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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
THE OMNIBUS.
It Was Introduced by BlaiSc r'~sc2l.
the Noted Mathelnatici1n

1t Was Introduced by BlaiSc r'~sc:,l.
the Noted mathematics
No less parsonage than the famous
mathematician. Blaise Pascal, is sd
to have introduced the vehicle WE:cf
we call the 'omnibus." Unlik' NO;
other men Of learning Pascal w&s nI@:l
or less interested in the affairs of ~ &c
teal life. He was the inventor of the
pushcart that now perambulatc' OCr
streets, says the Scientific American.
In 1861 he had large wagons built
for regular traffic in the heart OF Iaris.
He allied himself in this undeT;;l.. - g
with several influential friends. among
whom was the Duke of RoanneS.
In 1862 Louis NV. granted letters
patent to Pascal, in which it WAS So
that these carriages were intended 70:
the comfort of poor people who had to
60 to courts of justice or who were
sick and so poor that they could not af-
ford to pay the two pistoes exacted by
the chairmen and the drivers OF
coaches.
At first the use of the vehicle WAS
not generally permitted. A royal Go
cree forbade its use by soldiers, pass
lackeys and other liveried servants. us
we'll as artisans and porters.
Pascal, in spite of The fact that lie
only lived to be thirty-nine, is said tG
have made no inconsiderable SILL out
of his invention.
After the vehicle had been in ne
some sixteen years it was abandoned
for various reasons. 1t was not un<iI
1912 that it was again introduced, Til:
time in Bordeaux, which city was fGl.
lowed in 1921 by Nantes and in ISL
by Paris. The vehicle was improved
and rapidly became popular. New II
has been almost displaced by the t:;:ni,
way.
In modern times the vehicle v.s
called an omnibus simply for the v"l-
son that it was intended for the eur
rage of all, without any restrictio::S rs
to lackeys, pages or footmen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
Animals That DELIGHT to Play.

In animals the faculty of amusement
awakes very early. Our four footed
friends seem to be aware of this and
make it part of their parental duties
to amuse their young. A ferret will
play with her kittens. cat with hers,
a dog with her puppies. A mare will
play with her foal. though the writer
has never seen a cow try to amuse her
calf nor any birds their young. If their
mothers do not amuse them, the young
ones invent games of their own.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
George PeahndV.

George Peabody spent his money
alike for England and America. and
his seventy-five years Of life gave him
ample opportunity to give vent to his
instincts of benevolence. Like Peter
Cooper, he did not wait for death to
come before he parted with his surplus
fortune. Peabody was American born,
and to his glory he declined the offer
or a baronetcy from the queen. Far
more grateful to the good man was the
resolution Of thanks passed BY the con-
gress Of the United States. That was
a ,disanetfop, eendag, freH ne xnsls
pecpie, 81 which be was Justly pFsyllad. i
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
HOW DOGS Fli{O THEIR WAY
Evidence Tint T:fey Possess Pecul-
Jar Power to Guide Them.

Evidence Tint T.iey Possess PecuI-
Jar Power to Guide Them.
In the old days OF the James rive:
canal fine s1tr?r was taken i:y LIS
master Oil packet boat which was sc
crowded that TIC do; was put ii :hc
captains cabin / h. out Of the way.
says the New York Mail and :..Ne>=
His owner reached his d2s;inatiC. aft
er uisIttall and lad taken 50 .n;ly,,
wire by that time dat he WAS ca. .c,?
Oil tie boat, and no one remembered
Lis setter
Next morning the captain toc'i :!!r
dog Oh deck with him. but was nae.
afraid he would jump OF to tie l"-v
path and try to return that way, al ;,
handsome al annual WoU.d have n.H'.:
il d niger OF be.rG. stolen.
C,;rio, however. lay perfectly e.'j"I
but with an air Of listening that at
trHrt2d notice Toward noon h. !.>'ar;i
the sound CT tie Eoril of a packet c, y
il:5 FROM tic opposite way. and &; ii
bo&ts passed each other lie mad, y | i;
AID was next heard from as l..,v:l:.
got off at the place where bis L., ;.
had stopped and as having Ao::e Il;
once to the house where he vas ,
guest.
Could human intelligence have sir
passed that?
This same dog lay On his ~: - ~
grave ard refused food until \, a. t
from starvation. But | do not give til
as Il case in point.
A gentleman who lived a luMGrr,
miles from city moved there wish III
his possessions, including h',H2D
which had been raised at his Il: ,.,.Y
home, where he had hitherto r~%:.i i
lie was locked up in the car with tit
furniture and in the hustle of W.,oHG.n"
disappeared, and two days af. '::',;,;::;;(
he reached his former home. COZ l.:.~ ~
an inland route, as was known Nt VA"
ties who recognized him, so thar - e.
IDENTITY marked out his own pat! VS.
out reference to the railroad Oil ii...>
he had been carried away.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
Taking Care of the Heart

