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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
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While the queen has extended her elem
ercy to desertors and blnckgunrls in order
to mark her jubilee, the we'll behaved SOL
der will only remember that event by
extra hard work, poorer fations and an
enforced contribution. On Jubilee Day,
for INSTANCE, there Mas Q grand reFiew on
Southsea Gomman, The troops were be-
tween four and five hours in the blazing
sun, and on returning to the barracks tho
mounted men spent the afternoon in; the
stables. ALI the troops IN garrison instead
Of enjoying special allowances were served
with timed preserved or "bully'' beet,
which is not particularly palatable, and in
the Same way the aueen'h birthday after
trying review was siSnalized, This
treatment of the good and steady men
presents striking contrast to the queens
pardon and FREQ kit to the worthless fell
lows who desert from one regiment to an
other, and 1t has caused much bad fcsling
among the troops. Mall Gazette.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
HAvANA's BATHING RESORT.
Pits for tho rublic-A Stroll Along the
Reacl,-1he RreaEers.

Pits for tho rublic-A Stroll Along the
Beacl-The Breakers. IT,.
At last you reach the baths Here, too,
is glorieta, and beyond this are the most
peculiar facilities for bathing that re-
member to have seen. A long, high reef
has been cut and followed into q dozen
separate wells just where the surf trm-
bles against the shore. These cavities are
twelve or fourteen feet square and six or
eight feet deep; in each there is hole or
window opening toward the sea, and as
large rs the body Of man. Through this
the water finds entrance, standing, per-
hars, four feet above the floor A wooden
roof stretches over all these pits, each of
which is fenced off separately above the
water, and thus converted into an excel
lent bathing room, open toward the sea.
There is u wooden floor at the entrance,
with sufficient furniture, and e fight of
steps cut into the rock, by which You de-
scend to tie bath. The sea flows in and
out necessarily through the aperture, the
bottom of the pit is rough end the sides
rugged; the crabs ere crawling in your
huge tub, and the seaweed comes in at
the window, but, the whole effect is
unique and delightful Yon can look over
the rocky wall TO tie ocean beyond, and
for the boarding between the rooms
reaches only half way to the roof, which
is fifteen feet above Tie water. In very
high seas the tide sublnerges the baths.
and sometimes in storm tho whole
wooden structure is swept or blown away.
Some Of the pits are large enough for
half dozen bathers, and these arc called
public; hut the private ones can be taken
by party Of two or three or by q single
person. To rise at or and reach the
bath almost before the sun, and spend
half an hour in the Atlantic in one of
these strange tropical crannies, half natu-
raj, half artificial, is the most delightful
preparation for Cuban day in July that
can be conceived.
After this / sometimes strolled along
the beach, which is cool at this early hour,
and looked out on the great sweep of the
sea that always seems bluer there than
anywhere else in the world, and calmer
than any ocean surf that have known,
The waves were less boisterous, the lima
OF breakers never very high unless in alb
sOlute storm, while the water itself.
though stimulating and exhilarating in
sensation, was softer than other sea water.
and left none Of that singing and some
times disagreeable effect upon the skin
that ocean water often produces. Then I
found my way back to my hotel, as differ
ent summer resort as possible from
those at Newport or Long Branch, or
Dieppe or Scarborough, OF at any other
seaside place on eitLec continent.-Adam
Po6aau'S LETTER
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
Temperature of the Eath.

There arc number of varieties of batl
at each temperature. Thus, if the entire
body Is submerged, it Is q full bath; il
only halt, it is a half hath: If the feet only
arc immersed, it is n foot bath, etc.
Sponging the entire surface is an easy
and convenient means of securing most of
the advantages of n full bath, while the
trouble ct tho Inter expense also) is
avoided. II cold water is used, the skin
IS stimulated and the nervous system re-
cctves I'll tho tonic effects to be had from
bathing. Tic shower bath is still more
stimulating to the nerves and skin. If il
IS GOLD, there may he considerable risk of
doing injury. This is true of all forms of
.'co!d" baths. No one with degeneratetl
heart or arteries should incur tho dangers
Of the cold full or shower hath" The
first effect Of the application of cold to the
skin Is to cause n sudden contraction of
all the small blood vessels. thus driving
the blood in upon tho central organs. An
additional strain Is thus placed upon the
vessels of the lungs, brain, in fact, of the
whole interior department. If their walls
have been weakened by disease, they may
give way, apoplexy or rupture OF IN an
rurism may follow the injudicious appli-
cation Of cold bathing.-Glote-Dc
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
Sacred Song 10 Of All Cresds.

