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The Southern herald., 1910-11-04

come entangled in heavy financial diff
ficulties that have brought the eoun-
try to the verge Of bankruptcy. This
deplorable economic situation has
been aggravated of late by several
consecutive failures of the coffee crop,
by unusual rainy seasons, resulting in
foundations, destruction of railroads
and depression of the banana trade
Two Leading Cities.
Sailing In any staunch ship from
New York or other Atlantic port foI
Costa Rlca, one lands at Port Limon
the Atlantic sea entrance of the re
public This is one of the largest ex
port banana markets in the world
The trains run into the banana fields
and bring out the thousands of bunch
es as though they were so many logs
The city is hemmed in on one side
by Llmon bav. and on the other BY
hills that look maiestically down upor
it through their verdant GOVERN!
which knows no change. One of tht
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04
He Knew.

A small boy brought up by a aro.
eating father to hate anything con-
nected with England or the English
was consigned recently to eat dinner
with the nurse while the family enter
tanned a genuine English lord in the
dining room. The grown-ups' meal had
come to that twenty minutes past"
stage where conversation halts direct.
ly, when childish treble fell upon
the dumb-waiter shaft from the
kitchen. This is what the astonished
nobleman heard:
"Fe, a, 70, fun,
Il smell the blood Of an English
mun."-Wasp.
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04
COFFEE WAS IT.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

"All my life / have been such q
slave to coffee that the very aroma
of st was enough to set my nerves
quivering. kept gradually losing my
health but used to say Nonsense, II
don't hurt me-
Slowly l was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
whole nervous force was shattered.
my heart became weak and uncer-
tain in It's action and that frightened
me. Finally my physician told me.
about year ago, that l must stop
drinking coffee or could never ex-
pect to be well again.
Il was in despair, for the very
thought Of the medicines | had tried
so many times nauseated me.
thought Of Postum but could hardly
bring myself to give up the coffee.
Finally concluded that / owed II
to myself to give Postum a trial. SO
got package and carefully followed
the directions, and what delicious.
nourishing, rich drink 1t wasl Do you
know l found 1t very easy to shift
from coffee to Postum and not mind
the change at all?
almost Immediately after I made
the change l found myself better, and
as the days went by kept on improv.
ing. MY nerves grew sound and
steady, | slept well and felt strong
and well-balanced all the time.
Nov l am completely cured, with
the old nervousness and sickness al
gone. In every way am well once
more"
It pays to give up the drink thai
acts on some like q poison. faf health
Is the greatest fortune one can have.
Read the little book, "The Road 4
Wellville." in plgs. There's 1 Rts
SON."
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04
TREASURY OFFICIAL TALKS
Tells Of Old Evils of Work in the
Department and Then Speaks Of
Some Recent Reforms.

A treasury official got reminiscent
the other day, and began to talk about
some of the old evils of work in the
treasury department and then began
to speak of reforms. Among other re-
forms, he said, was one which the new
school Of anti-mlcrobe doctors have
instituted, which he believed to be a
very excellent one. "This is in teach.
ing people that money is filthy lucre,
indeed" he added, when It is made
of paper. Within the last few years
the amount of paper money returned
for cancellation has doubled. Now the
treasury redeems and destroys about
two million dollars in bills daily.
Most of the notes are of the small
er denominations, the one and the two
dollar variety.
People have learned that death
turks in the dirty currency. They like
the. idea of clean, new crinky bills in
their pockets. The banks have
learned that their customers like
this, and they are usually ready to re-
deem the old bills, because only the
express charges stand between them
and getting all the clean money they
want.
Formerly note would stay Out
for three or four years. Now think
the average Is not over fourteen
months. So, roughly speaking, the en-
tire circulation is renewed about once
In every two years and half.
THE government finds it costs 9
little more, but 1t encourages the re
newal for all that. The old bills are
put into an electric machine that
punches and then slices them at 6
rate of sometimes one million note:
a day.
And here is an unusual little BIZ
of information, also. Do you have anJ
idea how many nesT one-dollar bills
1t will take to equal in weight S2(
gold piece? Probably not. Hardly
one out of hundred you meet anC
ask will be able to give you a goot
guess. Well, 1t takes 26 new ones
After they have been used and soilet
and crumpled It takes only 20. Yol
can see how much dirt those notes
must have absorbed to have gained
whole note in weight"
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04

