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The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-11-12
roots, 1.5 lbs., shelled corn, 8 lbs.

roots, 1.5 lbs, shelled corn, 8 lbs.
4. End crop clover hay, 1.5 lbs,
corn fodder, h., oats and corn 3
lbs.
8. End crop clover, 2.5 lbs, barley
IS lb.
9. Corn fodder, 2.6 lbs, roots,
1.5 lbs, oats and corn 3 lbs.
z. Oat hay 1.5 lbs, and (barley 9S,
flax seed p Z lb.
8. Oat straw, 2 lbs., roots, 16 lbs,
(Oats and bran.) 6 lb.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-11-12
The Wrong Tense.

Dorothea's father was sitting before
a window in his country house with
Dorothea on his knees. He was look.
ing across tie fields with unseeing
eyes, when the lassie broke in on his
reverie with, What are you looking
at, papa?" .......
IT was looking into the future, my
dear"
The future, papa! thought 1t was
the pasture!"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-11-12
MAKE AT HOME
Says Many Persons Here Can Be
Made Happy Again
THE PRESCRIPTION

There is so much Rheumatism here
in our neighborhood now that the fol-
lowing advice will be highly appre-
lated by those who suffer: ~.
Get from any good pharmcy one
half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion,
one ounce OF Compound Ksrgon, three
ounces OF Compound Syrup Sarsapa-
rilla. Shake these we'll in bottle
and take in teaspoonful doses after
each meal and at bedtime; also drink
plenty of good water.
It is claimed that there are a few
victims of this dread and torturous dis
ease who will fail to find ready relief
in this simple homemade mixture
and in most cases a permanent cure
is the result.
This simple recipe is said to
strengthen and cleanse the elimina-
tive tissues OF the Kidneys SO that
they can filter and strain from the
blood and system the poisons, acids
and waste matter, which cause not
only Rheumatism, but numerous 9th.
eT diseases. Every man or woman
here who feels that their kidneys are
not healthy and active, or who suf-
fers from any urinary trouble what
ever, should not hesitate to make up
this mixture, as it is certain to do
much good, and may save you from
much misery and suffering after
while.
Our home druggists say they will
either supply the ingredients or mix
the psescridtion ready to take if our
readers ask them.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-11-12
A Natural Assumption.

He was a drummer of the moro
flashy type and had Just finished tell
ing startling story to his newly-made
acquaintance in the parlor car.
That reminds me of one Of Mum
chausen's yarns" remarked the VIC
tim, for want of something better to
say. ..~.
"Munchausen? Who is he?"
why, don't you know about him?
He is the most colossal example Of
mendacity that civilization has pro-
duced!"
A brief, painful silence ensued.
which was broken by the traveller In a
tone that was almost timid..
Excuse me, my friend" he said. III
l seem inquisitive, but would you mind
telling me what house he travels for?"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-11-12
He Baraatn.

Auctioneer-Goin! Going! Gone!
Here, sir, it's yours. Great bargain.
sir. The frame alone is worth the
price.
Connoisseur tripping out the pic.
ture)-The frame was what wanted.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-11-12

Stung.
"Bigley doesn't bother about poll
tics any more, does he?"
mo, indeed"
mo, indeed"
LET me see, when was It that he
got the gubernatorial bee In his bon.
metz"
Just before he got It In the neck"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-11-12
ALL ABOUT FIRES
State Marshal Peterson Issues a
Bnlletin
POINTS OUT DANGERS
Valuable Information Given by State
Officer for the Benefit of the
Public
From page l

HIO" poEO
paint dryers, turpentine and linseed
oil
Lard, tallow and butter smeared on
rags and thrown into a trash barrel
are source of danger. The store
houses, in which rags are picked and
baled are very likely to be destroyed
ry spontaneous combustion.
Petroleum, kerosene and gasolene
do not dry by uniting with oxygen,
therefore they cannot cause spontan-
eous combustion. -.
A large number of substances that
are not greasy are liable to get hot
and take fire without being near a
stove or flame. Many barns get hot
and take fire without being near a
stove or flame. Many barns are burn
eG by new mown hay getting too
hot. A few are burned by the heat
ing of shredded fodder, grain and
meal.
Ice houses are very liable to take
fire from heating of the sawdust in
which the ice is packed, or from the
sawdust used to fill the walls. Per-
haps the grease from the mill machin-
cry getting into the sawdust causes
some of these fires. Strange as it
may seem materials are most likely
to burn themselves when they are
soaked with water.
The foregoing statement of facts is
one of the 40 lectures which the last
legislature of Ohio directed the state
fire marshal to provide, and requires
teachers in primary and grammer
schools to read, one each week, to
their pupils. For primary schools the
story is told in simpler language.
EDWARD PETERSON,
State Fire Marshal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In tile
PRINCIPAL Markets.

