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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11
WHO'S BILLIG?
Some Person Who Claims to Bear
That Name Sends The Herald
A Peculiar Communication

The Herald is in receipt Of COM
munication bearing no date and en-
closing clipping from The Herald OF
June 2 last which contains report
of the Congregational Conference
which met here June that week. The
entire article is clipped and enclosed.
The communication, verbatim ct
literatim, is as follows:
C. A. BILLIG
want to call that back Or you
Com in Treble. Who Alowd you
that you have no Right to Put my
Name in ;, your Paper in time
from ten Days you Must Call
that Back.
if you want to Save Troble
This literary gem was mailed at
Sank Centre Monday morning. Think
what frightful "Troble" an individual
who spells like that might visit upon
the head of poor, defenseIess
country publisher. The Herald has
suffered enough already; don't for
PHYS sake, Mr.. Correspondent,
make it any worse. Either Rev. c. A..
Billig of Little Falls, whose name
appears several times in the clipping
referred to, has experienced a de-
plorable lapse in photography or some
fellow is the victim of a remarkable
"Brain Storm"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11
Unable to Find the Word.

The editor of country paper en-
tered his Office one morning recently
to be met by subordinate with the
startling intelligence that during the
night some despicable wretch had
stolen every book of reference in the
place. What do you think of a man
who would do thing like that?" an
grily demanded the subordinate. "As
he has taken even the dictionary"
said the editor, 81 should say that we
a:a wholly at loss for words to ex-
press our indignation"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11

JAP ROSE transparent toilet and bath soap
is made from the whtest, purest and best vege-
table oils-OILS THAT YOU CAN EAT. Made
by kIRk-sold by all druggists and grocers
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11
Where the "Bravs" ExcelIed.

Bloodthirsty, vindictive, treacher-
Gus, crafty, scornful of suffering.
brave unto death when at bay, more
cunning than the fox and of infinite
patience on the trail, the Indian has
proven more than match for the
white in the jungle. 1t is certain that
more whites than savages have per-
ished in forest fighting. But in set
battle the redman is without stead
fastness and perseverance. The
let reverse disheartens him. After
the first mad rush his purpose wanes
and the slightest check is apt to
dispirit his capricious mind.-Outing
Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11
Her First Impressions.

1.-THE first impression is the one you
should always go BY" the little grass
widow advised. 81 know by expert
ence. 1 have never yet had husband
that liked at first sight He always
had to win me. Then, after l had
been married awhile, invariably
went back to my first impression of
dislike that kept on getting worse and
worse till l had to leave him. I shall
never marry again." she finished. "un-
less fall head over heels in love with
him the first minute l meet him"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Ed. U. keinholz to Nils Sum

Ed. U. Keinholz to Nils Sum
void, sea of ne1 and other,
sec. "a, Rockville. $4,000. 90
Laura r. Dubois to w. F.
Brown, part lot Z, Moore's
add. out lots to Sank Centre 10000
Geo. Weier to Conrad Staug,
neI of sw14, sec. 10, Zion. 10000
H. S. Shaw to G. D. Clarke,
part lot 81 and sub secs. 9
and 10, Sank Centre. .... 10000
E. B. Harrington to D. B.
Solt, ne4 of swA, sec. %,
Eden Lake. ........ 10000
NJ. E. Mix to Martina Daniels,
sea of sec. s, Collegeville. 25OO.0O
NJ. L. Searle to John Lease,
lots 1,2, 8, block s, c. P.
add, St. Cloud ..... 10000
j. j. Ahmann to Jas.
Schwartz, lot 4, block 20,
BIS add. Richmond. 25O.O0
]. F. Ballord to V. HI. Mason,
part neI of nw14, sec. IL,
Maine Prairie. ......... 221 90
John Torkelsonto G Glauritz,
part lot 5, sec. rs, Grow Lake 5000
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11
Twas Ever Thus.

81 thought you called up information
for the number" said he. why did
you quit and ring OFF," Information
had either dropped dead suddenly or
gone off to dinner with friend" she
replied. Il waited and waited and
waited and all ] could hear was some
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11
Just Described Her.

yes" said Lovett, Twas ENGAGED
to her once" $50 l understand" re.
marked hewitt. She told me she was
an cid flame Of yours" That's pretty
near right. She certainly did burn up
my money"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11
Ube Churches,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Sunday morning 1870 preaching
service. Sunday School at 11:50 a. m.
G. E. society 200 p. In. Evening
service 500 p. M. Wednesday even
ing 500 p. M, prayer meeting and
bible study.
FREDERICK H. OEHLER. Pastor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11
Naturally.

