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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
The Shining Bathroom.

Shining is the word one can most ap-
propriately use to describe the bath
room which is strictly up to date in oil
its appointments. Besides the marble
and porcelain that are inevitable in all
the best bathrooms, host of small ap-
purtenances in nickel are made as &C.
cessories to the we'll built room.
Nickel is the metal par excellence in
which to fit out this particular room in
the house beautiful
Many bathrooms have a mirror and
sometimes more than one in the orig
inal architecture of the room. If the
room, however, has not had one built
in, a mirror framed with nickel is quite
the thing to purchase for it. In shapes
the mirrors come square, obiong-both
horizontal aid vertical-and diamond
shaped.
Towel racks Of many lengths in the
nickel are shown in the stores for the
bathroom. Some of them are quite
short, and others run the length of the
room. These are particularly useful on
the wall back of the tub. Several rows
of them here would not be amiss.
These towel bars come also in brass
and in glass. but the preference seems
to be given to the nickel ware for these
particular furnishings.
Among smaller things in this ornate
metal are soap dishes, soap shells, soap
racks and soap cups. any and every
kind of a thing to hold soap in. Some
are stationary and others are fastened
on the edge of the bathtub, so that they
may be moved along. as desired.
Sponge racks, both large and small,
are also in the nickel ware. Some of
these racks have Il small soap cup on
either side.
Nickel sets Of hooks fer all sorts of
handy purposes and nickel towel rings
are among the dainty bathroom APP
DOintmcntS in this line.
Toothbrush holders in nickel come
clC&r and y, r:cratCd. Some Of these
have china cops set in a metal holder,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
Take Care of Your Tools.

Implements not in use need shelter as
much as horses or cows or people. The
ancient custom Of putting the wagon
under tree prevails on some farms to-
day; also the ancient custom of leaving
the plows against the field fence and
storing the cultivatOr on the north side
Of the barn or stable is still practiced
to some extent. Is. it any wonder that
such careless wastefulness entails COM
parative poverty and superlative dissat-
isfaction with the things of this world.
political social and economical? Re
member that in consequence of these
practices you have to buy twice as
many implements in given time as
would be necessary if they were prop
erly cared for, and. besides, the work
with these. would be better and more
easily done
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
Cutting Weed IDtS.

We scarcely need to suggest the cut
ting Of wood to the farmers this win
ter. The high prices that have pre-
vailed have made many Il farmer who
has a wood lot decide that another
winter will not find him without good
supply of cOrdWOod ready for market
If the supply Of coal is short The
question with many Will he whether to
cut all clean us they go or leave the
younger trees and merely thin out the
older ones that have but little more
growth to make. We favor the latter
plan when one can cut the larger trees
without having them break the smaller
ones as they fall. When this cannot
well be done. it is better to cut clean
and then as new sprouts come up keep
them so thinned out as to give each a
chance to grow independently of the
Others. In twenty years there will not
be as many trees. but there will prob
ably be more wood, and in forty years
twice as much wood. with more growth
20 come in some varieties.-American
Cultivation
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
Story of Mr., Rlaine,s YOuth

A story is told of Mr.. Blaine's early
boyhood which illustrates his aptitude
Cor diplomacy even at an early period
his career:
Having access to the river and fire.
duent witness of the boats that passed,
he desired to have boat of his own
He damned the stream that flowed
down the Indian hill and launched
upon it tiny bark of his own con-
struction. But the neighboring boys
repeatedly tore down his dam and
spoiled his navigation. He applied to
a stalwart ferryman for aid and Of
fered to bring home his COWS for the
entire week if he would build him a
dam out of stone so large that the
mischievous boys could not move
them. The ferryman accepted the of
fer, and little Jimmie soon had the sat
isfaction of complete triumph over his
enemies, for the rocks which the strong
ferryman piled in resisted all the eff
forts of the boys for their removal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
Distinctions With Differences,

In making the announcements to his
congregation recently an Episcopal
minister whose parish is not more
than a thousand miles from San Fran
cisco said:
Remember our communion service
next Sunday. The Lord is with us in
the forenoon and the bishop in the
evening"
Here is another lapsus lingua which
had it's origin in Sunday school out
in the missions. The superintendent
was making fervid prayer a few
Sundays ago and asked divine bless
ing upon each and every enterprise in
which the school was interested. He
closed his petition to the throne IF
grace in the following words:
"And now, o Lord, bless the lambs
of the fold and make them meet for
the kingdom of heaven. Amen p
San Francisco Wave.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
Rules For Finding a Job.

