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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-03
Even Canr On Droop.

Among the pro- ems with which
army and navy ems GERS have TO deal
nowadays is that Of the dropping OF
the muzzles of excessively long guns
under the stress OF their own weight.
Experiments have shown that wire
wound guns of Pinch caliber and 90
feet length droop at the muZzle about
AZ minutes of arc, while built-up
solid guns of the same size droop
about 2h minutes. Differences of
temperature in the body of the gun
also cause bendings, which may eth
er increase the droop at the muzzle
or counteract it, according as it is the
upper or under part of the gun that
las the higher temperature. In con-
sequence, projectiles on leaving gun
have a wabbly motion. continuing up
to 500 yards and probably more.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-03
The Biggest Range Horse Sale on
Earth at Miles City. Montana

Will take place on August IA, Is,
16, II. $500 twenty-five Hundred
Horses) $500 will be sold, consisting
OF all classes, Mares and Colts,
Yearlings, Dry Mares, Big Unbroken
Geldings, besides 1000 Broke Horses,
Saddle horses, etc. We had 5000
horses in July. Don't miss this sale.
For further particulars write or
wire,
A. b. Clark Horse Sales Company,
9'3t Miles City, Montana.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-03
WARD SPRINGS

Miss Marguerite Watson is visiting
Miss Mary Marshall.
August Dahlem and Mamie Ander-
son spent Sunday at the Springs.
Mrs. Hogan and Miss Mary Hogan
spent Sunday at the Jameson cottage
Mrs. Forchay and daughter Annette
of Little Falls are visitors at the Lyon
cottage.
Miss Hattie Gilman was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Parker Sun
day, July %.
Last Thursday evening the young
people enjoyed card party at the
Segers cottage.
Some fine kodak views have been
taken this season at the Springs and
are on sale in town.
John Whitson and family are set
tied in one of the Ward cottages for
ia fortnight's outing.
Mrs Ovens parents and her two
little nieces are staying at Owens
cottage ':Kummigin."
Mr.. Van Xix, who was visitor at
the Hall cottage, returned last week
to his home in st. Paul.
Ray Hooper and Young Master
Whiteman rode out to camp on their
wheels Sunday afternoon.
The Davidsons from Winnipeg, who
have cottage on Big Birch, were
camp callers Saturday evening.
f. w. Mann and family of Devils
Lake, N. d., arrived in camp Tues
day and are settled in one of Erwin's
cottages.
T. w. Mann and family came in
from the Springs early Tuesday morn
ly there.
DR.. A. F. Moynihan and family
journeyed to the Spring Tuesday
morning and are in the smaller Cooper
cottage for fortnight. Miss Cecile
Gallagher of St. Cloud is their guest.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Erwin drove
out to the Springs Sunday afternoon
to get some Of their belongings from
"Hillcrest Lodge" and were detained
over night by the storm. They came
to town Monday morning.
Ben BuBois, who will put in some
time the next two weeks at the
Springs, has purchased fine new ca
noe. He asserts that the pike in Big
Birch win have to take a care when
that canoe gets into operation.
Lyman Kells and "Wash" McNeice
silently stole away Sunday afternoon,
and the camp is in gloom thereat.
Several of the ladies who are reported
to have enjoyed some of Lymans fine
cooking are said to be inconsolable.
The Erwins vacated s'Hillcrest
Lodge" Saturday and came to town.
They spent the entire month at the
Springs. Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin came in
in the morning and Miss Annabel on
/
manned over Sunday the guest of Miss
Winifred Cooper.
/ j. w. Ward broke all existing re-
cords for early driving to town Mon
day morning. He left the Springs
shortly after O'Clock, bringing along
with him Misses Mamie and Anna An
dersen who had spent Sunday with the
bunch of girls at ''Beauty's Bower.
The bevy of girls who have occu-
lpied the smaller Cooper cottage for a
week, packed up their goods and
came TO town Monday afternoon.
1 During their stay at the Springs the
cottage which they occupied was
dubbed "Beauty's Bower" The girls
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-03
Origin of Dollar Sign.

