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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
THE KING COBRA.
Il Ii Considered the Most Dangerous
OF All the Snake Family.

Oh ALI the snake ramAIy.
Snakes, venomous snakes, may be di-
vided into two classes, the cobras and
the viperoids. The cobras, Inhabitants
of distant India, form class apart.
To the viperoids belong all other ven
omous species, including our own splen-
did rattler, the moccasin, tie fer de
lance OF the West Indies and. the dead
ly bushmaster Of Venezuela and the
Guianas.
Dramatically opposite, though equal
IL fatal, are the effects Of the cobra
and the yiperoid poison. Dramatically
opposite, also, are the two methods Of
attack. The cobra at times is aggres-
sive, the king cobra being said even to
pursue man. Silent, without the least
warning and from a place where you
would least suspect, the round head
darts out of thicket, a sharp pain
causes you to exclailn, and the frightful
fangs of the snake are buried in your
flesh. Like the grip of bulldog they
hold fast, while from five to ten feet of
animated cable come stretching out of
the thicket. to coil leisurely beneath the
dread head
For this eternal hold on the victim
there is a natural reason. The fangs Of
the ten foot cobra are but third Of an
inch long. 1t is impossible, therefore,
to squirt the venom deep in single
stroke> In order to give the venom
time to absorb the snake must retain
it's hold. The fatal poison contains
about 50 per cent Of nerve destroying
and about 5 per cent of blood destroy
ing elements. Within. five minutes the
pain leaves the wound, and even the
shock of the attack begins to wear off.
There is little suffering, nor will there
be to the. relentless end. Only if by
chance the bite is one from a small
snake OF. if q fresh supply Of antitoxin
happens to be at hand is there chance
for. your life. If one RECEIVERS from the
immediate effects within week one is
as healthy as ever. While the poison Of
the cobra often kills within an hour,
there have been cases where the
strike" of a rattlesnake and bush
master have caused death within ten
minutes Nlturalists accept, however,
that the king cobra, owing to it's great
size and the consequent quantity and
quality of poison emitted, is the most
dangerous of all the snakes. - Nc
Cures.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
DEER LACK STAMINA.
The Wild and Fleet Footed Animals
Are Soon Tagged Out.

Are Soon Tagged Out.
at seems to be the opinion of a
great many people that deer and ante
lope are at the top notch among ami
mails as far as speed is concerned" said
q Dakota ranchman. II have often
heard the expressions as swift as an
antelope and he can run like deer
but the fact is any good horse can run
over Mr.. Deer or Mr.. Antelope within
mile on level or nearly level ground.
81 will guarantee to take any first
class cow pony and run down any deer
that ever lived inside of two miles, pro-
yided the ground be level and the deer
has no more than twenty-five or thirty
yards start. l often have seen cow
boys run down and rope a deer within
half mile. This, of course, can only
be done when you are riding up the
wind and surprise a bunch of deer or
antelope feeding or lying down in a
depression where they do not see or
scent your till you are almost on them.
Over a cough or billy country your
horse wouldn't be in it with deer.
''The ACTION of deer under full speed
reminds me of nothing so much as a
seashell sent ricochetting over the sur
face of smooth water. They don't gal
lop; they simply bound, and that is
where they lose speed over level
ground. But 1 have seen deer bound
straight up the side of mountain and
60 fully as fast as If on the level, and
no living animal can catch them at the
uphill game.
Deer have tremendous vitality. /
have never seen one drop instantly
when shot. They will make jump or
two even when shot through the heart.
''Your true deer hunter will never
shoot deer running from him, as the
bullet will invariably spoil the hams
and hind quarters. Most of the west
ern deer hunters can turn deer when
he is running full speed from him with
a shrill whistle. The deer almost al
ways will turn to see what that sound
means, only for fraction of a. second,
perhaps, but that is the hunters oppor-
tunity, and Mr.. Deer generally gets it
In the neck about that time" New
York Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
short Great Men.

