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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-07

brilliant women with bewitching opera
bags. What will my poor mother
say?'
Your poor mother need know moth
Ing about this imbecile affair."" vouch-
safed Fordyce.
Il will have to tell her all when l
seek refuge under her protecting wing.
Oh, how could you be so cruel!" cried
Mrs. Fordyce.
"Bernice, this is all tommyrot. Alb
solutely ridiculous. AS if / didn't love
Dne hair of your precious head more
than all the women in the world. You
didn't sleep one wink all night, and
how you haven't even tasted your
breakfast. You will be ill as sure as
tate.
Il don't care if am, my heart is
broken and Bernice broke into a
fresh paroxysm of grief
Hang it all" muttered John. "Ah.
there's the telephone ringing. Maybe
It's the police force wanting my per
son for doing away with a mysterious
opera bag"
Hello. yes, this is JOhn-WeI, Of
all things! Hold the wire until
make sure" Returning in a few min
ntes Fordyce called through the
phone: "By George, it's your coat. I'll
be down to your Office within an hour.
Goodby."
Thank heavens, Bernice. Come"
screamed the relieved husband, you
needn't go home to mother. The pink
bag mysterysis solved. Peace will reign
once more in the Fordyce mansion.
Percy Trude and / changed overcoats
last night at the restaurant. The opera
bag belongs to his sister. Now, am I
SO cruel? Have I been entertaining
brilliant women?"
you are an angel" murmured Ber-
nice, throwing her arms around her
husbands neck. 81 am surely sorry.
but it's all Percy's fault. He shouldn't
have been so careless with his coat.
What blessing I'm not of jealous
disposition. Some women would have
been furious"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-07
The Opera Bag

AY something" ex.
claimed y o u n 6
M r S Fordyce,
"You sit there
like an Egyptian
mummy. Can't
you exert enough
originality to con-
coct some plaus'
ible explanation.
1 might argue
myself into be-
lieving your tale,
be il ever so Inn
probable"
7 M y d e a r, !"
a d s W e r e d her
husband, Il have
said all that there
is to be said on
the subject. If you
insist, l can string
out a mile of ut
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-07
A Movinu Land.

One OF the broad slopes of Mont
Gringuez, France, is reported to have
detached from its foundations, and to
have moved over distance of nearly
a quarter OF mile, carrying with it
the soil, meadows and woods. and COW
ering up in its passage roads and
bridges that stood in the way. A
chestnut grove has travelled 500 feet
without suffering any apparent dam.
age, but many small lakes have been
formed by the damming of the wa
ters-Scientific American.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-07
Where the Crowd Goes.

Julie-Where are you going this
summer, dear?
Marie-Mahoosic beach.
Julie-Why, my dear, there are no
eligible men there!
Marie-No, but there will be as
Soon as it's known I'm around.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-07

We'll, anyway, the first of the sum.
mer me and sister made up our minds
that we'd get rid of her some way or
other, but we couldn't neither of us
seem to make up our minds to come
right out fat and tell her we didn't
want her, SO we just planned to take
our vacations at the same time and
go home and tell her we was goin' to
shut up the fiat and then maybe she'd
understand that we wanted her to get
another place. Well, that girl was
Just determined she'd stay in that fiat.
"1t wouldn't look right, Mabel sis
ter and me says to her, for a young
girl like you to stay here alone and
your beau comm and like that. Your
ma wouldn't like it a bit
! well, Mabel was some mad, guess
but she was just as set to stay as
ever, SO finally sister and me had to
find her boarding place and just
about turn her out Of the house. Sis.
ter looked so relieved when she saw
her trunk goin' down to the wagon.
.My!' she says. Amt glad to get
rid Of her?'"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-07
Doubts Of Their Existence

"Of course you admit that no self.
respecting man would associate with a
wife beaten"
"Of course" replied Mr. Meekton,
hmidly. But. do you know, I'd like
20 see one. Just out Of curiosity" :.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-07
Came

