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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30
The Apostle of Temperance"

Francis Murphy, the apostle OF
temperance has retired from active
campaigning because Of failing eye
sight. He has been in the temper.
ance field for thirty-six years. In that
time he addressed more than $4,000
meetings in this country and abroad.
According to the statistics OF temper.
ance organizations he persuaded fully
12,0GG.00O persons to sign the pledge.
He was born in Ireland in 1886, and
served in the Union army throughout
the Civil war.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30
Fouan Duel From a Chair.

Sainte-Beuve got an eXceller- adyer-
tisemant out OF duel fought GA wet
DAY hy insisting upon holding his UNI
bre,ia UP with one hand while he fired
his pistol with the other. He was
willing. he courageously said. to take
the risk of being shot, but he must be
excused from taking the greater risk
of catching cold.
The duel which Benjamin Constant,
who suffered from govt, fought sitting
in Q bath chair may have been OF
somewhat similar character. Honor
in that case was declared satisfied
when the bath chair was hit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30
Wild Deer Grazin1 Near TaMn,

Citizens of Weymouth, Pa. Tor sew
eral days past have been enjoying the
beautiful sight of herd of deer feed
ing in large field Several small
BOYS first saw them and the ae-rs soon
becoming general, the whole SoDula-
ton of the village was ont witnessing
the sight.
The deer emerged from the woods
and slowly and cautiously walked out
into the field to craze. Daily the deer,
six in number, keep up their trip to
the field and become tanner with each
visit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30
Kept Ten Dollar Bill Forty Years.

Obit Smith, a farmer near Indian
at'oiis. GATED at the Office of c. w.
MotrSoh. this city. and asked him il
he still trusted in the Lord. Morrison
replied in the affirmative whereupon
Smith said: 1T was the Lord that
Sent me hose to return $40 OF Your
money. | lave kept it for forty
years
Mr. Smith then explained that one
day III 1867. in W. A Bodines store at
Mnrri"town. he saw Mr.. Morrison drop
$40 dill from a roll which he had
received from the merchant Smith
picked ub the money and on thi, occa.
sion he came here to return i.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30
Easily Detected.

There sounded loud knocking on
the pearly gates.
80 you are from st. LOUISE" de-
manded ST. Peter.
eyes," replied the new arrival In
establishment, ''but how in the world
did you guess it,"
ooh, because there are SO many
knockers in st. Louis
And then st. Peter closed the gates.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

Jake jacobson is on the
warpath for Ed Young's scalp
and Bob" Dunn's turning the
grindstone while Jake sharp
ems the knife. Meantime the
democrats in the state capitol
are in high glee Harmony
as she is spelled apparently does
not roost with the republican
party in Minnesota just at pres
ent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

The Minneapolis Tribune does
not come to The Herald's ex-
change table any more. It has
not left a void that aches very
hard.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30
time they were there.

Now is the time to lay In a
wooden leg in view Of a possible
need. The manufacturers OF
this commodity are at war and
it is now almost cheaper to use
the artificial variety than the
ones nature provides. Carry
the good news to Mike Bowling.
Duluth News Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30
The Greater Pity.

"That city man spent Sunday with
you, didn't he?" said Farroway What
did he say about your place."
oh replied Sdbbubs, 'he talked
nonsense; said it was a pity didn't
buy a place near the station
well, well.'
Eyes. told him the real pity was
that my place wasn't near enough the
station to SELL"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30
Encouraging him.

Miss Bub-bub-Bright,' began
Stutterton, will you bub-bub-be
b-m-my -er, that is, lul-lul-
love-"
Really" interrupted Miss Bright,
you must give me time to consider,
Mr.. Stutterton. In the meantime per-
haps you will be able to say it."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

A professional unemployed"
agitator who tried to get up a
parade in Chicago found himself
interfered with by the police.
Tramps of the Coxey stripe are
not wanted in this country.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

Fred Schilplin and Frank Zins
took the StearnS county com
missiOners to the theatre and
then to wine supper, and as a
reward drew the county print
ingat 80 per cent discount.
"Sherm" Smith took pair of
jurors in a noted u. S. court
case to drink refectory and
then to the theatre, and drew
contempt of court and three
months in the county jail. They
do some things differently in St.
Paul than they do in St. Cloud.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30
The conaenial Orchard.