Pieces of eight" mean the Spanish
peso duro, or hard dollar, bearing the
nuneral eight and being the value of
eight reals.
commercial sign for the dollar
is supposed by some authorities TO
have reference to this eight, the YER
ucal strokes representing the Pillars
OF Hercules, which in the beginning
We're stamped on some of the Spanish
oolars. According to another ac-
count the dollar sign Is derived from
the stamp "SR." accompanied by two
vertical strokes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-03
Japan,s ilistc rioal Recors

Japan seems to be the only country
in the world that has never been real.
ly conquered, SO no wonder the Janan.
csc carry stiff upper lip. Some cen.
turtles ago a great Chinese expedition
under Emperor Kubla Khan set out tn
take in the japanese island. Ten ONLY
o. the 100000 were sent back alive to
tell the tale
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-03
Ode to Ward SPRINGS

The following verses were composed
by the young ladies who camped in
what they termed "The Beanery'' last
week. They sang them at the bean
bake at the Lyon cottage last Satur-
day evening.
On the shores of Little Birch Lake,
Beside the waters blue,
Meath the hills that nestle round
A little cottage grew,
Where all the girls are loyal
And most all the boys are true,
Even though some swiped our pennants
Without pang or two.
When the sun rises i'll Splendor
And the camp is all awake:
Oh. the little stunts we render,
And all the dives we take.
Still, we love our daily ducl1ings
And our friends we all wish well
Who have helped US, oh, so faithfully
When we in the water fell.
When the moon shines DER the waters
And the campfires are aglow
When the crowd has all assembled
To the bean bake to go,
There all the folks are jolly
And all the songs they sing;
They all join in the chorus
When we hail our dear Ward Springs
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26

AS a result of John Pierpoint
Morgan's organization of the Bra
lillian coffee trust, the price OF
coffee has been raised. A year ago
car of coffee cost $1,50O. 1t now
costs SIS, 400, and the same grade OF
coffee. This is one of the many ex-
amples of what can be done with
the necessaries of life by trust
methods, Johnnie Morgan is a
great man when it comes to squeez-
ing the poor people so that he can
add few more millions to his i'll
gotten wealth. But Johnnie will
die some day, and when he does.
they will have to bury him, just as
they would any other animal to pre-
vent the stencil of rottening flesh
pervading the air. With all his
wealth. with all his great art gal
leries and his libraries, his memory
will fade away. He has accom-
plished nothing but money after all
and he will have to leave that be
hind when he returns to Mothe
Earth.
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26
ON A GRAIN OF WHEAT

PRAYERS have been written and
engraved on many very small OBJ
iects, but only one person ever has
been patient and painstaking enough
to inscribe a complete prayer on a
grain of wheat. One day Sir Moses
Montefore received a small tin box
in the mail. On the cover OF the
box was written: "A Prayer for Sir
Moses Montefiore. Bauch Mordecal,
son of Zebi Hirsch Scheinemann, OF
Jerusalem. The box contained a
single grain of wheat, on which
were inscribed, in characters Sc
small they could only be read with
the aid of a powerful microscope
the 1856 Hebrew letters of the prayer
! and the date of the year (Hebrev
reckoning) SEAS. Sir Moses KEEP
the prayer in his private desk unit
he died, and it is preserved with re
Iligious care by one of his friends.
New York Press.
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26
THE SPICE OF CHANGE

Glenn H. Curtiss, seated on
wind-swept pier at Atlantic City.
was amazed at the beauty OF the
girls who paced the glittering white
sand.
"The summer girl is at her best
here" said the aviator. A collec-
ton of summer girls of such beauty
as this is truly impressive spec
tacle."
He smiled.
IF only the summer girl were
less frivolous!" he said. l know a
handsome young man who usually
has it all his own way with the
ladies, but he told me yesterday that
these Atlantic City girls quite fab
bergasted him.
He'd been boasting to pretty
blonde about his conquests and how
changeable he was. and all that.
81 love you because you arr
changeable' said the blonde. ant
she threw her soft white arms abou
his neck course they were en-
gaged-they'd got engaged the sec
ond evening, so everything wa
right and proper.
Why do you love me for bein'
changeable, darling?' said the youn
man as he looked into her deer
clear eyes with a puzzled frown.
i THE summer girl laughed archlI
and patted his brown cheek.
Because, dear, she said, ever
time | kiss you it's like kissing al
other man.
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26
MENDING DAY

| like to watch my mother sew.
Her needle is SO bright,
And it runs in and out so fast,
A little flame of light.
She lets me bring my little chair
And have some sewing, too;
And am always sorry when
Mamma and | are through.
And all the time my mother sews
She tells some nice long tale
Of lovely little fairy folks
Or mavbe JonRh's whale.
| | like her stories best of all,
Because they end just right,
And give me things to tell myself
When left aione at night.
Ethellyn Erewer De Foe, in 81
Nicholas.
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26
MAY 26, 1911.
THE RECALL

