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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
Geographical Distribution of Hair

The geographical distribution Of the
hair over the habitable world Is, as re-
CARDS the color, very precisely defna.
BILE. The xanthocomic or light haired
races are to be found north of latitude
4S degrees, which cuts off England,
Belgium, the whole Of northern Ger
many and a great portion Of Russia.
Between this parallel and latitude 45
degrees, including northern France,
Switzerland and part of Piedmont and
passing through Bohemia and Austria,
there is a sort of debatable land of
more or less dark brown hair, and be-
low this line we come gradually upon
the Melanic races. The people of Eu-
rope therefore present in the color OF
hair an almost perfect graduation, the
light flaxen of the colder ATTITUDES
deepening imperceptibly into the blue
black of the Mediterranean Shores
Gentleman's Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
Never Left the Road.

An old negro in a neighborhood town
arose in prayer meeting and said:
"Bredderin and sisterin, l been a
mighty mean niger in my TIME. had
a heap er ups and downs, specially
downs, since fined de church. stole
chickens and watermillins, I cussed,
I got drunk, shot craps. slashed Cd
der coons wild my razor, and I done er
sight er odder things; but. tank the
good Lawd, bredderin and sisterin, l
never yet lost my religion! - Blue
Ridge (Ga.) Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
A Matter of Dialect.

An elderly Scotsman was tried for a
slight offense and was put, in prison.
The warder handed him q pail of wa
ter next morning, with the remark,
''That's to clean your CELL" What was
his establishment on returning to find
Sandy, who had Invested himself of his
clothing, having a bath.
"Good graciousw exclaimed the
warder. what are you doing SandyY'
Sandy turning round quite innocent
ly)-Didn't We say it was to clean ma
sel?-Pearson's Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
Ancient Skyscrapers.

The idea prevails that skyscrapers
are of modern American origin, but
Professor Lanciani declares that in an
cient Rome. as early as the time of Au-
gustus, buildings 10 or II stories high
were common. Later they are believed
to have been much higher, rivaling our
most modern apartment building in
size and height. 1t is well known that
at Constantinople the Emperor Con-
stantine found his view of the water
cut off by the skyscrapers erected be-
tween his palace and the water front,
though he had placed his palace on
high ground.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04

An Approach to Perpetual Motion.
A clock is to be seen at Brussels
which comes about as near being a
perpetual motion machine as can be
invented. for the sun does the winding.
The following is the method by which
it works: A shaft exposed to the solar
rays causes an up draft of air, which
sets the fan in motion. The fan actu-
.ates mechanism which raises the
weight of the clock until it reaches the
top and then puts a break on the fan
till the weight has gone down a little,
when the fan is again liberated and
proceeds to act as before. AS long as
the sun shines frequently enough and
the machinery does not wear out the
clock will keep in perpetual motion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
Queer Land Tenures.

Some of the tenures in England are
very curious. A farm near Broadhouse,
in Yorkshire. pays annually to the
landlord a SNOWFALL in midsummer and
q red rose at Christmas. The manor Of
Foston is held by rental Of two ar
rows and loaf Of bread. An estate in
the north of England is held by the ex-
hibition before a court every seven
years of certain vase owned by the
family, another in Suffolk by an annual
rental of two white doves.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
In Retreat.

Down from the upper air foated the
strains of music, yet Neptune was visi
bly, annoyed.
whats gnawing at thy vitals, sire p
asked a mermaid.
81 wish in the name of Orpheus,'
said the sea king. that boating parties
could sing something else besides "A
Life on the Ocean Wave"
And forthwith he crawled into a
cave and pulled the cave in after him
New York Marine Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
Curing q Mule.

A mule in a pack train which was
usually loaded with salt discovered
that by lying down when fording a
certain stream and allowing the salt
to dissolve he could tighten his burden.
The muleteer once loaded him with
spohges instead, which absorbed water
when he lay down in the stream and
made his burden fourfold heavier. The
mule was cured of his smartness.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
A Great Relief.

Mrs. Cattersoa-I thought I would
come and tell you that your Harold has
been fighting with my Robbie and set,
tie the matter if could.
Mrs. Hatterson-Well, for my part
1 have no time to enter into any dis
cussion about children's quarrels.
hope I am above such things.
"I'm delighted to hear that. I'll send
Harold over on a stretcher in an hour
or so."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
The M0vinU Plant.

