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The Penn's Grove record., 1904-01-15

0APAA1 that l1OSE UNLIKELY souls
come to the front in all the spheres OF ac-
tivity. Many a genius goes at the last to
the potters field, while memorials in mar
bic or bronze are reared to commemorate
the virtues and triumphs of characters that
were not SO rich in natural gifts as they
were abundant in labors. Everybody is
we'll enough endowed. The least we have
IS one talent, which, If it be rightly used.
viii suffice for our energies and fill the
measure of a laudable ambition.
Everybody is good for something; no
body Is necessarily good for nothing. The
man with one-talent has some power. We
do not refer to his attributes, though these
may be admirable; he may have faculties
Which are more or less notable; he may
have memory, Imagination, various gifts
which perhaps he does not suspect. But
he has a finer talent to be a mantle tai
ent of faithfulness to the right, of cour-
age for maintaining principle. of honesty
and sturdiness for work; he has a talent
that will give him a standing among his
fellows, and that will make him valuable
amid the various relationships OF his life.
BY the grace of God he may hope to be
something and do something, and be is in
honor bound to make large exactions of
himself. He may never take his place
among the bisionaires, or secure fame. or
be known far outside of the small circle of
his home and his shop, but everybody who
tries to do his duty in his own station,
whose example upho.ds Righteousness,
whose influence, be it much or little. is on
Gods side in the combat between good
and evil, is a public benefaetor, and his
name, though almost unknown here, is
written in heavens book of worthless.
1t is impossible to acquit the man with
enc talent who hid the divine gift. His
wrong was not the misuse or the abuse,
but the non-use, of his personal force. He
does not belong to the category Of the VIC
tites. he is not chargeabse with iniquities
which suggest that there may be some
truth after all in the cd, discarded notion
OF the total depravity OF human nature.
and yet the Lord says to him. thou
wicked and slothful servant He was
wicked. not because he had s~quaadsTed or
lost the gift, but only because he had hid
den il.
That il Just what thousands aad tlsoa-
sands are doing tosaay. They puS tse.f
talent in The earth, Ia spite Of all theif
H%E%%
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
BRITT DEFEATS NELSON.
Fierce Battle at San Francisco Lasts
Through Twenty Rounds of
Hard Smuggling.

Mechanics Pavilion. San Francisco.
Dec 21.-At the end of the twentieth
round Jimmy Britt, of San Francisco,
and Battling" Nelson, of Chicago, fight
ing like pair of bulldogs, the gong
sounded the end of the contest and Ref
cree Roche unhesitatingly placed his
hand on the Californian as the winner of
the contest. He announced that he gave
the fight to Britt on cleaner hitting and
the greater number of points scored.
The fight was an exemplifcation of how
much punishment a human being can
endure and not succumb. At several
stages Of the fight Nelson was badly
punished, but he always kept gamely
coming up to firing line, and all through
the 20 rounds he forced the fighting.
The total gate receipts of the fight
were $4,000, of which Britt received
$S,S77, Nelson $5,91S and the Yosemite
club $12,105.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
WHITEcAPS SENTENCED.
One Gets Life Term, Five Go to Prison
for SO Years Each and An
other for Is Years.

Brookhaven, Miss. Dec. 21.-Judge
Wilkinson passed sentence on the Lin
coin county whitecappers Tuesday, send
ing one man to prison for life, five others
were given so years each, and another
25 years. Other offenders were given
lighter punishment. Those convicted
are members of the Farmers league.
This action is the most drastic ever ap-
piled in this section in the punishment
of race rioters, and has created con-
sternation among the whites accused of
harassing negroes. Judge Wilkinson
says he proposes to put an end to the
reign of terror in this state.
The Farmers league some months
ago inaugurated a reign of terror
throughout the county. Negro homes
were burned, many were shot into from
the darkness, many negroes were killed
or wounded or whipped. Notices were
posted in many places throughout the
county warning the negroes to leave
Judge Wilkinson ordered grand jury
to take up the case, and as a result the
grand jury at the present term Of court
returned 62 true bills of indictment.
Seven of these were for murder, 81 for
other felonies and the rest for various
other forms of misdemeanor Three
hundred men were accused of conSpir-
acy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
DENIES HER GUILT.
Behalf-Declares She Did Not
Kill Young.

