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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
The Man Who stai,eo.

One 81 the disagreeab!e characters that
ever one meets on the streets of large
city Is che starer. Every now and then,
after being few moments absorbed in
thought or engaged in conversation, / look
around or ahead and find that some man
is intently and impudently gazing at me.
When / was much younger than am
now, this used to discomfort me, and I
would walk away to get out Of the black
guards sight. But one day I read story
of circumstantial evidence about man
whe came near being hanged for murder
that he did not commit, and mainly be-
cause, from first to last, he could not look
his Iaccusers in the face. That opened my
eyes, not only to the unmanliness, but to
the absolute danger there was in cow
ardly management of the eyes.
The result was that made a resolution
then, which have adhered to ever since,
that whenever caught a person staring
at NoI would Immediately and savagely
stare back at him until he ayerted his
gaze I subsequently went further, and
resolved that whenever was speaking to
any one I would look him steadfastly in
the eye, and all the more if I felt the
slightest aversion to do so. I am the
happy father of three children-two sons
and daughter. My daughter teach
never to be conscious that any one is
staring at her; but I exact it from my
boys, infiexibly, that they shall every
where and on all occasions look people
straight in the eye, and impress it upon
their minds that they shall never fail to
repay a starer in his own coin. have az
idea that the lesson will be worth more to
them in after life than a legacy of a mil
ion.-Chicago Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
A Pages Punishment.

Another of the boys had faculty Of
drawing. His sketches of members were
fairly good caricatures. The easiest mark
for his pencil was the statesman from
Massachusetts,, and the caricatures of Ben
began to float around the house pretty
promiscuously. The matter coming to
the attention of Mr.. Butler, complaint
was made to the doorkeeper, who had
charge of the pages. The offending boy
was kept after adjournment to be repri-
manded. He was taken before the states
man, who had waited to hold court on the
little criminal.
$50 you are the boy that has been MAX
ing these pictures?"
eyes, SIR"
'Umn. How old are your
"Twelve, SIR"
''Well, 60 to the cloak room and get
my hat''
The boy scampered off on the errand.
glad even for the momentary respite, but
revolving in his mind the possible charac-
ter of the impending punishment, which
was such that the judge needed his hat
before going to the place of execution,
When the youngster had returned and
tremblingly yielded up the tile, the gen.
eral, who has an enormous head, threw
the hat like a candle snuffer down over
the tow head and flaming face of the boy.
1t covered him like a second mortgage.
"My son." said the hero Of New Or
leans, "when you can fill that hat you
caricature Benjamin f. Butler. Now
go. '-"Recollection Of Page"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03

SIT is almost an impossibility, said a
well known pharmacist recently to a re-
porter, s'to tell how much hcorice is really
consumed by people in the city of New
York. The amount is almost. incredible
and probably reaches thousandsof pounds
annually"
How is the drug obtainedr' was asked.
"A species of icorice is found on the
shores of Lake Erie, though a good deal
comes from further west. The plant from.
which it is obtained is called glycyrrhiza.
1t grows very erect, to the height of about
four or five feet, and has few branches.
1t bears a flower formed like that of a
pea, but of violet or purple color. The
root in its raw state is well known as the
Ncorice root Of commerce. 1t attains q
length Of several feet and is often an inch
Ia diameter. When the root has attained
the age of three years it is taken up, and
from this, before it becomes dried, is made
the extract of licorice, sometimes known
as Spanish icorice. This juice is prepared
by boiling the root with water; the decoc-
zion is then decanted off and evaporated
TO proper consistence for forming the sub
stance into sticks five or six inches long
and an inch in diameter-these are the
Spanish icorice of commerce.
SIS not the article adulterateds'
eyes, it is often nothing else than a
mixture of the juice with the worst kind
of gum arabic. Metallic copper scraped
off the evaporating pans is very frequently
present, and starch and flour sometimes
constitute nearly one-half OF the sub.
lance. "---New York Mail and T. press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
The Seals Domestic Discipline.