A very queer plant belongs to the
pea family and is called the moving
plant" on account of the manner in
which it's leaves turn around Of their
own accord or go by jerks, without be-
ing touched or in any way disturbed.
Sometimes only one or two leaves on a
plant will be affected; at other times
they will all perform jumps and gyra-
lions simultaneously. 1t is observed
that the movements are most energetic
when the thermometer marks about 80
degrees.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
Why She Wanted 1t,

Mr.. Bowers-I don't see why you
want to spend money for new Their
mometer when we have a half dozen
already. r.. ..
Mrs. Bowers-But this one has ba-
rometer, and barometers are SO handy.
See, it says ''rain," and just look how
it is raining!-Puck. -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
MANY Just Like 1t.

"Those' new neighbors Inundated me
dreadfully today"
"How?'
"Why. they sent over to borrow our
Bible; said they had forgotten theirs
when they moved. And I'm almost
sorry let 'em take it."
"But why"
Because it doesn't look as If it ever
had been d."-Cleveland Plain Deal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
Why France Lays Behind.

Frenchmen do not want to rule; they
want to live. The pursuit Of life, Of
laughter, of charming sensations. Of
intelligent apprehensions. Of individual
development Of character-it may all
be more important. more vital to hui
man existence than the preoccupation
to rule oneself and others, to make
laws and to fight.-Steevens' "Glimpses
of Three Nations"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
The Right Side.

81 wouldn't fight, my good man."
said the peacemaker. ..-
"But he called me thief, sirr' .ex-
claimed one of the combatants.
"And lie called me lazy loafer!'
cried the other. I'D #
= "Well," said the peacemaker serenely,
81 wouldn't fight over a difference of
opinion. You may both be right."-Tit-
Bits. .=.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
The SINGLE ThouGht,

A"Ah," sighed the fond mother, ~'two
souls with but single thought!'
eyes," echoed paterfamilias, "and
less than one dollar. don't know how
they're going to make it, Mary, unless
er-perhaps that single thought they've
got is that papa's going to put up for
two."-Denver Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
VENGEANCE.

Returned Traveller II have often
thought Of that young Mr.. Tease and
how he used to torment Miss Auburn
about her hair. Did she ever get even
with him? IL
Old Friend-Long ago. She married
him.-Illustrated Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
An Ornamental Deer.

One Of the first things to attract the
attention of Baby Clarence was grand
mas hatrack, made Of pair of deer
horns. One afternoon when he was 3
years old his papa took him to Captain
G.'s park. When relating the incidents
of the trip to his mamma on their re-
turn, he exclaimed, "And, oh, mamma,
1 saw deer, and he had hatrack on
his dw-Current Literature.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04

81 haven't much use for Blithersley,"
said the proud papa.
"Why" asked the proud mamma.
81 listened to him for an hour today
while he told me about what his baby
had said or tried to say, and just as
was about to tell him about ours he
left me, saying he had to catch train"
Baltimore American. -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
Sarcastic.

He looked about years old. and he
sat beside his mother in q, Broadway
car one day last week. Hes A." re-
marked the mother as the conductor
held out his hand for the fare. With
never a smile, lis he married." asked
the conductor.-New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04

Ladies and waiting maids among the
ancient Greeks and Romans wore plain
hoops of gold or silver in their ears,
and as time progressed these became
more elaborate, precious gems being
get In them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
In the Dumps.

There was once upon a time an
Egyptian king, SO it is said. who built
a pyramid and died Of melancholy. His
name was Dumops. The memory of
his tragic history is perpetuated every
time we say we are Sin the dumps"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
A Miller's Monument.

modest miller's grave is unique sight
near Graytown, o. The milestone is 10.
Gated in the center Of an old burying
ground and can be seen q mile away,
coming down the hill.
1t marks the last resting place Of q
happy miller of the old school, who
knew not the cares or worries of ris-
ing or falling grain market but who
ground his corn and wheat for his
neighbors and lived contentedly on his
small profits.
Chiseled on the back of the monu-
ment Is this poem:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04

