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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

kept his wistful gaze fastened upon his
elder brother, who was employed in
whiting unknown species of animals
from piece of soft pine. So surrey,
drawn by 9 handsome pair of bays, was
upon them before they were aware OF
its approach. The boys sprang to their
feet and shouted just as it was dashing
past The driver drew up with difficulty
and the only occupant, an old gentleman
with white hair and a very wrinkled
face, looked out to see what was
wanted. Rather incoherently, and in
some confusion, Dick told his story and
gave his invitation, emitting to state the
presence of the other stranger. The
driver of the surrey, which was from q
livery stable in small town ten miles
away, looked displeased, and prepared
to drive on, but the old gentleman said:
II shall miss the New York train any
way, as 1t lacks but ten minutes to IL
and / consider it privilege to eat
Thanksgiving dinner with such hospita-
BILE people. If the young men will get
into the carriage and indicate the way
we will accept their kindness and that
Of their good mother with many thanks
AS the surrey dashed up to his resi-
dence, Mr.. Harmon was stepping upon
the front porch with the big horn in his
hand. He dropped it in establishment
and hastily summoned his wife. The
boys scrambled out and the old gentle
man followed. As he was about to in
troduce himself, the young man, with
BENJAMIN, appeared at the end of the
porch. The two strangers stared at each
other. The younger one grew very pale
while the other grew very red. Then.
while the whole Harmon family were
staring with all their might, the
younger man rushed forward and cried:
Father, won't you forgive me?"
Mrs. Harmon sat down upon the door
step and cried, the boys shrank back to
the very corner Of the porch, the other
father leaned against pillar and waited.
for this proud father was taking long
time to open his heart. But at last he
did It; he sighed, and host of the hard,
fine wrinkles vanished from his face as
hesaid: my son!" and held out his arms.
The Harmons crowded forward; even
the driver pressed nearer. The very air
grew fragrant with Thanksgiving. Then
forgetful Of the great dinner, everybody
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
WHAT HE GOT THEM WITH
No Ailments in the Crowd. But the
Fakir Had Something That
Sold Quickly.

Gentlemen" began the fakir as he ar
ranged numerous bottles ON little table
ct downtown street corner and prepared
for business, has anyone jim this crowd
got toothachew q
No one answered, relates the Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Has anyone an earache or . head
ache?"
Not man had anything to say.
Very well, then; but are you troubled
with insomnia? Are you low spirited
and do you find yourself thinking Of sui.
cider"
The appeal was like the other-in vain.
The crowd elbowed each other, but nc
one advanced.
VERY well, gentlemen: very well. Now,
is there anyone here who INDUCES IN in.
toxicants and wishes to conceal the fact
from the women folks? II 60, guaran.
tee that one drop of this marvellous
preparation placed on the tongue will in.
stantly remove the odor of any"
There was o mad rush from all direc.
tons, and for the next five minutes he
gave change and passed out the bottles
with both hands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

Fort Gibson. Old Fort Gibson, located
on Garrison hill overlooking Grand
river, was always well guarded with men
and guns, SO that the confederates never
ventured an attack, although they fought
and skirmished all around it. One fine
day in the summer of 1863 the horses and
mules belonging to the garrison, to the
number Of about $50, were quietly graz
ing in the valley about half a mile east
of the fort, being attended by two or
three herdsmen, who were reclining
near by. 1t was after parade duty and
all was at rest at the garrison on the
hill, when Stan Waite and about 1,100
troops on horseback sneaked up the val
ley, coming in below, where new Fort
Gibson is now located, and, with
whoops, yells and warlike antics, SUR
rounded the herd of animals, which
they soon stampeded and started down
the valley. Fire from the herders
aroused the garrison which fired the
artillery to no purpose, for the horses
were soon out Of range and sight be-
hind the hills and depressions, and all
crossed the Arkansas river, near the
bluff at the foot of Greenlief mountain.
The horses were taken to Camp JEFF
Davis, then located near where Bacone
college is now located, almost in plain
sight of the fort on Garrison hill, and
scarcely five miles distant, but there
were no guns in those days that would
shoot that far.-Ardmore Qnd. To
Ardmorite.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
The STRANGERS
THANKSGIVING
BY ELIZABETH FERGUSON SEAT

