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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-10
HAVE YOU A BAD BACK
If You Have, the Statement of this
Sank Centre Resident VIII In
terest You.

Does your back ache night and day;
Hinder work; destroy your rest?
Does it stab you through and through
When you stoop or aft or bend
Then your kidneys may be weak.
Often backache is the clue.
just to give you further proof,
The kidney action may be wrong.
If attention is not paid
More distress will soon appear.
Headaches, dizzy spells and nerves,
Uric acid and it's ills
Make the burden worse and worse.
Liniments and plasters can't
Reach the inward cause at all;
Help the kidneys-use the pills
Sank Centre folks have tried and
proved.
What they say you can believe.
Read this Sank Centre account.
See her, ask her, if you doubt.
Mrs. Julia C. VanVlecK, Brooklyn
Sank Centre, says:
81 have used DOap's Kidney
Pills several times when my kid
neys have been bothering or when
l have been suffering from pains
in the small of my back. 1 have
always had relief. I have often
recommended Doan's Kidney
Pills to others for consider them
a very valuable kidney medicine"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Dom
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Van Week had. Foster-Milburr
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. adv
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-10

Republic, which is the hope and guild
ing star of the worlds democracy, are
entitled, as their suffering wage to
have their offspring trained and edu-
Gated to the highest degree of Ameri-
can efficiency citizenship and the wall
of lily-fnigered aristocrats, that they
are educating other mems offspring,
should be disregarded.
If this is socialism, make the most
of it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-10

1t is hard for a kid to understand
why he should be licked for doing
things his dad brags about doing when
he was boy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-10

A girl may marry a Stacker for the
sake of getting a husband, to secure
competence, but she never loves him.
Love without honor and respect can
not exist.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-10
lnexpertnesS.

"What picturesque variations you
dave introduced into your dancing"
II am entitled to no credit" replied
Miss Cayenne "What you call varia-
tions were the efforts of my partner
and myself to quit stepping on each
others feet Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-10

MEN, WOMEN
and THINGS
Would Change the Quotation.
By F. Nj. E.


NOulu NndliSC tnc SSuOtoGIOiis
A precocious kid in this burg, con-
trary to parental mandate, arose at
80 A. NJ, and greedlly devoured the
candy in his May basket. His mother
discovered him in the act, turned up
his nightie and gave him a vigorous
application Of hairbrushicanna and
sent him back to bed.
Mamma" came small voice from
under the covers, teacher says that
the early bird catches the worm, but
think the early kid catches the spank
ing"
All Would Agree.
Germany will agree to peace-on
her own terms. Every nation would
agree to peace on that basis.
An Impossibility.
1t is impossible to dig a trench
with an olive branch.
More Valuable.
There are times when an ounce of
enlistment is worth more than ton of
oratory.
When Credit Should Be Given
A man is never entitled to any cred
it for things he likes to do. 1t is only
when a man, by sheer force of his
will power compels himself to perform
distasteful tasks for the benefit of his
fellow men that he is entitled to any
credit.
The Prince of BOObs.
The most mistaken man in the
world is the man who thinks he can
fool his wife.
No Difference.
An exchange says: eve like the
girls in their MILDLY blouses." We like
them in any old kind of rig.
Feminine Consistency.
A woman is furious if other women
flirt with her husband and she thinks
they are woefully lacking in judgment
if they do not make the attempt.
She Never Loves Him.
A girl may marry Stacker for the
sake of getting husband, to secure a
competence, but she never loves him.
Love without honor and respect can
not exist.
He Never Bluffs.
Uncle Sam never bluffs; he never
opens a Jackpot unless he at least
holds tours.
True Finance.
A dollar wisely spent is worth more
than three dollars selfishly boarded.
Equally Important.
In the great struggle in which we
are now engaged, the man behind the
pillow is as important as the man be-
hind the gun.
Never Blush for the Uniform.
No one ever saw girl blush be-
cause her sweetheart was wearing the
uniform of his country.
The Best BreastwOrk
The most successful breastwork to
interpose against an enemy is full
stomach.
Can't Understand 1t.
1t is hard for a kid to understand
why he should be licked for doing
things his dad brags about doing when
he was boy.
The Question.
The great burning question when
women play cards is: "What's the
trump? ?"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-10

