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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
THEY DEFY IRRITATION.
Invention Can Supply No Substitutes ]
WhaIebone or Teazel.

Invention Can Supply No Substitutes For
Whaiebone or Teazel.
With all our boosted labor saving
machinery and modern inventions there
are numerous articles entering into the
economy of manufacture which seem
cri lie and simple, but which defy i'm
provement. 49,
No one, for instance, has ever been
able to find substitute for whale bone.
With the diminution of the supply and
the enormously increased cost of the ar
ticle, scores of inventors have turned
their attention to the article and at
tempted to supply a substitute, but up
to the present time nothing as durable,
tough and pliable as whalebone has re-
suited.
Another article without which no
wooden manufacturer could prepare
certain goods for the market is the tea
eel. 1t is absolutely essential jim rails
ing a nap on cassimeres and soft wool
en- fabrics, and although scores of imi-
tation teazles have been invented none
is found to give the satisfaction of the
odd little burr, with its stiff little
hooks, which is so extensively exported
and cultivated for the cloth finishing
trade.
Persons who have never seen teaZel
can imagine fur cone, set all over
with little barbs. 1t is really burr,
or flower head, or thistle top of the
plant dipsacus, and so identified is it
with cloth dressing, and so long and so
general has been the use of the teazel
for the purpose mentioned, that it is
even reflected in its botanical name,
Dipsacus fullonum, or fuller's teazel. I"
However familiar the teazel may be
to persons familiar with wooden manu-
facture, or to those who live in coun-
tries where it is exten lively cultivated.
the fact remains that the great major
ity of persons have never heard of such
an article and will be astonished to
learn in what enormous quantities they
are raised.
In France alone 5000 acres Of land
are exclusively devoted to the cultiva-
tion of the teazel. French manufac-
turers use annually nearly $4,000, 600
"OIIu VI the pIiShiy uCdAo dlO OAp
during the same period upward Of co.
900 tons, valued at $4,000. When
it is considered that a teazel weighs not
more than an ordinary burdock, the
vast quantity exported can be realized
in part.
In addition to the French crop. which
is the most highly esteemed, teazels are
produced in enormous quantities in
Austria, England, Belgium, Poland
and the Crimea. Until recently they
did not grow satisfactorily in the Unit
ed States, but now they are quite ex-
tensiVely grown in Oneida county, in
this state, and possibly elsewhere, and
1t is said return fair profit to the cul-
tivator for the outlay of money.
The prickles of the teazel have
small knob at the end, and this mount
ed on an elastic stem, and set with
great precision on the central spindle,
which, revolving, claws the surface of
the cloth, raises nap which mechan-
ical contriyances have always failed IN
equaling, New York Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
The screannin. Habit.

No two persons hear exactly alike
The human internal ear Is best de
scrib bed by il;cuing it to grand piano
That iastrun 81. I,2s
note; the hl:....A ca ..-.i Il
ment for every tone I'd - 81.
Did / say for eN aly LoAu: IL :! .
mistake. Some pianos nave TaI oc-
taves, some have eight; some have b2t-
ter tone in one portion If t., 'c@Tt" q
than in 8, ia. :.:.,s.!
human ca. Is ~ 49,
ly; they CatcA L, * - IT,.
but silence. So 80 to.ius sIriii't a.
drum, but are not convey Al .~
brain because their corr,
nerve filaMant Is iIis in. =.
Of defective bearing, but we 40 III
ply our knowledge to our reu;aJn:
when, we are stating our opinions or liz.
pressions.. To some high note is 1
positive pain, and to such ears soa1
ing soprano will do nothing but Shrek
Others will detest the lower tones. An
imals are moved out of their wonteC
calm by the sound of certain notes.
i. It should be our endeavor to cultivate
tones of softness and sweetness. A low
tone Is the voice of comfort and conso
iation, Of deepest, most sacred emotion
Our society women should do all they
can to counterfeit the screaming habit
of Americans. - Di Vernon in Sar
Francisco Newsletter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
HeliOtrOnfRun.

