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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-07-26

for himself and still more so, the that would
provide for his children and grandchildren, to
start pretty soon if he wishes to acquire for him
self and family
We know that man is prone to look with dis
favor upon proposition, and stay at home
until it has been proven to him beyond doubt as
to whether it is good thing not. These are
the men that are obliged to pay 500 per and
upwards for land in the older settled country, in
stead of starting out for themselves and getting
the land at low price, Gas their old daddies" did
about 40 or so years ago.
Our land lies in Palmer, Deaf, Smith, Castro, Hale,
Floyd and adjoining countless in about the latitude
as Tennessee. The altitude is about feet above
level The surface of this land is beautiful gently
rolling prairie and there is absolutely rough,
land. Every inch of it be plowed and is susceptible
to high cultivation.
1t is neither flat rough, being gently rolling No
hills wash the country with small clearwater lakes
you can see it is arid The soil is rich black loan
from four feet deep, underaid with yellow clay
sub SOIL There is absolutely trace of alkal gypsum,
sand gravel in any portion of it, and is covered with
dense growth of buffalo and grandma grass which
in the when ripe and affords good pasture in the
winter we'll summer. In fact, when the grass is
ripe is when the stock lay fat and the sockmen claim
Of course, this would only interest that would buy
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-07-26
Truth and Fiction.

May not the lives of real men be
written as imperishably as the SUI
preme creations of fiction? Shall
Hamlet and Othello. Don Quixute and
Tartuffe, shall the master creations of
Hawthorne, Thackeray and George
Eliot, of Turgenieff, Manzoni and Bal
FAC have no counterparts in biog-
raphy?-North American Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-07-26

ID close III even inurc. Only VIZ.
men laughed, and theirs was a weak
and silly shipper.
The smooth, emotionless Mingo
dealt the cards as il the stakes were as
little in value as couple of thimble-
iuliS Of water.
= vas brief AZ rp that final
haaI Captain = Id formidably.
WIKI the wild, =, lkable abandon
Of player poker J, he tossed his
whole cleaning p. 2. which summed
up SO cents, to the fore.
What you got?" he yelled triumph
antly. He threw mis- cards on the
cloth. face up, exhibiting three jacks,
a deuce and four-spot.
Mingo said no word at all, but mere
ly laid four kings in sight.
With a whoop of rage Captain Jim
shot up. Two or three quick, nervous
movements he made-and Invested
himself Of every stitch of clothing
upon his person.
He had lost everything he had on
earth, down to the very buff!
A bowling chorus OF laughter and
derision burst on the air. From the
midst of his people, like wild, scared
thing, the utterly naked Indian bound
ed away for the sagebrush that lay to-
wards the setting sun. Against the
slanting light his figure cut a moving
silhouette, until he seemed to merge
in the distant and radiant west, food
ed with beams that clothed anew his
disappearing form.
Remarkable Wreck.Raising.
A somewhat unusual operation in
wreck-raising has been carried out in
Kiel Harbor Some time since the
torpedo boat s 126 sank in port after
collision with another war vessel, and
Notwithstanding the known condition
Of the sunken boat. the authorities de-
cided to have it brought to the sur.
face. For this purpose two floating
cranes of formidable dimensions were
utilized, and the broken and twisted
hull was fished up from the depths
and swung through the air like bale
Of merchandise to lighter, on which
1t was laid. The boat was, of steel,
and it is proposed seriously to essay
to turn the apparently inextricable
mass to some use.-London Globe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-07-26

Our object in presenting you with this ad, IS
which is the only large of rich, fertile land
left in Texas which be purchased at such
prices as are within the reach of all; where the
poor man can own farm as we'll the rich.
While these lands fertile any lands
in the United States, they still for sale at
prices that will enable to make small pay
ment down, settle the lands, and not only feed,
clothe and educate his children, and pay for his
land, but insure himself competency for his old
age
The Panhandle, so.called, is the northwestern
portion of Texas, embracing some 10000 square
miles in area, and think portion of the
United States is more blessed with fertile SOIL
heathful climate good water, good railroad ia
cilities, and better society, than the Panhandle.
We claim, without contradiction, that this is
the largest tract of absolutely perfect wheat and
general farm land in the United States.
In the entire tract there is not single objec-
ton to be found with the quality of the soil,
lay of the land It is rolling enough to insure
good drainage.
Now. kind readers, you all know that the crea-
ton of land has ceased, but also notice that
long as human nature remains the same, that the
population will keep increasing, with the in
ev1table result that all of the good lands in the
United States will be needed, and that very soon,
and it behooves the man who wishes to provide
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-07-26
OLDEST BREED OF DOGS.
Egyptian GazeIIe Hound, a Wedding
Present to Queen of Spain.