"Of course" said the tourist, you
know all the sntidotes for snake
bite?" Sure" replied the mountain
Ger. well, when snake bites y1:-
what's the first thing you &
Yell"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

1890 a. m. morning prayer and
sermon. 11:45 a. m. Sunday school.
500 p. m. evening prayer and sermon.
Wednesday, 500 p. m. evening prayer.
Rev. 2. M. GARLAND. Pastor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08

The Charlotte Observer. for ex-
ample, Is SO well satisfied about
the subject that 1t declares that
the matter passed out of the
realm of debate SO long ago that
we find 1t difficult to regard The News
and Courier's periodically renewed
claim as seriously meant" That is
the conclusion of one whosis thorough
ly satisfied of its own position and
doesn't care to waste any time discuss
ing 1t. but we predict that the whole
subject will be gone over again and
no better results will follow than
have already done.
1t seems to an onlooker like The
Advertiser that there are just two
ways of settling 1t. One is for all
to admit that Jackson was born in
North Carolina, Graded and bred in
South Carolina and shed credit and
glory on both States. The other lis
for the two Carolinas to have the en-
tire Waxhaw country fenced off and
set apart as Jackson's birthplace, al
lowing 1T to form part of both States,
or consider 1t as belonging to neither
Can't they settle 1t in one of these
ways?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08
Today In History

1S25-Lady Anne Barnard, author of
the ballad, Aud Robin Gray" died
1916 Battle of Polo Alto, first en-
gagement in the war with Mexico
Daniel Webster resigned as
Secretary of State.
1S71-Treaty of Washington signed
providing for the settlement of the
iS78@John stuart Mill died, Born
1906.
1SS2-Dominion Government created
the four provisional districts now com
prising the western provinces of Al
hcrta and Saskatchewan.
iS93-Carlyle w Harris. the murder
gr of Heicn Potts. executed at sing
is95-Treaty of peace between ia
pan and China ratified at Chetoo.
IS97-Turkish army occupied Noio,
1s0l-Cardinal Martinelli invested
with the red berretta at Baltimore.
19O2-Thirty thousand lives lost ny
The eruption of Mont Pelee' Martlh-
que r,,,
vania accepted terms offered by the
onaratnp
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08
IS THAT A FENDERa
Gently been recalled by a student o
American annals:

Gently been recalled by a student OF
American annals:
New York had granted a monopu
lv--state monopolies of even inter-
state Transportation by land and river
were rather common In THOSE eAasy
days--of the navigation" of all New
York waters with boats moved ny ny ~
40 granted a coastwise license permit
ting two steamboats, to ply across the
Hudson between New York and Eliza
BEETHOVEN In New Jersey. New YORK
declared by every branch OF its gov
full She enjoined the two boats and
all others propelled by fire or steam
from navigating New YORK waters.
The controversy was carried seiolo
the Federal Supreme S tSar ar me not e The
State rights attitude of New fork was
renuenant to the clause In the req
eraI Constitution imparting 70 Con.
gress the power to regulate eoihnereo
"SsTer before had the clause been
considered by the court. New forK
commended that commerce emDraeS9e
only such traffic as buying ana sen
ing and not navigation of the Hud-
son. The court adjudged that 'Ravi-
CATION was included. but nothing was
disposed of excepting ships on rivers.
Stages, coaches and wagons on roaos
were not involved. 1.
.
was said 60 Wheaton, 21D that the
Federal Constitution does not CONFER
the right of intercourse between state
and State The court had TO meet tne
argument and pronounced 1t SOUND and
true, Chief Justice Marshall declared
that the Constitution found 1t an ex-
isting right and gave to Gongress the
power to regulate it. His argument
was that the States adopting Ihe
Constitution were free, sovereign ana
independent, previously united only by
a league, and the law of nations ruieu
their relations to each other, wnicn
law made all commerce legitimate IN
time of peace and in the absence OF
restraining treaties or laws. Thus the
CONSTITUTION did not impart to our
citizens the right of interstate COM
mercc. The Constitution only author
lied Congress to regulate IT. Inc
Corstitution did not create the rlght
Of Interstate intercourse any more
than the right to vote, which has come
solely from the individual states"
Yet the theory of the Roeseve1ts
and Beveridges of this generatlon;,
sifted down, is that not even the most
in1portant rights of the states are
inherent and inalienable, ana tnat
State may be left free to exercise It's
rights only when 1t does so proper
I've" Federal officeholders at Wash
ioston. and enc in particular, being
the rightful judges assto when theState
may be left free and wher II may not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08
What the State Fapers
Are Saying and Doing