All Bills Look Alike to Him.
Collector-Did you look at that little
bill left yesterday, sir? House Men,
ber-Yes; it has passed the first read
mg.-Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
THE WEATHER

New Haven, Feb. 17-Forecast: Probably light rain or snow to- night or Sunday; warmer to- night; colder Sunday.
 Connecticut: Probably rain to- night, turning to snow Sunday; warmer tonight, colder Sunday: strong southwest shifting to northwest wines, probably reach- ing gale force.
 The disturbance which was cen- tral over North Dakota yesterday has moved eastward and is now central over upper Michigan. It has increased in intensity and has now developed into well defined storm area. It is causing high winds with snow or rain in the Lakef region. It will probably pass out the St. Lawrence valley on Sunday and tl,As vicinity will be on the southern edge of it. Pleasant weather prevails in the southern and eastern districts. There has been a decided fall in temperature during the last A hours between the Rocky Moun- tains and the Lake region. It was 46 degrees colder this morn- ing in Williston, N. D., than it was yesterday morning.
 Conditions favor for this vi. cinity fair weather with rising temperature, following by fncreas- ing cloudiness, which will proba- by develop into rain or snow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17

It is asserted that Ira Nelson Nor ris. the American minister to Sweden; Dr. Ritter, the Swiss minister at Washington, and Senor Polo Bern abe, the Spanish ambassador at Der lin, have been actively engaged in the task of negotiating with the imperial German government. MT. MOTHS IS cooperating by invitation of the Swedish government, it is said.
 These diplomats have undertaken to convince the German government that a persistence in it's indiscriml- nate sinking of neutral ships and talk ing of neutral lives will not only lose it. the respect and sympathy of na- tions that are now inclined to view it with friendly interest, but may pre- cipitate a state of war that will eventually compel Germany to sur render.
 A great deal of importance is at tached to the interest displayed by Minister Morris, who appears to have acted on his own initiative in aiding Sweden to advance such arguments. Mr. Morris is a member of the well known wealthy Chicago family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
Bridgeport Has 4,500
 Dogs, Report Indicates

According to figures in the office of Jeffrey O. Phelps, commissioner on domestic animals, there are over 800 more dogs in the state of Connecti- cut this year than there were last year, despite the number killed be- cause of the epidemic of rabies that spread through many towns in the state and which has not yet reache Id it's climax. Tags to owners of dogs are being distributed throughout the state and 71,514 of these have been ordered this year. The commission CT receives five cents for each tag, making a. total of $3,350 that the state gets from the dogs outside the kennels.
 New Haven is the center of the dog family. In that city there are 4,700 canines and Bridgeport ranks a close second with 4,50O. Hartford boasts of only 5000 dogs. Fifty-six kennels in the state have sent in or ders for 571 tags, making an aver age of about ten dogs in each kennel Proceeds from the sale of tags to the kennels amounts to $2S.50, which brings the total amount received by the state from. the dog to $3,578.55.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
MILITARY CENSUS NOT ENROLL MENT
 OF FIGHTING MEN
Merely a Record of States Man Power, Authorities
 Explain.

The wrong notion has taken hold in some parts of the state that the Connecticut military census, now in progress, is -an enrolment of the fighting men of Connecticut. This is not so. The census is an enrolment of every man in the state, and takes into account the particular abilities of each and all. /
 The census is not designed to find out hich men would bear arms if the nation called upon tn, state for a n army of men. There will never be any lack of volunteers, according to the belief of most. The important feature of the census is that every individual is enrolled and his own particular special abilities are filed and preserved at the state headquar- ters After it is completed, If the need ever comes, Connecticut will be able to know immediately where to find men for all the services which war would call upon the state to pro- vide men for. It will enable the state to put the right man in the right place without a moments delay.
 It has been explained by Gov. Mar GUS H. Holcomb and by the state headquarters that the census is an enumeration of every man and not a census of the fighting men only.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
The eSn1ith-MuTayC0.

