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The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
ENGINEERS TAME SPARROW.
Has a Fondness for Railroad Men
His Queer Nesting Place.

Has a Fondness for Railroad Men
His Queer Nesting Place.
Jim is the name of a sparrow which
Is the pet of the engine drivers and
firemen at one of the railway centers
in the north of Scotland.
He was hatched within the noisy
precincts Of busy locomotive stable,
but falling out OF the nest before be-
ing fully fl@lged was placed in cage
and tenderly cared for in the railway
Office. On the third day he began
to be friendly. and in a very short
time was flying all over the room, and
even allows himself to be petted.
In fact, he quickly became so tame
that one day when his owner (the To-
cal railway engineer was writing he
few onto his hand and quietly fell
asleep. and when about six months
old began to accompany HIM on his
daily rounds among the engines in the
yard, perched jauntily on his shou!-
der, or hopping contentedly by his
side.
He chooses very queer place for
his nests, the oldest and most awk-
ward SO far being the inside breast
coat pocket of his owner. whom he
would follow wherever he went. stuff
ing the selected pocket with miscel-
laneous nesting material. Jim is now
six years OF age.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
A Pulpit on a Railway Station.

A Pulpit on Railway Station.
Travellers who enter Shrewsbury by
the Abbey Foregate station can scarce
ly fail to observe one of the most re.
markable faatMres~ to be seen at any
railway station in the world This Is
a pulpit. 1t stands prominently above
tha- coal wagons and miscellaneous
goods trucks of the station yard, an
ancient stone structure. to which ac-
cess is gained by an equally ancient
flight of stone steps This pulpit is
the only remaining fragment of the
domestic buildings of the once great
and powerful Abbey of Shrewsbury.
In the olden days it stood in the
monks refectory and was used for
preaching from and for reading the
lessons while the monks ate their fru.
gal meals.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

Albert Shaw, in his Review
of Reviews, defends President
Roosevelt from the attacks Of
congress, and that in, that de-
fense the name of Barley Jim
Tawney" is not once mentioned.
The Sauk Rapids Sentinel Free
Press says editorially that:
"Such wanton neglect on the
part of Editor Shaw is deserving
of a resolution from congress. !"
But the people will not weep to
see Jim thus ignored. He wrote
his name in small letters, and
lower case at that, when he at
tackled Roosevelt.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
Strange Drum Fish.

A drum fish was captured off
Sugar Loaf Wednesday by J. N. Berg
and placed in the local aquarium. It
measured twenty-three inches i'll
length and weighed trifie more than
six pounds. This is the largest speci-
men of this rare fish that has ever
been brought in alive. It derives its
name from the deep booming sound
1t emits when in captivity.
The curator of the aquarium, J.
ylahinich, states that on several oc-
casions he has been startled at night
by the strange noise. which would
stop on his attempting to see how it
was done
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

A card system has been adopt
ed by The Herald for it's sub
scription list. The dates on the
mailing list slips that have here
tofore been put on the papers
will soon be discarded. 1t is
very difficult matter to keep
these dates correct, and errors
make trouble. The mailing list
will soon be reset with the dates
left off, and subscribers will be
notified ten days or more before
the expiration of their subscrip-
tions when they fall due. When
subscriptions are paid a receipt
is given and the date on the
card bearing the subscribers
name is corrected to date. There
are thus three records of the
transaction, on the receipt, on
the stub of the receipt which is
kept in the office, and on the
card. By this means errors are
very rare, although occasionally
one may creep In.
AS announced some weeks ago,
the paid-in- advance subscription
price of The Herald is $1.25. If
not paid in advance, the price is
$3.50. If any part of the sub
scription is not paid in advance,
such arrearage is to be reckOned
to date at the $3.50 rate. For
instance, if a paper has run two
months beyond the date on which
the subscription expired, those
two months are to be reckoned
at the $3.50 rate, or 25 cents for
that time. Add $1.25 and you
receive another year from the
time to which the arrearage is
paid. The Herald has made a
lower rate for advance subscrip
tions for the reason that it be-
lieves it to be a good business
policy.
The great bulk of subscribers
have paid in advance. To 9th
ers bills have been sent-state-
ments showing the status of their
accounts. Do not be offended if
you receive bill. Settle it
promptly and avail yourself of
the reduced rate. It's a good
proposition all around.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
sill Nye and the Enali.hm.n.