The Joint resolution providing lot
the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico as States is satisfactory 10
the people of Arizona, even though
it carries the proposition, Shall tne
recall be applied to the judiciary
When Congress adopts the JOINT
resolution an election for State Of
f;cers will be called. At this eiec-
tion the people will vote for the
proposition relating to the recall OF
the judiciary. If the people 40 not
want the recall to apply to the
judiciary, they will vote against the
proposition. If they still retain tne
good sense they displayed at the
election held in February, when
they declared by big majority IN
favor of every proposition IN the
constitution, then they will vote IN
favor of retaining the recall of the
judiciary.
No honest Judge need fear the
recall, and the people should pro-
vide now against what might nap
pen in the future. California mas
at last cut loose from a judiciary
owned by corporations. 1t mas
adopted the recall to apply to the
judiciary, and, as Col. Roosevelt
said in recent speech in Los Ange'
les. California needed the recall
for the judiciary" 1t took many
years for the republican State Of
California to put herself in position
to protect her people from Judic
iary that was notoriously controlled
by corporations, but now that Gan
fornia has adopted the recall to ap
ply to its judiciary, as well as U
other State officials, tnere VIII oe
chance for the people to secure thel
rights and make the judges respec
the law as well as the common pee
pie.
The people of Arizona do nc
want to be in the position fe'
years hence of having to adopt a
amendment to the constitution
apply the recall to the judiciar.
We have it in our constitution nov
let us keep it there. If we don
the day will come when we W
wish we had.
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26

The concert in Wickersham Park
Friday night, given by the Venice
band, was treat that was greatly
enjoyed bv the people OF Stafford
and the valley, who attended in
large numbers, fully 1900 being
present. There is nothing more en-
jcyable than music and it will be a
grand thing for the people when
ourband gives regular concerts in
tie park. The towg council might
ss.lp to keep up these concerts by
an aprpriation to pay the band
Every citizen should be willing to
e.naitute a small sum to have at
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26

Is there anything in all this world
that IL of more importance to you
than good digestion? Food must
be eaten to sustain life and must be
digested and converted into blood.
When the digestion fails the whole
body suffers. Chamberlain's Tab
lets are a rational and reliable cure
for indigestion. They increase the
flow of bile, purify the blood,
strengthen the stomach, and tone
up the whole digestive apparatus to
a natural and healthy action. For
sale by Stafford Drug Co. Hat
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26

least one concert a week. Regular
concerts by the band will bring TO
town people from all parts OF the
valley, who will come to enjoy the
music and Stafford would soon re
the center for the music-loving pub
lie Let US have the band concerts
regul arly all through the season.
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26
HUMAN ECCENTRICITlES

Man comes into the world with
out his consent and leaves it against
his will. During his stay on eartn
his time is spent in one continuous
round of contraries and misunder-
standings. In his infancy he's an
angel: in his boyhood he's devil;
in his manhood he's everything from
a toad up; in his duties he'sa
fool. If he raises a family ne $ a
chump; if he raises check he's a
thief, and the law raises
with him: if he's poor man, he's a
poor manager and has no sense; II
he's rich he's dishonest, but consid-
cred smart. If he's in politics, ne
a CRATER and a crook; if he's out OF
politics, you can't place him, as he's
IAN undesirable citizen" if he goes
to church he's hyprocrite; it he
stays away from church he's a sin
ner: if he donates to foreign mis-
sions, he does it for show; II M
doesn't he's a stingy and tight
wad." If he discovered the Nortl
Pole he's a liar; if he didn't he's
coward. If he advertises in IHl
GUARDIAN and pays his subscription
he's a winner; if he doesn't-weil
he's loser. When he first come
into the world everybody wants t
kiss him, before he goes out they a
want to kick him, If he dies young
there was great future befor
him; if he lives to ripe old ag'
he's in the way, only living to say
funeral expenses. Is not life ful
nv proposition after all?
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26

If a map fears death it is almost a
confession that he isn't living right.
Graham guardian., 1911-05-26
I For Constitutional Amen
ment.
I Against Constitutional
Il Amendment.