Present to queen OF Spain.
A beautiful Egyptian gazelle hound
(Slughi) was among the wedding gifts
of the young queen of Spain. The dog,
which is a lovely pale cream color and
named Saddan, was the gift of the
Hon. Florence Amherst, who is sis
ter of Lady William Cecil, who has
been in waiting on the queen of Spain
in Madrid.
These desert hounds are among the
latest of society's pes, says the Lon
popularity even the aristocratic Bor-
zoi, which is the nearest in chara tier
to the Eastern greyhound, and is prob
ably derived from him.
The Slughis are perhaps the Oldest
breed in the world, not even excepting
Pekin. Their form was sculptured on
some of the earliest of Egyptian mural
tablets, and some monuments pre-
serve the names of favorite hounds OF
various kings.
The pedigrees of noble hounds nota-
Dlc lOI t1ClI opCCu III IAC ShdoC al .
current to-day, having been tradition
ally handed down among sheiks of Be-
douin tribes of the deserts of Egypt
and Arabia as from the days of Sala-
din, one of whose hounds was named
Saadan, while Persian mobiles claim
that strains they own are older than
either, and that the breed first orig
mated in Persia.
The color of the Slughi is that of the
desert over which he chases the ga
zelle, and varies as do the sands, from
rather deep fawn to the palest
cream, which is almost white. The
greyhound form is most distinctly pre-
served in the outline Of the Slughi
God Was Smiling.
Our little fve-year-old was in mis-
chief, as usual; this time pair OF
scissors In her chubby fingers were
Her sister, Gertrude. watching the
clip, clipping at the couch cover. Her
sister, Gertrude, watching the process
demanded severely, with all the dig
nifty of seven years: Irene, do you
know God is looking at your" "Yeth.
was the CHEEKY response, "but Heth
thmiling!"- Housekeeping.
III
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-07-26
ehoes Worth LARGE Fortune.

Sir Walter Raleigh wore shoes
studded with diamonds said to have
cost 100000. The gallants In
Charles lis time wore their high
boot tops turned down to the ankles
to shaw the gorgeous lace with which
they were lined.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-07-26

land for sockraisng purposes, but aim to show p
this country from every standpoint.
The rainfall is abundant for all crops and falling
does mostly in the when the crops are grow
ng it insures abundant harvest And must be borne
in mind in comparing rainfall here with the rainfas
in certain portions of the Mississippi valley and else
where that large portion of the rainfall in other places
comes in the winter and early spring, whereas in Texas
rainfall coming it does largely between April and
October get the benefit of practically all of it, and
it is of as much value in producing crops 40 or So
inch rainfall would be where larger portion of it falls
during the winter months stated above. All of us
who have wrese with the elements trying to save
crop during wet harvest like experienced here in
the year 1900, will appreciate this.
The government bureau which has only been es
tabished l3 years. shows average of 2l6 inches of
rainfall Compare this with the rainfall here, and you
will find that it beats nearly two inches.
This country is underlaid with sheet of water at
depths varying from 40 to $50 feet furnishing an in
exhaustabe supply of the puret and best for man or
beast
All we ask OF you, dear reader, is join us in one
OF our trips down to the balmy South and have mis-
represented the above in any way will cheerfuy
fund you all have spent in the way of carare and
hotel bills We intend leave here the first of August
with party of homeseekers, in the meantime call at
our office, and let us have a talk with you.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
MANY MORE SCHOLARS.
Increase of 100000 is Expected to Be
Shown by the Census Returns.