A physician writes: Life would be
prolonged by little more attention to
the heart, by paying little respect to
the most faithful servant we ever have.
Much good might be Gore also # par
ents would teach their children the
danger of overtaxirg tie heart They
should teach them to stop and rest u
few moments during their play when
they begin to feel the violent throb
bling of their hearts against the chest
wall ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
Marriage and Crime.

. It is said that statistics prove thlt in
every 1000 bachelors there are thirty
eight criminals, while in every 1850
married men the criminals number n'!!
eighteen. If this is so, it surely proves
that the present day members of the
sex labeled coy and hard to please h:sTe
at least an immense capability for
keeping men out of mischief, sufficient
to outbalaQce perhaps even the uES!Hd
reputation<handed down the ages b.
Mother Eye-London Tatler.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
How a Boy Explained q Parable.

There is no saying how the average
small boy sometimes regards religious
truth. A London paper records that the
son of a we'll known bishop being
asked to explain the meaning of the
parable of the grain of mustard seed
replied, 1T means that little religion
goes long way, and those who have
the least of it here will be highest in
the kingdom of heaven."-Leslie's
Weekly. .~.-".
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
The Reluctant Request.

Edgar-Ethel, I've left my umbrella
downtown. X !
Ethel-Well? @..@ = %"s
Edgar-I'm afraid you'll nave to lend
me the gold handled umbrella you gave
me on my birthday. - Detroit Free
Press. -rr-a WI -...F +n.n..... =. /
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
The Wilderness of the Tliro5.

Susie Jackson (ecstaticul!yl-Oh. mud
der, I'ze shuah -ibsa.om luis nc. cause
when he presses me toe his bosom kin
feel his heart t'robbin' violently!
Mrs. Jackson-Humph Am yo' shuah
it amt his dollar watch yo' feel t'rob.
bin? got fooled dat way mahsaif on
youah fadder-Leslie's Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
No Such Luck.

Bixter-Do you know. Jipson, tia
your play is positively improper? T.
Jipson-It is very kind of you to 90,
50, Bixter, hut what's the, use:
haven't been able to get any Of the ~.
pers to denounce it as UNFIT to be seen
Boston Transcript. S.'o '.t'E@s -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09

Away out in space is cold so intense
that we fairly fail to grasp it's mean
ing. Perhaps 300 or 400 degrees below
the freezing point Of water, some phi
losophers think, are the dark recesses
beyond our atmosphere. And night and
day, summer and winter, this insati-
ate space is robbing us of our heat and
fighting with demoniac power to re-
duce our globe to it's own bitter chill.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09

Little Vegetarian-Papa, why do yor
go away again. Why don't you stay
home with mother and me?
Papa-But must 60, little daughter
to get bread and butter for you.
L.. V.-Oh, papa, if you'll only sta!
home I'll eat meat!-Brooklyn Life.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
Not DANGEROUS.

81 hear you want to sell your dog,
Pat. They tell me he has pedigree"
"Shure, an OF niver noticed 1t, sOr.
Anyhow, he's nottin' but a puppy yit.
an Oi'n thinkin' as how he'll be afther
outgrowin' it, sor."-Glasgow Times
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
Better Left Unsaid.

:: Mrs. Homer-You can't go home
while it is raining so. Stay. and have
dinner with US. -
Mr.. Witless- Oh, no. thank you. It
isn't as bad as all that.-Chicago
News. --..,,.,L ... ..:-. E..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
Gossip.

i. 'Tsu't that merely idle gossipr'
Z Gossip, my DEAR" answered Miss
Cayenne, '.is never idle 1t is the most
Industrious thing on earth."-Washing-
ton Star aH.tt3b-fE #t.# . t,ss..>
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
A Notable Occasion.