Travellers have often said that there
seemed to be something human about the
seal, and one story told here seems to give
it confirmation. 1t is about the breeding
rookery, where the seal pups are in the
nursery, so to speak. cit is certain" says
Tingle, "that half the pups are born
mates, and that pups equal to 80 per cent.
of cows on the rookeries go into the water
that is, exclusive of the young COWS
which come upon the rookeries for the
first time to meet the males. The estimate
loss of 10 per cent. is caused by bulls in
preserving rigid discipline and administer
ing necessary correction in the manage
ment of their domestic affairs. Their idea
of females duty does not admit of any
little indiscretions, and at the slightest
sign of deviation, regardless of conse-
quences, they quickly pounce upon the
offending female and shake her by the
neck. A number of pups are also lost by
being washed off the rocks by the surf
and drowned, before they have learned to
swim. Fully one-half the pups which go
to sea in the fall return as yearlings the
following spring, the absent ones having
furnished food for their natural enemies
in the water.-Boston Advertiser.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
How the Air Brake Works.

Said railroad man to me today: s'I'll
bet not one In hundred of the people
who travel on railroad trains understand
how the pressure of air is used to apply
the brakes to a train. When the air
brake was first invented the air was
turned into the cylinder under each car
when the car was to be stopped, and the
pressure was exerted to force the brakes
UP against the wheels. But at the pres
ent day the brakes are held against the
wheels by springs, and the air is turned
into the cylinders to push the brakes
away from the wheels as long as the train
is in motion. When it is desired to stop
the train the air is let out, and then the
springs apply the brakes and stop the
train. This last method of using air
pressure has great advantages over the
old way on the score Of safety.
HWhenever an accident happens to q
train one Of the first effects it is apt to
have is to rupture the air pipes leading
from the engine to the cylinders under the
cars; and that of itself stops the train in
stantly. 1t is very important for every
body to understand this matter, because q
child years old can stop a train in thirty
seconds from any car in the train if he
simply understands how. You will see,
it you look for it, that there is sort Of
rope projecting from the toilet room Of
every car. That connects with the air
pipes under the train. If you catch hold
of it and give it little jerk it will stop
the train before it has gone 200 yards. ~
Chicago Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
FoOfl far the Teeth.

A Brooklyn dentist writes: Oatmeal IL
one Of the best foods for supplying the
teeth with nourishment. It makes the
dentine, cementum and enamel strong,
fintlike and able to resist all forns of de-
cay. If you have children, never allow
any white bread upon your table. Ora
ham bread is made of whole wheat
ground, not bolted, so that the bran,
which contains the minute quantities Of
lime, is present To make good, whole
some, nourishing bread, take two bowls
of wheatmeal and one bowl of white or
bolted flour, and make by the usual pro-
cess. Nothing is superior to Boston
brown bread for bone and tooth building.
This Is made out of ryemeaa and corn
meal. Baked beans, too, have & consider
able supply Of these lime salts, and should
be ON your table, either hot or cold, at
least three times week. In brushing the
teeth, always brush up and down, from
the gum instead Of across. Brush away
from the gum and on the grinding sur
faces of your teeth. Herald Of Health
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
Trying the Engineer's Courage.

The fast runs out of Chicago are all
night runs, and it is night run that tries
the engineers courage. Driving ahead at
a mile a minute into q sea Of darkness,
which human eye cannot penetrate is
work such as no cowardly or even timid
man could perform.
Among engine drivers there are bold
men and timid men, but only the former
were selected for these fast runs. A timid
man, prone to shut off steam for every
shadow seen on the track, or for every
Imaginary danger, for engineers are called
spon continually to beat back their own
~pprehensions, could never make time on
a run like one of these limited trains to
the west. Some Of the best and bravest
engineers in the world are on these foot
plates, and in this climate and under the
disadvantages besetting them they will
find enough to try their mettle.- Chicago
Herald. -'
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
Suggestions 60 Amsnuenses.

