davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
HOW RATS MOVE EGGS.
Taking Oil From Bottie-Getting
Figs From a Table.

Taking Oil From q Bottie-Getting
Figs From Table.
Strange as the story may appear OF
rats removing hens eggs from the
bottom of the top of house by one
fellow lying on his back and grasping
tightly his ovoid burden with his
forepaws, while his comrades drag
him away by the tail. have no rea-
son to disbelieve it. have seen two
brown rats accomplish the feat from
stair to stair in farmhouse in Banff-
shire, the first anxious rodent pushing
the egg up on its hind leg, and the
second assistant lifting it up with its
forelegs. It was the best athletic
feat l ever witnessed, but it is not out
Of the common.
The rat will extract the cotton from
q flask of Florence oil, dipping in his
long tail, and repeating the maneuyer
until he has consumed all that can be
reached.
have found Jumps of sugar in q
deep drawer at a distance Of thirty
feet from the place where the petty
larceny was committed, and a friend
once saw rat mount a table on
which a drum of figs was fixed and
straightway tip it over, scattering its
contents on the floor below, where q
score of his expectant brethren sat
watching TO rthe windfall.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
KING EDWARDS RACE HORSES,
Only Two Have Been Winners in
Great EnqIish Turf Events.


Probably no owner ever had such a
persistent run of bad luck as his
majesty during the early years Of his
racing career. At his first modest
appearance on a race course, thirty.
seven years ago, his horse, Cham
pion, had the misfortune to fall early
in the race, although he made a game
effort to recover lost ground, he could
only finish second.
Six years later-at his second ap.
pearance-at the Newmarket July
meeing. his horse. Alep, was badly
beaten by Lord Strathnairn's Avowai,
and 1t was not until 1880 that Leoni-
das IT,, ridden by Capt. Wentworth
Hope-Johnstone, scored his first VIC
tory in the Aldershot cup.
Six years more elapsed, making
fifteen years in all from his racing
debut, before the royal colors were
carried to victory for the first time
in fiat racing, when, amid a scene of
great enthusiasm, Counterpart. rid
den by Archer. won a maiden plate
at Sandown.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31

THE BOY KEPT COOL.

And so Did What He Could to Add to
= the Drivers Evaporation.
e. The pedestrian and the driver have
ever been at odds. Each thinks the
other is encroaching on his rights, a.
doubtless they ever will think, and 80
there is no love lost between them.
=, Here was light delivery wagon
with a young man driver coming
around a corner, while crossing the
street into which the wagon was turn
ing was boy. And the boy was net
looking out, and he would have
walked right into the horses head
II the driver hadn't savagely nollered
to him Hey" and held his horse up
short.
=, Held up so the horse sagged back
in the harness and that threw the
front ends of the shafts up, and then
the boy, who had never looked up
nor swerved in his, course in the
slightest degree, walked calmly ahead
on under the ends of the uptilted
shafts and under the horses neck,
while the driver glared at him and
followed him with words in concen-
trated form intended to show his
deepest and bitterest contempt.
And the boy? He never looked
back nor turned around, but just KEEP
his way coolly on, ignoring the driv
as com mpletely as If he had never been
born: and 1t is scarcely any wondek
that the feud keeps up when boys
treat the drivers so.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
PLEASANT REUNION
High School Glass of 1904 k0I IS
Its First Reunion SinCt
Graduation

On Tuesday evening Uf tnIs ," :
at the home Of Mis- Annabel Era ;,
the class of 1904, Sauk@ g.eptf. ni.h
school, held its first reunion since
graduation. Eleven. of tse ',nglnal
class Of nineteen were present, tfnis be-
ing the largest class vhicA nas grad
uated from the Sauk Centre high
School. Those present ~er Misses
Grace johnson, AnnaDei ErwIn
Hattie Hedjn, Nellie HI usen, Mar
garet Norris, Lizzie Rich, Tilda Fors-
berg, Alice Hartley, and Messrs. Gary
ass, Chas. McWold and Boyd Fuller.
The absent members of the cla-, were
Blanche Hoffman, Hazel McGibbon,
Mable STARK, Claude Doyle, Paul
Hilsdale, Oakford Kells, Geo. Fisher
and Lawrence Swift.
The evening WAS very enjoy "' ly
>pent in talking over old time, AID
each one was so busy remembering in
cidents of the good old days tha, 1t
was not till the wee smL' hours that
the happy company separated with \
rousing cheer for the "Naugnty
FOurs'-
Teemo! Deemo! namo! Slamo!
Rick-stick- a-fum-l-dIddI
Polly-up-a-nIppr"a r.
Who are, VINO are, who are We?
Naughty-fours, Ma ughty .fours!
Don't you see?
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
WINDOW DEMONSTRATIONS.
Tho Very Latest, in Which Use is
Aade of a Plaster Fonr.

