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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-01-30
COuNIRY NEEDS
MORE RAILROADS
Transportation Facilities Are Wholly
Inadequate.

In thoughtful article under the
above heading the Manufactures
Record, published at Baltimore,
has the following to say:
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-01-30

Continued on Page Three.)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

The boiler makers who went
on strike several months ago,
have given up the struggle and
agreed to return to work at the
old wages. They figured on
having the railroads at their
mercy as they did last winter
when there were bad storms.
But the winter has been mild
and the roads have extra engine
equipment with which to handle
traffic, so are independent of the
strikers. The latter made terms
with the Chicago Great Western
and the Northern Pacific some
weeks aga, but the Great Nor
thern held out. The Great Nor
thern has had a good deal of
trouble with leaky boilers rec
emily, especially on the big
passenger engines that haut the
Oriental Limited. making those
trains late nearly every day.
No. 1 west bound has been from
two to four hours later through
Sank Centre for several days
past, due to this trouble. No. =,
east bound, lost two and a half
hours between here and Mime
apolis one day last week. The
engine would not work and a
freight mogul had to be brought
into service. Even that baked
more or less. Now that the
strike is over the roads hope to
be able to get all their trains
through on time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
MEMS CORSET BILLS.
They Are Always Paid-Coaking a
Mans Figure Into Shape.

GbSNCS tnSO oVdpSs
Since corsets are generally regarded
as exclusively destined for feminine
wear, it may come as surprise to
many readers to learn that the annual
corset bill of many a smart man is
much larger than that of the average
smart woman. This is, nevertheless,
a fact.
A leading corsetiere who supplies
most OF them puts down good GUS
toner's bill at $50 pounds a year. Let
no one imagine that it is only tops
who wear them.
The majority of wearerS are mill
tary men, who, learn, require a great
er amount of padding than civilians
Others are ordinary well dressed men,
given to manly sports, and by no
means effeminate
mans figure has to be gradually
cOaXed into shape, and is first of all
put into a soft silk corset with scarce
ly any bones, until he attains by de-
grees to the full glory of the perfect
figure. This process usually takes
lnISc llOulIS, anu uFe SpSCidi HidhOo
Of cOrsets are employed in the devel
opment, or perhaps it would be more
accurate to say the repression" Of
the figure.
The corsetiere to whom 1 am indebt-
ed for this information is loud In
praise of her male clientele. They are
not fidgety, they have good taste, and
no matter what other bills they leave
unpaid she is always sure of her
money, possibly because few men
would dare face summons from such
a quarter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

President Roosevelt bearded
the lion in its den when he sent
that message 20 congress. It's
a wonder, that message, and
shonl3 be ca"efnlly read by
eve citiz-1. The president
cali: ain& By their right
nar-a aat doaa not hesitate 10
are:.zl predatory wealth and is
attendant evils. The interests
jhat started out to crush RoOse-
welt probably begin to see the
error Of their ways. The fact
that no depression of the stock
market followed the message
shows conclusively that the I'M
scrupulous manipulators did not
dare to repeat their performance
of last November, because they
have at last discovered that the
people are behind the president
There has been some SmOthered
profanity in congress and among
stock jobbers and the unscrupu-
lous corporations over the mess
age, but the result will be to
tone up the health of the body
polite. The president stands
today on a higher eminence than
ever, and the mouthings of a
few small bores like Chancellor
Day of Syracuse University,
count for naught. Right is
right and it is going to prevail.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
Frer.. peassn.s' Odd Business.

