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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

A preliminary report to the chief Of
the bureau Of statistics of the depart
ment of agriculture shows the total
acreage of rice in the United States
this season to be about 643.40O acres,
distributed as follows: North Caro-
lima, 1900; South Carolina, $4,000;
Georgia, 5000; Louisiana, 500. and
Texas, 234,200 acres. The rice acre
age of the country has increased SO
per cent within the last five years and
is now four times as large as it was
Is years ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
Body Washed Ashore.

London, Sept. 23.-The body of Charles
B. Spahr. of New York, formerly editor
of Current Literature, was washed
ashore Wednesday near Broadstairs,
Kent, England. The remains were fully
identified by the American consul. Mr..
Spahr disappeared from an ocean liner
near the coast recently and the finding
of the body partly clears up the mys-
tery
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

The largest station for wireless
telegraphy is being placed near Pisa.
Italy. On its completion, by the end
OF the year, it is expected to afford di.
rect communication with all countries
in Europe, as we'll as the United
States and Canada, and with all YES.
sells on the Mediterranean, Indian and
Atlantic oceans
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

It is asserted by sculptor that the
human foot is becoming smaller. The
masculine foot Of 20 centuries ago was
IL inches long. The average mans foot
Of to-day is easily fitted with No. So
shoe, which is not more than 10 7-16
inches in length.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
Watson Draws Color Line.

Houston, Tex, Sept. 23.-Hon. Tom
Watson, Of Georgia, who is to speak
here to-day, arrived Unexpectedly
Thursday night, and the committee
failed to meet him. At the station Mr..
Watson hired a hack to drive to a ho-
tel and was requested by the driver to
admit another passenger. The driver
presented a negro woman as his seat
mate, whereupon Mr.. Watson left the
hack and struck the negro driver a
blow. 4
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

Large additions are rapidly being
made to the area Of irrigated land in
Colorado. The secretary of the inte'
rior has withdrawn from entry a large
tract Of land in the canyon of the
Grand river, in that state, known as
the Kremmling reservoir site, for the
purpose of storing waters in reclama-
tion enterprise in the lower valley o:
the Colorado river, Of which the
Grand river Is tributary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

DIR. Degrave, French specialist, has
made a declaration which has caused
considerable emotion among the fair
sex in the gay capital. he says that
the fashionable straight-front corset
is ruinous to beauty, because it is I'M
healthy, and that women wearing this
style of stays sooner or later fall VIC
tins of dyspepsia, sleeplessness.
anaemia and other troubles, and no
body suffering from these ills can long
keep a pretty face. 80 ....
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
permitted

The imports of Australia and New
Zealand in 1903 are valued at $4O0, 670.-
900 and the exports in $462, 125,OO0. In
the import trade the colony of New
Zealand participated to the amount OF
$63,940.OOO and in the export trade to
the amount of $75,050,000. The bal
ance fell to the six states comprising
the commonwealth of Australia. The
latter also exported $17,375. FOG net in
coin and bullion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

The municipal authorities at Barcel
los. small place on the Cavado river,
about Is miles north of Oportu, Portu-
gal, are willing to grant 30-year con-
cession to a company for the erection
of an electric light and power plant.
One of the stipulations which will be
expected of such a company will be
that it furnish the municipality with
160 16-candle power incandescent
lights and six 50-candle power arc
lights for the sum of $500 milreis
$500 per annum.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
In the Interest of Science

New York, Sept. 24.-Dr. George s.
Conant, aged 81 years, who died here
Friday of diabetes, is said to have willed
his brain to the medical faculty of Cor
nell university that further investiga-
ton, may be made of theory that his
disease could be traced to the brain.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

In general, it may be said that Mex
leo is no place for a man without cap
ital. 1t is a new country, in the sense
that it possesses great natural re-
sources as yet undeveloped, but most
Of these can be developed only by the
aid of capital They have been ex-
plotted for nearly four centuries just
as far as transportation facilities and
individual methods Of industry have
permitted
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

Every man, woman and child In the
United States took, on an average, 63
rides on the street cars last year, ac-
cording to a recent report Of the GEN.
sus bureau. That was 81 rides more
than had been taken in 1899.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
Claims Self-Defense.

Des Moines, Ia. Sept. 24.-Marshal
Dan Ellis, Of Lineville, Ia. instantly
shot and killed Bill Wallace, hotel pro-
prietor, Friday. Ellis claims that the
killing was in self defense and has sur
rendered himself to the sheriff.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
China Objects.

London, Sept. 22.-The Morning
Posts Shanghai correspondent has
been informed that China objects to
the Anglo-Thibetan treaty on the
ground that it infringes Chinese SOW
ereign rights.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
A Concrete Application.

