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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
The Pillow of the Italian Peasant

The Italian peasant girl as soon as
she has learned to spin and sew begins
to make her wedding trousseau. Thence
piece by piece it grows, and she has
put into it all her finest stitchery and
sweetest thoughts. AS soon as she is a
bride she makes a bag of fine muslin.
This she begins to fill with rose leaves.
Each year adds it's share. When she
dies, perhaps an. old woman full of
years, it is this rose pillow that her
head rests on. In this calm acceptance
of and preparation for the great events
of life, such as marriage and death.
there are time and soil for the bios
soming of fancy which we, stumbling,
hit and miss, through life, do not fur
nish.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

On one occasion Bishop Selwyn was
going down the river Waikato with a
Maori when the latter, who was very
lazy, left off padding the canoe, at the
same time muttering that if Selwyn
were not bishop he would-well, go
for him." In a moment the bishop told
the man to turn the canoe ashore,
where, stripping himself of everything
episcopal, he said, pointing to his
robes. etc: 1.-THE bishop lies there; the
man is here. l am quite ready; come
on" The Maori did not come on"
however, but quietly resumed his work
without another murmur-London Tit
Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
QUAINT LONDON LEeAciEs.
Sone Of Then Show the OLD Time
HstfxAate Of Sermons.


nstfx.ate Of Sermons.
Some curious glimpses into the life
Of old London are afforded by the re-
ports made in the charity commission
on the endowed charities in the county
of London. For instance, in the re-
ports dealing with the city parishes
We have an estimate of the value set
on sermons by city men in olden times.
That estimate varied from shillings
to FL los. One Thomas Bright had
left bequest for a sermon to be preach
ed on the 9Th of November every time
it fell on a Sunday, the minister to get
lbs. Id, the clerk 3s. 4d. and the sexton
Is. i'd. But David Gittin had more
modest idea of the value of a sermon
In the same parish. He required two
sermons for 10 shillings, one to be
preached on the second Sunday in Ad-
vent and the other on the second Sun
day in Lent. The reader got 2 shil-
lings, the churchwarden Is. Sd. and
the poor sexton fourpence for each oc.
casion. John Ireland thought 13s. i'd.
enough for two sermons.
In 1860 John Winn left a curious be-
quest to the parish of st. Bennett, Paul's
Wharf. A pound was set apart for an
annual sermon, the text to be taken
from the fifth chapter of St. John and
the twenty verse. He also left
enough to buy twelve penny loaves for
twelve poor people of the parish who
attended sermon every Friday in the
parish church. But he expected more
for his pound than the annual sermon.
or before or after the sermon the min
lster had to spend an hour examining
Or instructing the poor people in the
Christian doctrine.
The most generous donor of the
preacher was James Wood, who thought
q sermon in st. Nicholas Cole Abbey
was worth fl los. every alternate year.
In 1925 he bequeathed to the Company
Of Bowyers a sum to enable them,
among other things, to repair to the
parish church named, after they had
sworn in their wardens and master ev
cry second year, there to hear ser
mon and pay the parson fl los. and
the clerk and sexton Is. sd. each. In
the parish of st. Michael Bassishaw
one Edward Heylin in the eighteenth
century left money the interest on
which was to be applied to purchasing
two sixpenny loaves each Sunday for
two poor men or women who should at
tend divine service.-London News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
The Usual Way.
A man had a piece of news.


A reporter heard of it.
The reporter called on the man.
And asked him about the news.
The man played balloon with thf
porter
He swelled noticeably and said:
you fellers never get any;h.
right. SO I won't tell you"
The reporter did not get angry.
He knew the man was a fool.
He had seen him before.
He knew the real facts could be had
from no one else.
Yet the reporter did the very best he
could to get at the truth.
And published the story as he got it.
Then the man who had refused to
give the facts arose early and bought a
paper to see If the facts were distorted.
They were.
And he said:
81 told you So"
Query.-With whom should the public
yearn to get even-the reporter, who
did his best, or the arrogant fool, who
deliberately refused to help him ?-Bal-
timore American.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Tea Drunkards.