New York, Dec. 20.-In voice qua
vering with emotion, but filled with
dramatic intensity, Nan Patterson, who
is on trial charged with the murder of
Caesar Young, the bookmaker, recited
to the jury the scenes in her life which
had to do with her dealings with
Young. Not only did Miss Patterson
swear that she did not kill Young, but
she denied every circumstance in the
case which the state has brought up
against her. She testified that as a
result of her conference with Young,
it was agreed that she should Join him
in England. During the ride in the
cab to the pier, from which Young was
to take the steamer, she told him she
had decided not to meet him in Lon
don. He grew vehement and declared
he had lost all his money on the
races, and now he was losing her. He
grabbed her and hurt her so that she
complained. Finally she broke loose
from him and bent over. Then she
heard a report, saw a flash and Young
fell into her arms.
Did you, or did you not, shoot
Caesar Young, NAM" said Lawyer
Levy.
81 did not" replied the witness, in
firm voice. 81 would give my own
life to bring him back if it were in my
power. never saw the revolver with
which he was shot"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
SEVEN MEN SUFFOCATED.
Smoke from Burning Building Fills
Mine and Chokes
Workmen.

Bolivar, Pa, Dec. 23.-Seven men were
suffocated Thursday in the No. 2 soft
clay mine of the Reese Hammond Fire
Brick company, near here. The victims
were Austrians. There were about Is
men in the mine, and all but seven were
rescued, though they were all in bad
shape, and two are likely to die. The
cause Of the disaster was most peculiar.
A small building, about 16 by 20, burned
down at the mouth of the mine. The
air shaft from the workings to the sur
face, some distance in the mine, acted
as a sort Of fue and drew into the drift
the heat and smoke from the fire, thus
suffocating the men, whose escape was
shut off by the fire at the opening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
HEIGHT RECAPTURED.
Report That Russians Have Retaken
2O3 Metre lillian Escape
from Port Arthur.

st. Petersburg, Dec. % Gen. kuro-
patkin has telegraphed to the gen.
eral staff that he has received
a report from Chinese sources to
the effect that the Russians have
recaptured 203 Metre Hill at Port
Arthur, with the guns mounted by the
Japanese. Kuropatkin's dispatch, which
is dated December 81, also reports fur
Their reconnaissance of both the Rus
slams and Japanese, but says they were
not productive of important results.
The war Office has not any additional
information regarding Gen. Kuropat-
kin's report that the Russians have re-
captured 203-Metre Hill, but the officials
consider it certain that the commander
in-chief would not have sent the report
unless it came through exceptionally re-
liable channels.
London, Dec. 23.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Chefoo correspondent reports
that eight torpedo boat destroyers
have escaped from Port Arthur, where,
for the last "a hours, he says, severe
snowstorm has been raging.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29

There are two developments of the
ocean passenger traffic, both steerage
and saloon, which have not attracted
much attention heretofore, and yet
which are getting to be important fea-
lures in the business. The first is
the increasing number Of citizens Of
the United States, by adoption, who
come over to visit their native land
and stay for a season and then re-
turn. This has always been the Gus.
tom Of the Scandinavian peoples, but It
is also getting to be a growing one
among emigrants from the British
islands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
DROUGHT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Several Industries Compelled to Par
TALLY Suspend operations-Pub-
lie Schools Are Closed.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 22.-The search
ty Of water caused by three months
drought is assuming alarming proper
tons in this vicinity. Not since the
drought in 1895 has the water supply
been so short, and serious conse-
quences are feared if the drought is not
soon broken. Coke ovens, coal mines
and railroads have been compelled to
partially suspend operations, and I'M
less relief comes soon the mills will
also be seriously affected. The pub
lie schools of Wilmerding and Will
kinsburg, near here, were dismissed
Wednesday on account of no water.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
EMPLOYERS SEEK HELP.
Industrial Prospects in Pittsburg
Said to Be Exceedingly
Bright.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 22.-Omcials of
many industrial concerns in and about
Pittsburg are searching for men whom
they wish to put to work in their plants.
The bright prospects for an increased
amount of business after the first of next
year are responsible for this move, and
thousands of unemployed in the city
and suburban towns will be given steady
work after January I. For the month of
December business in Pittsburg has in
creased materially in almost every line.
improvements have been made in nearly
every industrial concern in the city dur
ing the last few months, and the i'm
provements have not all been com
pleted. The starting up of many new
works will also give employment to
thousands of idle men.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
INDICTED FOR FORGERY.
Grand Jury at Cleveland Returns True
Bills Against DR.. and Mrs.
Chadwick.

