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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-03
Another Campaign Lie.

From the Chicago Tribune.
"Are you going to make any political
speeches in Minnesota" they asked him.
YES" answered the spellbinder- And
few in English
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
NEW RIBBONS FOR WINTER
They Combine the Softness and Sheer
ness Of the Broad Silk
Weaves.

The new ribbons have taken to them
selves all the softness and sheerness
that characterize the broad silk weaves.
and the printings in the dull and faded
tones that are seen on the expensive
crepes, gauzes and chiffons are all re-
produced in the ribbons. In fact, some
houses are making g special feature of
broad silks and ribbons in the very same
designs, and a delightful note of color
contrast is introduced in the latter in
the way of borderings.
Ribbons broad and ribbons narrow, as
we'll as those of medium width, all find
novel applications upon the dressy
gowns. With printed centers the Dor
ders are often in two shades of a con-
trasting color, and these borders are in
green, rose, blue, brown and violet, &C
cording to the color scheme of the gown.
Some exquisite ribbons are shown with
q metallic gold border, Just the same
weave as appears on the military uni
forms Of those Of high rank, and a
beautiful effect is thus given to a one
color gown.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
HISTORY OF THE MUFF.
A Decree of the French King Once De-
termined the Colors and
the Furs.

do you know that the color of mum
once betokened the rank Of the wear
err" said furrier the other day as he
stroked a beautiful sealskin muff.
when the muff first came to us from
France, in the days of Charles TX, no
lady could have worn this fur, for black
was decreed by the king to be the badge
of the common people, and the court fol-
lowers were restricted to the colors.
Muffs have gone through more styles
than it would seem possible to invent
for such simple article of convenience.
They have been long and narrow and,
again, large and round. One of the
most curious styles was that of Louis
XIV, called the 'chiens mauchons, be-
cause they were made to convey little
dogs in.
THE muff when first introduced was
the exclusive property of the nobility.
These muffs were very small and con-
sisted of a single piece of velvet, bro
cade or silk lined with fur and the open
ings fastened with rich jewels. Such
arrangements came in during the early
part of the seventeenth century.
I'VE now associate the muff only with
cold weather, but in the old days it was
regular part Of woman's dress and
was carried at all times"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
DECEIT WAS FER THEME.
New York Woman Essays Things''
About Fiancee Of Popular
Young Man.

1T literally takes my breath away"
exclaimed a woman known for her blunt
directness Of speech, according to the
New York Tribune, Ito hear the way
certain people change suddenly around.
and say the sweetest things to some
one whom only the moment before they
had been sharply criticising. while their
poor victim smiles all unexpectedly,
quite believing every kind word that is
said to him or her. The other day."
she continued, ''Sofie Soft was telling
me about the girl the popular Jack T.
Is engaged to be married to. So COM
mon, my dear she said, and so unat-
tractiss! I cannot understand his in
fatuation, there Is really nothing to
praise about her. oh, dear Mr. e. she
exclaimed suddenly. for who should
come up just at that minute but Jack
himself. I want to congratulate you.
I have known Minnie all my life, and
want you to give her my love and best
wishes. OF course there Is no need to
tell you what an awfully nice girl she
Ia Hardly said Jack. beamingly TAX
ing It all in, then. raising his hat he
passed on. 4 do not think He'd much
Sophie added complacently. 1really feel
quite Yixtuousl's
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
BULKY FOOD FOR POULTRY
There Is No Good Reason Why the
Hens Should Be Confined to
Concentrated Rations.