"Quite a stormy time at the theater
this week." said the jocose manager.
What happenedr'
1.-THE lightning calculator performed
10 thuA4esssf sripiause washington
Star. s
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09

There. Is no man easier to deceive
than sWho has hopes. for he aids IN
his owpdeceit -Bossuet. :.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09

The annual consumption of wine i,
France averages twenty-three gallaa-
for each person. .-..---
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09
Wait TIN You're Cooler.

"AIN iii NUWFS DOVACNsITf
II you get mad at a man, make up
your mind what, you'retgoing to say,
and then don't say it.-Baltimore
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-04-09

Mecca
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08
HOUSEKEEPING A BUSINESS.
As II Is Done Nowadays, Home-NaI&-
ing Becomes an Applied
Science.

Miss Jane Adams has called house
work one OF the belated industries. Lit
tie has been done to systematic and
beautify the routine OF daily home life,
at least in the kitchen. To college wom-
en- this task belongs--of uplifting house
hold drudgery into the region OF applied
science, says writer in Woman's Home
Companion. Cooking can be made tas-
chatting by the introduction of dainty
tastes. efficient appliances and individ-
ual discrimination into the everyday
work of preparing food for the house
hold. The same new life can be infused
into every branch of housekeeping. The
furnishing and care OF rooms is an art in
itself. The stuffy parlor bedrooms and
dining-rooms of our grandmOthers
would not pass muster under the eye of
a modern home maker who understands
her business.
Business? Yes, | used the word.
Housekeeping home making-is an
occupation which may be called bust
ness. for it is the main work OF millions
of women who have no other tasks or
vital interests in life The trouble is
that the mass of women do not recog-
nize this activity as business, prepare
themselves for it. and then apply them
selves to it with determination to make
it success.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08
EACH PRESERVED HIS DIGNITY
President Grant and Brigham
YOung-Bridging the ChaSm.

There was time when the two great
est presidents in the United States met
at lonely little town in the heart of the
Rocky mountains. One had founded an
empire within an empire, and the other
had prevented the division of the cir
cumscribing empire. If the greater en-
pire had been divided. one empire within
it would have revolted and become indie
pendent, and the president of The
smaller empire would have become a
king. The first, relates the Detroit
Free Press, was Ulysses S. Grant, presi-
dent of the United States, and the sec
ond was Brigham Young, president of
the church of Mormon. Great men of
deeds, these!
They met at Ogden, Utah, then a very
small place. President Young, with his
apostolic cabinet, had come to Ogden in
private car to pay his respects to the
chief of the united nation. President
Grant also was in private car. Josiah
M. Ward, author of Come With Me
Into Babylon" was present at the meet
ing and describes it thus:
THE two trains were in the railroad
yard, within easy call of each other.
President Grant sent an invitation to
President Young to come over and
meet him. 1t would not do for the
president of the United States to IN
bend before the Mormon leader and
thus encourage the rebellious Nor
mons to believe themselves more pow
erful than they were.
President Young politely acknowl-
edged the invitation and responded by
inviting President Grant to come over
and meet him. 1t would not do for the
president of the Mormon church to
unbend and cause the people to doubt
his power.
The situation became embarrassing.
A great crowd had gathered from all
parts of Mormondom. President Grant
was naughty, President Young was
firm. Suddenly things began to move.
Some one had conceived an idea
President Grants train had been seized
by a switch engine and was being
switched back and forth in a most
puzzling manner. Another yard engine
had seized President Young's train and
It, too, was gyrating back and forth
over the tracks in as mysterious a man
ner.
Presently, out Of the chaos of
switchings. the spectators caught
glimpse of the idea-the two trains
were being switched so that the two
rear cars would meet A cheer burst
from the crowd. The dignity of the
head of the Mormon church was pre-
served"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08

