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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
A Domestic Fire-Escane.

An inventor has patented fire.
Escape which he guarantees to be
simple, safe, and, certain, and which
can be CONVENE 1tIy kept in any
building, to be ready when wanted.
The escape is Il canvas tube, rendered
unin lammable, sufficiently long to
reach from thrce-story house to the
ground, attached to strong iron
frames. You get out of the window
into this tube. which is held by a
;ouph of men below, and in min :
ute yen are safe on terra firma. 70
,bviate the dangarafa too rapid de-
scent inside there are at certain dis
tances elastic bands. Thus all dam
ger is avoided, and so simple is it
that already as many as thirty thous-
Ind men, women, and children have
tested its capacity.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
Ideas for Gong Writers,

Some melodies seem to he born of
the people," said Harry Kennedy, the
song writer, "and it pays to listen to
wh,stiing boys and humming girls.
This is the way knew strain Of
music is sometimes caught, and it
s eften the beginning of popular
song. The tune as well as the words
of wait Till tie Clouds Roll By
had vagabond life through the coun-
try before the man who made for
tune out of it put it into a permanent
shape. When new tune is started,
if yeu watch and listen, yol will
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

He placed kiss on her lips, which
was not exactly the kiss of a brother.
She did take a long time for the
consideration of his proposal, and,
with the approval of her parents, de-
cided favorably to his wishes.
Soon they were married, and then
it TRANSFERRED that Mr.. Wentworth
had disposed of his interest in the
deprecated stocks long before they
began to decline that he had moved
into the cottage as a matter of con-
venience. pending the provements
upon his more magnificent dwelling,
conducted by the stranger who
was their architect; that he had sold
the -furniturs to make room for
something in that line far more
elaborate. "-.- %
Learning these facts, Maurice
StuyvesanY ESQ., rs he nervously
paced to and fro within the limits of
his office, vehemently calculated,
"Just my luck, confound it -
And Arthur knew what others did
not knew, that Mr.. Wentworth and
his family had permitted curreat i'm
pressions respecting their "changed
circumstances to prevail, in order
to discover who, OF her many admir-
ers, loved May for herself, not an ac-
count of her fathers money.
1t is needless to add that the solu-
ton of The problem WAS eminentiy
to Arthur and his wife.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
The Size of London,

London has Larger population
than many European state with a
sovereign and il parliament. At the
census of 1881 the area of metropol-
itan taxation and police contained
4 ,764,312 persons. Thus there are
in London more than double the
number of people in Denmark, in.
Guiding Greenland nearly three
times as many as in Greece; more
than eighteen times the population
of Montenegro; some thousand more
shan Portugal, including the Azores
and Madeira; yearly treble the pop
ulation of Servia more than double
that of Bulgaria; tIIree-fourtAs of a
million more than in Holland mole
than Sweden or Norway or Switzer-
land
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
How to Recognize Twenty-Quart Cow.

TO recognize her when she Is only
six weeks old, is hard, and yet I think
not SO very difficult to do. lido not
know that tan tell how. like a
thrifty calf, with good sized head,
which is narrow and long, broad in
themuzzle and between the eyes, and
narrow between the horns. do not
care il tie limbs are "strong," as
they say in Jersey. and perhaps
coarse, but they must be straight;
and the tail may be even quite coarse
at Its setting-this indicates consti-
tuition. Then, from the withers to
the hips there should be u straight
upward slope, so marked t!at il you
see the front half of the calf,you will
think she is n small one, while if you
sec only the hind quarters and loin,
you will think her very large. In
fact, in point Of symmetry, the front
and Lind quarters ought not to
match, and the latter should be by
far the larger. Iprefer lOng.bodied,
opsn-ribLed, fat-sided, desp-bodied
calves. The skin should he loose and
flexible all over the body, SO that one
can grasp a handful almost any
where. The must hair be long and
silky, little rough perhaps, but not
harsh, or it should he soft and furry.
With all this, you should find the
teats Of good size, we'll spread, and
all the skin about them, before and
behind--tlat which will cover the
udder--loose, soft and elastic, show
ing, as the Scotch say, "plenty of
leather" Such a calf will make q
good mixer If she is bred at q year
to fifteen months old and after her
first calf goes farrow (but not long
dry, for Il year, or nearly that time,
to give her chance to grow. say
nothing about the escutcheon, he.
cause do not know very much about
it, and do not believe in half That il
said and written about it. Stilf
must say l would prefer a good,
broad, well-winged escutcheon, Of the
FIanderine type, for if the escutche-
OH shows anytlIing,.it indicates stay.
ing ipower, which is perhaps tho
greatest merit a COW can have. Many
Il twelve or fourteen.quart COW will
beat "a t"enty-quart one in the long
run, especially in her butter record,
the true test of u cows value.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD
Remedy for Oribbing Horses.

