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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16
REFORM.

Marie Antonette, the beautiful and
accomplished but unfortunate wife of
Louis XVI, while on her journey to
her execution place where her fair,
young head was added to the CHASTITY
collection of the guillotine basket, ut
tered this despairing cry: ooh, Liber-
ty! What crimes are committed in thy
name!" And unobserving the trend of
modern events, and the superfciality
of modern institutions, the hollowness
of modern society, the hypocrisy Of
modern politics, and the piracy of
modern business methods, one is led
to declare: "Oh, Reform! What a
bunch of humbugs you are responsible
for"
Under the modern conditions peo-
pie have forgotten that reform simply
means to change and they have also
forgotten that change does not al
ways mean betterment and improve
ment and often makes things worse
instead of better.
This is an age of reform and pro-
gress and it is we'll that it is so for
many reforms are needed, and the
moment nation or an Individual
ceases to progress retrogation begins
But changes and reformation are only
desirable when beneficial and true
progress can as often be obtained by
getting back to the first principles
and returning to the o,d methods as
by overturning old precedents and de-
vising new and bizarre procedure.
The tendency of the present is for
every cheap charlatan who seeks no
toriety along any line Of life to
pose as "reformer" and to clamor-
ously demand a change. Whenever
a "reformer" who is in the reform
business for the purpose of self glor-
ification, individual publicity, personal
advancement or pecuniary profit de-
mands change, the changes he de-
mands are invariably a detriment in
stead of an improvement in the mat
ter which is sought to be changed.
These modern seers, crying de-
struction have pursued their work of
reform" until they have reformed"
religion out of the pulpit and substi-
tuted vaudevilleism; reformed vice
out of the red light district and placed
it in society; reformed intemperance
out of the saloon and placed it in the
home; reformed politics out of poll
tics and substituted demagoguery and
have reformed honesty out of bust
ness methods and substituted chican-
cry, and it is now incumbent upon the
country's real well wishers to reform
back into mundane affairs some of the
things that self seeking demagogues
have reformed out of them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16
THE CONTEST FOR THE
AUTHORSHIP.

A lot of carping criticism has beer
levelled at Henry Rines for contest
ing the nomination of ]. A. 0. Preus
for State Auditor, which in our opin-
ion is entirely uncalled for. We are
strongly of the opinion that the action
is ill-advised and we haven't the
slightest idea that the recount will
change the result. No doubt many
mistakes were made, but they are as
likely to be made against Preus as
Rines; it is very unlikely that errors
enough against Rines will be found
to overcome the lead Of Preus on the
face of the official returns.
Mr.. Rines, however, is clearly with
in his rights in instituting this con-
test. Under the law he will have to
put up a cost bond and if he fails to
establish his claim he will have to
pay the cost of the recount-no small
sum, and the fact that he is willing to
assume this risk speaks we'll for his
nerve, and everybody admires a nervy
man.
We think we know Mr.. Preus we'll
to assert that should the courts
decide that Mr.. Rines mas a clear ma
jority of even one he will cheerfully
acquiese in the result, and we are con-
fident that Mr.. Rines will follow the
same line of conduct.
Neither Jake or Henry are pikers.
has need of both and use
for both no matter what the result of
his contest may be.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16
A CONSERVATIVE TOWN.

The business men of Sank Centre
are conservative, the farmers living
in the vicinity of the city are con-
sentative; it is no exaggeration to the
state that this is and always has been
conservative community. This is
about the only town in Western Min
nesota that has never INDUCED in a
"boom." 1t is about the only commun-
ity in the Northwest where a system
attic attempt has not been made to in
fate the land values and as a result
both city and farm values are below,
rather than above normal.
It is safe to say that there is not Z
town of the same promise in the
state where property can be acquired
or paying business can be establish
ed on better terms than right here.
1t is absolutely certain that in no part
of the country can farm homes be OBJ
tanned surrounded by the manifold
advantages that prevail here, on as
good terms and at as reasonable
price as they can in this vicinity.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16
SENTENCES WERE SUSPENDED

