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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

It is indeed long time between drinks in this kind of weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

The man who invented the cake walk is dying. So Is the cake walk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

It is raining some down in the sunny south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

Have you had the grip?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
SOUTHERN IRON COMBINATION.

The sun is tattooed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09
THE WEATHER. Buckets full of water Falling with a rusn Make the people wax profane Fill the streets with slush.

An Ohio probate judge has refused to issue a marriage license to an habitual drunkard Here is at least one man who will not be permitted to ruin the life of a woman who thinks she can reform him by becoming his wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

If one has to go in Oklahoma twenty-one years without a drink, he will certainly accumulate consider able thirst.
 The new diamond is only as large as a hens egg after all. Some thought it was bigger than a bushel basket.
 Russia considers Kuropatkin over cautious. Most any one would be who had been bumped as often and as hard.
 --.s----- Birmingham accepts the eondolenee but will not allow herself to be dis couraged by a paltry $25O,00O fire.
 --.s--- What fame Chicago fails to reap from her pork packers is supplied by the pork packers daughters. Hoeh is himself convinced that he is a bigamist, while his wives say he is at least polygamist.
  New York now planes visitors from the provinces for the deterioration in theatrical performances.
  The Russian priyates cannot hand in their resignations as Grippenberg did, the mores the pity.
 ----e.------ Brigham Youngs wives are begin ming to die, taking the place of Wash ingtons body servants.
  It's an ill wind that blows no body good. The umbrella and rubber shoe trade is booming now.
  Russia has secured the services of MT. Schwab, who certainly knows all about water.
 The Russian and the Polish langu- ages are hopelessly intertangled at Warsaw.
 The naughty railroad of today is the Santa Fe, and Paul Morton was it's prophet.
 In New York they begin to think winter should come but once in lifetime.
 The subway is also superior to ice choked rivers for transportation pur- poses.
  A man is justified in stealing along a street when h. is afraid he will slip up.
 The man who invented the cake walk is dying. So Is the cake walk.
  Only the Japanese can practice ji1 jitsu with success and completeness.
  A new negro town is proposed. Will there be a municipal chicen cop?
 ------s----- St. Louis has John L. Sullivan, but Birmingham has the real article
 -.---------- The bureaucrats have handsomely advertised Maxim Gorky's books.
  It is indeed a long time between drinks in this kind of weather.
  We are getting every kind of weather we do not want. A national convention of Hoch' S wives has been proposed. Four more days before you send your valentine.
 -----<s--------@ Have you had the grip? The sun is tattooed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-09

General Grippenperg has started for home. He is not the only Russian who has gone in that direction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
Toys And The lmaeination.

Since this is the season of toy
giving, the following remarks of DR..
Grace Peckham Murray, from the
December Delineator, have special
interest.
"The tendency of the present time
is to overload children with toys.
Far from being help to child,
this defrauds him. He should not
have surfeit of any of his senses.
Toys can be made the means of great
development. They should be such
as will aid the imagination and
stimulate the inventive faculty. The
imagination of the child is his most
precious faculty. I cannot lament
with recent writer the mental
activity of the child of to-day, who
would rather have a piece of ma
chinery or an electrical. toy that he
can pull tc pieces and put together
again than old-fashioned playthings.
Rather one should rejoice that the
brain activity of children expends
itself on that which is useful. l have
seen boys eyes sparkle with enjoy
ment and intelligent interest when at
ten years of age, he was working
over an electric battery. His mind
was grasping the mysteries of physics
with sureness that would have done
credit to an older mind. The point
is: arouse the children's minds and
imagination through their games,
their toys, to an interest in that
which will be useful to them all their
lives. Then there will not be need of
so much examining at school,"
The Herald editor has mixed on
terms of equality with tramps up to
United States Senators, or with United
States Senators up to tramps, which
ever way you wish to arrange the scale,
and he understands men and motives.
His ideas are worth money. You
can get them for q dollar year by
subscribing for the Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
CURSE OF DRINK
Drunkenness Cured To Stay Cured
BY WHITE RIBBON REMEDY.