When you step into the presence Of q
prospective employer:
Have your shoes polished.
See that your hair Is combed
Do not get tiustered and say Yes.
ma'am," to him.
Do not act as if you were going to
be shot at sunrise.
Laugh heartily at his jokes. but do
not slap him on the back.
Do not make suggestions to him on
how to run his business.
See that your breath is peaceful and
not in a quarrelsome mood.
Do not begin operations by informing
him of the state Of the weather
See that your necktie is not twisted
around to the side of your neck.
Do not try to impress him that you
are so smart that it makes your head
ache
Do not try to work off any Of your
own jokes on him. Some men don't
know the difference between a good
joke and a funeral oration.-American
Boy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
CRASH! WENT THE DINNER.

foot Dash! went the table. Crash
went the dinner And the emperor,
springing up paced the room with rap,
id strides. Dunand, his attendant, look,
on, and quick as thought the wreck
was cleared away, an exact duplicate
Of the dinner appeared as if by magic
and it's presence was quickly announced
by the customary His majesty is
served" Napoleon felt the delicacy of
his attendant and said, THANK you, my
dear Dunand." with one of his inimita-
BILE smiles. The hurricane had blown
over
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
The Rest Citizen.

why are you forever patting the
farmer Gil the back and picturing him
;' a saint" asks Il city reader We
arc rot pattng anybody on the back
and there are very few saints on earth.
A farmer can be just as mean as
coal baron or a railroad magnate if he
wants to, though happily his meanness
would not touch so many people. We
do say that farm life gives man and
his family the chance to develop in the
most natural and harmonious way.
The farmer who is true to his calling
and makes most of his advantages is
the best citizen in the country. We do
not say the richest or the most infiuen-
tial in politics, but the best. Why,
there are some good folks who say that
when we demand the common rights
which belong to the farmer we are
preaching revolutionary doctrine! What
difference does it make what they call
it? The demand will go on!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
DAUGHTER of the Railway.

A Russian railroad has adopted a
little girl The engineer of fast ex-
press saw something on the tracks as
the train was nearing st. Petersburg.
He stopped his engine, and the fire
man found that it was a basket, in
which was girl baby. The baby was
taken into st. Petersburg, and it was
so pretty and cute that the general
manager decided it should become the
ward of the railroad, which is now
paying the expenses of it's nursing.
Every day scores of railway men call
on little Nikola Jewskaja and assist In
amusing her
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19

E. Laurent of the French Academy
Of Science experimental with fertili-
zers on various legumes, such as peas,
hairy vetch and common vetch. He
found that the plat treated with nj
trogenous fertilizer tended to form few
er root tubercles. while the plat treated
with pOtassic fertilizer made them
nbundantly. After awhile the plants
grown continuously with a heterogeneous
fertilizer only failed entirely to make
root tubercles in that soil, but when
planted in other soil made them again.
On the plats treated with potash there
was no diminutiOn Of the tubercles. 1t
seems evident that these legumes not
only do not need the nitrogen, but the
application of nitrogen binders their
getting it from the air-Practical Farm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
One Kind of Skater.

There is, always one boy in the party who
goes
To the skating pond trimming with
glee,
And the rails on the bonfire he playfully
throws,
And he quits on his skates fancy free.
But he never strikes out with shout Of
delight,
& For he fingers around in the sun
And dances before the flames rosy and
bright
while he shivers and thinks It is fun.
Though the cold in his hands and his
ears ne'er abates
And his tears into icicles form,
He's SO glad that for naught would he
doff his club skates
And 60 home to the stove to get warm.
-R. X. Munkittrick IN HarpsPs Young
People
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19

DR.. John Lovejoy Elliot, director of
the Hudson guild. was instructing a
class of boys from the Double Fifth
avenue" district In illustration of
some ethical principle the boys were
asked to find their own examples, and
one Of them related typical Sunday
school story just bristling with goods
and bads. When the boy sat down, it
was evident he had made very deep
impression, and DR.. Elliot said:
THAT is very good. But is it true
storyT
mo, sir" promptly replied the boy;
"'that's a moral story."-New York
Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
Dancing With the Bride.

The festivities attending the wedding
of Miss Josephine Malegker and Frank
Kubee. which took place the other
morning at the Polish monastery in
Green Bay, Wis, were concluded the
next morning at l o'clock. Following
the usual custom, plates were spun by
the male guests for a chance to dance
with the bride AS result 1O1 plates
were broken, and 1925 was paid out
for the honor of dancing with the
bride, who danced two hours and ten
minutes by the watch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
HoarhOund Candy.

Put teaspoonful of dried hoarhound
leaves in a cup and pour over them half
it steep until cold; strain and pour it
over pound CT graduated sugar and
a Tablespoonful of vinegar: boil with
out stirring. anG if any scum rises to
the top remove il. Test the candy in
cold water: when brittle, remove from
the fire and pour into buttered pan.
Mark into squares before It is cold or
break into irregular pieces.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
The Changing Fashion In Novels.