Little fve-year-old Edith was taken to
a dentist, who removed an aching tooth.
That evening at prayers her mother was
surprised to hear her say:
Forgive us our debts as we forgive
our dentists. Little Chronicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

The archbishop Of Canterbury, now
on a visit to this country, occupies the
highest social position in England next
to the crown and the immediate de-
scendants of the king. He takes pre-
cedence after the prince of Wales and
his son and above all dukes, earls, WIS.,
counts; above the lord chancellor, the
premier and the secretary of state, and
all ministers from other countries to
the court of st. James.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
Found an Angel.

Husband-Got new girl, I see.
Wife-Yes, and she's an angel, too.
Elbow can you know that. She
hasn't been here half day yet"
"True, but she tells me that she once
lived with your mother, and stood it
for three weeks."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
Russians Meet Loss,

st. Petersburg, Sept. 23.-A detach-
ment under Gen. Rennenkampff, while
accommodating Wednesday lost two Of
ficers and nine men killed and had
three officers and % men wounded.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
Big Batch of Fried Eggs.

Plymouth, Ind, Sept. 22.-Fire
Wednesday in the cold storage plant
of Swindell & Brothers destroyed the
entire structure and 100000 dozen Of
eggs. The loss on the building is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
Enormous Losses.

Portland. Ore, Sept. 23.-Timber-
men who have visited Columbia coun-
ty report that recent forest fires in
that section have destroyed timber to
the value of $4,000, 900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
About Even.

"How are you making out in writing
for the magazines?"
"Just holding my own. They send
me back as much as send them" -
Detroit Free Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

Chicago, Sept. 21.-Robert s. Scott, of
the firm of Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.,
died at his home in Lakeside at four
O'Clock Tuesday morning, after a short
illness from liver complaint, which had
not been considered serious.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

Buttons of the handsome jeweled and
metal varieties will be more used on
the waistcoats of elaborate directoire
jackets and Louis coats.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
Will Oppose Speaker Cannon

Paris, ILL.,, Sept. 23.-The democrats
of the Eighteenth congressional dis
trict nominated Colson v. McClena-
than, of Danville, to oppose Speaker
J. G. Cannon in the coming election.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
Again the Nomina -

Denver, Col, Sept. 22.-Alva A. Ad-
ans, of Pueblo, was for the third time
nominated for governor by the state
democratic convention
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
A Valuable Cargo.

New Orleans, Sept. 23-The French
steamer Admiral Fourichon arrived In
port Thursday from Santos, via Rio
de Janiero, with 1857 bags of coffee
valued at $1,000,00Q.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

Rough materials are winter posi-
bility in the fabric line, and English
looking mixtures, tweeds and cheviots
are to be once more In favor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

Attorney General Moody IL born
sailor and enjoys nothing SO much as q
sea trip.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

Cologne and Dartmund burn their
garbage by means Of electricity.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29
TEN lives LOST
= IN PECULIAR Way
BOX OF DYNAMITE FALLS FROM
WAGON TO CAR TRACKS IN
MELRoSE, MASS.
Struck by Street Car and Terrible
Result Follows-Six Passengers
Killed outright-Four Others Die
in Short Time,

Melrose, Mass, Sept. PAN out
ward-bound electric car, containing 80
persons, was blown to pieces in this
city Wednesday night by striking a
5O-pound box of dynamite that had
fallen OF an express wagon. Six per-
sons were killed outright, four more
died of their injuries within an hour
and 10 others on the car were taken
to the two hospitals suffering from Sc
we're injuries. At least a score of per-
sons in the immediate vicinity of the
explosion were hurt by flying glass
and splinters.
The Victims.
The following dead have been iden-
titled: Dr. Malcolm E. McLennan, Mel
rose Highlands; E. B. Haynes, Mel
rose; Winfield Rowe, Saugus, Mass.
motorman; E. A. Stowe, South Bos-
ton; Fred D. Marshall, Boston. The
unidentified dead were three women, a
man and three-year-old girl.
Edward A. Warehouse, of Melrose
had foot amputated, and was other
wise badly injured. DR.. Perry, OF
Wakefield, had both legs broken; Mrs
John Conway, of Melrose, had both
legs broken; George H. Andrews, OF
Melrose, received a compound fracture
of the left leg, and his foot also was
amputated. All of these are likely to
die.
A Frightful Scene.
So great was the force of the ex-
plosion that all but ten feet of the
rear portion of the car was blown into
small pieces, while windows within q
radius Of quarter of mile were
shattered. The immediate vicinity OF
the accident presented fearful spec
tacle when those in the neighborhood
reached the scene. The ground was
strewn with legs, arms and other por-
tons Of the bodies of those who had
been killed, while shrieks and groans
came from the writhing forms of the
injured.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-29

Cincinnati, Sept. 24.-School closed
Friday at Pleasant Ridge, seven miles
north of Cincinnati, with the first quar-
ter of the session, when nine, possibly
ten, schoolgirls were suffocated in q
vault during the forenoon recess and a
score of others narrowly escaped the
same horrible death.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-22
NOT A PARTY QUESTION.