No taste. No odor. Any woman
can give it in glass of water, tea,
coffee or food without patients know
ledge.
White Ribbon Remedy will cure or
destroy the diseased appetite for all
alcoholic drinks, whether the patient
is confirmed inebriate, a-"tippler, -
social drinker or drunkard. Impos-
sible for any one to havs an appetite
for alcoholic liquors after using
White Ribbon Remedy. 1t has made
many thousands of permanent cures,
and in addition restores the victim to
normal health, steadying the nerves,
increasing the will. power and de-
termination to resist temptation.
Write DR.. w. R. Brown, 218 Ire
mont St., Boston, for trial package
and letter of advice free in plain
sealed envelope. All letters confiden.
tial and destroyed as soon as answered.
White Ribbon Remedy sold by drug
gists everywhere also sent by mail
in plain package, price $1.OO.
Mar. SGT.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
Unity

On Sunday last Mr.. and Mrs.
Gritzmaker celebrated the 25th ami
yersary of their wedding. Many
beautiful presents were received.
Mr.. Herman Gritzmaker and Mr..
and Mrs. William Umnas OF Wiscon-
sin, visited Mr.. Gritzmaker last
week.
Mr.. Henry Kind is the proud father
of baby boy which weighed ten
pounds.
Professor Kind, Gust Quade and
the Betow Bros. left last Monday to
work in the woods at Park Rapids.
MIR. and Mrs. Ripka and Bat
Flavhen visited with Osendorf Thank.
giving.
JOHNNY Gritzmaker was out Sunday
again.
Herman Hager was visitor al
Unity Thursday.
What's the matter Tom? The sun
don't shine very good.
Little pumpkin-colored coon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
Violet
Too late or last week. |

Mr.. and Mrs. Oldham left for Mel
rose on Monday, to visit friends and
relatives.
Ha, ha, the bachelor home is going
to have new cook. That's right,
Adolph.
A very cold and long winter is re-
ported by the marriage calendar.
Who'll be the next on the list?
Gardy, how would it be if you would
surprise us? Our cowbells aren't
worn out yet.
Mr.. Neumond, who is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Baurnfind, will return
to his home at Nerstrand, on Friday.
We can all see that Mr.. Jackson is
extremely happy the last week, for
he is smoking cigar when you meet
him. Why? He gained a son-in-law.
The young people of the neighbor-
hood gave parcel shower in honor
of Miss Jackson and MIR. Sheriden
last week. Refreshments were served
and good time had by all.
The Birchdale orchestra surprised
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheriden on Tuesday
night, with grand music. The band
deps rted early to give the young
couple rest, and wished them happy
journey and good success.
Thunder5olt
Mr.. Neumond of East Prairie, has
been visiting with his daughter, Mrs.
Banernfeind.
Mrs Hart spent Sunday with her
daughter, Mrs. Kircher.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Oldham visited at
Melrose few days this week.
Wesley Martin is working at Sank
Centre at present.
This is fine weather for winter but
almost too warm. We don't like to
see the snow go after we have had such
nice sleighing.
Miss Pearl Jackson and Mr.. Phil
Sheriden of Morris, were married at
Sank Centre last Saturday. They
will make their home at Akeley. We
are sorry to lose little Pearl.
Fred Oldham and Fred Martin
visited at Peterson's last Sunday.
Homer Hart is helping Ed Oldham
build his barn.
Ray Vendahl is attending school at
Sank Centre.
On Friday evening, Dec. 9Th, the
friends and neighbors gathered at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B.
Jackson and gave their daughter,
Pearl, and Mr.. Philip Sheriden of
Morris, a surprise parcel shower.
There were about forty present and
many nice presents were received.
At one O'Clock supper wss served.
Everyone reports good time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21

It is better to swear off and COM
mence again than not to swear off at
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21

This is the season Of the year that
preachers are presented with things
hey don't want.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
BirchdaIe

There will be Christmas tree and
program in the Evangelical church on
Saturday evening, Dec. %. Every
body is cordially invited to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bosshardt visited
with G. Oldham last Sunday.
While returning home from the
lake last Monday the team of Fred
Martin became frightened and ran
away. Mr.. Martin was thrown out but
escaped without serious injury.
Misses Lizzie and Rose Alderman
attended the dance at Holm's Satur-
day night.
Violet
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR
AND OTHERS.

