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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
BILLY SUNDAY.

Billy Sunday is the great, human
enigma of the religious world. No
sooner do thelogians and physiolo-
gist thing they have the secret of his
wonderful influence over the minds
of men solved than he presents a new
and complicated problem. There are
thousands of clergymen more devout
but they cannot arouse one-thous-
anth part as much devoutness in their
audiences as Sunday can. There are
thousands of preachers more eloquent,
yet Billy preaching in barn of
tabernacle, with sawdust floor will fill
it to the roof and men and women will
fight for entrance and stand on one
another's heads to hear him, and it
requires uniformed policemen to keep
the great throngs in order while the
eloquent divines preaching in splen-
did churches with carpeted aisles, lux
urious pews, comfortable Steamboat
ed, with the soft sunshine glimmer-
ing like a glory curtain through beau
tiful stained glass windows waste the
principal part of their eloquence on
vacancy.
The curious fact about the matter
is that most of the good things said
about Sunday are without foundation
and that most of the bad things he is
charged with are true.
He is charged with being grand
stander and the charge is true. He
always was one. When a ball player
he would catch a fly ball with one
hand when he could use two, which is
base ball crime, and we have seen
him slide headlong into second base
when he could have reached it stand
ing up without turning a hair, which
is the ne plus ultra Of base ball Of
lenses, but he caught the fly ball and
he reached second base. He is
charged with being after money and
the charge is true. He gets more for
preaching than any other living man,
and judging by results, he is worth
more and he never has any trouble
collecting which is something a
mighty few preachers can say.
They say his converts do not stay
converted, but if 80 out of every 100
black-slide he still has more to his
credit than any living preacher.
The best judge of a mans work is
his critics. Every CRATER, every NOR
al leper, every law-breaker, every re-
ligious pharasee, every man and wo,
man who is off color, when he visits
a city, lie awake nights in order tt
get more time to cuss Sunday.
The "Wets' in Omaha showed theil
city election several months ahead be.
cause they were afraid that if they
waited until after Billy had stirred w
the city with his coming visit ii
would go "dry.".
We are for Billy Sunday every day
in the week except Sunday. We are
opposed to spectacular athletic exhi'
billions on that day. We sincerely
hope that before Billy Sunday retires
from the evangelical field he will visit
St. Paul, Mimi, and London, Eng. II
he can create an awakening morally
and religiously in these two towns
then indeed, will we know that "a
Daniel has come to judgment"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
THE PLAIN PLUGGER

In these days of gasoline, electric
ity and wireless times have become
mighty rocky for the plain plugger. In
these swift days the people clamor for
flash, dash and show, instead of SER
vice. They cheerfully pay three prices
for automobiles, aeroplanes and
steam yachts, but they grumble like
the devil over the prices of wheelbar-
rows, wagons and plows. Not so
many years ago if farmer came in
to this city driving horse team had
spring seat on his wagon envious
crowds stood on the streets and
watched him; now he can't move in
good society unless he comes in with a
six-cylinder gas buggy. A man who
goes over Niagara Falls in a barrel
can fill the largest auditorium in the
land, while the man with great
thoughts, great purposes and high
ideals must lecture to empty benches
The fluffy maiden whose slender
fingers are skilled to bang the piano
and torture the guitar but not ia
spank recalcicrant kids or darn socks
can get married the same year she
"comes out" while the be-aproned
dish-washer and potato peeler stands
good show of dying an old maid.
Maidens fair and sweet tumble ovel
themselves to wed brutal prize-fght-
ers, both black and white, and to unite
themselves with scxless sycophants
who have mastered the latest tango
slide, and turn up their noses at the
young fellows in Overalls.
Yet after all it is the plain pluggers
that count, they are the ones that dc
things and make things. They will
come into their own again when this
age of snobbery has died natura
death.
After all it is the beer in the glas:
that satisfies, not the foam that dec
crates the top and looks so pretty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Wild and Woody West.