no very Latest, IN WHICH Use -
Made of a Plaster Foot
For the latest thing in the way OF
window demonstrations there Is used
a plaster cast of a foot, of big foot,
one that would be suitable for the
understanding of man about twelve
feet high, this - resting on the top
Of low pede ! the window. The
demonstrators, q Dung woman, sits in
a chair alongside.
The foot is all right, except that 1t
has a few c0rns and bunions on the
toes and joints; and the object OF
the demonstration is to show how
easily, with the cure here exploited.
these can be removed
With the tip of finger the demon
strator rubs little of the cure, a
salve, on each OF the corns and bun-
ions, and then places on each a little
plaster. And then sfe hangs on ths
pedestal in front of the foot a sue
cession of placards extoll,ng the mer-
its of the cure. and then she holds up
box Of the same to view. And then
she lifts the plaster foot up to bring
into, view the sole. whereon is painted
laughing face; even the plaster foot
is rejoicing over the efficacy of the
corn cure.
Then the demonstration puts thu
foot down again, and repeats the dem
onstration. and SO on indefinitely.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
1Hf CHAPLAlNCY
Rev. {. W. B. Ellis OF HawIey Would
Pray Daily for Minnesota Legis-
ldtOrS

Rev. c. w. B. Ellis, of Hawley
Minn., was the guest here, on Christ
mas day, of Rev. j. T. Brabner Smith
Mr.. Ellis is an active candidate fol-
the chaplaincy of the House of Rep.
lature. He has the backing Of the
ninth congressional district delegation
which met recently at Crookston anC
resentatives of the Minnesota legis-
unanimously endorsed him. He also
has numerous pledges of support from
members in other parts of the
state. Mr.. Ellis is making a vigorous
canvass and feels that, inasmuch as
lie has the solid backing of his owl.
district and that other parts of the
state have plums of various kinds
he stands a good chance of knocking
down something from the Legislative
pefsimmon tree.
On Christmas day, Mr.. Ellis visited
Melrose and had an interview with
Henry j. Emmel, the member cleo
from this district. He took the early
train for the cities Saturday, and
will remain there for a time. Mr..
Ellis is hustler and a pleasant gen.
tleman to meet, and should he Sc
cure the position to which he aspires,
the spiritual wants of the members of
the lower branch of the Legislature,
would undoubtedly be we'll cared for.
During his stay in the city, Mr.. Ellis
was a pleasant caller at The Herald
office.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
A Bad Raruain.

A story is told of Richard Brinsley
Sheridan that one day VIII n coming
back from shooting. with an empty
rag. and seeing a number of ducks in
q pond. while near by man was lean
ilg On a fence watching them, Sheri-
an asked: a%
SWhat will you take for shot at
tlieS ducks?" q
sWeii." said the man, thoughtfully.
ri lake half a sovereign
Zone said Sheridan. and he fired
idto the middle of the fioeh, killing a
dozen or more. I'm afraid you made
& bad bargain" said Sheridan, laugh
ing. ~
'I don't know about that" the man
replied. They're not my ducks"
i Ed. o. . .
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31

A Common Mistake.
II often happens that what is more
~ q habit Is mistaken for q doctrine.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
islands plague Of Rabbits.

Rabbits have of late increased in
numbers so enormously in the north
ern portion of the Isle of Man as to
constitute a menace to agriculture.
Yesterday the House of Keys passed
a bill taving for it's object the aboli-
ton OF the pest. The bill treats rab-
bits as vermin, and empowers occu-
piers of land to carry gun without
license for their destruction, and to
authorize other persons to carry guns
without license for like purnnsa
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
Fluent Curiosity.

