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The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-06
A PROVOKED
ASSAULT
Copyright. BY J. B. Lippincott Coz
By CLARENCE LOUIS CULLEN.


When Dipper the Blink, the re-
nowned sandwich man, got his recent
Eemi-annual three-months' stretch at
the hands of the yawning magistrate,
the public press either carelessly or
maliciously misrepresented the case.
The public press dismissed the matter
with the unsatisfying statement that
Dipper the Blink had got his custom
ary three months on the preceding day
for committing an unjustifiacle assault
upon an inoffensive citizen. But there
are always two or more sides to the
stories that the newspapers handle in
such off-hand fashion; and it shall be
left to the reader of this story to make
up his unbiased mind as to whether
Dipper the Blink's assault was unjus.
tifiable or whether the victim of the
assault was inoffensive.
On Tuesday afternoon last Dipper
the Blink-but there may be a reader
her and there who, never having seen
or heard of the renowned sandwich
man, will fail to Immediately grasp
the significance of Dipper the Blink's
name. The Dipper end of it. then, was
tackled on to the sandwich man on &C.
count of his well-known preference for
that brand of stimulant which is com.
posed of cochineal, sweet chewing to.
bacco, and raw alcohol, which is
dished out at the barrel houses in siza.
BILE tin dippers, and which is invitingly
and alluringly advertised by means OF
signs nailed to the fronts Of the bar.
rel houses that read something like
this:
"A Large Tin Full of Fine, Mellow
Old Kentucky Bourbon WEiskey for
Three Cents. Get next"
AS to the Blink, the sandwich man
achieved that end of his title in his
early youth by reason of the fact that
one of his orbs absented itself at that
time-that he had bum lamp, in
brief
On Tuesday afternoon last, then
Dipper the Blink was gloomiiy patrol
ling his district, concealed up to the
neck on both sides by vari-hued signs
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-06
THE APPOINTED
TIME
Copyright. by J. B. Lippincott Coz
By CLIFFORD HOWARD


Now it came to pass, when the con-
demned man entered the prison yard
and walked towards the scaffold, that
the sun broke through the clouds and
smiled upon him.
Within the yard were many men.
And when the prisoner appeared some
of them took off their hats, for they
were nervous and knew not what to
do. And many of them spat. Yet
they did not spit noisily, as was their
custom, but quietly and in corners.
There had been no hanging at the
county Jail for well-nigh a generation,
albeit two years ago black man had
been strung to tree near by, but it
was in the night time and there was
much haste. So it happened that there
were many among those now gathered
within the prison yard who had never
seen man hanged. Yet they had not
been drawn thither by mere idle curl
osity to behold a fellow-creature done
to death, but that they might with
their own eyes bear witness to the
ll6uleOuS puulSllHeuI VI JuuSOu MC-
Leod.
For Judson Mcleod, coming to
town as a stranger, while it was yet
winter-for it was less than a year
ago-had beguiled the trustful heart
of Molly O'Brien, for he was fair of
speech and his purse ministered
worthily to his convivial tastes, and he
was withal a handsome man. And
one day it had come to pass that in a
fit of jealous wrath he slew Molly
O'Brien and cast her body into the
creek.
That is to say, the jury had so TO- 4
the evidence, for no man saw him
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-06

idiocy in obstinately refusing the Of
fered services of his best man.
Where was that new suit-his wed.
ding togs! He had carefully spread
each article separately in a different
place the night before to have all
straight and no confusion, and now
he rushed about, picking up and fling.
ing down, wasting precious minutes,
his eyes running to the clock every
second.
While his shaking fingers fumbled
with his tie the man announced the
automobile waiting, and was told
savagely to let it wait and be blanked! !!
Am I to run her for you, sir?" he
asked respectfully.
mo, confound you! you're to go to
thunder!-and have her up to all she
can do! Dye hear?" he shouted.
1t was relief to boil over on some
one, and the mans wide, knowing grin
was exasperating.
"I'll barely get there in time to head
the procession, even If she does her
best!" he stormed, looking himself
over, In the mirror and out, to be
sure he was dressed, had his hand
kerchief, gloves, new hat. Con
found the wedding!-confound every.
thing!"-he had on the wrong shoes,
and had picked up his old hat!
But at last he was ready, seated.
and of, conscious that behind every
blind of every window of the great
apartment building eyes were peering
out at him, In gloating amusement at
his undignified and hasty departure.
1t was a journey of miles across the
great city, but she was up to her
best" and the swift, smooth motion
soothed and quieted him somewhat He
would not be very late; the accident
to his valet was excuse enough, at
any rate. He hadn't done SO badly.
after all, to get himself up in this
style with no help-and here he was,
on the home stretch, as he might
say; only few more blocks, that
noated behind him like a flowing river
of cloud, and he had arrived.
He meant to stop with sweeping
curve, but instead shot by with undi.
minished speed and string of ex.
clamations, conscious of more eyes
friendly and expectant. spectators
agape with surprise. He was para
iyzed, stupefied with shame at this ex.
hibition Of himself. The sweat of
modification dampened his brow, and
he was tempted to ride on and on,
anywhere out Of this ridiculous posi-.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-06

