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New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
1.-THE TRlee sHIPsuILDINe PLANT.

Richmond Va. Jan. Silt is reported on good
au,hority that the Trigg shipbudins plant here
has been hougnt by the rnipAuiluas combine
New-York tribune., 1903-02-01
JUST REMEMBER.

One matter not TO forget to-day h to iool
over those Little Ads 0f the People"
, 1903-06-17

ally every year. Apples, crabs, peaches,
pears, ounces, plums and cherries. We
have a number Of Seeding trees that
bear abundantly each year peaches of
superior size and flavor. Poets have
written of summer time, of the beauties
of spring and autumn in nature, of
''bleak December" But in Holly Beach
we know no ''bleak December" The
poet asks "Oh, what is so rare as a day in
June!" / answer a winter day annie our
holly n cedar groves. Verdure every
where, moses and ferns under foot, a
bower of waxlike, shining leaves above
ones head, interspersed with clusters of
scarlet berries, and against q background
of dark feathery cedar boughs. The dor of
the pines and cedars, the cheerful call of
the robin who banquets and grows fat on
these same tempting scarlet berries
whole scene is transformed to a setting
for a Christmas pantomine, the trees
catching at the downey flakes till they
wear festoons of frosty lace work. Com
ing back to practical realities of life one
must remember we are 30 miles further
south than Atlantic City-that famous
winter resort-consequently that much
nearer the %incurving' gulf stream that
warns cur shores. We are in the same
latitude as Baltimore, with the many de-
grees of advantage gained from the en-
circling sea which holds it's summer
warmth for months after the land has felt
the frozen hand of winter. And this
proximity to the gulf stream makes surf
bathing a delight long after such indul-
gence becomes impossible in resorts either
further north or south. l have found
bathing in the surf delightful the last
week in November, and can any one ex-
plain the absolute perfection of our
beach? Its remarkable smoothness and
solidity, its cleanliness.
The islands to north and south of us
have fine beaches, but much softer. /
have seen the most famous beaches of this
country, and many in Europe, but none
to compare with ours in every respect. 1
have grown so certain of this that l
challenge comparison with any beach on
earth. When people laugh at my enthu-
siasm over our island home | simply say
"come and see it for yourself, " and they
who come to scott" invariably remain
to pray" that they may be permitted to
come again and abide longer. Not long
ago one of our summer guests who lives
in Philadelphia was extolling the beauty
of the holly trees. An English woman
present, with that extreme good breeding
and politeness (?) sometimes observed
in our Anglican cousins when setting their
American relatives right, sale "Oh you
don't know what a holly is, you don't
know a holly when you see it, they never
are trees and our gentle American
woman after vainly trying to maintain
her position of knowledge against the ig-
norance of her disputant acquaintance
gave up. The English holly is a shrub.
, 1903-06-17

Its leaves are more narrow and sharply
pointed. But the American holly, like
the country and its people, has aspired
higher, has grown and expanded till it
stands a tree of magnificent proportions.
The largest holly trees on the island, and
l believe in the country, we lay proud
claim to. "Old Rudiger," our monarch
measures six feet around the bole, and his
sturdy arms which start about twelve
feet from the ground are in proportion.
Many of the trees are eighteen inches in
diameter. The old cedar tree at the
head of Leaning avenue on the edge of
the meadow has long been a source of
pride to our residents. A scientist visit
ing us believed 1t to he 500 years old
Last year a violent storm wrenched off
some of it's limbs, but yet it stands a
monument of the p%erpetuity of Gods
works, a reminder of the briefness of our
lives, n yet man with an ak in one
hou carelessly lays low what God has
been creating through the centuries. 1t
is to be regretted that so nan of the
beautiful trees of our island have fallen
victims to vandals who saw in their mag
nifcent proportions only a cord of fire
wood. Like the gunner who goes out to
kill, he knows not, cares not what, SO
long as he kills, SO long as he destroys
some God created creature, he is blind
to the beauty of the world.
1t Is the beautiful strand, the forest of
nav OI0Ncf viz b4ANo 1 DAA(AA oNNOob
songs that appeal to the lover of nature
held for eight months of the year in the
crowded city. To him each tree is q
friend to guard; each bird holds a little
life to be protected from harm, and he
looks with scorn and contempt on the
boy or man who is brutal enough to take
that little life with it's enhancing song
out of the world.
Among those from New York whom
the native beauty of the place have at
tracted, and who have built summer
homes are Charles Frederick Naegele,
the portrait painter, whose work places
him in the front rank of American artists;
and John II. Judge, a prominent New
York lawyer. These nave cottages on
Leaning avenue, on which street also is
Mrs. Annie Starts beautiful bungalow
with its handsome grounds filled with
flowers, and Swallowed with forest trees.
These homes are the scenes of much de-
lightful entertainment. Mrs. Judge is a
beautiful Southern woman, who retains
all the traditional ideas of hospitality
for which the South is famous, and her
summer cottage is the scene of much sum-
mer gaiety. Happy the man or woman
who is bidder as a guest for a fortnight to
any of the charming homes of the island.
1t is the enchanted Isle, the Land of the
Lotus Eaters; a place to dream in, to
leave with regret. and to remember with
longing. Frances r.. Haswin.
Holly Beach, N. j.
1.-The Hollies.
, 1903-06-17