Any elector desiring to vote Tor
said amendment shall place cross
in the blank square opposite the
words "For Constitutional Amend
ment," and those desiring to vote
against such amendment shall place
cross in the blank square opposite
the words Against CONSTITUTIONAL
Amendment" and said ballot shall
be counted and canvassed by the
election officers of said State author
Iizad by law to count and canvass the
ballots cast at the election for State
officers: and the board of supervisors
of each of the counties of said State
shall certify to the governor of said
State the result of said vote in the
counties respectively upon the said
amendment, and the governor OF
said State shall thereupon determine
| from the certificates aforesaid
whether or not the majority OF the
votes cast at said election upon such
, amendment were cast in favor there
of. and if such majority exists, tbt
? said governor shall then issue hi
E proclamation declaring the said pro
, posed amendment part OF the con
2 stitution; but if the same shall fal
0 of such majority, then and in tina
r event section one of article eight o
the rnnstitution of Arizona shall re
main part of said constitution unit
a such time as it may be changed a
!. provided by law.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-13
Australian Patent Butter Box.

There has been patented IN Aus
tralia and New Zealand a collapsible
butter box of a neat. durable and Ia
bor-savifg order. The device is ex-
ceedingly simple. Made of 3-S-inch
white pine, it is the Iightest box on
the market The four sides of the
box, of equal measurements, are
grooved and fitted into grooved cor
ners, eight nails being sufficient 10
hold the box intact as against over
40 in the box at present most in use
The whole when together is perfectly
rigid and Viselike. 1t has successfully
witbstood severe handling.
The patentee claims that the new
box can be manufactured for 80 to
80 per cent less than any other; also
that 30 boxes can be made out of the
same amount OF material required TO
make 30 of the present type. This IS
an important point, in view of the
fact that the life of the white pine is
limited The general use Of the new
box by butter shippers would there
fore proiong the life of this particular
pine fully a third. The patent has
been submitted to "a crucial eXamina =
ton by Sydney manufacturers, who
nave passed very favorable comments;
and it has also been inspected By
several managers of local butter fac
tories. who are all impressed with its
practica biIity Consul General
John P. Bray, sydney.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-13
CHILD GIVEN TO FERGUSON.
Divorce Suit DiscIoses Incident in
Maine Woods as Cause of Trouble.

Because Emily Csrstairs Ferguson
was alone with a guide in the Maln4'
woods for five weeks was one OF the
reasons advanced by her husband s
lawyers in the superior court, at
Bridgeport. Wednesday, why her IL
year-old daughter should not be left
in Mrs. Ferguson's custody
Mrs. Ferguson who is at present
living in New York is being sued Tor
a divorce BY Walton Ferguson. Jr-,
who has a handsome nome at Straw :
berry Hill. Stamford, and is in DusI-
ness in New York. The hearing be
fore Judge Burpee was held TO de-
termine who should have the custOdy
OF the child.
Mrs. Ferguson is in delicate health
and her counsel had DR.. +. II Pue
and DR.. John D. Musser. Of New OK
in court to testify that it would Dc
necessary for her to 20 away for the
summer, either to a ssnitarIum III
New York state or TO some outdoor
camp.
Judge Burpee decided. in view oi
Mrs. Ferguson's condition thai the
child should be given into the father !
charge. but the mother might see nel
daughter at reasonable intervals
Mrs. F'erguson's counsel made mo
ton that the divorce trial be post
poned until autumn because theit
client is not strong enough to stant
the ordeal now. Judge Burpee sait
that he doubted if the case would b.
reached during the present term, -
he would postpone the matter.
Mrs. Ferguson is a member Of tn
Carstairs family, of Philadelphia. He
father was a distiller.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-13
NORWICH PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION
Temporary Organization Effected John B. Stanton Hav
ing Been Chosen President-Will Conduct the Work
for This Summer.

ANY person contributing not less
than 81 annually to the funds of the
association shall be a member.
Tho officers of the association shall
be president, two vice presidents,
secretary and treasurer, who shall
. constitute a board of directors till a
who will have full power to solicit
members and funds, and to expend the
same as they may deem necessary to
maintain Fairgrounds during the sum-
mer.
The officers elected were as follows:
President John B. Stanton; vice pres
idents, Gilbert S. Raymond, Timothy
c. Murphy; secretary, Arthur l..
Peale: treasurer. John NJ Lee.
A committee to draw up bylaws and
a constitution for a permanent organ
ization was named by President Stan
ton to include the following: DIR. P.
J. Cassidy, Arthur l.. Peaie. John NJ.
Lee, Gilbert S. Raymond, Fred L..
Newton
1t is understood that. his temporary
organization will probably look after
the work for this year and that in the
fall there will. be a permanent associ-
alton organized. The raising OF funds
will be started at once by the com
mittee and they will devote their at
tention 10 developing the grounds of
Lake street for this summer. The ses-
sion lasted until 1886 O'Clock and il
was reported that there is a deep in
terest in this movement throughout
the city.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-13