The race question is not properly a
party issue nor is it altogether a sec
tional issue. There are a number of
probably in some other northern states
where a negro is not permitted to live
the town station. This seems almost
incredible to the liberal minded people
of Walla Walla, where there is prob
ably less race prejudice than in any
other town of the United States.
In the South it is not the democrats
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-22
WASTE IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

In the colleges and universities of
lessor or instructor for every ten stu
dents.
A generation ago, before the multi
plication of courses and elective sub
jects the average was about one to
teaching staff has been made necessary
by the effective system and by uni
versal tendency to branch out and ex-
pand the facilities of each institution.
If all institutions of higher education
had ample endowment, and were able
to pay adequate salaries to the teach
ing faculty, this condition would be
source of congratulation. Unfor-
tunately, this is not true. The in
come of educational institutions has
not grown commensurately. Statistics
show that the average college pro-
fessor gets no better salary than in the
days of cheap living, while the num-
Der of poorly paid instructors doing
full work has multiplied. Tuition fees
never pay running expenses, and en-
dowments have not kept pace with
the increased outlay. The inevitable
tendency has been lowered financial
standard for college and university
faculties. If the teaching standard mas
not likewise been lowered, it is be-
cause of the loyalty felt by educators
for their profession. There are many
instances, however, where strong men
in college work have been tempted
to other fields by better chances for
making money.
All this calls attention once more
to the unending multiplication of col
leges. New denominational schools
are springing up in every corner of
the country, destined to beg for their
subsistence from the churches in their
territory. Misguided benefactors are
founding new colleges on small en-
dOwmentS, instead of helping existing
institutions to their feet There are
enough colleges already-too many, to
be candid. Many of them have not
elbow room, while the economic waste
of these poorly endowed, poorly at
tended schools, giving the same
courses and paying their teaching staff
on an average less than the yearly
income of a city mechanic, is a sad
object lesson in misdirected energy. 1t
it poor lesson for the classes in
economics.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-22

alone who entertain race prejudice.
For example, Mitchell county. North
Carolina, a republican stronghold ever
since the Civil War. will not allow
negro to reside within her borders
Mitchell county is situated just west
of the Alleghenies, the top of the Blue
Ridge" as the mountains are known
locally, forming the line between
Mitchell and Mcdowell counties.
Recently a railroad was projected
from Marion, N. c., to johnson City
Mitchell county, which was practic-
alIy isolated heretofore. The building
of the railroad has naturally been fol-
lowed by telegraph and telephone lines
Evidences of civilization are gradually
appearing, but the negro is still shut
out.
Few. if any, slaves were owned in
Mitchell county before the war. Strong
union sentiment existed there prior to
and during the great sectional conflict.
The people are plain mountaineers
Except for their hatred of the negro,
the inhabitants of Mitchell county are
not different from the natives of other
mountain counties in western North
Carolina The people are not lawless,
feuds do not thrive. Strangers are
sure of kindly treatment if they merit
it.
Years ago liverymen frequently sent
negro drivers with teams to carry
commercial statesmen through the
county. In each instance the negro
drivers weer told that they must never
enter the county again. A few weeks
ago a number of negroes were driven
out of Mitchell They were employed
by a telephone company in putting up
poles and wires. Evidently the tele-
phone people had not heard of the un-
written law of Mitchell county. The
next day a large delegation of armed
citizens walked INTO the camp anu
ordered all the negroes to leave the
county at once. The telephone con-
tractor tried to argue the matter with
the mountaineers, but they were OBJ
stinate The negroes went promptly
and the mountaineers supplied the
necessary labor to carry on the con-
struction of the line.
A few negroes live in each of the
counties adjoining Mitchell, but they
know the exact location of the invis-
ible border of that county, and they
look upon it as an insurmOuntable
barrier, And it is To cross it means
a hasty retreat or death.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-22
INTERSTATE FREIGHT RATES.

