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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
PRINTING Office DIALOGUES.

There must be some amusing con-
versations in a newspaper composing
room. according to young man who
works in a printing Office and who de-
clares that dialogues like the follow
ing are Of frequent occurrence:
Foreman Of the Of6ce-BrOwn, what
are you doing now?
Compositor-I'm finishing Setting
House ON Fire." most done.
Foreman-What'sJ Jones about?
Compositor-He's finishing that Jaw
ful Murder"
Foreman-Tell him to hurry it up
and take hold of this Runaway
Horse" Morse, what have you on
hand?
Morse-"Solid Men of Boston"
Foreman-Well. be sure and put
them in small caps and then get busy
with IA Warm Winter"-Youth's Com
paniOn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
Sank Centres First Fair, Held
Oct. 2, 1869.

Pursuant to announcement, Sank
Centres first Marker Day and Fair
was held Saturday, Oct. 2, under the
auspices of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry, an order organized in the in
terests of agriculture and the benefit
and mutual protection of the farmers.
After the assembling of the people,
Charles Walker was requested to adj
dress them, which he did, standing on
a lumber wagon, and in a few well
chosen words told of the results to be
obtained by the institution of a regu-
lar monthly market day and fair, and
some of the objects of the Patrons OF
husbandry.
1t is intended that on these market
days and fairs farmers will bring for
ward what they have to sell, whether
it be stock, grain or manufactured
products of any kind whatever to cul-
tivate an acquaintance in the COM
munity, insomuch that the farmers by
interchange of opinion can learn the
best stock and how and where to Job
tain it. It is day when everything Of
q saleable nature may find purchas-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
Pleasant Old Customs.

Hospital patients of today are bet
ter of than their ancestors Of 1.-THE
good old times" Mr.. Wheatley in his
book on London" quotes from Scot
fish act of parliament Of 1886 to the
effect that ''gif ony man brings to the
market corrupt swine or salmond to
be saudi. they sail be taken by the
baillie. and incontinent. without ony
question. sail be sent to the leper
folks" and il there be no lepers then
only ''sall they be destroyed utterlie. >
The same pleasant custom obtained in
Oxford In the fifteenth century, where
all putrid meat and fish was by stat
ute sent to st. Johns hospital.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09

lath. Moore & Mcclure, Sank Centre.
%. Hubbard Squash; weight 25
pounds, G. H. Fish, Sank Centre.
20. Red Cedar tables; manufac-
tured by Sylvester & Co. and entered
by j. Chance, Sank Centre.
80. Quilt; original and beautiful
design, Mrs. E. E. West, Sank Centre.
81. Quilt, design vase of flowers,
beautifully executed, and like No. 80
showing great skill in the maker;
Mrs. E. E. West, Sank Centre.
80. Britannia tea kettle and iron
Dishpan, H. Keller, Sank Centre.
33. Navy Plug Tobacco, A. Dahl
EN-, Sank Centre. The above speci-
men was donated by the exhibitor to
Centre Grange, and many of the mem
bers can testify to its superior quail
ity. Captain Dahlem is still selling
the same quality of tobacco at the
same old stand.
"a. Cauliflower, Samuel HoIlenber-
ry, Sank Centre.
IS. Oriental Harp, painting by
Mrs. H. E. Carr.
SO. Picture and frame; picture
manufactured out of moss and shells,
the art of manufacturing them for a
frame Of putty. The maker will teach
at a reasonable sum, Mss Jennie
Stabler, Sank Centre.
81. Texas saddle and bride, L. L.
Fisher, Sank Centre.
38. Three mammoth squashes
weighing respectively 66, II and 16
pounds, also fine specimens of Hub
bard squashes, E. C.. Pinfall, Sank
Centre.
80. Tatting, elegant and beautiful
in design and finish. Mrs. Bouncer,
Sank Centre.
Besides the articles above men
toned there were numerous fine speci-
mems of horses, cattle, etc., which
were not entered and consequently not
included in the numbered list. Con-
sidering that this was the first at
tempt to hold fair and market day,
the display was reasonably fine one.
Foot races were among the amuse-
ments which helped to enliven the
day. The most lively interest was
manifested by all present and a de-
termination was expressed to make
our monthly fair and market day the
most interesting day in each month.
The next Market Day and Fair will
be on the 5th day of November, when
we expect a greater display Of stock,
produce, machinery, all kinds Of home
manufactured articles, specimens of
fine and novel work by the ladies than
has ever been seen in this county.
J. D. Carr, Secretary of the Centre
Grange. P. of II. will keep books in
which parties wishing to buy or sell
any article can register their names,
and thus make their wants known to
each other.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
HUNTING THE CHINCHILLA.
Andean Natives Use Trained Dogs or
a Sort Of Weasel.