The editor of the Duluth Morning
Call, who has recently travelled as far
East as New York, writes in raptures
to his paper of the people of that re-
mote region! He says: GLOW differ
ent the folks do act! How green they
look! What an air of primitive inno-
cence there is about them! How pleas
ed they seem to be! They never heard
of Duluthv
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Paving the National Debt.

On Tuesday whilst moving some
boxes and rubbish from under the
counter at the Sank Valley Drug
Store, nest which had been made by
the mice was found, large portion
of the ingredients of which was COM
posed of greenbacks. Two pieces of
green paper bearing a figure 5, and
some pieces which had once formed
so cent pieces and scrap of smaller
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

denominations were found on examin-
ing the pile. AS near as could be
guessed from the fragments, the mice
had cancelled about ten dollars from
the national debt. 1t is not very pro-
fitable to allow mice to have access to
the money drawer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Murder.

1t is with great pleasure that we
chronicle this week the particulars of
a hoggish murder perpetrated by Mr..
McNeice and Mr.. futile, who on We'd
nesday of this week, killed and dres-
sed twenty-seven hogs of medium
weight, the property of T. c. Mcclure
Our readers have doubtless seen ere
this that our millers have a peculiar
way of making themselves generally
useful.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Spring.

We are at last satisfied that we are
going to have some warm weather
some time. We hope all the farmers
are ready to go to blowing as soon as
the ground will permit, and we also
hope that all will be blessed with good
crops this season. The railroad will
surely be here and they will have am
pie means to get their grain to a
large and profitable market.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Library Association Revived

The Bryant Library Association,
which has been a dead letter for near
ly year, we are pleased to note has
been revived. At the meeting held
on last week a number of the old
members paid up their back dues, and
some new members were received, let
others go and do likewise and we will
soon have library that will be cred
it to Sank Centre.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Horse Racing.

The horse race between Wright &
Parker's fast nag LADY" and Gil
let's horse "Pet," which was announ-
ced for Saturday afternoon, failed to
come off, the parties not being salts
fled with the amount raised. Only $25
was subscribed and they refused to
run for less than $35.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Woman Suffrage.

Mrs. M. C. Price delivered her wom-
an suffrage lecture in Kellogg, Cow
les & Mayo's hall, on Thursday even
ing. A very respectable number of
ladies and gentlemen were in atten-
dance, and listened very attentively to
her arguments. She worked up a
good deal of sympathy for her sex
and-herself
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
A Ducking.

The other day a son of Mr.. c. Be-
dell, while attempting to haul a fish
into the boat, was tipped into the riv-
err. His companions in the boat res
cued him, unframed by pretty thor
oughly wet. We think that must
have been a pretty stout fish.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

A headline in the city dailies an
nounces "Prohibition brings grief to
the distillers.' A turn about is fair
play; the distillers have brought lot
of grief to prohibitionists-and others
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Fishy.

Fish have been taken in great num-
bers during the past week. Nearly
everyone we meet has informed us
that he has had fish for dinner-just
as though Squire Carr hadn't brought
us fine lot the first day of the run.
The Squire has our thanks, and we
can rest assured that when we go fish
ing he'll not be forgotten-if we catch
any,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Unsafe.

Certain reckless persons will con-
tinue to cross the lake on the ice I'm
til the last cake goes over the dam. 1t
is no doubt safe enough at present
for foot passengers, but for teams de-
cidedly unsafe. The bridge is free.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

No submarine fleet in the world i:
superior to that of Uncle Sans wher
it comes to diving, but others seem t.
have better luck in coming to the sur
face again after the dive.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Splendid Present.

Our Neighbor, J. D. Carr. Esq, was
presented by a friend last week with
a beautiful and valuable double bar
relied shot gun, together with 500
blank cartridges. The gun is breech
loader, with Eliminated steel barrel
and ebony stock, worth at wholesale
$75.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Sickness.