The interstate commerce commits
sion realizes it's impotency under the
present law as construed by the Unit
ed States supreme court in 1897, and it
asks congress to give it the powers
that it was originally intended 1t
should exercise. 1t asks the power to
set aside unreasonable freight rates
subject to appeal to the courts. I'm
der present conditions the commission
can recommend, but it cannot enforce.
President Roosevelt is backing the
commission in it's demand for rene
dial legislation and he will give the
national railroad lobby a hard battle
in order to accomplish his purpose.
President Hartman of the Union Pa
cific system has come out strongly
against the presidents recommended
tons on railroad legislation, and there
is no doubt that Jim Hill of the Great
Northern agrees with his former part
ner in the merger business.
Paul Morton, secretary Of the navy,
who was high official of the Santa
Fe system before entering the cabinet,
has proposed compromise measure
embodying the following provisions:
Reinforcement supervision of
interstate rates through the interstate
commerce commission, on complaint
of unreasonable charge.
Second-Authorizati in law of
equitable apportionment of railway
earnings-in other words, legalized
pooling.
Third-The establishment of CEN
trail interstate commerce court, COM
posed of say, three or five members,
sitting at Washington, with final jur-
isdiction, save that, of course, the right
of appeal may lie when questions of
constitutional Interpretation are raised
by either party.
Fourth-Instead of having the rate
decreased reasonably by the interstate
commerce commission go into effect
Immediately, subjecting the railroads
to loss without chance of redress in
case some time afterWard the court
reverses the commissions finding, it is
provided that when rate complained
of is set aside by the commission and
another substituted the railroad may
still go on charging the original rate
by filing a bond securing shippers a
refund in case the court finally up
holds the commission.
Fifth-The prohibition by law of all
private freight cars, private sidetracks
and terminals, compelling interstate
carriers to afford such facilities to all
alike.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-22

The people of Walla Walla are anx-
iously awaiting the announcement OF
the completion of the new plant OF
pany on the Walla Walla river and OF
"a reduction in rates for gas and cleo
tricity. But the Statesman would not
advise any patron of the company tC
hold his breath until the announce
ment shall be made. Fortunately
there is no meter to regulate breath
ing, so use all the air you need.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-22


such institutions are doing excellent
trained young men and women. All
of them, however, need more funds,
and need to do better work rather than
more of it, The need of higher edu-
cation in this day is better equipped
universities for special and profess
sional courses, and better endowed
colleges. One of the greatest evils is
the tendency of small schools TO
stretch their capacity and fritter away
their incomes by trying to pose as
universities. The. country would be
better off with fewer would be univer-
sites and stronger colleges.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-22
Advertising Chat

There are two kinds of re-
tailers that ought to advertise
those who have all the business
they can attend to, and those
who have not.
1t may seem strange to
preach advertising to the man
whose store is running to it's
full capacity and who finds it
difficult to keep up with his or
ders.
But what guarantee has such
a merchant that these happy
conditions will continue?
Advertising is an insurance
against future disaster. 1t Gre
ates persistence, ever increas-
ing demand. The advertising
of today will not only bring
present orders but familiarize
everyone with the merits of your
goods and your service.
Thus at the time when you
need it most the impulse gained
by advertising will carry you
safely over what might other
wise be a fatal situation.
The second class-the mer-
chant whose capacity is larger
than the demand-must do one
Of two things: advertise his
goods and place himself in a
position where the public will
demand them and insist on hav-
ing them; or be content to take
a place far back in the rear.
And no better advertising
medium can be found than the
Evening Statesman. Why? Be-
cause it reaches daily the major
ity of the homes of Walla Wal
la and Walla Walla County.
Each copy, too, represents
bona fide, interested, paying sub
scriber.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-22

See those drummer's sample hand
kerchiefs at The Bee Hive. Thou
sands of different kinds to select from
and all about half price.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-22
WANTED.

Furnished room in respectable, pr1-
vate family by young man. Central
location preferred. Address by letter,
E. r., this Office.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-22
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
WEATHER..

Tonight and Friday cloudy and
threatening with rain or snow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-09

A very SAD case of sickness and pri-
Walton is brought before our people
this week. a wagon pulled in at
Groft'S livery barn with woman ly-
ing at deaths door with consumption
with five children none OF them being
able TO do much for I'll eipselyes I'll e
youngest eng a baby seven montl s
old The husband and father are with
them and the former says he is a
nephew of Judge Harlan who used to
live hero. The womau-s father came
from Missouri, and at present they
have liked rooms at q. E. ShiEquin-s
house and she is more comfortable but
very low Tile people are deeply synn-
pathetic for tie old father and daus is-
ter and children.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-09
HYMN OF THE WEST.
Poet Stedman Has Written the
Worlds Fair Hymn-Has
Been Set to Music

Western folk will be charmed by the
beautiful hymn written by Edmund
Clarence Stedman upon the invitation
of the worlds fair management He
calls it the flynn of the West title
BETTING so splendid a production. 1t
has five stanzas and Prof. John K.
Paine, of Harvard university, has writ
ten the music, which is no less grand
The first public rendering of this hymn
will be on the opening day of the great
exposition, Saturday, April go, when
drilled chorus of 500 voices will sing it,
Other musical compositions specially
written upon invitation of the worlds
fair management are a march, Louis
iana," by Frank Vanderstuken, director
of the Cincinnati orchestra, and waltz,
along the Plaza" by Henry K Hadley,
Of New York. ALI are famous com
posers and their compositions have the
originality and high merit expected for
such a signal event. The several pieces
will be played by the many bands in
their musical programmes during the
exposition.