most substantial iron piers in the
world is here. With its great iron
piles rooted deep into the bed of the
sea 1t extends far out into the water.
Upon this the trains run alongside OF
the big ships with their loads of bana.
mas for export. Sometimes there are
so many ships here that some have to
drop anchor and wait till others clear
port. 1t is at Port Limon that they
have a municipal free laundry.
The distance from Port Llmon to
San Jose, the capital, by rail, is 10S
miles, and is whole days journey
The cars in which you make the trip
are not as commodious as American
ones. So you are certain to grow
weary of the trip before you reach the
city. suppose 1t is the only railroad
in the world, journey upon which
makes one sea sick"
San Jose is situated in a fertile val
ley and has population of about 28,
900. Two railroads enter the city;
one from the Atlantic side and the
other from the Pacific. The latter IL
under government control and is in
complete. The city is lighted by elec
tricity and also has an electric street
railway. Those low adobe houses thai
have swayed the architectural style
since the early Spanish days are Civ
ing place to modern brick structures
that pierce the air above the head o.
man.
1t is in this city that you find ont
of the finest theatrical houses In the
world. 1t was in course of construc
ton seven years and cost about IS.
100000.
The seat Of the cathedral Is here
one Of the finest in the tropics. It hai
three massive doors, "a massive post
distributed along the three broad
aisles and Is lighted with about sol
candles aside from the many electric
lights.
The republic controls the manufac
ture Of whisky and 1t Is in San Jos,
that you find her big distillery. Mucl
American capital is invested here
and there is promise of much busines,
activity. The climate being salubri
Gus, trip down there is an enjoyabl,
one; the city is often called the Pari
of Central America.
Costa Rica has not had so large
share as some of the others In tn,
revolutions and wars which have dis
tinguished the countries of the 18th
mus ever since their establishment
nevertheless, the little republic ha
by no means been free from strife
There is trouble enough on the 18th
mus at all times, and Costa RicanI
would scarcely be human II they dit
not put finger into the pie. Still
the country is safe for foreigners an,
is most interesting to visit. With tn,
establishment of the canal It will ez
perience new lease of life and is al
ready getting ready to take the ad
vantages that will come Of entranc
into Q new era Of prosperity.
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04
CLEAR AN ISLAND THICKET
Poison Weeds and Brush Disappear
Before the Appetite Of Hungry
Goats.

Bellefontaine, O.-Dr. George Hall
of Lima, a past commander of the @.
A. R. of Ohio, adopted novel method
of clearing an island at Indian Lake
park, this county, which he obtained
under a lease from the state.
A drove of goats were put on the
island to clear away the dense growth
of underbrush which was dangerous
because of poisonous weeds and
vines. The goats ate everything
within reach and Mr.. Hall has now
put a party Of men at cutting of
low hanging limbs Of trees that the
goats could not reach.
He will build summer cottages or
the island.
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04
child Of Seven Turns cray.

Bowling Green, Ky.--A lad of seven
years, with the greater part of his hair
az white as snow, came into Bowling
Green with his father. He Is Walter
Hunter Covington. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James c. Covington. The top Of
the lads head is white. but the two
lower inches Of hair are black. His
father says the child has been getting
gray since he was four years old. The
boy says he's afraid to go among
strangers and that when anybody
comes to visit them, he runs away
and hides
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04

PRODUCTION of modern arts and agricul-
tural methods and implements we're
given every encouragement.
Sad to say, the uplift in the general
education has awakened misdirected
ambitions among the poorer classes,
attracted the peasants to the cities,
created a greed for government posi-
tions, these having consequently null
tiplied beyond all reasonable limits,
Yith a corresponding and necessary
increase of public expenditures.
Moreover, on account Of heavy
pubic debt, the result partly Of un-
scrupulous speculations of foreign
and native financiers and of unwise
undertakings. the government has be-
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04