The habit of cribbing is considered
by the best modern authorities
symptom of indigestion or diseased
condition of the stomach. Horses
addicted TO this vice are generally
thin in flesh: but this condition is
probably the result of the disorder
ed state Of the digestive organs rath
than TO the act of grasping and
pressing upon the nanger or some
other object with the teeth. A horse
in which this habit has long existed
can readily be recognized by the
worn and rounded appearance OF the
edges of his front teeth, also by tho
enlarged appearances OF the muscles
which depress the jaw. The habit
can be prevented in several ways.
but is liable to return again when
the preventing conditions are re-
moved. BY taking away the manger
and feeding from the ground the an.
imal will have nothing to rest his
teeth upon, hence, as rule, cannot
crafty his propensity in this direc.
ton, except in some very obstinate
cases, when they will seize one Of
their knees and use that for cribbing
purposes. by mailing a strip
of sheepskin about eight inches
in width the entire length Of the
crib, selecting a skin covered with
long wool, and sprinkling 1t freely
with cayenne pepper, renewing 1t
occasionally, the worst cribber can
he persuaded to desist from his hab.
II
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
POETRY.
MEASURING THE BABY.

We measured the riotous baby
Against the cottage wall. f..
A lily grew at the threshold,
And the boy was just as tall.
A royal tiger lily,
With spots of purple and gold, .-
And the heart of a jeweied chalice
The fragrant dew 10 hold.
Without. the bl IebIrds whist
High ap in the old roof trees,
And to and fro at the window
The red rose rocked her bees:
And the wee pink fists of the baby
Were never a moment still,
Swapping ut shine and shadow
That danced ut the lattice sill.
His eyes were wide as bluebells,
His mouth like flower unbiown;
Two little bare vel, like funny white mice
Peeped out from his snowy gow.:
Aud we thought with thrill of rapture.
That yet had n touch OF pain,
When June rolls around with the roses
Well measure the boy again.
Ali me, i'm a dark ened cha mber,
With the sunshine shut away,
Through tears that fell like bitter IA in
We measured the boy to-day;
And the little bare feet that were dimpled
And sweet as a budding rose,
Lay side by side together.
In the hush of a long repose.
UP from the dainty pillow,
White as the risen dawn,
The fair little face lay smiling,
With the light of heaven thereon.
And the dear little hands like rose leaves,
Dropped from rose lay still.
Never 10 catch the sunshine
That crept to tue shrouded sill.
We measured the sleeping baby
With ribbons white as snow,
For the shining rosewood casket
That waited him below:
And out OF the darkened chamber
We went with a csildless moan;
To the height OF the sinless angels
Our little one had grewn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

find that it is sung in new time and
changed tones by hundreds Of per-
sons who make tbs chan ed uncon-
sciously, and because are more
pleasing. This Is There a song
writer gets his ideas. 1t is good
plan to walk through crowd that
has just come out from an operetta,
and catch the variations of some of
the more pleasing tines. 1t takes
a quick ear and retentive memory
to make the best use of points gained
in this way.''-N.w York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
Recipes.