That there is much interest in the
playground movement was evidenced
Monday evening by the large attend
ance at the meeting of the committee
named at the recent special meeting
of the board of trade. to consider the
matter. With the committee were
three members of the Principals club,
which organization also named a COM
mittee in regard to the matter
In the board of trade rooms Monday
evening. a temporary Fairgrounds as
ISOLATION was organized and officers
elected who will probably serve
through this season Those present
were Amos A. Browning. J. D. Havi-
land, Charles d. Moves, Timothy c..
Murphy. Gilbert s. Raymond, John NJ.
Lee, Arthur l. Peale, DIR. p. J. Cas-
sidy, John 3. Stanton, /. c. Elmer, F.
L. Newton. As temporary chairman,
Amos A. Browning was chosen and
Henry w. Tibbits acted as secretary
during the evening. A committee was
appointed, consisting of John B.
Stanton. Timothy C. Murphy, and Ar
thur L. Peale. to draft constitution
for a temporary playground associa-
ton, which report was accepted. the
draft being as follows. Resolved,
That there is hereby formed tenn
porary association known as the Nor
ject of the association shall be to
promote the playground interests of
the town, and a closer sympathy and
cooperation between the home, the
school and the playground.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-13
Comforting Words
Many . Norwich Households Will Fird
Them So.

To have the pains and aches of
bad back removed; to be entirely free
from annoying, dangerous urinary
disorders is enough to make any kid
ney sufferer grateful To tell how this
great change can be brought about
will prove comforting words to hum
dreds of Norwich readers.
Mrs. sRoland .Ockery. 2s2 Franklin
Street, Norwich, Conn, says: MY
opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills is just
as high today as when / testified to
their merits in public statement
given in April 1906. At that time
stated that great benefit had followed
the use of this remedy in my case
when | suffered from pain in the
small of my back. which caused me
almost constant misery. Pains in my
sides ALSO untitled me for the most
trivial of nv household duties. ! WAS
misera BILE and unable to find relief
when Doans Kidney Pills were
brought to my attention. and ! pro-
cured box from y. ID. SEWN & Sons
Drug. Store. Their beneficial effect
was shown in remarkably short
time. and | continued taking them up-
til all trouble from my back and Kid
neys was removed"
For sale by all dealers. Price soc.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo. New
York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the Doan's-and
take no other.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-13
UN ERALS.
Mrs. Robert Mckeaa.

AT 230 O'Clock Monday afternoon
the funeral of Mrs. Robert McKeag
was held from her late home No. 5St
Main street. there being a number of
relatives and friends inattendance. The
services We're conducted by Rev. H. j.
WyckOff, pastor of the Second Con-
gregationaI church. There were many
handsome floral forms. The bearers
were Robert NJ. Braun. Portland Be.
James A Hiscox,-- Charles Davis and
Frank Grandy of this city. Burial was
in Yantic cemetery, where a committa1
sedvice was read. Henry Allen & Son
had charge of the arrangements.
Miss Nora E. Casey.
Monday morning the funeral of Miss
Nora E. Casey was held from her late
hobe. No. 129 Sachem4 street. and at
mings conducted the service. A large
number of relatives and friends were
present and there were handsome flow
ers. Miss Greeley sang two hymns.
The bearers were Thomas B. Leahy,
Joseph Callahan, William Holland, W.
TT. Callahan. John Nolan and James
Hourigan. Burial was in st. Mary.s
cemetery.
Patrick Devine.
At his late home, in High street,
Monday morning the funeral of Pat
rick Devine was held and at ST. Pat
rick's church. Rev. T. A. GrumbIy con
Quoting the service. Many We're in at
tendance. including a number from
New London, Montville and Westerly.
Jesus. Lover of My Soul. and Nearer,
My God, to Thee, We're sung by Miss
Greeley The bearers were Daniel
O'ConneH John Murphy, P. Sullivan.
Michael Flynn. Bartholomew Shea and
P. P. Sullivan Burial was in st. Mary 5
cemetery.