Oliver Cromwell, Claverhouse and
Mehemet Ali must be content to take
1t out In brains, for they all lacked
inches. Two Of these great names nat
urally suggest that of another famous
soldier and usurper, Napoleon Bona.
parte. LIE petit corporal, as his men
lovingly called him, stood about five
feet (French) in his stockings, say 5
feet ~ in English. In stature the Iron
Duke beat him by Sbout six inches,
while the feet of Nelson place him
midway or thereabouts between the
victor and the victim Of Waterloo.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
Meat Tenderer and seasoner.

Some beefsteak is so tough that the
housekeeper prefers to subdue it with
the hammer or some other implement
before submitting it to the teeth Of
fault finding boarders. and it is prob
able that even tender piece Of meat
Is improved if the fibers are broken
up before it is cooked. While a num-
Der of machines have already been in
troduced for doing this work it is prob
able that the one here illustrated has
one feature not common to those in
use. It is the intention Of the inventor
to have the meat seasoned at the same
time the fibers are crushed by the roll
ers of the machine, thus Incorporating
the salt and pepper with the meat
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
TURNPIKE SAILORS.
The Term by Which Tramps Are
known Thrcughout England.

known Throughout England.
The term ocean tramp" is known to
many landsmen. Its verbal antithesis,
turnpike sailor" is probably less ia
lniliar outside thieves circles, where,
Maylsew tells US in his ''London Labor
and the London Poor" it is used to de-
note a beggar masquerading in mari
ner's garb. Among the Wessex peas
ants, whose vocabulary, if limited, is
singularly effective, it bears racier
meaning. Thus they designate a par
ticular class of travelling folk who
roam the country from place to place
SIS sailor roams the sea. The name
might well be applied to the whole no
mad tribe-tinkers, hawkers,. gypsies,
itinerant <showmen and the like-but
for some reason or other it is confined
TO the tramp proper, the seedy, out at
elbows individual who is to be seen
slouching along the highroad or beg
ging from door to door in the villages.
Sometimes he is alone; more often a
friend of his own degree keeps him
company; occasionally depressed look
ing wife and ragged children straggle
at his heels. He tolls not, neither does
he spin; he pays no rent. as an ag-
grieved householder remarked to the
present writer, and he seldom puts into
port for longer than night at time
unless compelled by circumstances be-
yond his control, when he is lodged in
a spacious mansion, is boarded gratis
and is provided with the "job" which
he processes to be always anxiously
seeking and seldom manages to find.
AS rule, he sleeps "rough"-in the
open, that is-or in any convenient
shed, except when the state Of his
finances permits him the luxury Of the
tramps' lodging house, which, on the
evidence of country policeman, is
'the noisiest, drunkenest''-h had al
most said 'the jolliest'- in the
town.-London Spectator.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
GRINDs THE CONDIMENTS INTO THE MEA

GRINDs THE CONDIMENTS INTO THE MEAT.
more thoroughly than can be done by
hand. The apparatus consists of
pair of toothed rollers suspended in
frame, with the teeth of one roller en-
tering depressions in the opposite roll
err to subject the slice of meat to the
crushing effect of the alternate sur
faces as the rollers are revolved back
and forth by turning the crank at the
end. Pressure is applied to the rolls
while in motion by springs mounted to
the frame, and the latter opens on one
side to permit the removal of the parts
for cleaning. After the meat has been
crushed sufficiently slide is opened in
the condiment holder in the top Of the
frame, when further revolution of the
machine shakes the salt and pepper
down on the rollers and grinds it into
the fibers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
save the Paramn.

Many housewives who do their own
preserving are not aware that the par
ATTN wax used in covering the jelly
glasses can be used again season after
season. One woman who is obliged to
consider where the pennies go seldom
buys a new supply of the wax. As
each jelly glass is opening during the
winter for serving at table the parafin
Is removed, washed clean and put away
In a tin cup kept for the purpose. When
preserving time comes again, there Is
a little store ready at hand.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
Not to he Bamed.

Mrs. Bangs SO that pretty widow is
really married SO soon again, Ell?
I Old Bangs-You bet!
! Mrs. Bangs But her late husbands
Will expressly stipulated that If she
hook second husband her legacy was
10 revert to his most distant relative.
Old Bangs-That's where she was
foxy. She hunted up the relative and
married him. Smart Set.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
TnbIe Linen.