"Man made the city, but God made the
country" And 1t was in a lavish mood
that the great Creator sent out from his
workshop a little Stand now known as
"Five Mile Beach. For how many CEN
turies the ebbing tides and sweeping seas
knows. But twenty years ago 1t lay, a
virgin bower of beauty, untouched, I'M
spoiled by mans intervention. Wild cat
tie roamed at large through Its jungles,
and cropped the wild marsh grass of its
salt meadows. Dense forests of holly,
cedar, juniper, black and white oak. and
the massive bur oak, wild cherry, gum,
s~assafras, maple and persimmOn trees
clothed the center of the island, a high
ridge of fertile soil extending the length
of the island along its center from north
to south. Wild roses were everywhere,
and June-and July swept by on per-
fu1ned wings. Wild shrubs and tangling
vines made of these woods impenetrable
fortresses wherein abode a variety of birds
such as are rarely found gathered in one
locality. Naturalists OF national reputa-
tion have told me that no where else do
the birds of the north and south meet in
such infinite II charming variety. The
gorgeous plumage of the cardinal groSbeak
flashes mid the foliage, and his flute like
notes walker n to day. Thrushes In
variety, | have seen three of the family I;
the catbird that first cousin TO the mocking
bird, the mimic-the inimitable Songster,
and nightingale of Americas perhaps
our most familiar bird. He is fearless n
aggressive, building his nest near your
door, scolding at intrusions upon his
domain, singing rapturously by day, and
on moonlight nights l have heard his
song for hours at a time. in richness and
melody riyaling the far famed nightingale
of Europe. Then the robins, who cheer
us when November winds blow chill. who
come back to us when the March nor'east-
er is sweeping inland. Song sparrows,
warblers in variety, woodpeckers, swal-
lows, bluebirds, canaries, wrens. But /
am not a naturalist and can't name q half
of them. Other winged creatures too,
such as English sparrows, bats and mo-
squitoes l have heard mentioned as hav-
ing been seen; but we do not brag about
them.
! In twenty years man has hewn streets
through the iungles, built homes and
made gardens, and such gardens as this
wonderful soil produces. One has but to
drop the seed, and what looks like bar
rem sand becomes a generous and in
dulgent mother earth. Flowers, roses
particularly, thrive amazingly and bios
som in great perfection. All fruits
small fruits and trees alike are most pro-
life. For sixteen years We have grown
peaches such as l have never seen equalled
for size or quality. One feature is Pc
culiar.> In most localities fruit trees have
an off year, bearing abundantly only on
every alternate season. Here in our
grounds at Holly Beach they bear liber-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
A Quick witted Partridge.

Nesting upon the ground, the par
fridge is likely to be disturbed. A bird
of this species was once startled by a
pillow passing within yard or so of its
nest. Destruction was almost GER
tainty, as the pillow must pass entirely
over it in the next round, and the Ia
borer wondered how the partridge
would act. The time necessary for go
ing around the field was about twenty
minutes, yet in that almost incredible
period the parent birds had effected the
removal of some twenty-one eggs to a
safe spot. Careful search led to the
discovery of the bird calmly seated up
on her treasures in the bottom Of the
hedge outsof reach of the pillow. Nine
teen partridge chicks were eventually
Matched and duly escaped unmolested.
London Tit-Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
He knew sir Walter Scott.