STARCH PUDDING.--Three OF. OF
guln arabic to l pt. boiling water.
When dissolved and cool add OF. OF
alcohol this will keep 1t from sour.
ing) then bottle and corr, and 1t is
ready. Add two tablespoons full Of
this preparation to one quart Of clear
starch, this will make the clothes
iron easily and will give the polish
she wishes.
PUDDING SAUCE.-One pint Of boil.
i g water, two tablespoons Of butter.
/ pinch 81. salt, one cup Of sugar, two
tablespoons of -four, flavor to taste.
TOMATOES. - Take tomatoes not
over ripe, pour over boiling water.
pour off and peel, cut in small pieces
and cook half or three quarters of an
hour in porcelain kettle, stirring
quite often to prevent burning.
Have glass cans placed in a pan OF
water with folded towel In bottom
of pan, keep hot on stove. Place can.
filler, a funnel that fits inside mouth
OF can, and put in tomatoes. using q
handled coffee cup. When full put
en- rubbers, then place on plate. in
sert wooden or silver spoon to let
all air escape, aid more tomatoes SO
a, To have Iul to OyerfowiGg
screw on top, and so proceed with
the rest of tlIe cans, great care being
necessary to expel all air. ii vesn sc
full and top ON tight. Screw up
again. Set upzide down for two or
three hours, or over night. Screw
again and wrap cans in paper or
place in box Of sand, oats. or any.
| thing TO exclude light. Place In cell
lar AMI you will not loose can.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
ENGAGEMENTS in England.

Courtships in England are shor:
and engagements are long. n,
sooner is it understood that a young
man and young woman are in love
than it it is given out they are en-
gagged. The American custom #
leaving young men and women flee
to associate together and to keep
company with each other for an in
definite length of time without de-
clariDg their intentions, is almost
unknown in any country o. EIi ope.
1t is not long after Il young nan be-
gins to show the daughter attentions
before the father gives intimatlon
that lie wishes to know what il
means, and either the youth declares
his intentions, or is notified to "eut
sticks" Whatever the advantages
of the English view ofthis matter
may be, il has, at least, one most
obvious disadvantage, and that is il
leads to engagements upon too short
an acquaintance, and it max es of the
engagement the counting time rath-
er than a mere preparation for mar.
riage. When once engaged, the
young people are throwh together
in the freest fashion, and may be
left to themselves at all times and
in all places almost as Though they
were man and wife. In the general
society af America marriage is
deemed the vitality impcrtant eyeLt
in life, but in English society the en-
gagement is looked upon as the
M ost important, and really i'a sort
of first stage in ma.rimony, or the
personal uniting of the lives only
awaiting the legal ceremony.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

The latest thing in clocks comes
from Russia. 1t is a little timeriece
tbout eight inches high, OH a base
i've inches i'm diameter, and covered
with a glass globe. All the work s
are plainly exposed. The pendulum
is solid brass wheel, supported at
the center, or hub, by a slender wire.
It does not swing, but revolyes from
left 10 right and from right to left.
Being a four hundred day clock, the
winding Of it is a small stem. 1t
will not vary five minutes in four
hundred days. No temperature af-
fects it. 49,.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

The French academy, some time
ago, offered a prize of 10000 francs
for some certain test of death to pre-
vent persons from being buried
alive. The award has been made to
a physician, who announced that on
holding the hand of the supposed
dead person to strong light, if
living scarlet tinge is seen where
the fingers touch, showing contin-
uous circulation of the blood, 10
scarlet being seen if dead. DR.. MIX
Busch also announces that on con-
tracing a muscle by elet TT. city, its
temperature will rise and be shown
by any small surface Thermometer. if
it does not rise, life is extinct.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
RELIGIOUS.
A Thousand Pounds.