Mrs. Cohenstein-Vot ISIS it, Pepper?
Vot makes you look so happy?
Mr.. Cohenstein-Sh-h-h! I hat lust
been talking to der gardner, und he
tells me dot our peach crop dis year
will be astotal failure.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

The Scientific American has
taken the wind all out of the
sails of one Reuterdahl who at
tempted to show that the United
States navy is a useless aggre-
cation Of junk. The Scientific
American generally knows what
it is talking about and it's arti-
cles on this topic bear out this
statement. They are well worth
reading. Mr.. Reuterdahl has
every qualification necessary to
hold down a position on one of
the Hearst "Yellows."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

The politicians are preparing
to descend in body upon the
Minnesota Editorial Association
when it meets in Minneapolis
next month.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

The daily papers of Duluth
continue to show the country
weeklies the usual courtesies.
The treatment is fully appreciat-
ed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30
Exasperatinq.

"Oh. how my wife does aggravate
mel"
'You surprise me! She seems so
mild always"
THAT'S just it-her awful meekness.
Whenever we have an argument and
I'm in the right she always signs and
says, Oh! very well, dear; have It
your own way"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

When man, in argument, ig,
nores facts and begins to call
names, he's cornered. Did you
ever notice that?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

There's a mighty effort being
put forth all over the country to
sidetrack William Jennings Bry-
an as a presidential candidate.
The indications are that Bryan
will be nominated, and defeated
with little trouble.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

Judge Page Morris showed
that he was made of the right
stuff when he passed sentence
upon "Sherm" Smith. He evil
IDENTIFY believes in calling things
by their right names.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

The U. S. fleet is on it's way
again after very pleasant stop
at Rio Janeiro. The South
American city did the honors in
fine style and made Uncle Sans
fighting men feel at home all the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-30

Recent appointments of post
masters would seem to indicate
that Buchanan is not yet a dead
one"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10

500 #. Sin. cast-lron sewer pipe:
all-COpper TruaX sterilizers tin lin
ed; l all-copper water still, tin
lined; all-copper 40-gal. steam
Jacket kettle; all-coppcr wash
boilers. Emmeluth & Co., Ltd.
145 King St; Phone 21l.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10
JAMES Low FUNERAL
AT MASONIC TEMPLE

Impressive services were held at the
Masonic Temple yesterday over the
remains of the late James A. Low,
which arrived in the liner Korea from
the Orient.
Worshipful Master Frank +, Thomp'
son performed his duty well. New.
mans beautiful hymn, Lead Kindly
Light" and Rock Of Ages" wer0
sung by a quartet, composed of Mes
danes Weight and Crook and Messrs.
Livingston and Wall.
The floral tokens about the bier
were most beautiful. Wreaths from
the Masonic order and one from the
Pacific Commercial Company Of Vlad
ivostok being conspicuous.
A number Of the former employees
Of the deceased, together with Orient
ais, representing the japanese and
Chinese Of the Honolulu plantation
were among the funeral attendants
Mrs. Low, the widow, was accom-
panied by Mrs. Matson, the sister ot
me deceased, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ross,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10
WANUKU CIIlztNS 70
d[ OLD Building


Especial to the b u lie tin)
Wailuku, Maui, Feb. IA meeting
of the citizens of Waiuku is called
for next Tuesday evening at the Wal
uku Court House to consider the let
ter received from Superintendent Of
Public Works Marston Campbell
granting the petition of Waikiki cit
lzens for the Tree use of the old Wal
mku Court House after the compile.
ton of the new edihCe of hollow con.
crete blocks. A board Of trustees will
be elected to take care of the build.
ing. A majority of the signcrs are al
ready in favor of using the rear part
of the building tat present used a.
Offices 20 the Clerk, Circuit Judge.
District Magistrate, Superintendent OF
Wailuku and Kahului Water Works
and also headquarters of the Com.
mandant of the Wailuku mililia for
the now free circulating library for
which the citizens of Wailuku are oN.
pcctins Carncgie's generosity extend.
cd here.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10
HUSTLE FOR LAND

