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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16

| have found a cure for the misery
malaria poison produces" says r. NJ.
James, of Louellen, S. G.. SIT called
Electric Bitters, and comes in 50 cent
bottles. 1t breaks up case of chills
or bilious attack in almost no time
and it puts yellow iaundice clear out
OF commission This great tonic
medicine and blood purifier gives
quick relief in all stomach, liver and
kidney complaints and the misery OF
lame back. Sold under guarantee at
Hansen e Emerson's drug store.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
Procrastination and Ideals.

A man is much less apt to fall in
love at twenty-seven than at twenty.
two, and woman is much less likely
to be fallen in love with at twenty
five than at twenty
The damsel, therefore, who makes
up her mind that the proper age for
her to marry is twenty-five, and the
proper age for her husband twenty
eight, and who acts up to this ideal
in her youthful days, runs great risk
of achieving something quite different
from her ideal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
ffNCfsPOSTS
The Forestry Department Tells
How to Maize Them Last a
Long Time

Fence pests of many kinds OF cheap
woods which ordinarily would soon
decay if set in the ground can be
made to last for twenty years by a
simple treatment with cresote. Most
of the so-called inferior" woods are
well adapted to the treatment, and
this is especially true of cottonwood,
pines, and some of the gums. When
properly treated, these woods outlast
untreated cedar and oak, which are
becoming too scarce and too much in
demand for other uses to allow of
their meeting the demand for fence
posts.
Impregnation with cresote has been
greatly cheapened by the Introduction
of the "Open tank which can be
installed at a cost of from $50 to SIS
or much ,ess if an old boiler is used.
A tank with bottom II square feet
in area will suffice for treating 40 or
so 6-inch posts day, or double this
number when two runs per day can
be made The absorption of cresote
per post is about as follows: Euca-
lyptus, one-tenth gallon; willow, two
tenths gallon; sassafras, ash, hickory,
red oak, water oak, elm, and maple,
four-tenths gallon; Douglas fir, quak-
ing aspen, and black walnut, six
tenths gallon; sycamore, cottonwood
and lodgepole, pine, seven tenths gal
lon. The price of cresote is about
10 cents per gallon in the East and
Middle West, 16 cents per gallon on
the Pacific coast, and q cents per gal
lon in the Rocky Mountain States
The cost of treating post will there
fore vary from to Is cents. Proper
ly treated, it should give service for
at least twenty years.
Experiments of the Forest Service
show that with preservatlve treat
ment the durability of lodgepole pine
in Idaho is increased sixteen years
The cost of cresote is there relatively
high, yet by treating posts there is a
saving, with interest at per cent, of
2 cents per post yearly. More impor-
tant than the saving, however, is the
fact that through preservative treat
ment other woods are fitted to take
the place of cedar, of which the sup
ply is rapidly becoming exhausted
A detailed description of experiments
in preserving fence posts, together
with practical suggestions for treat
ing them on commercial scale, are
contained in Circular III of the For
est Service. This publication can be
obtained upon application to the For
ester at Washington.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
First publication, Jan. 9.
Application for Transfer of Liquor
License
STATE OF MINNESOTA, !
COUNTY OF STEARNS, Sc