I'm France. al this season." SAID a
bird dealer. ''t!ie banks of the streams
are yellow with honfreS every night.
About n" fires leaf pep SAINTS, men and
MONICA. s.noki.ig Ctatteri2S spoOning.
The keep the blaze going all night,
end at dawn, behold! the ground is an
inct, OF two deep with May flies, fire.
flies. moths-iit-ie creatures that, ex-
pe,:ting some unknown and divine
sensation, flew out CT the darkness in
to thOsa clear and gen'iikc flames,
fiuttered forth again in agony, fell and
died.
oh, tins corpses are sold to the
Freno bird dealers at or 6 cents a
PM. and are resold for food to the
owner: # pet birds. finches, thrushes,
cenar;es. nightingales and the like
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
Glasses to Protect Cows Ewes

There are cows that wear glasses
In my country said a Russian. Il
once saw herd of 10000 cows with
glasses on.
1T was on the steppes. the great
Russian prairies. Our steppes for SIX
months IN the year are covered with
snow. but during a part of the time
delicate. fresh grass tips protrude from
the white and dazzling mantle The
COWS are turned out to feed on the new
grass. but if their eyes are unprotect-
ed the dazzle of sunshine on the snow
gives them snow blindness.
"ThUusands of COWS suffered hOrri-
bly,, and hundreds died of snow blind
ness until rude. cheap kind of specta-
cles. made of leather and smoked glass,
was invented and put with great sue
cess on the Russian market"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
Wolf in Ita:isn TcR1.

1t is not often that European eyes
at least in a town area-witness the
spectacle of a wolf trOtting leisurely
through the streets in broad daylight,
and with little apparent concern. Such
an incident happened the other day
at the Italian town of AnnezzanO. the
animal shifting first in the direction of
one house and then OF another as he
went along.
Passing by the hospital. an attend
ant OF sporting instincts saw the game,
and rus hing for gun, gave chase.
Before long he got chance for shot,
which hit the wolf badly, and following
this UP with another, the beast was
slain. It's preseHcH in such circum-
stances is accCuC I'd f,r by the theory
that tie be- st ha been hunting over
niaht away from lis i,aunts. and after
eating to ,.atisfy anl sleeping through
the nici:. was maxim" lis way back to
the lair.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
Fate Of a Prince Albert.

When Commander Peary went on
his first trip in search of the pole he
won the gratitude of an Esquinau by
presenting him with an ancient Prince
ALBERT coat and an ex 'ensiveIy
Creased sombrero. Years afteIward,
when again in the north, the explorer
received A ceremonial visit from ma
tive, and. to his surprise, set eyes
once more On the discarded ves,meDts.
On the occasion of the commanders
latest dash for the pole the aborigines
took him aside and pointed tc a rude
mausOieum. By it's side stood the
disused siedge. It's six dogs had been
strangled 10 make an appropriate fu-
neral. On the pile of stones lay what
was left of the Prince Albert coat and
the sOmbrero.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
ES. i7.ning the Size of an Atom.


Raise drop OF wafer to the size of
the earth and raise an atom in the
Same proportion. and the atom will
then be ia some place between the size
OF marble and cricket ball" Thus
said Lord Kelvin in trying to explain
to the inerudite world how little are
things atomic
Prof. John Braslear Of Lehigh uni
versity makes this comparison: IF
you fill tiny vessel of one centimeter
cube with hydrogen corpuscles. or cleo
tr"nes. you can place therein, in round
numbers. 525 octillions (525,00O, 0OC :
900 .OOo. Goa. Gee. 900 900 00O) of them If
these .urruscies are allowed to run
out Of the rssel at the rate of 1,0OO a
second it VIZ require seventeen quin-
tirillions Q7,6OO, 600 900 900, OOO,0OO) of
years TO empty it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

Republican aspirants for the
gubernatorial nomination are
pretty busy these days. Several
seventh district papers recently
gave jacobson much space and
fulsome praise; then Ed Young
with the formal announcement
of his candidacy; the --latest is 9
double column half tone of Peter
E.. Hanson with q Writeup, il
the Blue Earth Post. Meantime
Bob Dunn is saving wood.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
6eJs Shook HENS N;;+, ,t,,.