There seems to be a great deal of
sickness just at present in the shape
of sore throat and colds. Our partner
Samuel, has been among the disabled
the entire week but is improving at
present.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
Mails DELAYED

On account of the bad roads the
mails have been delayed several times
on one occasion the down mail did not
arrive until II a. m. The driver re-
ports the roads between here and st.
C oud as very rough.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

A fashion note informs US that la
dies gowns will be cut lower in the
neck than ever this season. If this is
correct, some means will have to be
devised to furnish the ladies with
more neck.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
HERALD OF APRIL 1, 1871.
School Closes

The district school, L. E. Tubbs,
teacher, closed it's winter term yester-
day. The summer term will commence
after months vacation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

The scrap between Clara K. and Col
MacD. remind one of the Glove whip
pings" that a young swain gives his
sweet heart.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

There is no criminal SO contempti-
BILE as the man who remains honest
only through the fear of the law.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

We have lost all our interest for the
man in the trench,
The gray clad Germans and the red
trousered French;
The Scot in his kilties; the Russian,
by heck,
We don't care who gets it in the
neck.
Let the blamed muskets rattle and big
cannon roar,
What we want to know is "what is
the score?"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

Just now all garden tools are as
badly overworked as Quentin's rhym-
ing dictionary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

The only benefit that whole lot of
men get out of running for office is
the exercise
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

According to the Fergus Falls
Journal Elmer Adams is a valuable
member of the lower house; a care
full perusal of the Browns Valley
Tribune that Sam Gordon is leading
legislator and the Walker Pilot ad-
mits Farley Dare is one of the lead
erS.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22
"A Years. Ago
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
HERALD OF 1870, EDIT
ED BY j. H. sIMONTON
HERALD OF MARCH 25, 1871
New Awning

Among the recent improvements on
Main street we notice new awning
in front of H. A. Boobar's Meat Mar
ket.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-22

After all it is the beer in the glass
that satisfies, not the foam that dec
crates the top and looks so pretty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-23
BIG FIRES
STARTED BY BOLTS
Railroad Schedules Knocked
Out; Telegraph and Tele-
phone Systems Are Out of
Commission-Gas Main in
Dallas Broken, and City Is
Thus Handicapped

Sallas, Tex, April 23At least eight
are dead, heavy property damage, tele.
graph and telephone service interrupted
and railroad schedules disarranged by
washouts soft tracks and weakened
bridges was the known result day of
rain, electrical and wind storm that
was general over nearly all OF Texas and
the eastern portion of oklahoma last
night and which continued in some local..
ties to-day.
The storm was especially severe at
Austin, where about 20 houses noated
against bridge and threatened the
structure. In the oil fields near TAYLOR,
tanks containing 10000 barrels OF oil
were fired by lightning and the loss on
them is $4,000. Lightning also started
n sl25,00o fire in an oil warehouse at
Dallas. The bursting Of a gas main left
Dallas and Fort Worth without gas and
it is not known when the damage can be
repaired.
OF the known dead, one man was killed
by lightning. one was killed in train
wreck due to the storm, and six negroes
were drowned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-23
MORE NEW CITIZENS.
Included in Number Admitted Yesterday
Were Many From Barre.

A number OF Barre people were among
the candidates who appeared before
Judge n. b. Howe in United States court
al the capital yesterday and were admit
ted to citizenship. The admission of
class OF applicants of about the average
number followed session of the court
on the previous day. when others took
the oath of allegiance to the United
States of America. Below is given list
OF those who obtained their citizenship
papers yesterday:
Battista Comoli, Italy. Barre: Leon
etto Leonetti, Italy, Barre; Emilio Mo.
linari, Italy, Montpelier; Luigi Calvi,
Italy, Rsrre Giovanni Seraini, Italy.
Barre; Fortunate Serafini. Italy, Barre:
Domenico Ruggiano, Italy, Barre; Arturo
Fare, Italy, Barre: Romolo Bagnasc
Italy. Barre; Leopaldo Taranto. italy.
Bethel; Rafaelle Migliore, Italy, Bethel
Nicola Nolpicela, Italy, Bethel; Antonio
Petrilo, Italy, Bethel: Bagio Cenei,
Italy, Bethel; Bernardino Fabrizio. Italy.
Bethel: Michele Petruccelli. Italy. Beth
nl; Angelo Ciampa, Italy. Bethel; Alcy-
ander Smith, Scotland, Bethel; Joseph
>chiavo, Italy, Bethel; Andrew Davinlp
srdosi. Italy, Northfeld: Nazareno Pac
,ano, Italy, Northtield; Michele Dmat-
,eo. Italy. Northfeld; Alexander Grant
scotland. Northfeld: Daniele Nolpi. Italy
John Axil Hedburg. Sweden.
Barre; pietro Galfetti, Switzerland.
3arre; Alfredo Casanova. Italy. Montpe.
ier; Antonio Galfetti. Switzerland,
Barre; Pictro Chioldi, Italy Barre: Carlo
}ianchi Italy. Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-23
GIRL DENIES ASSAULT.
Alton, ~ H., Girl Says She Told Story
TO Gain Sympathy.