Killeen (after ordering the largest
beer in the house)-An' is thot tn
largest beer ye give a mon fer foive
cints?
Barkeep (sarcastically)-Vot ycu
expect fer nickel, kaag?
Killeen- Shure, an Dim puzzled TO-
know, If Oi had ordered a short beer
whether We would no. placed 1t on
me tongue wild nlsdic'ne dropper CT
jist sprayed me throat out wild at
anatimizer-Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31

r.. tr~~ at night. DOan's kldnes 7
Pills p.oved to be the best remedy
ever used. and am glad to give them
my Recommendation" From a state.
r1ent given in 1897
CONFIRMED PROOF
On Nov. IL, 1904 Mrs. Arendt con-
fitned her previous statement saying:
81 am glad to reendorse Doan's Kid
ney Pills as a remedy of unequaled
merits. During the lapse Of years l
have NOT suffered any return of kid
ney trouble"
Plenty more proof like this from
sauk Centre people. Call at Fiesler's
drug store and ask what customers
report. =. ="
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milbuxn Co., Buffalo,
New York, Sole Agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Doan's 's-
and take no other.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
Women Mountaineering earb.

There have been severe mountain
ascents done by women who wore a
skirt, but any guide will say how
many more precautions are necessi-
tated by skirt, even a very short
one. In a place like Chamonix or
Zermatt the publicity resulting to a
woman from wearing boys clothes
must be very disagreeable; but if a
small; and remote village is chosen the
publicity is so small az not to be worth
considering.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
se Caughren came hou ) Satur-
from his recent western erip.


.a from his recent western rip.
4. L. Palmer went to the cities on
che Oriental Limited Monday morn
/ ing.
Mrs. Mary T.. How spent Christmas
with her daughter in West Superior.
/ Wis. e,;N 2..< --
Mrs. w. 8. Alexander and daughter
of Chicago spent CHRISTMAS with her
sister Mrs. Jas. A. Norris.
Mr.. H. F. Hennemann and children
started Saturday morning for Chippewa
Falls, Wis, to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe seegers spent
Christmas with relatives at Gaylord,
Minn. ~
j. L. Larson of Cyrus spent Christ
mas in Sauk Centre, remaining over
Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. J. E. j. Lewis ate their
Christmas dinner in St. Cloud. They
returned on the evening train.
Joseph AID Frank Trisko of Melrose
came up Sunday night for brief visit
with relatives here.
Lizzie Botz, who has been employ
ed in The city for the past six months,
returned home on Christmas. '>.. =
Mrs. Schauble spent Christmas in
St. Cloud with her mother, She re-
turned Sunday evening. 4
DR.. and Mrs. r. A. Beiese returned
Saturday to their home in Brainerd
after spending Christmas here with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Keller.
Gordon V. Morse OF Minneapolis
spent Christmas here with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs, Chas. A. Morse. He re-
turned Monday morning.
A. T. Watson returned Monday
morning to Little Falls after spending
Christmas and two additional days
here with his family.
MIR. and Mrs. II. G. Murphy, who
spent Christmas here with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Keller, went to Brainerd
Monday to visit a few days there with
DR.. and Mrs. r. A. Beise before return
ing to their home in Joplin, Mo.
J. F. Cooper arrived home on Satur-
day from his trip to the Pacific coast
Being esa'ned in the west by business
ne WAS unapte TO reach home III time
for Christmas and spent the day on
the Northern Pacific train.
Joe Kuhns came down from Bis
mark, N. d. to spend Christmas
He went to St. Paul Monday to buy
more stOcK for his store. MIR. Kunn-
likes it very we'll in the North Dakota
metropolis and is doing we'll in business
there.
Conrad BOtz, who has been at Nc
Grath the past six weeks, returned
nome last Thursday to spend Chris.
mas with his family. He returned to
McGrath on Saturday with his daught-
er who will spend several months with
her father and brothers.
Fred H Jenkins, wife and child
from Reginam Saskatchewan, Canada;
Chas. D. Jenkins from Breckenridge,
Mimi; EdeIbert w. Jenkins from
Staples, Mlnn.; Mrs. John Ausbourne
and daughter from Itasca, Minn.; and
Mrs. A. A. Whitney from Dunseith, 8.
d., are spending the holidays with
JAS. H jenkins and family.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
The language Of the Hair.