HILO, Hawaii, Feb. George
KaIauno still holds the record. 3s
days and nights of weary and patient
waiting for little homestead NJ
Olaa.
But there are others Just MS land
hungry MS Kalauao. Last week Land
Commissioner Pratt advertised in the
Herald that six lots at Upper Maui
lun, North Hilo, and three lots at
lOnOmu, South llilO, would be open
to applicants rs right of purchase
leases on Friday, Feb. 81.
On Sunday morning, Feb. 2, the
and by Monday morning there were
eleven of them seated in Il row out
side the door of the Office of Sub
Land Agent Williams, with stretch
of twenty days and nights before
them These applicants are Portu'
guese and Spaniards. The first six
lots, at Upper Maulua, are of 10l
acres each, their appraised value
running from $3.50 up TO 81 an acre
with improvements to be paid for II
cash in three instances.
The three HOnOmu lots run from
?G.95 to 2l.G9 acres and are worth
from S. to Sc an acre. Just wha
each one wants it Is impossible I,
say, BECAUSE the applicants start II
with equal parts of the silence OF tn
grave and the patience Of Job. Thei
second night of waiting was a rain
one, and it is possible that, later II
the game, there may be some bettinl
On their respective staying qualities
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10
KEP0IKAl MANSE
HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Oil Rags Burning Were Discovered
In Time to Save the
House.


Wailuku. Maui. Feb. "A little
before I O'Clock Thursday evening,
the otherwise quiet little town of
Wailuku was all astir with cries of
Fire Fire!" "Kepoilial mansion on
fire."
Captain w. Il. Bal rushed up Main
street on his auto footing his whistle
and letting people know of the con-
migration.
Captain Chas. Wilcox, \. G. H.,
ran to the fire department to ring
the alarm only to find the rope Of
the bell carefully rolled and placed in
the bell tower.
People from all directions ran to
the Kcpoikai place only to find that
the fire was already out and that
their assistance was not required.
About 7 o'clock last evening Judge
and Mrs. Kepoikai and Mrs. W. H..
Mossman were walking up. the CO.
mcnt sidewalk along Main street.
| Mrs. Mossman saw light in the
second story and asked who was up
there. The Judge saw the light and
sang out If anybody was up there.
, No answer came and his suspicion
/ soon became aroused that II was Il
| fire. And sure enough 1t was.
r. -. Lyons and A. Jackson and
| few others were the first to get up
| to the second story and they threw
down an empty nail keg in which
| the fire started and was still burn
ing. When they lifted the key the
/ bottom dropped out and bottle con-
| tanning Il mixture of machine oil ana
other fluids also dropped out and
| broke in pieces on the floor. A big
| bundle of Cheesecloth, the same that
! the papCr-hangers We're using, was
found burning in the key. The cloth
was partially saturated with the
mixture. The fire had eaten of the
bottom of the keg and was just
starting its work of devastation on
the newly put-up floor OF the hall
way when the keg was lifted and
thrown downstairs. The floor was
merely scorched. A hat was round
in one of the rooms and a pile OF
snavings was also found in an ad.
Joining room. The wOrlImen. how.
over, who were the last TO leave the
building gave satisfactory eXplana'
tons foU the presence of these, eX
Cepting the presence of the burning
keg with the Oilcloth, which no on,
seems to know anything about. Al
first II was believed that 1t was tn,
work of an incendlary, but, aftGl
more calm deliberatiOn the majority
It the fire specialists, mechanics, jur
lists, scientists, ct al, have come e
the conclusion that the fire was acct
dental and that probably some o.
the boys who swept the snayings aft
or work hours threw stump of
cigarette into the keg, ignorant o
the presence of the oil rag and tn,
bottle of oil, and Is now afraid Il
own It up for fear that he will 8,
, down in history MS the hobo VIII,
. tried to set KepOikais stately man
, sion on fire. The police, however
are working on the hypothesis tina
II was the work Of an inCendiary
Some theorists even believe that tn
blaze was caused by spontaneou
combustion.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10
WAlIUKUS Library
Especial to the Bulletin