One of Sprinsficld's 0ldas- and hast
known citizens is Nahum Il. Humph-
rey. who has Just passed his ninety
seventh milestone. He has kal the
honor of shaking hands with afay.
cite, all event in his lfc that he re-
lates with pleasure
'''hen a boy Of fifteen he arf moth
er companion rowed AFRO tn Con-
Eecticut river from South Ia ley to
NcrthGr1rton to the old ITarrar hotel
to see the great Frenchman. WHO was
a guest of the townspeople. Arriving
at the hotel the two Toys found the
place filled with people all eager 70
see the distinguished man.
The boys stationed themselves at
the foot of flight of stairs, on which
/: was expected the distinguished La
fayette would appear. When he came
down the stairs Humphrey era'bel
one hand and his chum caught cold Of
the other.
Lafayette laughed and said tc them:
How are you boys"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

The esteemed Osakis Review
confesses that it "can't see any
thing the matter with Young fol
governor. Had the editor OF
the Review lived in the seventh
district in 1902 during the mem.
orable triangular contest for
congressman and watched the
trend of events; had he scanned
the present attorney general S
legislative record on the gross
earnings bill and on other cues
tons; had he looked behind the
scenes during some of Mr.
Youngs recent poses in the spot
light; possibly he would not
take such an optimistic view OF
that gentleman's candidacy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
FROM THE PINE WOODS
Hyomei's Aromatic Air is Guar
anteed to Cure Catarr.

When using the Hyomei treatment
for the cure of catarrh, the air you
breathe is like that on the mountains
high above the sea level, where the
pine woods fill the air with aromatic
healing that gives health and strength
to those suffering from diseases of
the respiratory organs. The healing
balsams of Hyomei reach the most
remote air cells of the throat, nose and
lungs, destroying all catarrhal germs
and giving quick relief and cure.
Hyomei has performed almost mi
raculous cures of catarrh, often re-
storing health in chronic case that had
given up all hope Of recovery.
At the first symptom of catarrhal
trouble use Hyomei and see how quick
ly you get relief and cure. The COM
plete outfit costs but one dollar, and
is sold by Hanson & Emerson under
guarantee to refund the money if it
does not give satisfaction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
HUMOROUS ENTRY is FOUND.
Wanted Men Eighteen Feet Long to
Cross Eifteen-Eoct Swamp.


The records in the war departme1.'
in Washington are, as rule, very dry,
but occasionally an entry is found that
is humorous.
An officer of engineers in charge or
the construction of d road that was 10
be built through a swamp. being ener'
getic himself and used to surrounding
lc,ere obstacles, was surprised when
one of his young lieutenants whom ne
had ordered to take twenty men and
enter the swamp said that he could
not do 1.-THE mud was too deep"
The colonel ordered him to try. He did
80, and returned with his men cover
ed with mud.
Colonel, the mud is over by mons
heads. | can't do it."
The colonel insisted and told him to
make a requisition for anything thse
was necessary for the safe passage.
The lieutenant made his requisition In
writing and on the spot. 1t was as
follows
Il want twenty MEL eighteen feet
long to cross a swamp fifteen feet
Deep"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

The board of trustees of Carl
eton College has just accepted
the resignation of W. H. Sail
mon as president of that insti,
tuition. Judging from the long
letter from the trustees made
public at the time, there has
been some friction between the
board and the president. The
institution is good college, and
has done good work for many
years and it is to be hoped that
a competent man may be chosen
to succeed DR.. Salmon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
CLEARING THE MESS ROOM.
Some Of the Unwritten Laws Of the
British Nsyy.

British Navy.
In the gun room mess itself the mid
shipmen are ruled with an iron hand,
as probably they need to he, says
writer in theGrand Magazine, in tell
ing the customs or pranks played by
the junior officers on those who have
the misfortune to be junior to them
in point of standing in the British
navy
Those over eighteen-the senior
however, are allowed more privileges
than the juniors, among them being,
strange to say, the right to smoke.
The juniors do as they are told with
out question of remOnStrance.
An instance of this is afforded in
one of the most curious of all the old
customs. At any time that pleases his
fancy it is the cherished prerogative of
the president of the mess to jab IN
ordinary teblefork into one of the
beams above his head. Instantly ev-
cry junior midshipman or cadet in the
room rushes for the door as fast as
his legs can carry him, while the prog
ress Of the laggards is assisted by
vigorous whacks from their elders.
Those on tie wrong side of the table
climb over it in their haste to take
their obnoxious presence elsewhere.
Even tie W. iroo.l has its Ia"uliar
ways. Refres mentS all around are
eXactad from a man who is indiscreet
enough to mention a lady's name at
dinner or to make q bet before the
kings health has been drunk. Gu
riously enough. the unWritten law pro
hibits an officer from drawing his
sword in the = nssrOom. Tn s must
be relic of the DAYS OF sudden and
violent brawls, but to-day the only
purpose served by the regulation is to
enable the alert to trap the less wary
icto momentary forgetfulness and the
consequent penalty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