Up on the Cyuna Range they arr
building a spur track from Loerch t.
the Wilcox mine near Woodrow. A
Mr.. Berglund is the foreman of 9
gang of Firms who are doing the
work. A short time ago, for some
reason, no doubt good one, he dis
charged six men. Instead of hiking
out the discharged toughs remained
in camp melting trouble. When Berg
lund informed them that if they fed
their faces in his camp they would
have to cough up the price they went
on rampage and stirred UP the
crowd. They drove Berglund, his
wife, the camp cook, the cookee and
a few others who stood by the fore
man into the boarding shanty and
proceeded to lombard them with rocks
and other missils. For an hour or
more the fullisade continued. One
man was hit in tie stomach with
rock and was put out of commission
for a time.
The foreman slipped a man out of
the shanty and succeeded in reaching
che Wilcox mine from which he tel
ephoned to Brainerd for help. In
Brainerd they have men who know
how to cope with situations of that
kind. They grabbed guns, piled into
autos and soon arrived at the scene
of strife. Men who stone unarmed
men, women and children never have
the kidney to face the business end of
a gun, when there is man behind
the gun with handy trigger finger
and the cowardly crowd absquatluated
pronto. The Brainerd men had no diff
ficulty in gathering, up four of the
ring leaders and toted them back to
Brainerd and lodged them in the
lookup. The next morning they were
brought before the court, very meek,
mild, and docile and entered plea of
guilty" to assault in the Third de-
gree, were fined $1,000 each and the
sentences were suspended" and they
we're turned loose to get drunk again
and shy some more rocks.
Such procedure, which is by no
means confined to the city Of Brain
,rd, is travesty on justice. Those
loodlums should have been given the
init, ninety days on the rock pile
without the option of a fine and
should have been compelled to work
,ut every minute of their sentence.
If the authorities would suspend a
'ew toughs instead of suspending
heir sentences, toughness would soon
cease to be at a premium.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16
LEADS OTHER STATES.

Minnesota left all other states far
behind during the month of June in
the matter Of receiving immigrants,
according to figures given out by
Fred D. Sherman, State immigration
Commissioner. During the month of
June, Minnesota received more than
twice as many emigrant cars than
any other state and more than one
third of the total number of cars
handled by the Minnesota Transfer
Ry. Out of total of LA cars handled
by the transfer company 81 cars were
left in Minnesota, Montana came next
with 81 cars, Canada 10, Wisconsin
and Washington each Is, Iowa, South
Dakota and Washington each and
the balance 2 and 1.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16
BUMPER MINNESOTA CROP,

st. Paul, July 13.-According to the
reports received here today from the
state capitol, Uncle Sam has predict
ed another bumper crop for the
mighty Bread and Butter State Min
nesota. According to the statement
in the reports received from Uncle
Sam, the wheat yield this year will be
100000 bushels, more than 2,O0O,-
900 bushels over the average for the
past five years. The corn has been
estimated to give a yield of over the
average for five years by 100000
bushels, oats by 100000 bushels
and barley by 100000 bushels.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

The perpetual scrap between Pease
of the Anoka Union and Dunn of the
Princeton Union, furnish much amuse-
ment for the craft. They really are
fond of each other; are both good
fellows, and, come to think Of it, they
both can be as mean as the Lord per-
mits men to get away and live, when
they feel that way.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16
NOT so WORSE

The educators in attendance at tn
meetings of the N. E. A. seem inclined
to imply that our educational system
is and has been during all the pas
years, radically wrong and that i
ought to be remodeled from top dowr
or from the bottom up, according tt
the views of the particular educator
that is on the platform.
Indemnify has bred a class OF
namby PANTY men and women who
think that everything that is old is
bad and everything that is new is
good and there seems to he more of
this class among the N. +. A. than
anywhere else.
We fully realize that there is no
human system, as today existant, that
cannot be improved upon but we are
constrained to believe that many
modern conditions can be more i'm
proved by cutting out modern frills
and fads and returning to the hard
headed, common sense procedure of
our practical fathers than by adopting
the schemes of modern idealists who
do little but simply dream great
things all day long.
Taking it at large, we are inclined
to think that modern educational
methods have not materially improved
the present day generation over those
of the past, nor are the graduates of
our present day educational institu-
lions so very much better fitted to go
out into the high ways and by ways of
life and in the rough and tumble |
scramble for existence make such a |
remarkably better showing than were
those the old time institution sent out
into the world.
Our fathers and mothers never had |
"sex hygiene" demonstrated to them
by dreamy eyed bachelor college pro-
fessors or old maid preceptoresses of
girls boarding schools, but they raised
lot of kids that have turned out
fairly well and the morality of the
ySoeSAooyo NOAuPR1Co COlCIdUly ldVOI-I
able with the morality of today.
The law schools of today have not,
so far as we are aware, turned out
any graduates that have skinned Dan
lei Webster, Rufus Choate, or old Pat
Henry to any great extent.
None of the graduates Of modern the
illogical schools have succeeded in
making Henry Ward Beecher, Theo-
dore Tilton or Charles Sturgeon, look
like thirty cents, and as far as we
have been able to find out, Abraham
Charles Sumner, Richard
Yates, Edwin M. Stanton, William
Henry Seward, would not have to go
way back and sit down in the pres
ence of any of our modern statesmen.
Our mothers and grandmothers
would not have known "Old Domestic
if they had met her in the
road, yet they managed somehow to
prepare some very roothsome meals
and the most beautiful gown we ever
saw was our grandmother's wedding
dress and she made it herself; so we :
are inclined to think that our old time
educational methods were not so
worse.
Progress is a wonderful thing and
this is an age of progression and we
are thankful that it is so. Progress,
however, does not always consist of
ahead. The prodigal son :
moved forward for many weary
months yet he never made any real
progress UNTIL. in fit of temporary
sanity, he concluded he would turn
squarely around and go back to the
old mans Domicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