The signs announced, with many en-
phasizing exclamation points, that
Dipper the Blink's employer, the head
to-foot dealer in second hand clothing,
was the cheapest on earth. In
addition, Dipper the Blink's employer
announced on the signs that he was
organizing a Society for the Encour.
agement of Wearing Clean Shirts, and
that he had the shirts in stock, from
IL cents up. The bottom line of the
signs read, 1--WE Need the Money!"
AS he plodded along, getting the
elbow from everybody on the side
walks and silently enduring the de-
risive shouts of truck-dIivers and
small boys, Dipper the Blink couldn't
help but apply that bottom phrase on
his signs to his own case.
Il need de dough meseli de woist
ever" he muttered, rejecting dismally
upon the fact that he had only had
six of the large tins full of his favorite
mixture since beginning his daily pa
troll at seven o'clock that morning.
"An' de stiff dat I'm workir' f'r TOMS
me down on me innocent tcuch-wot
d'youse t'ink O. dat? Wouldn't pass
me de nine-wouldn't dat make youse
need medicine? An I need bout tree
in row right now. Feelin' like a
nickel's wort o. lard in paper sack
an nix de price. I'm up agin de real
ting now, right. l need one, anyhow,
SO bad dat got de tizzy-wizzy, an"
Here Dipper the Blink broke off sud-
denly, executed sudden leap through
the air, brought his much broken right
brogan down on a piece of paper that
had caught his eye while he was in the
midst of his soliloquy, and then looked
as Indifferent as he could in his excite
ment, so as not to attract the atten-
ton Of passers-by.
1T may be a phony at dat" he
mused. before removing his foot from
the piece pf paper and STOPPING to pick
it up. Maybe it's piece o. dat stoige
money, or rain-check, or somet'in'
else dat amt on de level"
He glanced furtiyely all around him,
and then quickly stopped and picked
up the piece Of paper. It was all right
Ia neat and comparatively new exam
pie of the twenty-dollar gold certifi-
cate. Dipper the Blink had to lean
against an awning-pole.
"What, me woik!" he suddenly
thought, coming to after a trance that
lasted fully five minutes. me woik.
Wit double sawbuck in me pajamas?
Fergit it,"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-06
He Didn't Know Adam.

In his latest installment Of his au.
photography in the Cornhill Bob Lucy
refers, among other things, to his con-
nection with Sir F. Burnand and the
Punch staff. On one occasion Mr.. Lucy
and Sir Francis we're talking in the
crowded assembly at the foreign Office
on one of the queens birthday nights.
A guest in uniform, starred and med
aled, came up and effusively shook
hands with Burnand, whose reception
betrayed some embarrassment. OBJ
serving this the newcomer said: 81
see you don't know me from Adam"
my dear sir" said Burnand, "
didn't know Adam."-London pits.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-06

commit the deed, though all men knew
was a villain.
So the Judge had passed sentence
upon him, condemning him to be
hanged by the neck till he died; and
he had set Friday, the 18th day of
September, as the day of execution.
And the sheriff had said: "The drop
will fall at $780," which was no idle
statement, for every man in the coun-
ty knew that if the sheriff said the
drop would fall at 1890, it would be
even so.
Now the sheriff was quiet man and
truthful.
When Judson Mcleod came forth
from the prison it was 26 minutes past
the hour of noon. His face was hag-
gard and his eyes shone large in their
Gunken sockets; for he was young
man, and the shadow of the gallows
creeping across the face of the calen-
dar through the long, bright summer
had chilled his soul with terror.
On either side of him walked a jail
guard, and following close was black
robed priest. holding in his clasped
hands crucifix and chanting dole
fully.
But the prisoner neither heard the
priest nor needed the presence of the
awed spectators. His terror-stricken
soul was conscious only of the gal
lows-the grim minister of death bid
ing silently the hour of it's mission.
But when suddenly the sun smiled
forth upon him from the darkened
sky there fitted across his counten-
ance an answering smile, for unto his
heart the sunburst was an omen of de-
liverance. Yet the meaning thereof
was known to no man save only the
sheriff, for of those that were gath
cred about the scaffold there was none
but him who knew that the life of
Judson Mcleod" might be spared at
the final moment.
For on the night before a visitor
had come to the Jail, hurriedly and on
an errand of vital import. He was a
man unknown to any in the Jail save
W JuuSOu mCAcou, anu Wucu ue naQ
conversed earnestly with the prisoner
for a space of more than an hour he
went his way as mysteriously as he
had come. Yet the sheriff minded
well the things he heard and saw, and
he said to himself: This man has
come at the eleventh hour thinking
to save the life of Judson Mcleod, and
therefore it is that he has hastened
to the capital on the midnight expires.
that he may for some deep. reason in
tercede with the governor for the
slayer of Molly O'Brien."
But the morning hours had passed
away and the sheriff had seen the
kindled radiance of hope in the visage
Of Judson Mcleod grow slowly dim
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-06