~ OSTA RIGA stands alone among
81 the turbulent Central Ameri-
can states In all things per
~ tanning to freedom, self-govern-
ment and progress. The coun-
try was colonized at first by people
from the ancient Spanish province Of
Galicia, and the colonists have not,
as in many tropical countries, ANAL
gamated with the aborigines; they
have consequently kept to the present
time the original characteristics, as
well as the qualities of their race. and
the inherent grace and charm of their
ancestors. They are laborious, pro
gressive and peace-loving, and have a
record of a long period of absolute in
ternal tranquility.
Three-quarters Of the population in
habit the so-called central plateau.
the climate of which is the most per
feet realization Of perpetual spring.
The agriculture of this region is very
highly developed, the principal prod
uct being coffee, maize, beans and po-
tatoes. The land is divided into ex-
ceedingly small holdings. Almost
every peasant Is landowner.
The Atlantic coast, warm, humid
and rather unhealthful, but very fer
tile, produces on a very large scale
bananas and cacao, the exploitation Of
which is unfortunately tied by con-
tracts with foreign companies. In the
banana plantations, covering over a
hundred square miles, the laborers
are mainly West Indian negroes, the
only human beings able to stand
hard and continuous work under the
climatic conditions.
The Pacific coast does not differ
much from the interior but for its
warmer temperature and its extensive
grass-covered savanas, in which
stock raising is the chief industry.
Except for small part, located in
the western province Of Guancaste,
the 100000 inhabitants are crowded
into a narrow belt extending across
the country from ocean to ocean
along the railroad which connects
Port Limon and Punta Arenas. The
remaining part of the state-that is
to say, four-ffths Of its entire surface
of about 1S,4O0 square miles-is a will
derness, with but a handful of hardly
half-civilized Indians inhabiting the
valleys of Diquls and Talmanca.
OF the five Central American repub
lies, Costa Rica was the first to be
connected by railway with the east
ern coast, thus getting into close
touch with European civilization. II
many respects this was a source ot
real benefit to the country. The Costa
Ricans became great travellers. They
sent their sons to be educated in for
eign schools and universities, and or
their return these diffused among
their fellow-citizens new ideals ant
more advanced moral standards. For
eign teachers and professors were
brought and kept long enough to es
tablish on solid foundation an excel
lent school system, SO perfect indeed
that illiterate men or women are hare
to find, while books and newspapers
are common even in the most remote
hamlets. The scientific study Of tht
climate and the natural resources o
the country was carried on at the ex
pense of the government, and the in
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04

that no appli-
s.ss.. sSsSs cant for posi-
tg2slrlIiills seS ton has ever
azSs sRhsI " = ES-.s,S- ~ approached. II
was not that be
was so stern in appearance, but he
had voice which fairly brlstled with
irony ard sarcasm, before which even
the stoutest heart might quail His
favorite remark. when speaking to
some new employe. who had been en-
gagged by some other member Of the
firm, was:
"Our first requirement is absolute
correctness in figures" the last three
words always in italics.
One day two young ladies ventured
into the privacy of his Office; they
wore an imperious and somewhat
saucy smile. Bedecked with beautiful
eomplexions. empire gowns and pic
ture hats, they were beyond the pale
Of criticism.
what we first insist upon is cor
rectness in figures" said the G. G,
man, not looking up.
Civil and unabashed they shook
their sunny curls, and smoothing their
hipless skirts. remarked, in perfect
unison: I'VE are told that our fig
ures are absolutely correct. We were
once in q Florodora sextet."
They got the job,
However. there is a sequel: One
of the attractive young women worked
in the office of the ogre; she was ex'
pected to keep his desk in order. She
had strict orders never 'to touch any
thing" while on the other hand she
must on no account allow dust OF
waste papers to accumulate on the
desk.
And for heavens sake, when gel
stamps for a special purpose. dom
go and send them all out on letters.
twenty-five stamps had lain on the
desk for three days; the young woman
knew they belonged in certain
drawer, but thought it wiser to ad
here to the order, touch nothing.
This particular morning the ogre ar
rived in an especially exasperateC
frame of mind-the breakfast coffee
had not been quite right.
Here" he roared. The younl
woman briskly came forward "Hov
many times have | told you never t
leave stamps lying around? TAKE
these and put them where | can't SCI
them"
With surprising speed she whipped
the stamps from his hand, drew then
across her tongue and with a def
movement plastered them upon tn,
shiny bald pate of the irate gentle
man. With low bow and a polit
"good-morning" the lovely young lad
} in the hipless gown left that office fol-
ever and forever-Joe Mitchell Char
. pie, in National Magazine.
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04
As BETWEEN BEAR OR BuF-
FALO he CHOSE NEITHER
RAlLRoAo MAN RELATES Az
AMUSING ADVENTURE or IS
YEARS AGO.