Tea drunkards are nearly as numer-
Gus as opium fiends and social gamblers
among our less guarded maios and ma
irons of the idle aristocracy Of wealth.
1t is a terrible dissipation. Some OF
the victims boil the tea until every bit
of the. quercitannic acid is extracted
from the leaves, which renders the bev-
erage bitter and dangerous. 1t is SO
astringent that no mucous membrane
can readily overcome it's effect. Won
en- who revel and luxuriate like it be-
cause it is good 'pick me up."-New
York Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Why Dumas Laughed.

Sir Richard Wallace once heard the
elder Dumas laughing boisterously in
his study and was told by servant
that Dumas was working and that he
often laughed like that at his work. 1t
turned out that the great novelist was
Gin company with one of his own char
acters, at whose sallies he was simply
roaring" But this was years ago, when
Imagination went hand in hand with
animal spirits. 1t would be difficult to
imagine one of the modern intense,
realistic, analytical school so easily di-
verted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
MAORI TATTOoiNG.
ToFtures which the women Cnasr-
no During the Process.


no During the Process.
English explorers and scientists have
brought back q series Of remarkable
specimens of Maori tattaoing from the
interior Of New Zealand. The most as
tonishing designs were found on the
faces of the women. -
The faces and bodies of the women
are so covered with these blue marks
that they look as If they had on tight
fitting chinh dress.
The instrument employed in tattooing
to obtain the deep burrows is usually
made of bone, having a sharp edge like
chisel and shaped in the fashion Of a
garden hoe. Another style is made of a
sharks tooth.
The tattooing of the women is COM
menced when about the age Of fifteen
or eighteen and continues until they
reach middle age. Most of the masters
of the art are professionals, who go
from village to village and are highly
paid for their services. The pattern
about to be engraved is first outlined
on the face with small stick dipped in
powdered charcoal, after which the
skin is gashed, and the coloring or pig
ment is introduced into the cut flesh
with stick dipped into the liquid.
The coloring material used is gener-
ally the resin of a certain tree, which
is burned, powdered and converted into
a fluid.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Hard ON the Ladies',

Very few remember the existence OF
q certain remarkable statute which
was passed in the early days of George
III. if indeed they ever heard of it. II
''entices any of his majesty's male sub.
jects into marriage by the use of any
powders or paints or false hair or wool
on the cheeks she shall be prosecuted
for sorcery." What a cause celebre il
would be if any Of his present maj,
esty's male subjects were to endeavor
to put the law into action. What a
rush there would be of fashionable Ia:
dies to secure front seats in court for
the hearing.-London Taller
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

The editions of books printed 200 or
800 years ago are almost entirely free
from typographical errors. which may
be attributed to the fact that early
publishers were generally eminent
scholars, and themselves gave much
attention to the revision Of their
proofs. After reading the proofs they
frequently turned them over to other
scholars with the request to revise and
correct, and as the printers time was
then deemed a matter Of small conse-
quence a perfection was attained which
ts seldom equaled by modern printers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
RELIGION IN CHINA.
There Are Three state s7stems, Com
fucianisn, Buddhism and ra9tsm.

There Arc Three State SyStems. Con.
fucianism, Buddhism and TetstsM.
In theory Confucianism is the re-
hgion OF the state. The state officials
are the Kterat who have secured their
positions through the study of the
classics-i. O.. the Sacred Writings Of
Confucius." The Confucia1ist temples
are protected and honored by the state,
and the worship Of Confucius is carried
on at the expense Of the state. In a
limited sense, too, Buddhism can also
claim to be state religion. The same
Is also true Of Taoism, since deceased
generals and statesmen are assigned
their corresponding ranks with the
Iaoistic king of the lower world in
hades. In this role they are worshiped
In Taoistic temples. In this way it is
possible for a Chinaman to make use
of all three religions without getting
into conflict with the distinctive prin-
ciples of any Of them. Their officials
worship together. In funeral services
monks of both orders are found per-
forming functions on different days.
The public temples are usually in
control of the Taoists, but sometimes
are In charge of Buddhists. Not rarely
Taoistic gods are found in Buddhist
temples and vice versa. Sometimes
they differ only in name. The Bud
dhist goddess of mercy is the Taoist
goddess of heaven. The pearl king Of
the Taoists is the imperial ruler Of the
Buddhists. Both systems teach the
same ten princes in hades, and even
a reproduction of the Buddhist punish
ment in hell is found in the Taoist tenn
DleS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
THE KiANGS OF INDIA.
These wifd Horses Are Vicious and
Said to BE Untamable.


