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The Columbus journal., 1910-07-27
HOW TO LIVE TO BE ia.

Possibly the oldest man in the
United States is Capt. G. E. ID. Dia-
mond, now living in the Old Peoples
Home in San Francisco. He cele-
brated his one hundred and fourteenth
birthday anniversary May l, and con-
fidently anticipates being Johnny On
the spot" to greet Halley's comet when
that tramp of the skies comes peIam.
bulating back this way seventy.fve
years hence. He has seen the celes-
tial wanderer in two centuries and if
he survives to see it again he will he
we'll qualified to assure a nervous
public that nothing untoward is going
to happen.
Captain Diamond was born at Ply
mouth, Mass, May l, 1896. He has
a vivid recollection of the War Of 1872.
in which his father served. His first
vote was cast in 1916, in the campaign
that resulted in the election of James
Monroe as president. He helped
build some of the first railroads in the
United States, among them the road
from Worcester to Boston, the Old
Colony Railroad from Boston to Ply
mouth, and the railroad from Albany
to Schenectady.
Before he was SO, Captain Diamond
was an old man. decrepit, rheumatic.
and plainly on the toboggan. A
photograph of him taken at the time
of the Civil War shows that he then
looked older than he does today. 1t
was at about that time that he evolved
the dietetic theories including the
liberal use of olive oil, both internally
and externally, to which he attributes
his advanced age and perfect health.
Diet and exercise, he believes. are the
secrets of longevity; and if man
lives right and eats right he can see u"
reason why the machine should not l-
kept running neutrality-suspicious.
until even the record run made by old
Methuselah himself il beaten to 3
fragile.
Captain Diamond did not enlist in
the Civil War, because he had ideas
on the subject Of personal liberty that
would not have worked at all had h.
been in the army. However, he be.
came a government agent connected
with the transportation department.
with headquarters in st. Louis. After
the close of the war he engaged in the
real estate business, until in 1879,
when he drove overland from St. Louis
to San Francisco, where he has made
his home ever since.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-27

INFLUENCE OF OUR CENTURY.
Very few citizens of the United
States, unless they have recently ira
versed in foreign lands. have any con-
ception of the influence our country
has in nearly every nation on the
globe. We do not solely refer to the
interests of their people and rulers in
our form Of government and in the
great success in all business affairs that
our citizens have had under our repub-
licsn institutions, but our achieve
ments have been SO great in science,
art and invention, as we'll as in com.
merce, that in the majority of the
countries the inhabitants concede to
our people the position of the advance
guard of progress of the world.
Whatever antagonism racial preju-
dices have aroused in China and Japan,
however resentful or revengeful the
lower classes in those countries may
be, yet even with them there exists a
wonderfully high estimate Of our
proves in war and our ability in
business. In India, from the SUBMITS
of the Himalayas to the most southern
point of the peninsula, the intelligence
and enterprise of the people of the
United States are discussed, admired
and envied in every city and town BY
the inhabitants.
So all through Europe the men of
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-27
SIN OF THE NATION.