In a booklet called "Sir Walter Scott
and His Country" published in Edin-
burgh the author quotes this reminis-
cence from an old man he met who had
known the romancer:
"Aye," he minded Sir Walter fine. 81
seen him driving out in his carriage
and pair, wi Tom Purdie on the box
seat. He had on a shepherds tartan
plaid and glengarry cap WI twa
black ribbons hanging doom the back.
I mind his dowg tae Mazda, he cad it
and an awfu' work he made over the
beast. But he was as pleasant a man
as you could speak to, though he wasna
thought muckle of as pleader when
they made him shirra o. Selkirk. Is it
his buiks you're speiring on? Gu, aye,
ven find a. his buiks ben the hoose.S
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
EDUCATING OYSTERS.

Training Schools In Which the BIZ
valves Are Taught Some Sense.
"a school for oysters" said a dealer
in fish, us an institution that you
would swear could not exist, for oys-
tiers are notorious for their stupidity.
1t Is, however, fact that there are
many oyster schools. will explain
them to you in such way that you
will believe in them. An oysters intel
ligence is limited. but still it has intel
ligence. Years ago certain wise fish
dealers discovered that if you take an
oyster suddenly from its subaqueous
bed it opens its shell, whereupon the
life giving water inside it all escapes
and the oyster dies. But If you ex-
pose an oyster to the air gradually,
lifting 1t out Of the water for few
minutes and then returning it again, it
gradually learns that to keep its shell
closed when out, OF the water is the
best thing for it's health. These inves-
tigators found that they could take two
oysters, one trained and one unframed,
and the trained oyster, keeping its shell
ClOscu "hlic Jul u ehS "deCl, 2WouAO
live a long time, while the unframed
one, opening its shell, would die In a
few hours. Therefore training schools
for oysters were established. The
schools are in appearance nothing more
than reservoirs full of water. Oysters
are put in them, and the water is drain
ed off and then returned again. 1t is
kept off for few minutes at first, then
for ten minutes, then for half an hour
and so on. Oysters in these schools
learn that they will live longest and
keep healthiest out of water if they
hold their shells tight shut, AS soon as
they learn this they are graduated and
go out into the world"-Philadelphia
Record.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
A Brilliant Retort.

After dinner speaking is an art, and,
like many other arts, it's excellence has
much to do with the mood of the artist.
Some of thee best of our after dinner
speakers sometimes fail, but it is not
often that failure results in the enrich
ment of the worlds store of epigram,
as it did in the case of Lord Erskine
many years ago. - ..@
When Lord Erskine was made a
member Of that highly honorable body,
the Fishmongers' Company Of London,
he made an after dinner speech on the
occasion of his first appearance among
them as member. Upon his return he
said to aafaend:
II spoke i'll today and stammered and
hesitated in the opening"
"You certainly foundered," was the
reply, "but I thought you did SO in
compliment to the fshmongers."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
An Impromptu Explanation.

The learned Person was staying at
one time with a well known canon Of
Ely named Jeremiah King. One day
at dinner, when they had got into dis
cussion upon questions Of etymology,
Person gave a derivation which King
considered to be so farfetched as to be
quite ridiculous. "You might as well
say" said King, "that my name is con-
nected with cucumber" Possibly there
was cucumber on the table. "And so
1t u.s." said Person. How sop asked
King. "Why, thus: jeremiah King, by
contraction Jerry King; Jerry King, by
contraction and metathesis Gherkin,
and gherkin, we know, is a cucumber
pickIed,"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06

The maybe is nothing IL not ingen1
ious. He always barricades his bulky
nest with thorn branches, SO that to
plumber 1t is by no means an easy mat
ter. but when circumstances oblige the
''pie" to build in low bush or hedge
an absence Of lofty trees being mark
ed feature of some northern localities
he not only interlaces his home, but
also the entire bush, in a most formtda-
BILE manner. Nor does he stop here. 70
"make assurance double sure he fash.
Ions means Of exit as well as entrance
to the castle, SO that IL disturbed he
can slip out by his back door, as II
were.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
HUMORS OF MUSICAL LIFE.
Amusing Franks the Erratic Types
Played With q Composer.

