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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30

or tie most sacred and best beloved of the
Shah saints. This shrine and its precincts
are an inviolable sanctuary In fact,
Kun is what the Jews called city of ref
uge. Hither fly all nlurderers, and political
offenders, and here, once within the huge
chain of the sanctuary, they are safe. And
the sanctuary is not the shrine alone, but a
large quarter of the town, with its bazaar,
its bath and its mosques. Woe bctide the
importunate creditor or the messenger of
justice who attempts to arrest the bankrupt
or criminal within the sacred bounds! He
would be literally torn in pieces by an in
furiated mob of priests and pilgrims.
OF course Kun is fanatical, for its very
subsistence is drawn from religion; the
large revenues of the holy men, the streams
of pilgrims, the very graves of the faithful,
whose collins arrive by hundreds to be in
TERED in the holy ground, all depend on
the sacred shrine; and the signaler who
lived at Kun many years ago had need to
be a solid man, man who could at least be
tolerated, and even liked-in fsct, Quiet
man who would shit it off with the Per-
sians." Such man was Sergt. Brecken-
ridge; tail, fair, good looking fellow, who
was liked by everybody, u man who never
drank-an intolerable thing in city so
holy that the mere existence of the unclean
liquid would be the most horrible defils-
ment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30

SYUD.
The sergeant lived in neat little house
between the two residences of the principal
holy men of the place. On one side of it
was the dwelling of Syud Mohanmed Bag
her, tho leader of prayers at the shrine: on
tho other, that of Hadji Aga Mohammed,
the head of the law. Breckenridge was on
the best of terms with both his ucighbors.
He frequently drank tea with the leader of
prayers, and smoked the Ealian of peace
his own kalian, be it remembered; for the
Syud, who traced his ancestors to the fam
lily of the Prophet, would rather have died
than have smoked tho kalian of the unbe-
lever, and if he had allowed the Englsh-
man to use one of his own sacred pipes it
would have had to be at once destroyed. AS
the Syud'S pipes were of solid silver this
could not well be done; and SO Sergt.
Breckenridge always brought his own hub
Bile bubble and a special tea cup was kept
for his use. Possibly the hospitality of the
Sy1,d was not wholly disintcreSted. Tho
dream of his life was to convert an infidel,
and frequent were tho e%hortations which
he delivered to the sergeant Hadji Aga
Mohammed, tho other neighbor, also tolcr-
ated Breckenridge, but il was from motives
of policy, and i'll tho Eopc Of securing some
share of tho golden shower, which i'm those
days descended on those men of position
who cQuld be useful, from the liberal hands
of The Indian government.
The Habit was man of 20, and hadn't
tooth in his head; nevertheless he was a
man with three wives, and ne was quietly
looking out for another, to complete the
full amount Of married bliss allowed by
MoliRmmedan law Now the reason WHY
Scrgt. Breckenridge never applied for
change Of station was q fair pnc---a very
fair one. The fact was that the good look
ing sergeant was over head and ears in love
with the daughter Of syud Mehammed
Bagher. Not that he declared his love-
that would have been dangerous indeed; The
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30

When Sergt. Breckenridge reached the
Caspian sea, he just caught the Russian
steamer. He had made the quickest post
Journey on record, before or since. But
fear and grief were pursuing him. He
never stopped to sleep or rest the whole G20
miles, and he never drank drop of water.
He hated water worse than one bitten by q
mad dog; the thought of it made his flesh
creep. On the steamer, the sergeant, the abb
stemious sergeant, lived on vodki; in Russia
he bought more; and the morning after his
arrival in London he was found dead in q
cheap hotel in Fleet street, sitting at his
table, on which was a half empty bottle of
brandy. In his hand was q long lock Of
wavy hair and faded rosebud. stl
This was why Sergt. Breckenridge left
Persia, ard how he died of drink. Was It
drink, do you think, or horror and grief,
that killed him? MAJOR NoRRIsTER.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30
FLYING FROM PERSIA.