The king and crown prince of
Portugal were shot dead by as
sassins, and the kings second
son was seriously wounded, last
Saturday. The queen escaped
uninjured. The assassination
occurred while the royal family
was out driving in the park.
This bloody crime was the re-
suit of oppression of the people.
Lisbon and Portugal generally
are in state of unrest and the
monarchy may be overthrown.
The king industry, especially if
it's too autocratic, has it's draw
backs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
fouuh Duel From a Chair.

Sainte-Beuve got an excellent adver-
tisement out of duel fought on wet
day by insisting upon holding his UNI
brelia 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 a 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, 1908-02-06

The ST. Cloud JOurnal-Press
does not like to have a successor
appointed to Officer Henry Beck
er. bur thinks he should be left
on the force and on the pay roll
as a reward for his bravery and
faithful performance of duty.
St. Cloud certainly owes much
to this brave veteran officer and
the least the city could do would
be TO pension him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

Bald-headed A. J. Russell,
the Minneapolis Journals Long
Bow man, offers this in recent
issue: An editor in Northern
Wisconsin was shaken by the
action of Old Subscriber. The
latter had become somewhat in
debted to the paper for nine
years subscription and was con-
sidered dead and down timber in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

The jury declared Harry
Thaw not guilty of the murder
of Stanford White on the ground
that he was insane when he
murdered his victim. The judge
promptly sent Thaw to the asy-
lum for the criminal insane at
Mattewan, saying that though
Thaw may possibly be sane now
he is a dangerous person to have
at large, for another attack of
insanity might come on and he
might again be impelled to com
nit murder. The public will be
pretty well satisfied with the
verdict, as it has little use fol
roues of the Stanford White
class, though it scarce approves
of the method of his taking off
1t will certainly acquiesce in the
incarceration of Thaw in the
asylum and will devoutly hope
that he stays there permanent
1xy
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

Redwood county has twenty
one candidates for county offices
in the field already yet" It's
a cold day when there's not
something doing in Redwood
county politics. We've been
there and we know.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

The Albany Tribune, in its
last issue, hands out a column
of hot stuff to the county com.
missioners and their official or.
gan. Wonder if Commissioner
Henry Meyer, who lives in the
town where the Tribune comes
from, will stop his paper as one
of his brother commissioners did
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
Natural Deduction.

Actyn Barnes see that in the
new version of uncle Toms Cabin"
there are no bloodhounds.
MacBooth Rantington-Aha!l knew
1t worldn't be long before Eliza would
be chased over the ice by sixty-horse-
power touring car.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

The Cannon Falls Beacon re-
marks that: When public
man gets the idea into his head
that his party does not deserve
to win unless his name is on the
ticket he has wallopin' coming
to him. Wonder who Brer.
Apologize is 'alludin' at"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
The Coneeniai Orchard.