Writing of the kiangs, or wild horses,
Of India, found near the land of Tibet,
Thomas W. Weber in THE Forests Of
Upper India and Their Inhabitants"
says:
Here for the first time we saw the
kiang, or wild horse, Several herds
came to look at US as we marched and
galloped around, neighing and kicking
up, but kept at a respectful distance
They have big, ugly heads and tails
and ears like a mules and a black
stripe down the back; color, light bay.
with white noses. They have fine free
action in trot and gallop and are four
teen to fifteen hands high, strong in
the legs and heavy in the body. We
were welcomed by the neighing of nu-
merous wild horses to the land of the
kiang. Several herds kept circling
round, the old stations approaching in
a quite threatening manner, snorting.
squealing and kicking up their heels,
while the mares and foals galloped off
at a more respectful distance. There
was HeIu VI klduSS " ulCu CdIeSEcu
about our camp in a most objectiona
BILE way, making the most fearful dis
turbances. We witnessed battle roy
al between two stations, which for
ferocity and wicked fury surpassed any
fight l have seen. Again and again
the pair went at one another like ii
gers, biting and kicking and mauling,
the blood flowing freely, while the fear
full yells and roars they kept up were
terrifying to hear. This went on for
hours. The horrible roars and shrek
ings made by the wild horse when
fighting sound something like noise
between a donkey's bray and the
sQuealing of jackal, but far more ear
piercing and discordant. Here the
kiang is found in considerable num-
bers. He is, according to the Hunia
accounts, untamable. There was a
young one purchased at Bagesar fair
from some Hunias for a small price.
The purchaser thought he had good
bargain and proposed to send the ami
NAL to England, but when his men
went to bring away the purchase no
power could induce it to leave its fos
ter mother, an old Ahbet pony, which
the clever Hunias refused to sell eX-
cept for an exorbitant sum.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
New York Shcrfffs.

The reason why the sheriff of New
York cannot be elected to two success
sive terms is this: 1t is the sheriff's
duty to carry out the process of courts
against official delinquents during trial
and after conviction. Should sheriff
endeavor forcibly to hold over for a
second time after having been defeated
for reelection he would be the instru-
ment of the courts process against
himself, paradoxical position which
the law avoids by making him ineligi-
BILE for reelection.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
TWO OeLIGING MEN.
Each Was the Victim IN "A Street Car
Fare Transaction.

