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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
Improving an Opportunity.

A man who was somewhat the worse
for frequent ibations boarded a Market
street car the other day, and while he
rode he kept the other passengers con-
vulsed. After he had comfortably seat
ed himself two young ladies got Oh.
There was no room for them to sit down,
so the inebriated man remarked to two
young men next him, @Why don't you
felloshs gesh up and givesh ladies sheath
Seeing that they did not move, the
man addressed himself to the two young
ladies' in about this style, 'Girlsh, # I
could shtand, you could have my sheat."
Here the conductor thought it time to
interfere and admonished the well mean
ing fellow to be quiet under pain of be-
ing put off. This seemed to have the de-
sired effect, for he kept still after he had
said: Conductor, I'm married man.
Have to talk now, for after get home
my wife won't give me achance." Phil.
adelphia Call.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
The Sense of Sight.

Like every other sense, that of sight
improves by use under healthy condi-
lions, and therefore the people who have
the greatest exercise of their vision in
the open air under the light of the sun
have the best eyesight. Generally speak
ing, savage tribes possess the keenest eye
sight, acquired through hunting Natives
of the Solomon islands are very quick at
perceiving distant objects, such as ships
at sea, and will pick out birds concealed
in dense foliage some go or 70 feet high.
Shepherds and sailors are blessed with
good sight.
Eskimos will detect white fox in the
snow great distance away, while the
Arabs of the deserts of Arabia have such
extreme powers of vision that on the
vast plains of the desert they will pick
out objects invisible to the ordinary eye,
at ranges from one to ten miles distant.
Among civilized peoples the Norwegians
have better eyesight than most. if not all
others, as they more generally fulfill the
necessary conditions. The reason why
defective eyes are so much on the in
crease in this country, and in Europe
lies in too much study of books in early
life and in badly lighted rooms.-Brook-
lyn Eagle, ..e.-....- .. ...- -..s-.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
Thought They Were Worth It.

Billings was q travelling man, carry
ing a line of handkerchiefs and neck
wear. He met rather attractive young
woman on one of his trips, and before
he realized how IL it comported with
his duties he had married her.
Nature had never intended him for a
married man, and he was seldom at
home, even when his duties would have
permitted him. Finally he became ir-
regular in the matter of remittances,
and his wife, needing some pin money,
took down his route book and found a
letter would reach him at Peru, Ind. So
she wrote him there, asking for $40. He
was in the BearSs House billiard room
when he read the letter. He had no $40
to spare. He needed all his money for
his own follies.
But the request an hOyed him. He got
up, walked about the room for a mo-
ment, and his eyes at length rested on a
deck Of cards, lying where some man
! had completed game Of solitaire. The
top card on each pile was a nine spot.
Billings looked at them moment,
then picked up the four cards, inclosed
them in an envelope and sent it to his
wife. At Charlottesville he received an
other letter from her demanding in in
dignant terms what he meant by sending
her four mines. He sat down in the writ
ing room of the R obbins House and
wrote the following reply:
''You wanted SO. 1 sent you four
mines. Four mines are worth $40 any
time. Chicago Her aid.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
Hard Deposits In Steam Boilers

A very simple method of preventing
hard deposits in steam boilers is men
toned by NJ. Schmidt, a French en-
gineer. There are two boilers in use at
the same time, one being at rest, and
the water in use is very bad, being very
calcareous and magnesic, with organic
matter, chlorides and a little sulphate of
of lime. Each boiler is allowed to go on
working for about 500 hours before
being cleaned, when it is stopped,
with the water in it, and allowed to cool
down for about week. The masonry
is allowed to become cold, and then the
tap is opened, also the safety valve, so
that the water runs naturally out of the
boiler, the latter, when empty, being en-
tered and simply swept. The deposit,
being in the form Of damp mud, is easily
swept away, leaving the boiler as clean
inside as if it were new.
This method has been in use some five
years and seems to show that the ordi-
nary hardening of deposits in boilers is
due to the absence of water in them
while the mud and the iron are being
heated by the brickwork when the boiler
has been emptied by the ordinary meth
cd under pressure. 1t is necessary, how
ever, under this system, to be able to do
without the particular boiler for some
eight days.-New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08

