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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
The Quarterback

He goes to college bound to make
A name with fame replete,
And then on history's golden page
He writes it with his feet.
Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
Not a Case for The Hague

The pestilent chill called the ague
Imparts a sensation so vague.
Scarce know what's the matter;
But all your teeth chatter.
And all your bones shiver and plague.
Chicago Tribune
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01

predictions came true, and in later years
Sloan completely revolutionized race
riding in England and France. Tod
went abroad and taught his foreign
cousins how to use the short stirrup and
short rein. They laughed at him at first,
but he won nearly all the races, and it
was not long until he became the pet
of royalty and rode, among others, the
horses of King Edward-then the Prince
of Wales. Success, however, proved
Sloan's undoing. He went the pace with
a vengeance and gradually incurred the
displeasure of the exact English racing
stewards. AS result of much notoriety
Sloan lost his license, which has never
been restored to him, and since his dis
barment he has not ridden at all. Sew
eral influential turfmen of this country
and of Great Britain will make q per-
sonal application to the turf authorities
abroad in order that Sloan may be rein
stated. This move is the result of the
great scarcity of good jockeys at present.
With big fields in nearly every event
during an afternoon, the demand for
riders of skill far exceeds the supply.
Several horse owners who in the past
were eager to secure Sloan's services
are now anxious to obtain them again.
During the season just closing these men
lost several valuable stakes by blunder-
ing work Of their riders. and they are
seeking jockeys of known ability on
whom they can rely.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
ALWAYS Found Her So.

Always Found Her So.
A story is told of lady who COM
planned to a shopkeeper that. in send
ing parcels to her, he would address
her as THE Honorable"
Don't mention it, ma'am. 1t doesn't
signify at all"
But it does signify. My parcels
may go to the wrong person. I am not
Honorable"
I'VE. madam, have always found
you so."-Smith's Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01

The Immutability 6f Temperament.
THAT man could own his own home
II he were not so ext 'avagant"
Eyes, but what would be the us"? II
he owned his home he would simply
mortgage it."-Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
Financially All The,

II do not like his ways, I fear
ITO dissipation each one leans"
| And then her mother answered: Dear,
1t is not ways one wants. but means"
IN. Y. Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
Always on Time

Always on Time.
Now let US MARBLE and be gay
In spite of politicians sins.
We always get Thanksgiving day
Regardless of which party wins.
Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01

Carrye-No; wouldn't marry the best
man living.
Cholly-Well, l don't pretend to be
the best man living.-Chicago Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
Knew the Dodge.

The story is told of a plumber who
presented a bill of 91O to a retired
millionaire for repairing a pipe. The
millionaire glanced at it, and handed
out a sovereign, saying: Receipt
that bill"
But, sir"
Don't but me-" interrupted the rich
man. Il know what I'm about
used to be a plumber myself"
Plumber smiles, receipts bill and
returns los change.-Smith's Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
Superior.

superior.
The woodpecker stopped for a moment to
boast:
Dear me, but I'm brainy," he said;
The monkey must live by the toll Of his
hands.
But 1 do my work with my head"
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01
The Patriots Coming.

ATRIOTS are now
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
TO BE PAID IN LONDON.
Philippine Friars Will Receive the
Money for Their Lands at
English Capital.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Arrange-
ments have just been made whereby
the Augustinian friars in the Philip
pines can secure the money in pay
ment for their lands in London, as
they desire, instead of in Manila. To
this end the insular bureau of the war
department has decided that the entire
transaction shall be conducted through
the Guarantee Trust company, of New
York and London, and recourse will
not be had to the Bank of England
as originally contemplated. The treas
urer of the Philippine government has
been instructed to draw 40 warrants,
covering the s2,OOO,OOO involved in this
payment, and hand them to the friars'
representatives, who may cash them
in London at their pleasure upon pre-
sentation to the Guarantee Trust COM
pany there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
Congressional Nominations.