Clean food is more costly than dirty,
Chicago has discovered. Stringent reg
ulations as to the quality of milk have
caused an increase in the price The
Milk Producers association in a state
ment to the public says: "We will
show that while milk is sold at seven
cents a quart, the producers get less
than half that price from the dealer.
Combined with this the price of feed
has increased and the strict laws re-
quiring pure milk add to the cost. We
will convince the people Of Chicago
that to get good milk they must pay
for It.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-05-06
Refuse to Admit Women.

The fellows Of the Geological society
Of London have rejected by SO votes
to 40 a proposal to admit women mem.
bers. This result was arrived at aft
er hours Of discussion. The decision
binds the society unless a meeting is
called for the purpose Of reconsider
Ing the question.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-17
CALLS THOMPSON
GRAFT TER An D
DIRTY CUR
2
gro" WILL ALLEN INDUCES
IN CHEAP BIltiNGsGATE DUR
ING HEARING OF SUIT BROUGHT
BY Ex-MAYoR.

You dirty cur. You are nothing
but CRATER. I'll meet you outside
of court some day and sill get even
with you then. In the boy that cac
do II. and don't you forget It,"
Bro. VIII Allen .poked his fist under
ex-Mayor Thompson nose in Justice
Lemkie's court, Tuesday morning. but
the ex-mayor only grinned. and Will
grew hotter and hotter.
II was during the court recess tina;
Mr.. Allen delivered himself OF his
opinion Of the former mayor. THO
pair were at opposite ends OF law
suit, which Mr.. Thompson started IA
hopes Of collecting from Allen $43O, al
legged TO be due for rent OF the prem
ises on Cadillac-sq. until recently o..
cupied by Allen as lodging house.
During the recess Mr.. Thompson was
talking with several lnen, when AlleE
thought he heard the mayor say
something about CRATER. Jumping
at the conclusion that the ex-mayor
referred 10 him, he was wratby In a
second. He approached Mr.. Thomp-
son, but the latter waved him away,
saying he did not wish TO talk. There
Is no telling how far the row would
have continued but Justice Lemkie
walked into the room and Allen cooled
down as quickly as he became angry.
and promised TO be good
Justice Lemkie withheld his decision
regarding the rent.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-17
BONNETS
THE VOGUE AGAIN
HEADGEAR HARkS BACK TO
GRANDMOTHERS' DAY-GOLO-
BERG BROS FINE DISPLAY.

Dutch or poke bonnets that hark
back 10 our grandmothers' day are the
fad of the moment shown at the mil
linery opening Of Goldberg Bros Nos.
225-229 Woodwardaye. The new bon
nets are the quaintest and perkiest at
fairs that millinery departments have
shown for some time, and when seen
off the head are really the most won
derful creations, but when worn they
seem to be part and parcel Of the long
straight lines OF the gowns that are
the vogue at present. Ties are an
other feature OF these bonnets that
will be much in evidence. They are
worn sometimes III the back. often In
the front and again are seen al
jauntily over the shoulder.
Huge crowns and the hat that has
been dubbed the flower pot are also
shown for those who can adjust them
selves TO this trying style, but De-
troit milliners know that their Gus
toners are very discriminating ana
will wear only s,rh shapes and style
The Detroit times., 1909-03-17
A Marvellous Invention by Detroit Man
Made Him Famous Throughout the World