this shoe is provided with upper and
lower space plates, having a connecting
wall at their edges, provided with ven
tilating openings and also larger pass
age to permit the insertion of the fuel
which produces the heat. To insure
combustion of this fuel which is prob
ably the same as is used in the little
japanese hand and foot warmers, there
is a flue leading from the rear of the
hollow sole to the ball, where the fuel
is placed. OF course, the interior of the
sole must be lined with metallic sheets,
to prevent actual contact of the fuel
with the leather. The small quantity of
ash which remains after the fuel is con-
sumed can be readily removed through
the opening which admits it. although
there is sufficient room inside the sole
for the storage of a considerable guam
tity of ashes, thus permitting The in
sertiOn of a number of sticks of fuel
before the shoe must be emptied of the
deposit For summer wear the fuel is,
Of course, dispensed with. and openings
directly connecting the hollow sole with
The interior of the shoe might be util-
lied to advantage to convey the currents
If air around the foot.-N. O. Times
Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08
JelIied Peaches,

Soak one-half box gelatine in one
cupful of cold water for an hour. If
the powdered gelatine is used Is min
utes is long enough to soak it. Cook
some ripe peaches in water until soft
but not broken Drain and add enough
boiling water to the juice to make one
pint and turn this boiling hot on the
gelatine, add one7half cupful of sugar.
pinch of salt, the juice of one lemon
and few drops of almond tiavoring.
Strain and cool slightly. Turn some
of the jelly into mold and as it stiff
ems lay in the peaches in halves and
pour over more jelly When all the
jelly and peaches are in the mold set
it away to chill. Serve with boiled
custard. This can be made with
canned peaches, but if they are not
soft enough they must be cooked a lit
tie before putting into the mold.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08
IIIIIIIlTC CURTAINS.
Detailed instructions as to How 1t
should Be Done to the Best
Advantage.

When lace curtains are to be laun-
dered it is best to have them done at
home where the mistress can oversee
the work if she does not do it herself
The average laundress is careless about
such things and the chances are that she
will ruin the curtains unless carefully
instructed
First, says the Home, the curtains
should be carefully shaken to remove
the dust. then put into a tub of warm
suds made of soft water and soap suds
or pearline After soaking one-half
hour to loosen the dirt, they should be
gently swashed about in the suds and
squeezed between the hands until
clean. Rinse in two waters slightly
blued and in the last one have a little
clear yOiled starch stirred with the wa
ter, Do not use powdered bluing as it
may leave spots on the curtains. The
best and cheapest liquid bluing is made
by dissolving one package of blue dia-
mond dye for cotton in a pint of boil
ing water. Strain through cloth and
bottle for use Use the same as other
liquid bluing.
Spread large newspapers on the car
pet in room that can be kept free from
dust and over them spread large sheet.
or two, if one is not long enough for
the curtains. Spread the curtains on the
sheets pinning them down around the
edge so that every bit of the edge has
its proper shape. Let them dry and they
are ready TO hang at the windows again.
1t Is impossible to iron lace curtains SO
that the edges will be true.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08

The walls outside are sheathad and pa
pered, and finished with pine siding and
shingles. which also includes roof. The
studding. joists and rafters are spaced
l6 inches from center. and all joists are
well bridged. All window sashes are
one and five-eighths thick, glazed as
shown, and hung to balance weights with
good cord The porch and veranda floors
are of narrow, tongued and grooved pine,
carefully nailed and closely laid The
closets and pantry are all properly
shelved and hooked The interior finish
is of good-grade cypress wood, oiled and
vanished, The cellar, which extends
under the whole house. is six feet six
inches in the clear, laid up with field
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08
STOVE IN THE SOLE.
Feet Warm Invented by
Virginia Woman.

Just why a woman should happen to
study up in the summer time an inven-
weather is difficult to explain. The fact
remains that STE has done so. as our il
lustra-ion of the idea will witness AS
there is no good reason WIZ this same
shoe cannot be utilized in the warm
weather as ventilated covering for the
feet, we will explain the working of
the shoe. which can be worn in all
climates Instead of having a solid sole,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08
CanteIOupe Cream.

Dissolve one-quarter of box Of
gelatine in a little boiling water
Whip one cup of cream until thick.
add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and
beat again; then add the gelatine and
beat all thoroughly. Add one cup of
cantaloupe meat cut in cubes. Pour
into a ring mold and place on ice to
become solid. unmold on chop platter
and fill center of ring with whipped
cream which has been whipped very
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08
A NEW MILK PRoDOUr.
1t Is Called GRIRIith and L. HARD
Enough for Knife handles
and Like Objects.