Mrs. Harmon went about her Thanks
giving preparations with heavy heart;
for the first time within her recollection
the relatives, each and severally, had
sent regrets By reason of illness, COM
pany. sudden journeys, not one of the
large connection could be present. With
. sigh she had turned to those two peren-
Eial guests, the minister and the school
teacher; but they, too, had other plans.
1t was dreadful Disappointment; the
Thanksgiving dinner and the houseful
Of guests were the very GROWING epi-
sode of her yearly labors Her husband
and three sons felt her distress, but
rather in reflected way, for no matter
whether guests came or went, they
would be present, and their interest in
the success Of the great dinner was as
vital as it had ever been. They had
helped to feed the two pampered tur-
keys and gather in the stores of fruits
and vegetables, and they looked forward
to the realization Of their anticipations
with lively interest. The day dawned
clear and cold, and Mrs. Harmon began
her final preparations for the event, the
lack OF guests, or even the anticipation
Of any, disturbed her SO greatly that she
appealed to her sons. Dick and John
and BENJAMIN watched her spread the
icing upon fruit cake alphabetically.
Tell you, mother, what'll we do" de-
clared Dick, mischieviously, "we1l 90
down to where our line joins the big
rC-d, and Well just invite whoever
passes, along, providing we like his
looks
His mother looked doubtful. well,
not too many. you know, Dick; and do It
in the right way. don't suppose that
anybody'll come, or even pass by, for
that matter. That big road is pretty
lonesome one, especially so late in the
season."
The boys departed upon their novel
mission in high glee, but presently Dick
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
THANKSGIVING.

To-day the mighty mart is still,
And trade and traffic cease their stress
The idle wheel, the sleeping mill,
Attest nations thankfulness.
To-day strong young nation stands
Silent before its magnitude,
High-hearted, lifting idle hands
In simple act Of gratitude.
So stood the fathers of the race,
While yet uncradied Freedom lay;
In sturdy childhood proud to trace
The noble manhood Of to-day.
Each year at this Thanksgiving time
We think Of all we call our own
The teeming wonders of a cline
Outstretching wide from zone to 2ona
For on this day no line divides,
Nor civic struggle mars content;
But calm beneath one flag, abides
A nation and a continent.
We think OF hope and equal laws
For outcasts from the old worlds presa
And thinking, year by year, we pause
To lift our hands In thankfulness.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
THE TWO STRANGERS STARED AT EACH OTHER