A leading poultryman who met with
success states that he made it rule
to feed his hens the same as he did
his cows-that is, he fed grain, hay,
ensilage, cooked roots, and added to
the rations of the hens ground meat
and bone, good, clean bone-meal also
being given to the cows. There is no
reason why poultry should be fed al
most exclusively with concentrated
food. Such practice is not economical,
is not the best mode. and is sometimes
injurious. If horses and cows were
kept on corn or ground grain to the
exclusion of that which is bulky, they
would soon fail to give satisfaction to
their owners, and this is SO well
known to farmers that none Of them
attempt to keep stock without supply
ing them grass in summer and hay
in winter. The hens will eat grass.
and they will also eat hay in winter,
provided it is cropped for them. and
especially If it is stepped in water and
softened. They prefer coarse food to
grain exclusively, and they lay oftener
with such food, and keep in health.
The hens on farms where food is
given but three or four times week
can derive all they wish by consuming
the heritage of the fields. Some farm
ers sow rye in the fall and oats in the
spring for the hens, and find that it
pays them to do so. The gizzard works
in it's grinding capacity to its best adj
vantage when the hens are provided
with a variety of food, and better di-
gestion is thereby secured 1t is
cheaper to use bulky food with grain
than to confine the hens to concen-
trated materials, and they will pro-
duce more eggs by such treatment
Farm and Fireside.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
.FLOCKLNG into CANADA
IMMIGRATION FROM DAKOTA
AND ADJOINING STATES.
Major Edwards, United States Consul
General at Montreal, Describes
the Movement as Due to
Scarcity Of Land.

Montreal, Nov. 15.-Major Allison
Edwards, United States Consul-Gen-
eral, who returned to-day from a visit
to his home at Fargo, North Dakota,
said in an interview: THE proper
way to describe the manner in which
the people Of North Dakota are COM
ing over into Western Canada Is to
say they are coming over in droves.
Among the people there did not seem
to be any thought Of there being a
boundary line at all. 1t is simply a
question:" added the major, "of there
not being any more land in North Da-
kota and the surrounding States, and
the people are f1ocking to Canada to
get good farms. Naturally the num-
Der that will come over will increase
all the time, and may say the people
you are getting are the best people in
the west. They are we'll supplied with
money and are well acquainted with
the conditions under which they will
have to work" The agents Of the
Government located at different points
In the United States are prepared to
give the fullest information regarding
homestead and other lands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
FALL-BORN PIGS.
If They Are Treated Right They May
Be Made Very Profitable
to the Farmer.

The one possible objection to fall
farrowed pigs is the expense of win
tering them, but if they are treated
right during the period when they can
be out of doors and given warm pens
during the winter they can be profit
ably fed. After weaving, feed skim
milk, bran and little oil meal, but
especially let them get their share of
green stuff while it is growing, and
later feed them more or less garden
truck that is not salable. During the
winter give them the ration which ex-
perience has proven best with you, but
provide them with pens that are free
from draughts, that are clean and well
bedded. Even the swine appreciate
comfort and warmth, and will pay for
it in good health and growth and take
on fat properly at the proper season.
What Is said about comfortable pens
for pigs applies also to the mature
swine, and particularly to the brood
sow. Do not permit her to be an
noyed, give her comfortable and clean
quarters and proper food, and her
progeny will be all that Is desired
Midland Farmer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
MIXED FOODS.
Their Value Dependent Largely on
the Manner Employed in
the Mixing.

The advantage of mixing foods for
poultry in confinement depends good
deal upon how it is done. An excellent
method is to take some suitable meas
ure and use four quarts of bran to one
each of cornmeal, middlings, oats and
ground meat. No more, of course, should
be fed at any time than the fowls will
eat up clean and, just as their condi-
ton seems to require, the meat should
be more or less reduced and the grains,
excepting the corn, increased. It is pref
cradle, too, that it be presented to them
dry; it is not natural for poultry to eat
foods so sticky that they are like paste.
Adding little salt and red pepper to the
mixture occasionally is beneficial, as is
likewise some fresh cut bone or an equal
weight of cut clover; one or the other
If the last two, in fact, should be fed
regularly once a day and also oyster
shells for grit. The best results are OBJ
tanned by feeding this mixture alter
nately with whole grains every other
neutrality-suspicious. Epitomist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
Nv GRACE ADELE PIERCE