through the young lawyers head, Tor
afterward he himself told of the awful
perplexity of the hour. Being a shrewd
inventor, he devised plan, AS soon as
the court had been called to order and
the crier had said his little say he arose
and asked for a postponement of the
trial, on the ground that he had just re-
ceived q telegram announcing the sud
den and fatal illness of his mother, who
resided at Nantucket.
Scarcely had the words of this appeal
proceeded from the lips of young Coffin,
when an elderly woman quietly arose in
the balcony of the courtroom and gave
utterance to these words, Timothy,
Timothy, how many times have chas-
tised thee for lying|
Timothy recognized the sound of that
voice only too we'll. 1t was that of his
mother. This being Timothy's first pub
lie case, the old lady had secretly come
up to New Bedford to see how well her
son would do. Her presence was of
course totally unknown to him. The
further developments need not be record
ed here. Suffice it to say that Timothy
Coffin in after years made sure that his
excuses would not be thrown back at
him by any member Of his own family.
Boston Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
An Interesting Predicament.

A man who lives in a fiat near Central
park recently had peculiar experience.
A couple of deaf mutes rented an apart
ment underneath his own and were
blessed in due season by the arrival of a
bouncing baby with an excellent pair of
lungs. At night the little one woke up
nearly the entire house by it's cries, but
through all of it the parents slept until
the tenant above, at the solicitation of
his wife, went down stairs and fairly
forced an entrance. The deaf and dumb
couple resort to many ingenious devices
to overcome the disadvantages under
which they labor. They are unable to
hear their doorbell, so they have ar
ranged piece of colored paper upon
the gong in such way that the paper
futters when the bell rings. By keep
ing a watchful eye on the bell they are
able to receive their visitors promptly,
but their inventive genius has not as yet
devised a scheme to indicate the baby's
distress at night. New York Mail and
Express
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
Profits In Champagne,

The returns are enormous when a
brand of champagne is firmly estab-
lished, but it is slow and laborious work
to build up demand for new wine.
Accident more often popularizes brand
than design. The sudden terrific rush
for dry wines some 10 years ago was
caused by remark of the Prince of
Wales, made casually in the course of an
after dinner chat. 1t was Immediately
bounced upon by the manufacturers of
dry wines, the world was informed of it
and their success was assured. But it
requires continual effort to maintain the
popularity of wine. There must be no
Tagging. .-
Brands that were in great demand a
few years ago are now dropping out of
sight. Only a few hundred cases are
sold annually. Others have come to the
front with remarkable strides, and their
sales run up in the thousands. Asmany
as 1000 cases of a certain brand have
been sold in this country in one year at a
net profit to the agent of not less than
$500, 900. Such statement is enough to
make a young man giddy.-New York
Trihuue
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
ANIMALS AND MUSIC
A Composer Thinks All Living Thasga1
aftsxysSt,, AFuaIa.I TO.,o.

A Composer Thinks All Living ThaRga 1ss.
sitiveto Musical Tones.
"The Influence Of Music on Man, AM
mails and Plants" was discussed by d
rector Asger Hamerik in a lecture at xh9
Peabody conservatory. OF the secprA
part of his subject he said.
"There is no doubt of muRdcs power
in animals. ALI singing birds are sub
ject to the influence. The spider, tho
mouse and the snake can be charmed
with tunes. saw on ST. Paul street
one day runaway horse stop suddenly
where street organ was being played
and tremble all over. had once Cor
don setter that would play with his paw
on the keyboard of my piano and, with
kind of murmur, try to initiate the
human voice, making an effect that, If
not musical, showed at least that the
dogs mind attempted something in that
direction. ..-...
81 have had personal experience with
the musical qualities of mice, for once
used to play the piano in room where
there were many mice. When l played
for little while, out would come troop
ing critical audience of mice, which
seemed perfectly tame so long as the
music lasted. experimental with them
again and again and arrived at the con-
clusion that they undoubtedly were in
some way influenced by and very sus-
ceptible to music. 1 grew tired Of my
faithful auditors after awhile and closed
the doors of the concert hall to them by
having timer cover the holes and cracks
in the floor.
'The song of the bird and the Growing
of the rooster are not their conversation.
They have kind of chirping for that.
What. then, do the song and the Growing
mean? Joy, contentment, exultation-as
with man. When rooster has had a
good dinner, or when the sun shines
brightly and warmly, or when any other
cause makes it think that life is worth
living, the rooster crows joyously. Mu-
sic is with man also an expression of
| emotion, but with him it has been re-
| duced to a science and is not, therefore,
used naturally for every expression of
| happiness, as with the uneducated and
unscientifc rooster or son9bird.
81 believe that everything created, like
| ourselves, with ears, is susceptible to mu-
| steal tones, and it is probable that, if we
could only find it out, there is musical
| material in all such animals that could
| be developed and cultivated in some
! way."-Baltimor Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
ADVICE From a KIM,