HOW sERGT. BRECKENRIDGE SAW THE
DAWN OF THE NEW YEAR.
The story Of Sergt. Breckenridge is
firmly believed by many of the Europeans
in Persia, though whether it is fact, or
merely yarn or myth, am unable to
state. This is the story, however, as I
heard it in Teheran.
In the early days of the telegraph line
through Persia to India, the employees were
few, the stations very far apart, and many
of the sig lalers were sergeants Of engin-
GERS. These men were frequently alone i'm
the towns or villages, where the testing sta.
tions were situated, for months together.
If, as it was termed, they shit it off with
the Persians," their pay was raised a littlo
and they remained in the town or village,
occupying position of some Importance,
the sole representative of the department,
and in the eyes of the Persians, the out
ward and visible sign of the great Dowlet
Igleez. Hence these men occupied a sort of
scmi-diplomatic rank, and were respected
and treated accordingly.
Knm is holy city. In its huge shrine,
under dome covered with sheet of pure
gold an eighth of an inch thick, which gilt
tiers for many mile in the glaring sun, re-
poses the body Of the saiuted Fatimeh- ma
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NiSSA ENTERS THE SERGEAST'S STUDY.
death of both parties probably, or the forci-
BILE conversion to Islam of one of them,
would have been the certain result, and Of
the two contingencies the former was much
the moro likely. No; Scrgt. Breckcn-
ridge determined never to tell his love- and,
like good fellow as he was, he would have
been the last to endangcr even the lady's
peace of mind, much less her life. In Per-
sin the inlidelities of the fair sex are pun
ished ruthlcssly; ladies arc walled up alive,
cast into wells, stoned, poisoned, OF, being
rolled in carpet, are tramplcd TO death;
while such an abomination as IN intrigue
with n Euroocan would be visited with
punishmcuts even more horrible.
But though Sergt. Breckenridge might
love in secret, it was another thing when he
found his love returned. In Persia, in the
warm weather, everybody sleeps on the roof.
Ono very hot night, as the sergeant lay awake
on his fiat roof, only the starry sky for his
canopy, he heard sly laugh. He looked
up at tho spot whence it came, and above
tho low wall, only yard high, that sepa-
rated his roof from that of the leader of pray
crs, he saw the unveiled face of Nissa Kha-
mum, tho Syud's pretty daughter Nissa
was a true Persian beauty; unmarried at
the mature age of il, she had remained
single so long merely because her father de-
manded too enormous price for the hand
of his pretty child Tin Persia wives are
bought, it must be remembered); round
plump face of the brunette type, ruddy lus-
cious lips, waving masses Of hair falling 70
her knees, and eycs-cycs like the gaelic of
her country-eycs so large that she seemed
to be all eyes. Suddenly plump arm, gilt
tering with bracelets, was raised above the
gold embroidered scarlet silk kerchief
which framed the lovely face, and some
thing was thrown to him, "Hushr' she
said, once moro putting her finger to her
lps7-shc disappeared.
But tho sergeant knew that it was not
safe to show his face over that wallis top;
not safe for him, dangerous perhaps TO her.
So he seized the object flung TO hint was
china rosebud-and pressed it to his heart,
after covering it with kisses. Time rolled
swiftly by; the meetings were many and
always ct dead of night. ~ a
One day tho sergeant received q bouquet
and huge loaf of sugar candy; they were
from Hadji Aga Mohammed, the toothless
head of tho law That worthy invited him
to be present at his wedding feast, to take
place on that day week. The bridewas Nissa
Khauuu,-the Hadji had found his fourth
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30
winter Bed Covering.