Alton. n. IT,, April 23.-EKcitement
which ran high here ever since il was
reported that Evelyn Jones. the l4-year-
ola daughter OF John X. Jones Of this
village. had been brutally assaulted by
two men on a lonely mountain road
near the Advent campground. was some
what alleged yesterday afternoon when
County Solicitor Meserye Of Tilton had
q heart -to-heart talk with the girl, in
the course Of which she denied that any
assault had been committed upon her.
II is now believed that the girl beca N.
hystcrical in consequence Of brooding
over the continued disagrecments of ber
parents and the fact that she was bring
boarded At the home Of persons Who
grew distsstcful % her In fact. she
lad been denied bv these people the
urisilece Of going out 10 pick flowers.
and in her indignation bad started 81
meet her father.
Apparently the girl sought sympathy
and felt TIE only way in which she
could gain any would b. bv relating
q SD story Of sufcrinTs and indignities.
and in this she appears b have been
very sBcsessful For q time the whole
section gas ~ IN arms in rursuit ~
she tua rneu uho shs zaif carried her
INTO the words. assaulted lrr ard left
her uneon-cious and apparently dying
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-23
Thaw Wins Contention in
Decisio, ended Down
bv sSage Hendrick
OBLIGATION MADE
ON HABEAS CORPUS
Announcement Presented in
New York Supreme
Court

New York, April 23.--The question of
the sanity of Harry X. Thaw will be
determined by jury. Justice Hendrick
OF the New York supreme court in de-
eision handed down to-day granted the
application for a trial made by Thaw's
attorney on writ of habeas corpus.
lhaw was in court when the decision
was announced and his face lighted up
with pleasure. 1T viii be good news to
mother he told the newspapermen.
The court pointed out that the finding
OF jury would not be binding upon the
presiding Judge, as he could disregard the
verdict and render his own decision. The
trial OF the case was set for MAY II.
Thaw characterized the report of an
alleged plot to escape disclosed this
morning, as too silly to discuss, and bis
attorneys also declared the story to be
ridiculous. Nevertheless, unusual pro
cautions were taken to guard Tbaw en-
route from the Tombs to the courthouse.
On previous occasions he had been al
owed comparative liberty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-23
TOO FREE INTERVIEWS.
1Being Accorded American and French
NeWspspers

London APRIL 29.-Tbs Globe express
- aiaru and regret 81 the Freedom vfth
~hirh British ftatssnis4r end iasdars are
granting interviews o. American and
Trrneh urusIurrrs. we hase ALREADY
s1suaertr1- urges fhr fial.s. Aun fllr
arteaf - vhifh farfgu journalists are
favored. - the sKfsnlse 81 the British
press. ~ cur soldiers and politicians
Ths QUESTION is nnt r1rulv - intrrs.sf
g. newspaper uFires. tat has = srrtaf IN
national iuurortance-
IF TIE prIicy n fhs press burrsn sfi-
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slirtf 81 ienst - srr..-tea thst surh
rsroilft6iion worild D. unborn. and fi-sf
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fsfrFnl 80 tl.s fnrrr u = sfraars n an
Tnr1ish y.areT ufn have 70 isss sinissrr
srHDsnrs u printed in Faris e. NeN
ynrk.
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sstiaan-s rii-h a.. biu1inF vhsr dss1-
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-23
PETITIONER PAINTED.
After Testifying For an Hour in Hsr
Suit For Divorce.