IT was one of those dull, gray days
! of later autumn, which SO often
brings suddenly TO its close a season
of summer warmth and brightness.
The woods resounded solemnly at
every wind, the fields were dull and
expressionless green. There was that
unmistakable look of change in every
thing which affects the sensitive ma
ture as the subtle marks of age might
do. noticed for the first time on some
familiar and beloved face.
John Houston emerged from the
woods and stood absently leaning upon
his gun as he contemplated the long
stretch of meadowland before him.
He dreaded the tramp; undeniably he
was growing old. His mirror had af-
firmed the fact beyond contradiction
that very morning-ths little square
locking glass before which he had
shaved himself in his own room in the
one inn of Mapleton. Why had he
come to this place? he questioned.
Ostensibly for hunting, but what did he
care for hunting? The boys would
have laughed to see his clumsy at
tempts at the game. He had been wise
enough not !, bring any of them
along.
He was tired of his friends, wearied
TO the death of the club. worn to the
verge of safety with travel. and I'M
reconcilable to his bachelor apart
merts-their hollowness was worse
than the hollowness of the woods. He
had not even brought his valet, the
man bored him so with his automatic
attentions. He wanted to go back to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
POINTERS ABOUT STOCK.

Care and fertilizers make the farm;
care and feed make the stock.
Brood sows should have attention
before narrowing as well as after.
Any animal when fed heavily should
have a change Of food, especially
sheep.
Free exercise for hogs develops
muscle and frame and adds to the
value of the pork.
The productiveness or unproductive-
ness of farm depends chiefly on the
farmer and his methods.
The richness of the food given stock
has much to do with the value of the
manure made from them.
Always keep stock so well that it is
ready for sale at any time, SO that If
a rise in market occurs advantage
may be taken Of it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
Keep Sheep on Farm.

The truth is that the presence Of q
flock Of sheep on a farm that appears
to be thrifty and happy may always
be accepted as certificate of the abil-
ity and good character of the farmer.
not only as such, but as a man as we'll.
This criterion has such a natural Co
incidence that it strikes even the mex
perienced passerby, as it did a we'll
known missionary, a good man who
did q vast amount of good in the early
days and who used to say that when
ira selling on a mission he would al
ways stop II possible with a farmer
over night who had a aforementioned
flock Of sheep in his fields, because he
would find q good-natured, kindly dis
positioned host. - American Sheep
Breeder.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
THE STYLE IN PERFUMES.
To Be Up-to-Date You Must Be Very
Careful in Their Sc
lection.

With respect to perfumes, as in most
other things, Dame Fashions particu-
lar within Just now is consistency. In
England, where most American fash
ions have their birth-for Paris fash
ions usually come to us by way OF
London, their earlier market-"Royal
Shamrock" is the rage just now.
But whatever your particular fancy
may be, having made your choice, you
must abide by it, at any rate for the
day, which, in this tickle age, is quite
long time.
Everything about you, your toilet
water and soap, your boudoir. your
gowns, your notepaper and envelopes,
even your lap dog, must be pertumed
accordingly. Indeed, If you want to
display your complete subservience to
Fashions autocratic DEGREES, you will
hang a locket containing the selected
perfume on your chain. The only con-
ISOLATION you have is that tomorrow
you may change your policy, and shed
delicate perfume Of, say, altar OF
roses, around you.
er irkSome, says the New York World.
Many women like to change their
scents with their frocks, but they
must take heart of grace in the
thought that things might be much
worse, and probably will be some
day.
Consistency has at least one merit
it is easy. For instance, you de-
eide that tomorrow shall be Sham
rock" day; there is, at any rate, the
satisfaction of having only one per-
fume to think about at time.
Many women like to be known by a
peculiar scent, just as the countess was
in Diplomacy" though it was thought
less of her to leave such distinct proof
Of her fair fingers having handled a
stolen dispatch.
Queen Victoria favored lavender wa
ter, almost the only celebrated scent in
which England is prominent Nova
days it is unfashionable, and we draw all
our most fragrant essences from Italy,
the south of France, and even India.
Ex-Empress Eugene, again, has all a
Spaniards love for strong perfumes, her
favorites being lemon, verbena and
sandalwood.
Princess Christian has succumbed to
the fascination of Shamrock" ans like
wise Nine Rejane and Nine. Calv~; but
Nine. Sarah Bernhard clings persist
emily to her beloved Violette4 de
Parme.
The empress of Russia is said to spend
$10,O 900 a year on perfumes, paste, soaps
and toilet waters, which she has sent to
her exclusively from the French capital,
Violet is her majesty's favorite scent to
her taste in perfumes is so catholic and
general that every day she vaporizes the
royal apartments with the concentrated
essences of lilac, jasmine, narcissus, JON
quill, tuberose and white violets.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
BEES ON THE FARM.
But a Small Portion of the Farmer
Are Engaged in the Rails
ing Of Honey.