Amusing Franks the Erratic Types
Played with a Composer.
Miss Maude Valerie White, author of
numerous popular songs, has told a
number of anecdotes, many of them at
her own expense. suppose, she once
wrote in the Cornhill Magazine, all
composers have had laugh over the
extraordinary mistakes which some
times occur in the first proofs of their
songs. | remember years ago writing
very sentimental song, in which the
line occurred -. .--s.-f5
I've ne"er once regretted the vow made
thu day.
My feelings may be imagined when l
found they had printed
that day. "--- .
Miss White also told about an anus
ing mistake which occurred in the pro-
gramme of one of her concerts: A
well known singer and very good friend
of mine was down to sing my two
songs. ITO Marry" and Grabbed Age
and Youth" But the newspaper an
nounced something very different. Not
content with drawing up programme
Of my concert, it drew up programme
Of my future. for read as follows:
Mr.. Blank
To Marry Maude Valera White
Grabbed Age and Youth. .-z-
AS am good many years older than
the friend in question, the coincidence
struck me as particularly funny, and
cut the programme out of the news
paper and sent it to him. By the first
mail next morning I received an iden-
teal cutting from him, with an inquiry
whether he was to take this as form
al announcement Of our engagement
and expressing mild surprise that he
had not been consulted in the matter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
BURGLARloUS STARS.
Planets and SUNS May Pick Up Minor
Solar Bodies.

Planets and suns May Pick Up Minor
Solar Bodfes.
Jupiter is much the biggest member
of the family of stars which reyolye
around our sun; consequently the pow
er of his attraction is greater than that
possessed, for instance, by the earth.
Jupiter's exploits as burglar have
caused very considerable annoyance
and inconvenience to astronomers In
the days before his powers were fully
recognized.
In ITO there appeared fine comet
which was found to have an elliptical
orbit round the sun of so comparatively
small size that Mr.. Lexell, dts discoy-
erer, calculated it would return in FIVE
and half years, but in 1775 telescopes
were vainly focused on the spot where
it was expected to reappear, and again
in 1871 it disappointed all observers.
Mr.. Lexell plunged into fresh calcula-
tons and after much research found
that Jupiter was the culprit. The I'M
fortunate comet had been rash enough
to plunge into the sphere Of the giant
planets attraction, with the result that
1t had been completely diverted from
its former orbit and flung of into quite
a different one of a twenty year period.
It has never been seen again by any
one on this earth and probably never
will be- r
Jupiter was also responsible for the
delay which occurred in the return Of
that snlendfd yfsifarf known 40 Hal.
ley's comet. HALEY found that.he was
not the first discoverer Of this big COM
ct. 1t had appeared at least twice pre-
viously, once seventy five years before
and again seventy six years before that.
The astronomer concluded that there
would be a further delay in its third
return and predicted that its next ap-
pearance would be SIS days later He
did not live to see it. But in 1853, the
year he had prophesied for its reap
pearance, astronomers were waiting
for it. "
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
! vlcTiMS or vESuvIuS.

4 4
P0mpeii and Hercu1aneum Not the
Only Cities IT Has Buried.
The road out of Naples toward vesu-
viussis the same route that one follows
to reach Pompen When intending to
so up the mountain the tourist leaves
the Pompeii road at Resina, the mod
ern city which overlies Herculaneum
ApropOs of these two ancient towns, 1t
Is remarkable how many people speak
Of them as the only buried cities in the
vicinity. In fact, there are many, and
it may not be uninteresting to mention
them. Next to the two familiar ones,
the one whose name is most frequently
heard is Stable. Then there are Gu
mae, the oldest Greek colony in Italy !;
Baim. watering place, resort of the
Roman swe,ls in the first year of our
Lord; Parthenope, Palaopolis and Ne
apolis, three buried cities lying under
modern Naples, from the last of which
1t took Its name; Dikearchia Cater call
ed Puteoli, now PozzuolD, another
Greek city Of large wealth and with
much commerce; Capua, one Of the
great military posts Of ancient Rome.
now covered by a modern city, also a
garrison. and Suessola, whose medicf-
nal springs held high repute among the
equity epicures Of the Roman time. ~
tCatacfysmic have been the earth's
throes around that laboring monster
Vesuvius, for some Of these buried cit
les, which were great seaports 1900
years ago, are now far inland. On the
other hand, onfshore at Baim you may
look down from a boat when In smooth
water and discover ancient houses and
streets far below You at the bottom Of
the sea. Some. Of these buried cities
were much larger and more important
places than either Pompeii or Hercula-
neum, yet to many travellers their
names seem acknowledgements.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
APHORISMS.