Perhaps one of the greatest drawbacks
10 the commercial value Of lady amanuen-
ses is IN over anxiety not to DO thought
''willing horse" and hence one will dam
rye her own standing In an Office to
lhwart that impression and be Imposed
upon" This feeling shows itself In the
promptitude with which she shuts up her
desk and leaves her work for the day.
Oftentimes It occurs that, through press
Of other matter, her employer has had no
time to "pass" upon her work until, per-
haps, the hour Of closing. He remains
behind to do this and finds it necessary to
have ono or two slight alterations or
Arifiing corrections made. He calls his
Amanuensis, and failing to receive any
response, looks for her, only to learn that
she has departed in peace" without any
further interest in her work than to occu-
by her desk so many hours . day for 80
much salary a week. We think this
point on which few words of advice may
serve to help amanuensss and make them
more valuable to employers.
Never be in a hurry to go away at the
closing hour, if, to do this, You leave your
work unsatisfactory done. Many clerk
has jeopardized her position through In
difference to her work as the hour for 60
ing draws near. It does not pay; rather
stay half hour over time, If necessary,
than lose whole days credit.
My friends, do you go through your
Office routine and wonder why your en-
ployer does not seem to encourage you
morsi Try this plan of always waiting to
see If your work has met with the ap-
proval and received the signature Of your
employer, unless he tells you expressly,
"You need not wait" This attention.
which, after all, is your duty, but which
when it extends beyond your limited hours
may be characterized, if you 80 please, as
a favor-win gain moro for you in the wey
of encouragement and support than any
thing you can do through the day. No
appreciative man will take advantage of it.
When his signature Is on the last letter
or copy submitted to him, then it is your
right to leave, provided the hour warrants
it. But until then it is your duty to stay
to SEQ your work approvsd.-The Type
writer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
Lincoln's idea of Hamlet

It is related that Abraham Mncoln once
said to Hackett, the actor: t'Why do you
actors always play Hamlet as an irresolute,
vacillating, vague, middle aged sort of a
man''' Because he was" said Hackett,
with IN air of certainty. "But he was
not" said Lincoln; che was young, i'm.
petuous, full of action, prompt He is al
ways doing something. The play is full
of it, and he ought to be played as young
man." Walt Whitman thus expressed
his opinion: els not that the mystery,
the wonder, the frn Of it, as the slang
word would have it, that Hamlet COM
bines both those phases, the uncontrolla-
BILE impulse, aggressive temperament, and
at tho same time tho meditative, philo-
sophie, anxious, hesitating man' Is not
this the interest Of the character which
has caused it to be overlaid with great nc
cumulations, which have hidden the poets
real purpose-if he had one. brooklyn
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
Melodious Mexican Bells.

In the large tower of Morella hangs the
monster bell, which is rarely sounded,
but there are many others Of moderate
size which are continually Ginning. ALI
these bells, and indeed nearly all the bells
in the republic, are remarkable for sweet
ness and softness Of tone. 1t is very
rarely that one hears harsh bell. They
are exceedingly Inelodious and pleasing.
1t is sometimes explained that this is due
to the mixture of silver in the bell metal,
and that the new bells are cast from old
metal I believe that the chief reason
why the Mexican bells. are 80 much more
musical than ours is that the Mexican
bells are artistically made, shaped with
reference to tone, thin at the edge, each
one work of art intelligently hlanipu-
lated, not mechanically cast without refer
ence to the sound it shall produce. The
great bells are struck with a clapper, and
not swung. There would be much less
objection to the use of church bells in the
United States-the harsh and barbarous
jangle which shocks the Sunday Stiffness
if our bells had any of the musical quality
of the Mexican.-Harper' Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
What Are Black Headed Pins?

Sitting alongside lady in the elevated
train the other day she had occasion to
adjust portion of her dress which was
fastened with black pin, when the head
broke in fragments and disclose1 the fact
that it was some kind of composition
fastened on broken needle. Curiosity
led me to make some inquiries, and I
found that nearly all the black headed pins
in the market are made from needles
which are broken in the factories in test
ing the eyes. Any one who has handled
the black headed pins has probably noticed
their remarkable sharpness as compared
with the ordinary white pins sold in the
market. This is the explanation-that
they are old needles.--Ne York Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
Recipes That Are Dangerous.