a protectorate was acquired over a large inland region. Cyprus Sokotra Island and the Kuria Muria Islands, off the Arabian coast, added new links to the defensive cl.ain, and it has been said that the Red Sea is now 'Anore distinctively British than is St. Georges Channel between England and Ireland" g Great Britain obtained proprietary control of the Suez Canal in 1876 by purchasing the shares Of the Egyptian khedive for about $20,- 00O,000.
 The Suez Canal has been of great importance in the present war. For a time the Teutons hoped to break the link in the British chain connecting England with India by striking at the canal with Turkish forces, but this project has evidently been abandoned las hopeless.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

Michael Angelo, greatest artist of modern times, died in 1864, and Mo- Here, perhaps the greatest of modern writers of comedy, died in 1873. Treaty of peace between Great Bri- tain and United States ratified by lat ter in 1915. Heine, great German poet, died in Paris in 1856, having fled to France to escape the persecu- tions of the Berlin government Lewis Miller, inventor, philanthropist and founder of the Chautauqua assem bly,, died in 1899. Geronimo, notorious Apache chieftain, died in 1909
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
THE SUEZ CANAL

An event of tremendous importance to the world was the opening of the Suez Canal, the realization of a dream which had been entertained for centuries. Until the Panama Canal was projected, the big ditch which makes Africa an island was looked upon as the most sublime en- gineering feat of its kind ever ac- complished. In the matter of cost the Suez Canal has been completely eclipsed by that at Panama, the for mer having cost about $125,OOO,OOo, while the estimated total construction cost of the latter to the United States is just three times as much, or $375,- 100000. The canal linking the Med- iterranean and Red seas has a length of 103 miles, while the Panama Canal is about fifty miles in length from deep water in the Caribbean to deep water in the Pacific. The min imum width of the Panama Canal is 300 feet, but the average bottom width is 649 feet, while the Suez has an average bottom width of only 108 feet. The Panama's minimum depth is forty lone feet, while the Suez has a depth of thirty-five feet.
 It was just half a century ago to- day, on Feb. IT, 1867, that the first vessel of any size passed through the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. This was the Primo, a ship of eighty tons burden. After that the passage of vessels was of frequent occurrence, although it was not until" 1889 that the great work was formally opened in the presence of the Emperor of Austria, the Elm press of France, the viceroy of Egypt, and other notables.
 The cutting of the isthmus con- meeting Africa and Asia was a favorite project of the ancients. In the sev- enth century a project of this kind was launched, but 1t was forbidden by the Caliph Omar. In 1852 M. de Lesseps obtained from the Pasha the concession of building a ship canal from lynch to Suez, and an Euro pean commission declared the scheme practicable. A joint stock company was formed, and work was com menced in 1860, The natives of Egypt who performed most of the manual labor were paid but mere pittance by the Khedive, and they were lashed to their work very much after the manner of the ancient Egyp- tians employed in the building of great monuments to glorify their rul- CTS.
 The completion of the Suez Canal Imposed upon Great Britain the gi- gantic task of protecting the sea route to her Asiatic empire. Gibral- tar and Malta, already in Britain's possession, were important links in the chain. The peninsula of Alden, controlling the entrance into the Red Sea. was fortified on a vast scale, and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
WILLIAMSON Vv0UL ID HAVE LAW PARTNER DIGEST CONNECTICUT
 LAWS AT S6,OOO PER ANNUAA
Measure Might Have Better Prospects If Fairfield County Crowd Stood Bet
 ter at the Capitol. /
None to Favor, None to Op- pose Measure Before the Committee on Judiciary Provisions of the Bill.
Especial to The Farmer. )