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF STEARNS. }Ss
CITY OF SAUK CENTRE
Notice is hereby given, that application has
been made In writing to the Common Council
of said City Of Sank Centre and fled in my
Office. praying for a transfer of the License to
sell Intoxicating Liquors for the term com
mencing on February 22nd 1907 and terminating
On February ~, 1903, heretofore granted to
John Quiulan aid by said John Quinlan trans
ferred to one Edward Mcdonald on the cath
dav Of May 1907. and retransferred by said
Edward Mcdonald to said John Quinlan on the
18th day Of October. 1907, be again transferred
to James H. DeBos and that the place of
carrying on said business lie the same as now
described in the original Liceuse, to-wit:
At and in the front room On the first floor of
that certain one story. brick veneered building
owned by F. M. Connolly and situate on the
North % feet Of Lot numbered three Gl Ia
Block numbered twelve Oh in the Original
Townsite (Now City of Sank Centre.
SAID application will be heard and deter
mined by said Common Council of the City Of
Sank Centre. at the City Clerks Office in said
City of Sank Centre, Stearns County, Mime
sofa, on Friday the twenty-fOurth day Of
January 1903 at 1880 P. NJ.
Witness my hand and the zeal of the City of
Sank Centre. this Sizthday of January A. d.
1908.
J.F. COOPER.
City Clerk.
SEAL 32-2t
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
STATE OF MINNESOTA, !
County of Stearns, -sS;
CITY of Sank Centre,

STATE OF MINNESoTA.I
County of Stearns, -sS:
City of Sank Centre,
Notice is hereby given. that application
has been made in writing to the Common
Council of said City of Sank Centre and fied
in my office. praying for transfer OF the license
to sell Intoxicating Liquors for the term
commencing OnsJa January lst, 1903 and termina-
ting on January1st. 1909 heretofore granted to
NJ. +. BOUTELL, be tranfered to Ferdinand
Deters, and that the place of carry ing on said
business be the same as now described in the
Original License to said M. E. Boutell. to-wit:
AT and in the front room on the first, or
ground floor, of that certain Two Story and
basement brick building situate on the west
end of lots numbered eleven II aud twelve
12 in block numbered Seventeen II in the
Original Townsite now city of Sank Centre.
Said application will be heard and de-
termined by said Common Council of the city
of Sank Centre at the City Clerks Office Ia
the City of Sank Centre. in Stearns County, and
State of Minnesota on Friday the 18th day
of January A. ID. 1908 at 1880 P. NJ.
Witness my hand and seal of the City OF
Sank Centre this 2nd day of January A. d.
1903.
J. F. COOPER,
3l-st City CLERK.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
First pul LEGATION Jan,

First pull LEGATION Jan, ..
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF STEARNS fSs
In District Court.
Seventh Judicial District.
Security Trust and Savings.
Bank OF Charles City. Iowa. Plaintiff,
VS..
John \. Carriek. Defendant.
Summons
The State of Minnesota, to the above
named defendant:
You are herdby summoned and req uired to
answer the complaint of the plaintiff in the
above entitled action. which is fl.Ii in the
Office eff the Clerk IF the District Court of the
Seventh judicial District. in and for the
County of Stearns and State of Minnesota, and
10 serve copy of your answer to the said
complaint on the subscribers at their Office ia
the city of st. Clor in said county, within
twenty devs aft r the service of this summons
upon you, exclusive Of the day of such service;
and it you fail TO answer the said complaint
within The time aforesaid, the plaintiff In this
ac ion will take judgement against you for the
sum of Six hundred twenty-five dollars
$685. co, together with interest thereon ut the
rate OF eight per cent per aunum from and
since Juue 10Th. 1906. besides the costs and
disbursements of this action.
Dated st. Cloud. Mimi. December Goth, 1907.
STEWART & BROWER,
33-at Attorneys for Plaintiff
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
eely Perhaps It was ret so bad