Kansas City. Mo.-"one Of the fun
niest things ! ever saw" said ]. B.
Quigley, president Of the Kansas City.
Ozarks & Southern railroads, was
about 25 years ago in northern Texas.
when I. with party Of surveyors. was
locating some state lands. We had
camped on a sort Of butte, that partly
surrounded a water hole. AS we
looked down the declivity We saw q
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04
Liable to Arrest and Fine.

The practise of writing on newspa
pers and packages-imparting some
information to relatives and friends
on papers and parcels mailed them
has become so common with thought.
less aud ignorant people that the SIC
penalty of the past has been made
500 by the postal department. and
hereafter offenders will have to staaa
arrest and trial.
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04

troll my nerves. After | started using
Doan's Kidney Pills. | began to feel
better and soon was cured. am Q
living testimonial Of their merit"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents o
box.
Foster.Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04
The AncIents Of q Futurs pax.

People are always talking Of the
study of the ancients; yet what does
this mean but apply yourself to the
actual world and seek to express it,
since this is what the ancients did
when they we're alive.-From Goethe.
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04

tions were like blood
and l arose s to 10
times at night to void
them. l became fright
ened at my condition
My sight began to
fail and pains In my
back were like knife
thrusts. / cried for
hours, unable to con
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04

Old Educational Institution.
The University of Santo Tomas. Ma
nila, is the Oldest educational institu-
ton under the American flag.
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04
TERRlsLE SUFFERING ENDED
How An AlIegan, MIeh., Woman Rs.
gained Her Health.

Mrs. Robert Schwabe, R. f. D. No.
9. Allegan. Mich. says: Doctors could
not cure me and l was rapidly running
into Rright's disease. Kidney secre.
The Southern herald., 1910-11-04
STAMPED HIS SCALP
ExAsPERATED YOUNG WOMAN
o6EYs tRATE EMPLOYER.
Grim, elum and Exaeting Washington
Ogre Before Whom All Appli-
eants for Positions ouziled
Finally Meets His Match.

He was one of the grim and glum
men in Washington whom it is said
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-11-11
DECEIVED BY SUlI.0R| Z
Woman =Goes-To California
To Wed But Remains
To Weep ..

Mrs. Bertha Pankratz, who for .
short time after leaving Wisconsin re-
sided IN this city. found that she had
been deceived by her suitor. Henry j.
M0hr. retired ranchman of Edgar,
Minn., on her arrival at Los Angeles,
Cal., recently according to pres
dispatch. The two bad met in st. Paul
after brief correspondence through a
matrimonial agency, at which time
he proposed to her. She asked for g.
little time to decide to do So He
went to Los Angeles and asked her to-
follow him.. Later she decided to do
so, selling her farm and going to that:
place. When arrived, she discovered
that he had married Mrs. julia Thuke
but few days previous. Trouble
brewed tor time when the two met,
but the matter was finally settled by
Mohr paying Mrs. Pankratz half her
railroad fare, $25.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-11-11

Address to Ladies Guild. .........
..............M Mrs. H. A. Morrison
Address to Sunday School. ........ \
The Very Rev. j. G Ward, Nd. A.
Address to the Junior Auxiliary.
................Mrs. l.. A. Gemmelf
1880 P. M
Choral Evens0ng. ...............C Choir
Burning of Mortgage
Sermon. The Right Reverend Bishop
NOVEMBER II
500 A. NJ
Holy Eucharist t-Celebrant. .......
The Very Reverend J. &. Ward, M. A.
10 80 A. NJ
Holy Eucharist-Ce Celebrant. ......
...... The Right Reverend Bishop
Sermon ....... The Rev. A. W. Farnum
So 7:30 P. NJ
Choral Evensong. ........ ......... Choir
Sermon. :. The Rev. Joseph Il. Alien
Informal Gathering at the Rectory
NOVEMBER Is
500 A. NJ
Holy Eucharist Celebrant. .......
......... The Rev. A. W. Farnum
10 80 A. NJ
Morning Prayer. .........:..
....... The Rev. Cleo. e. Plat
Sermon. The Rev. E. Spencer Murphy
7:30 P. NJ
Choral Evensong. The Choir
The Rev. 1. p. johnson, Minneapolis
Informal Gathering at the Rectory -.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-11-11