IL wish could feel us did i'm 1920"
said Il man, thirty years old, us he
listened to an account of revival
scenes occurring in his native village.
"Only a small matter kept me from
becoming u christian, then
"What stood in your wayp" i'll
quired his beloved sister.
II was just starting in business
with Ralph Turner, and l finally
thought that l would attend to bust
ness first. and put off religion till a
future time. have never seen the
day when was SO near being a
Christian. and l don't suppose 1 ever
shall"
"What binders you now p said his
sister, kindly. "Your business is
established and prosperous; you ac-
knowledge the Importance of attend
Ing to the salvation of your soul;
surely you can never expect better
time than this
IL know it; but the trouble is now
that don't feel as if 1 cared much
for it. I'd give hundred pounds if
l did
"Give yourself no rest until you
are once more convinced of sin, and
anxious to be reconciled to God
Take time for thought, for the bible,
for prayer"
"Time! that is just what haven't
at command" interrupted the broth
er. business is very hurrying just
now; I've stayed from the Office too
long already. Good-by.'
Twenty years passed rapidly away;
the pious sister had just gone to her
long home, and the man of fifty, still
impenitent, stood tearfully beside
her new-made grave. A neighbor
was telling him of her happy death;
of the sweet peace and holy Joy that
made her last hours radiant with the
glories of heaven.
II would give a thousand pounds
for such hope as she had" was th G
agitated answer.
"If you ould die the death of a
Christian you must live Christian s
Iifs.' replied the friend. "When will
you ever have better time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

Profane oaths may be forgotten
for a time, but their echo, however
long the interval, will return to the
ear and heart of the protane swearer,
aud resound in awful, laundering
accents, filling his soul with terror,
remorse and shame, while immortal
ity endures. "a dreadful sound is
in his ears"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
A Singular Cat Story.

A queer cat story comes from
Preston, Conn. A farmer had been
troubled with rats for some time,
md finally purchased a cat that was
recommended as good mouser.
The cat sustained its reputation,
and rats were soon unknown in the
house, and the farmer congratulated
himself greatly. His dreams of
freedom were dispelled one day,
however, by the cries of the servant
girl, who said that on going down
cellar where the cat was INDUCING
in its MONDAY repast she saw Il large
rat eating at the same dish with the
cat, and solmnely averred that when
she went toward them the rat chased
her and made her rua up stairs.
The cat, she said, seemed to enjoy
his company, and appeared as if
charmed by the rat just as a snake
charms bird. The farm ,r would
not credit the story until he saw the
same thing day Or two afterwarI.
He allowed the strange friendship
to exist for several days, tile rat
coming regularly to partake Of
meals with the cat. Finally the
farmer decided to put an end to the
singular friendship. ana taking a
gun went to the cellar. No sooner,
however, had he fired at it and missed
1t than the cat jumped upoa the rat
and killed itNow the farmer wants
to know why the cat did not kill the
lat before.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

The communicating of a mans self
to his friends works two contrary
effects; for it redoublcth joys and
cutteth griefs in half; for there is no
man that imparteth his joys 10 his
friends, but he enjoys the more; and
no maH that imparteth his grief to
his friend, but he grieveth the less.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

The sympathy of Jesus for his i'm
mediate friends was exceedingly pa.
thetic, and yet just as wise. He did
not want them TO take upon them
selves the airs of martyrs because
their way was cloudy. He explained
to them very simply that the path to
the highest must lie through the
valley of sorrow. ain the world We
must have tribulatiOn, but be of
good cheer" the highway to the
heavenly is up the rocky steep.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
A Youthful Slav2 of Tobacco,


Hattie Ketchum is only five years
of age. She is a daughter of Andrew
j. Ketcbum Il farmer and tobacco
grower, living one mile south OF
West Port, and is hopelessIy adicted
to the use of tobacco, having been so
since she was two years old. When
Letween one and two years OF age
the girl was afflicted with what is
known us wind collie, and, at the sug-
gestion of a friend, tobacco smoke
was blown into milk and given her.
This remedy proved effective, but il
created an uncomfortable desire for
tobacco, and by variOas subterfuges
the child has ever since found means
to satisfy her craving for the weed.
Her parents, or course. refuse to en-
courage llsr in the use of Tobacco,
but some Of the hired men, think
ing it very ''cute' to See small
child smoking cigar, sc to speak.
often grant her 1eIuest, made il
appealing baby tones for "gar."
If refused, the child will steal into
the tobacco shed, where large quon-
titles of the product are stored, and
biting off pieces of tie leaves, will
chew them with the relish of life
long tobacco chewer. AS a result OF
this habit, sickly Tailor has spread
over the cbild's face, and it is likely
to ruin lIer health, and poss IDLY to
cause her death. Although the
parents nave done everything pos
sible TO o, e:come her desire for to.
bdccp, the effort ! as leen Il IA lure.
She starts up in her sleep and bags
for tobacco to satisfy her cravings
Syracuse STANDARD.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Educated Dog Boz.