Cleveland, O., Dec. 24.-The county
grand jury Thursday afternoon returned
indictments against both DR.. and Mrs.
Chadwick on the charge of forging the
name of Andrew Carnegie to a note for
100000 in May, 1902.
DR.. Chadwick is now on his way to
New York from Paris and is expected
to land next Wednesday. AS soon as
the indictment was returned Sheriff
Barry, of this county, made arrange
ments to secure DR.. Chadwick's extra
dition. He will meet the steamer on
its arrival. This is the third time that
Mrs. Chadwick has been indicted by
the county grand jury, but it is the
first instance of her husbands name
appearing in legal proceedings in the
case. The indictments already re-
turned against Mrs. Chadwick are sim
liar to the one voted Thursday, except
that they cover notes of s250,0O0 and
100000 signed by Andrew Carnegie.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
COURT OF INQUIRY MEETS.
Commission to Investigate North Sea
Incident Organizes at
Paris.

Paris, Dec. 23.-The international
commission appointed to inquire into
the North sea incident met at the for
eign Office at ten o'clock Thursday
morning. Rear Admiral Davis, U. S.
NJ, was present. The commission
unanimously elected Admiral Baron
Won Spaun, Of the Austro-Hungarian
navy, to be the fifth member, complet-
ed the preliminary organization and ad-
journed until January 9. Admiral
Fourier was elected president.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
TO REGULATE TRUSTS.
A Remedy for the Evil Is Pointed Out
by the Commissioner Of
Corporations.

Washington, Dec 22.-James R. Gar.
field, commissioner of corporations, in
his first annual report, made to Presl-
dent Roosevelt Wednesday, recommends
compulsory regulation of corporations
under federal license or franchise. He
declares after a years investigation
that the diversity Of corporation laws
now in existence is such that in opera
ton it amounts to anarchy" Here are
the details of the plan he advocates to
remedy the conditions:
"Granting of a federal franchise, or
license, to engage in interstate COM
merce.
Imposition of all necessary require
ments as to corporate organization and
management as to condition precedent
to the grant of such franchise or Ii
cense.
Requirement of such reports and re-
turns as may be desired as condition
of the retention of such franchise or
license.
prohibition of all corporations and
corporate agencies from engaging in in
terstate and foreign commerce without
such federal franchise or license.
Full protection of the grantees OF
such franchise or license who obey the
laws applicable thereto.
Right to refuse or withdraw such
franchise or license in case Of violation
of law, with appropriate right of judi
cial appeal to prevent abuse of power
by the administrative officer"
This bureau, under the direction of the
secretary of commerce and labor, affords
the appropriate machinery for the ad-
ministration of such a law.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
KILLED while ASLEEP.
Falling Wall brushes Hotel in Mime.
apolis-Seven Guests Are
Slain.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 21.-Seven
persons lost their lives early Tuesday in
the Croker hotel on Fifth street through
the falling of the high east wall of the
o. H. Peck building, which was de-
stroyed by fire last Tuesday night 9th
ers Of the IA sleeping in the totel were
injured. The hign wind loosened the
bricks and tons of brick and stones
crashed down upon the roof of the three
story hotel. The roof was carried
through to the basement, carrying death
and injury before it.
The dead are: Hans Anderson, en-
ployed at Ronner's livery; James Ham
ilton, employed at Ronner's livery; c..
M. Kenyon, foreman Daniels linseed oil
mill; William Emmermon, laborer; Will
liam Braa, contractor; Joseph Violet,
coachman.
Almost everyone in the hotel was
asleep when the crash came.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
CANVASS COMPLETED.
Interesting Analysis of the Vote Cast
at Recent Presidential
Election.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-The official can
vass of the votes cast November for
presidential electors was completed
Thursday, when the result was an
nounced in Minnesota, North Dakota
and Washington. The total vote cast
was 13,50S, 496, against 13,96s,574 in
1900, a decrease of 46O,O7S. The ballots
were divided as follows:
Roosevelt, republican, 1927 ,632.
Parker, democrat, 5,OS0,O54.
Debs, socialist, 391 ,587.
Swallow, prohibitionist, 260,303.
Watson, peoples, 114,637.
Corregan, socialist labor, 33,453.
Holcomb, continental labor, $50.
Roosevelt received over all 1,746, 1858,
and over Parker, 2,547,578. In 1900
Mckinley had 467,046 more than all
the other candidates, and 1884 more
than Bryan.
The vote for Roosevelt was 400, 1922
more than for Mckinley, while that
for Parker was 1,277,772 less than for
Bryan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29