AND OTHERS.
Those Congressman who are SO
strongly insisting on doing "One
thing at time" are the ones that will
probably do nothing at all.
It is none to early in the campaign
for the voters to consider that the
legislature makes the laws and the
kind of legislation enacted depends on
the kind of legislators elected.
Citizens do not care which party
controls legislation if they get the
legislation they want.
Christmas talk makes a poor dinner
for hungry man.
The only true measure of a gift is
the sacrifice it costs the giver.
Governor Johnson had his shoes
stolen from sleeping car recently.
They were recovered. He will lose
them for keeps next November.
The ones who do not need Christmas
presents always get the largest number
of them.
A man often prays one way and
votes another.
A mules heels inspire more respect
than his brains and a kicker often
gets more credit than a genius.
This is the season of the year that
preachers are presented with things
they don't want.
1t is better to swear off and COM
mence again than not to swear off at
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21

A mules heels inspire more respect
than his brains and kicker often
gets more credit than a genius.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
A Fearful Fate

1t is a fearful fate to have to en-
dure the terrible torture of Piles. II
can truthfully say" writes Harry
ColsOn of MasOnville, Ia, "5hat for
Blind, Bleeding, Itching and Pro-
truding Piles, Bucklen'S Arnica Salve
is the best cure made" Also best
for cuts, burns and injuries. 25c at
Fiesler & McNeice, druggists.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
CORRESPONDENTS
SOUTH ASHLEY

South Ashley has new reporter
If you are subscriber to the Sank
Centre Herald you will get oul
news once or twice during the winter;
if you are not you had better subscribe
right away. The price is right, the
paper is right and the editor is right,
so don't delay but send in the money
for your subscription with the New
Year.
Mr.. G. Hildebrand, ST., is spending
couple of weeks with his son, Carl,
and visiting his many friends in South
Ashley. He will return to his home
in GIadbrook, Ia, next Friday, Dec.
END.
Bring your feed to Gray Bros. They
will grind it better than any miller
this side of Minneapolis. Remember
the date, Dec. 26 and q and every
second Tuesday and Wednesday.
Price six cents if you pay cash and
seven cents if you get credit.
The Ashley Crackers called in force
at Mr.. George Gray's last Thursday
evening. Singing and gossip were
the order of the evening and everybody
reported a good time.
Mr.. Leslie Gray, the Ashley paper
hanger, papered a room for Mr.. G. T..
Gray last Thursday. Call on him and
his helper, Mr.. Herbert Gray, for a
fine job.
Miss Wilhelmina Henrietta Hide
brand, better known among US as
Sally Ann, will accompany her father
home to Gladbrook, Ia, next Friday.
She will leave behind her many
friends who are already wondering how
they will get along without Minnie.
A Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year to you, Minnie.
MIR. Jas. Swift unloaded a car OF
wood at Ashley last week. The wood
is good and it will pay everyone buy
ing wood to have it shipped.
Wedding bellsl Who? When?
Where? If you don't know wait until
you find out.
Hiss Ivy Boobar looks very happy
these( days. Why? Because she is
going home for two weeks vacation
at Christmas.
Mr.. Wesley Frederick OF Kenmare,
N. OAK, is visiting friends and
relatives in our community. We
haven't seen him yet but are looking
for him every day.
st. Johns church was we'll attended
last Sunday as it wassthe last time,
we will have service this winter. Our
next service will be on March 25th at
1890 A. M. when Bishop Morrison OF
Duluth will give us a sermon.
Messrs. Samson Swift, Herbert Gray,
Wilson Swift and Guy Gray called on
Miss Hildebrand on Sunday evening.
Jasper Gray didn't call; he said he
didn't want to spoil the other fellows
chances. Very thoughtful OF him
wasn't it?
Miss Charlotte Swift who has been
teaching school near Foley, will be
home for a two weeks vacation at
Christmas.
Where are the Andrews? We don't
see them very often now days. NOW
that it is near Christmas let US who
have friends and relatives all around
US, hunt up those who are not so
fortunate and help them enjoy the
Christmas cheer.
Mr.. Frederick Swift, the baker OF
Fergus Falls, Mimi, is billed to eat
his Christmas turkey at his fathers
home in Ashley.
A Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year to all is the wish OF
Sally AIMS Successor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21