Andean Natives Use Trained Dogs or
Sort Of Weasel.
High up on the eastern slope Of the
Andes. in sections of Peru. Bolivia and
Chile. the chinchilla has it's habitat
Living at an elevation from 5000 to
1900 feet above the level of the sea.
it's chilly home is responsible for it's
thick, warm coat and also largely for
the exorbitant price it brings. Such
coats are hard to get and not plentiful.
therefore they are wanted.
1T is hopping rodent mammal"
writes w. A. Reid of the chinchilla in
the Bulletin of the Pan-American I'm
ion. somewhat resembling our COM
mon squirrel. and when standing upon
it's hind legs. as it does when eating.
the similarity is even more noticeable.
Ordinarily the body of the animal is
about ten inches in length. exclusive
of the tail. 1t is covered with gray
fur. soft and silky. which on the sides
is about an inch long.
"Chinchillas burrow in the ground
and live together in villages, like our
prairie dogs. The natives Of the An
dean regions hunt them with trained
dogs or with grisons. What is gri-
SON? The South American cousin to
our weasel and just about as cunning.
and he easily slips into the rocky crew
ices. where the chinchilla seeks to hide.
and captures it.
'Since the fur of the chinchilla was
first introduced into Europe during the
earlier part of the nineteenth century
the price of the skins has scared until
a lady's muff and collar of only me
dunn size made of this material COM
mand a price of $500 or more"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
LuRING A LANCEHEAD.
Presence OF Mind In Dealing With .
Deadly Serpent.

presence OF uInQ OSdtiu9 vvt<u =
Deadly Serpent.
In a French paper is told curious
serpent story. the scene Of which was
the island of Martinique and the dram
ats personae Sergeant Legrand and
Private Durand and the snake dead
ly lancehead.
The soldier had been punished with
. night in the cells for some trivial of
tense. but as the night was very hot
the sergeant had left the door open.
In the morning at o'clock Legrand
went to wake his prisoner and. to his
horror. beheld lancehead snake coil
ed up and fast asleep on the mans
breast.
The sergeant did not lose his pres
ence of mind. He stole noiselessly
away. ran to the guard room and. fol-
lowed by all the men on duty. return
ed to the cell with bowl of milk and
tin whistle. Placing the bowl Of milk
at the entrance to the cell. the SER
geant began to play the blue Dan
ube." 1t is needless to remark that
the weakness of the lancehead is milk
and music. The serpent. which was
six foot specimen. awoke, glided from
the soldiers body toward the bowl.
but it had no sooner buried its head
in its beloved drink than ten cudgels
descended on it with terrific force.
killing it outright.
The soldier, Durand, who was in
swoon, was taken to hospital, where
he lay for many days on the verge of
madness. He finally recovered and re-
lated his horrible experimentation he
had awOke in the middle of the night
as the serpent was coiling itself on his
bare breast and how he had lain there
in an agony for hours. not daring to
move q muscle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
IT'S A MISTAKE
Made By Many Sank Centre Res
idents.

Many people in a misguided effort
to get rid of kidney backache, rely ON
plasters, liniments and other make
shifts. The right treatment is kid
ney treatment and a remarkably rec
commended kidney medicine is Doan's
Kidney Pills. Sank Centre is no ex-
ception.
The proof is at your very door. The
following is an experience typical of
the work Of Doan's KIcn-y Pills in
Sank Centre.
John M. Brown, Birch and Fourth
Sts., Sank Centre, Mimi, says:
81 had very lame back and. !.
pains across my loins. l could
hardly get around to 40 anything.
/ couldn't stoop without having
sharp, darling pains through my
back. The kidney secretions were
highly colored and irregular in
passage. fused three boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills which I got
at Chas. Fiesier's drug store, and
they cured the lameness in my
back and regulated the action Of
my kidneys"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Brown had. Foster Milburn c.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
A New One For Him.