This is cheap enough, but to many the
$5would be as difficult to get as fortune.
There are no names or explanations, but
the inference is that one is to make the
fortune by buying lot of recipes, making
the articles and selling them at large
profit. A long Gst'of recipes is given, and
we refer to the matter to caution against
buying the recipes to make this and that
that are hawked about. They are gener-
ally useless, and at times dangerous.
Among those in this list is ''Tooth Wash,
to Remove Blackness.' This consists Of
about one-fourth muriatic acid, and if used
well will remove the blackness-and the
teeth also. Another, '"To Remove orsDe-
stroy HAIR" consists largely of sulphuret
of arsenic, a most violent poison, and
dangerous to apply to the skin, as it may
produce fearful sores. Don't buy recipes.
American AgriculturiSt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
Under the Wing OF Ha.es.

The Prince of Wales, for his own amuse.
ment, let's people in whom the better mem
bers will not recognize. But they only
stay in 80 long as the prince smiles. Their
admission Is really but a temporary one,
and dependent solely upon the caprice Of
the prince, whose smile admits them, but
whose frown Will as quickly expel. For
people-and especially foreigners-to Inn
sSine, therefore, that because the Prince
Of Wales takes notice of them, and for his
own amusement gets friends with whom
he has influence to invite them to their
entertainments, they have achieved the
sntree to English high Ife-except in a
very narrow and ephemeral fashions
one Of the biggest mistakes which people
san make. know quite well I shall be
gainsaid in this. Americans who have
como over to London during the season,
and gone to some balls and garden parties
under the Prince of Wales wing and
patronage, and have been invited to MARI.
sorough house, are, / am quite aware, Inn
bued with the delusion that they have seen
and know all about English high life.
They have and they have not. They
have caught glimmer of it under the pc
culiar circumstances Of being noticed by
the Prince Of Wales, who has given them
five minutes view, as it were, Of the
sphere of high life in which he is the IN
questioned leader. IN the short space in
which they have the opportunity to take
and make observations they naturally get
but cramped idea Of what actual Eng
Hsh high life is as it is in and among the
Prince Of Wales set. Beyond that they
positively can know ncthirg.-"Cock-
ainnab in TI- Ar0nnort - ...
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
methods Of Reading Books.

1t is easy to read, yet no two men, who
have made anything Of themselves, ever
read the same book in a similar way.
Neander, the church historian, read q book
carefully through, making notes on the
margin. DR.. johnson, on the contrary,
used to dip into book at random. He
read enough to seize the leading ideas
and then threw it aside. Daniel Webster
began with the table Of contents and only
read such parts of the text as would give
him new ideas or add to his stock Of
knowledge.-Youth's Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
Rudenes. Rebuked by a Plumber.

A plumber was sent to the house Of q
wealthy stock broker, says an exchange,
to execute some repairs. He was taken
by the butler into the dining room, and
was beginning his work when the lady OF
the house entered. "John," said she,
with a suspicious glance toward the
plumber, 'sremove the silver from the
sideboard and lock it up at once" But
the man of lead was in no wise discon-
certed. 'sTom," said he to his apprentice,
who accompanied him, stake my watch
and my chain and these coppers home to
NV missus at once. There seems to be
dishonest people about this house. -
Chicago Herald,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
Cavalry of the Confederacy.