PHILADELPHIA = FLOUR weak;
winter extras, new, S3.85@4; Penn
sylyania roller, clear. $4.10@4.20; city
mills, fancy, S570@5.90. RYE FLOUR
quiet; per barrel, $450@460. WHEAT
quiet; No. 2 red, western. $1,000
10e1a. CORN firm; Ne. 2 yellow, local,
82@83c. OATS quiet; No. 2 white
clipped, 595a @60c.; lower grades. 53c.
HAY firm: timothy, large bales, $3.50
OILS. PORK firm; family, per barrel,
$3.50. BEEF steady; beef hams, per
barrel, $25@26. POULTRY: Live
steady, hens, 13@131ae.; old ROSTERS,
91ac. Dressed steady; choice fowls,
141ac.; old roosters, 101ae. BUTTER
firm; extra creamery, 241a @25e. EGGS
steady; selected 19@21c.; nearby,
Tie; western, 18c. POTATOES dull ];
per bushel, S3@85c.
BALTIMORE-WH lower, No.
2 spot. $1.011a@102A; steamer Ms 2
spot, 9614 Q961ac.; southern, 96@9S75c.
CORN quiet mixed spot, 711a@7 II sc;
steamer mixed, 671a @675sc. OATS
firm; white, No 2, 59h@60c.; No. s.
$50 Soc; No. A, 550551ae.: mixed, No.
2, 561a@57c.; No. 8, 54Q55c. BUTTER
easy; creamery separator extras, 24c.;
held. 1920; prints, 25@26c.: Mary
land and Pennsylvania dairy prints, Is
@16c. EGGS steady; fancy Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, 16l2c., southern, 15 1ac.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
CLAIMS TO KNOW SEX SECRET
Woman Promises Boy Babies to Four
Rich New Workers.

Woman Promises Boy Babies to Four
Rich New Workers.
New York, May 20.-Mrs. C. E. Cal
houn, the California woman who has
studied out a sex control theory on a
ranch, is so certain she has found the
secret that she has entered into con-
tracts with four wealthy families of
New York and has undertaken that a
male heir will be born to each as a
result of her service.
Mrs. Calhoun says she is making
no charge for this and has promised
that no names will be divulged unless
her experiments are successful Mrs.
Calhoun started her studies on plant
life and gradually worked up In the
scale of life till she reached humanity.
She experimental with horses, cat
tie and sheep on her ranch and finally
on herself, and says that whereas her
first three children were girls her next
four were sons, the sex of the male
offspring being, she believes, the re
suit of the application of her theory.
Her process. she says, is not based
on surgery or medicine but on a sim
pie natural law which all the noted
biologists and evolutienists of the
world have hitherto overlooked.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
DOOMED TO DIE or RABIES
kich Man Says He's Ready. and
Arranqes His Business Affairs.


Arranges His Business Affairs.
New York, May 20--William II.
Marsh, an old and wealthy man, when
told that he would die within week
Of hydrophobia, calmly turned away
with the remark that he would be
ready when the summons came. With
cut tremor he walked down the
steps of the Pasteur institute. stepped
into his carriage and started for his
splendid home in Brooklyn.
You waited too long. the surgeons
at the institute told him after they had
made their examination Our treat
ment cannot help you. You have hy-
drophobia"
There was not a falter in his voice
or change in his face as he heard
them.
How much time did you give me?~
he asked.
mot long" said the physician
probably not more than four or five
days
We'll" he said. ''if have to go
can face it. My business is in shape.
and day or two more will see it all
settled. I'd rather die some other way.
but I'm not afraid.
There was nothing about the man
to lead anyone to suspect he was
doomed to die His mouth twitched a
little and he was slightly nervous, but
beyond that he seemed in good health
The strange thing about his case is
that he was never bitten by a dog.
He received the deadly poison into his
system through the licking of his fin
gers by his daughters pet spaniel
The animal had been bitten six
weeks ago bya mad mongrel.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
choked Him In Bed, Took His Teeth

New York, May 20.-Simon Simons.
a storekeeper of Bath Beach, after go.
ing four days without a square meal
because his wife was carrying his
false teeth around in her pocket, sum
moned her to court to recover the
molars. He said as they lay in bed she
choked him until he opened his mouth
and she plucked out the teeth, saying
she would return them when he gave
her SIS she claimed he had of hers.
The magistrate made her give back
the teeth.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
TRIED TO RAISE THE DEAD
Christian Scientists Spent Five Days
Trying to Resurrect Dead.