Mrs. Cohenstein-Vot ISIS it, Pepper?
Vot makes you look so happy?
Mr.. Cohenstein-Sh-h-h! I hat just
been talking to der gardner, und he
tells me dot our peach crop dis year
will be total failure.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
ON MERIT BASIS

The present administration
has done much TO place the diff
ferent appo;ntiYe Offices on q
merit basis, under civil service
rules. While great deal has
been done, yet much remains
und0ne. The tenure Of Office Of
postmaSters is still rather in
secure and should be made more
certain, provided, Of course. that
the incumbent is q proper per-
son to hold the Office. The fol-
lowing editorial from the Frank
lin Tribune The Herald heartily
endorses
A well directed movement is
under way to place the fourth
class postmasters of the country
under the civil service depart
ment of government and to make
the position one Of life tenure,
conditioned, of course, upon
competency and conduct; with a
salary commensurate with the
work and responsibility involv.
ed.
For some time past. the ques.
ton of proper compensation fol-
rural carriers has been to the
fore, obscuring the claims of the
rural-town postmasters. 1t is
now generally admitted that the
carriers are getting pretty de.
cent remuneration and it is high
time that the claims of the post
masters be given a hearing.
THE compensation of the aver
age fourth class postmaster is
outrageously low, considering
the red tape requirements 'hedg
ing the position-and every day
the requirements are growing
more stern and rigorous. In
the first place the fOurth-class
postmaster has to purchase all
the paraphernalia necessary tc
conduct the Office, has to either
build Or pay rent, has to pur.
chase light and supplies, has tc
devote more hours to the work
than any other man conducting
legitimate business; has to be
a Dutch Uncle to the carriers.
be amiable to the public-and
for all this draws a mere com.
petence and doesn't know when
the political wheel will stop on
the blue and leave him minus a
position. Considering all these
things is it any wonder the post.
masters would be demanding
better pay and more security as
to the holding of the position?"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
Mot Gkj,lful at II,

@.No, indeed" Miss Gabbavay de-
olared; I'm not accustomed to FISH for
compliments
81 can see that" replied Miss Cat
ting. ANY one who is accustomed to
fishing realizes that one isn't likely to
iget anything if one talks too much"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

The Hon. J. r. Howard has
been the recipient of many kind
works at the hands of the coun-
try publishers of Minnesota:
Mr.. Howard has been faithful
public servant and the best
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
All Round Bird.

Orator (excitedly)-The American
eagle, whether it is roaming the des-
erts of India or climbing the forests
of Canada, will not draw in its horns
or retire into its shell.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
Glass Bath Tubs Have Advantages.

CLASS batn TUBS 7dVe NuVdntdyeS'
Glass bath tubs are being made in
Germany, and are said to have ad-
yantages over those of metal and
enamel, the principal one being that
they are much cheaper. They are
made in a solid piece, and one can be
turned out complete in about five min
utes, according to a foreign letter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

wishes Of a host Of friends 60
with him to his new duties on
the Indian reservation where he
is sure 10 make good.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06

The actress who tries to ele
vate the stage by elevating hel
heels will never succeed in hel
endeavOr.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-02-06
Will Power.

| VIII Power.
Il wish they wouldn't leave reading
wills until after the funeral"
How SOP"
''One would know so much better
what flowers to send"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-26
GOVERNMENT TO
HELP THE CITY
PittSburg National Banks Con-
Cerned in Graft Scandal in
Bad Situation.

Pittsburg. Dec 25.-Representatives Of
the Voters league, the civic reform or
ganization that precipitated the munich
pal scandal by causing the arrest of
seven members of the council and two
former banks, tonight announced that
they had received assurances of federal
government help in the Forthcoming prose-
cutions
The department Of justice, it is an
nOunced has taken steps thoroughly to
investigate all national banks serving as
repositories for city funds. Testimony
at the preliminary hearing was that S176.-
900 had been cOrruptly used in influencing
the selection of repositories, but up to
this time only 1880 of this sum has
beeen accounted for and only one bank
publicly mentioned Ii is the intention
of the department of justice to learn
If any other national banks contributed
to the S176,OO0.
1t is also the intention of the depart
ment. according TO the league represen-
tatives. to begin prosecutions against for
mer President Ramsey and former Cash
Ter Filsack. of the German National
bank, on charges of Illegally using the
funds of the bank
a conference of the nine accused men
and their lawyers was held, at which
II was decided to act in unison in max
ing defense. although a number of the
cases are to be tried separately.