sent Benjamin back to inquire how long
they were to keep the invitation open.
Satisfied that all their offers of good cheer
would be honored up to the blowing of
the big dinner horn, they hurried down
the frosty lane in high spirits. The road
made a sharp turn in front of the lane,
and that they might not be taken I'M
awares, Dick posted John, who was too
shy to address any stranger, where he
might watch in one direction for tbs
faintest tokens of the approach Of any
one, and he and Benjamin located them
selves upon a fallen log on the opposite
side of the road to keep an eye out in
che other direction. The sky was blue
and cloudless; the dead leaves fell In
showers at every gust of wind; in the
woods, not far away, there was now and
then a clatter of falling nuts.
The boys waited in silence for few
minutes, but no one appeared. Benja-
min grew restless. 81 can't sit so still
and proper. / guess I'll run over there
In the woods and pick a pocketful of
those nuts. They're shellbarks, and the
SQUIRRELS are working for their lives. :"
But lust as he started, John made signs
of distress, and Dick, as master Of cere-
monies, came up very properly, and
hastily began to rehearse little speech
which he had prepared as they came
Along. A young man, riding gray
pony. trotted down the highway. As
he approached the curve in the road the
three boys stood up, and were so evil
IDENTIFY waiting for him that he stopped
his horse in great establishment and
stared at them quite as earnestly as they
were staring at him. Gravely and po-
ftely Dick described the state of af-
fairs at his home, and asked the young
man to lend the sauce Of his presence
to their feast.
The stranger gazed at the three boys
mutely for an instant. and then twinkle
erept into the corners Of his eyes, and
he took out his watch. ELEVEN o'clock, :"
he exclaimed, gravely. Are you sure
IT'S not too late?" 49,.
i~Oh, no." cried Benjamin. hopefully.
(. 'ithe horn hasn't blowed. and mother
said 'twouldn't be too late till after
that"
'Show him the way, Ben, commanded
The big brother, solmenly, "and be sure
to feed the pony" Then he added earn
estly to the stranger: You're certain
that we're not taking you away from
anybody else? Your folks won't miss
your
The young mans merry countenance
was instantly saddened. mo. they won't
miss me. You needn't be afraid"
AS the guest disappeared down the
lane, following the guidance OF the MINI
Bile BENJAMIN, the two boys turned hope
fully to the highway. II only another
traveler as desirable were abroad and
willing to be Toasted, the day would be
Z triumph after all. But travellers did
not seem to be journeying. and the min
utes Jagged dreadfully From the posi-
ton Of the sun and the state Of his APP
petite John knew that II was almost IL.
and instead Of watching the highway he
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

could not be made public, but which
would lead to important aggressive
movements on the part of the federal
troops.
These dispatches were readily &C
cepted by the publishers, and they
doubtless saved Palmer from being
gibbeted as spy. He had. indeed,
been arrested by the enemy and con-
victed as spy. but he had managed
to maintain doubt as to his identity
and his execution was delayed from
time to time In the hope Of ascertain
ing who he really was.
1.-THE dispatches published in the
Philadelphia papers, all Of which
reached confederate lines within 48
hours. II not sooner, entirely misled
the confederates as to Capt. Palmer,
and one day he effected his own ex-
change by quietly taking the place Of
a dead prisoner in the ranks and. re-
spending to his name when the roll
was called for the men who were to be
sent north. louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
Re-Killed by Order.

Gen. A. r. Chaffee at soldiers ban
Quet told about quartermaster who
entered on the books Of his company at
The close Of certain battle: John
Smith, killed July T." etc. But a day or
two later 1t turned out that John Smith
had not been killed after all. He, had
only been wounded. The quartermas-
ter, on receipt of this news, wrote under
he first entry: KILLED by mistake. %
Finally. though. there came bulletin
announcing the death Of Smith in the
hospital. This fact the quartermaster
recorded in this way: "Re-killed by or
der. Chicago Record Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
Lincoln,s Response.

An enthusiastic supporter from Buff
falo made the trip to Washington dur
ing the civil war to see President Lin
coin. The visitor, whose name was
johnson, had prepared this polite speech
to address to the president. as he
reached him at the public reception:
''The people Of Buffalo, sir, believe In
Almighty God and in Abraham Lin
coln."
The president gave an extra warm
grasp of his visitors hand, whispering
in his ear: you tell them they are
more than half right"-Buffalo Cour-
Ter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
RIGHT ON HER DIGNITY.
American Heiress Had Inherited Jus
a. Easy Money 40 Any
body.

~ understand" said the dignifed
English matron, that your father made
What do you mean~ asked the Amer
lean heiress.
THAT he amassed his wealth BY buying
and selling commodities that the common
people needed"
He did nothing Of the sortl" retorted
the angry heiress, relates Judge. II
want you to understand that papa did
not work lick for a cent Of his. lie
made u every bit by skinning people with
watered stocks. / guess that's just a.
easy money as the kind that You inherit,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
An Honest Opinion.