In one Of his burlesque sketches on
English history. Bill Nye spoke Of JUL.
us Caesars jumping into the water as
he approached the English coast, wad.
ing ashore. running up to London, and
walking through Regent street.
"An acquaintance OF mine reported
to me-" said Mr.. Nye, that he had
asked an Engiishman how he liked the
story. Not at all, not at ALL was the
reply. That fellow Nye doesn't know
what he's about. There wasn't any
Regent street. then, you know"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

At the annual banquet of the
Lincoln Club of St. Paul last
Friday evening, Hon. julius A.
Schmahl, secretary of state, took
occasion, in the course of a
speech, to urge the republican
members of the legislature who
were present, to support Sena-
tor Calhoun's bill to abolish the
primary election law. Mr..
Schmahl's argument was that
the law is responsible for the
disruption of the republican par
ty. While Mr.. Schmahl has the
courage of his convictions, The
Herald believes he has mistak-
en- idea concerning the primary
law. The people, in The Her.
aids opinion, would not stand
for it's abolition. The law needs
amending, not abolishing, and
the party that stands for the lat
ter process will, The Herald be-
lieves, get into serious trouble
with the voters. Editor Alvah
Eastman, the experienced st.
Cloud politician, says in recent
editorial that the convention has
caused the republican party more
trouble than has the primary,
asserting that had the primary
law been in vogue five years ago
a republican would have been
elected governor. There is un-
doubtedly much truth in this
statement, and The Herald will
add that under the conditions
which Mr.. Eastman cites, Bob
Dunn would have been given a
four year lease on the guberna-
torial chair. Better think twice,
Messrs. Legislators, before you
vote for the Calhoun bill.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
BUSINESS CARDS
mr.. II. F. HENNEMAN,
IL DENTIST
Office over MERCHANTS National Bank
u j. KIRGHIS,
IL PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Office over The Boston Store.
Phone 113,
Installing a Telephone In india.

Installing Telephone In india.
A ~Simla official, proud in the posses
sion of some choice Turkoman rugs.
leaving his station on business visit.
ordered the installation of telephone
system.
On his return he found that the
system had been installed, but the
coolies had gone the shortest way TO
work In his house and had passed the
wire down the leg of his writing table
and through his best rug, cutting 1t
generously in the process. The rug
has thus not only been damaged, but
it is fastened to the table and floor
and cannot even be taken out to he
brushed.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

During these closing days of
the administration of Theodore
Roosevelt the people are coming
to appreciate more and more the
character of their chief execu-
tive. He had mission and has
performed it right well. His
place in history is secure.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
Big Crane Killed by Telephone Wire

Big Crane Killed by Telephone Wires.
A large crane is hanging by his neck
on the telephone wires at the south
west end OF Hog island, opposite buoy
No. 2. and how the crane came to de
by hanging has been mystery and a
topic of much speculation among the
ferryboat passengers.
1t is thought the crane suddenly
swooped down to nab its prey. and not
taking heed Of the telephone wires,
looped its long neck about one OF them
and was jerked down to death. The
accident is a queer one.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
Revolt. a. Gold stee, .

..Your only hope" said three doc
tors to Mrs. n. E. Fisher, Detroit,
Mich. suffering from severe rectal
trouble, lies in an operation, ,"-"then
i used DIR. Kings New Life Pills, !"
she writes, It'll wholly cured" They
prevent Appendicitis, cure Constipa-
tion, Headache. o5c. at Hanson &
Emerson.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

Wouldn't you like to be down
at Hampton Roads next Monday
and see the great world -girdling
feet of sixteen battleships come
in?
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
The Swashhucklar.