Shown by the Census Returns.
Austin Tex, July 21.-Chiof Clerk
Brawley OF the state educational de-
partment confirms the estimate pre-
viously given in these dispatches of the
probable increase in the scholastic
population of the state He states that
the census returns have not been re-
ceived or tabulated, hence the exact
figures are not obtainable, but that
those in hand indicate the probability
of an increase of nearly if not quite
one hundred thousand children coming
within the new scholastic age, which
would give the state total scholastic
population Of 100000
The usual or expected natural in
crease is q or per cent per annum,
snut the action of the last legislature
in changing the age of enumeration
causes a very large extra enrolment.
Previous to the enumeration of this
year the scholastic age was between
and II years, while the last legisla-
ture made 1t between 7 and II years,
giving a lower minimum by year, and
resulting in the enrolment of large
numbers of children who would not
have been included in the former rec
ord.
One year ago the state board of ed
ucation fixed the per capita appor-
tionment at $525, and under the law 1t
will meet an the LIST of August to
make the annual apportionment In
view of the large increase in children
because of the reasons stated it is
hardly to be expected that the board
can give as much as it did before,
though the aggregate may be as large
and larger Prof. Brawley thinks that
the board may be able to give the 900
900 school children SIS each out of the
funds accommodating as available school
fund. That would make total of $4,-
100000, which is considerably larger
than that apportioned year ago. He
thinks the per capita apportionment
will exceed S4.75. as has been the
guess of some acquainted with the sit
uation. Few bond offerings and re-
funds at lower rates of interest have
not caused aveilable school fund to
grow as it should. The board of ed
ucation is composed of the governor,
secretary of state and controller.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
STAMFORD is CHOSEN.

Stamford. Tex: BY unanimous vote
the committee on location for the
Methodist College decided upon Siam
ford. The following is synopsis of
the bid made by Stamford for the loca-
ton of the collage to he built by the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
/. Money, total $67, 900, of which s27.-
600 is in cash, $4,000 is convertible
into cash on sixty days notice and
$4,000 is in notes.
2. Large number of lots and acres
for campus.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
FROG WAS TO BLAME.
Weather Prophet Had Simply Put
Faith Where he Believed He
Had a Right.

James Wilson, the secretary of agri-
culture, was discussing an antiquated
kind of farming.
ut is about as profitable and logi-
CAL" he said, "as the weather reading
of a Connecticut farmland used to
know.
This farmland claimed that he
could read the weather infallibly. On
a walk with me one afternoon frog
croaked, and he said:
1--WE will have clear weather for "a
hours. When a frog croaks in the
afternoon you may be sure of "a hours
of sunshine
I'VE walked on, and in 20 minutes
or SO heavy shower came up and we
were both drenched to the skin.
"'You are fine weather prophet
said /, as we hurried homeward
through the downpour. You ought to
be ashamed Of yourself
40, we'll, said the farmland, the
frog lied. It's to blame, not me. Am
| responsible for the morals of that
particular frog?"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
Dan o'Leary's Feat.

Port Arthur, Tex: Dan O'Leary, the
champion walker of the world, last
night defeated tow skaters in handi-
cap race O'Leary walks one mile
while the skater goes two One man
skated about one and quarter miles
and was then relieved by another, sun
day night OLeary walked against two
small boy skaters, who defeated him
by one length Of the rink Mi. o'Leay
walked q mile IN less than nine min
utes in the race last night.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
BACK TO PULPIT.
What Food Did for Clergyman.

A minister of Elizabethtown tells
how Grape Nuts food brought him
back to his pulpit: Some years ago
had an attack of what seemed to be
La Grippe which left me in a COM
plete' state Of collapse and l suffered
for some time with nervous prostra-
ton. My appetite failed, lost flesh
till was a mere skeleton, life was
burden to me, i lost interest in every.
thing and almost in everybody save
my precious wife.
Then on the recommendation OF
some friends / began to use Grape
Nuts food. At that time was mis-
cradle skeleton, without appetite and
hardly able to walk across the room;
had ugly dreams at night no DISPOSE.
ton to entertain or be entertained and
began to shun society.
II finally gave up the regular minis
try, indeed could not collect my
thoughts on any subject, and became
almost a hermit. After had been
using the Grape-Nuts food for short
time discovered that was taking
on new life and my appetite began tc
improve; / began to sleep better and
my weight increased steadily; | had
lost some so pounds, but under the
new food regime have regained al
nest my former weight and have
greatly improved in every way.
II feel that owe much to Grape
Nuts and can truly recommend the
food to all who require a powerful re-
building agent. delicious to taste and
always welcome"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich, A true natural road to
regain health. or hold It, is by use
o. a dish of Grape-Nuts and cream
morning and night Or have the food
made into some Of the many delicious
dishes given in the little recipe book
found IN rkgs.
Ten days trial of Grape-Nuts helps
many. There's reason"
Look in pkgs. for copy OF the IA
! nous little book, 1.-THE Road 70 Well
vllle.'
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
HUNG AFTER DINNER.
Bob johnson Ate Heartily, Did Not
Lose Nerve-Made no Speech.