A telegram was received Monday
afternoon, informing relatives here Of
tho sudden death of J. j. 0. Fortier,
father of MIS-. S. &. Vasaly and
brother of DR.. G. Nj. A. Fortier of
this city at his home in Sorel, Canada
that morning. He was found dead In
the bath room of his, home, heart
failure evidently being the cause, as
he had not been alling. Deceased was
" years Of age and for twenty years
had been collector OF internal revenue
at Sorel.
Mrs. Fortier had left Sorel but two
weeks previous for visit with her
daughter here, leaving him in ap.
parently good health, and was a guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. G..
Vasaly when the sad news of the
bereavement was received.
Mrs. j. j. 0. Fortler and Mis-. S.
&. Vasaly departed early Tuesday
morning tor Sorel, Canada over the
500 road out of St. Paul to attend the
obsequies. Mr.. Vasaly accompanied
them as far as st. Paul.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-11-11
|CONSECRATf CHURCH
Eplscopalians Burn Mort
gage and Hold celebra-
ton Next Week

The coming week will be very
busy one for the Eplscopallans of this
city, as the conservation services of
the Church OF our Savior will be held
on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday of
this week.
Last July the congregation finished
paying the debt on their beautiful
church on corner of Fourth street and
First avenue northeast, and on the
morning OF the first day of the celebra-
tion will consecrate the church and in
the evening will burn the mortgage on
1t with appropriate ceremonies.
A number of the visiting clergy will
arrive Saturday to be at hand for the
reception to be held at the rectory that
evening, between the hours of and
10 p. NJ, to the Rt Rev. James D.
Morrison, ID. d.. LII, d., Mrs Morrl-
son, the visiting clergy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gemmell. These and Rev. and
Mrs. Geo. E. PIatt will receive. Miss
Laura Brannen will sing, and refresh
ments will be served.
All is in readiness for the occasion,
the rectory being artisticaliy decorated
and the church being tastefully
arranged.
Most Of the visiting clergy and lay
men will arrive Monday, and with the
local people, some $50 invitations hav-
ing been issued, will make a large at
tendance at the conservation celebra-
ton.
Following is the program for the
three days. celebration:
NOVEMBER 13
Twenty fifth Sunday after Trinity.
500 A. NJ
Holy Eucharist for the Congrega-
tion Celebrant ..................
The Ven. Herman F. Parshall
1O:3O 4. NJ
Conservation Service.
The Right Reverend Bishop
Procession. 49,. ............ Psalm "a
Reading instruments OF Dona-
tlOn n................. Vestry
Conservation Prayers. ..............
....... The Right Reverend Bishop
Mathis. The Rev. Geo. E. Plat
Holy Eucharist.......
..... The Right Reverend BishoI
sermon .....':..
...... The Right Reverend Blshol
80 P. NJ
Shortened Evening Prayer. The Rector
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-11-11
johnson Is Elected Democrats Successful in All
Contests Except Superintendent Of
Schools and Coroner.
CAMERON HAS MAJORITY Of But a
County Board Will Be Democratic All Three Candidates
Having Received Large
Majorities.
THE WINNERS.

THE WINNERS.
Senator 4Sth dist1 lct-C. D. johnson,
democrat.
Representatives.. D. Brown, Chas.
W. Bouck, republicans.
County Auditor-B. Y. McNairy,
democrat.
Treasurer-t'rank Renick, republl-
can.
Register OF Deeds-Frank K. Bas-
tien, republican.
Clerk of Court-S. p. Brick, dem
ocrat. Sher1ff-Frank Armstrong,
democrat.
County Attorney-Don M. Cameron,
democrat.
Judge OF Probate-E. F. Shaw,
Supt. of Schools-M. E. Barnes, re-
pu blican.
Coroner-N. w. Chance, republican.
Commissioners district, Henry
Gassert, Buh; 4th district, Fred d.
Lakin, Royalton 5th district. Martin
Viechorek, Swan River.
All commissioners elected are dem
ocrats.
The democrats were very generally
successful in the county in Tuesday
elections, the only loss being superln.
tendent of schools. The only close fight
developed for the Office of county attor'
ney which with the returns all in ex'
cept Richardson, gives Cameron {
majority. Richardson, we learn quite
autnoritatively. cast six votes, one
being for Cameron, thus giving Cam
eron majority of 4 to 90 before the
official count. which will take place
next Monday. There is some talk
by Rosenmeier' 8 hackers for recount
in case the Cameron vote stands up or
the official count, hut this is quite al
liable to add to Cameron s vote.