"The climate here is salubrious. isn't
it?" remarked the tourist
''Say. friend replied the native.
lest write that there word down fur
me. will yer? git tired o. swearin'
at this climate in the same old way.
That's a new one."-Philadelphia Press
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09


in containing thirty
Mnnesoa
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unquestonaby that Mime
Fair lis seekin
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
Got A Big Price.

Jacob Harmon, of Grove Lake,
brought four fine yearlings into town
this week, for which he received a big
price; $500 for the lot; $500
apiece. This is better than raising
wheat. ($7.00 apiece for yearlings,
ga big price," that sounds funny now.)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09

ticle he wishes to purchase.
The success of the first fair and
market day surpassed the expecta-
lions of all, there being several hum
dred farmers, manufacturers and 9TH
ers in attendance. The following en-
tries Of articles brought for sale and
exhibition were made:
1. Red beet, weighing IA pounds.
N. Smith, West Union.
2. Tomatoes, comprising six va
rieties, the Pear, Fee-Gee, Moupay,
Plumb, and red and yellow Tilden,
ripened about the first of September.
A. G. Jaques, Sank Cenvre.
8. White Flint Corn, matured in
80 days, yield so bushels to the acre.
A. G. Jacques, Sank Centre.
A. Yankee Red Potato large size,
good eating and entirely free from
rot, C.. Truman, Sank Centre.
5. Lumber wagon equal in quality
of material, workmanship and finish
to any offered in the market. Bedell
Bros, Sank Centre.
6. Light Spring Buggy beautifully
finished and perfect in every respect.
E. E. West, Sank Centre.
Z. Lightning Rods galvanized and
copper, H. Keller Sank Centre.
8. Roll Butter No. 1. Mrs. S. M.
Bruce, Sank Centre.
9. Pumpkin weight 60 pounds, JOS
eph Jordan, West Union.
10. Rutabegga weight 10 pounds.
w. Feisler, Sank Centre.
II. Heavy Draught Harness; L. L.
Fisher, Sank Centre.
IL. Tanned Buck Skin; A. i.
Jacques, Sank Centre.
10. Pumpkin; weight 60 pounds,
H. Boobar, Sank Centre.
IA. Box of Honey; combs well fill
ed and honey No. l, M. Bedell, Sank
Centre.
Is. Photographic Views and Pict-
ures; fine specimens Of art, B. F.
Bradley, Sank Centre.
16. Span of 3-year-old mules; 16
hands high and well broke to harness,
for sale, S. M. Bruce, Sank Centre.
II. Panel Doors; Sylvester & Tru-
man, Sank Centre.
Is. Butter, Pork, Apples and
Cheese; manufactured at Paynesville
and Melrose and Grove Lake, K.
White, Sank Centre.
10. Silver Plated Castor, Bennett.
Carver & Co., Sank Centre.
20. Basket; cone work, composed
of seeds containing bouquet of ever
lasting flowers, Mrs. G. II Fish. Sank
Centre.
Fl. English Curley Brocklet; a
vegetable similar to cabbage when
cooked, but not injured by freez-
ing. Picked out of the garden when
desired for using during the winter
Late York Cabbage weighing Is
pounds. Early Rose Potatoes, some
of the latter for sale. ]. Capser, Sank
Centre.
| %. Mammoth Rel Pee. wci.l ing
IA pounds. Red Wetberfeld, weighing
one pound each, early Goodrich pota-
toes, peck from two hills. A. ]. Pike
Sank Centre.
%. Minneapolis Farming Mill; pro-
nounced by farmers to be the best
separator ever brought tothis coun-
try. Also the celebrated Lair Plow
pronounced by good judges " horse
power lighter draft than any other
plow in the market, warranted te
scour in any soil. ]. Capser, Sauh
Centre.
| "a. Ready made Clothing and oil
painting; P. Frank, Sank Centre.
Is. Cross Plow, Clark & Lam.
plough, Sank Centre.
26. Family Flour, Moore & Nc
Clure, Sank Centre.
OF Matcbod EloorinU shinOle anc
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
Honey.

Sweeter than all else beside was the
plate Of bright golden honey presenter
us yesterday by our friend, M. Bedell,
who, by the way, has dozen hives Of
the best working bees in the upper
country. We thank you Mark for
your sweet remembrance Of US.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
Noble.se obIioe.