"Stop Runaway Opportunity;
young Men Stop Runaway in SEN
sational and Spectacular Way; "Pre-
vent Probable Accident by Stopping
Runaway Team Headlines in Sat-
urday's st. Cloud Times. Evidently
there was runaway" in the Granite
City.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16
Only one more week

in which you can buy a
high grade South Bend
Watch on our club plan.
This is the most liberal
watch offer ever made in
this city.
During the few weeks it
has been open, we have
sold more high grade
watches than ever before
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

The virile editor of the Little Falls
Transcript roasted the saloon keepers
of that city for placing pictures of
women in their windows. Mrs. Fuller
was right as she always is.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

Every dollar that is sent from a
country district to a department store
is the direct result of an advertise
ment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

There is one good thing about a
skunk, it never makes stink if you
let it alone
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

Something like ninety thousand
citizens, good, bad and Indifferent,
voted for Gov. Eberhart in the pri-
maries and Mr.. Lees supporters can
not win over a single one of them by
abuse.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

In these days of autos, if a dog gets
run over by wagon he cart move in
good society.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

N. E. A. don't stand for Notable
Examples of Assininity, although the
speech of John H. Francis before that
body might lead one to that conclus-
ion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

Lindbergh's idea of political indie
pendence is to vote with the Demo-
Gratis when they are wrong and with
the Republicans when the Democrats
are right.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

The religion of our mothers has
benefited the world lot more than
the politics of our fathers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

If people only bought the things
they needed there would be very little
business transacted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

One objection against Hammond is
that he is a bachelor. Ii all his faults
can be remedied as easily IS that one
he is an ideal man.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

Men do not loose as much money
holding women's hands as they do
holding poker hands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

There is something mighty incon-
gruous about the public Governor
Johnson went on the lecture platform
and was lauded for such action. Gov
ernor Eberhart does the same thing
and universal kick is registered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

in any period of the same
length in our history.
But everything must end
sometime and next week is
the last in which we can
sell watches on the club
plan.
If you are not the owner
of a high graded watch of
late design come in and
let US show you one of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

The reason that so many marriages
take place in June is because so many
men become so Frustrated with the
heat that they cannot offer effectuai
resistance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

If no mean acts were ever per-
formed no mean things would ever be
said or written.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

Women want to keep the word obey
in the marriage ceremony so they can
tell people their husbands won't allow
them to do the thing they don't want
to do.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

There is bad small boy in the city
who declares that his parents make
spanking team.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

A poor newspaper is one whose
subscribers read its patent insides
first.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

There are other ways of being dis
honest besides cheating people out Of
money.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

Girls with pretty feet and shapely
ankles do their shopping on windy
days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

The man who does not earn what he
gets always does more grumbling
than the man who earns more than he
receives.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

Debts of honor are those that are
incurred by dishonorable practices.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16

An authenticated sweetheart often
developes into a red-headed wife.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16
Come In and See Them

Come and see why STAR Litter Carriers
lead all others. You don't have to buy. You
won't be asked to buy. All we want is that
YOU know sphsrs to buy and What to buy
when you are ready to cut out the drudgery
and cut down the cost of barn work.
Come soon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-16
STAR
Litter Carrier
Big Money-Making
Features

STAR Litter Carriers, like all the
famous STAR Barn Equipment Line,
are in decided class by themselves.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1914-10-16

dred, ninety five dollars [$46, 4s5,7o be-
longing to the different funds of the
county.
Writ Carpeoter, Cashier.
The resignation of M. A. Saunders as
attorney tor the board on being accept
ed, g. Odie Daniel was appointed In place
at salary of $4,000 for the ensuing
year, ending the first Monday of Oct
1915.
On account of the resignation of M.
A. Saunders as county attorney, an
election was ordered for the 3rd OF
November, also an election In Beat
for justice of the peace in place of N.
M. Moore, who resigned, also an election
in Beat 4 for constable in place of }, e.
Kemp.
An election will be held on Nov. 18th
to allow qualified electors a vose for Or
against tick eradication.
E. B. Jordan having the lowest bid
T$9. 4ol month for each pauper it was
accepted.
The board bid of to j. D. Hartness
contract for dirt work to be done on
Little Pike In beat for 12H cents per
cubic yard, and also let to Parke Daniels
for building bridge on Robinson Road
In the sum $1.25 per running foot.
/ The clerk~was ordered to advertise
sealed bids for the following supplies:
Hardware to be delivered at Maben,
Continued on Paae
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1914-10-16