Each Was the Victim IN "A Street Car
Fare Transaction.
1t was In Boston street car. When
the car stopped at crossing, ladyf
got up and went to the door. AS she
rose there was the chink of a coin on
the floor, but before it occurred to any
one to stop her she was out of the car
and across the street. Two ladies who
had sat next to her looked with anx-
ious Indifference on the floor. One Of
them leaned slightly forward, but said
nothing. Just as the conductor was
reaching for the bell rope young man
spied the coin and dashed out of the
car. He caught the lady who had left
the car, handed her the coin, ran back,
caught the step of the car as the mo-
tors began to sing in crescendo and sat
down breathless. One of the two ladies'
opposite him leaned forward and said
coldly, Young man, what did you do
with the nickel l dropped?" The pas
sengers Uttered. An old man at the
other end Of the car turLed to his
neighbor. THAT reminds me- he said,
"of something that happened to my
wife years ago.
ut was before the days of conduct
ors, when we used to drop our nickels
into slot, and they ran down Il groovei
to the box behind the driver.
My wife had started out with lit
tie change and one of those trouble
some five dollar goldpieces which used
to be more commonly in circulation
| than they are now. Her eyes were not
| good, and SO she was nervous about
her goldpiece and had it on her mind
all the way downtown.
when she took a car for home, she
| met friend and grew interested in
| conversation with her. She put her
| coin in the slot absentmindedly. The
| driver turned as it struck the box. You
| remember the coin fell into a glass
| compartment first, and then the driver
pushed lever which sent it into the
| strong box below.
"As my wife heard the click of the
lever she thought of her five dollar
goldpiece. She looked in her purse.
Sure enough, it was gone. She went
| forward and spoke to the driver. He
| said he hadn't looked. very carefully.
but he thought there were only three
nickels in the glass receptacle when he
pushed the lever.
"My wife insisted. The driver said
if she would ride to the end of the line
the cashier at the station would open,
| the box. This meant journey of two
| miles beyond our street, and my wife
| was in a hurry.
can old gentleman who sat by the:
door said he was going to the end of
| the line and offered to give her $4.6
cents and get the goldpiece at the sta
tt2D NJ wife I'D Vim Gl-I - K
| the money. When sue got home, size
| found the five dollar goldpiece i'll the
| lining of her purse.
Next day went to the station. The
cashier said an old gentleman had made
| him open the box. There was no gold
piece. The old gentleman had left in
rage, refusing to give his name. He
| said he had been swindled and did not
| want to be known for fool
eve advertised in the papers, but we
| never heard from him."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

In speaking OF fogs medical journal
draws some consolation from the fact
that even fogs have one compensating
advantage which has often been over
looked. 1T u.s." it says, reasonable to
suppose that a fog effects partial
publication of the atmosphere. This is
borne out by the fact that when a fog
subsidies the deposits contain the car
bon. sulphur, organic bases and other
injurious and irritating particles which
formerly e;..sted in state of suspen-
sion in the atmosphere"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Animal Worship Among the Hebrews

The Old Testament records show,
Notwithstanding the various revisions
through which these venerable books
have passed, many indica tons of ami
NAL worship among the Israelites,
which must have lasted for ages be-
fore the prohibition inculcated in the
second line Of the Decalogue was for
mulated. At comparatively late date
Jehovah was worshiped under the
popular symbol of a bull, while the
twelve oxen upholding the LAYER in
Solomon's temple, as we'll as the horns
adjoining the altar, were drawn from
the prevalent bull worship"
Modern research has also proved that
the cherubim were represented in the
form of winged bulls. NJ. Lenormant
in his famous book on the beginnings
of History" says that during the time
Of the kings and prophets most as
suredly the cherubim, as there describ-
ed, are animals"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
From the Fathers Side.

Senator Graphter-Well, did Sterling
say he'd vote for our bill?
Senator MainchantZ-No;h he said he
couldn't imagine bill of a more crook
ed and odious character.
Senator Graphter-Did you tell him
was fathering the measure?
Senator Mainchantz - Yes, and he
said he fancied the bills characters
tics had been inherited. Philadelphia
Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
EXPERTS IN WOOD.
The Old Violin Makers and the Mate
rial They Used.

The great violin makers all lived
within the compass of $50 years, They
chose their wood from a few great tim
bers felled in the south Tyrol and
foated down in rafts-pine and maple,
sycamore. pear and ash. They ex-
amined these to find streaks and veins
and freckles, valuable specifically
when brought out by vanishing.
They learned to tell the dynasty Of
the pieces of wood by touching them.
They weighed them, they struck them
and listened to judge how fast or how
slow or how resonantly they would
vibrate in answer to strings. Some
portions of the wood must be porous
and soft, some close of fiber Just the
right beam was hard to find. When
found, it can be traced all through the
violins of some great master and after
his death in some of his pupils.
The piece of wood was taken home
and seasoned, dried in the hot Brescia
and Cremona sun. The house of Strad-
ivarius, the great master of all, is de-
scribed as having been as hot as an
oven. The wood was there soaked
through and through with sunshine.
In this great heat the oils thinned and
simmered slowly and penetrated far
into the wood until the varnish became
part of the wood itself.
The old violin makers used to save
every bit Of the wood when they found
what they liked to mend and patch and
inlay with it, So vibrant and so reso>
nant is the wood of good old violins
that they murmur and echo and sing in
answer to any sound where a number
of them hang together on the wall, as
if rehearsing the old music that they
once knew
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Tommy's Quick Answer.