An invitation to the white house,
for instance, 20 years ago would have
been regarded as one to be accepted
or declined to suit the convenience of
the person invited. It is to-day re-
garded in the light of royal conf
mand." AS against it no other en-
gagement is permitted to stand. And
it is not merely confined to invitations
issued directly by the president. An
attempt is now being made to extend
the rule so as to include members Of
the presidents family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29

A rug which took u lives in the
making is owned by an Iowa Indian
living in Stroud, o. T. It is $50
years old, and consists of n scalps
torn from the heads Of as many hui.
man beings. The rug, which is bare
ly five feet square, is Of many hues.
for the scalps are red, gray, black.
white, brown and auburn. They be.
longed to peaceful people, too, and ara
said to have been taken by special
command of the Great Spirit from the
finest specimens of men, women and
children belonging to the white. rod
and negro races.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
ENGLAND TIED UP BY FOG.
Dismal Pail Spreads Over the Greater
Part of Kingdom Causing Great
Damage to Business.

London, Dec. %. - Such a complete
Reorganization Of railroad traffic and
shipping as has resulted from the pres
ent fog has been unknown for many
years. A dismal pail is spreading over
the greater part of the kingdom, causing
enormous business losses and threaten
ing to deprive thousands of their Christ
mas parcels. Statisticians estimate that
the losses in single day of such fog
in London alone amount to fully s., 0OO,-
600.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
Mayor Resigns.

Camden. N. j., Dec. 21.-Mayor Jo-
seph E. Nowrey has resigned the may
orally of Camden. He gave no reason
for stepping out of Office, but it is be-
lieved he took this action rather than
sign the 100000 bond issue authorized
by the city council for the purchase of
land for park purposes. The mayor re-
fused to sign the bonds on the ground
that the price paid for the land was ex-
cessive, but the supreme court handed
down a decision, directing that a writ
be issued compelling the mayor to at
tach his signature to the bonds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29

The Council of the Institution of
Mining and Metallurgy in England has
issued a memorandum to the members
of the institution calling attention to
the serious nature of the statistics Of
miners phthisis, urging the immediate
adoption of effective methods of pre-.
vention, and requesting the collection
of further information as to the preva-
lance of the disease and the condi-
lions which give rise to it. The opin-
ion is that the main cause of the dis
ease is the breathing Of air contain
ing dust
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
Death of an Author.

New York, Dec. 23.-Seth Stoddard
Wood, well known as writer on social
economies. has dropped dead on the
street at Passaic, N. j. In 1869 he es-
tablished a household magazine which
gained considerable circulation. For
many years be contributed frequent
articles to various periodicals.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
Broke Many Records.

Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. 22.-Barney
Oldfield lowered all automobile records,
from two to nine miles, at Agricultural
park track Wednesday. The new records
are as follows: Two miles, 1:46 Us;
three miles, 2:39 As; four miles, 1886;
five miles, 1929; six miles, 5:22 rs; seven
miles, 6:15 As; eight miles, 1909 1-5;
nine miles, S:04.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29

The new currency of the republic
of Panama is soon to be introduced.
In fact, some few of the coins have
been made. 1t is understood that the
Colombian coins will soon be gradu-
ally withdrawn and the new ones put
into circulation. The monetary unit
II the gold balboa" which, although
none will be coined, is the basis Of
the system and equal to 81 United
States gold.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
MANY LIVES LOST.
Thirty-Seven Persons Perish During
Storm on Northern Coast
of Portugal.

Lisbon, Dec. 21.-A disastrous storm
which suddenly burst on the northern
coast of Portugal has caused great loss
of life. From reports already received
Is fishermen were drowned at Figueira
da Fee, and 600 others have been rem
dered destitute. A ferryboat plying at
the mouth of the Mondego river was cap
sized and IA persons were drowned. In
the Leixoes basin, near Oporto, five boats
were sunk and five persons drowned.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
Iowa Bank Closed.

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. 23.-The DIED.
ham savings bank of Dedham, Ia, has
been closed and the president, ]. G..
Cation, who left ostensibly for funds,
cannot be found. He is said to be
short about $4,000 and the bank has
commenced suit against him for the
amount. The bank had 100000 in de-
posts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29

TIE treasure-seeking expedition to
the bay of Vigo, Spain, using the n.y.
droscope and the compressed air ele-
vator invented by Cavaliere Pine, Of
isaly, has located nine of the sunken
ealleons. Gold and silver worth $14O,-
100000 are said to be in the galleons.
Permission to search for treasure
sunken at five other places, including
Trafalgar, has been granted, and the
sunken ships at Port Arthur are to be
raised by the process when war
coaSeS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29

Among the features of 1904 in Paris
has been the general appearance of
shoes closely RESEMBLING the form
and style Of those made in the United
States. The clumsy, ungainly and
heavy French shapes are gradually
disappearing. In their stead are COM
ing gracefully cut and finely finished
shoes of such decided American ap-
pearance that one would think our ex-
porters had begun to take possession
of the market
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29

The "gold-ships" which are work
ing the alluvial soil in valleys of Cali
fornia and other western states, are
making fortunes from earth carrying
only from 20 to 80 cents a ton of gold.
They are combinations of excavators,
belt carriers, and the latest processes
of gold saving, and cost from sixty to
ninety thousand dollars each. Valuble
fruit land is being turned into deserts
of rock by this new kind of hydraulic
mining.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
A Bad Fire.

st. Cloud, Mimi, Dec. 20.-Fire which
started from hot stove in a meat mar
ket at Royalton Monday nearly de-
stroyed the entire business portion of
that village. The post office was badly
damaged. The total loss is about $780,
900, with $4,000 insurance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29

During the past II months there has
been a decided advance in all branch
es and lines of business in Panama,
and both imports and exports have
crept forward to something like the
figures of five or six years ago, be-
fore the civil struggles broke out in
the different sections of Colombia,
during which period both the import
and the export trade fell off 60 to 70
nor coDf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
Pardon Granted.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 21.-The state
board of pardons has granted a pardon
to Col. Ames, brother Of former Mayor
Ames, of Minneapolis, and who was
Mayor Ames' chief of police. He was
convicted of graft in connection with
the Ames administration.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29

A speed of $50 miles an hour is ex-
pected to be reached in the new tests
which will be made on the high-speed
electric line near Berlin. The last
experiments which were made on the
specially laid track from Berlin to Zos-
sen resulted in a speed of over 100
miles an hour. 1t is now proposed to
increase the speed. The tests will be-
gin within a few months.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
Fire in Columbus,

Columbus, O., Dec. 22.-Fire early
Thursday on High street, near Broad,
destroyed property and stocks valued
at between $4,000 and $160. 900, in the
center of the business district, and in
an explosion during the fire, five
firemen were more or less injured.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-29
Killed Her Husband.

Cripple Greek, Col, Dec. 22.-Mrs. Will
liam GLADDEN. shot and killed her hus.
band at their home at Requa gulch
south of Cripple Creek. She says that
he abused her and beat her. The house
bore signs of q fearful struggle.