freely. Perhaps It was ret so bad
after all
At the sight of the boys. however,
the expression on the doctors face
changed very suddenly.
Boys his voice was very stern,
wash yourselves clean and go to the
office. Go to the operating room, close
the door, and wait for me-
To the operating room. OF ali
places
"Ooo-oo-oo.' cried Bold Ben in a
weak little voice.
"Tr-us-st!" Kissed BLACK Bert"
threateninely.
The dec ter sat On the porch until
the last hopeless little figure trailed
past toward the Office.
The Fierce Gang" had faced punish
ment often, so it was not that SO much
as it was the awfulness of. their crime.
What had possessed them to do it?
And what would, what could their
father do to punish them? What if
he should send them to prison?
Before long they heard their-father
enter. The members of the Gang
sat down and looked at their father
with anxious eyes.
We'll, boys" he said, seating him
self close by. there is, of course, no
need to tell you why | have come
here. Who did it,"
There was 70 sound in the room,
except now and then a sob from
BOLD Ben," who could not have
smothered them to have saved his lit
tie soul
The doctor waited for scme time,
then spoke:
There IS no use to tall. this matter
over. Every one of you are old enough
to realize how wicked, how heartless,
how mean it VS. to have done as you
have. You must know how badly
feel about it, how your mother regards
it. Which of you is the guilty one?'
ceived no reply
"Of course, if | cannot learn which
of you did it, then | must punish each
of YOU
No one spoke
Very Well Then, Albert, you may
sell your bicycle, as soon as possible,
to whoever will give you the most for
it. You, with your brothers. must
help me to raise money with which to
buy another horse. You must know
I ho rho, IN lrix
Patty, poor thing
His bicycle. BLACK Bert gasped.
That was too dreadful to even think
about. But listen, the doctor was
again speaking.
Richard, you and Leonard will give
up your pony and cart will speak to
Mr.. Draper the first of the week. He
was speaking of getting pony and
cart for his boys, and yours, no doubt,
would be quite what he wants."
Dangerous Dick" clenched his fist.
How could he bear to see those Draper
boys driving "Firef1y," the pony, and
riding in the neat little cart?.
Terrible Len buried his face in
his hands, and sobbed bitterly.
II can't give 'Firefy' up l can't" he
murmured.
Il am giving Patty up" his father
said, as he turned to Bold Ben," who
was staring expeetantly into his faith.
er's face.
"You, Benjamin, will dispose of
your hook and ladder wagon early
Monday morning. You will not be
able t. get much for it, but every lit
tie helps"
The doctor paused. Except for
Terrible Lens" sobbing and pathetic
little cough from Bold Ben" there
was no sound in the room.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
Bad. But Still Good.

A judge from one of the African
crown colonies, now home on leave,
IL telling this story: 1t is the custom
in the local courts to administer to the
natives the form Of oath which they
consider most binding. One day a
Christian colored gentleman, of whose
good faith the judge entertained some
doubts, was about to give evidence. At
his own request he was allowed to
take the oath of a Christian. Then the
judge intimated that he must also be
sworn in the native fashion The man
was visibly disconnected. ooh! no,
massa," he pleaded. mot dat Me
very bad native, but me dam good
Christian. Manchester Guarian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
Hotel Counter Sarcasm.

Some sharp pieces of sarcasm flash
The other night an unkempt individ-
uai drifted into the Imperial at San
Francisco. whose appearance did not
prove at all satisfactory to the clerk.
Sorry, we shall have to ask you to
settle in advance" said the clerk.
But you see we don't know you"
The response of the arrival was
cool. What difference does that
make?"
We'll, so many swindlers have done
us lately, you see"
ooh, thought there was profession
al courtesy among swipdlers." And
ne walked out Indignantly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16

About six o'clock they came stray
Cling in-tired, dirty and hungry.
Their father, sitting on the porch with
their mother. was laughing and talk
ing cheerfully, and. taking heart at
the sight. the Gang" breathed more
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
Both the Same.

How do you like this weather.
Most disagreeable."
and hOw's your wife,"
Gust the same. thankS!"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16

Late that afternoon DR.. Leeds hur.
ried into the house, after visit to
the barn. His wife looked up with a
smile, but there was a lok on his face
which caused the smile to disappear
very suddenly from hers.
The style of docking horses tails
had not yet reached Hopedale, or any.
where near. And even if it had, DR..
Leeds would not have followed the
fashion. In his mind the horse was
ruined. How much pride he had al.
ways taken in Patty's name and tail.
Oh. if he only had those boys within
reach.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
When Salmon Are Suicidal.