But it is in our worship, more than any
where else, that we como closest to the
one universal church: In the liturgies Of
churches, the old Romish forms have be-
queathed their choicest prayers and praise
their Glorias, Te Deums and anthems.
We unconscio,,sly, In our devotions, use
the unsurpassed passages OF the Litany
and collects and prayers Of our Episcopal
brethren. We sing Wesley's hymns in
Calvinistic churches and many devout
Methodist breathes out his faith In the
evangelical hymn, my Faith Looks up
to Thee" We love to raise our voices to
the words of SITS. Bernard and Francis
Xavier, found in our Presbyterian hymn
books. LEAD, Kingly Light" sings the
Catholic Newman; NEARER, MI God, ID
Thee" pleads In song the UnitaFiaa Miss
Adams, "In the Cross of God I, Glory,"'
shouts Bowring, tho Unitarian; "Angels
Of Jesus" prays the Catholic Faber; Zone
Sweetly Solemn Thought, sings the Uni
versalist Phebe Carey.-American Maya
zine,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
The German BlackSmitIl's Horseshoe,

In Germany blacksmith, when finish
ing a horseshoe, punches hole in the two
ends, and when the shoe is cold he taps in
a screw thread and screws into the shoe,
when on the horses foot, sharp pointed
stud of an inch in length, and with shoes
thus fitted the horse travels securely over
the worst possible road, either when rid
ing or driving. Draught horses are shod
in the same way. When the horse comes
to the stable the groom nnscrews the
pointed stud and screws in button, so
that no damage can happen to the horse,
and the screw holes are prevented from
filing When the horse is going out the
groom takes out the button and screws in
the pointed stud, and there is no fear of
the horse coming back with broken knees
or strained sinews, and the public is
spared the sight of horses down or slip
ping in all observation-disclosures Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
Farming 40 . Profession.

do not know one educated young man
Of American birth who thinks Of farming
as profession. have sat for ten min
utes oyer this paper trying to recall IN
individual who had even spoken fayorably
of agriculture as . vocation. to live by.
Farming appears to have completely
passed out Of the thgHghts Of yoNang nehll
tn the eastern states aa q desirable ca
reer. Is not this somewhat strapge in .
nation, the founders and frat rulers Of
which were farmers, almost to . mans
According to recent statement q consid-
cradle number of students In our college
are willing to gointo foreign countries as
missionaries, and all the professions ap-
pear to have some attraction for the young
and ambitious, excepting, alone, this first
and chief Of all, the cultivation Of the
soiL-James Parton IN New York Mall
and Express. -.
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Paris Sensational Entertainment.

Determined that London should not re-
main the urchallenged possessor Of the
sensation of the season in the shape OF
Buffalo Bills Wild West show, Paris has
Organized an entertainment which virtu-
ally introduces Parisians to the life that
the Arabs of the desert lead in Algeria:
The equivalent for Buffalo Bill in this
show is the Sheik Abdallahbcn-Ahmed
ben Sliman, and he has brought with him
to Paris enough of his tribe and their be-
icngings to give Il very realistic exhibition
of Arab tent life. Male and female Arabs
may be seen in their native dress, tents
are pitched, horses and asses are tethered
beneath the palm trees, native dances arc
performed to the accompaniment of Dative
music, there are specimens Of Arab skill
in equitation, and the whole spectacle con-
cludes with en- effective tableau, in which
number CT =ouaves, chasseurs d Antique,
srahis and other Franco-Algcrian troops
take part-HOme Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05

Ex-senator Malone, Of Virginia, is a
nervous, forcible t&lkcr He tells a story
about his first experience after the VI in
endeavoring to accustom himself 10 cir
cumstances. It gives @ good idea of the
general situation Of the southern states at
that time. sit was pretty hard for me to
determine what to do with myself" said
Gen. Nahone. II knew 1 had to have
something to cat, and thought would
try potato planting. I took the old negro
cook out to the field with me, and she
knew more about planting potatoes than
did. We worked away at it for about
half day and concluded that was not
born to dig in the fields, and told the old
cook that it was heap of common sense
better for us both to so into the house.
never paid much attention to whether the
potatoes camo up or not, as set my mind
to work to earn my living without tuck
ing at hoe handle. New York Tribune
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
THE RING BLOWING HABIT.
The Sad spectacle Of . Dcpraved Young
Smoker Observed by q Reporter.