There are some funny folks in this
world" said Miss Black, the seam
stress. Nov, for instance, I'll tell
you about girl 1 know.
"She came from the same town that
me and my sister came from, but her
folks are kind of funny and we wasn't
really well acquainted with 'em. But
you know how it is in the city. Folks
that you knew back HONEYWELL. you
'em than maybe you really are, don't
you?
We'll, anyway, me and sister, we
had fiat together, and we was fixed
real comfortable. You see, we got
our meals at home sometimes or took
'em out, just as we had mind to,
and sometimes we'd be invited out to
eat, and that would save the price of
a meal now and then; though me and
sister, we was brought up to be real
careful how we imposed on folks
about goin' to eat with 'em too often.
You know how 1t is. Folks ask you
SO cordial sometimes to come any
time, and then just's likes not if you
go they'll talk behind your back about
how willin' you are to come to their
house and be entertained and you
don't never seem to think it's neces-
sary to ever invite other folks to your
house and all that kind of talk. So
take it all in all, it's just about as
cheap to pay for your own meals.
"But everybody don't feel like that
and that's how / come to think OF
tellin' you about this Mabel that sister
and me used to know back home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-07

"You see, one day sister and me we
was takin' little trip across the lake
and we fixed up quite lot of lunch,
meanin' for it to do us for dinner and
supper, too. We just had some sand
wiches and pickles and cake and fruit
and things like that, because we amt
either of us what you could call real
heavy eaters. Well, me and sister
took our lunch up to the front OF the
boat about noon and begun to spread
out our things, and just as we was
about to begin to eat our sandwiches
who should come up, squealin' like
she she was just about tickled to
death to see us, but this Mabel that
we used to know back home?
well, We hadn't even seen her for
a couple of years, but you'd "a thought
we was the best friends that ever was
from the way she carried on. There
was young fellow hanging over the
rail of the boat and pretty soon she
calls to him to come and get intro
duced to us. They was intending to
buy their dinner on the boat. they
said, but, of course, nobody with any
manners could help askin' 'em to
have sandwich, so sister and me
asked em, and if they didn't sit down
and eat up half our lunch, so we didn't
know whether there'd be enough left
for our supper or not!
well, anyway, they stuck around
with us all afternoon and they was
right good company, too, I'll say that
for EN-. When suppertime came they
just helped themselves like they'd
been asked to stay. Well, when we
got off the boat it had begun to rain
and Mabel says, Girls she says.
would you mind If went home with
you and stayed all night SOS Fred
won't have to go home with me?'
We'll, what could person do, I'd
like to know? Of course, we had to
tell her to come right along and we'd
be pleased to have her and all that.
well, the next day Mabel said she
1idn't feel we'll enough to go to work
and would sister or me please phone
her boss and tell him she wasn't goin'
10 come down? So she stayed in bed
hat day, and the next day she stayed
IN bed most of the time, and the up
shot of it was that she stayed with
Us all that week, and every day she'd
ask sister or me to go over to her
boarding house and get first one thing
and then another, and at the end of
he week she just up and asked us if
We couldn't let her board with us.
We'll, now, me and sister hadn't
any more idea of taking a boarder
han anything on earth, but it seemed
ike there wasn't any real good reason
why we shouldn't, and, anyway, I
lon't believe she's "a went if we'd
old her she couldn't stay. so she KEEP
light on stayin'.
well, anyway, the first of the sum
ner me and sister made up our minds
hat we'd get rid of her some way or
,ther hIt We couldn't noithor ~ nc
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-09-07

wins. she did not have to found her,
out by the peach trees.
There was big fat squirrel on
the rail fence just now she said, eat
ing something so busily that he.
wouldn't bulge even when / threw
things at him. There weren't any
stones, so I used those hard green
things on these trees-they were just
right to throw-and he jumped so
when the last one hit him.
II fed to keep from doing violence.
to Pearl.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16

q - -.
into the senate but when they get
there most men do not want to leave.
"Tain't human, comments Uncle
Ben.
But, granting that all these inn
pediments are severs0me. we emnrge
IN to an ominous atmosphere black
with thes clouds of diamust and
pierced by the Tightening strokes of
deception, fore runners Of tesmpest
which is ozbatter our frail craft that
will need all the buoyancy it can
command to keep it from sinking.
This dark outlook is caused by app
parent enemies of reapportionment
spreading theagossip that.to reappor-
ton means legislation in favor Of the
liquor interests, inasmuch, says Dame
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16