The following are nominated for
congress throughout the state:
First District-James A. Tawney,
(Rep.), Winona; II. c. Nelson, Dem
Hayward.
Second-James T. McCleary, rep.
Mankato; George P. Jones, Dem.
Jackson.
Third-Charles r. Davis (Rep.), St.
Peter; Joseph w. Cravens Dem.), Nor
wood.
Fourth-Frederick c. Stevens (Rep.),
st. Paul; Dem, no nomination.
Fifth-Loren Fletcher (Rep.), Min
neapolis; C. FL. Kohler Dem.) Mime
apolis.
Sixth-C B. Buchanan (Rep), Little
Falls; Cleve W. Van Dyke Dem. J, Alex
andria.
Seventh-Andrew J. Volstead rep.
Granite Falls; j. 81. Driscoll (Dem.)
Madison.
Eighth. Adam Bede (Rep) Du-
luth; Martin Hughes Oem.), Hlbbing.
Ninth-Halvor Stevenson (Rep),
Crookston; Dem. no nomination.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
WISCONSIN TRAGEDY.
Aged Man Killed, and Suspicion
Rests Strongly Upon His
Children.

Rhinelander, Wis, Sept rs. - The
dead body of Louis Donnerstad, aged so
years. with the skull crushed and two
bullet holes in it, was brought here
Friday. Information as to his condi-
ton was sent by a daughter, who
stated that her father had committed
suicide The daughter and Sadie
Slack, who had been staying at Don
nerstad's home, are under arrest and
officers are looking for Hugo Donner-
stad, a son, who escaped to the woods
prior to the officers arrival Bonner
stad did not approve of his sons at
tention to Miss Slack and is said to
have driven her from his house with a
butcher knife. He had served term
in Waupun prison charged with kill
ing a 500 line brakeman about II years
ago. Indications are that the man
was first shot and, not dying instantly,
his head was beaten in with an AK.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
Butter Score.

Minnesota again has the highest av-
erage score on butter at the world 8
fair. J. C. Joclyn of Winsted takes the
sweepstakes on print butter with a
score of 90; Mrs. J. C. McRosta of
Owatonna sweepstakes on dairy, with
a score of 81.
Iowa gets a quarter of one point
ahead of Minnesota on creamery with
a score of 9s14; o. P. Jensen of Union
Creamery, Mimi, takes the second,
score of 90; James Rasmussen of Ler-
dahl, Mimi, third score, 97N.
Minnesota wins the sweepstakes on
unsalted butter by score of 81. Mrs.
Sondegard of Hutchinson, Mimi, was
at great disadvantage owing to the
fact that she complied with the rule
that required all butter to be in ST.
Louis by Sept. 10. Iowa delivered its
product two days after the required
time Wisconsin and Illinois deliv-
cred their showing at the exposition
grounds on Sept. Is, five days after
the time required by the exposition
rules. This completes the third of
the four tests. Minnesota has for the
third time won the highest average
and her ultimate full victory is prac-
tically assured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30

rebels, there is the cage for you Al
he spoke, my eyes turned to the hulk.
A multitude of persons was moving
on her upper deck. Some of them,
seeing us approach, waved us away as
if in warning 1t was nearly sunset,
and before we were alongside every
man except the sentinels had disap-
peared AS we went up the gang
plank the croaking voice of wretched
prisoner called to us from the IRON
barred holes: 1t is a Iamentable thing
to see so many young men in full
strength, in the flush of health about
to enter this Internal abode. Death
has no relish for such skeleton car
casses as we, but now he will feed fat
on you rosy newcomers.
Light was not permitted at night,
and the ship was so crowded that men
could not move without stumbling
over each other. Sleep was impossible
amid the groans of the sick and the
cries of those who went crazy, cursing
their keepers. Often dying men fell
over their sick companions, there to
lay until morning came with the death
patrol searching for those who had
passed away in the night. Turn out
your dead was the familiar greeting
from the sunlight into the reeking at
mosphere between decks. In obeying
this order it was often necessary to
waken some of the sleepers to ask If
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
MINNESOTA NEWS.
A Wolf in Town.