The most acceptable Christmas
present you can make to a former
resident Of Sank Centre is a years
subscription to the Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-12-21

If anyone takes the Herald for a
year and does not think he has re-
ceived the worth of his dollar, we will
cheerfully furnish it another year at
the same price.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13
Dutch Courage.

Every one when he speaks Of Dutch
courage means courage that Is induced
by the cup that cheers and also inebri-
ates-pot valiancy, in short, the exact
opposite Of what has been called two
notwithstanding" courage. Three
different origins of the expression have
been suggested. According to some,
Dutch" in this case Is used simply us
the adjective corresponding to the
noon Hollands" as applied to that
KIDD Of ardent spirits. O.Cers assert
positively that the phrase arose as Il
sheer at the Dutch troops who showed
the white feather of F%ontenoy. But
perhaps tic best explanation is that
this uncomplimentary allusion to the
Dutch refers to Il practice common in
former times in Holland Of courag
ing those who Were condemned to ex-
ecuti3n t. drink heavily before. they
We're hanged.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13
Venice.

Throughout her career Venice IN
spired in her o u such devotion as
passes the patriotism of most peoples.
They revered her as queen, they loved
her as mother. Although an exclusive
oligarchy ruled the state, yet every
Venetian felt that Venice belonged to
him. st. Mark was the patron equally
Of doge and dustman. The legend
which all believed, the pageants in
which even the humblest had his place,
sprang out Of the heart Of the whole
people and symbolized the unity which
bound ell together. And life IN Venice,
mere physical life, was pleasant to a
larger proportion Of the inhabitants
and during more generations than it
has been in any other city. No wonder,
therefore, that when Tintoret, the
greatest Of her painters-in SO many
respects the greatest Of all PAINTERS
was commissioned to decorate the vast
wall Of the hall of the great council,
wishing to express the feeling Of every
Venetian toward his incompatible city,
he chose for his subject paradise
Thayer's History of Venice"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13
The Sigh6

what is the most distressing thing
you ever saw in u courtroom" was
the question ~propounded to a group OF
lawyers recently as they sat together
In the office of one of their number.
One told Of hearing a judge pass SEN
tence Of death on q woman; another
told Of the scene between q mother
and son as she bid her boy goofhy for
the last time before he started to serve
q ten years sentence in the penlten-
tiary, and as the question went round
the circle each related d story Of court
scenes. Almost the last N In the
group said: Gentlemen, the saddest
thing I yer witnessed in a courtroom
was when q healthy, strong, handsome
man and woman, with u group Of
bright, intelligent boys and girls, their
children. appeared before a circuit
Judge, the one plaintiff, the other de-
PENDANT, in q divorce suit. The look OF
distress on the faces Of those innocent
children as they sat and listened to
the ordinations and recrlminations OF
their parents, intent on breaking up
what had been q happy home, was the
saddest sight 1 ever witnessed-"-kan
a City Journal.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13
Chinn's National Tree.