Tommy" said an uncle to his preco-
cious nephew, your mother tells me
she has to give you pennies to be good.
Do you think that is as things should
be?" ....... r. ...:.ss
""Of course it is" replied Tommy.
you certainly don't want me to grow
up and be good for nothing, do you, un-
Gle ?'-Chums.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

'Don't go in there, Children eau
toned the wife of the struggling poet,
listening moment to sounds as of
strong man in distress that came from
the other room.
''Why not?' they asked.
"Your father is trying to find a rhyme
for 'scrofulous.' Chicago Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Two courses open,

Bonaventure de Fourcroy, clever
society poet of the seventeenth CEN
fury, splendid orator, an eminent adj
vocate and an intimate friend of Mo-
liere to boot, on being asked one day
by magistrate what he meant to do
with his son replied. IF there is any
thing in him I'll make him barrister;
If not I'll make him judge"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
The Reason.

Smithly Gust returned after long
absence)-Is Brown stfIl attentive to
your daughter?
Oadboy--Ne.
smitAly She tilssd MN, thea?
o4dAo1-Ke, shs nasstsa him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
willing to Try.

s"For the first year of our married
life. dear" said the young man who
was poor, but had prospects, I'VE shall
have to live principally on love-"
well, people can live on spoon yictu-
ais, can't they. George?" she said, snug
Cling closer to him.-C Chicago Tribune
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

'"That foreign gentleman is said to
have fabulous wealth"
That's what it u.s." answered Mr..
Cumrox; fabulous wealth. don't be-
lieve $50 of it is genuine Washing
ton Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
hes stili a Bachelor.

It was at social. The young wom-
an said on starting home that she need
ed something more around her. The
young man borrowed a shawl He IL
still bachelor. She h now the ma OF
four interesting children Richmond
Missourian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
His Costly Conversation.

HIS COstIy COnVSFsHtIOus
Tired Tatters-Dey say dat sum Nv
dem poets git 81 word.
Weary Walker-Dat's nuttin.' / got
81 word wunst.
Tired Tatters-Wot fer?
Weary Walker-Fer sassin' de judge.
Chicago News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Hyphen Succeeds Hymen.

The Professor-They have travelled
safely along the happy journey until
now their hopes are about to be re-
allied.
Mrs. Malaprop-Yes, Cupid, the god
of love, must now give way to Hyphen,
the god of matrimony.-Kansas City
Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

IF you are In doubt" says Tallsy-
rand, "wAsther to write lettsr or not.
dea'tr And the advice apDliss -
many deutts n fffs bssaAss that Of let
tsr wY1Gnx.-Du4wsr.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
n,,.h..s narthsv hopes.

II ron want boy baby, doa't let the
stcrk know II. or 1t win bring girl.
You win ind, by the way. that some
indtuenoe sanaiAr 10 ths stoslrs has fDi-
loved ~ n n YER asstrss. -ktSld-
sSh4tfsbs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Slow.

Wabash-How long did it take you to
do that picture?
French Artist (proudly)-I am on
gage upon Get for seek months!
Wabash-Just as I thought. You're
dead slow over here. Why, I've saw
fellsrs in Chicago turnin' them things
out while ys -Philadslphi Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Thouxht II Mfxht a.

Thought 1t Might Be.
Mrs. Newrocks-I'm determined that
Cynthia's debut shall pass of with
great eclat.
Mr.. Nswrocks What's selat, Maria
expense Puck.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

Japanese girls are named not only
Aftsr Sewers, but after animals. One
IN sw3xils one may meet a Mics Dog,
Mrs Osw or Miss Deer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12
Mans Adaptability,

Jimble- There's something wonder
full about man.
Jumble-So well adapted, for in
stance. to carry an umbrella. Boston
Transcript
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-12

Things lock dim to old folks. They.
need have some young eyes about EN-
to let 'sm know the worlds the same
az K usSA to be.