Stephensville, Tex.-Bob Johnson
slept well Thursday night and awoke
yesterday morning in fine spirits. In
fact, he was unusually cheerful. After
hearty breakfast of spring chicken,
French fried potatoes, scrambled eggs,
buttered toast, brown gravy, two or
anges, orange wine and hot chocolate
he asked to be shown through the
new jail, which was just turned over
to the county this morning. He placed
his foot on the trap and asked if it
had been tested. He was then locked
In the new jail, where he was hanged
at 1929 yesterday afternoon. At 1915
he ate heartily. At 1910 Sheriff Ores
well entered his cell and said: Bob,
l have here your death warrant, which
| will read"
Johnson answered: "All right, Mr.,
Cresswell"
After bidding farewell to his wife
and friends and to a number of Off
Gals present, he was ushered straight
from his cell to the gallows, where he
asked to have his shoes removed He
then stepped on the trap, and while
Sheriff Creswell was adjusting the
moose, stood perfectly erect and said,
Goodbye, gentlemen"
Bob Johnson, colored, was convicted
of the murder of Alfred Berry, white,
OF Hamilton, Tex.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
soc per box.
Shelter Tents.

There is a probability of the Aus
tralian military authorities encourage
ing the manufacture or importation
of shelter tents, as used in Japan dur
ing the late war. The tent consists
Of waterproof sheet with hooks and
eyelets, the weight being trifling.
Each Japanese soldier carries one of
these sheets in his kit, and any num-
Der of them can be laced toge Ter,
the custom being for four men to
form bivouac. Arms are piled in
the usual way, and the sheets are
spread over the pile weapons, afford
ing shelter from both heat and rain.
They can be utilized in many ways
for sheltering the soldiers.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
FIoresviIle,s First Bale.

Floresyille. Tex: Floresville's first
bale for the present season was ginned
Saturday at the Red gin and sold to
Murray g Scale at 1O3c per pound. 1t
was raised by Polender near Flores
vile, whose name is Vance Kosarek.
Cotton picking will begin very soon,
Farmers are very much elated over
fine prospects.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
IS AFTER TEXAS MULES.
Mr. Green Is Anxious to Secure a
Bunch for Railroad Work.

Houston, Tex: Mr.. H. T. Green
is at the Rice hotel for part Of the
week, getting in touch with the rail
road building and the railway builders
in this section of Texas. He is from
Empalme, Sonora, Mexico, where he
makes headquarters Will Construct
ing 500 miles of railway from Guado-
lajara to Guaymas, one OF the best
points on the Pacihc coast HIS con
tract adds that length of track of the
Hartman system, and is regarded as
one of the most important additions
to the system in that part of Amreica.
He is visiting contractors here with a
view to the purchase OF outfits. includ-
ing teams, for the purpose of hasten
ing his work to comply with contract
limits.
He is an experienced ran in the
work nd it is likely will secure much
OF the stuff he desires. In the case OF
not cling able to secure the number
of mules he wants, he will go to North
Texas to finish up. He stated that he
came first to Houston as the railroad
center to get in touch with the gem
eral situation.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
The Newsnaper Maker.

The newspaper maker is in honor
bound to do good and sincere work.
The whole community is his client,
and is entitled to respect Whatever
may be advanced on his editorial page,
the right to color the news to suit
the purpose of any faction in the COM
munity is withheld. Otherwise the
subscriber is not being treated with
consideration or fairness. There must
be the combination of brains, incessant
energy broad judgment aid knowl-
edge, with devotion to high purpose,
or the paper will fall short of achieve
ment.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
THE WEEKS NEWS
TERSHY OUTLINED.
An Epitome of the Most Impor-'
tant Events at Home and
Abroad the Past Week.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH,
A Carefully Dlnested and Condensed
Compilation of Current News Items,
Both Domestic and Foreign, For
People Who Want the Best.
GENERAL NEWS IrEns.