Double ThinkiRg.
Mobile Herald.
President woodrow watson OF Fllhee-
ton University, says that chewing TO-
bacco makes men think, 80 1t ooeS
everybody in their vicinity
Begin In Birmingham.
Elba Clipper.
We move that the first start at rails
ing be in Birmingham. FOR we nave
Wards example OF low assessments. II
IS a shining mark for the State tax
commission to shoot at.
* IS Il
Get Reward Here.
Remarker in Bessemer Weekly
The man who hopeth all things ana
believeth all things for the iowa which
he deliberately chooses for home
doesn't knock. nor complain, nor groWl'
He makes the best of everything, is al
ways ready TO lend a helping hand,
and usually has his reward right here
in this world without having to wait
for the next.
Can't Help 1t.
Gadsden Times News,
The calamity howlers are waiting
over the fact that there will be no crops
this year; that the incessant rains have
a bumper crop this fall. barns and
bins may be filled to overflowings but
next spring the C. h. will wall just the
same. It's his nature and he can't help
it.
y. = &
Enforcing VagraRt Law.
Ozark t.9tar.
The vagrancv law Is being carried
out all over the State. Ozark could
possibly spare one or two blacks VINO
do nothing but lay around the negro
restaurants and pretend to work The
officers, however. are on to their jobs
and will doubtless make a haul ere
many more moons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08

HEARST'S PAPER DENOUNCED,
by Labor Organization in Los Angeles,
California.

california;.
Los Angeles Letter, in The Square Deal
Just three years ago to a day from
the date of this event the labor union
agitators, 1t is understood. contributed
100000 of the Typographical Unions
money to assist in establishing one of
Hearsts Examiners in this city, for the
ayOWed purpose of lighting The Times
and advocating the cause of labor
unions as managed by the typical walk
ing delegate. AS stated, just three
years later to a day--on the evening
of December Ia, 1906--a meeting of the
labor unions of this city was held. al
which bitter resolution was adopted
arraigning Hearst and his newspapers
for their treachery to the labor unions
who had contributed this sum of money
toward establishing his paper in this
city. Following is an exact copy of
the resolution referred to, with the sig
nature Of the secretary:
Resolved, That the Hearst publica-
tions in the State of California are
detriment to the working classes and
to the labor unions in particular. and
that this council recommends to all Of
Its affiliated unions and to their mem
bership a large that they cease to pat
ronize the publications of William Ran
dolph Hearst. and particularly The Los
Signed, ) 'R. Albright,
Secretary o fthe l.. A Building Trades
Council. "
Now, the recent history leading up
to the adoption of this resolution is
this The labor unions of the city ent-
cred into the municipal political cam
pagn, as told above. They expect the
support of Iearsts Examiner and We're
disappointed in not receiving it. The
paper was as dumb as an oyster dnr-
ing the whole campaign, taking no part
whatever in behalf of any candidate
1t Is a well known fact in this city
that the reason for this non action on
the part of The Examiner was chat
the managing editor of the paper wiz
ed to Mr.. Hearst Tor instructins and
advised him in that telegram that the
advocacy Of the labor union candidate
for Mayor would cost him half Of his
Advertising patronage. and Mr.. Hearst
renIied Il guess we have had enough
politics for one year.
The pith of the meaning Of this pa It
ordinary labor union methods, instead
Of bringing a newspaper patronage, mas
the very opposite effect. and woul I
result in the humiliation in this com
munity Of any paper daring to follow
such q COURSE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08
ANOTHER WILD ONE.