Trying to Resurrect Dead.
Asheville, N. c.. May 20.-After a
weeks fight against the health au-
thorities and the doctors and nurses
who had watched her husband in his
last hours, Mrs Edward Carpenter,
whose husband was a millionaire, has
at last had the body placed in coffin
and shipped to Savannah, her former
home The couple were Christian
Scientists, and when Mr. Carpenter,
who was brought here for his health,
died, his wife refused to believe he
was dead or to allow the body to be
buried.
Day and night round the pail on
which his body lay, Christian Science
healers tried to resurrect the dead
man. His widow became indignant
when it was suggested that his body
be encofined. and it was only when
the agent for one of the George Van
derbilt Biltmore villas, which the Car
penters had rented. ordered her to
move that Mrs Carpenter left with
her husbands body.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
Loeb Enters Denial.

Washington. May 20. - Secretary
Loeb said that he knows nothing
about the allegations contained in the
statement signed q Martin Miller,
and brought out in the Wood-Platt
suit in New York. and that the state.
ments made therein in SO far as they
concern him, are wholly untrue. g
never called on Senator Platt, 2 he said,
"and know nothing whatever about
the matter"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
Dynamite Hidden In Stove ExpIodes

Shenandoah, Pa. May 20.-Frank
Lakopslzy ut four sticks Of dynamite
into new kitchen range for safekeep-
ing. His wife got up and lit a fire in
the range The dynamite exploded,
shattered the stove and kitchen,
breaking nearly every window in the
house and soaring the residents of the
neighborhood Mr. and Mrs. Lakop-
sky left the kitchen just before the ex-
plosion.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
Mrs. guinness Was burned to peatt

La Porte, Ind, May 2o.-The upper
and lower plates Of artificial teeth
from the mouth Of Mrs. Belle Guinness
were found In the ashes of her home.
This proves beyond the shadow OF a
doubt, " said Sheriff smutzers that
Mrs. Guinness was burned to death.
DR.. /. P. Norton. who made the lower
plate, positively identified it. He also
identified the upper one, having fire.
Qaently seen Il.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
Sought Dog License, But Were Wee

South Norwalk, Conn, May 20. -
When William Krisiek and Miss Alex
andria Kirszika applied for dog Ii.
cense they were given a marriage
license, neither being able to speak
English except as to the dogs name,
Louise" which caused the mistake.
Justice Curnow married them. The
bride, who is cousin of the groom.
has sued for annulment and threatens
to sue the officials for damages.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
Bumped Head on Auto Seal; kiIIed.

Bumped Head On Auto Seat; Killed.
Greenwich, Conn. May 20.-When
Blanche Olmstead, twelve years old,
bumped her head against the front
seat of an automobile in which she
was riding near this place as it stopped
suddenly, she did not seem to be
hurt She was playing with other
girls as usual, several hours later,
when a headache seized her, and she
died before a doctor arrived. 1t de
veloped that her skull had been frac-
tured.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
Night Rider Prays While Barn Burns

Laenter, KY, May 20.-Kneeling on
the ground in the moonlight with their
heads bowed, while their leader, his
masked face turned toward heaven,
offered prayer, band of might
riders" destroyed the big tobacco barn
of H. G. Maddox, not far from this
place. The spectacle was witnessed
by two young people returning from a
party, who were captured by the raid
ers and forced to accompany them to
the prayer meeting and barn burning.
While the barn burned the band sang
Nearer, My God, to Thee
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21

New York, May 20.-High govern
ment officials at Washington are al
legged to have conspired to obtain pos.
session of love letters said to have
been written by United States Sena-
tor Thomas G. Platt to Miss Mae G.
/ Wood, in a signed statement introduc.
/ ed as evidence during the hearing in
Miss Woods suit for divorce against
the senator.
The statement, which was intro
! duced after the court had denied a
motion by counsel for Senator Plat
to dismiss the complaint, bears what
purports to be the signature of ]. Mar
tin Miller and Miss Wood said that
while she did not see the signature
affixed she was assured by Mr.. Miller
that it was genuine. The statement
was prepared by Mr.. Miller at her re
quest, she testified. 1t declared that
Miller was asked by high government
officials in Washington and New York
| to get possession of Senator Platt's
love letters" that the papers when
obtained were not to be given to Sen
ator Plat, but were to be turned over
to 'Mr Loeb in Washington; and
that when the plan to get possession
of the original papers failed a scandal
was begun in the newspapers to force
Miss Wood to come to terms. 'Wynne,
first assistant postmaster general,
started the ball rolling by getting a
New York newspaper to print the ar.
ticle as it first appeared" says the
statement, which concludes:
81 was gotten into the conspiracy
by powerful officials whom | dare not
to displease from a newspaper or po-
litical standpoint l consulted Mr..
Howe. Senator Platt's secretary, FIRE.
quently, and acted at all times under
the direction of Loeb and Plat"
Former Postmaster General Robert
Wynne is the present American consul
general to London. ]. Martin Miller,
a former newspaper man, recently was
American consul at Rheims, France.
did Miller ever say anything to
you about the letters?' asked the ex
aiming attorney of Miss Wood.
Yes. " she replied; che said that il
he got the letters the Platts would
never get them
What was he going to do with
them?''
Hold them over Platt's head, be
lieye," she answered.
In her testimony given earlier in
the day, Miss Wood, then under cross.
examination, was led to tell of the cir
cumstances under which she signed, in
1903, in this city, a release of Senator
Plat from any claims she may have
had against him. She testified that
she received from A. H. Hummel the
sum of $500 upon signing the state
ment but denied that she was aware
of all its contents.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
elected Head of Reformed Church.