GENERAL NEWs ITEMs.
Rev. b. Royal Cheny, pastor of the
Second Congregational church at Be-
lott, Wis, was killed in an elevator ac-
cident at Florence, Italy.
BY the burning of the big bonded
warehouse of James Watson & Co., at
Dundee, Scotland, loss of $1,250,000
was sustained, The streets in the vi
cinity of the fire literally ran with
burning whisky.
Practically all the large cotton
mills of New England have voluntarily
announced increases OF five to seven
per cent. III wages to begin August !.
Massachusetts will turn over $780,
90 of its San Francisco relief fund,
held back owing to lack of confidence
in the San Francisco committee, TO
the rehabilitation company.
The executive committee OF the Ma
tional Wholesale Grocers association,
at a meeting in Chicago, adopted a res
olution ind0ising the new pure food
law With a determination to obey its
mandates to the letter.
A report comes from Knott county,
Kentucky, of a bloody clash between
feud factions at Hndman, in which
several persons were killed. Particu-
lars. however. were lacking.
AS the .fe suit of an explosion in the
Dixon Nine at Huger. w. Va. four.
miners were killed and two fatally in.
fured
The Cologne Gazette's st. Peters
burg CORRESPONDENT saws that the Rus.
sian government has agreed in prin.
,o.ple To dissolve parliament and order
new elections on the basis of universal
and el1ksufffase.
Desnite previous renorts Of victories
by he salvadoreans at platana and
Metsnam inst before the armistice
was nrocloimed. II is now learned
that the Guatemalans were successful
in both battles
In the EIks' parade at Denver. Col
the marahers were showered with
flowers and snowballs. several car
loads of snow having been brought
from the Continental divide. The tenn
perature on the street during the snow
balling was about IS.
AIRY Gen Coleman of Kansas has
filed a second contempt case against
Mayor w w Rose and he has been
again ordered ia show cause wbv he
should MT Ia adiudped In contemnr
for holding the office of mavor after
having been ousted by the supreme
court
Row, DR.. l. Lewis of Greenfield Ind.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
San Martin Tract Sale.

Brownsville. Tex. Areal estate deal
involving $4,000 acres Of land was CON
summated Saturday, John and Charles
Champion of Point Isabel purchasing
the San Martin tract below town from
]. & s. Fernandez. The price paid was
$1.25 per acre.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
Increase Of Valuations.

Marlin, Tex: The rolls of the coun-
ty tax assessor, just completed, show
an increase over the valuations Of
1905 to the amount of $SO3s7o. whlch
is unquestlonable evidence tina. Falls
county is enjoying an era OF prosper
ity.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
sehuIenbera,s FIrst Sale.

schulenberg, Tex; Schulen1erss
nrst bale of cotton was grown by
James Williams and sold to CRANE
y Keasler at lie.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25
no DESERT rAe cAPIroL.
Many Of the Employee Going Home
TO Work and Vote.

TO Work and Vote.
Austin, Tex: onaaccount of the near
approach of the rglmarles 1t is expect
ed that the state apartments will be
nearly deserted Rur.ug this week
Government empld es will go TO their
homes to vote ans start a few days
ahead of time to york for their favor
itea among the friends. at home.
1t is the dull perIo lin department cir
cles and there will be little or nothing
transplring this " * Those who re
main to take car pf the offices will
de distracted oveA the campaign and
the anguish of tho dying days. They
are interested in faily developments
and who will he the new heads in sew
eral departments or whether the old
men will be retained. 1t is natural
feeling.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25

There is one remedy, and only one
] have ever found, to cure without
fail such troubles in my family as
eczema, ringworm and all others of
an itching character. That remedy Is
Hunts Cure. We always use it and
it never fails"
w. NJ Christian,
Rutherford, Tenn.
60n nor hOx
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-07-25

Liquor and cigar tables says the
London Mail, with the glasses and
bottles cunningly concealed and fitted
with little refrigerator, are very
popular just now as wedding pres
ents."