After testifyipg fot on hour ~ Der
suit TOR divorce from George ? Busv veli
Enms Busucl faintrd avaF and sl-
though shc revived in a short tifne s.-e
was unable 10 resume her test imonr and
e recess vas taken until tins msfnfrc.
Dr. y H 1ofce ho vss rrrsrHt o.
testify IN The oase. sent a. hcr ss-i-f
amer WlYcu Mrs EususH Vas atteeAei
by thr faiHffHc sreH
Nhfn the caae uas resumed tbs m1fm
ing Mrs. BusweH ausH tainted ifi- la
ING the third tirne ssrre TO- Trial vac
started. snd tse tourt edirulrol fe
ra=e % neat We8nez3aV
Pred Hovieson aas granted is0rt-
from Niua Hov5eseu or fhr crounf NJ
desert ion. and Carrie graeiet uas crru'
"a divorce from q a. fr9virr. -
' born $40 aae raFfsel in teU Thf
yrnund ras rtaietHbis srtrrfF ft#
.asr was fret faar1 srtrnf aae
: bern ftf rrtft,a tnaif rssHirsf T7s
me thf snsf vas HHeurtH H=trl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-23
CONFLICT DEVELOPING
ALONG WIDE FRONT
Traffic Between England
and Holland Has Been
Stopped, for Some Reason
Not as Yet Explained-It
May Mean a Naval En-
gagement Is Near

London, April 90, l2:7 p. m.-The
British forces have shown no disposition
under the repeated rushes of the Ger
mans to relax their grip on hill No. so,
near Ypres, and the fighting in this To-
cality to-day shows signs of developing
along wide front. with increasing in
tensity. even rivalling the attempts of
the Germans to break through the Brit
ish lines last fall.
No official explanation has been forth
coming of the stoppage of traffic be-
tween England and Holland. One theory
is that this is stroke aimed at spies
and another is that the area is being
cleared for a naval action.
Reports from the eastern front are
meagre to-day, and the French war office
statement tells only of minor engage
ments in northern France and Belgium,
except for the conflict near Ypres.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-23
MAKING BIG PROFITS.
English Shipovners Pning Up Wealth
Since War.

london. April p. Several large Eng
lish ship0wners arr pilinR mp profits At
the rate Of s500Oeo or over p month. and
one firm At least is reported 20 have
averaged practically - 0DOn10 a month
since the beginning 81 the war
u is. of course. only those who have
haa their ships free uho hate heeu si,le
~ make money. some owners had their
rrssfls tied up hv charters % nurTual
tgurrs nud otiiers had their ships taken
bv the rovsfuufrnt- Then aN the ship
oWuers have had - hear increased ~
rrndituras for saces. fuel. insuranre and
DELAYS IN port.
The reorlf vlso ars really Masking fis
rrouer. aarorfinr ~ = London sfirrHe
io--rnai are fhe Greek siiipouurrs. "FfF
fhr last frw vaars u eFrlatms -tisa
Crrsks have hapn strafiiE hurHr =hars
and they u0H hsse very CONSIDERABLE
merchant rrarfne They ram fair fuM
aatarfaes 81 fse hirh ratss anf ~ ntf
iratr g. faae $50 fi-Es Hrtish shifHara
d. uar rar tise etffa unCfs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-23
! BRITISH WARSHIPS
RENEWED ATTACK
Entered Dardanelles Straits and Were
Vigorously Replied To By Turkish
Fortifcations.

Paris, April %, 5:lo a. ma Havas
dispatch from Athens says advices, been
received from Chios, state that heavy
firing has been heard there since Thurs
day morning, which leads to the suppo-
sition the bombardment OF the forts Of
Smyrna has been resumed.
Four British warshipe entered the Oar,
danelles yesterday and bombarded the
forts for three hours. The Turkish for
tihcations also were subjected TO an
tndirect fire from the Gulf OF Saros
They replied vigorously TO the attacks
Of the wsrshiPs. French mine-sweepers
pre- continuing active operations.