in the ears will improve or restore
the hearing provided the auditory
nerve itself is not destroyed.
They are delicate little devices, that
act in place OF the natural drum. With
these in my ears | can hear as well az
the normal man; when | remove them
from my ears am almost totally deaf.
Whereas before people had to shout to
me. now | can hear with ease, ordin-
ary-toned conversation: can even
hear my watch tick at arms length
With my new improved Medicated Ear
Drums | would not be without my
ear drums for a single day In fact,
| could not. | would be wholly un-
able to attend 10 business.
Ny many friends and acquaIntances
here In Detroit continually marvel at
the Transformation that has been
worked in me. They are at loss TO
understand how the deaf man that
they used TO shout to can now hear
as we'll as they can. After ] perfected
my devices, the wonderful news OF my
restoration passed around from mouth
90 mouth among my friends. who. la
turn, passed il on TO others. and | was
soon flooded with requests for help
from unfortunate people who are suf-
ferlng from deafness There are
hundreds Of people in Detroit today
wearing my artificial Ear Drums and
hear perfectly with them. AS | was
wholly unable 10 make enough OF NV
ear drums TO meet these requests.
decided 10 have them made on the
Wholesale plan
For the past few years have trav-
eled all over the United States and
cauada introducing my invention to
the deaf have crossed the contt-
uent six times. stopped for week or
more at all 6f the large cities. | have
met hundreds OF thousands OF deaf
people. and have sold thousands OF my
Ear Drums Thousands have been
made happy by their use.
| have been granted patents in all
foreign countries rs well as In the
United states As their splendid
worth became better known. the sales
increased. because they were their
own hest advertisers; one pair usually
sold several others When deaf peo-
PIE were restored 10 the JOYS OF heat
ing ThCy told their friends about W.
and they in turn sent In for my ear
drums. IN this way very large bust
ness has been worked up, and we con-
adently look forward TO abe time when
we shall supply every deaf man ana
woman throughout the country with
pair OF my ruedicated drums. An invi-
tation is given 20 ali my deaf friends
20 call al my home cffice. IL Adelaide
ST. Detroit. should tLey visit Detroit,
and see me personally. II you are deaf
or have any deaf friends want to
talk with you
II YOU write or call at is Adelaide-
st. you will receive Mr.. Ways per
sonai attention
The Detroit times., 1909-03-17
ELLERY BAND GIVES.
CONCERT FRIDAY

The Ellery band will make its first
Detroit appearance in the Detroit
opera house on the afternoon OF Fri
day. March 10, presenting maenifi'
cent program of piano-compositlons.
In this connection II will interest In
tending patrons of the Ellery concerts
TO hear what Glenn billiard Gum, the
eminent music-critic OF the Chicago
Inter.Ocean has TO say TO Mr.. Ellery
about his band. Mr.. Gum is Chica-
COS most distinguished pianist and
one OF the finest lecturers on musical
subjects now before the public He
writes:
My Dear Mr.. Ellery: 1t gives me
great pleasure TO send you further ex-
pressions OF my appreciation Of your
admirable band. AS you well know,
the columns of the lnter-Ocean have
frequently contained laudatory criti'
cisms of the work OF the organization,
which have appeared above my sigma
ture. unquestionably regard 1t as
the foremost organization of its kind
now in this country"
Seats are now on sale.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-17
ONCE SOUGHT DEATH
BY CARBOLIC ROUTE

That she once took carbolic acid
with suic. inteu. was the admission
OF Clara r. ,hcSnrock in Judge Man
dell's court. Tuesday morning. when
she started, "a suit for divorce from
her husband, Walter.
The Schoenrocks We're married In
1906 and lived together TWO years. The
wife charges that her husband drank
10 excess. often struck her. beat her
severely and called her vile names
'fhe husband, who is contesting the
case. testified that his wife had VIC
lent temper. that she would throw hair
brushes and kitchen utensils at him
and swore frequently. He denied her
charges OF drunkenness. and said that
he had no money TO get drunk. He
said he gave her his pay envelope ev
cry week and trusted to her generos.
ity for his spending money. He says
that in three months he had only So
far himself.
He charged that his wife used drugs
until she was thin and scrswny and
broken IN health
-aftre rase- was not finished when
court adjourned at noon
The Detroit times., 1909-03-17
TEMPLE TALKS.
Why Mothers Send Their Children 10
the Temple Theater Unattended.