The swashbuckiing patriot is akin
to the religious fanatic: the one can
see only his country and the other
only his sect. And in both cases the
intellectual outlook is generally 90
narrow that scarcely anything moro
is revealed to the patriotic or reli-
gious fanatic than distorted view Of
material greatness Or spiritual good
ness.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

The Monticello Times express
es the general opinion of the
plain people when it says:
There is one thing that God
loves and congress hates-a
worker-and that worker is
Roosevelt"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

Joel Heatwole's Mortified
News says: Congressman Taw-
ney stopped his subscription to
the Stewartville Star because
that paper criticised his hostile
attitude toward the president.
That's about Jim's size"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

If the country papers are bet
ter than usual this week, give
the devil his due; the editors are
all in st. Paul participating in
their annual talk fest.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
Horrible.

Bacon-I see the Englishmen OF
Mid-Devon have organized to wage
war on wood pigeons.
Egbert-I should think they would
kick. Just imagine trying to eat
pigeon pie made out of wooden pig
cons!
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

Mr.. Maxim has just been ex-
hibiting his new noiseless gun.
Now if some one will invent a
chewless gum he will be deemed
a public benefactOr.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

Woman 90 Teach In MOocoW.
Ia spite Of the fact that the univer-
slty OF Moscow does not admit -womaa
students. it is to have the frst woman
professor ever appointed in Russia.
D. Dontchakova is the woman. She
10 graduate of Zurich. and il looked
apOn rs an authority in pathology.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
In Montclajr.

Knicker-Is your dogs bark worse
than its bite?
Bocker-No; they both cost the
same.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

The governor of Missouri has
asked the governor of Minneso-
ia to pardon Cole Younger. If
the Board of Pardon dares to do
it it will forfeit the respect and
good will of every self-respect-
ing citizen of Minnesota. The
notorious bandit was paroled a
few years ago and broke that
parole before he had been out
side of prison three months. He
ought never to have been given
his freedom.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

st. Paul is making fuss be-
cause Minneapolis has a deal on
for the Armour packing plant.
The giddy old saint says he does
not object to Minnie securing an
industry, but that he objects Wig
orously to having the extract of
pig on his pocket handkerchief;
and really, one can't blame him
very much. Any fellow who
ever spent summer in Omaha
or Kansas City-well, try it
yourself, and see how you like it.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
merchants National Bank.
Ube Churches.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Sunday morning 1890 preaching
service. Sunday School at 1l:5O q. m
c.. E. society 1880 p. m. Evening
service 500 p. m. Wednesday even.
lug 500 p. M. prayer meeting and
bible study.
FREDERICK H. OEHLER. Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Glass Meeting $3.50 a. m.
Morning Service ln:3O a. m.
Sunday School ll:45 a. m.
Junior League $3.50 p. m.
Epworth League $50 p. m.
Evening Service 1880 p. m.
Bible study. Wed. Eve. 7:30 p. m.
J. T. b. Smith. Pastor.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Services every Sunday at 8 O'Clock
low. mass. 10 O'Clock high mass.
Afternoon service at 3 O'Clock p. m.
Every day mass at 8 O'Clock a. m.
REV. A. AkTz Pastor.
TaE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN,
(EPISCOPAL)
Morning Prayer and Sermon 1880
Sunday School y.
Strangers are welcome
Rev. ). l.. MITCHELL, Rector.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18

Commenting upon the fact that
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-02-18
Stop That Cold

10 check early colds or Grippe with 'Preventics''
Aaeans srre defeat for Pneumonia. To stop cold
With Preventics Is safer than to let it run and be
Obliged to cure it afterwards. To be sure Pro
veckacsWtif cure ever . deeply seated cold. but
sMken oarly-at- tho Qaoozo stAge-they break. or
nead on these early colds: That's surely better.
'eEsYedtfcsAre httl4 Candy Cold Cures. No Quin-
sn6fh0s sphystc. uOthtRg Bickening. Nice for the
SAlldran-Aud thoroughly safe too. II you feel
cHHl{afyOn aloeso. II you ache all over. think OF
Heoxent4cs. Promptness may also save half your
usukl sickness. And dOn't forget your child. IL
yhore "a feveriShnesS. night0r day. Herein prob
ably lies Preyentics greatest efficiency. Sold In
50 boxes for the pocket. also I'm 25c boxes of IS
Treyentics. Insist ON your druggists giving you
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17

