and their freaks
and romances? Mr..
Faber and his re-
cent marriage to
Riker's manicure is
a case in.point.
Ever since there
has been anybody
to remember, there
have been Faber
lead pencils. They
were made in Ger
MANY for wears nm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Wonderful Intuition.

81 f1atter myself said the city
chap, that can tell what q man 10
by his walk. Now, this dignifed-
looking individual coming down the
street is undoubtedly leader OF
men," 8
That's right" rejoinea the village
landlord. 'IIe's the drum major OF
our brass band" = Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Not a Master of That.

81 understand" he said to the pro-
fessor Of languages, "that you are mas
ter of at least a dozen tongues"
Languages, - corrected the profess
sor Don't say tongues That might
include my wife's." Philadelphia
Press
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

Il L, IL 5 ever sc
much bigger than
the Midway" said
a man out west
who came back
from Coney Island
enthusiastic. H e
meant the lost and
still lamented Chi
cago pleasance.
1t set me think
ing. Coney is a big
institution, but it
has grown so grad
ually that old New
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
MANY Theaters in london

In London there are So theaters
where display plays are regularly pre-
sented, and 43 music halls devoted to
vaudeville performances,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
A Deserted Village. /"

FTEN have | spoken
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
A Hard Working Clerk

Should Secretary Cortelyou leave the
department of commerce and labor it
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Ability Of Cortelyou.

After all, next to acquaintance with
political affairs the most ESSENTIAL quail
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

Miss Pert-Don't you know you re-
mind me of the Venus de Milo?
Mr.. Slowboy-But she didn't have
any arms.
Miss Peril know.-Chicago Chron-
icle
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
The Case of Ned Moseley.

Ned Moseley, the secretary of the in
terstate commerce commission. has
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
THE REPUBLICANS HAVE A GOOD
MAN IN CoRTELYoU.
HIS RAPID RISE TO THE TOP
From Stenographer to Cabinet Officer
in Ten Years-Case of a Faith
full Clerk-Investigatio
of Moseley.

Washington.-That Secretary Cortel-
you will make an ideal chairman of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Unfamiliarity with Society Lingo

Mrs. HighStyle-What do you want.
sir?
Tramp-Please, mum, if you would
have one O. your servants give me a
cold cut of some kind
Mrs. Highstyle-Certainly. Perkins!
Tell the chambermaid to come and
stare at this man without recognizing
HMM. Y. Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09
Resignation of Clara Barton

An extraordinary career comes to
close with the resignation of Clara
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

when you go out to paint the tow.
A bright yerm llion hue
1t may seem copper coiored
Before the job is through.
Springfield (Ili.) Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-06-09

after l told my best story to-nigh
says the monologist, "a lady in
of the boxes threw this magnif
bouquet to me-" x
"What kind Of flowers are tb
ImmortelIes?" asked the sonbref -
Chicago Tribune.