Jinks-Have You got quarters for a
dollar, old man?
Winks-My vest pocket is rather
crowded. but pass it over. and Tx try
to make room for 1t.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04

The dog star is the brightest star in
the armament It was so called by the
Egyptians because It watched the ris-
ing Of the Nile.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04

If man is treated well at home. he
would rather eat at home and sleep at
home and loaf at home than anywhere
else.-AtchisOn Globe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
The Important Thing

Ine Important Tn1n8s
"Do you think it makes much differ
ence which planet a person is born un-
derY
"Not bit. SO long as he keeps on the
earth. Town and Country.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04

It Is never too late to learn, but when
man thinks he knows 1t all that set
ties it.-C Chicago News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-04
Is thiS poem:
A MILLER's MONUMENT.

IA milestone taken from his mill.
Beneath this stone a miller lies,
Who left the world before the rise
OF modern ways Of making -four
And hence passed many happy hour.
He was not forced to speculate
Nor on Chicago's movement wait.
He did not care for foreign trade,
But sold his neighbors all he made.
Gables and kilograms were rare;
The markets did not make him swear.
Small = as his mill, his profits round;
Clear was his head, his slumbers sound.
He envied none, he was envied not
And died contented with his lot.
Cincinnati Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-12

/ call Julia Marlowe Is rehearsing rie y
piece entitled The Sword Of the Aing.
and VIII give It an early presentation iri
Melbourne Mcdowell has severed rela-
com bLnation and viii appear 4s q STOCK
star at the Hopkins Theater. Chicago, Tor
When Mrs Leslie Carter is seen ia q
new play Charles Stevenson. her present.
continues with the 'Zaza~ company over
the western circuit
Julia Morrison. who shot Joseph Patter-
son, stage manager OF the Mr. plaster o-
Farls company about a year ego. 4--.-
papers for divorce from her husband. Fred
James, IN New York recently
.John Drew, who has been pl1Ftu1
Richard Carvel' 50 successfully ia New
already been booked Tor a new play for
next fall BY his manager. Charles Froh-
man
Comic opera managers have been after
Era Kendall with nntterlng offers. put
without effect Mr.. Kendall says he pre-
fers vaudeville and recently signed a con-
tract covering nifty weeks. said TO be ti94
only two changes have occurred In the
cast Of Charles b Hautcrds new play
assumed the part Of Alexis Lenmee ana
Charles Mylot that Of Major Wasworth-
~ = barnet, rns author oz li--- has
been doing very little work since he
brought out lack and the Beanstal<.'
out II IS now announced that he has al
most finished two new pieces. Miss Sim
plicity'' and 1.-THE Golf Girl"
Captain Jerks had its FIRST presenta-
ton in Philadelphia this week with Ed
win Stevens and Ethel Barrymore iu the
weeks in the Quaker city and then - to
New York for a run
Queen Victoria IS reported to have ex-
pressed a wish to see a genuine Ameriean
comic opera and Charles Frohman has,
determined to crafty the desire He WIZ
present Edna May fl The Girl From Ia
There" at Windsor castle for the c0nsid-
Grafton Of the Queen
Robert EdesOn has resigned his position
as leading man with the Henrietta croas-
man Mistress Nell' company, and En-
consequence Sidney Booth made his debut
n that position He IS the son ~ Agnes
nile roles for several years
Willie Collier IS reported to have signed
his relations with Smyth and Periey. The
contracts were signed "wednesday lu nfil-
Waukee- Mr.. Lit has a comedy from the
pen OF AUGUSTUS 1nomas. which ne eN-
poets to be very successful with Collier
Ia the chief role.
The Bureomaster.'' seen IN Topeka this
season. was presented in New York for
the first time last week under many DIFF
hculttes, Eleanor Ginsu and Lillian Cole
ed from appearing on account Of sickness
IN addition seven OF the chorus girls failed
Roland Reeds health since he left thu
hospital last week has shown reruarl-anio
improvement and bis close friends have
0een ssiaddened BY RS present appearauca.
1Ir. Reeds case has been a puxEler for the
New York physicians. and MP to the pres
ent time they have been unable to dag
nose the disease that has been troubling
When the big revival Of serhe Merchant
Goodwin and Maxine Elliott ir Is the m
tentfon to have an alI-star cast BY Man
ager Brooks. who VIII handle the venture
gagged. and II IS expected the cast VIII be
as strong as the celebrated ''fffvais'
Which was presented By Jenerson some
Portia-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-12