Smoker Observed by a Reporter.
Thcy were sitting in the veranda of the
pavilion mt Staten Island, gazing dreaniily
at the lights Of the Brooklyn bridge be-
tween tho mosquitoes and the wreaths of
their smoke when the elder of tho twain
observed his companion blow a ring of
cigarette smoke from his lips and watch
It float upward into the air with an ex-
preston Of mingled contentment.
foolish boy" he remarked pityingly.
"Why foolish, doctors What have ]
done nowi',
lyon are destroying all your pleasure
In smoking, if any who smokes cigarettes
can take pleasure in smoking"
"How soi don't see that am taking
less pleasure than you are"
But you are, returned the elder,
ssmuch less. Now warrant you didn't
see that pretty girl who passed by mo-
ment ago, and as for that yacht with its
gay lights which just steamed down the
kill, 1t might rs well have been coal
barge for any pleasure You took cut Of the
sight"
T"What eirl?" exclaimed the youth 81
didn't see any. Neither did l see the
yacht. But" he continued pettishly, 81
can't DO looking out for such things all
the time Life is too short and pretty
girls and yachts too plenty"
"Truc, but they were not put in this
world to he neglected, and you will con-
tinuc to neglect such beautiful sights SC
long rs you persist in the useless and
per,,ieious habit OF blowing smoke into
those absurd rings,
"RinGsf What on earth do you mean!''
"Just what 1 say. The effort it tal-cc
you to curl your smoke into circles de-
stroys all the pleasure which tobacco gives
to the smoker. You judge OF tie excel
lcncc Of cigarette G- cigar by the num-
Der of rings it contains to the inch. Your
mind is upon the smoke, not upon the fra
GRANGE Of the weed.'
II don't see it exactly in that light"
"Of course not. The habit is a selfish
and insidious one. It grows upon its
victim imperceptibly. It makes one
morose and unsociable. have noticed
half q dozen times tonight that you were
paying no attention whatever to my re-
marks, watching those silly rings you are
putting your manners away in. Not only
have you been inattentive, but have seen
you suddenly stop in the middle of a SEN
tence and make frantic and undignified
effort to send a second ring through the
center of ono you have just blown as a
circus tumblcr risks his neck to eclipse his
previous effort sonersaulting. Then, too,
if you were not addicted to this foolish
habit you might smoke cigars and be an
agreeable member Of society. have
noticed that most ringsters are dcvotees to
cigarettes simply from this sad craze.
Give it up, my hoy, and be sensible man"
"I-don't-know- but-what
- -
right cheek expanded to its limit with
smoke which he pulled forth in series of
perfect circles.
'1'm afraid you are beyond redenp-
tion,' replied the elder, after a short
pause. -.
''Pcrhaps-you puff are-right," re-
piled the young man, absent mindedly, as
he watched the ring collide with mus
quito and scatter into feecy clouds over
his head. "I'm tired; suppose we go to
bed. New York Mail and Express.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
The Bravoes of Chinatown,