Fineness is not safe guide either
for durability or lasting beauty. Weight
is the standard of price, and 1t is not
advisable to buy table linen thai
weighs less than four and one-half
ounces per square yard. The comp ra-
tive merits of bleached and unbleached
napery depend upon the use to which
it is to be put and the opportunity for
blea ching by the houseWife.ssa IS
For common or rough use it is often
well to buy the unbleached and also in
the country, or suburbs, where one
can bleach it on the grass or out in the
sun, but not all city housekeepers. are
able to whiten their linen. The Ger
man linen wears well, but it is not SO
snow white or varied in pattern as the
Irish importation. saF
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
Individual Chicken Pie.

A good thing for the housekeeper to
know about is individual chicken pie.
For this use the remnants Of the chick
en- or turkey that are left from preyI-
GUS meal. Make rich pastry and line
patty pans with it; mince the chicken,
season it we'll and fill it into the pans.
moistening It slightly with the gravy;
put on a cover OF the crust as for any
pie and bake. Serve with them the
gravy left from the chicken. Some
times children Hike these littls piAs ter
lunch at school
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
After II.

"Will your employer be in after din
nerY' inquired the visitor Of the Office
boy.
"Nope," was the laconic reply.
"What makes you think so?'' was the
next query.
8 "'Coz." replied the boy as he pre-
pared to dodge, that's what he went
out after. Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
A Virtue Misplaced.

II ordered this steak not well done"
said the impatient guest.
II know 1t" answered the intellec-
tual waiter. But the cook is one OF
those people who believe that no mat
ter how small a thing is it should be
well done. Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
Between Feminine Friends.

OF course they, love each other dearly
and have been on intimate terms for a
long time, but this is what was said
on the occasion Of the estrangement
that lasted for nearly two days:
New shoesw
Eyes. eS&%>
) They'll torture you for the first few
days."
oh, no; they're very large"
s Unquestionably. But still they
may be a tight Chicago Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03

The Professional Man He Needed.
Mike-Are ye much hurted, Pat? Do
We want docthor?
Pat-A docthor, We fule! Afther be-
in ruined over be a throlley car?
Plat Oh want is lawyer.-Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03

One of the duties of life is to make
thoseawith whom you associate happy,
and inlstrfving to do this you will also
make yourself happy -Maxweles Tails
ian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
In the Dark.

Sofa-Hear what happened to Parlor
Lamp last night?
Piano Stool-No; what was it?
Sofa-Made light Of young couple
was entertaining and got put out
Baltimore American.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
An ohedient Rox.

Papa Where is my new piper
Small Son-I-I broke it.
Papa See here! I told You that II
you took my pipe again to blow bub-
bles with I'd whip you.
Small Son-I wasn't blowin' bubbles
with it. was only sniokin' it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
worthIessness Of Theor,e.

Mrs. PATTERSON You don't mean to
say that you have no theories about the
education Of children?
Mrs. Catterson-No; have too many
children. Town and Country.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-03
cheap Life saving.

Bill-The lifesaver has a thankless
task.
Job-Why, saw man offer him q
dollar yesterday for saving his life.
Perhaps thar was all he thought
& was wortA. Town and Country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-05
A SPECIAL CODE
Dr. OPlE READ