many enemies. some Of whom have We 2
possibly embraced this opportunity 70
speed q rumor SO determined TO him,
both personally and professionally He
discussed the matter frankly and anna
bly,. though with natural Indignation.
1t IS hard for a man to have to deny
runors Of this kind at my time Of 1fe.s
he said, IN his frank almost boyisa
manner. The phrase at my time Of
life sounded oddly enough. for he has
a clearness OF eye ard complexion and 4
compactness Of figure which a youth OF
Y might envy. Yet Mr.. Barrymore has
4 son Lionel. who is making rand
strides toward a rivalry OF his father
ard in another column may be found
reference to the doings Of Ethel Barry
more, young woman who reffecis
credit upon her parentage and gives the
volatile Maurice perfect right to SPEAK
N the phrase Of pateruaI dignity II he
chooses to do 7 have put the matter IN
the hands Of my lawyer" he said. and
ne viii see that such reparation as NAV
be possible is made. I am and always
have been a hard study-the hardest IL
the world I had 70 idea that nv for
getting my lines would be seized mon
as 50 important a circumstance in Ts0I.-
iSviIle-'
It would certainly seem that in a case
Ct this kind it would be only comu7on
Justice TO give a man the fun benefit II
the doubt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-12

TO you. my friends who have been 50
kind 70 me. and hope that you will IN
derstand how III 7 arm and that you will
IorglFe me. Your money viii be re-
funded at the box Office Goodbye for
the present. my friends
Then Miss CrosUan started for the
wings, escorted by one OF her company
The audience burst into wild applause
and nearly all in the house stood up and
cheered her.
Thank you. my friends. thank your
She smiled and kissed her hands to the
audience as she disappeared behind the
curtain
Miss Crosrnan said afterward that she
had no plans for the immediate future
Maurice Campbell. her husband and
manger. said-
.-The climax OF an our trouble with
the syndicate came today In the
fourth act Of the matinee performance
this afternoon Miss CrcsTan and re-
ceiF1d an oruer from the management
OF the Savoy that we must not hold any
communication with each other while
IN the theater, nor must Miss CrOsman
communicate with any Of our assist
ants After the matinee we went to the
managers Of the theater and told them
that IL the insulting order was not re-
Scluded We would not present the play
n the evening We could get no salts
TAC-IGn-
1--WE made All preparations to present
the play III the evening Then We wait
Cd 70 hear from the managers As 10
word came. we decided that Miss Cros-
man should dismiss the audience We
are now, OF course. barred from al the
theataTz in control OF the theatrical
SyTud1ca te--Thich means the beSt-paying
houses in the United States and Can
ada
We were booked to- appear in Toronto
at the same time that Mss Ada Rehan
vas 70 be there with Sweet Nell Of
Old Drury- Hiss Rehan is under the
management OF EzIaw a. Erlanger and
ot course. her play is more profitable to
tnern Tor that reason Mss Crosnan
mas ner own company and manager,
and the owners OF the theatars get only
a small percentage Of the receipts. 50
e toronto the syndicate stopped Miss
SrosInan's play. and since then we have
Deem out or ONE Of their houses until we
vent TO the Savoy. which was then IN
der the control OF Al Aar0ns when he /
gave the theater into the possession Of /
me trust OUT troubles began azain
Abraham E.rlanger OF F-Iaw q Er-
anger. said There IS nothing what
ever IN this charge OF persecution
Neither Mr. Klaw ncr myself has raIrgrl 4
any steps 70 sbstruct the play produced /
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-12
Theatrica1 Notea.