York. Pa. May 20. Rev J. Spang-
Ter Kieffer, of Hagerstown, Md. was
elected president of the general synod
Of the Reformed church in the United
States. He defeated Rev James Good.
IT Philadelphia. In i close contest
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
Live Stack Markets

PITTsBURG (Union Stock YARDS
CATTLE lower. choice. S6.75d7:
prime, $606.75. SHEEP slow and
lower: prime wethers. $520G 5. 80,
culIs and common. S22503.25s; lambs,
$4@650; veal calves, s6@6.75s HOGS
active; prime heayies and med inns.
s5.75@5.S0 heavy Workers. $sss.75;
light Workers, $4,000 So pigs $5u
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
Methodists to Elect Eight Bishops.

Baltimore, May 20. = There was a
lively tilt among leaders of the gen
eral conference of the Methodists
when therepert of the committee on
episcopacy was introduced, recon.
mending the election of ten new bish.
ops. Finally, after excited debate, it
was decided by an almost unanimous
vote that eight bishops should be
chosen, making the total four more
than ever have served the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21

scftH G0fEoTzHg M eUcctS3 WINE the oFtJ-
suG} disease undernlincs the system.
What To Do.
There is comfort III the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. kilmers
Ssxanlp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulflls every wish in curing rheumatism,
pain IN tile back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part Of the urinary passage.
1t eorrects inability to hold water
and scaldiag pain III passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, Wine or
beer. and overcoines that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp=Root
is soon realized It stands the highest
for its. wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. IF you need a medicine
you should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in ffty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle and a
book that tells all fgk~
about it, bothsent free zsI:: 80
by mail Address Dr. :::s;;;i
Kilnler & Co., Bing- s4s 1880. -
hamton, N Y When Home Of swamp-Root.
writing mention this paper and don't
make any mistake, but remember the
name, DR.. Kilfner's Swanp-Root, and
the address, Binghamton, N. Y.
Dor e make any mistake, but re member
the name, Swamp Root, DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y, on every bottle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21

q ksGney dlSeaSe.
While kidney dis
orders are the
most common
diseases that pre-
vail, they are
almost tile last
recognized by
patient and ply
sicians, aeho con-
tent hoae se{ces
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect il.

PrevaIency OF Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
The PLATT SCANDAL
U. S. Officials Alleged to Have Plotted
to Get Love Letters.
LoEB's NAME MENTIONED

Sensational Statement Signed BY ].
Martin Miller, Newspaper Man,
Read In corst During Suit Against
Aged Senator
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21

! Oh HID IIdNC q >"
book that tells all
about it, bothsent free
by mail. Address DR..
Kilner & Co., Bilig-
hamton, n. Y. When
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
WANTS MORE SHIPS
AND BETTER PAY
Swedish Naval Attache Declares
His Country in This Is
Like United States

There's bond Of mutual condo
lence between the Swedish and Amer
lean naval officers" said Captain
Charles de Champs, the newly ap-
pointed naval attache to the Swedish
legation in Toxic and Peking, who ar
rived in San Francisco yesterday on
his way to the Orient.
How so?' he was asked.
We want more battleships. Isn't
that the same with the American ma
val MANI"
Yes. Arc you going to get yours? ?"
We can only hope so. How about
the conditions here?"
The naval men here hope so. too
YES, continued Captain de Champs,
our troubles are very much the same.
We, too, find that after making man
an accomplished mechanic and cleo
trician in the navy he promptly leaves
us for the higher pay of civil life and
we also think that more pay would
settle the difficulty"
Captain de Champs explained that
the Swedish navy was built solely for
defense and that more attention was
being paid to torpedoes, destroyers and
submarines than to battleships.
England is building remarkably
fast said he. II have known or one
instance where a torpedo boat destroy
er was making its trial trip within SO
days after its keel was laid
AS far as 1 can judge the popular
sentiment places the naval agitation In
England to nothing else but prepa-
ration for war with Germany. or
course, everything is mere guess work
and nothing definite is known, but it
is common talk among the officers on
the continent.
The theory is that Great Britain is
alarmed at the vast inroads Germany
is making in her commerce in the east
and that there will. eventually be
trouble on that account The Anglo
French entente is taken to mean a
significant step on Great Britain's part
in this question. But it is all talk.
Personally, I think the Pacific ocean
will be the center of attraction for
some time to come"