Mr.. r. Il. Williams of New York
claims that his thoroughbred Scotch
collie, for which he has refused an
offer of 5000, is the best educated
dog in this country. lie is twenty
months old, of about ordinary size,
light brown in color, with white
breast and nose. and weighs thirty
five pounds.
Boz has set of alphabet blocks by
which he spells many words of three
or four letters, Il set of cards from
which lie chooses figures, Il pack OF
playing cards from which he picks
out good hand, set of coins out
of which he singles any one required,
and various other appliances.
When asked what he would write
note with he gets a pencil, and for
Il letter lie takes a pen. He will
jump over a chair as many times as
reques. ed, and no more. lie distin-
cuisines colors correctly, and the
qualities OF fabrics. Asked what he
would do if sick and in Il hospital he
lays down and groans, AID when
doctor comes he holds out his paw
and puts out his tongue; what he
likes to drink, his answer is milk,
and where milk comes from, he Sig
mites the COW. If attempts are
made to direct him wrong when told
to do il certain thing, he resists with
a vigorous barking.
These are only Il few of the acquire,
ments of this wonderful dog. BuI
that perhaps in which Boz is near
ness akin to the human animal thai
when asked how many days he would
like to work lie picks up the cipher.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

SUET PUDDING.-OIs cup sweet
milk, one cup chopped suet Tor one
half cup butter if preferred) one cup
molasses, one cup raisins, three cups
dour, two teaspoons cinnamon. cloves
and nutmeg, one CLIP oatmeal or corn
meal. two tea spoons of soda, steam
oRe and ene-half hours.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

I believe in the doctrine of a divine
providence which is personal TO men.
special to their wants and which per-
petually acts in all the events and
the affairs of life. things minutest
and things largest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

Nothing can be better calculated
to increase the price of silk than
the present manner of dressing. A
lady's train is not bought but at
some expense, and after it has
swept the pu5lic walks for very
few evenings, is fit TO be worn no
longer more silk must be bought in
order to repair the breach, and some
ladies of peculiar economy are thus
found to patch up their trains eight
or ten tim es in season.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

A good story is told Of old
Meolraj, the native East India gen-
sral. His followers stole from the
English quantity Of hermetictlly
sealed provisions in tin cases, and,
not having seen anything of the
kind before, he mistosk than for
canister shot, and fred nothing from
his guns for three days but
fresh Holsters, picked salmon. and
other delicacies, supplying the
British camp with shower of the
'r;shcst English provisions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

A scientific observer claims that
the fairness of the earth at the poles
brings the polar ocean thirteen
miles nearer than any other portions
of the globe to the central ball of
fire, upon which he believes the
earth to be built. Consequently, the
heat is SO great that the water col |
never feeze over, and if there is a
sea al that spot it must be an open
one.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

The habit of intemperance by men
in office has occasioncd more injury
o the public, and more trouble to
me, than all other causes and were
| TO commence my administration
,gain, the first question l would ask
respecting candi date for Off &c
would be, "Does he use ardent
SDirits2',ss
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

Write yoar name with kindness,
love and mercy an the hearts of the
people you meet year by year, and
you will not be forgotteB.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

Blessed be God, not only begin
praying when kneel down, but do
no leave off praying when I raise up.
|-T. adams,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

Let us hewlre of losing our en-
thusiasm. Let us ever glory in
something, and strive to retain our
ldmiration for all that would en-
noble, our interest IN all that would
enrich and beutify our lives.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

Nothing seems HIuch clearer than
the direction of chIlity. Would We
I'll but relieve, a,cor ling to tho
measure Of our means, those OBJ.
jects immediately within the range
Of our personal knowledge, how
much of the worst evil of poverty
might be alleviated!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-16

Let Us try simply to Go right, with
out thinking of the feelings our ac-
tioi are 10 call out in others.