A huge timber wolf menaced the
lives of scores of people in the train
shed of the Union station, Minneapo-
lis, and was finally killed with coup
ling pin after hand-to-hand struggle
The animal ran swiftly in the wake
of passenger train and was not no
ticed until, it had entered the shed.
There was crowd clustered around
the coaches, when suddenly the wolf
appeared it its midst.
A panic was created in an instant.
Women screamed, children yelled and
the men were too astounded to act.
Everyone rushed towards the gates,
while the wolf, it's wicked mouth wide
open and its long tongue hanging out.
scampered up and down the Ienclosure,
in and out among the scurrying pas
sengers
Then from the end of the shed a
small colored man, William Hines, 21s
grazed the animals head A few Sc
conds later Hines saw two coupling
pins lying close to the track just out
side of the canopy and, picking one up,
he hurled it at the animal.
The missile caught the animal in the
side and with yelp of pain and rage
it charged its assailent.
Hines hurriedly seized the other pin
and as the wolf jumped at him, hit it a
glancing blow on the head. The animal
managed to seize Hines by the left
hand, but was soon beaten to death
with the weapon of iron, not, however
until the gloves which the negro had
worn were tore to shreds and his hands
and face badly lacerated.
The man had dog with him but he
refused to attack the wolf.
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their little parents seem to have left
their small cares and responsibilities
of life behind them in their paper
homes and are children again, not
only in heart, but in deeds.
But these endless temple-fairs and
festivals, where the western world tor
many years learns strange lessons Ill
the simple pleasures of life and in the
peace which flows from gentle hearts,
are, alas! gradually growing fewer
and fewer, for board schools will not
permit almost as many holidays in the
year as there are saints days in the
Catholic calendar. II the real Japan
children never went to school. They
were taught at home. But it would be
wrong to give the impression that,
though they live in their streets where
they are protected from all dangers
by dozens of strange little charms,
they receive no proper home training.
Perhaps no other children in the world
ever did receive such a strict home
training or were educated so carefully
as the children of vanishing Japan. For
although the majority of girls knew
only few of the Chinese characters OF
their alphabet, every boy and girl
knew the ancient as well as modern his
tory of their nation. and all it's rich
folklore. Children often accompanied
their parents to the theater. and there
they had very wildly imprinted on
their minds all the classical dramas
and historical tragedies of their litera-
ture. History before the days OF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-30
University Building Burns.