Heliotropism is the peculiar property
shown by many plants, notably the
sunfower, of always turning toward the
sun. In the case of seedlings the phe-
nomenon is especially marked. The
cells on the light side are apparently
retarded in growth, thus causing a
curvature toward that side. Professor
Romanes has experimental with an in
termittent light, such as that of an
electric spark discharge, upon mustard
seedlings, and has found that the hello
tropic effect produced in this way is far
greater than that caused by the sun OF
any other form of light. Strange to
say, however, this abnormal influence
is unaccompanied by the generation of
.phlorophyll, the green coloring matter
in plants which requires sunshine for
its proper production.-Pall Mall Ga
xakfN
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
o,>pr ersait { ms.

With. a4vt - 80 nun bers of
Eorgcri 81 s-,l., ae3y INC coins in the
British museum. and in private collec-
tons have been sold by auction in Lon
don. So good is their execution that it
seems probable that means have been
devised for casting steel dies on plaster
casts or of hardening electrotype dies.
The manufacture of rare siege pieces, >
carried on in one of our midland towns.
shows a far lower amount Of skill.
When genuine but defaced coins are
restruck with new impressions, it is
very difficult to discover the fraud.
Some genuine ancient coins are surfrap-
pees in this manner-as, for instance, a
whole class of Jewish coins which are
struck on Roman silver denarii. But
when the image and superscription Of
William Ill can be discerned underly-
ing the device on a rare crown piece of
Elizabeth the question of its authentic
ity is soon solved. --Longman's Maya
zina
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
ons OF the ra,ne Anecdotes.

A volume could be made of the good
stories in which the venerable Henry
w. Paine, who ended his long life here,
is the central figure. Mr.. Paine un-
doubtedly knew more law than many
of our judges. He himself had declined
seat on the supreme bench of his native
state of Maine and again when Gov
ernor Bullock rendered him the success
sion to Chief Justice Bigelow in Massa-
chusetts. But he was not arrogant Of
his learning, and it is only as illustrat-
ing his perennial humor that the story
is told of him, how, when seen reading
lawbook on street car, friend
said, "Whatl Mr.. Paine, You reading
law?" Bless your soul, nol', was the
reply; "this is not law; it is volume
Of supreme court decisions. Boston
Commonwealth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
TIE DATE OF TIE EXODUS.
It wonid Seem to Lie Between the Years
lASO and 1900 d. o.

1850 and 1900 b. q.
Although the monuments and papyri
give as no direct information upon the
subject of the exodus, they do indirect
ly indicate certain period within
which it must have taken place. Thoth-
mes III, who was the most powerful
king of that dynasty (the eighteenthl
which finally drove the Hyksos invad-
ers out of Egypt and reunited the whole
country under one scepter, extended bis
conquests as far as Mesopotalnia. over
running Palestine on-his way. He left
lists of the conquered nations; but does
not mention the Israelites among them.
Rameses II of the nineteenth dynasty,
the supposed oppressor, who reigned
about 200 years later also snbdued
Palestine and left lists of the conquered
peoples, but he, again, does not mem
ton the Israelites among them.
What is perhaps still more irnpor-
tant is that, while the Israelites have
left records of invasions by Mesopota-
mians, Moabites, Canaanites. Midianites
and Philistines, they do not mention
any invasion by the Egyptians, and the
conclusion is that the Israelites were
not settled on the west side Of the Jor-
dan till after the wars waged by Ram
eses II at the commencement of his
reign, which began not earlier than
1883 B. c.. or. as some now say. 1868
B. g. ..-.
1t has been attempted to explain this
difficulty away by suggesting that Ram
eses II kept close to the seacoast on his
march through Palestine and did not
strike inland till he was some distance
to the north of the Israelites, but II ia
Uncomfortable that ne a. -. 'ss
secured his long sl3ne of q :....stf. - ~.
by establishing posts SO Ear -;
they must have been brought - 20 =
tact with the Hebrews if the l:str n h ii
at that time been stttled in their own
country. az
The earliest date, therefore, at h;cI
the Egyptian history will permit the
exodus to have taken place, even when
full allowance is made for the time
spent by the Jews in the wilderness and
In conquering Palestine, would seem to
be about 1890 B. c., while, If the shorter
chronology be adopted it could net
have been much earlier than 1900 b.
C.-Scribner's Maya inc. = :.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
A Montana Raar Story.