Experience, the shrewdest ex-
FOUNDER of a principle, the most
acute logician, the wisest of all
councillors, j.. some profound think
er took occasion 10 remark, like the
red light al the rear end OF rail-
way train-it illuminates only the
path gone over. This may not be
the exact wording. the fine shading.
OF the profound thinker. but care
not 20 much for his wording a for
his idea. not 80 much for his shad-
ing a. for his truth. Swinging be-
hind a train which at times rushes
wild through my fancy there Is a
red light. and its dull rays fall upon
a path gone over, one leading out
from a newspaper. One morning It
came out. broad in assertion, boast
full in big type, declaring that It
had come TO stay, but ere the after
noon had come a man whose polit-
ical pull had put him into the sher-
IFS Office a. deputy stood at the
entrance of the counting room
where nothing had been couSlted-
tacking card on the door, driving
single nails into the sore breast OF
once buovant hope. Well, that
was all there was TO the paper, and
ii wasn't much, surely, an idle les
son learned at lazy noon. but what
followed was an experience. SCI
out upon stroll down through the
..vpress districts of west Tennessee
Tie weather was charming, a pink
June. and ihe sun set that evening
with n glow that promised romantic
adventure. Rain was pouring dowr
week later. and romance was no
| where in sight. went to a barr
and lay in the fodder to wait for it
Lightning struck the barn, and
umbled out. stunned, scared hal
to death. and took to my heels
across meadow.
Some one cried stop, and then
| gun went Off. stopped, and a maj
Iran M and arrested me- Lightning
Ihad sci the barn on fire, and 0
course ] wa- accused of it, ! wen
| with the man and stood near whll'
he swore out a warrant for my ar
rest and then acknowledged that
lwas aware that | was in custody
By this time number Of furiou
Icitizens had arrived. and began t
fear lest they might not wait 70
ihe slow processes Of the law. ".
expcricnce with the daily newspa
per had taught me something OF le
ral procedure. and asked the jus
4 ucc II ! might have change Q
4 venue.
whats that, ?" be asked.
Thank YOU for change OF ven
ne said J.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-05
THE DAcvERReorYPE. =.
Styles and Methods In the oays When
it Was New.

Styles and Methods In the oays When
II Was New.
1t is not so very long ago when .
daguerreotype was the only photo
graph. Yet today, when in the frac-
ton Of a second is made the mega
tive from which hundreds of pic
tures may be printed, We seem very
far removed from the days when a
separate sitting was required for
each picture.
Abraham Bogardus, one of the
first Americans to use Daguerre's
process. once favored us with some
"reminiscences that throw an inter-
esting light on those "old times"
s.In the early DAYS of the da-
guerreotype the frock coat was sell
dom seen. 4 man was well dressed
when he wore blue cloth dress
coat with black velvet collar and
plain brass buttons, his waistcoat
being either white or light yellow
and double breasted. The only time
l ever saw Daniel Webster he wore
such coat and a yellow waistcoat.
Il often made pictures of old
men in full rufiied shirt bosom and
wristbands as well and with hair in
cue. Some men still wore straps
at the bottom of their pao falcons.
Most of them, instead of twisting
their mustaches, employed their
hands to roll their hair over their
ears.
Indeed, a mustache was seldom
seen, and il required considerable
courage to appear with one. Young
women would laugh, and street
urchins were ready TO ridicule the
wearer.
1T was common for women to
have their hair shaved at the part
Il ing TO make the forehead high.
The higher and broader the ex-
pansc the better the woman was
pleased and the greater was the
number Of her admirers, the high
and broad forehead being supposed
to betoken intellect.
"The pictures we made at that
period were pretty severe. Every
line and wrinkle would show. We
had not learned the art of retouch-
ing, and the likeness was sure to be
Intentionally correct it some
times seemed.
"As for the retouching process,
it is right to soften strong lines and
remove frowns, but it is not right
to remove a line when by SO doing
one destroys the contour Of the face.
have had persons seventy years
old ask il could take their pic
lures so the wrinkles would not
show. Ny answer invariably was,
Yes, but where will the likeness
be- A photograph that is not q
likeness seems to me not only q
misleading but senseless thing
y Youth's Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-05