The highbinders are the bravoes of
Chinatown, wherever Chinatown exists in
this country. They form a gam of
toughs who live by blackmail and vio-
lence. They are ready to commit any
crime for pay. In San Francisco, what
little Miss Wren would call their tricks
and manners are well known.
The Chinese colonies are governed by
laws enacted within themselves. The
Chinaman does not 60 to our courts when
he has trouble with fellow heather.
He appeals to sort of star chamber Of
his own creation, ana fines, assaults and
death are meted out by it according to its
judgment. These decisions the high
binder is employed to enforce. Things
are probably as bad with us as they are
in San Francisco, but the highlander is
such an essential to the Chinese social
economy that should be surprised to
hear that he has no existence here.
The ordinary weapon of this leprous
ruffian during my time in San Francisco
was an iron bar attached loosely to his
wrist with a leathern thong. The bar
was short and ponderous, and was car
ried concealed in his flowing sleeve. A
rap of it would knock man senseless. A
blow, with the leverage given it by the
thong, would strike a man dead. The
bar always did its work effectually and it
made no noise. For more serious opera
tons a short handled hatchet was also
utilized. This was also carried in the
sleeve. The heavy head was sharpeped
to razor edge. One blow would divide
the hardest skull like new cheese. All
Chinese murders in those days were COM
mitted with the Ratchet or the bar. The
revolver only came in later, and has never
been popular. The noise it makes prob
ably shakes the susceptible nervous Or
ganization of the highlander too much
Alfred Trumble in New York News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
THE COW AND HER CALF,
Teaching Young Bovine to Drink-Boy
ish Cruelty to Animals.

u
isb Cruelty to Animals.
"Learning'' calf to drink was one of
my boyish crosses. The natural position
OF calf in nursing is one with the head
elevated, and the nose turned up. or
course there is opposition when these po-
sitions are exactly reversed, and the calf
has to swallow up instead of down. Every
country boy knows all about the process:
how he sticks his horny hand and nail
tipped fingers into the tender mouth, hfth-
erto accustomed only to the soft teat Of
the mother; how the frightened animal
struggles; how he jams its head down
into the milk; how the calf "bunts" and
drives the milk in showers into the fs.,e
of the boy, and how in time the little
Juvenile passes from sucker to drinker,
and then is ready for the advent of the
buyer.
Removed by long time from these &C.
currences, lind there Is something truly
pathetic in the life Of the average calf and
It's mother. She ID deprived of it at the
earliest possible moment in order that her
milk may be used for the dairy, and pend
ing the arrival of purchaser it is fed on
thinned milk less expensive than the
original article. Whoever in city or coun-
try has seen a COW in company with her
calf has noticed every evidence of q warm
affection. When opportunity offers she
laps its skin with her tongue, and caresses
IT with her nose, and places herself In
vitingly in q position to enable it to reach
the fountain of nourishment.
When the calf is taken away, her dis
tress Is as evident a. that Of a woman
who has lost her child. Her melancholy
cry rolls across the country and is echoed
from the bills. There are in it qualities
OF grief that are as palpable as if em-
bodied IN the human voice. All the day,
and during the solemn stiffness of the
night, at intervals of few minutes, the
dolorous call Of the mother for her miss
ing child breaks on the ear.
To the boy there is nothing pathetic in
the occurrence, 1t IS something which is
to him matter Of course. He is yet a
savage. He watches the Sticking, OF
hogs in the annual butchering with lively
interest, and longs for the time when he
can perform the same feat. He sees with
indifference the enraged farmer plant his
heavy cowhide boot In the ribs of q
fractions cow, and with equal equanimity
sees the same person maui the head of an
unbroken colt, or sensitive, timid horse,
With heavy sled stake. At this remote
period my conscience pricks me for the
Stoning of animals, the kicking of patient
horses, and other things of the kind,
which, when done, were done with entire
Inconsistencies as to their brutaitY-
"POliuto's in Chicago Times.
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"LO0k> IN FHY HEARTH

vainly, one summers da-, ! sought to write
Some record Of my woes, and leave some marx
Behind; 50 that another, in the dark
or this worlds ways, might know and fear the
light
OF thy perlous eyes, and learn that deeper night
Is all that comes Of watching them-whep harkf
A voice Of sympathy. It was the lark
OF English song, and this his saw Of might:
Look in thy heart and write." Sweet Sidney,
how
Couldss thou foresee my pligtti and by that
word
Solve oil my doubts! Yet still I have the
same
Misgivings as before-'twas then rs now
Fen in my heart found no cheer, and heard
No sound save foolish echoes Of thy name,
20 Melville Upton n Overland Monthly,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
Collection of Famous Footwear.

The historical museum of Dresden has a
collection of the boots and shoes of celeb
rites believed to be unequaled. Among
the historical footwear are pair of shoes
worn by Luther, the toilet slippers of
Maria Theresa, and the pair of riding
boots which had to be cut to remove them
from the tired and irritated feet of Ma
poleon the night following the battle Of
pgssden.-NeY York Home journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
God Authorities tor Slang.