n hation neaVliy lnueOteu, pIuOS'
ing rapidly deeper into debt, fast ex.
hsusting the means by which the in.
terest upon its debt might be paid,
yet living thoughtless Of tomorrow in
unexampled extravagance-such is
the strange picture of the United
States painted by the broad facts of its
International exchange situation.
Six hundred million dollars was
needed last year to pay our balance
due foreign nations, remarks the New
York World. Money spent by tour.
lists abroad, the dowries Of American
wives to nOblemen, remittances home
by immigrants, the interest and divid.
ends on our foreign-owned securities
must all be paid in an excess ofreports
over imports. When the purchase Of
foreign silks and wines and automo-
biles and fars and jewels grows rapid.
ly, exports must also grow or We fall
behind. A princely husband in Par.
is costs q million pounds Of mess pork.
A dog collar Of pearls imported calls
for a cargo of cotton in return.
Exports in 1909 fell nearly $780,.
100000 short Of meeting our require
ments. The bounty Of our gold and
silver mines reduced thedefct to $780,.
100000. So in year We have $780,
OOO.OOO worth of fresh borrowings; and
If no more than 4 per cent interest is
paid ON the newly, exiled securities,
then by sl2,OOO.OOO more in interest
are this years difficulties enhanced.
With such a balance sheet at New
Years one might have looked for some
effart at economy. Nothing of the
sort happened. With January. total
imports for twelve months shot above
81. 800, OOO,OOO for the first time in his.
tory. With February came IN ex.
cess Of imports for the first time in
fifteen years at that season. We have
grave warnings from economists that
food with which heretofore our lavish
bills were met will soon be needed at
home; that cotton our great exchange
crop. is menaced by corners which pro-
woke foreign spinners to sell colonial
cotton fields. But neither people nor
take heed.
Extravaganza is the national sin. |
In the city a mayor with vast powers
exposes the waste Of millions. In the
State We confront an increase of S12,.
10000 in yearly expenditure. and no
official has the power Of retrenchment.
In the nation Senator Aldrich tells us
ofs3OO, 900. 1000 annual waste, yet Rep.
Gillette COMPLAINS that no
one takes any interest in economy.
To private life lavish spirit demands
everything in multiples, from opera
houses to splendid restaurants.
Great country and city houses which
! lola or Q Ferrero would liken to the
building mania of Rome in q deca.
lence; Italian gardens. game preserves. u
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-27
THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN EN-
TFRPRISE.

TFRPRISE.
The Americans mental attitude
may be surmised from his attempts at
Interpretation Of his great men," the
captains Of creative effort, those Tita-
mic psychical phenomena that move
upon the face of the continent and are
in their effect their sheer power to
transform. more potent than tempest
or flood. What is the popular con.
ception Of these tremendously efficient
organisms that sit in their New York
Offices and see the travail Of their spirit
express itself in the material excres.
censes Of railroad and pipe line. eleva-
tor and steel mill? The American idea
Of . great man" is that he is being
not Of extraordinary subtlety, but of
transcendent directness and perspica.
city. He can see through sixteen in
ches Of armor plate. His superior in.
telligence does not exule in triply in.
volute mazes Of labyrinthine dailectic.
The captain of industry that looks out
At you from the pages ofthe magazines
is SO simple that it is hard to believe in
him. The character sketch that goes
with the picture sounds like the ans.
wer to = conundrum. His schemes
are so artless that it seems shame to
take the money. He thinks in
straight lines"
Some day with the same naive di. |
rectness We shall recognize the ad.
ministrative function. The complex.
ity Of chicane, the depths Of dishonesty |
in our organization Of the political ma
chine, begin to weary the hearts of
men who define straight line IS "the
shortest distance between two points"
Presently We shall find our cities pro-
ceeding to their ends Of government
With Is Straightforward purpose Is we
expect in . business house. Gradually
The relations of state and nation will
be worked out in frank recognition of
essential conditions. That which now
)eems 90 vast and multifarious q con.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-27
THE TRANSIT OF mike"


The list of delegates commissioned
to represent Holt county in the demo.
cratic state convention is headed by
the name of mike" Harrington. We
take it that this means that Mike"
has finally shutiied off the last remnant
of his populist clothes and clad himself
in out and out democratic garments.
Up to two years ago Mike" had
always insisted that he was a populist
of the blown in the bottle variety,
although he was always busy steering
the populist cart in the wake of the
democratic machine. Two years ago
Mike" got one foot over the fence
when he ran as one of the Bryan pres
idential electors with the populist
brand on one shoulder and the demo.
cratic brand on the other. This fla
grant fraud proved to he successful, if
the theft for Bryan of votes intended
for tom" Watson can be called sue.
cessful. But mike" has evidently
been forced to the conclusion that the
game has been overplayed and that he
now has nothing more to gain by
masquerading as a populist. The
transit of Mike" therefore, is now
complete, and he will perform in the
democratic ring at Grand Island as he
used to perform in the populist end of
the tent.-Omaha Bee.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-27
Why He AppIauded.