by D. P. o'Neil Of Thief River Falls,
Beltrami being taken from this dis.
trict but Mahnomen would be added.
leaving the district four counties.
Mahnomen, Red Lake, Pennington
Clearwater. No rhnnge is mo.
posed for tn northwest countr2s
Kittson, Marshall and Roseau, now
being represented by Senator sund-
berg and Representatives Robertson
and Mattson. Not, to add to this
growing part of the state or to
change the representation unsatis-
factory to- the .northweat smemi,ars sis
likely to cause trouble within our
own ranks. The sBeltrami- Hubbard
and the Red Lake, ahnomen ar
arrangement probably would be salts
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16

ties vii have more direct representa-
ton becomes nightmare.
Strange as it may seem, one Of the
danger points on the voyage Of the
reapportionment bill is the widely
neutrality-suspicious. of members from;
the North as to just what will con-
stitute proper redistricting. Az The
bill, sanctioned by leaders Of the
Brainerd convention, now stands Bel
trami is to be Joined with Hubbard,
the county adjoining on the south,
and this newly created legislative
district would have a senator and
two representatives, Beltrami, of
course, getting one of the representa-
tives. Mahnomen county would be
added to the district now represented
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
TnELlFIING OF The LID.

With the reopening of the saloons,
northern Minnesota towns face the
old questions of liquor regulations.
AS one of the largest towns af-
fected by Mr.. 'Pussyfoot's" now ia
nous invasion, Bemidji might do we'll
to take the lead. During the mo-
ments of anxiety when those who
believed in saloons as the towns
salvation, held their breath for fear
of offending the government, all
sorts of ideas were propounded as to
how the saloons could most properly
be conducted.
The lifting of the lid shouldn't
mean that there is to be a reckless
selling of liquor 1t is still crime
to sell liquor to a person of Indian
blood and it is punished by peniten-
larry sentence. 1t is also just as
much of crime to run "joint" as
it was when the Indian treaty big
stick dangled over the heads of the
saloonkeepers. The withdrawal of
federal interference is apt to cause
exuberance on the part of the liquor
dealers with undesirable results
In Bemidji there are many who.
favor a Tightening of the liquor reg
ulations. 1t has often been suggest
ed that too many saloons have been
doing business here, to the detri-
ment to the legitimate saloonkeeper
and the town in general.
An increase in the license fee I'M
doubtedly would have the effect of
cutting down the number and it
would seem that this is the physicio-
logical moment for the council to
take such action. Some of the lead
ing business men have suggested a
fee of 1,0O0-double the present
amount-and that probably would
mean an improvement in the liquor
business here.
Incidently, it may be we'll for the
friends of the liquor traffic to remem-
Der that County Option is live and
growing issue and that this part Of
the state is wrought up, for reasons
good and plenty, over the general
question as to whether saloons should
exist, and to aggravate the public at
this time may send them to- the
dreamland where there are no judges
to break the spell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16

factory.
Providing the northern members
do come to 9 harmonious understand
ing insofar as the state at large is
aware, the North Is unit in Its de-
mands. theRe remains thsatest Of real
ptriotismsDn the part otsthe senators
who wonid- lose their seats by the
right kind Of redistricting. The
senator who represents Waseca with
Ats bare 12,QOO--a scamplete sena-
torial district while Beltrami with
nearly 10000 is but fraction of a
district might abe srely tempted to
hang on despite the raw injustice Of
such condition Of affairs. This
principle applies in many cases. 1t
is generally pretty hard work to get
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16

Rumor, as the new districts vii be
carved 80 as to make county option
strongholds just the opposite.
The poison is getting in its work
and some of the inembers from the
South who are county optionists adj
init that they would vote for a reap
sportionment bill-s""if it were on the
square,, say they will not do it if it
is to be a brewers bill.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
BREAKERS AHEAD