The cavalry of the Confederate States
was different in it's organization and char
acter to any cavalry that has been seen in
modern war. The infantry regiments Of
the south possessed, though in less de-
gree than those of the north, some nu-
cleus of trained or partially trained men
in the various militia organizations
With the cavalry the case was different
The number Of cavalrymen who on join
ing their commands knew anything about
cavalry tactics was extremely small. But
on two essential points they needed no
instruction; all knew how to ride, and
all were familiar with the use of their
weapons.
With the northern man it was, as q
general rule. otherwise; he had nearly
always to be taught how to ride, and he
had generally to be taught how to shoot
Thus it happened that from the opening
Of hostilities the southern trooper showed
his superiority over his northern oppo-
nent-a superiority which he maintained
until the ceaseless attrition of war re-
duced the cavalry commands of the Con-
federacy to mere ENTHUSIASTICALLY as
well as taphorically-and enabled the
northern ,horsemen to prevail by virtue of
overwhelming numbers, sufficient sup
plies and the training which they had &C
quired through years Of campaigning,
which had been, till near the close, gem
orally disastrous to them.-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
A Monster Tool.
One of the finest and most powerful
tools that mechanical science has yet
achieved has just been finished at Null
house for the French navy. 1t is a two
carriage universal lathe, which is COM
plete machine shop in itself, being capable
OF performing the most varied operations
such as mortising, shaping, boring and
molding-with the most perfect accuracy.
1t is wonderfully adapted to the delicate
and complicated working of pieces for
armor plating tSlrrets, of helix supports,
of rudders, of cranked shafts, of pistons,
&C., for modern war vessels, and it handles
and shapes immense masses of steel almost
as skillfully IS the carpenter carves small
blocks of wood. Its weight is more than
$40 tons, and it is driven by an engine OF
twenty-five horse power. Comparison OF
this tool with one of seventy-six tons,
which was a mechanical marvel some
twenty-five years ago, gives a striking IL
lustration Of the almost incredible progress
OF our generation. --Arkausaw Traveller.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
The Dressing Of Store Windows.

I know Of nothing that shows greater
diversity of taste than the dressing of
store windows on Main street. Some
seem possessed with the idea that it is alb
solutely necessary to get sample of
every article in the store aud crowd avery
thing into the window. Others throw
two or three articles into a case, push it
into window and leave it there till it
gets hidden from view by accommodations
of dust. Others again dress their win
dows skillfully and then pile up and hang
goods outside until no person can see
what is inside. Some place few things
effectively arranged in the window and
change them frequently, thereby giving
passers by something new to see every
time they pass. A well dressed window
is the next best thing to good newspaper
advertisement, and its Importance is rec
ognized by successful business men,
Ruffalo NaUa -~-.E ..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
To Take Cod Liver OH,

Macaroons and taffy are now the tooth
some mediums by which the most nau-
seous of remedies, cod liver oil, may be
taken into the system. A single maca-
room or square of taffy is made to con-
tain tablespoonful of oil, but SO COM
pletely disguised that children eagerly
swallow the sweets without suspicion,
while their elders gratefully commend
this most successful experiment in the In
terests Of medicine.-New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03

In Turkey, when a man is found selling
adulterated food his ears are nailed to a
wall In this country, instead of mutilat-
ing the culprit, we let him mutilate his
customers. We must make 1t as danger
Gus to counterfeit our daily bread as it is
to counterfeit the currency of the country.
1t is matter of life and death, and we
cannot afford to NEGLECT it.-Philadelnhi
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
An Anxious Wife.

Physician Ito anxious wife)--We have
held q consultation, madam, about your
husbands case; he is a very sick man, and
it might be well to send for minister, /
think.
Anxious Wife-Win one be enough,
doctor, or would you advise a consulta-
ton of ministers?-Life
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
A New Funeral Industry.

There's new funeral industry in town.
As soon as prominent man dies his FAM
ily receive through the mails polite Of
fer to furnish them with the opinions Of
leading American newspapers on the de-
ceased at SO much hundred. II he is
very prominent the European journals are
included. The suggestion accompanies
the offer that an album of such extracts
would be a very valuable heirloom.-New
VAnh Sun n
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-03
The PHOTOGRAPHERS Like It.

London photographers encourage the
idea of American women being presented
ut Rome. Every woman Immediately has
her picture taken in court costume to send
home to her dear 500 friends. The pho
tographers are growing rich under this
new aispepsation.