ARE You f"Ld If music:" asked q
stranger "f TIN. Young man at the con-
cert VIII" WIS applauding vigorously
after Il pretty girl had sung a song In
a very painful way.
Not particularly" replied the young
man frankly. hut ! am extremely
fond of the musician"
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-27
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Perfume. IN Ancient pav..

Old a. the history Of the world itself
Is that Of the queen Of flowers. The
ancient Greeks and Romans reveled In
roses. They were used lavishly ut their
feasts. In the time of the republic the
people had their cups Of Falernian
wine swimming with blooms. and the
Spartan soldiers after the battle Of
Cirrha refused to drink any wine that
was not perfumed with roses. while at
the regatta Of Baiae the whole surface
of the LucriDe lake was strewn with
flowers.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-27
a Soft Place.

First Artist-Reduced to a draiDpipe
for a pillow. old chap? Second Artist
Idiot: Can't you see It's oiled with
Straw?-Bon vivant.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-27
Out of Her Reach.

Out Of Her Reach.
docs your heart ever reach out for
the unattaiIidbie!'
'NO. but my hands do when my hus-
band Is not ut nome. There are three
buttons NJ the back Of my gown that .
can't reach"
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-27
SnitOful.

: Patience-Did you enjoy my last
song? Patrice-I might have II had
known It was your last - Yonkers
Statesman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-10
vIve Ia Frying pan.

The frying pan will not be van
pushed by single blow. 1t has it's
friends, and it has its excellencies. and
they will resent this attack upon a.
housewife favorite. For to this usen-
sill we are indebted for the fried no
tato, the apple turnover, the dough-
nut, the peach pierino, the cruller. and
the crisp bacon that lies sweetly in
its gravy bed A thousand hands will
be raised to defend it. The first smell
of old Virginia ham, savory as the,
breath of the gods. will tempt the most
abstemious dyspeptic that ever chewed
breakfast food. And there is one deli
cacy from which the world can never,
be induced to part. From the earli-
times of the ''dominicker" down to,
these capon days it has been the joy
of mankind. Whatever may be charg--
ed against it, whatever crimes of in
digestion and devastation may be laid
at its door, let this be set down to its
credit. Wherever the name of chicken
is known, wherever good eating is.
esteemed. wherever the delights of the
table appeal to the heart of man, there
fiourishes the triumph of the irving
pan-fried chicken la Marylanh-
Baltimore Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-10

hooked or by pulling heavily On a ma
chine with a great deal of side draft.
A sweenied animal should be turned
out in the pasture until the shoulder is
filled up again. Injecting ten drops of
turpentine under the skin at intervals
not closer than one inch will greatly
hasten the process.
tuberculosis.
tuberculosis affects cattle. swine and
man. 1t has been clearly proved that
tuberculosis can be transmitted to
swine through the milk of affected
cows, and it is very probable that it
can be transmitted to human beings in
the same way.
tuberculosis can seldom be told by
the appearance of the animal. Often
the best looking cows in the herd will
be the worst affected. tuberculosis is
easily transmitted from one cow in a
herd to another. The only safe way to
do is to get the herd on healthy basis
and keep it there. The tuberculin test
applied by competent man is a sure
means of detecting the disease. The
diseased animals should be sold to a
soapmaker at once. II the disease
IL present only in certain local parts OF
the body the rest may be all right for
use. After the herd is once cleaned
MP no animals should be brought on
the place that have not been subjected
to the test In this way only can q
healthy herd be maintained.
Abortion.
Abortion is Of two kinds. accidental
and chronic. Accidental abortion may
occur in almost any class OF animals
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-10
rs result Of moldy feed. strains or
an, ~. of h i,.A ,<or q Nj