Her Father-You are wealthy enough
and have a good reputation. but is
your family equal to mine? Her
Suitor- Well. we've had eight genera
lions Of gOut!-Philadelphi Ledger.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
MeshanOc Potatoes.

Ten Mammoth White Meshanoe po-
tatoes, raised by Mr.. A. McCully on
his Westport farm, can't be beat, they
are decidedly the largest yet brought
to our market.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
Some Ok.

Mr.. Borgmann had on exhibition
and for sale on Fair Day, the largest
OK we have ever seen in this region.
This OK, Soldier by name, is an old
soldier He was with Sibley's famous
expedition against the Indians and
carried the American flag elevated
above his head during the entire CAM
paign.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
PUT Her Out.

Hell know an exceedingly fastidi-
Gus man who caught his wife smoking
and put her out at once. She-The
brute: He-Not at all-she was on
Gre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
Personal.

Judge McKelvey, accompanied by
E. M. Wright Esq, and L. w. Collins
Esq, passed through town ON Monday
en- route for Alexandria to hold a
term of the District Court.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
FoRTY-F|VE YEARS AGO
Interesting News Items Taken From
Herald of 1869, Edited by J. H.
Simonton, Still Resident of
Sank Centre
HERALD, OCT. z, 1869.
Red River Carts.

The Red River Carts are passing
through the town daily on their way
to the depot at St. Cloud.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-09
Corn Contract Closed.

The contract for supplying Fort
Ransom with 1000 bushels of corn has
been let to E. c. Carnes of st. Cloud,
at 1921 per bushel.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23
. FOOTBALLS.
They Are Not Made Of Pisskin and thu
Btadders" Are Rubber.

.t1 + .
When you refer to football players as
pigskin chaserse state that Smithly can
boot the pigskin, you display consider
able Ignorance, said member Of firm
which manufactures the spheroids used
on many of the big and little gridirons
For the football is not made Of pig
skin at all In fact. no part of the low
~ but luscious porker enters into it's
construction.
Football covers are made from the
material that goes to make your best
shoes calfskin. And only the very best
grade of skin is used for good balls.
Cheap balls, such as kids buy ut The
corner store. are made Of sheepskin.
The bladder which is in the ball is rul
Der.
Ayisit to the factory where the great
est number of footballs are turned out
ELECTS more interesting information.
For instance, a shop sage says that the
reason the ball is called pigskin is that
IN the old days a pigs bladder was
used to give buoyancy to the ball The
bladder has been discarded and rubber
substituted
The regulation intercollegiate bali
weighs from thirteen and one-quarter
to fourteen ounces. The soccer bal!
weighs from thirteen to fifteen ounces.
Skins for football covers are careful
~ inspected and are sent to the fac
tory after special treatment. The
slightest flaw in hide means rejec-
ton.
In the cutting room skill is required
to prevent waste. Cutting is done with
machinery. The cutter divides the hide
into as many oval sections as possible
and sends the pieces to. the girls who
take UP the next stage, which consists
of carefully lining the leather with cot
ton twill. This is the only work in
trusted to girls. It is slow and must be
done perfectly.
he liners are stitched together on
one machine and the covers on another.
From the last machine the covers come
wrong side out, and the better grades
ARE reversed by hand The cheaper are
turned right side out by machinery.
Turning i football cover by hand re-
q1ires great strength. Some men do
nothing else and as a result become ex-
certionally strong Of hand. wrist and
arm.
The rubber bladder is inserted. and
when inflated the oval begins to look
like the finished product now seen on
many fields. but the ball is not ready
for delivery 1t is stamped on not
press and worked. until its outer sur
face is ready for the kickoff.
Although the game has changed
greatly, the ball remains about the
same as the old Rugby.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23
The Troubles Of a Giant.

George Cumberland saw the famous
giant Obrian Boro in the Strand in
London in 1854, and in "The Cnmber-
land Letters edited by Clementina
Black, gives this note on him: His
hand, from the ball Of his thumb. ac-
tually measures eleven inches and a
half and is large in proportion. When
I stood up l could just with my fore
finger touch the bottom of his chin
in a word, he is eight feet three inches
high. and his bones are in proportion
large-but the poor devil seems to be
dying for want Of air and exercise.
He is nineteen years of age and ex-
poets to be nine feet high"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23

An appropriation Of 325,OOO crowns
Is sought for the establishment of a
direct steamship line between Sweden.
and Germany.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23
Curious Russian Law.