Many hundreds u Detroit children
from the best families can be seen
al tic Temple theaIar any afternoon
during the week unaccompanied ny
parents or guardjans They arrive in
carriages, automobiles or street cars.
generally with their mothers. who
place them In cha, - OF the theater
attendants. swell Knowing that they
WI be carefRiy locked after. The
mother has social calls To make, shop.
ing to do, ar something Cg like ma,
tune. and the best place they can
think OF 60 place their Youngsters is
the Iclplc theat,r. Many mothers.
II Is believed. would be worried If they
left the children home or even placed
them IN charge of servants or neigh
bors. but they apparently have the
greatest confidence in the Temple
theater attendants and well may they
have for the attendants know that
Manager Williams is more interested
In looking after the welfare OF chill
dren than he would be In looking
after the welfare OF adults. or course,
hundreds of mothers accompany their
children 10 the matinee performances
and several of the Detroit churches
entertain their choir boys at Temple
performances. All OF which goes 10
show thai the Temple theater has
been accepted by the best people OF
this city as place where the best
and most wholesome entertainments
In this state can be had, and that too
at most moderate cost. Every
mother in Detroit will be interested
in the coming of Mcintyre and Heath
TO the Temple the last week 10 the
month as 1t means that they musttake
the children 10 one of the matinee per-
fnrnanoaG
The Detroit times., 1909-03-17
JUDGE SWAN ENJOYS
RARE LAUGH ON BENCH

United States Judge Swan is rarely
moved TO laughter on the bench, bur
he had 10 give way 10 merriment,
Tuesday noon, In interrogating the
jury that had spent most OF the morn
ing i'll pickering over the guilt or in
nocence of William j. Galerno, ac-
cused OF mailing Objectionable circu
lars. At lunch time the Judge had call
ed in- the jury TO ask II verdict had
been agreed upon.
We could not agree In week.
declared Foreman Hanson, with look
OF disapprobation at the outer end oil
the jury squad. Evidently the fore
man had reached an understanding OF
the case that nothing could shake and
had found some one just as stubborn
on the other side.
Judge Swan laughed. as did every
one else In the court room. and then
the jury was sent out 10 luncheon IN
the hope OF getting the IL men into a
state OF mind for agreement.
Fred Price pleaded guilty to another
offense in connection with the mails
and his sentence was set for Satur
day.
Lucien p. +. Tulrs case came W
and the arraignment was postponed tC
March 30
The Detroit times., 1909-03-17
WATCHING A STOMACH
DIGEST FOOD
Was the Means Whereby Science
Made Possible the Cure of
Dyspepsia.

The Able Spallanzani was the first
scientist TO study Systematically the
chemical powers OF the gastric juice,
but il was by the careful and conyinc-
ing experiments of Beaumont that the
foundation OF our exact knowledge Of
Its composition and action was laid.
Beaumont was au army surgeon. To-
Gated AT an obscure military post in
Michigan while il was yet terri
tory, and was called upon to treat a
gun shot wound OF the stomach in a
Canadian voyageur-Alexis st. Martin.
When the wound healed a permanent
opening was left by means OF which
food could be placed in the stomach
and gastric juice taken from ii.
Beaumont made scientific expert.
ments with his crude means and wrote
q book. which today is recognized
among the classics of physiology.
Beaumont blazed the way for other
scientists so that today medicine
knows what the stomach does with
food and what food does to the stom-
ach.
Science also knows what the gastric
Juices are and how TO make them best
for the system.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets, thanEs
to the poor army surgeons and Alexis
st. Martin, give man means of Of.
gesting food. replenishing the exhaust.
ed juices, soothing the nerves and
correcting dyspeptic conditions OF the
stomach.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are na;.
ural fruit and vegetable essences re-
duced In concentrated form and by
tremendous power compressed into q
tablet. These wonderful little digest
ers are known all over America and
Canada. Full meals have been digest
ed by them in glass tubes and they
are sold by every druggist.
Physicians To the number OF 10000
use them. They are meritOrI0us and
powerful. Z Go To your druggist and
buy package today, price SOC, OF
send us your name and address and
we will send YOU trial package by
mail free Address F. A. Stuart Co,
80 Stuart Bldg. Marshall. Mich
The Detroit times., 1909-03-17
GIVES LARGE POWERS
TO CITY BEAUTIFIERS

A power OF veto on park improve
ments and changes in the layout OF
streets and parks generally is one Of
the powers proposed to be given to a
city plan commission. The ordinance
creating such commission has been
prepared and is ready to go to the
council
IL provides for commission OF nine
members, 10 be appointed by the may
or. The commission shall employ ex-
perts and prepare a general plan look
ing toward the systematic improve
ment and beautification of the city.
This committee shall also have the
final word in regard 30 many park
matters and also location of monu-
ments, etc
The ordinance is an outgrowth OF
the civic Identification plan proposed
by Aid. Renaud and supported by the
Board of Commerce