Hartford, Feb. 17-Six thousand dollars a year, all expenses, and the privilege of buying from himself data already compiled by him-these are part of the provisions made for At torney Spotswood D. Bowers of Bridgeport, in a resolution pending before the general assembly by which he would be delegated to prepare a digest of the law Nof Connecticut There is no limit to the length of time he may take to prepare the digest. The measure came to light here late yesterday when the Judiciary Committee called it up for a hear ing It was one of several hundred measures that flooded the legislature in the last week of it's reception of new business, and consequently had not attracted much attention.
 The bill was introduced by Senator Charles H. Williamson, Bowers as- sociate in the law business. None appeared either to favor or to oppose the measure yesterday. It remains in the hands of the committee.
 Bowers is the author of the elab- crate measure termed variously the King bill,'' the ''Millenium bill'' and the Omnibus bill .
 If things looked brighter for Fair field county, the chances of the bill becoming a law woulh be correspond ingly improved. But inasmuch as Senator Williamson and allied in- terests at the capitol are not selling at par, Bowers may have to struggle along with his excellent law practice in Bridgeport, New York and else- where.
 Bowers is acknowledged an author ity on briefing. He took a prominent part in the Barnes Roosevelt libel suit.
 The text of the Williamson bill fol- lows:
 Section I. A committee consisting of Spotswood D. Bowers of Bridge port is hereby appointed to prepare and supervise the publication of a digest of the laws of the State of Connecticut.
 Sec. IT. Said committee shall have power to employ suitable assistants, and stenographers to assist in such work, and purchase necessary SUD- plies. and may in his discretion pur- chase necessary data already com piled by any citizen of the state of Connecticut, including data prepared by himself, but in case of purchase from himself, the price to be paid for said data shall be determined by a committee consisting of the secretary of state and the states attorney for Fairfield county.
 Sec. III. Said committee shall also have powey to contract for the printing and binding of two thousand (2,00O) sets of said digest. Said committee shall receive a salary of $6,000 a year for his services.
 Sec. W. There is hereby appro- priated from the funds of the state not heretofore appropriated such sums as may be necessary to permit the carrying out of the provisions of this act, which sums shall be paid by the state treasurer upon the certifi- cate of said committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
Books Missing In.
 Bankruptcy Case

Examination of Henry A. Pallman, president of the American Mortgage & Realty Go. in the office of Referee John w. Banks, resulted in his fail- ure to disclose whereabouts of books of the corporation. That these books have been illegally removed from the custody of the court became ap- parent at the examination yester- day.
 Pallman conducted the realty busi- ness as disclosed by the schedule of assets on a basis that gave investors nothing for something. Though he admitted yesterday drawing $50 sal ary until the week before the doors closed he owed his stenographers sal Nary for a numbers of weeks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
WEATHER CAUSE
 OF BIG TIE-uP,
 AGENTS ASSERT

New York, Feb. 17-Owners and agents of ships declared today that they were ready to take part in re- lieving the railroad freight conges- tion. They predicted that exporters would have no cause for complaint that they could not find vessels to carry their goods-at least no great cause than existed before the declara- tion of the German submarine block ade.
 Railroad men were inclined to paign played only small part in the freight situation. They pointed out that before the German edict went into effect the British steamship com- panies reserved 85 per cant. of their cargo space for the use of their gov ernment. The most important factor in the situation, they said, was the weather which has been the worst in many years.
 = Twenty-one merchant arriving here yesterday promised greater cargo space than the port of New York has enjoyed in weeks. Fourteen of these came through the war zone. k.tten- tion, was called, however, to the fact that the arrival of so many vessels from Europe at this time did not throw much light OH the severity of the new submarine peril as it would a week hence because most of them had entered the war zone before the period of immunity expired on Feb. 5.
 War risk insurance today showed a slight reduction from the high rates prevailing since the beginning of the German bio cl1ade. Opinion in ship ping circles is that the cut is due to the protection offered to shipping by conveys and patrols within the war zone and to the heay weather, which has indecreased the effectiveness of U-boats
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
REV. GEORGE w. RAY
 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
 PREACHER TOMORROW

At the First Presbyterian church tomorrow, Rev. George w. Ray of Piedmont college, will conduct the services both morning and evening, and Rev. s. F. Sherman of St. Johns Episcopal church, will take charge of the Mems Brotherhood Bible class, which meets in Presbyterian hall at noon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
OLD ALMANAC BRINGS $1,95O

New York, Feb. 17-A copy of the first book printed in Pennsylvania, an almanac for 1886, sold here yesterday for $1,950. Samuel Atkins, who styled himself student in mathematics and astrology," was the compiler and Will liam Bradford the printer. Only three copies are known to exist.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
HAVANA CABLES OPEN.