Russia has a law which to outside OBJ
servers seems almost to put a premium
on theft by which stolen goods become
the property of the thief if he can
prove that he has had possession Of
them for over five years. In the thieves
market-which is, of course, licensed by
the police goods that admittedly have
been stolen (more than five years be-
fore) are openly offered for sale. and
the place is a yeritable Mecca for the
light fingered gentry and their enter
prising friends. as also for the more
honest members of society. who secure
many a tempting bargain.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23
An Even Break.

Mr.. links You've spent fourteen
mortal hours and S35 and what have
you got to show for it? One hat worth
about $3.50. Mrs. Jinks True. And
last week you spent FIVE days and
Sis. and what have you got to show
for it? One fish story about big
trout that got away and an awful cold
in your head. Country Gentleman.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23
Chained Lines.

In a meadow a half dozen young wo-
en- golf players were practicing put
ting. They looked very smart in their
trim golf suits, their skirrs of rough
homespun and their scarlet jackets,
An old farmer and one Of his farm
hands approached.
Boss grumbled the farm hand,
them girls in the medder is scarin'
our cows"
The old farmer shook his head and
sighed.
"Ah, Timothy he said with pro-
found truth. ''times is changed since
was young. In them days the cows
scared the gals. ''-Washington Star.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23
Turner II all

Program of Classes in Gymnastics.
Boys class, ages 6 to IL: Wednesday
afternoon, 80 to $50; Saturday fore
noon, 900 to 1O:15.
Boys class, ages II to IA; Monday and
Thursday afternoons, 4:3O to $50
Youths class, ages IA to II: Monday
evening, 7:30 to 8:45 and Friday eve
ming, 7:3O to $3.50.
Girls class, ages to IL: Tuesday after
noon, 4:3O to $50, and Saturday fore
noon, 1O:15 to l1:3O.
Girls class, ages II to Is: Tuesday and
Friday afternoons, 4:3O to $50.
Misses class, age over Is: Wednesday
and Saturday evenings, 7:3O to $3.50.
Ladies' class: Thursday evening, 800
to9:OO.
Mems class: Tuesday and Friday eve
nings, $3.50 to 9:45.
Fencing class: Sunday forenoon, 10. 90
to 1l:3O
Sunday School: Sunday forenoon, 1890
10 ll:4o. HERMAN HEN,
Instructor
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23

Do not allow idleness to deceive you,
for while you give him today he steals
tomorrow from you. -Crowquil.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23
An important Man.

always boasting, eh? #
Eyes; everything connected with
him is always in the superlative. Even
when he had cataract on his eye 1t
was a regular Niagara. Kansas City
Journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23
Same Thins..

Gillet See here! Did you tell Budd
I'd been cheated again? Perry--No; I
merely said you had made another Of
your characteristic investments.-Lo Lon
don Mail. y III
The Republican journal., 1914-01-22
Potato Congress in Bangor Jan. 9th.

Plans have been completed for the
meeting Of the potato growers of the
State in Bangor Jan. 27-28, under the
auspices of the State Department of
Agriculture. Prof W. J. Morse of the
Maine Experiment Station will attend
each session to classify the diseases of
potatoes and all the potato growers are
asked to submit cases to him. Commits
sioner j. A. Roberts of Norway will
preside.
: DR.. N. P. Cook, plant pathologist of
the New Jersey Experiment Station, will
speak at the opening of the session and
Clarence A. Day of Presque Isle will
discuss some demonstrations in potato
growing. R. b. Harrison of New Jersey
will speak upon "Seed for the Southern
Trade From the Standpoint of Buyer
and Planter" while O. B. Abbott of
Springfield, Me-, will discuss Cooperation
in Selling Potatoes and Buying Supplies. I"
Next Day Prof. Orion of the United
States Department of Agriculture will
describe potato diseases, E. A. Rogers of
Brunswick will tell how to get seed po-
tatoes back to Maine, and C. E. Embree
of the State Bureau of Markets and
Supplies will speak upon the value of
associations. Guy c. Parker of Houlton
will describe the methods of raising po-
tatoes in Aroostook County, and G. w.
Cleaves of Easton will tell about seed
growing. There will be general discus
sion after each address.