as q result Of moldy feed. strains or
injuries of any kind. Contagious abor-
ton is seldom troublesome except in
the case of cows. ALI cases OF abOr-
ton in cows. unless positively known
to be due to some other cause. should
be treated as contagious. Ii once in
troduced into herd this disease
spreads rapidly. almost destroying the
usefulness of the entire herd for breed
ing purposes.
AS soon as cow has aborted. the
calf. If it is dead. should be burned,
together with the afterbirth. The
stall aud the hind quarters of the COW
should be disinfected thoroughly. A
2 per cent solution of some coal tar
dip or ~ per cent solution of car
bolic acid is all right for this purpose.
The genital organs of the cow should
be syringed out with this solution
every three or four days as long as
there is any discharge. Cows that
have aborted should be kept well
away from the rest of the herd. They
should not be bred for at least ten
weeks after aborting or until all dis
charge has ceased. The reproductive
organs of the bull should be disinfect-
ed both before and after service. The
bull is one of the most frequent means
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-10
The Football Spirit.

Ambassador David j. Hill, crossing
from Germany on the George Wash
ington, said in the smokeroom OF the
steamer that he would be glad to
spend his Thanksgiving at heme.
Then. apropos of Thanksgiving day.
DR. Hill told story on the subject of
football.
AT a Thanksgiving day game at
Bucknell," he said, you know I'm
Bucknell mana beautiful girl in
sables and black velvet uttered low
cry of horror
my brother! My poor brother!'
she n1oaned, as a halfback was carried
unconscious from the field
"'Ah, but how thankful we should
be- her escort, an old player. cried,
gaily.
"'Thankful! Thankful for what%
excla med the girl.
Thankful that it wasn't the full
back said he. We haven't decent
fullhack sub, you know"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-10
Redouin Woman Suffraaist.

The wife of Bedouin sheik in the
province o. Fayoum, Egypt, has made
her appearance as the pioneer suffra-
gist of her country. She has been
writing on the subject for number of
years, but always under pseudonym.
Recently the disclosed her identity by
giving at the headquarters of news
paper a lecture on the woman question
in Egypt. She demanded monogamy,
reform in the divorce laws, higher edu-
cation for girls and equal rights for
women before the law. She is said to
have been listened to by more than
two hundred ladies from the most dis
tinguished families of the capital.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-10


ZANE of the most common dis
eases among horses is collie.
This may be caused by moldy
food. sudden change of food
or anything else that affects the di-
gestive system unfavorably.. Refusing
to eat. paving. grooming. looking
around at flank. lying down and get
ting up again are some of the common
symptoms of collie. A good remedy to
have on hand for collie is turpentine,
one ounce; cannabis indica. one-haif
ounce; alcohol. four ounces; water, one
pint. This should be shaken we'll and
given as a drench. In severe cases a
veterinarian should be sent for.
Barbed Wire Cuts.
Wherever horses are allowed to run
in pastures fenced with barbed wire
there will be frequent need of treat,
ment for wire cuts. In case the cut is
deep. with considerable bleeding. the
first thing to do is to stop the flow of
blood. Alcohol, vinegar or alum wa
ter is good for this purpose. A solu-
ton Of chloride of iron is still better.
If the bleeding is from a large vessel,
compression will have to be applied.
toward the heart if an artery is cut or
away from it in the case of a vein.
Usually, however, barbed wire cuts do
not bleed seriously. They should be
cleaned thoroughly with warm water
to which carbolic acid has been added
at the rate of to 100. If the wound
"matterates" an opening should be made
at the lower part to allow the pus to
escape freely. The wound should be
washed daily with a solution of chic
ride of zinc, one dram to one pint of
water. and little powdered iodoform
sifted on it. This iodoform aids heal
ing. prevents the formation of proud
flesh" and keeps the flies away. A
very bad cut should be dressed by
veterinarian. as proper treatment will
reduce the size of the resulting scar.
Calls.
When horses are put to work in the
spring. gals are very likely to form on
their shoulders. This can be prevented
by the use of collars and by accustom-
ing the horses to work gradually. The
use of pads is seldom advisable. as
they become filed with sweat and are
hard and irritating. A hard leather
collar that fits snugly to the horses
neck is the best thing to use. The
names should fit the collar snugly.
Washing the shoulders in warm water
every night helps to keep them from
CALLING. Sugar of lead, twenty grains
to one ounce of water. or nitrate of
silver. ten grains to one ounce of wa
ter, is good remedy. The following
salve is one of the best cures for gals
after they have once formed: Pulver-
lied alum, four ounces; pulverized
bloodroot, four ounces; white lead.
four ounces; calomel, two ounces. Mix
with glycerin. sweet oil or lard to make
an ointment.
Sweeny.
Sweeny. or wasting away of the
muscles Of the shoulder. occasionally
occurs in farm horses. 1t is caused by
a strain by pulling with only one tug
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-10
Commercial Crisis in Far East.