All sorts of complications begin to
loom in the fight for state reappor-
tionment in Minnesota. When the
committees were announced in the
Senate and House, with strong, reap
portionment men as chairman of
each, it looked as if added represent
alton to which this part of the state
is justly entitled would be granted
by legislature having majority
of fair and impartial minds.
At the present moment this pro-
posed legislation which began it's
journey on smooth waters has already
encountered various eddies while a
slight swerving from the direct route
may send it into alarming dangerous
whirlpools or it may even be swept
on into the rapids, which will carry.
it down to a disasterous determines
ton.
1t is easy enough to absorb the fire
and zeal and enthusiasm of the vigor-
Gus North that persons not mingling.
with men of the other parts of Mimi
esota are prone to believe that the
fight is won. They point to such
famous gatherings as the Brainerd
convention to the governor of the
state who has declared without
equivocation that a Just bill must be
passed or that special session will
be convened to the glazing defects of
present system of representation
which shows an unjust preponder7
ance in favor of the shrinking South
and the conclusions are that the Leg
islature will lose no time in Keeling
of the right kind of a measure.
But in st. Paul, rubbing elbows
with the senators, from, the South
who love their state, but ooh, you,
district!"', and members of the lower
house wing hage, strange, wild wierd
ideas xo5 Chat. reapportionment|
means, t1a- PLEASANT day when Bel
trami and::xhe other northern coun-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16
SUPPLYING q Want

Supplying q Want.
Shabby individual Ito painter up lad.
ders-Hi you're dropping your paint
all over me-
Painter-Well. you're badly in need
Of a coat Of some sort.-London Tit
Bits It,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-16

The Bemidti Pioneer has es-
tablished and will maintain a
legislat tive bureau at the estate
capitol in st. Paul. Any of sour *
readers wishing .informatinn sof
any kind relative to the work Of
the legislatures: copies Of bills,
when introduced, by whom, votes
legislation or. anythingi in connec-
ton with the proceedings Of the
lawmakers will be cheerfully
furnished without cost. Such
information will be confidential
If desired. Address,, Bemidji
Pioneer Bureau, State Capitol,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-02-03
A Corner in Candies

As an example Of trusts and monop-
olies prevalent even in that early day
It may be mentioned that in 1850 one
BENJAMIN Crabb obtained the exclus-
i've right to make sperm candles in
Massachusetts for Il years.
A year later, however. a factory was
started in Providence, R. l., and with
In the decade there were eight fac
tories in New England and one in
Philadelphia. Their output greatly re-
duced the price of candles, which not
long before sold for five shillings a
pound. In those days s1-25 was worth
fully three times as much as it is now.
From the Designer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-02-03
FOR COUNTRYWIDE MOVE
Foes OF tuberculosis Have Plan to
Use Most Powerful Weapon
on Earth.

April 30 has been set aside this year
as Tuberculosis Day" and will be Oh
served in 100000 churches in the
country in a manner similar to that
OF Tuberculosis Sunday" in 1910
when 10000 sermons were preached
on the prevention of tuberculosis. In
the first official announcement of the
occasion, made by the National Asso.
citation for the Study and Prevention
Of tuberculosis, the leaders of the
movement state that they hope to en-
list all of the 10000 900 church mem.
bers in the country.
In one respect tuberculosis day will
differ from tuberculosis Sunday Of
1910. Instead of requesting the
churches to give to the tuberculosis
cause a special Sunday service, the
national association is going to ask
this year that meetings, at which the
subject of tuberculosis and its pre-.
vention can be discussed, be held on
Sunday, April so, or on any other day
near that date, either in the week
preceding or the week following
What we want" says Mr.. Living
ston Farrand, executive secretary of
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis, in a
citation for the study and prevention
report on this movement, lis to have
this whole subject of tuberculosis dis
cussed in all of the 100000 churches
Of the United States at as nearly the
same time as possible"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-02-03
To Arrange Flowers.

Here are five golden rules which
should be observed BY those who offer
arrange flowers Use plenty Of foliage
Put your flowers in very lightly. Use
artistic glasses Do not put more thar
two or, at the most, three different
kinds OF flowers in one decoration
Arrange your coEors to form & bold
contrast or better still, a soft har.
mony- The aim Of the decorator should
Be TO show OF the foEers-not the
vases that contain them; therefore the
simpler ones are far preferable to
even the most elaborate. Glasses for
a dinner table should be either white.
delicate shade OF green. OF rose col
or, according to the flowers arranged
in them.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-02-03
EASY CHANGE
When Coffee Is Doing Harm.