AhC ShuuSAH IN Aso'~AS'
Literary fashions are almost as
changeable as fashions in dress, ana
Wilkie Collins is today out of fashion.
True, many of his novels have ac-
quired the fame of the siXpenny edition.
But his is not name to conjure with,
and if reference is ever made to him
it is as the producer of sensational nov
els of type which long ago lost its
freshness. Mr.. Hardy holds that mod
ern writers have no story to tell. Will
kie Collins had, and knew how to tell
it. He, like the Ancient Mariner, holds
the reader with his glittering eye from
first to last. So potent is his power
that even in those stories that are not
his best one is compelled to read on.
His methods are not the methods of to-
day. But the admission is not a con-
demnation, and many modern novel
list who sneers at his technique might,
if he would, learn much needed les
son from Wilkie Collins. - London
Speaker.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
Fish and Figures.

Every year the United States fish
commissioner distributes the enormous
of 1,5o0.OOO,OO0 young fish, or
about twenty for every man, woman
and child in the country. And yet the
person who catches fish has to en-
counter the same old incredulity. In
the fish proposition not even figures
count.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19

A story is told OF a sudden rage into
which Napoleon |: fell ons day just as
he sat down to dinner. II" hat scarce
ly partaken of a mouthful when appar
emily some inopportune thought or rec
election stung his brain to madness.
and, receding from the table without
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19

To keep the sheep in good condition
they should be fed some kind of juicy
food Chopped potatoes are excellent.
Sheep are often neglected in the mat
ter of water supply, but they need and
appreciate plenty of water as we'll as
do other farm animals.
Ewes with lambs at their sides should
be fed with safe grain ration, such
as one composed Of five parts oats, one
part peas, two parts corn, giving a
bound Of this mixture to each eve.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
To Keen Off Ants and Reaches.

1t is sometimes difficult to keep raj
sins, figs and dates away frc8 the in
quisitiye little ants and reaches, but
this is easily accomplished by putting
them in paper bags that have been well
brushed over with strong boraX water
and dried before the fruit is put in. The
little pests do not like the bOraX and
will not gnaw through the sack when
thus prepared
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
Shiny Pastry.

That bright yellow. shiny surface
that gives such rich look to the pastry
of delicatessen shops is obtained by
brushing it over with the yolk of an
egg beaten with two tablespoonfuls Of
milk about ten minutes before it is tax
en- out of the oven. This glazing proc
ess is a great improvement to the ap-
pearance Of chicken pie.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
An Item In Ice Packing.

Those who put up only small guam
hty of ice find it wastes faster by melt
Ing than by use and that the cracks
and crevices between the blocks grow
wider as the sawdust does not closely
fncase the ice. If the spaces between
the blocks are filed with snow at the
time Of packing, it win freeze into q
solid mass that will last longer, re.
marks a farmer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19

Not Acquainted With the Family.
"Who We're the GothsY' the teacher
asked.
IT don't think l ever knowed any Of
'em, ma'am," answered the frightened
little boy. 1--WE never lived snywheres
but Mendoza till we came here"-Chi-
cago Tribune
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
An Avenue of Trees.

Japan has an avenue of trees fifty
miles in length. The trees are the
cryptomera, and every one is a perfect
specimen, quite straight, from $50 to
$50 feet in height and 70 to 10 feet in
circumference. The avenue extends
from the town of Namada to Nikko.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
THE GLASS BEAD SHADE.

with a pretty little scalloped edge at
the top and the pendent fringe so fash
ionable just now at the bottom. These
come in several colors to match differ
ent color schemes. and their scintilla
tons are extremely snowy and decora-
tive, besides being very novel.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
The Smart YOungster.

Mother-Did you break anything
when you dropped that armful of play
things, Bessie?
Bessie-No, mother; nothing but the
quiet, and that's mended already.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19
For Pipes and Taps.

Glycerin is very slow to freeze, and
If little is put on taps in frosty wealth
Or and exposed pipes are covered with
pieces Of old carpet or sacking the wa
ter is not likely to freeze. =.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19

One of the shUwiest of the new lamp
or candelaEra shades (as it may be had
in several sizes to fit either) is shown
here. 1t is composed Of cut glass
beads in latticework effect, finished
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-19

Thick plotting paper which Canada
formerly got from England she now
gets from this country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
The Street Signs of Washington.
Principally by Their Absence Especially
in the Suburbs