The main building at the university
dear old main," as it is fondly re-
ferred to by thousands of students
who have gone out from twas de-
stroyed by fire early the Gath.
It will be complete loss.
The interior was consumed, includ-
ing the score or more of classrooms
and it's fine and costly department of
libraries. There remain only portions
of the gray stone skeleton, which loom
in ugly outline against the sky and tot
ter in insecurity, which means that
they will have to be torn down.
The building was the Oldest on the
campus, having been erected, in part,
in 1857. For many years it was the
whole university, and the traditions
which center there are dear to the heart
of every alumnus and alumna of the
institution. In recent years it was the
home of the departments of mathema-
tic, rhetoric, pedagogy, French, Greek,
Latin and German. The Minnesota
Daily, the university newspaper, and
the Gopher, the annual, had their Off
ces IN the building, which also were a
ladies' reception room and restau-
rant, the university postoffice, and the
home of Captain Guile, custodian of the
buildings.
Nothing was saved from the burning
building except the desk of the post
master and tbs mail.
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searched in vain for the remains of
the Jersey, and it seems like fulfill
ment of a prophecy that upon her
wooden skeleton a steel fighter Is
building-a warship of the infant
country they sought to crush.
The surroundings of the old ship
show changes as remarkable as the
sci and the new man-of-war, for the
Wallabout basin has been filled COM
pletely since the government took the
marsh land for a navy yard, until now
fully 16 feet f"Solid earth cover the
remains of the Jersey. Away from the
sea she lies and buried like the breach
between the two countries, she is a
grim monument to the fact that the
past is forgiven, though not forgotten;
and now, though badly pierced by the
spiles for the foundation of the new
battleship Connecticut, her definite To-
cation crowns the movement toward
raising a worthier memorial to the
men who died on board.
The Whitby was the first prison ship
to anchor in "Whallabocht bay" This
was in October, 1875, but the following
year brought two more. One of these
was destroyed by fire, which burned
most of the prisoners on board, ana
the charge was current that the vic
TINS set the fire in desperate delibera-
ton, preferring death in that form TO
the cruelties they endured. The Sec
ond ship was also destroyed by fire IN
February, 1878. The Good Hope,
Prince of Wales, Scorpion and the Old
Jersey took their places, thus forming
a chain of floating charnel houses such
as the world had never seen. The
most notorious, of course, was the Old
Jersey-the Hell" as she was called.
She was 64-gun ship, which had been
in an action with French fleet and 20
badly injured as to be unfit for war
service. She was dismantled Of her
guns, spars and rigging, and even her
figure-head was removed to decorate
a ship in active service Thus, with
out ornament or motive power to re-
mind one of life, this forbidding hulk,
with her filthy exterior, fifty indicated
her horrible mission when she was
moored in April, 1778, as prison for
American naval prisoners.
The following graphic description OF
the ship and reception to the unfortu-
mates consigned to her is handed down
to us by Capt. Dring, who delivered
one lot of 100 prisoners captured by
H. M. S. Belisarius to David Sproat,
commissary of prisoners: Eve at
length doubled this point and came In
view of the Wallabout, where laid be-
fore us the black hulk of the Old Jer-
sey, with her satellites, the three hos
pital ships, to which Sproat pointed In
an exulting manner. and said: There,
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ated on one side with the gaudily
painted head of a woman of the Yoshi-