In proportion to the population, tha
number of persons who keep bees is very
small, says the Philadelphia Record,
yet there is no branch of farming for 10
should be connected with farming) more
profitable at certain seasons than the
keeping of bees. A good, strong colony
in the midst of the busy season will COL
lect and store four or five pounds or more
of honey daily, the amount of work done
by the bees depending upon the forage.
and the strength Of the colony. AS soon
as colony become weak and incapable
of defense it will be attacked by the
stronger ones and robbed. Hence, in or
der to keep each hive up to its fullest
capacity, the beekeeper must provide
plenty of comb foundation, in order to
lessen the work to be performed, and
sow such crops as will afford honey later
in the season, when the flowers have
finished poisoning.
The Swarming process is nothing
more than the departure of the old queen
and her working bees, in order to aban-
don the hive to the younger queen and
bees. By being on the alert, and hiving
the swarms as they alight, the number
Of colonies may be largely increased,
but the weak colonies seldom swarm.
Moths usually attack the weak colonies,
and only the stronger colonies are able
to pass safely through the winter. TIE
common bees may be gradually replaced
with the Italian or Cyprian varieties, by
removing the old queen and substituting
a new fertilized queen of either kind
preferred. If she is carefully guarded
in small cage for few days the bees
soon recognize her, and in the course OF
and the new ones will be of the desired
kind. The queen Is compelled to lay
numbers of eggs daily in order to supply
the great loss constantly occurring by
the destruction from birds, storms and
other difficulties. They should be left
plenty of honey for winter supply, and
the hives should be we'll protected from
storms.
What the beekeeper should aim to do
is to sow such crops as will enable the
bees to lay in large supply of honey,
and he can well afford to do so if he has
a number of hives. At this season the
bees find plenty to do in working on the
flowers, but later the crop of buckwheat
affords ample forage while it is in bios
som. Enterprising beekeepers combine
beekeeping and poultry raising, finding
that small piece of ground may in that
manner return large profits. How to
manage bees well cannot be explained in
a single article. All who are interested
should first make themselves familiar
with the details before beginning by
consulting authorities on the subject.
That beekeeping is a profitable occupa-
ton, however, has been demonstrated
satisfactorily to all engaged.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
HUSBANDS AND WIVES.

Some husbands never know how
much they are beloved until their wives
want q new hat.
Look after the pennies-your wife
will see that the dollars don't get away
from you.
Some women are born bargain hunt
ers, others contract the habit at the age
Of three or four.
The man who is always giving
pointers on how to manage a wife can
usually be found in the woodshed after
supper smoking his evening cigar.
When a mans hat won't fit him in
the morning 1t is not always sign that
he's been out with the boys the night
before. He may have got the best Of an
argument with his wife.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
The Tops Of the Corn Shocks.

Many good farmers often neglect to
tie the tops Of their corn-shocka.
II this IL not done, 1t Is a common thing
to see them twisted or blown down.
No matter how well the corn is set up
at cutting time. heavy wind will do
more or less damage by blowing OF the
outside layers, often overturning the
entire shock. I ind 1t great help to
have . short ladder to use in this con-
nection. II should be high enough so
that when . man Is at work his head
will be on q level with the top Of the
shock. There are many little home
made devices which are great assist
ance in drawing the top Of the shock
engethA1.-Ndland Farmer,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15

Remarkable Old New England Man.
]. Wilder, of Woodstock, Mass, is one
of the most remarkable men of New
England. He will be 81 years old Octo-
Der 2, yet is active In business, being
secretary Of stock farm in Pomfret,
and a contributor to several of the lead
ing agricultural and news journals.
Mr.. Wilder was railroad man for so
years and Is widely known in railway
circles. In q personal letter he writes:
Il am native of Franklin county,
Mass, but launched out into the world
at IA and have worked ever since. I
was south in Virginia IL years, build
ing and operating railroad; was 70
when I went"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
THE COMMON THINGS.