Shakespeare seems to have been very
well up in most Of the slang phrases Of
the present day. In "Henry VIII" we
have "too thin" in ''King John, i" "come
of" AID ''you are too grecn and fresh;''
in ga Winters Tale" "Whats Neveri''
John Bunyan used the phrase, cit is q
cold day." in connection with adversely;
SO it would seem that Solomon was not
far from the truth when he said, ''There
Is nothing new under the sum-" or words
to that effeet.-Boston Courier.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
Grasshoppers in Algeria.

Grasshoppers are devastating the fields
Of Algeria in a terrible manner. An at
tempt to destroy the eggs proved useless.
In one district $4,000 gallons have been
collected and burned. This represents the
destruction Of 1880, 00O, 900 iosects.-Chj-
ca0o Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
Not ut All Peculiar,

In China, a previous acquafniAnceship
between the male aud female prevents
them from marriage, This IS mentioned
as something peculiar. The writer seems
to forget that the same rule often holds
good IN this country.-Boston Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05

A Motley Lot of Jabbering, PersPirinS
Dealers-Grades Of Fruit.
Forty years ago scarcely bunch Of
bananas came to New York by vessel
Until ten years ago they were brought
here only in little briggs and schooners.
Now they come in great ocean steamers
only. The larger quantity is received be-
tween May and September, but thrpusl.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05

t'There is q msn who rarely sleeps at
night, he says, on account Of dyspepsia"
remarked a restaurateur az he pointed to
a man eating at one of the tables. HE
leads very sedentary life, and yet eats
food in this weather which wouldn't
think Of touching, although / am always
on the go. He is great eater tn the first
place Of pastry and fresh baked rolls. He
dotes ON strawberry shortcake in season,
and altogether eats those things which one
in his condition should not. And yet he
wonders why he is always afflicted. ~
Philadelphia Call
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05
Few Tall Men in English Militia.

The militia does not show much better
in regard to stature than in numbers. A
man over six feet in height is quite O rara
avis in the force, there being only 500 out
of ia, 4S9 who can boast that distinction.
On the other hand, just pns-suarter Of the
total strength is represented as under five
feet five inches and 10000 odd between
that and five feet six inches.
In former years, therefore, when q
higher standard was prescribed most of
these men would have been rejected as
understood. These statistics certainly
bear out the public belief, founded on the
evidence of foresight, that the constitu-
tional force IS not what it should be in the
matter Of physique.-London Court Jour-
nal.
An Offended Authors Atonement.
Just before Mortimer Collins death he
happened in some way to run counter to
tie prejudices of one Of the most brilliant
and rugged of men Of letters, with whom
he was personally acquainted. His sin
brought upon his head~--in The Athe-
nBum or Notes and Queries, think-a
very lava food of scathing denunciation
from the offended Olympian. Before he
had time to answer, Mortimer Collins was
dead. Three years later, when his widow
was in trouble at Isleworth and saw no
one, her little maid refused to unlock the
gate to 9 white haired burly stranger.
staRaipg outside, he shyly murmured
something about 'tfriend of Edmund
Yates" This acted like magic, as many
were the packets and letters the girl had
posted to that address, and he was shown
in. ''Mrs. Mortimer Collins, ! think?"
eyes" "God bless you. Take this
He thrust q roll Of bills into her hand,
and was off in his carriage again without
another word, leaving her to look blankly
after him. 1t was little time before she
learned Shat her visitor was Charles
Reade, and that the timely kindness was
his atonement for his haste. He kept the
kindness up, and one Of the first literary
boarders who came to tighten Frances
Collins burdens at her Eastburne house
was Charles Reade. It was not long be-
fore his th.-Temple Bar
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-04-05

Joys have three stages, Hoping, Having and Had;
Having is sad; ..-.r.-.-..- ... -.
For the Joy we take in the taking dies, and the
Joy We Had Is its ghost, G r. ..... ~.
And which is better. the joy unknown or the icy
We have clasped and lostf
,r. IL =. John Boyle O'Reilly.
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UNLOADING A BANANA VESSEL.

It were better to have conquered one
true heart than England.-Mckens,