cold weather in the locality they
visited.
A new house has been built
within sight of us during the
past two weeks. Let the good
work go on" we have plenty of
room for a number of such build
ings.
Remona Schramm returned
home from Amarillo to which
place she went to have her eyes
treated. She reports that they
are much better.
Our literary which was held
last Friday night was quite a
success. The question for de-
bate this week is; Resolved
that the horse is of more benefit
than the cow" Affirmative
and negative by Willis Stoddard
and Elmer Crowley respectively.
Remember that Pleasantview
is going to have something good
in the way of an entertainment
Christmas at the school house.
Everybody is invited to prayer
meeting next Wednesday even
ing. Harry Emery is to be lea
der. The young people are TAX
ing a great interest in these
meetings. We have also a good
Sunday School of which we are
very proud.
Ed Gibson is still a high step
per over the arrival of his new
son. 1t is hoped that his pres
ent method of carrying himself
will not produce stringhalt.
BOOSTER.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17

from a three weeks visit with
her mother in southern Texas.
She reports a good visit and a
nice time.
Miss Laura Virgins left last
Wednesday for Fl. Worth to at
tend school until next April.
There will be preaching at
Ralph next Sunday at eleven
o'clock.
How about the Christmas tree
for Ralph? We can't afford to
be behind.
Mrs. Henry Moore and dau-
ghter, Elite, and Mrs. Sam Wig
gins and children spent last We'd
nesday with Mrs. A. l.. Roles.
The road crew finished grad
ing the streets this week, max
ing the streets in much better
shape.
Judging from outside appear
ance, Clay Ross will have an up
to-date cottage when completed.
GUESS WHO.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17
PIeasanN!ew Items.

The weather is bright, cool
and fine working conditions now
for breaking land and, you
might say, for any kind of out
door work. Many neighbors are
busy fixing for winter, some
blowing and sowing wheat.
The late Norther or cold snap
retarded some of the blowing as
it froze the ground a few inches,
but the delay was only for a few
days. The blizzard which was
reported to be due here Monday
night utterly fzzled out and we
are we'll satisfied.
Joe Emery is hauling feed pre-
paratory to moving west of Can
yon City. The friends and ma
bors regret very much to have
Mr.. Emery leave this locality,
however what this vicinity looses
the other locality gains. AS we
understand it, man from Ne
braska will occupy the place va
Gated by Mr.. Emery.
Ed Gibson has been hauling
feed to Canyon City which net
ted him $1,000 per acre deliv-
cred, very good price consider
ing the unreasonable conditions.
We are glad to report the i'm
provement of Mrs. Schnelle who
has for a week past been quite
sick.
Aaron and Percy Schnelle who
were visiting in Kansas for a
week or more returned the first
IF the week. They report very
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17

News Office was presented with
a half dozen large Jack rabbit
ears. They are fine specimens
of that species of an animal and
we wish to thank the donor.
Mrs. l.. B. Christman arrived
in Canyon City on Tuesday from
Kansas City, Mo. 1t will be re-
membered that she is related by
marriage to the News editor.
She expects to remain the win
ter.
Franklin Thompson of New
York City was visiting friends
the past few days in Canyon
City. He is very enthusiastic
over the future prospects OF
this place.
E. H. Griggs and daughter
left this week for their old home
in Genoa, Ill. where they will
spend Xmas and New Years with
old friends. Mr.. Griggs owns
a farm of 100 acres about five
miles north of Canyon and says
that he has raised two big crops
from it.
c. c.. Singer of the Singer
Sewing Machine Co. is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Mcmillan at
their ranch east of town. Mr..
Singer is delighted with Texas,
particularly Canyon and its sur
roundingS and so much so
that he thinks of investing in a
ranch here.
There was received at the
News exchange table a copy of
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
christmas Edition." under
date of Dec. -, 1909, which, no
doubt, was the largest daily pa
per issued in one copy in the
State. 1t contained one hun
dred and fifty six pages and was
a hummer.
Joe II. Garrison on Tuesday
gave to some of his friends an
dinner at the Iowa
restaurant. The opossums
were brought here by Mr.. Gar
rison from his old Virginia home.
SPUR Redfern, one of the
guess, said, 1T was mighty
good, but | reckon some were
left as they were slow comm in. "
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17
Umbarger Notes.