Mineral, Idaho, Nov. l4th Especially. -
That sure cure has been discovered for
those sciatic pains that make SO many
lives miserable, is the firm opinion of Mr..
u. s. Colson, a wen-known resident of
this place, and he does not hesitate TO
say that cure ia Dodd's Kidney Pills.
The reason Mr.. Oolson is so firm in his
opinion is that he had those terrible
pains and is cured. Speaking of the mat
ter he says:
II am only too happy to say Dodd's
Kidney Pills have done me lots of good
I had awful pains in my hip so 1 could
hardly walk. podd.s Kidney Pills stopped
medicine"
All Sciatic and Rheumatic pains are
caused by Uric Acid IN the blood. Doda's
Kidney Pills make healthy kidneys and
healthy kidneys strain all the Uric Acid
out of the blood. With the cause re.
moved there can be no Rheumatism or
Sciatica.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
Seldom Fatal,

Say, Doctor" remarked the man who
had just dropped into the office, "Tm
very. much alarmed about my son.
what's the trobble?" queried the
Tie has had three peculiar attacks
within a week" continued the parent
and during each Of them be was without
sense or knowledge for nearly two hours. .
"Oh, don't be uneasy about a little
thing like that replied the pill dis
penser. I've known people TO live all
their lives in similar condition Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
A Facer.

A young Englishman on q visit to ono
Of the Irish local gentry once remarked
on the number of donkeys in use among
the peasantry, and turning 10 the priest,
who was present, inquired, with q GER
tain insolence Of manner, whether IL was
true that the natives" kept them in
padre gravely, they do. The English,
perceive. send them abroad Smith 3
Weeklv
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
sEAsoNAB1E.

Kind Lady-Wot? Begin right on
top O. your Thanksgivin' dinner? Wot
is It you want?
Gorged Georgia. couple O. dyspep-
sier tablets, please. Chicago
Daily News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

Lowest Rates Ever Made to Florida,
For Midwinter Exposition and South
Florida Fair, Tampa, Fla. Tickets will
Re sold beginning November 18th, 1904,
with final limit of 81 days. See that your
ticket reads via Seaboard Air Line Rail
way, the shortest and best route to and
through Florida.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17
Good Authoritv

Il think" declared the little daugh-
ter Of the widow to the millionaire
who was calling, that you are q
charming and delightful man"
"How nice What makes you say
sol"
'Mamma told me tns-Detroit Free
PTssa
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

'How Is your club for the protection
Of birds coming ONT"
"Oh. we stop meeting just before It
Is time to think about turkey. DE
troit Free Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

Some people shed advice like cotton
wood tree sheds hnt-and with about the
same results.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

A man of the name of Scattergood was
struck by a train in Boston the other
day. 1t is pleasing to be able to say that
he pulled himself together and succeeded
IN getting up alone.-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

Piso's Cure fofsC Consumption is an infalli
Bile medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

"De man dat stahts out in life think
in he's smahter dan anyone else," said
Uncle Eben, sis generally de one dat has
to hire de mos lawyers to git hisse'f
Strengthened ut."-Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

Rewards and Penalties.
'It is difficult for people to get what
they really deserve in this life"
at is difficult for some of u.s." an.
swered Miss Cayenne Others have to
dodge" Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

Vast numbers of men mistake partisan
ship for patriotism.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-11-17

about which would like
America wider
treating Address
and always helpful
H5
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-04
Notes of Cattle Sale.