Montana is zoologicaf garden in
its native state, - said Colonel jim
Struthers. I'VE have all kinds of wild
beasts, from grizzly bears and prairie
dogs down. Speaking of bears reminds
me of once upon time. It was before
the state got polluted by the trolley,
and when 1t wasn't good form to wear
q coll hr. 1t was before Montana got to
be tho greatest state in the Union. Il
was prospecting away in the Bull noun
tains. 1 hadn't seen any dirt that
locke, d as though it had the right ring
to it. The sun was turning in. and
shade ws were coming out of the nEt.
took 1.-THE pack off one of my bJ.S ss,
pickeEed the animals and made u sup.
per off hot coffee and l;;.t.sl - > c'.--=!,
. Then coiled up in a bl,.u. :: - ~
no mt pre-. The night must have iii ~
spent when / began to dr. e.. 49,
was washing my face in one OF tn.'- {, y
sers Of the Yellowstone. The sensation
became so realistic that l awos<e. a
hot breath was breathing on my riSets:a,
and stTan. , tongue VS. Sw RI < 49,
down. ] was sort of dazed VII 49,
and remained perfectly STILL. Presently
the licking process ceased, and the hot
breath was withdrawn. A big, dark,
awkward something shambled off, and
sank to rest once more. When day
came, found that my provision box
had been raided, and the soft earth
around me was full of bear tracks.
shivered little bit and moved on. -
The colonel told this as though he real
ly wanted to be believed, and the re-
porter left.-Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
wre, Ting with English

All strange tongues hold pitfalls. but
the English language seems to be rather
more crowded with traps for the I'M
wary than almost any other. Vassar
girE had private laugh not long ago at
the eulogy bestowed by a French gentle
ynan whose admiration for the young un-
dergraduates considerably exceeded his
ability to speak it in English. He hsd
met the young women at one or two lay
festivities and was sufficiently impre ,ssed
but when, at an evening receptio'l. they
burst upon him in the braverrJ of full
dress the admiring Gaul felt a. once the
handicaps Of his vocabulary. "I cannot
say" he confded to one IF his hosts,
''how beautiful the young ladies appear
in their nightdresses. - Her Point Of
View in New York Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
D." Criminal Women.

Professor Lombroso, the eminent
Italian scientist who holds such very
strong adverse opinions as to the abil-
ity Of women to feel pain as acutely q,
men do, has lately been pursuing Iii
Investigations in another direction. apc
he has now delivered himself of tn,
unqualified opinion that women of tn,
criminal and immoral type are invari
ably larger of hands and feet and small
er In the head than average women.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
Star Photography.

Star photography is ONE Of the most
tedious operations known. y, In some
cases the exposure of the plate must last
for several hours. During sll this time
both the plate and telescope must be
moved SO that the image Of the star will
be stationary on the plate. The expo
sure of star of the sixteenth maqni-
tude is two hours, and only the image
Of one at time can be secured unless
those adjoining happen 70 BE- Of the
same siSe.-ExchanRe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
A Chinaman,s Claim For Insurance.

One of Bostcn's insurance men il
sured small building which serves a,
industrious Chinaman both as shop AK
home. The policy covers DANA
caused by fire and water, but 10
Chinaman evidently thought he W..
protecting himself against losses due t.
any cause whatever, as is shown by the
following letter addressed to the insur-
ance company:
Some bad boy brake my one glass. Now all
tore. Come you my house-look-fx new.
JOE LUNG.
Joe expected the company to MAKE
good the damage done by the bad
boy" who is the Chinamans worst en-
envy in the city.-Boston Traveller.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
A LIVING MUMMY.
A Traveller Tells OF One He Found In an
E0vufian Domictle.