A lady writes from the land of cot.
ton of the results of a four years use
of the food beverage-hot Postum.
Ever since can remember we had
used coffee three times day. 1t had
a more or less injurious effect upon
us ALL and 1 myself suffered almost
death from indigestion and nervous
ness caused by 1t.
Il know it was that, because when
I would leave it of for a few days
would feel better. But it was hard to
give it up, even though l realized how
harmful it was to me.
AT last l found perfectly easy
way to make the change. Four years
ago / abandoned the coffee habit and
began to drink Postum, and l also in.
fluenced the rest of the family to do
the same. Even the children are al
lowed to drink it freely as they dc
water, And it has done us all great
good.
Il no longer suffer from indigestion.
and my nerves are in admirable tone
since l began to use Postum. We
never use the old coffee any more.
I'VE appreciate Postum as a de-
hghtful and healthful beverage. which
not only invigorates but supplies the
best of nourishment as weu." Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Greek, |
Mich.
Read The Road to wellvflle," in |
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the shove Ietterf A new
one appears from Tlme to time. They 1
are genuine, true and full OF human /
Interest.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-02-03
ECZEMA GONE, B0ILS CURED

My son was about three weeks old
when noticed breaking-out on his
cheeks, from which watery sub
stance oozed. 4 short time after. his
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also, and in few days became a solid
scab. l became alarmed, and called
our family physician, who at once pro-
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tie fellow was under his treatment
for about three months. By the end
OF that time, he seemed no better. I
became discouraged, and as l had
read the advertisements of Cutfcura
Remedies and testimonials of a great
many people who had used them with
wonderful success, l dropped the doc
tors treatment, and commenced the
use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
and in few days noticed a marked
change. The eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed, and his shoulders,
arms and breast were decidedly bet
ter. When he was about seven
months old all trace Of the eczema
was gone.
Uurlng MS teethlng period, his
head and face were broken out in
hollis which I cured with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Surely he must
have been great sufferer. During the
time Of teething and from the time I
dropped the doctors treatment, used
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment, nothing else, and when two
years old he was the picture of health.
His complexion was soft and beauti-
ful. and his head mass of silky curIs.
had been afraid that he would never
be well, and feel that owe a great
zeal TO the Cuticura Remedies"
,Signedl Mrs. Mary W. Ramsey. sa4
:. Jackson ST.. Colorado Springs.
Colo, Sept. "a. 1910.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-02-03
Tommy and the Norm.

There were only two pieces of
cake and three hungry boys upstairs
throwing their clothes on in the race
10 get down first. Tommy won out
ana rushed into the dining room
breathlessly.
Ihats a good boy, Tommy. The
early bird gets the worm. Take a
piece OF cake" said the mother.
tommy looked at the cake quizzical-
~, inspecting it from all sides.
WHAT'S the matter, Tommy"
asked his mother. What are Won try.
ing to do?"
say. ma, which piece has the worm
IN IT." he asked soberly.-National
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-02-03

times, and said that / ought to have ave. s sD
operation. l would not listen tn that 81
and when a friend Of nv husband toi3
nm about Lydia E. Pinkharo's Vega-
fable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, l was willing to take eft f.
Now look the picture of health and
reel IKE it, too. I can do my own houseH
work, hoe my garden, and milk a cow.
l can entertain Company and enjoy
them. L can visit when I choose and
walk as far as any ordinary woman
any day in the month. l wish / conId
tax toevery sufferingwoman andoir1 y
Mrs. DEMA BETHUEE, Sikestono Mo
The most successful remedy in thig
country for the cure of ali forms of
female complaints is lydia y. PM
hams Vegetable Compound.
IL IS more widely and successfully
used than any other remedy, It has
cured thousands OF women who have
been troubled with displacements in.
ffiammation, liberation, fibroid tnn nm "a
irregularities, periodic pains, backache'
that bearing down feeling, INDIGESTION
and nervous prostration, after ali of6ar
means hadfailed. Why don't you tryit9