Auctioneers J. w. Sparks. r. l.. Harri-
man and w NJ Arnold. all of them
colonels. and not from Kentucky, either
made the sale lively They know how to
keep people in good humor
Whenever a solid red animal was led
into the ring the bidding became more
spirited Red is the popular color, aft t.
all.
Some of the people at the sale yesteI
day concluded that W. I. Hunter, cf
Mitchell, Kan. was d good hunter. lie
managed to find the fancy cattle
f NJ Cecil. of Lahoma, wants to keep
oklahoma up with the best. He bcUgh5
some cattle that are bred in the purple
r W. Murphy. OF Marshall. is another
Oklahoma man that trots in the same
class with Mr.. Cecil. He bought some
daisies
It speaks volumes for the herds Of the
breeders who consigned Shorthorns to
the sale yesterday. when nearby farmers
and breeders are good bidders as they
were Yesterday. That shows THAI Rohi-
sons. Thomsons. J. L. Stodder and Il "
Harrington have the confidence Of the
people who know them best
Archi Robson, Of Pekin. Illinois. is
nephew Of J. W. Robson. of Towanda.
and h knows good cattle when he sees
them He also has an eve 20 business.
He viii buy enough stockers at the stock
yards TO put in with the Shor,horns he
bought yesterday to make q car load, and
save something on freight.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-04
RAIlROADERS BUY STOCK
Missouri Pacific Master Mechanic At.
etnds Combination Sale.

L. NJ Bard, president and w L. KEEL
logg, vice president of the Sunrise Ranch
company of Florence, are in the city at
tending the stock sales At the sale OF
fine horses they bought five head. paying
$1,000 for them. Three of these are Per-
cheron and two are French draft horses.
This company handles all kinds of
stock, cattle hogs and horses. They are
breeders of Shorthorn cattle and own
one of the finest bred bulls in the state.
having bought him at Chicago last year
for $1,000 Mr.. Kellogg. who is master
mechanic for the Missouri Pacific at Fort
Scott, is deeply interested in the breeding
of fine stock and is making special eff
forts to make the Sunrise ranch the hom.
Of first class cattle, hogs and horses.
The horses and mares they bought at
this sale are all well bred and were
among the best that were sold here With
two men taking such pride in stock rails
ing as Mr.. Bard and Mr.. Kellogg, the
Sunrise ranch will be a success beyonc
doubt
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-04
NEWS FROM ALL
THE RAILROADS
Missouri Pacific EmpIoye
Patents Automatic Coupler
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE
Items of Interest About Differ
ent Employees.

Conductor D. P Moran of the Missouri
Pacific is in Washington, d. c., in the
interest OF patent coupler. This cou-
pier is quite an Improvement over the
old one and is said to be far superior.
II Is automa tic-that is. it does not
require the hand of a brakeman to fasten
it. While the coupler that is at present
IN use by the railroads has a lever which
has TO be pulled down every time a cou-
ping is made, Mr.. Moran's fastens it
self. In this respect it will save great
deal of unnecessary running back and
forth by the brakemen in switching, and.
incidentally will save time This cou-
pier will be much easier manipulated
than the old one and will. also, be safer.
Mr. Moran feels very much elated over
his success and intends to push his pat
ent until it will be used by all railroads.
1t is said that Moran spent several years
at inventing the coupler, and he now
feels satisfied that he has patented one
that will meet the approval of the rail-
roads generally.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-04
NEW SERVICE INSTALLED
Santa Fe Equips Trains With a "Trav-
elinu Hotel" !,

Beginning yesterday the Santa Fe in
stalled on its Panhandle trains Nos. 50i
and 502, running To- New Mexico points,
what is known among railroad men as the
travelling hotel" The name of the car
is Baraboo. 1t was built especially for
the use of tourist parties.
The car has capacity for thirty peo-
pie That number can be fed and slept
in the coach. which is built something
on the order of a sleeper. 1t is said tt
contain everything that is to be found in
an up-to-date hotel Ammunition and
firearms are carried in liberal quantities
for use of tourists should they desire to
hunt. The car will leave Wichita at 6:r5
o'clock in the evening every two weeks.
1t takes ten days for the car to make
the round trip and gives the tourists am
pie time in which to see the country.
The remaining four days of the two
weeks the car will be kept on side
track in the Wichita yards. !.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-04

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