Ex-Secretary Shaw seems to have
Joined the ranks of the big navyites
and the alarmists and prophets of
Mass, he assured his hearers that
there's going to be an awful war
There are two countries" he sara,
that can contest for the Pacific. and
this war will be settled at an awful
cost" He declared that we are not
prepared to defend ourselves against
the probable assaults of an enemy,
and then declared with what The Bos-
ton Globe we'll regards as strange in
consistency. that "our exports are
enormous, that they are larger by
500, 900. 900 than those of any other
county, that they amount practically
to one-seventh of the aggregate ex-
ports of the world. and consist large
ly of food products, cotton and other
raw materials, of which we have a sur
plus. and which the world must have
and can obtain nowhere else" To
this The Globe adds:
Now IL the world must have these
things. of which we already have a
superabundance, why should the world
or any part thereof, want to fight an
awful war" with this country? Why
should any sensible people wish to
impair the productivity of country
supplying food products which "the
world must have and can obtain no.
where else?" There are so MANY
Why's" of this kind which Mr.. Shaw's
prophetic vision of an awful war"
inevitably inspires that most rational
folk will moderate their anxiety un-
til these interrogations are answered.
Sure enough why should the world
or any part of 1t want to make war on
US when they must have what we can
supply and what We are supplying as
fast as ships can carry it? Does he
mean to intimate, we wonder, that
some country is not satisfied with the
portion of our exports it is now get
ting and proposes to first drive all
other nations from the Pacific and then
come over and get all II wants? Does
he mean that some nation--which he
neglects to specify proposes not only
to take control of the seas but to COM
NIT commercial rape on the United
States? Does he mean anything that
is sensible, for that matter The
truth seems to be that Mr.. Shaw Is
about as crazy as some others on the
subject of big navy and thinks the
country is bound to everlasting ruin
and destruction unless moro and
stronger, bigger war-ships are built
at once. tits a senseless, baseless
craze, yet there are some who feed
on it. and will be satisfied with moth
ing else. Let them enjoy their fad,
provided they fail to carry it into
| active execution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08
"This is My SIND Birthday"

Frank G. Carpenter, one of the best
known American travellers and jour
nalists of today was born in Mansfield.
Ohio. May 8, 1855, and received his
education at Wooster University He
began newspaper work as a legisla-
tive correspondent at Columbus in
1879. Two years later he toured Eu-
rope and visited Egypt and upon re-
turning to America put in "a year or
two as a correspondent in Washington.
Then he was off again. on his travels,
his tour this time taking him around
the world. Mr.. Carpenter has visited
every country of the civilized world
and has pursued his Investigations in
many out-of- the-way places. In 1898
he toured rs, 600 miles in South Amer
lea and the following year found him
travelling in the Philippines, Java,
China, Australia and New Zealand. The
results of Mr., Carpenters studies in
foreign countries are embodied in q
series of interesting works on trave
and geography.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08
DRIFTWOOD

BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.

Drippin, Sweetness.
oh the worlds jes drippin' sweetness
Long in watermelon time
Oh the birds they sing so joyous.
Life seems all a rosy rhyme.
Then its eat. eat. eat,
What treat, treat, treat
Ai r. 1t sweet sweet sweet
drippin'
water
melon.
oh that drippin' drippin' sweetness
oh that juicy, juicy heart.
Oh 1t sets tn white teeth gleamin.
An 1t draws the lips apart.
Then it's eat, eat, eat,
What q treat, treat, treat,
tn
drippin'
water
melon.
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The Houston Post would hev,
US believe that Texas is the only
have you know, pard. that Alabama Is
some pumpkins herself.
X Z Il
Too many beaus for girl wear out
Yes; it is better to have one good
beau that viii bend gracefully and
easily.
we uOpo IHe~ DpdHlSn nSlT WllA
agree with Aphonse.
x e X
Trouble For John.
Isl. what be We pilin' up all them
there fence rails fer an leavin' emf?
frum John saying he'd be home frum
college tomorrow an that he has be-
come expert at fencin'."
q q -
Now once again the sweet girl grad
yates holds In thrall her large and
highly appreciative audience" with
blue-ribbon philosophy that is calcu-
lated to make Diognes and Aristotle
feel like new born q =. babes
broken Reflections.
Most of the average woman's. BUSH
ness consists in attending to other peo-
Pies.
What an editor likes about people is
taking ways.
Y q X
Many a girl wrings her hands in
dishrags for her poor overworked
mother.
When all the girls tell you she's an
awfully nice girl, you can bet she's
as homely as mud
Spring with, that nameless pathos
in the air of office boys dead grand
nOtnerS Is Win us once again.
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The way to get a lot of money with
out working for ii is to be born rich.
z = IL
1t just takes a school marin to chew
wax and make you think she is doing
q A. II
A change of some sort in neither gar
ment would be welcomed by many, for
since the Introduction of the crease
they have been stationary from the
standpoint of style. and it would be
we'll If some fluting, pleatlng or strap
ping could be introduced to reviyify
this garment-Tailor and Gutter.
Why not put RULES on them.-Bos-
ton Globe
The idea! Who ever saw neither
garments with ruffles on 'em?-Hous-
ton Post. :
Respectfully referred to Editor Box.
Y x q
Sometimes a girl may be as pretty
as a picture, and then the frame be
only Imitation.
The Italians have invented a device
for making celluoid noninflammable-
This sounds encouraging to those
who have to wear celluoid collars and
desire to smoke.
Fairbanks has been likened to ice
pitchers, ice wagons and refrigerators
enough to make him hot over 1t by
now
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08