AT hySienic milk show in Hamburg,
recently, there were displayed boxes,
combs, knife handles, cigar holders and
numerous other things which seemed to
have no special connection with the
main idea OF the exhibition. Some of
them, like chessmen, were deliberately
carved, while others rivaled the rues OF
marble, though weighing much less
than that substance. Upon inquiry the
visitor discovered that these objects
were made out of solidified milk, or
milestone. The technical name
adopted for the material is "galalith."
For Is or 20 years inventors have tried
to work up casein so that it could be
utilized in this fashion. In Germany
there is a poor market for skinned
milk. What cannot be sold to the sugar
or milk factories is generally fed to pigs
and cattle. If a substitute for ivory or
ebony could be made out of it, there
fore, this refuse would become more
profitable. First one chemical and then
another was added, and at times the de-
sired qualities seemed to have been OBJ
NN'4AASN 1ihNh thAo Pa ONuCl NOulu Iui Ii
out to be too brittle, or show a tendency
to swell and warp when wet. or betray
some other deficiency. One of the
processes tried was the addition of for
maldehyde, a well known modern
germicide but the method of combina-
ton was not successful.
The makers of galalith, it seems, have
improved on this last mentioned ex-
pertinent. They use formaldehyde, but
employ other chemicals also. Tho
American consul general at Coburg
says:
TO produce a material which could
be used for handles of table knives. they
proceeded as follows: Dissolved casein
was given a dark color by the addition
OF SCOT, and, with the help of metallic
salt (acetate of lead) a slate colored
precipitate was obtained This was
mixed with water and the thin pap filled
into cloth stretched over a frame.
The water becoming absorbed by the
cloth, the pap contracted into a uni
form. firm and dark mass The latter
was placed in solution of formalde-
hyde, and after being dried a product
resulted which in luster and color was
equal to ebony. In this way a raw ma
terial is produced which the inventors
have protected by numerous patents
An advantage of the new product ao
compared with celluloid is the fact that
it does not ignite so easily and is entire
ly odorless. Trials have proved that
even when kept for weeks in water it
does not distend more than the best
quality of buffalo horn; after one month
it had not soaked in more than 20 per
cent. of water. Of late trials have been
made to produce, by the addition O.;
vegetable oils. an insulating material
for electro-technical purposes"
Wages of German Miners.
The average annual wage of aduls
miners in SileSia Germanv ic S01E
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08

Wife producing letter from hus-
bands coat pocket)-There's that let
ter | gave you to mail a week ago
Husband-By jimini. So it is.
wonder
Wife-When | asked you if it would
be too much trouble you said it would
be no trouble at all | ought to have
been bright enough to know what you
meant.-Boston Transcript
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08

can retire early or late without disturb
ing the household.
This arrangement should satisfy the
most exacting housewife, as it heeps the
help out of the kitchen, and no doors need
be left open at night or until morning
for the hired man. The living room on
the first floor has an open fireplace for
wood fire during the cold months A
room with fireplace will change its air
three times an hour. The dining-room
adjoining the living room also contains
a fireplace. and it should be used, if for
ventilation alone. The kitchen is con-
nected with the cellar with inside stairs,
and also has stairs from the entry to
mans room. Adjoining the living room
Is commodious bedroom which would
be convenient for old people or during
sickness, when the patient could be cloSa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08

Eight quarts green tomatoes, add one
lemon, chop both fine and add four
pounds brown sugar; cook three hours,
then add two pounds raisins, one table
spoonful each kind of spice and salt,
one cupfm vinegar; cook all together 30
minutes-Good Literature.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08

Plumber stopped that leak up at
the house. It'll be $50.
Coal Dealer-All right; | sent you
two tons yesterday. Gimme FIVE dol
lars AMI We'll call it square don't want
to be hard on you.-Boston Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-08

to the family. This floor also containe
large pantry and china closet The
second story contains four family cham
Ders and toilet room with three clothes
closets. The first story is nine feet in
the clear; the second story eight feet.