An uncomfortable crusade might wen be
started by some woman who loves her kind,
and who knows, like the writer, what instr7,-
ments Of disease and death they may become.
Even dirty blanket is far more tolerable
than a dirty comfortable, for blankets are
porous and allow the air to penetrate. Every
wearer Of wooden cloth, in whatever form,
knows that the loosely woven fabrics are tho
warmest, this arising from the fact that air
Is held in the meshes and becomes medium
of warmth, One blanket Of pure wool, no
matter bow coarse its quality, has more
warmth producing power than four pound
comfortable, yet, because the feeling Of weight
Is lacking, there is Immediate outcry that it
Is cold. Two blankets and light comfort
able will furnish bed amply, and tho lessened
weight will mean quieter sleep Of far more
refreshing quality than any to be had under
ten or twelve pounds Of cotton. Blankets can
be washed or steam cleansed, and II childrens
beds are in question, soft gray or blue blan-
kets may well replace white, which Is soiled
in week Of such experiments as most chill
dren indulge in with the bed clothes, woich
are often tents by day as well as covering
by night.-Helen Campbell in Oemorest's
Monthly, " tea - AsF eros" ~ -ht a|s"
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', Az ever neero O. navln' sech weather ez
this fer New Years in the days o. Gov nor
Wolf an Gin'r1 jackson? Wen them OIL
warhoSscs was runnin' things in this ken
try, things was right ev'ry time, an we
didn't hcv no April weather a worryin' us
when TIL mometcrs orter ben Dustin out
their bulbs, cause the merc'ry couldn't git
no lower. Ye kin bet yer last gallus but
ton th't if Gov nor Wolf am Gin'ral Jack
son was a boSsin' things now, th't ven'son
d be friz stiffcr'n flag pole, AM a Teller
wouldn't be afcerd to kill turkey day
fore he wanted to eat it.
''Me an you don't often gree together,
Squire, thanks to your unfort'nit DISPOSE
tion," said the Old Settler, shut I'm with
ye on them last sentiments o. syour'n, ev'ry
time. Now, in 1910 an up'ards, wen
Wolf were Gov'nor, tn never was sech
New Years weather ever herd on ez we
he'd that year" -.
Gin 1910 an up'ards?'' said the Squire,
bristling little. "Wolf Want Gov'nor
arter 40, an any 3-year-or baby orter
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OLD MAN JACOBS STARTS FOR THE WOODS.
THAT was enough, and they did pitch in.
Jansen's family had such a New Years
dinner as they never had before, apd the
widow and orphans that were to have no
reminder from Jansen's house had no such
treat, after all, as came from his house that
day, for Mrs. Jansen was famous cook.
"Old man Jacobs did not come home
that night, nor the next day, nor the next
night, and then his wife began to feel
alarmed; for was he not her husband and
tho father of her children So she prevailed
upon party of neighbors to go in search of
him, much against their WILL Four miles
back in The woods they found him. Jansen
had doubted there being any power that
could keep him from returning home to eat
the dinner he had boosted no widow or or
phan should taste, but there had been one;
and as he had vowed that he would sooner
be caught in bear trap than chop wood
for his unfortunate neighbors, his choice bad
been given hin-Jansen was found close
prisoner in one Of his bear pens. He had
gone to it to arrange it for the night, and
while inside the log enclosure in some way
had sprung the fall, and down came the
heavy door, which could only be opened
from the outside, and Jansen's visions of
New Years good things vanished. When
taken out he was nearly dead from cold and
hunger. He was brought safely around
again, however, but he was not the Jansen
Jacobs of old. The lesson of that New
Years day had been ACCEPTED by him as .
special Providence, and the poor never bad
better friend than he was ever after, and
he was a model man in his family to the
day of his death.
''Served him rightr' said the Squire.
"Jansen's family had sumpin to be thank
full fer, an that's fact. But list tell me
wat we've got to be thankful fer this
New YEARS., viii ye?' - y.
"Cause VEIN Twin, consarn ye!'' cx-
claimed the Old Settler. "'Cause we hain't
none on us ben called OH to leave no wild
der's an orfints ahind us, sence last year
this time. That's sumpin' to be leetle
thankful fer, leastways fer them ez has
disposition th't's halfway human. know
] be, an ] was only sayin' to my oil
woman this morning: 'Mariar,' says 'ain't
you thankful, says, 'th't you won't be a
wearin' no widder's fixin's t'morrer? Amt
you thankful fer thatT says, AI'riar kind
o. thunk minute an says, We'll, s'pose
I be- she says, fer it don't take much to
make me thankful she says. Il don't
know 'zac'ly wat M'riar meant but I'm
dreadful f'eerd the roomytiz is ketchin' on
to her ag'in."
After which old Sol brewed savory
bowl, and by and bye they all agreed that
Soils Ridge would have Happy New Year
anyhow. Ed. MoTT.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30
NEW EVERY MORNING.

Every day is q fresh beginning
Every morn is q world made new;
You who are weary of sorrow and SHINING,
Here is beautiful hope for you;
A hope for me and hope for you.
All the past things are past and over,
The tasks are done and the tears arc shed;
Yesterdays errors let yesterday cover;
Are healed with the healing which DlGnt has
shed.
Yesterday now is part of forever,
Bound up in sheaf which God holds tight.
With glad days and sad days and bad days which
never
Shall visit US more with their bloom end their
blight,
Their fullness of sunshine or sorrowful night.
Let them go since we cannot relieve them,
Cannot undo and cannot atone;
God in his mercy receive, forgive them,
Only the new days are our own;
To-day is ours and to-day alone.
Here are the skies all FURNISHED brightly,
Here is the spent earth all reborn,
Here are the tired limbs springing lightly
To face the sun and to share with the morn
In the chriSm of dew ami the cool OF dawn.
Every day is q fresh beginning:
Listen. my soul, to the glad refrain,
And spite OF old sorrow and Older SHINING,
and puzzles forccasted anil possible pain,
Take heart with the DAY, and begin again.
SUSAN COOLIDGE.
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To Cook sweetbreafis.