Kabarega. the negro king of Unyoro,
in Central Africa, is man who rules his
subjects with arod of iron. Like all ty.
rants, he regulates their smallest actions,
and host of spies inform him of any
disobedience to his commands.
Among other things, he has made a
fixed tariff of prices for everything
bought or sold in his country, and every
deviation from it is severely punished.
An instance of this is given by Vita Has
san in his book about Emin Pasha and
the Equatorial Province.
About a month after Hassan's arrival
in Unyoro he bought a fowl and paid 80
cowries for it, while the market price
was only 25. In that part of Africa it
takes about $50 cowries to make 81.
Soon afterward dragoman of the king
appeared and brought back 5 cowries,
with the message:
"a fowl costs only % cowries, while
you have given 80. The seller has done
wrong, and the king will punish him,
but he sends you the advice to be care
full henceforth in your purchases-never
to give for anything more than it is
worth, first Of all in your own interest,
and next to this in order not to disturb
the market. "-Youth's Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
AN AUTOMATIC LIGHTHOUSE.
There Is No Keeper, but the Bright Light
Blazes Perpetually.

There Is No Keeper, but the bright Light
Blazes Perpetually.
A remarkable lighthouse is the one
which sheds its warningrays from an es-
tuary of the Gironde, in France, where it
stands upon an isolated rock in the midst
Of treacherous reef. The popularity of
this lighthouse is that it is unoecupied,
and yet its lamp is burning perpetually.
The famous Eddystone light on the coast
Of England, rising from rock that is
only large enough to afford foundation
for the structure, is remarkable because
the men having it in charge are able to
leave their confined quarters only once
in three months, when a vessel comes to
them with supplies, letters, papers and a
new detachment of watchers.
twas to do away with this exacting
and lonesome life that the French engi-
neers set themselves about the task of
devising method by which the useful
ness of the lighthouse could be main
tanned without so much personal atten-
ton. 1t thus happened that lamp was
invented that would burn continuously
for two months without being trimmed
or replenished.
The burning fluid used in this lamp is
an ordinary mineral oil. The tube in the
interior of the lamp is furnished with a
wick having thickness three times as
great as those employed generally in
lighthouses. Around the burning sur
face of the wick is cake made of O pat
ented preparation consisting largely of
carbonized tar. This protection assures
the duration and the. uniformity of the
fame. A chimney made Of mica is
placed around the flame, and this in
sures an increase in the power of the
light. The supply of oil is assured by
means of a reservoir containing 100
quarts, the lamp consuming so grams
each hour. To provide always for the
reservoir being furnished with sufficient
fuel D gauge is fixed at it's side that gov
ems the supply flowing in from another
reservoir at distance, and this gauge
permits just so grams per hour to perco-
late through the little supply pipe into
the supply reservoir.
The diameter of the lantern is Sc inches
and it cost 81, AGO. The intensity of the
light keeps equable until the expiration
Of two months, when it is necessary to
visit the lighthouse and >replenish the
wick. The light can be seen more than
12 miles at sea. The wick is cleansed
and drawn up gradually by the action
of the tar cake at its mouth. The French
government is arranging toput upothers
of these houses, and it is also perfecting
an invention by which a perpetual cleo
trio light can be controlled by wires run
ming through a submarine cable to the
the land.-Exchange.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
A JuyeniIe Pessimist.