A man can tell great deal about
q woman by studying the manner in
which she dresses her hair. One who
makes too much observance Of the
exactness Of fashion is apt to be q
stickler for form, and in consequence
an uncomfortable person. It is the wo-
man who Is able to discern the beauti-
ful means who meets all complexities
pleasingly.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-31
The Philosophy Of FlirtIno.

To woman marriage Is a much more
serious undertaking than to man.
Therefore the first is not to be wholly
condemned: she is merely enjoying
herself at another's risk In order to
see whether tha conditions suit her.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
THE PENGUIN.
cemieally Serious In Mating lie
Wicked FlipPers.

| Comiealy Serious In Mating lta
Wicked FlipPers.
It is probable that penguins pair for
life. although nothing definite is known
on the subject When mates are cho-
sen the process is as interesting as 1t l.
striking. As is the case with so many
creatures, the nules fight with each
other for the females, might being
right in the penguin code. The birds
have regular lighting places, and one
such battle-ground was found under
an oyerhanglng ledge. The results of
innumerable encounters were present
in the shape OF great quantities OF
loose feathers surrounding the little
fighting ring which itself was clear OF
all debris. Although the beak Of pen
puin Is so formidab bic a weapon when
used on thin skinned enemies, yet their
own skin and blubber are so resistant
that they can lnfict no injury by this
means The customary mode Of fight
ing Is really a kind Of boxing, or dip
pering," It might be called The two
com batants proceed TO the lighting
place and then walk cautiously about
each other jockeying for an opening
and ready 20 take instant adi antage Of
a false step or move on the part Of the
opponent All, however. is solemn and
decorous, consistent with the rest Of
the life Of these strange little beings.
When at last each secures a good
grip on the neck or body Of the oppo.
mont the real fuhffrr lpgius As nine
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
THE RATTLER'S BUTTONS.
Do Not Rely on Thorn to Tell the Az,
OF the Reptile.

OF tne hePtllos
7. is a very common fallacy concern.
ing rattlesnakes that each segment Of
the rattle indicates year Of the ser.
nent's existence, and 1t will probably
be accepted until some one devlses a
safe method Of examining the teeth.
One has only to stand for a half hour
I'm front Of the rattlers' cage at any
geological garden or museum to heaI
II reraated Sc seral times, together with
many other bits of misinformatloh
which make the average mature stat
nv" seem a statement Of bald fact by
comparison.
Although the young rattlesnake
comes into the world equipped with
but a single button on the end Of It's
tail. when year old It may have as
many as a half dozen segments, while
three year may be taken as a fair
average development. In hunting,
crawling over rough country and
through tangled brush the rattles are
ant to be injured or lost and occasion.
ally a very large specimen is seen with
but two or three segments, while one
of the banded variety procured IN
PENNSYLVANIA for the Bronx zoo was
less than three feet in length and pos
sessed seventeen perfect rattles, -
absence Of the terminal congenital be
ton demonstrating that one OF max
pieces had been lost.
A segment is added to the rattls &C.
time the snake casts its skin. and t...
NAV occur every month Of the snakes
active season, which in the ua...l
states lasts from early May unlI Tue
first severe storm Of winter drives It
TO the den for its long hibernation.
This casting Of the skin, which is com.
mon to all serpents and many Of the
lizards. Is a curious provision TO pro-
tect the reptile from disease and dis.
comfort and, like most Of natures pro
visions, It is a wise one.
Since the day when the serpent was
condemned to crawl abjectly on Its
belly. instead Of wrigglng gracefully
Ipon It's tail, as a punishment for
whispering suggestions for the fall
into the eager ear Of Eve It has been
peculiarly liable to injure its sensitive
lntegumcnt and, spending its exist
ence I'm close contact with the ground,
It becomes the unwilling host Of many
ticks and parasites which are harbored
by the decaylng vegetation. Any I'm
fortunate who has accumulated few
wood ticks and laboriously removed
them from his hide with the point Of a
knife and ammonia will apprecin 70 boo
much easier 1t would be to gFTty Is.
skin and envy the serpent tie rcGa
means at it's disposal to rid itsGS g
the unwelcome pests. - Francis .
caife ia Outing Magazine.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26