Wailuku Maui, Feb. Title Wal.
luku Improvement Association, u. II.
Davis presiding, met at the Wailuku
Court House Thursday evening. Sec.
rotary Chas. Wilcox read minutes of
previous meeting. which were ap.
proved. Rev. Mr. Dodge asked for
further time to report relating to or.
ganizinE Of a free library In Wailuku
in connection with the Library Com
mission created by the last Lcgsla,
turc. on motion of DR.. Il. II. Ray
mond the secretary was requested Ia
write to Secretary Of Territory Mott
Smith to find out IL there's any way
of obtaining aid from the Carnegie
Library Trustees. The members like
wise RECALLED themselves discussing
other topics OF vital interest to the
advancement Of the town.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10
UNIVERSAL PRAYER
AT CENTRAL UNION

At the Central Union church even
ing services, az the share honolulu
took in the day of prayer for students
throughout the world, appointed for
yesterday by the Worlds Student
Christian Federation, Il large number
Of students were present, representa-.
tive bodies from the Oahu College, tho
Normal School, High School, Kameha.
mCha School for Boys, Mills Institute,
AliiOlani College and KumChamCha
School for Girls listening to the prac.
tical discourse delivered by Rev. vii
liam Il. OlesOn. On the pulpit plat,
form with Mr.. Oleson and Rev. DR..
Scudder, were Professor Grifliths, Pro
fessor Wood, Professor Horne, Rev.
u f. Fitz, A. NJ. Merrill and Paul
Super.
R,r Oleson delivered the sermon on
Making Investments"
The entire program Of the service
was:
Organ PrcludC-PrayGr In +,
Anthem-"Thc King Of Love My
Shepherd Is" ..,,...............'
f....... KamGhamCha Chapel Choir
Responsive Reading ..............
lied by President \. +. Griiilths
Hymn 35S.
The Scripture Lesson - Ephcsians
ill.,, li-2l go, Principal Edgar Wood
Solo and Chorus :. God OF Our
Fathers" ............ Mr.. Chcs-
ter Livingston and Boys Chorus
Prayer ...... Principal a. NJ. merrill
Choir Sanctus'.
Hymn asa.
| ScrmOn-"Making Investments" e.
.........,. Rev. William B. Olcsor
Hymn ga,
BenediCtiOn ...,...... Rev. +. L. Fit
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10
QUIETED HIM

Little boy" protested the pious
old gentleman, are you not ashamed
to catch fish on the Sabbath? What
would the good deacon say"
Not much" replied the lad as he
hooked another pickercl
And why not @
Because these fish are the good
deacon5 breakfast am his LITTLE
boy"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10
HAWAIIAN MOVING PICTURE

Seats for the Hawaiian moving pic.
turc show next Saturday evening at
the Hawaiian Opera House are on sale
at WALL Nichols Co.
Make it n point to see these pic
lures II you are interested in Hawaiian
subjects. You can take trip all
over Hawaii with Mr.. Bonnie next
Saturday evening at a small cost. a
series of pictures Of the most interest.
ing floats in the recent Pasadena
floral parade OF New Years day 1908
ending with the chariot racc5 at the
raif grounds.
Don't miss this great SHOW.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10

\ valuable collection OF stamps. This
collection is the property of the
widow of the late II. w. Bowen,
and is the result OF his effort in
many years of labor; they can be
seen at the Hawaiian News Co.,
Young building. 39ll-tr
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10

lS5 editorial roomo- 25S bust.
ness office. These are the new tel.
ephonc numbers Of the Bulletin office.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10

Eggs for Matching, 81 per setting,
from $. c. white leghorns; yard
headed by cock winner first prize;
also special award best in the
Mediterranean class Hawaiian
Poultry Show, Jan, 1908. Incu-
bator lots furnished on application,
SO per 100, from selected thor
oughbreds.. Henry Giles, agt. II.
=. Assn, care l.. o. II. & Son, Ho-
nOlulu. 391j-2w
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10

To exchange Cook Island stamps for
Hawaiian. Address "52i," Bullc-
tin Office. 392O-lt
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10
FOR SALE

Advertisements Under this Heading
One Cent Per Word Each Day. No kd-
vertisements Inserted for Less Than
Ten Cents.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10

HENRY MAY G CO., LTD,
Fort Street. Phone %.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10