In the Sea of Okhotsk the salmon
are suicidal, and one of the most
startling examples of the spendthrift
side of nature may be found in the
rivers that run into this sea. When
six years old the salmon begin voy-
age of death. Ascending the river Of
their infancy they race in countless
thousands up stream until lack Of
food and lack of elbow room kill
them off. A recent traveller declares
that, however many millions of sal
mon may run up the river, not one
ever reaches the sea again alive.
What becomes Of the rivers of dead
salmon? The seagulls wheel down
upon the scene and feast upon their
eyes, scorning anything less dainty.
Bears, wolves, foxes and sledge dogs
are made comfortable for the year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16
judicial Elattery.

"On what ground, sir" sternly asked
The Judge, do you seek to evade your
duty as a citizen?"
''On the ground, your honor" re-
sponded the man who had been sum.
moned as juror, that I am sixty
five years cid and no longer legally
liable to jury service"
You don't look it by twenty years.
SIR" said the judge. but your excuse
is sufficient, and, of course, shall
not"
Still, your tonor' interrupted the
other, ''inasmuch rs yorr honor puts
It before me in TIA ';g.,: Of M lty as
a citizen. | am Wiling to wave my
claim to exempt, n and will serve
with pleasure
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16

That night, some time after the
Fierce Gang had retired, BLACK
Bert" and Dangerous Dick" might
have been seen sitting holt ur.irh. in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16

Oh, but Patty did look SO different.
And so very funny.
See 'er switch it, said one of the
boys, and then they all laughed very
heartily indeed.
Then the leader of the Gang un-
tied Patty and walked her about so
the members could view her from all
sides. Then, weak with laughter,
they led her back to her stall in the
barn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-01-16

The "Fierce Gang sat in their
"cave" talking earnestly. The 'cave,"
so-called, was in the hay NOW, and
had hay ceiling, hay walls and hay
floor Simply a hole burrowed in the
hay.
The Gang" was composed of four
members, the sons Of the village doc
tor. There was Albert, alias BLACK
Bert" aged 10; Richard, alias Dan
gerous Dick" aged II; Leonard, alias
Terrible Len" aged nine, and Ben
jamin, alias Bold Ben," aged seven.
A dangerous Gang" surely.
BLACK Bert" holding in his hand
an old revolver, of which half the bar
rel was gone, was speaking with con-
viction.
Il tell you, fellers, we're in for it..
Course, father can't help findin' it out
right away, and then-well, we're
brave fellers, amt We? Say, did you
ever hear of trust?"
The younger members of the Gang
glanced at each other inquiringly,
looked uneasily at the leader, then
nodded their heads solemnly.
Well" the leader went on, Il asked
father what trust is And he told
me. But l can't tell you, not just like
he told me, but anyhow it's something
where fellers bands themselves to-
gether to protect each other Every
body helps everybody else, and nobody
never, never tells on nobody else.
That amt eggsactly what father told
me; mebby you'd better ask him to
tell you. But nobody ever tells on no.
body, no matter what happens"
"Father'll try to find out which one
of us acshully done it," asserted
Black Bert" But" he went on, I'VE
all done it an we're to stand by each
other, no matter what. An no whip
pin, shuttin' in the stairway closet,
goin' to bed early fer lots of nights,
nor no nothin' will dr-a-a-ag it out of
us. Cause the Fierce Gang has
formed trust"
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4. College C1,aos

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The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-11

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-28

becomes popular, it becomes awfully
popular. It is in danger Of being
looked upon as an actual revolu-
tionizer. AS a matter Of fact, the
windmill has a great deal of worth
in many locations and its use is con-
stantly increasing. If the old Dutch
mill was, and for that matter is to-
day, effective, certainly the high type
of American article is a power gen.
orator on the farm Of great value, If
the conditions are right for its use.
It is foolish, yet it has been done in
countless cases, to order an expensive
windmill plant for pumping, before
finding out that the water supply Is
a good one.
The difference between supplying a
house and farm stock with water,
nowadays, to say nothing of watering
the grounds on the garden, and that
Of carrying water from the "big
spring" in buckets, as in the old days,
Is as great as Is the difference be-
tween the civilization of to-day and
that of one hundred years ago. The
"big spring" undoubtedly did have a
countrywide reputation for never 60
ing dry-in fact, in several years of
great drought, when all the other
wells and springs dried up, all the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-28
Saw q Red Sea SERPENT.