ated on one side with the gaudily
painted head of woman of the Yoshi-
Wara.
But l soon learned that the streets
were full of babies because the houses
were all empty. No one in the real
Japan ever saw baby sleeping in a
cot while its mother was working or
being driven in a go-cart. They sleep
with their little heads webbing about
on their mothers or older sisters
backs, and learn to sit on their feet
with their bent knees under them be-
to distinguish the real toy shops,
which are more numerous than in any
other country in the world, from the
shops which sold the toy-like furniture
and miniature household utensils used
for the grown-up dolls houses.
1 have never seen little girl nurs-
ing or playing with her doll in Japan
as one sees dolls played with in Ameri-
ca. Dolls are kept as household treas
ures in iron safes, and are, taken out
on special festivals. They represent
historical and NEUROLOGICAL charac-
tiers, and are certainly not things to be
Rugged and loved. The reason for
this may be that tiny girl never has
her back to spare for her doll, as she
always has to carry about baby
brother or sister. Babies are always
carried on the back in Japan, and not
in the arms except by the very wealthy
classes, so the little girls have no
chance of Initiating their mothers in
their treatment of their dolls, for they
never see her kiss her baby or hug 1t
up in her arms as American mothers
do.
There are hundreds Of street profess
SIGNALS who make good livings in ia
pan by amusing children. There are
street theatricals acted by children for
children, realistic and wonderful story
tellers, acrobats and gaily-dressed
tumblers, clever workers in black
magic such as fre-eaters and snake
charmers, and perhaps, best of ALL
toy-makers who will. while you wait,
blow out a junk in full sail from a
piece of wheat-paste on the end OF a
pipe. and the ever popular peddling
cook. who allows children to cook for
themselves for the tenth part of a pen
ny some strange concoction in a dish
of boiling sesame oil, and endless 9th
ers which I cannot remember.
But to see child-life in it's perfection
in Japan you must go to the temples.
In the courts of the house of Buddha
holiday-attired children swarm like
hiving bees, as gorgeous as Red Ad-
miral butterflies in their rich brocades
and crimson obs. 1t is thers that you
see the best toy-shops, both for girls
and boys, and It is there, under the
shade of the sacred temple trees. tina.
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they were dead, so pitifully deceptive
was their appearance.
This inhuman treatment was called
to the attention of Gen. Washington,
who addressed a protest and threat of
retaliation to Lord Howe under date
of January Ii, 1777, and while it re-
ceived no attention, it is to the credit
of Washington and his men that they
did not retaliate in kind.
For several years after the revolu-
ton the bones OF those who died on
board the prison ships were to be seen
on the banks of the Wallabout,
bleaching beneath the winters storms
and summers sun. A number of ap-
peals to remedy this neglect were
made to congress, but no formal &C
ton ensued until the citizens of
Brooklyn in 1892 resolved that they
should be removed 20 the graveyard of
the Reformed Dutch church and a
monument erected over them. This
plan was altered and the Tammany So
ciety of New York made sepulcher of
all the remains that could be collect
ed-filling Is hogsheads, and inferred
them in vault close to the navy
yard wall in Brooklyn, May &c, 1903.
The burial was witnessed by over 3d.
900 persons, and was matter of civic
Importance.
In 1855 an influential meeting of
citizens resolved that the time had
arrived when the cities of New York
and Brooklyn cannot, without crimi-
nality, longer delay the necessary eff
forts for rearing the monument to the
martyrs of the prison Ships" and an
organization was formed called the
Martyrs Monument Association of the
United States. They set to active work,
selected fitting site on the summit
of Fort Greene and agitated the SUBJ
ject of funds. Enough was secured
by state and private contributions to
buy the property, remove the remains
to Fort Greene on June II, 1873, and
then wait for more help, which has
come through the concerted action of
the Monument association, Daughters
of the American Revolution, private
subscriptions and the appropriations
voted by the state and city of New
York and congress. OF this the gov
eminent has given 100000; New
York state, $4,000; city of New York.
$50 900, and the private successful sub
scription, $25 200, making in all $780,
600 which will be devoted to the erec-
ton of such a monument that our
children's children will not need to
ask: What mean We by these stones?"
To the personal efforts of Mrs. S. v.
White, of Brooklyn, and her husband,
the Hon. s. v. White, much credit is
given for the satisfactory conditions
of the finances.
NICHOLAS J. QUIRK.
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made another unsuccessful attempt to
run the gauntlet and failed. One of
the Russian ships is reported sunk.
Cholera has been added to the plague
of shell and bullets, and soldiers are
being taken down by scores. The hos
pital is overcrowded and is now in
danger of being apnihilated by ex-
plosive shells.
Jap Regiment Wiped Out.
Chefoo, Sept. 26.-With undated
ferocity the Japanese storming attack
on Port Arthur continues. An entire
regiment of Gen. Nogi's men has been
annihilated by the explosion of Rus
sian mine
They ventured too near an inner
fertilization and the Russians explod-
ed an underground mine of dynamite.
Not a man survived.
British Ship Captured.
San Francisco, Sept. 26.-The mer-
chants exchange has received ca
BILE message from London stating that
the British steamer Crusader, bound
from Oregon ports for the far east.
has been captured by the Japanese and
taken to Hakodate.
The Crusader started from Astoria,
Ore, September 2 for Shanghai.
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Work of Masked Robbers.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 26.-Three
masked robbers who broke into the
house OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Glib
bons, residing near Bosburg, have tor
tured the aged couple in an effort to
find hidden money. Gibbons and his
wife were pulled from bed and asked
where their money was hidden. They
denied having any, and when threat
ened continued their denial. Glib
bons was then thrown back on the bed
while the robbers kicked and choked
his wife until she became unconscious
and probably will die. The robbers
fled, but one was captured and taken
to Tunkahannock Jail under heavy
guard.