There will be services in the
Catholic church on Sunday, Dec.
10. Mass will begin at ten
o'clock. Father Bier of Amar,
lilo will conduct the services.
Miss Anna Wansley who has
been visiting friends in Plain
view and Canyon returned home
Wednesday.
Jake Gates and wife will leave
Friday for Montague, Texas.
Pearl and Thomas Gates from
Wyoming and Walter Gates from
n. NJ. who have been spending
the week with their brother,
Jake, will go to Montague to Wis
it their parents. There will be
a reunion at the Gates home in
Montague
News reached US this week
of the marriage of Miss Myrtle
Morgan TO Mr.. Watts of Pea
body, Kansas. Miss Morgan
was formerly of our community
and has many friends here who
wish the bride and groom every
happiness.
Mrs. Theo. Cochell of Here
ford was the guest of Mrs. c.
Emge Friday and Saturday
Dick Conrad was in Canyon
Wednesday.
Miss Addie Donelly, who is the
efficient teacher of Green Valley
school, visited her parents in
Canyon Saturday and Sunday.
A tlue has been put in the new
Catholic church so that now ser
vices can be held even though
the weather be cold.
School wiz be dismissed Fri
day for the holidays on account
of the teachers institute which
convenes in Canyon on Saturday.
The telegraph line crew was
here this week putting the wires
on new posts, also wired the de-
pot so we are hoping to have an
agent and operator soon.
l. Mantz spent Wednesday in
Canyon on business.
Miss Elizabeth Erdman was
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17

Mrs. w. j. Meyer of Tulia
was here Wednesday.
Mrs. Holland spent the week
with her daughter, Mrs. Rogers,
in Hereford.
J. w. Sellars was a Canyon
visitor Wednesday from Far
well, Texas.
Mrs. b. II. Johnson returned
Saturday from a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. j. c.. Compton,
at POrtaleS.
Mrs McIlroy returned Sun
day from Mineral Wells where
she has been visiting her broth
er, Jack Campbell.
Married. By Squire Redfern at
his office in the court house,
J. W. Compton and Miss Jennie
NJ. Davis.
Mrs. Chas. Burrow and little
daughter. Dorothy, left Tues
day for Henrietta where they
will spend the holidays. Mr..
Burrow will join them later.
AS evidence of 'good.luck" the
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17

shopping in Canyon on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. r. f. Chambers and
children accompanied by her
sister, Miss Catherine McElwee
of Mo. who has been visiting
here for several weeks, left
Thursday for Chilhowee, Mo.
John Happe left Monday for
Arcadia, Iowa to spend the hoh-
days with relatives.
Louis SimmS returned Tues
day from Peabody, Kansas.
MIRAGE.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-17
Ralph Items
Weather still continues cold.

Weather still continues cold.
Bud Jewell the deputy sheriff
and P. H. Young were business
callers at Ralph last Monday.
They were looking for a deep
well that strayed from Mr..
Young's place last week and if
found was to be converted into
post holes to be distributed over
Randall County for the better
ment of fence building. Come
to see us again.
Mrs. J. H. Waller returned
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-26
INDEPENDENT FARMERS
AND CANE CULTIVATION

of his first fifteen years at growing
his own cane, and supplying it to an
independent mill, his overdraft at his
agents amounted to 100000. Since
then, however, he has been able to
make the business run more smoothly
and at the present time, after having
paid off the whole of his debt, he is
one of the most prosperous plantation
men of the Islands.
IT the small farmer can be carried
through the first four years of his en-
terprise, with good financial backing,
he is sure to make success of farming
operations in these Islands. If there
is no way for him to keep going.
however, in the periods of poor returns
which may come before he has entirely
mastered the business, he will be wiser
not to try small farming-in the line
of sugarcane production, anyway-in
this Territory. -