jeremiah, who is 10 years old, is al,
ready confirmed pessimist. Among the
things he continually grumbles about are
his lead pencils, which never have points,
and to sharpen which he always has tc
borrow knife of some schoolmate.
"Why don't you have knife of your
own, Jerry?" one of the boys asked.
"Got no pockets to keep it in, said
Jerry.
"'Then why don't you have a pocketT
eff had one I'd have hole in it"
"Well, even then you wouldn't be any
worse off than you are now"
"H'm! Yes, should. If had a peck
eth hole in it never'd have anything
to lose through it."
Jerry sighed deeply and went on whit,
Ting his pencil with the dHAblade of the
other boys knife.-Lewiston Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
LOVES REMINDERS.
shy bluebird on yon maple spray,

Shy bluebird on yon maple spray
My coming causes you surprise. s.
You CRY aloud and fly away
On wings that glitter as they rise;
So blue are they, so skyey clear,
Unequaled bliss their beaming brings;
For now think of one most dear,
Whose eyes are bright as bluebird' wings
From covert groves glides forth trill
iof Wild birds singing Justify,
Yet while list my thoughts win still
Seek her who is most dear to me,
For, oh, her soft and soothing voice
Sounds merrier than the leaplng throng
or waters when spring rills rejoice
Its music mates the linnet's song.
Upon bourgeoned white birch broad
A squirrel gambols spry and fleet,
Until, by my rude spaniel awed,
She higher mounts on hasty feet;
And as she bounds without fall
From lower limbs to limbs above
Her agile motions we'll recall
The tlake-light footballs of my love,
Maurice w. Casey in Boston Pilot.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
Mrs. Romnex,s Water Cooler.

The" Colorado journalist, Mrs. Rom.
ney, has patented, among several other
articles, water cooler which does moi
require ice. It is a covered receptacle,
Of cellular brickware, manufactured Of
clay, sawdust and asbestus fiber. In
the process the sawdust is burned out,
leaving the product cellular, or porous.
The receptacle, with the water to be
kept cool within, stands in tray Of
galvanized iron, which holds water to a
depth of two or three inches. By reason
of the porosity of the cooler and the force
Of capillary attraction, the water in
the tray constantly rises through the
cellular walls of the receptacle, and il
as constantly evaporated-thereby keep
ing the water inside as cool as it is usu.
ally drawn from we'll or spring. Den,
yer Letter, -.- ar
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
Hotel Life / ID New York.

At one of the up to wn hotels a delight
fully homelike touch is given to life
within it's walls by the privilege, when
desired, of having the coffee follow din
ing party into the reception room. In
one particular parlpr, which is full of
hooks and embrasures, large and small,
to accommodate groups of various size,
it is quite common to see the quaint lit
tie table and dainty service set out before
several different companies. The toned
lights and nests of luxurious cushions
make it extremely easy to dawdle indef-
nitely over this final course, and the
groups dissolve slowly and with evident
reluctance, to keep evening engage.
ments.
Turkish coffee is often served in odd
little oriental cups set in standards, quite
like tiny egg cups, and the requisites of
this beverage-to be piping hot and of a
smooth, creamy thickness-are never
missed here.-New York Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
Dress Of short women.

Women who are short must avoid
much trimming ON their skirts, bt
they stout or slender, as they are
] shorter in proportion from the waist tt
the feet, writes Emma M. Hooper,
in an article on Gowns For the New
Year." in The Ladies' Home Journal
For the same reason they must omit
wearing large plaids and designs. AL
full portions of the waist must be mod,
crate in size, as the sleeves, bertha,
belt and vest. The short, wide revers
now worn are becoming, also round
waists and short, pointed basques. Jack
ct fronts are in good taste, but the UNI
brella back basques give short figure
a cut off appearance, as do tiny capes,
while a close fitting jacket adds ap-
parently several inches. Materials
must be selected with view to making
the wearer look taller.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
The Emperor and the Pirate