One of points of city country
the existence Of which labeled
aentaIe of which Washington
country this respect they should be-
principal of the Capital of furnished
proper pasery, however ignorant,
Pennsylvania Street.
Capitol Treasury. precisely
more ornamental outlying
districts that posts
badly needed that they many instances consplousy
absent.
very properly been called the of magnificent
talce and Uho Of
pedestrian particular
suburban districts where the paved
imaginary the population mainly OF
persons inhabitants Nneh who knew
This veared ezaspaed traveller finds that
lamp posts they nothing say about
which he and sometimes II he be unhappy to be hunting that
the his difficulties increased by the fact that the
vague only he discover
that has been travelling IN the direction.
Now. trfne, alleged
that the names
they have beng of
history. himself compass guide
find anything his he usually dead
spouslbe r its condition.
should this
their friends directions for finding
guidance through Adirondack
the Capital United
that every that a within the Washington,
plainly marked what c
teabe lamp post every Then who
wish give VIII reduced necessity organ
ling parties find guests pull
.Le mud
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

The Duke Of the Abruzzi recently pub
Iished in Italy an account ef his Arctic
explorations, with the modest and appro-
pirate title Of The Pole Star in the
Arctic Sea. The look has just been
published In England. but the t:tle reads,
Farther North Than hansen" This is.
of course. the work OF the English pub
fisher. The duke, If he is anything like
The other members of the house Of Savoy
and nobody has had any reason TO
s1,Upose that he is not-must be utterly
Disguised at this caddish uue- One
would suppose. from the title. that the
dukes sole object In writing the book
was 10 dtscredit hansen, whereas as a
matter of fact he has the highest admir-
alton for Nansen. whom he constantly
consulted before starting on his polar
voyage.
The growing practice among publish
ers of changing. either with or without
The consent OF authors. titles of books
which are placed or come into their
hands. ought to be severely condemned
In the case Of an English book which IS
pirated in America, the author, OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02

If we arc TO credit varied interpretations put
ngon and Otova the treaty. bargaining
neatly packed polished these negotiations
end the Canadian boundary dispute. The of the Alaskan convention
divud precise scope still
United has consented submit
mixed commission the justice OF the construction which we have always
put, which, uut always put
the Auglo-} Russian dcmarcaton treaty OF 1925
The Department firmly refused submit arl
a ue the Alaskan toral acquired by purchase from Russia
forty years the Canadian boundary had been
Secretary justly commended that Canadas tuupep
Alaskan line could properly be passed alien
pnary power. Bnt this country
the Judgment boundary commissions equal number of commits
being nominated by each power If the reach
diet the od vyend present in force the disputed region is to be re
Many theories are justify signing of the
BY budding Metteries Taeyands IS held that the
adherence Alaskan treaty the price Of Great
Br auncut of her anYeneean compact with Germany That
made lever according to these burrowng dipomatis to
adjudication Canadian
o vany caaored Having nothing lose and
thing to gain in Alaska Great Britain and Canada have thus at the cost of
b-cr Caribbean immensely strengthened their claim
outlets they coyet O. the Alaskan seaboari-
The of those who Great Braus
dealings the Of the world only policy Of unvarying and md
ING aggression Others optimistic who think that Downing Street is
capable catching spark American enthusiasm for golden rule
a arranging boundary adjudication Great Brit
only testify its tndness to the tnted States
They dary British viii be
persistent, basees
claims viii finally overheard satisfying of
ablaness and inpartialty.
This outcome might crafty the United States greatly
surtbies disusionment
already congratulate
ing urhopedfor diplomatic
rph! The Donior= prime Is already describing the proposed
adjudication arbitration something which the United States had
hitherto defantly declined o yield.
Altogether he is pulling merely
+buaed" conserving settlement which, If
turns against shall have reason 10 reeretf
VIII the jury simply deadlock leaving Canada with her claims
by the weight of such partial approval and another modu
n sight?
Dominion being led bndfod into negotiation which
be O golden rule" diplomacy
Of better and fr.er understanding between London and Washington?
& holding bag? i carry home the gold brick?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-02
THE WICKED PUBLISHERS.

course, cannot help himself. but in many
other cases the author is induced by the
persistent representations OF his pub
Usher TO change the title OF his book. Z
it is republished in any foreign country
Thus dozens of English books which have
been republished in America have
changed their titles because the Amert-
can publishers did not like the original
titles The Niger OF Narcissus.
which was precisely the right title FOR
Mr.. Courad's book. was baptized in
America with the commonplace title Of
Children OF the Sea" and this. though
a particularly fragrant case. was oaly
one OF many. I myself once weakly yield
ed to the Representations of publisher
and abandoned an excellent title for one
which was enough to kill any book, and
promptly did its deadly work on mine.
The Duke OF the Abruzzf viii probably
be held responsible for the Objectionable
title under which his book is published
IN England, but even If he was consult
ed, and consented TO the change of the
title. he was probably unable 20 hinder
the publisher from making the change
". l. Alden, in the New York Times.