Commercial Crisis in Far East.
In the annual report of the Russo
Chinese bank it is stated that the clos
ing of the free port in Vladivostok has
led to a commercial crisis in the far
east. Before the closure took place.
goods were imported in such large
quantities that for long time new
,mnort sales will be difficult.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-10
RULES OF THE CONTEST

lie when properly filled out and brought to this
Office
The publisher is not to tell whom anyone votes
for except in case of alleged irregularity.
Each contestant is requested to send us as soon
as possible cabinet size photo for publication.
Make up your mind whom you wish to vote for
before coming to this office, the editor will posit
lively not decide the matter for you.
The result of the voting will be announced on
January 6, and weekly thereafter. Coupons and
votes must reach this Office not later than p. m.
Wednesday of each week to be counted for current
week.
All coupons and votes at deposited in
locked box The key to the ballot box shall be in the
possession of awarding committee during contest
An awarding committee of three of the best bus
mess men is to be appointed to make final count
and distribution of prizes.
Free votes will be published in paper first four
weeks of contest
Contest shall run about four months. The day
of closing will be announced at least 80 days in adj
vance
The contest shall close at O'Clock the day an
nounced. On the preceding Wednesday, after the
last count to be published before the ending, the
judges to count the votes in ballot box lock and
seal same and take to the bank announced in news
columns, where it will be kept on table during
business hours and in vault night until close of
contest, when awarding committee takes charge
During the last week all voting must be done in
the sealed box at the bank. Cash ballot slips will
be lett at the bank: these must be carefully filled
out, signed placed in envelope, sealed and placed in
ballot box. This guarantees square deal to every
one.-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-10

Announcement This piano contest will be con-
Quoted on business principles, with justice to all
concerned. Under such conditions piano contest
is sure to prove success.
Przes-The first prize shall be fine frst-class
piano, one of the best made, value $3.50 The other
valuable prizes will be given to the contestants in
their ORDER according to the number of votes each
contestant having choice of all prizes after contest
ants standing higher have taken their choice. Be-
fore the close each contestant must hand the editor
list of the prizes arranged in the order in which
she would select them If any contestant fails to
submit such list, the awarding judges will make
the selection in her turn.
Candidates young lady in stearns, Todd,
Pope or Douglas counties is eligible to place in
the contest The most popular young lady is the
who shall receive the most votes; to her
shall be awarded the beautiful piano. Other cand-
dates to receive their choice of prizes in ORDER
according to number of votes.
Glasses Of Notes.-The votes are issued in coupons
of the following denominations:
New Subscriptions, 81. % per year, 500 votes.
Back Subscriptions, 81, SO per year, 400 votes.
Renewal Subscriptions, sl.25 per year, 400 votes
Twoyear Subscriptions, $3.50, 1,5Oo votes
Three-year Subscriptions, So rs, $500 votes
Four-year Subscriptions $500, $500 votes.
Five-year Subscriptions, $685. 5000 votes.
Ten-year Subscriptions, $780, $1,000 votes
General Instructions
Results of voting will be published regularly.
Votes will not be allowed on subscriptions less
than regular prices.
No employee of this paper shall be candidate or
work in favor Of any contestant.
Votes once cast cannot be transferred to another
Votes obtained from merchants giving Contest
Coupons shall be credited to contestants at full val
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-02-10
Home Course
In Live Stock
Farming
V.-Some Common Dis.
eases.
By C. v. GREGORY.

Agriculture Making Money on
the Farm" Etc.
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