Jacob w. Davis, the inventor Of cop
per riYeted clothing, died ut his home
in San Francisco.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-10
WANTED

Advertisements Under this Heading
One Cent Per Word Each Day. No Ad.
vertisements Inserted for Less Than
Ten Cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

questions answered directly by the inventor Simple
enough, you see
But it has been understood, and | have person.
ally impressed it upon the Secretary of War, that
such meeting is impossible objected Mr. How
ard. All negotiations have been conducted through
me; and have, as attorney for the inventor, the
right to answer any questions that may properly be
answered. This, now is request for personal
interview with the inventor for you.
The necessity for such interview has arisen
Unexpectedly, because of pressing need of either
closing the deal or allowing it to drop Mr. Grimm
stated. " l may add that the of the deal de-
Ponds entirely upon this interview.
Mr.. Howard was leaning forward in his chair,
studying the calm face of the young intently.
Innocent himself of all the intrigue and international
chcanery back of the affair, representing only an
individual in these secret negotiations he saw in
the statement the possible climax of great business
contract. 1t might mean hundreds of thousands of
dollars to him. His greed aroused
Do you think the deal be made?" he de-
manded.
Il have doubt there will be sort of deal"
replied Mr.. Grimm. AS l say, however, it IS alb
solutely dependent upon interview between the
inventor and myself at once-this afternoon
Mr.. Howard thoughtfully drummed his desk
for little while. From the first save in SO far
the patent rights were concerned he had
for the obligations of utter secrecy that had
been enforced upon him. Perhaps if he laid it be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

if that individual is amenable to laws you are
not constrained so to move if your judgment is
against it. There is one stipulation: You will
either secure the complete rights of the wireless
percussion cap to this Government, learn the
secret of the invention, that at future time
can be endangered by it"
Thank you, said Mr.. Grimm quietly. Il under
stand
II may add hat it is matter of deep regret to
me, and the President brought vigorous hand
down on the young mans shoulder, that Gov
eminent has so few of your type in its service
Good day.
MR.. GRIMM turned into street from Penn
A'A sylvana-ave walked along half block SO,
climbed fight of stairs, and entered an Office.
Is Mr. Howard inn? he queried of an office boy.
Name please.
Mr.. Grimm handed a sealed envelop which
bore the official imprint of the Department of War
in the upper left hand corner; and the boy disap-
peared into room beyond moment later he
emerged and held open the door for Mr. Grimm. A
man-Mr Howard-rose from his desk and stared
at him as he entered
This note, Mr.. Grimm, is surprising" he re-
marked
1T is only request from the Secretary of War
that l be permitted to meet the inventor of the
wireless percussion cap Mr.. Grimm explained
carelessly. The negotiations have reached point
where the War Department must have one or two
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-08-12

awaiting for repairs. Frank says
that the road between Arion and
Denison is the poorest road for autos
in Crawford county.
The little child of Carl Nichoel-
son who has been very sic k. is bet
ter at this writing.
L. Cole. who went to Missouri two
years ago. visited with Mr.. Benson
Smith for few days. He says he
is we'll pleased with Missouri.
Mrs. Allan Dodge. of Missouri
Valley. is visiting among friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Jay Woodruff. of Denison.
spent Thursday with her aunt. Mrs.
Maggie Talcott.
j. Sprague enjoyed visit from
his nephew. l.. Sprague. of Sioux
City. who is working for the Bell
Telephone company through the state.
Allan Eggers mashed his finger
badly while threshing for Mr.. Peter
son last Saturday.
Mrs. Thos. Pearson. of Denison.
was here last Thursday afternoon and
met the ladies in the church to see
about organizing w. G. 7. U. She
will meet with them again next
Thursday.
The ball game between Arion anc
Charter Oak last Saturday resulted III
a victory for the former.
The races advertised drew large
crowd here last Saturday The race
track has been put in good condition
A close race was witnessed between
the Henry Slender and Chris SUBJ
horses. The Judges decided that thu
Suhr horse won the race.
| In the absence of Postmaster Make,
Earl kefford will take charge of tn
work. Earl is not stranger in thu
place and will fill the bill. Earl ha
been working on his fathers farm
during the summer.