Alexander the Great was about to pass
sentence of death on noted pirate, but
previously asked him, ''Why dost thou
trouble the seasT'
why" rejoined the rover boldly
"dost thou trouble the whole world? l.
with one ship, go in quest.of solitary ad.
venture and am therefore called pirate
Thou, with a great army, warrest against
nations and therefore art called EN-,
peror. Sir, there is no difference be,
twixt us but in the name and means Of
doing mischief"
Alexander, so far from being dis.
pleased with the freedom of the culprit
was so impressed with the force of his
appeal that he dismissed him unpun.
ished. -Sala's Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
JUDGE coFFlRs FIRST CASE
A Blur That Was Called Down In . Nos
Humiliating Manner. off,

A Blur That Was Called Down In . Most
Humilisting Manner. p-.r
The following story is told of Timothy
Coffin, who was for q long time judge Of
the New Bedford district: When very
young man, he was retained In case Of
sufficient Importance to bring out almost
every resident Of the town, so that
the little New Bedford courthouse was
packed when court was opened that
morning. Coffin had been secured as
counsel by the defendant. Although it
was his first attempt in open court, he
had made little or no preparation, think
ing that he could get through somehow
or other when the time came. Thus,
when the counsel for the defendant came
into court that morning, he was greatly
surprised, and no less agitated, to see the
big crowd and realize the wide public
interest In the trial at hand. He saw
that he had looked upon the case too
lightly. The prosecution was strong,
and he had made not even slight prep
aration.
To lose the case meant the loss Of a
hoped for reputation. Could he afford to
commit this blunder by displaying his
ignorance Of the case? How could he get
out of it? These were few Of the ques-
tons that are -known TO have. flashed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
Ancient Preservation of the Dead.

Herodotus gives good description of
the manner in which the early Ethiopi-
ans preserved their dead. Having thor
oughly dried the corpse, they plastered
it over with paste made of gypsum and
then painted the face and exposed parts
so as to make them, look as natural as
possible. Dead bodies served in this
manner remained intact for hundreds of
vears.-St. Louis Republic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
Progressive Dinner Partie!

Progressive dinner parties are7hnding
plenty of admirers in Boston, eff the
girl you take in is slow, all you have to
do is to take your wine glasses, your
bread and your napkin and go to other
fields. The worst of it is you can stay
but one course when you strike the pref
ty and interesting GIRL" is the way one
who has tried it puts the case.-Boston
Raoord
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
nneifnIE nr nnnn

Boy My tooth aches, and mamma said
I should come here and let you look at it.
Dentist see. It must come out.
Won't take but a minute. Now be a
brave little man, and I'll
Boy Chastity backing off, Mamma
didn't say I should LET you pull it; she
only said I should let you look at it,
Good News
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
Good Roth wava.

Mrs. Cobb, the daughter of the Rev.
81. V. Elliott, and a son of Edward FL
lott, his brother, were one day dining
with the celebrated Bishop Wilson Of
Calcutta, whose sayings used constantly
to be quoted. The bishop went up to
the former and said: "Your father wrote
a great work on the Apocalypse. I con-
graduate you ON being the daughter of
such a mani" Then turning to his other
guest he said, "And your father forbore
to write about the Apocalypse wise
Observation-Disclosures Gentlewoman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
new york women omcials.

Eighty-five women were nominated
for school commissioner in the late cam
vass in New York and four were elect
ed. The Republicans nominated eight,
the Democrats 80, the Prohibitionists
40, the Peoples Party AZ and the Po-
litical Equality party /. The list Of
women commissioners is increased by
one over last year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
A Greenland Superstition.

When child dies in Greenland, the
natives bury live dog with it, the dog
to be used by the child as guide to the
other world. When questioned with re-
gard to this peculiar superstition, they
will only answer, "a dog can find his
way anywhere. London Million.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-02-08
UnreasonabIa.

He Ito the matrimonial agent we
married that rich lady you engaged
for me, butshe won't give me any mon
ey.
Matrimonial Agent And what could
you ask better? Not only have you q
rich wife, but also prudent one. ~
London Tit-Bits.