a Traveller Tells OF One He Found In an
-r Egyptian Domicile.
"We went into the hut after some
hesitation-the dragoman whispered
there were ladies there-and found a
vigorous old man, telling his Mussrl
man beads crosslegged on mul bench
and ON the floor bent over the fir
oldest looking human being ev.r
alive.
"Mummies have seen, and wo&1 : -.
not that they were dead, bit i.
part of her withered desiccatsG
that old woman found space to K :
stern vital energies that lined l. :
carved face ! can scarcely g.
looked no more living thar
does, dried and stretched OF, PAT.
arms, her legs-thrust almost intU.i-'
6re-were so shrunk that the 10
leathern flesh and faccid muscl hu 8:
round them like dangling sAreds OF
sticks.
Round ner neck were beaAS Of
wood, and round her wrists be- H.!
bracelets-though, to be sure, Ca II
feel certain they were not folds of skin
and on her face lurked not only lines,
but gullies and passages, they SCENE 4
so deep and fallen. But for the occa-
sional upturned glance of her cold. I'M
questioning eye ] could not have sup.
posed her anything else than one of the
earliest and best preserved of the re.
hottest queens of Egypt.
1.-THE old man gave us lusty wei
come ind sent for milk and dates and
filed our pockets. He showed us bis
long spear that hung against the wall
and told me with proud gesture that
he had often killed his man, but more
often with sword, and taking me by
the shoulder showed me fiercely how
he used to do it. He was 80 years old
and had never been farther from home
than Assouan, and then only once.
aAll his sons sat and stood round as,
and In the background against the mud
granary white teeth glimmered and the
broad, black faces of the women shone.
! asked him what present he would
like, and he asked for little rice and
little coffee. All the time he clutched
and fingered his Muslin rosary, which,
when ] admired, he wanted me to 40
cept. The son came back with us 10
the dahbeah and carried off the coffee
and rice in envelopes, to which add
ed handful of cigarettes and couple
of oranges. with particular injunctions
that one WIS., u le give II the cid gen.
tleman. ''-CorILliIl MAJ 4ine
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

Emil Frey, preaid dent OF the Swiss
republic, was soldier in an Illinois
regiment during The war Of ina rebel.
Hon. At the beginning Of hostilities he
was employedrneaf Chicago a farm
hand, and 7ong uly,s, 1Se1E he enlisted
as sergeant with Company b Of the
Twenty-fourth Illinois infantry. Fora
time he7was held asa hostage By the
Confederacy and cenfned ia Libby pYis.
on. He left the army, g major with a
record for distinguished service. but
with shattered constitution, - Chicago
Mail, .-..-. - :. .
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

Goat raising is an important and
growing industry In Oregon and some
other northwestern states. one rancho
N benton county, Or, has a fine herd
Of $50 goats, which includes number
Of thoroughbredsA ugora bucks. Tween.
W-two cents a pound is the lowest thj.
man has received for a fleece in doZer
years, ...... e.. s,:E.i......., s. 8
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

Jack rabbits from tho far west are re-
sold in the New York markets. They
are sent east in great numbers by firms
that buy of the pot anters. They are
sold side by side with the ma tive hare
of the east, and each Jack rabbit weighs
abont twice as much as his eastern
cousin,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
photographs Report Better Than Eyes.

Photographs Report Better Than Eyes.
At a meeting of the Academic des
Sciences, Paris, M. Zenger exhibited
two photographs whie.i he had taken at
midnight from his window, looking on
the lake of Geneva and Mont Blanc.
The lake and the mou ltain are feebly
imaged on the plates, although they
were both quite invisible to the eye in
the darkness. 1t Is well known that
many stars, invisible TO the eye, are re-
yealed on the Photographic plate, and
some years ago an advertisement on the
hull Of the Great Eastern, at Birken-
head, which had been tarred over so as
to be invisible, was quite legible in a
photograph which had been taken Of
the vessel. Globe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
modest Able pe,ile.

It is said that the French Able Delile
once had in his household a very quick
tempered relative, with whom he some
times had animated disputes and who
sometimes went SO far as to throw books
at the able. The able must have been
a person of great amiability and self
control. tonce, when particularly
large and heavy volume was thrown at
him, he caught it gracefully and said =
My dear friend, must beg of you
10 remember that prefer smaller
gifts. New York Mail and Express.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
Snail Eating sheen.