q Ono OF your correspondents wishes to know
Of some good way Of cooking sweetbreads.
They are a frequent dish on our table, and
always first soak them in cold, water a few
moments. then skin and trim them, l. G., re-
moving all mere fat, then boil them fifteen
minutes, laying them afterwards in cold
water for ten minutes. They are then ready
to fry, broil, bake, or stew with green peas
or simple cream sauce. 10 fry them they
should be cut in pieces the size Of an English
walnut, rolled in cracker crumbs and fried
quickly Qn fat enough to cover to Q light
brown, then pour over them a tomato sauce
prepared in this manner. To one quart Of
fresh or canred tomatoes add two heaping
teaspoonsful Of flour, cook thoroughly, strain,
season well with butter, salt and pepper.
Sweetbreads prepared in this way with a
tomato sauce are nice for tea They can
also be cut in slices and broiled, seasoning
them well with butter, salt and pepper, or
dipped in bread crumbs as before and fried.
In either case serve them with slices Of
broiled or fried tomatoes arranged TO cover
tho slices Of sweetbread and garnisbed with
parsley. r~ a.. a. .-#T. 7'a ..H'
Sweetbreads prepared Hike chicken or veal
mako good croquettes and are very delicate
when farina or corn starch Is used In mixing
them instead of -four. When served with
green peas, cut them In small pieces after
they arc cooked and seasoned and n,id them
to the peas just before they are dished To
the ordinary taste, sweetbrcads need the adj
dition Of a vegetable flavor and are not quite
50 palatable when served with o simple cream
sauce, but q little mace added to the cream
sauce "a ON mprovement.-Good House.
kcepinP
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30
Fir Pillars

Fir pillows are now very fashionable as
well as pleasant Their odor diffuscs fine and
sromstic about ones head, and IL is believed
to be exceedingly healthfui. It is not neces-
sasy to sleep upon them, but merely to have
them lying close about ones couch or sofa.
In a sick room they are especially grateful.
One Of them in q handsome cover would
make a pleasant Christmas present for an in
valid. A writer in Tho Household says: For
an elderly lady or an invalid q pillow filed
with pine needles-the foliage Of the balsam
Cir being thought most aromatic-isa .litable
gift, Make q drilling case for ..ne needles,
then q slip Of ecru or gray linsn, embroidered
with suitable motto, rs Give me thy balm,
oh fir tree A hop pillow. for fevcrish, rest
less heads, can 90 made in the Same fashion,
witt the design O graceful cluster Of leaves
and hons,
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THE OLD SETTLER AND THE SQUIRE.
never agreed ON anything and never met,
even in tho best of times, without falling
into a more or less heated argument. On
this particular New Year eve, when every
body had the blues, except the district
school teacher=-who boarded round, and
had got used to taking everything as it
came, and always expected the worst-the
Old Settler and the Squire occupied their
fayorite places in front of the fireplace,
and the hunters and woodsmen grouped
here and there in their vicinity expected to
hear the two old GROWERS at their very
worst
ave didn't usety hey sech betwixt an
between weather as this at this time o.
year." said Old Sol, the landlord, lighting
his pipe with o pine knot splinter, in the
light OF which Lis red face glistened. tWe
didn't never hev sech meat sp'ilin' weather.
CT this at New Years, an know it,
"Course We didn'tr' exclaimed the Squire.
can why do we hev it now?. III tell ye
why. It's cause we've degen'rated. It's
cause we've stopped over an gone clean
back on good Of Dimmycratic principles
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30
Potato Yeaat.

In two quarts of water boil six potatoes, .
handful Of hops in bag, and q half teacup-
full Of salt When the potatoes are done,
mash fine and add to this liquid teacupful
Of sugar, teaspoonful Of ginger, and when
milk warm add teacuprul Of yeast; set
teacupful Of yeast for Eve loaves; set my
sponge Mt night and add three potatoes. IL
you wish for more potatoes cpd not so much
hops, take mashed potatoes and add wnter to.
make it of the consistency of common yeast,
and while warm add tablespoonful of sugar
and two Of yeast; keep where warm, and let
1t ferment, when it will be fit for use. ."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30
Fasx wav 20 Smoke Meat.