that shall constitute quorum In the
event the bench shall hereafter consist
of six members instead Of three, al
now provided. Two Is q quorum In .
bench Of three Judges, but will not be
In a bench Of six.
The Fifth Amendment is entitled "A
concurrent resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution increas
ing the number Of Supreme Judges to
six" The purpose of this amendment
is to double the working capacity Of
the Supreme Court Bench. 1t now con-
sists Of only three members and these
are not able to keep up with the work.
The Sixth and last Supreme Court
Amendment entitled "a concurrent
resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution providing that
the Supreme Court may sit for
the trial Of causes In two d.
visions" The purpose Of this is to
double the working efficiency OF the
Supreme Court by providing that three
Judges may work on one lot Of cases,
while the other three are working On
another lot.
To avoid confusion the entire six
amendments should be voted for. The
Judges and Chancellors are now elect
ed by the people. why not the su-
preme Judges? The other provisions
have to do with the increase In the
number Of Judges, terms OF office. etc.
The annual business coming before
this court is now greater than three
men can attend to properly. Il - q
physical impossibilty for the court TO
keep up with it's docket. II fs now
more than three years behind. Some
thing must be done. It 10 especially
unfair to the poorer litigant who can
not afford to wait. He Is often forced
into unfair and unjust compromises BE-
cause Of the laws delay. The Oonsc-
tuition provides that Justice shall not
be sold, denied or delayed. We appeal
to each and every citizen to intelA-
gently study the Supreme Court
Amendments. With the other amend
ments they are published IN the news
papers Of every county OF Mississippi
and we ask you to study the condition
that makes these amendments neces-
sary, and we solicit your vote and your
influence In this campaign n I'D OF
good government. We viii eo0goesets
your help. Respectfully,
MARCELLUS GRHB
Chairman.
CLAYTON d. POTTER.
Secretary.
n. v. WATKINS,
D. G. BRAMLETTM
D. w. HOUSTON.
Committee Mississippl Bal
AssoeiAt1eas i
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1914-10-16

Vote for Thomas J. Wood for
County Attorney at the Novem-
Der election. Put q cross mark
opposlJe his, name upon the
official ticket when you go to
vote, if you believe that he is
capable and qualified for the
Office and ought to have IL. He
believes himself that he is the
right man tor the place and is
an appreciative man. Try him
for the short. unexpired term.
Don't forget that he will appre.
ciate YOUR vote.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1914-10-16
BAR ASSOCIATION OF MissIeslP-
Pl ASKS VOTERS TO HELP
CHANGE CONSTITUTION.
CHANGE IN SUPREME COURT
Want Six Judges Instead Of Three.
Ask Direct EleotIon-Buslness 10
Now Greater Than Three Men
Can Handle.
TO the People of Mississippi:
THOS j. WOOD.

TO the People Of Mississippi:
We, the undersigned Committee Of
the Mississippi Bar Association. ap-
pointed to give publicity to the six
Amendments with reference to the Su-
preme Court, issue this appeal to you.
We know that whatever service IL
asked Of you for tho good OF your
State you will readily accord. That
no labor. toll or sacrifice is too great
for your to give willingly to Mississip-
pi. We therefore ask your careful
consideration Of the first Six Amend
ments that will appear on a ticket to
be voted at the general election to be
held throughout the State on Novem-
Der Sd, q synopsis of which Is given
below.
The First Amendment II entitled "A
concurrent resolution proposing an
Amendment to the Constitution reQuir-
ing the Judges Of the Supreme Court
to be elected by the people" and this
Amendment II self-explanatory.
The Second Amendment Is entitled
"A concurrent resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution fixing
the term Of the office Of the Judges Of
the Supreme Court" This Amendment
fixes the terms Of the Supreme Judges
at eight years instead Of nine, as our
elections are held every four years,
and part Of the Judges viii be elect
ed every four years.
The Third Amendment II entitled "A
concurrent resolution proposing an
Amendment to the Constitution for
eliminating therefrom Section 161."
Section Isl provides that vacancies
in the Supreme Court Bench shall be
filled by an appointment Of the Gov
ernor. The purpose q this Amend
ment Is to perfect the scheme Of elect
ing Judges.
The Fourth Amendment II entitled
"A concurrent resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution elm
mating therefrom the provision that
when either party shall desire the Su-
preme Court for the trial~of any cause,
II shall be composed Of three Judges.
No Judgment er leczes shall b e.
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