New York, Feb. 1.-The Commer- cial Cable Co.,, announced yesterday that it would accept messages for Ha- vana in any general code if the code was specified, but no communications in private code would be accepted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
JERGUsoN-sCHMIDT.

A very pretty wedding took place Thursday evening at the dining room of The Stratfield, when Miss Mamie Schmidt, daughter of Mrs. Mary 'Duesing of East Main street, became the bride of James ferguson of Brooklyn, N. Y. Rev. H. G. Wiener, pastor of the German Reformed church, performed the ceremony. The bride was attired in a travelling dress of pearl gray georgette crepe, with hat to match and carried d bouquet of roses Following the ceremony luncheon was served. MT. ard Mrs. ferguson left en the 9:51 train for i, Washington, D. C., to spend their ; honeymoon On their return they :, will reside at 520 East Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

MT and Mrs. Charles Rasmussen. Jr., of 957 Hancock avenue, are re- joicing over the arrival of 10 pound boy Mrs. Rasmussen was formerly Lillian Mccormick.
 The unusually successful Chautau- ; qua assembly held this week at the Casino, closed last night. with a con- cert by the Lotus Male quartet with Miss Dorothy Carpenter, reader. A most interesting program was enjoyed by a huge audience. Much of the suc- cess of the assembly has been due to |. the efforts of Rev. Gerald H. Beard, chairman of the program committee, who was instrumental in bringing so much talent here.
 Mr. and Mrs. P. Barrett of 457 Brooks street entertained a party of children at their home Monday in honor of the ninth birthday of Master Gerald Barret. Games, songs and music were enjoyed during the after noon and a delicious luncheon was served at it's conclusion. The guests included Lauriene and Lucy Barrett and John McCann, Harold Quinlan, Edmund and Robert Murray, James MCN1t1lOIl, DduIC1 INOdCAOoy JO0CRAi ciiA Francis O'Neil, James Kelly, Martin and John Flanagan, James Keane, John Stafford and Walter Barrett.
 One hundred guests attended the annual dancing party of the University club given last night at the club house in Golden Hill street. The rooms were decorated with spring F,v vryo vryifI 1y,o hoxy a vad {. lax Paul Blackburn, George s. Cat lin and Donald S. Page. composed the committee in charge of the dance A number of dinner parties preceded the dance.
 Miss Bernardine Carney of Water bury, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Will liam Schmidt of Boston Post Road, Fairfield. Miss Carney plans to spend two weeks with Mrs. Schmidt.
 Alumni and undergraduates of the Bridgeport High school were present in large numbers at the annual dance of the Athletic Association of the school given last night in the gymna- siun1 of the school Members of the board of education, their wives and some of the teachers of the school were the patrons and patronesses of the dance. The hall was appro- priately decorated for the affair which was one of the most enjoyable ever held in the new school building. The committee of arrangements: Messrs Schupp, Caskey and Stack of the faculty; William Gaito. Harold Rock sett, Frank Mercer, Helen Lockwood and Madeline Bullock of the associa- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

The Arkansas House of Represen- tatives passed bill giving women the right to vote in primary elections.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17
DOS MAIN ST. uUNU H EDv \ 10 Rue St Cecile
 Hartford Paris Wholesale and Retail Leading Milliners
ADVANCED STYLES IN MILLINERY.

Dillon Millinery is Always Winning New Patrons. Our Hats demonstrate that we have success fully solved the problem of selling High Class Mill lnery in styles far in advance of those shown else where and at prices Quality considered) much lower than those of other stores.
 New Straw Hats, Chiffon Hats, Satin Hats.
 Trimmed and Untrimmed
 It Pays to Trade at DillOn's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17

Col. Taggart, commanding Fort Rim gold, reported to. the War Department that eight bandits crossed the Mexican
 rder into the United States at Fole- dad Ranch. One man and seven horses wer. captured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17

The Northwestern Railroad has lift ed it's embargo on all grain to Chi cago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17

President Wilson is authorized to commandeer the railroads in time of Sational emergency and to draft train crews and officials for the operation,
 in a bill reported to the Senate, by
 the Interstate Commerce Committee.