The last issue of The Hanceville
Hustler, edited by Mrs. ]. II. Giles
pie, gives a fine description and write
up of that place. Looking at the
town from the trains of the Louisville
and Nashville road one would not sup
pose it had so many business houses
and such beautiful residences. The IL
Illustrations are unusually fine. Hance-
VILE is in Cullman county, one of tho
healthiest portions of the United
States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08
Going Back to The Records .

Macon Telegra ph.
Those who seem to imagine that all
governing powers in this country ORR
ginated in or is derived from our Fed
eral establishment at Washington
would md much to astonish them II
thav would take the trouble To look
into the records. Not even the right
of commercial intercourse across State
boundaries has come of the Federal
constitution or been impaired by 1t
alone, as now appears to be so gener-
aiiy supposed Discussing the case of
Gibbons VS.. Ogden, which came before
chief Justice Marshall in 1924. the
following interesting facts have re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08

Mrs Lille Devereaux Blake de-
clares in the most positive terms that
the American eagle, that proud bird
that bedecks our flag and utters
screams of defiance at all creation, is
n female bird. Moreover, The Brook
tyn Eagle says Lowell once wrote
noem in which he several times allud-
ed to the same fowl as of the femi-
nine gender. That settles it, we sup
pose. and hereafter we are expected
TO regard the eagle as a her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08

According to statements made if the
Southern Railroad had to pay the to-
tai fines assessed against it for failure
to make schedule time with the mails
it would have very little pay left from
that source. The department, how
ever, is reasonable, and gives full
credit for any reasonable excuse for
delay. In recent months there has
not been so much failure to arrive at
various points on time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08

A new issue is more than likely to
soon confront thecountry 1t is I'M
derstood that the President is enam-
ored of the idea of the United States
government regulating and controll-
ing railroads and wiping out State
regulation. Judge Farrer OF New Or
leans has recently written and
published very able letter
in advocacy of this proposition
and 1t is believed that the railroads
would hail with pleasure such a law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08
Should Not Re Encouraged.

mobile heSlSteT'
We are sorry we cannot applaud Mr.,
Roosevelt's letter to Meyer and Hay
wood, for we do not want even to ap
pear to be of the same company as So
cialists such as "Comrade" williams
of Chicago, who declared at Fairhope
last Sunday that May day is the
Christmas and Fourth of July of the
Socialists Christmas is the occasion
for the celebration of the birth of tne
Prince of Peace and Savior of the
world The Fourth of July is the cele
bration OF the birth of American free
dom from foreign domination. To
give any other day precedence over
these days is to admit a greater de-
parture from religious and patriotic
sehsibility than is good for our e0un
try We would give warning to our
Southern people that they are encour-
aging enemies of their well-being
when they extend welcome and broth
erly greeting to these Chicago image
breakers. who have no respect for the
institutions either of Cor or man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1907.

The Norfolk Virginian is a bit sar-
castle or far gone in its desire to
swallow everything that may be Of
fered. After suggesting that Mr..
Bryan write the Democratic platform
It recommends that the following be
inserted as leading plank:
We view with Just and Increasing
alarm the tendency of men calling
themselves Democrats to object to the
Incorporation in the party's doctrines
of things which never were and never
can be Democratic, and we insist that
those who persist in devotion to old
time principles and policies be given
the choice of favoring government
ownership and the initiative and refer
endum or of being drummed out of
the organization.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-08

While some complaint is heard about
the scarcity of cotton seed in this re-
gion word comes that Maryland is
suffering from scarcity Of seed oys-
ters. We don't know whether the oys-
ter seed were bitten by the frost or
y<hat Is wrong, but they are scarcsa