ever notice the density Of a con.
ceitcl person. asked a business man.
ITO ne that's the most striking thing
about such an individual Maybe be
has some qualities that justify his
good opinion Of himself, and maybe
NOT. He's dense just the same, and
the proof Of lt is that be doesn't realize
how he impresses his associates I'M
pleasantly II the average coucelted
man had the least idea OF the handi-
cap under which he is labgg.ug he'd
shed It mighty quick But be hasn't
aud It's impossible 90 drII O, into him.
He's the modern human ostrich, with
bis head stuck into the sand. so far
as any recognition Of bis lIs1greeabIe
trait is cg--...4l"-Eyv York Press
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
THE OLD MASTERS.
Miserable Compensation For Their
Grand Works Of Art,

81 make more money in a day than
Michael Angelo made In a month,
said a popular illustrator I've been
studying up the wages those old chaps
got II is amazing
"NichacI Angelo was paid $40 q
month while doing the cartoons Of the
battle Of Pisa, and Leonardo who
helped him, got the same rate. They
were both docEed for Iatencss and Of
days. but there was no overtime allow.
ance. Corregyio GOT for bis Christ In
the Garden S72J. Carracc's 'Epsur
rectiou only brought the painter $500
Albert Durer for his pen and ink pgr-
traits was not paid IN cash. A bag Of
-four. q hundred oysters, a pair OF
boots-Durer would glady do your
portrait on such a system Of remunera.
ton.
"Rembraudts top notch price was
$40. lie got that for bis Night
Watch
"Volasqucz worked chiefly for the
Spanish government lie was paid at
the average rate Of So a picture
Think Of Il. Thirty.fve dollars for the
'Rokeby Neuusr "-MiuupapuIis Jour.
nal
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
CAUGHT THE THIEF.
An Incident Which illustrates Japanese
Detective Methods.

An I"eieent winch Illustrates Japanese
Detective Methods.
Recently in the village Of Tahara.
mura, Japan, all the male inhabitants
above the age Of fifteen years were as.
sembled In front Of the local Shinto
shrine at the call Of the village chief.
a thief had been making depredatlons
In the local tobacco plantations. and
the chief sought to discover him. out
lines OF the feet Of all the villagers
were taken on sheets OF paper, and
then these were compared with the
tracks left by the thief in the tobacco
neids' Nothing resulted from this ex-
pertinent The next day the inhabit-
ants were called together again. A
great hole was dug In the ground. and
raging charcoal fire was built in II.
All persons present were ordered TO
walk through the fire barefooted. It
oelng declared that no person would
De burned except the guilty one. All
advanced to undergo the ordeal except
one shukichi Shibata. a man OF evil
reputation. He declined TO trust his
rect to the redhoH Goals. Accordingly
ne was arrested and soon confessed
his guilt.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-11-26
NEW ZEALAND MAGIC.
A Native story Of the Power Of the
Tohunea.

A Native Story Of the Power OF the
Tohunea.
From New Zealand comes the follow
ing weird yarn:
"The tohunga native magician was
even credited with the power OF IN
luenclng the dead. The present writer
was a witness OF the following incl
dent: A branch Of the Arawas, the
tribe Of the district Of Rotorua, being
at war, had suffered defeat and one
Of their braves had been brought home
dead. The vanquished sought at once
to find out by some omen connected
with the dead chief whether they
would be successful in their next en-
counter. The tohunga was requested
to procure the desired omen, the peo-
pie squatting in a ring about the bier
Advancing a few PAGES from the dead
body, the priest began TO recite a
powerful incarnation, intent on max
ing the deceased give some sign, the
eyes OF all present being Fixed on the
slain warrior. Presently the corpse
was observed to move slightly to one
side, on which a great cry Of Joy rose
from the people. The movement was
interpreted as a sign Of future victory.
This feat was often performed by the
tohunga of olden times" - Chicago
kavrg