The sunshine and the gentle rain,
The clear bird song that halls the morn,
The meadow land which flowers stain,
The swaying banners Of the corn,
The grass that whispers to the breeze
What common. common things are thes
The broad. blue mirror of the lake
That smiles back at the sleepy sky;
The pillows. too. that leap and break
And fling their foamy jewels high:
The silver clouds that one by one
Toss back the lances Of the sun.
The stars that blaze as jewels blaze,
And make the world old mystery,
While they, on their appointed ways,
Go speeding through eternity
Across unfathomed seas Of space
On paths that we but dimly trace
All these are common-brook and bird,
And rose Of red, and meadow green;
So common that they seem unheard,
So common that they seem unseen,
And yet there Is no day or night
But borrows all Of their delight.
No common thing is held apart
From us, or pent with lock and key.
But in the goodness of His heart
They are all made for you and me,
IT always seems God loves the best
Things He makes the commonest.
st. Louis Giobe-Democrat.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
A BEAUTIFUL NEGLIGEE.
An Attractive Garment That May Be
Inexpensively Made by
Any Woman.

Negligee of white crepe de chine
felled in with a girdle of pale green
silk. The little ruff1es which border
the collar and fronts are also of the
green silk. and the jacket is finished
at the bottom with a ruff1e of the ma
terial.
The plain yoke is bordered with in
sertion and a deep ruffle of lace, the
latter also forming sleeve caps. The
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15

the automobile industry, and in the op-
GRAFTON, he says, discovered a very re-
spectacle quantity of radium, far easier
of extraction naturally than when it
is in combination with metals.
The chemist, in an elaborate report
to the scientific board, says that he be-
lieves this will prove to be the secret
Of reducing the cost of the precious
element, and has sent a specimen OF
the radium he has preeipitated to Prof
Curie. of Paris. According to q num-
Der of Russian scientists, who have
communicated with the press about the
matter, there is no reason why radium
should not be found in petroleum as
well as in combination with other COM
positions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15
A PRETTY MORNING GOWN.
It May Be Made of Either Cashmere,
Flannel, Molleton, or
Flannelette.

In the accompanying illustration we
show an attractive gown for morning
wear that is easily made by any wom-
an who is handy with needle. 1t is
suitable to be made in cashmere, fan
mel, molleton or flannelette.
Our model is in a pretty blue fancy
flannel, unlined; it is slightly open at
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-15

~ BEG YOUR PARDON, MA'AM."
his youthful days again, wnen wealth
had been only dream, but there had
been something infinitely better in his
life. His physician had said that he
was on the verge of a nerve collapse,
end that he must have rest. He knew
1t was not rest he needed, but stir
the stir of life.
Often II these days he was tempted
to adopt child. When Sammy Hous-
tons wife died he had made a high
bid for the little boy-there was some
thing in the child's eyes that made him
think of what he had lost out of life
but Sammy wouldn't let the baby go,
81 know I'm poor" the young man
said. "but I can take care of my boy.
He's all I've got to remember her by"
He had not urged the matter, although
he had felt his life would be more
empty than Sans without the child
Sam had the memory Of his love.
He knew the men about town, the
young men. all envied him-longed to
attain his position. his wealth and So
cial standing. He hoped they would
keep on doing so. and never know how
small the whole thing seemed to him
as he stood at the edge Of the Maple
ton woods this dark autumn afternoon.
It had been misting at intervals all
day, and the thickly strewn leaves that
In the morning had drifted on aromatic
blasts, first this way. then that, were
quiet now. and sodden. The wind was
rising again, the mist becoming keenly
palpable. John Houston knew 1t was
setting in for a night of long-menaced
downpour. The rheumatic chills were