The tung-shu, or wood oil, tree is
worthily named the national tree Of
China. 1t is stately In appearance.
with smooth green bark and wide
spreading branches, atfording u fine
shade. 1t belongs to the euphorbiacae,
or spurgc, family. of which the castor
oil plant is a member. 1t bears a fruit
resembling Il shell bark hickory nut.
but as large as II small orange. Each
nut contains three triangular seeds sim
liar to small Brazil nuts. The Oil is
pressed from these seeds, ana the ref
use is used as q fertilizer. The oil is
used principally for polishing wood
work and dressing leather. Consid-
able quantities are exported. The wood
of the tung-shu is used for making mu-
steal Instruments, fine boxes and the
framework of small houses. 1t is free
from the ravages of insects.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13

The ballsfkee is.the domestic ghost or
spirit attached tO,certain Irish or high
land Scottish households and Is sup
posed to take an interest In the well
fare Of the family generally, and espe-
cially to wall ut the death of any one
Of It's members. The banshee is pic
tured iii Irish folklore funder the form
Of a little old woman with long hair,
which, she continually combs, at the
sameAtime keeping up an incessant
weeping and wailing. The incident
Of the.comb is exactly similar to the
legends Of the Germant %lorelei, q spirit
whichtsings, while thee banshee weeps,
as ans accompaniment. The proud dis.
tincton, of possessingta private ban.
shee is allowed only toafamilies Of pure
Milesian1 stock. The word Is derived
from the Gaelic banl-sith. u woman
fairy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13
First Transatlantic Yacht Rnce

The three schooners, Henrietta,
Vesta and Fleetwing, We're the con-
tcStants in the first across the ocean
yacht race, IN 1866, for Il stake Of
100000. Those three yachts made the
race in the depth of winter, starting
from New York harbOr on Dec. II,
1866, and finishing off the Needles a
fortnight later, the Henrietta crossing
the line on Christmas eve, the Vesta
and Fleetw'ing finishing in the early
morning hours of the great holiday.
And for almost the entire length Of
that 5000 mile passage they We're ac-
companied by strong westerly winds,
heavy e a and alternate squalls Of
rain. hail and SNOW. Neither the pas
SengerS nor crew We're in dry clothes
from beginning to end of the race,
and they suffered every hardship, bar
ring shipwreck, that could come to
any one making the passage in the
winter months.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13
Church Weddings and Cards.

While 1t is,a popular custom to issue
cards. of lnvta1ion to attend q church
Wedding, it ais: entirely contrary to the
teaching I urn1 erstood to be implied by
the church edffice. No.prlvate family
has "a right tea issue invitation to the
Hulse'of God ito witness the perform
ance Of a rite within the said house as
though for theAtime being the latter
own particular fuse. A wedding in a
church is not al private, but rather Il
pubic rite, at which any parishioner
who wishes maybe present without an
invitation from my one. Gods house
is. at, all times atpublic place Of wor-
ship. the very spin it Of which is utter
ly opposed to ca rds Of invitation
Church Eclectic.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13
Court jews.

Court Jews were the officially ap-
pointed bankers and money lenders OF
European rulers down to Napoleon's
times, after which most of them be-
came merged in the great business
houses which deal nowadays with in
ternational finance. One of the found
ers Of the house Of Rothschild was
court Jew at Frankfort toward the
close Of the eighteenth century. 1t was
with him that the elector Of Hesse-Cas-
sci deposited fl,000,OOO when the first
Napoleon was threatening his domin'
ions, and the way in which the sum
was protected and restored when Eu'
rope was settled again first made the
name Of Rothschild famous in finance
Up to this period Jews had no rights
as citizens in mostsGerman states or in
Austria, and the office of court Jew
was necessary to give them standing
London Globe.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13
The Really ..Good Man ),

If you are really "a good man. II
you can really Go good work in any
line, you do not need capital. In every
trade newspaper you will find adver-
tisements of this character: The serv-
ices of Il good mnn more important
than capital" A cry goes up from ev-
cry quarter for really good men, men
who can accomplish results, men who
will not cause more trouble around u
shop than their services are worth. or
course you say you are "a good man.
but II you car prove it you are all
right. There is no end to the possibili-
ties of u young man who has good hal%
its. good health and is able to do some
thing well.-Atchison Globe.