This set them all a-laughing. i
had never asked for such thing
before and did not know the exact
wording. | felt sure that / could
not miss it if i we're only polite.
But / did miss it, and they poked
merciless jests at my ignorance.
After awhile court was called TO or
der, mirth was put aside, and / was
told that the charge against me was
exceedingly serious; that / must
defend myself or spend much OF
my future time in prison. ~ have
but very short defense" said l.
"The truth is that | didn't set fire
to the barn. / had no matches
about me. and | was too wet when /
went in there to set fire to anything.
The things were set on fire by light
ming
I'VE grant all that, your honor, "
replied the man who had taken the
prosecution of the case, "but what
right had he in the barn? And, be-
sides, let him prove that the light
ming would have struck the barn If
he hadn't been in there. To my
certain knowledge, this barn has
been standing for the last twenty
/ years, and i can prove that it was
never struck before. 1t is well
known in science that certain peo-
pie attract lightning, and the law
plainly says that during showers
these people should keep out OF
barns" I"
"Yes. SIR answered lank man
at the rear end of the ROOM
"You studied science for a num-
Der Of years, didn't you"
Il was professor Of il for a long
time. sir
"Well. can YOU tell by examina-
ton whether or not a man j. an at
tractor Of lightning:"
Il ought to. sir, for was examin-
er for this part Of the state.
"Will you please step up and ex'
anime this man.
"With pleasure, sir"
He examined my hair, rubbed my
head and then shook his own. u
should say, sir, that this would bs
mighty dangerous man to be neal
while lightning is flashing around
"Then. sir, in view Of the fac'
that this barn was never before
struck by lightning. would you b'
willing to give it as yolr oplnior
that the prisoner was the cause o.
the-vcll. well say accident 7"
Il certainly give that opinion
sir"
"Well. then. your honor contin
ued the prosecutor. there j. but lit
tie more to do. OF course this mai
cannot help his unfortunate attrac
zion for lightning; but, then, nei
ther can mad dog help being mad
| vii now leave him to you
The justice sat graycly thinking
81 am very sorry" said he, tina
such case has been brought befor
me. did not make the laws.
am simply q servant placed here I
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-05
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
Queer Way the HawaiIans Catch Fish
Without Using Hooks

"Lau melomclo Is what the la
waiian fishermen call this decoy.
II is made Of the hardest wood TO
be found on the islands and is cary
ed and rubbed till il assumes the
shape Of club, with little knot
at the smaller end, TO which the line
is tied.
The club is from one to three feet
long. A village sorcerer performs
certain rites over il over sacred
fire. After this is done the club is
magic. and the fisherman must be
extremely careful of il. If wom-
an should step over it or enter a
canoe in which il lies the '''gb would
lose all its power and would be use
less ever afterward.
After the club has been charmed
the fisherman mixes candle nut and
cocoanut meat, bakes il and ties the
mixture in wrapper of cocoanut
fiber.
AT the fishing grounds the club
is covered with the oily juice Of the
stuff and is then lowered carefully
to the bottom. The scent Of the
baked nut meat attracts certain
kinds Of fish, which soon gather and
begin to nibble at the club. As
soon as enough fish are around the
decov small bag shaped net is low
cred very gently until its mouth is
Just over the club. The latter is
then pulled up carefully and cum
ningly till it is within the bag. The
fish are so eager for the stuff with
which the club is covered that they
follow it into the net without fear.
As soon as all the fish are in it .
fisherman dives and closes the
mouth Of the net, whereupon the
rest haul it up quickly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-05

II was fearful problem for a
woman to decide.
"It's just this way" her husband
told her: If you are content with
an inexpensive wardrobe for your
self and the children | can afford
to let you 90 to Bar Harbor or New
port, but il you invest extensively
IN clothes I'll have 10 send you to
q Michigan fruit farm"
1t was, indeed, mean problem.
Chicago Post.
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A little freedom is dangerous
thing, but it is most luxurious one,
thought young Alfred, who, accord
ing 10 the Utica Observer, went to
a party under instructions from his
father not to walk home if it rained
but to take cab.
1t did rain, and great was the IA.
theirs surprise when his son arrived
home drenched to the skin.
"Why didn't you take a cab, as
told you." asked the father sternly
"Oh, / did, was the savage re
ply. But when / ride with yol
you always make me ride inside
This time / went on top with th'
driver. Say, dad, it was grand!"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-05

"He's a queer chap"
EYES. Just now he was saying that
nothing was certain In this world but
the uncertainty OF things, and you
couldn't bank ON that."-Detroit Free
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