Long Lake has a serpent. Upon
the authority of four women and one
man the word has gone forth that the
placid little lake is the home of a
monster about as long as. a good-sized
street is wide, with the head Of an
alligator, the neck IF a turtle and a
dark red skin.
The serpent made its first appear
ance at the lake a week ago, when it
was seen by William Delevan, of this
city, a fisherman. AS Delevan re-
turned to the city minus his bait after
seeing the sea monster, his story was
scoffed at until Sunday afternoon,
when the monster made It's appear
ance again.
This time four women-Mrs. Clara
Wheatley and her daughter, Elise, OF
No. 702 Grace street, and Alma and
Ellen Arnold, of No. 704 Grace street
had an experience on the lake.
According to the women, the ser,
pent appeared less than five feet from
their boat, raised its head above the
water, blinked at them two or three
times, and then, apparently fright
ened by the screams Of the women
took a quick dive to the bottom OIL
the lake. 1t has not been seen since
Kalamazoo (Mich.) Correspond
ence New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-28
OPPORTUNITY.

to the lowest landing and which Is
normally raised clear of the ground.
so as to prevent unauthorized persons
from mounting the fire escape. A re-
cent invention provides an alarm de-
vice which Is attached to the hinged
ladder in such n that should it
be lowered, the alarm would be sound
ed. The device comprises a cable at
tached to one end of the hinged lad
der, which passes over a pulley Sc
cured to the second landing of the
fire escape, and terminates in a coun-
ter-weight. The pulley is mounted
between a pair of bells, and the pulley
shaft carries a clapper, so that as the
pulley is rotated when lowering the
ladder, the clapper will turn with it.
In one of the bells a number of pro-
jections are provided, and these con-
tacting with the clapper serve to vi
brate the latter and sound the bells.
Scientific American.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-28
Mahogany Furniture.

When mahogany furniture is in a
very bad condition the only method
of restoring it Is that of first remov-
Ing the old finish, and the old meth
cd of scraping and s~andpapering is
the best one. After this Is done, eth
.er wax, varnish, or oil may be ap-
piled. Dents in hard wood may be
filled in with colored wax. White
enamelled furniture may be cleaned
with a cloth dampened in warm wat.
er and a little whiting If necessary.
At the end it should be thoroughly
rubbed dry with a soft cloth. Gilt
furniture and gilt frames may be
cleaned with a paste made Of whiting
and alcohol. This should be rubbed
off before it hardens. Natural-col-
ored wicker furniture "a be scrubbed
with a brush and warm soap suds.
Painted and enamelled wicker should
be treated like white enamelled fur.
niture. This sort of ware, however,
is quite unsatisfactory because the
enamel chips and the paint wears of.
New York Evening Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-28
HARVESTING The WINDS.

The utilization of the wind for do
ing a portion Of mans work is as
old, iguratively, as the hills. AT
least, the ancient Dutch windmill,
with its four great sweeps, carries
one back as far as it is necessary to
co.. Windmills were used in France
and Italy II the twelfth century for
grinding corn and in Holland in the
fifteenth century for pumping water
over the dykes into the sea
In the United States the windmill
has had several seasons .o- spells of
prosperity, when it looked as though
everybody was getting a windmill,
and likewise several periods of de-
preston when it seemed as though
everybody was down on and discard
ing the windmill. Americans are
apt to go to extremes. When a thing