Mauae Adams in .LsAiglou'' Is said to
have taken Ia sls5. 200 during the ten
weeks engagement in New York
the Honorable Peter Sterling has
been dramatized and Stuart Robson viii
probably present It before the close OF
Ausustus Thomas is writing a new play
for KIrke La Shel1e which wiz have its
first presentation II New York at an early
Bernhardt,s scale Of prices. in New York
was $50 10 S. but in Philadelphia it was
found advisable to make the reduction
Lord Francis Hope the husband OF May
Tohe. IS reported TO have been approach
ed BY a vaudeville manager with an offer
70 50 on the stage
Quo yadIsf' at popular prices IS being
played in New York with Wilton Lackaye,
Aubrey Boucicault and Elita Proctor Otis
leading the cast
The LONDON manager who so persistent
" elung to Madge Lessiug evidently knew
his business She has ben a great sue
Gertrude Coghlin's season with Vanity
Fair IS reported 70 have been unsatis-
Barnet's musical farce. ..1Inadf and the
14usksleer. has proven great go iE
Boston. and Oscar Hal1I11erstein will pre-
sent It to New York at the Victoria
II Is reported from London that Sir
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry have finally
Tsli rSara tfroIif, faulty rerr7rfzfrl ana
scene followed. and Miss Terry packed up
her belongings and returned 10 London
a Nan From America for the London
Criterion. under the management OF Gas.
" yEdham and Arthur Balfour
William FavershaTn. the New York mat
inee idol, who has been IN New York
hospital, IS improving
James T. Corbeft. the pugfIist Is said
to have offered 5000 for Harrison TFolfers
play ~Casnel Byron. before its recent
disastrous performance IN New York
Edmund Collier, an actor OF the old
school, died ia New York last week he
played prominent parts with Booth Me-
CulI0z1gh ard other Shakes earean actors
Thomas Q SeabFoolze will produce an
entirely new comic opera next season 10
be written by Harry B. Smith and A.
Baldwin Sloane Contracts have been
signed
A French comedy entitled The Devil In
New York may be produced in Croker
vile very soon py Oscar Hamraersteiu. 1t
viii probably be given under q different
Romantic drama appears to have the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-12

noticed that DR.. EscuIapius E. Rice sat
in a box, probably writing out mental
prescription for The BurgOmaster's'' fu-
ture welfare.
OF such material as THE Burgo-
master" was s'149z" constructed There
is an excellent framework in the con-
trast between New Amsterdam and New
York, as seen by Peter Stuyvesant,
rediv1vus and the first two acts have a
good deal Of joviaiity. Then comes the
cropper-a third act, containing a. cake
walk lively but antique-and & silly
burlesque Of the eternal '.L'AigIon-"
But you take the cake walk quite good
naturedIy, because, old though It be.
It IS the best thing going As a matter
Of fact, cake walks and coon songs
should be relegated to the dead nine
start with something Iivelier, or. at any
rate wait in the proud security OF ex-
treme youth for that something to
crop up
Concluding, the critic says.
By all Of which it win be seen that
the merits Of The BurgomaSter" are
rather negative than positive. 1t is a
very good-natured and kind hearted
sort Of show. and never stirs up an IN
charitable idea It makes no noise
whatsoever. There are no fanfare
ch0ruseS or brass instrument contests
It is al extremely well conducted and
placid It has, moreover. been extreme
ly successful on the road and I men
ton that fact for what il is worth The
English Idea-and a very valuable one
of giving to every chorus Jill her
chorus Jack is followed This idea,
luckily. seems to be taking root in New
York, thanks to s'F'Iorodora- and san
Toy The days Of the bIue-chinned
scavenger are numbered, and managers
are providing weII-dresSed young men TO
enhance the beauty Of the chorus girls
This Is distinctly the case in The Bur
gomaster Jill may not like to share
her honors. but It's best for her, and
Iu+ all
maiden at the Casino Is bearing tine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-12

ports Of his own insanity The cool good
humor with which he has undertaken
this extraordinary task should Of itself
be sufficient to refute suspicion as to his
Intellectual equip0ise- II there is any
thing that might be expected to over
turn a mans reason it would be some
such undertaking as this It IS the fate
Of theatrical celebrities TO serve as tar
gets for gossip Of all kinds It may be
that the mediocre mind takes a certain
pleasure IN the belief that the nervous,
magnetic temperament which enables a
man to so outshine his fellows IS hurry
ing him on to a paretic doom Mr.. Bar
ryu0re is Iustinctively an epigramnat-
ist- and his caustic wit has made him