Meats for the consumption OF a small
family can be smoked by snspcnding the
hams from bars laid across large barrel,
open at both ends, set over o smoldering
fire. Corn cobs make good smoke, and bay
leaves and juniper berries burned with them
give the meat slightly aromatic favor.
Cover the barrel while the smoking Is go
inc on. t-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-30
Nice corse without Eggs.

Make small sack Of cheese cloth, put in
small tablespoonful for each cup Of coffee,
need not tie the sack, put In the pot, and pour
pint of cold water on IL. Set this on in the
morning and let 1t come to boil, then fill up
as you wish with bot water. Turn sack
wrong side out after breakfast, rinse and dry
for next time. V Ea5t. Esra -
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.

PrSsidtnt-A. Barto.
.Seeref4ry-P. Lamb.
TredgnYsI-Lucas kells.
DireefSrS-A. Barto, p. Lamb, Lucas Kells, s
Pendergast, }. Norris, j. b. Perkins.
Snbt efScho0lS-W. +. Rocheleau.
Board meets first Thursday in every month
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- !. r.nny ,or Arnx ,,mce,,,

The German war Office having decided
that all sub officers must learn telegraphy,
100 officers selected from the Berlin gar
rison and 100 from the garrison of Stras-
ourg and Metz have begun a course of
tuition. Frank Leslie's. 80 .afelJ -
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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD.

p,esi6<s--E. P. Barnum.
.SecretAry--E. G. Rich.
DiyeeloSs-J. A. Dubois, Jas. A. Norris, W. A.
Gates, T.. j. Harrison, A. Barto, X. L. Greene.
LBrariaH-Miss Louie Allen.
Library open every saturday from to and
In ~
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ocean Commerce.

The 125 steamships plying between the
United States and Europe cost 800, 000,-
600, employ 1880 men, spend 81 ,000,-
600 month for coal, carry 500, coo passen-
gers year, and earn So, 1000, 900 for
passage money exclusive of what Is paid
for freight = eHf
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I Railway Churches In isussl

Railway churches are to be attached to
the trains in south Russia. Owing to the
long distances travelled and the constant
work the officials complain that they have
riages fitted up al churches viii run on
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
CONGREGATIONAL Church.
~. j. b. BREW, PASTOR.

REV. j. b. BREW, PASTOR.
Sunday Services at 1880 A. u. and 1870 p. NJ
Sunday SCI, DOL at 1900 IN. Young Peoples
Meeting one hour before evening services
PRAYER meeting Wednesday evenings at 30 p. N
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CIVIC SOCIETIES.

star In the West Lodge, No. 60.
r. Brdgman. w, "; Lyman NJ. Kells, Sec
Meets second and Fourth Tuesday evenings OF
each monts ..-..... ..... b.. .... ... ........
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REV. J.F. HAMILTON, RECTOR.
Sunday Service at 1880 A. and 7:3O p. M,
Sunday school ut 10 N. Wednesday evening sci
vice at 1880 Pm
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3anfiSt Church..

REV. A. G. PIERCE, PASTOR.
Services every alternate Sabbath at 10: 80 A: NJ.
andSr. N. Sunday school Immediately after
tho morning service. "Wednesday evening SER
M - IN
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Sank Centre Northern.
Stearns County Officers.

Amditor-Barney Eossberg.
Resisttr Of DeeIS-John Lapp.
7rsasa,er-J. A. Moosbrugger.
Shsr,1-M. Mickey.
1ndes Of Pro6ats-peter Drick.
County IftorHey-Theo. Bruener.
CIerk Of CoXrt-E. Is. Strong.
4 oroner-Or. Ramsey.
:Sxbf. If Seho0LS-lienry krebbs.
Court CommiSSi0Hrr-L. A. Evans.
.SErvey0r-N. p. Noel.
r. o. address of above officers St. Cloud, Mimi
DEeHty Shsri6-H. S. Doty.
OspHLy Cor0Her-J. A. Dubois.
A. -sf SKpf. e[ Scho,1-W. a. Gates.
Address, Sank Centre, MINI.
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Christian Church.
EpiScopaI Church.

II. 7. MORRISON. PASTOR.
Sunday Services at 10 80 A. NJ. and 1883 p.
sunday school at 1900 NJ. Services held In
Rarnum's Hall.
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REV. A. WYATT, PAsToK
Services every Sunday at 1880 A. NJ: and 1:SO
Pm. Sunday-school at the close OF morning
service. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 1:3O +. NJ
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There are some men who have SO much
genius that they can't do anything but cit
Rroupd all day and think shout II