The excellent quality of the South
down mutton is ss.id to be due to the
fact that the shenp eagerly davour the
snails which aboUnd on the pastures in
the early morning. These snails are the
cause Of the rich succulence character
istic OF the mutton raised in the south
Of England.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

The famous trout ponds Of the Cats
kill mountains are to have an addition
in lake near Emmonsville. Two 9TH
er new trout ponds. will also be pre-
pared in the mountains before long.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

To keep tortoise shell combs bright
rub them after each wearing with soft
leather. When they become dim, clean
with rotten stone and oil applied with
channels.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
slams Prinoely Author.

The crown prince Of Siam 3 among
the boy authors Of the world He has
WI zen several stories for the English
childresa's magazines and can writs an
emily IN three European languaeaa.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

1t seems that some 10000 persons
commit suicide yearly. When one
realizes how large is the number of per-
sons who arc tired of life, y it seems
doubly strange that SO few of ones own
enemies should be among them.-Mil-
Waukee Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

Japanese cooks are the most cruel In
the world. They cut every atom of
Hesh Of q living fish piecemeal without
6rat causing death.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
4 -.

The straugp{ yer and
endurance ever made. s.,ia . ID. Con-
sauls of the City of Mexico, at the
"EAas q kaxje0. the char
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
WEST BOUND
sAUK CENTRE & NORTHERN.
Daily Except Sunday.

Daily trains between st. Paul. Ainneapo-
lis, Sioux City. st Cloud, Sauk Cectre.
CEookston. MoerhSad, Fargo. Grand Forks.
Grafton. Winnipeg. Devils Lake, Great Falls,
Helena, Butte, Kalispell, SPokans and Be-
attic
Pacific coast trains run palace sleeping
and dining cars buffet, library, observation,
smoking cars. frst and second class coaches,
free coloDiS list slsepeIs. etc
Connections at at Panl, Minneapolis win
trains to aud from Lake Superior points,
Chicago, st. Louis and the east, south ana
south west.
Crosses the Rocky and Cascade mountains
in :da ylIghT, eiYing passengers a chance 70
see some NJ the finest scenery In America.
Steamer and rail connections at Seattle
for Puget sound points, California, Alaska,
China and Japan.
Connections at Bonner's Ferry, Idaho. for
Kaot+uai river and lake points; at Wen-
atchee WASH. for Lake Chelan, the upper
CoIum bia and the OkanOgan district
Tickets sold and baggage checked 20 All
principal points. For publications and In
formation about rates, routes. ETC., apply 10
JAS. A. NORRIS, Agent,
Sank Centre, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
What is

Castoria Dr. Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children 1t contains nekhsr Opium, Morphine
Narcotic substance It Is karna1ees substitute
for Paregoric, Drops Soothing syTaps, and Castor O
1t is Pleasant. guarantee is thirty years use by
Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and alays
fevershness. prevents vomiting Sour Curds
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Cello. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and hatulency'
Castora assimiates the feed regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy Rd natural sleep. Gas.
torta is the Childrens Paaacsa-ths Mothers Friend
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25
Castoria.

aCastoria is an excellent medicine for Chi
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of itS
god eject upon their children"
Dr. G. q. Oso0oD,
Lowell, Mas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

"Castoria Is so well adapted to children mo
1seconnsnd it as superior toany prescripta
a. 4. ARCHER, Il B.,
111so. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. =
"our physicians in the childrens depart
Eneat have spoken highly OF their exDeea
,ence IN their outside practice with 'iastoflS
and although We only have among GU
medical suEafes what is known as resula
Drodnots We va are free to confess that tn
nerits Of Castoria has won Us to look Eits
favor upon it."
limited HOSPITAL. AND DIsPENsARS.
Boston, NaSs
ALLEN G. SMITH, Res,-
uxsray Stp~.t, Nev York City,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

ThOs. F. Cakes. C. PAYNE, H C. Rouse Receivers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

"Castoria Is the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. hope the day il not
Tar distant when mothers will consider the real
interest Of their children, and use Castoria b.
stead Of the various quack nostrums which sre
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtfu
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR. J. F. KNoHKkoE,
Conway, Ark.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-25

The Cen+aur Company, Murray st"-" New York City,.
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