The heart gets weary, but never gets
old.-Shenstone. .a.-..
! The only way to have a friend is to
be one.-Emerson.
". .sure we new,
er forge
Opposition iunanes the enthusiast.
never converts him.-Schiller.
True merit is like river-the deeper
1t is the less noise it makes.-Hazlitt.
The eye of the master will do more
work than both of his hands.-Frank-
lin. ".
Experience takes dreadfully high
school wages, but he teaches like no
other.-Carlyle.
Kindness is the only charm permit
ted to the aged; it is the coquetry Of
white hairs.-Feuillet
If we had no failings ourselves we
should not take so much pleasure in
finding out those of others.-Rochefou
cauld. ..l s-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
The PrattIe OF a Bright child.

At times it cannot be denied the ques-
tons Of children. become irksome, but
who would wish a child to ask no ques-
lions? Julius Sturm tells ip one Of his
pretty fairy tales how a grandfather.
driven Into inapst ience by the constant
questienings of his grandchild, ex-
claimed, Il wish your tongue were out
Of jointr, But when unexpectedly his
wish was fulfilled and the child became
dumb how he joyfully exchanged one
OF the two years which an angel had
prophesied he was. yet to live for the
privilege of hearing the little ones pratt
tie again!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
THE ATHLETE S HEART.
In the Rovsissg essap IT ~ strong sats
Wei Developed.

In the Rovs44sa ssa.ss il efs gsrn11g, sssati
Wei Deyeioped.
b a prominent member OF tie faculty.
of the University Of I'ennssyl " ANA Med
tcai .scnool nas mace a study OF the
heart action OF. athletes. lie has ex-
a,nined q far"e nngl =. OF men IN afh-
letics, especially rowing men, and he
has come to the conclusion that no man
IN perfect health who has been proper
ly trained is Injured by rowing, but
that, on the contrary, his heart is so
strengthened that with moderate
amount Of exercise after he has finish
ed his rowing career, there is no rea-
son, so far as the heart and lungs are
concerned, that he should not live to a
very old age.
'The heart" said he, lis both very
delicate and a very strong organ-that
is, if it is well developed it will stand
an enormous amount of strain without
any permanent injury, but if it is not
we'll developed 1t is very easily weak
ened. Violent exercise, like rowing,
places great deal of strain on the
heart because when the body Is being
exerted it requires 50 much more pres
sure to force the blood through the
body. Like any other muscle that is
worked, the heart under the added la
Dor becomes larger. and most athletes
have extra large hearts, just as they
also have larger muscles throughout
the body. :.Ee ~: assa y. I r. r., !. ~, p
IF the strain is put upon the heart
suddenly 1t dflates-it becomes larger,
but not more muscular-and that Is the
danger in athletics. II man exercises
gradually then his heart also increases
in size gradually because the muscles
become larger, and this is perfectly
normal condition. 1t simply means
that the athlete has a stronger heart
than the average. and can cope with
the extra strain that is put upon it. A
man needs a larger heart to row a
race, and if gradual exercise has so
provided him with one then he can
safely undergo the most severe tests.
at is the same way with the lungs,
and they must be developed gradually
until they can undertake the extra
work. A man with his heart and lungs
well developed is in no danger, no mat
ter how hard the race. He may COM
pletely keel over at the end of the race,
but it will likely be from sheer exhaus-
ton, and his heart rs so strong that the
effect is not at all injurious. He viii
be as good as ever in few moments"
Record.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-08-06
when Robe.pierre Was "stune."

WucH ISOUtsVAcIEc WEE 'StUHSs
Under the terror Robespierre used to
play peaceful game of chess at the
Cafe Regence, and the story is told of
d youth who once challenged him and
beat him twice. Robespierre, after his
defeat, asked how much he owed, no
stakes having been previously fixed.
The supposed youth, who In reality was
b girl in man'ssclothes, presented an or
der for the release of her lover from
prison. and Robespierre signed it. Ma
poleon Bonaparte during his consulship
was seen at the famous cafe, but he
showed himself no tactician at chess
London Telegraph.