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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18

'cv-ns with the yellow god nieces rot.
sayly in his pockets. He saw
any new and wonderful things and
h had plenty of money, peonle
ors1oered him noble and meritorions
I'd paid him much attention. He
10 nave enjoyed himself v.s+ly
I one thing had not prevented-tba
a.sH an of Wit had given him for
clear insight into human nature 10
saw through the shams and pretenses
o. society, he discerned the hidden
size OF other mems thoughts.
one day he went to the races whore
s'''o'U human beings were amusing
Een selves by watching the efforts of
few lean horses. Willie's pocket was
picked. The stone of Wit was lost.
he no longer had enough intelligence
TO guard his remaining treasures. He
was caught in the snares of a heartless
coquette who played with his feelings
and found satisfaction in wounding
them. He grew jealous of another
Ut her admirers. A desperate quarrel
followed which ended in a scuf1e.
Half OF his vest was torn away and he
found himself lame as before. The
stone of Beauty was lost.
Discouraged and Indifferent, he fell
into bad company and took to gamb-
ling. When he lost he went a little
way off and rubbed the stone of
titled the others; they watched him,
and finally one man crept up to him,
snatched away the stone and fed.
Willie pursued frantically. Finding
he could not escape, the thief threw
the stone into the river. Willie
possession, and was rescued, half
drowned, with empty hands.
With his little old bundle on his
shoulder he limped back to his native
place. 1t was very warm when he ar
rived, and he lay under the same old
oak and fell asleep.
He was awakened by the flute-like
tones of the blue-bird. well, my
young friend she said, $50 you have
come back?"
of Wit because l tried to do without
it; l have lost the stone of Beauty
because l loved a faithleSs woman;
l have lost the stone of Wealth be-
cause l made bad use of my riches.
l am worse off than before, because
l knew nothing of the world and it's
ckedness-whereas, now-alas!"
Look down at your feet" said the
lady-bjrd; there lie your three stones.
Will you take them?''
mo, no, dear princess; I do not
want the stones"
Choose three gifts in their place"
ooh, princess! Then for the stone
of Wit efface all memory of my evil
past; for that of beauty give me
peace; for that of Wealth, content
ment'
Now, since the days of Solomon"
said the blue-bird, have | not heard
a wiser choice Your wish is granted"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18

you please, l would like to know who
you are"
Il am bird during 90 hours of the
day, and a princess for one hour re-
naming"
"Ah. But that must seem very odd,
madame"
Not at all! am used to it. Habit!
There is everything in habit. | have
lived this way for 1867 years 1t was
III the time of King Solomon, she
sighed, as she continued 81 was con-
cerned in political conspiracy; the
plot was discovered and the greatest
of magicians sentenced me to this
punishment, which l am to endure un-
til the end of time. l implored for
mercy, but my wings spread and |
flew away in spite of my own resist
ance That is enough about me- she
added, after moments pause. "Now
tell me what you desire as the price
of this service rendered me. | am
learned in sorcery. l can give you
whatever you may wish.'
"Why, then" said the young shep-
herd, rubbing his head. people are
always calling me stupid; so | should
like keen wit, rare intelligence; |
should like to have fine mind
"Since you desire it, my poor fellow,
you shall have it. What next?"
Il should like to be rich
You shall be rich. Now once more.
what eise?"
Willie glanced at his lame foot. 81
should like to be handsome and
strong"
Very well Now listen. By that
which saved me l shall endow you.
Give me the stone with which you
killed the falcon
Having taken it in her hand, she
drew out of her jewel casket a pinch
of gcli and a flask of fragrant es-
sence, sprinkled the stone, broke it in
three pieces. pronouncing the word of
it's destiny while inscribing letters on
the middle of each; then threw the
talisman on the green moss.
take them, Willie. Over there is
the stone of Beauty, smooth to touch:
yonder lies the stone of Wealth, a
trifle heavier; and here the stone of
Wit, the edges of which are sharp.
Farewell, my boy.''
The young shepherd left his sheep
and walked briskly away, wondering
what to do with his new gifts. His
wit came to his aid. He mounted a
rock and flourished his cap at arms
length; the wind filled it and carried
him away. AS the wind blew from the
west he was transported to China.
The lame shepherd had changed
into handsome young man. He went
where he chose through cities and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
WHERE BEAUTY is RELIGION
Paris Is the City of Critcs-There
Plain Women Plan to OutWit
Nature.

Femininity is not a cult in any city
except Paris, the Pittsburg Gazette
Times says. That is the secret of the
Partisan supremacy in fashions. The
cult of femininity has never been Gull
tivated so absolutely as it has been
cultivated in Paris. Woman is the re-
ligion of Paris. The Parisians wor-
ship nothing but woman They wor-
ship her as substitute for every
other form of romance. She represents
for them the only remaining escape
from reality. Paris is the city of
cynics. 1t is the metropolis of disil-
fusion. 1t has lost faith in every ideal
except the ideal of feminine allure
ment. 1t has no illusions except the
Illusion of beauty. 1t clings to that
last Illusion with pathetic obstinacy,
and in order to keep it up it demands
an everlasting refinement of refine
ment. The natural crudity of woman
must be yelled with mystery, end the
whole art of fashion is the creation
of feminine mystery. Clothes are used
not as an envelope, but as an evasion.
To be dowdy is to be found out. Paris
is the severest critic of feminine out
line and poise of idiosyncrasy. No
sensible woman can walk down the
Rue de la Paix without feeling anxious
about the hang of her skirt, the angle
OF her hat, the harmony of her color
scheme, the fit of her gloves, the
shape of her shoes, the propriety of
her hair and the grace of her gait.
Paris is the only city which makes a
woman fear daylight.
1t is the fierce glare of criticism
which makes Paris the dictator of the
worlds fashions. If a woman is not
elegant in Paris she is an evesora
London stares at an elegant woman:
Paris stares at dowdy woman. In
London woman is either pretty or
plain; in Paris even the plain woman
is pretty. The Parisienne. as a rule
is not beautiful, and perhaps that is
why the cult of elegance is so univer-
sal In Paris. In London a plain wom-
an gives herself up as a bad lob hut
in Paris plain woman makes the
best OF a bad business and outWits
nature by the ingenuity of art.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18

the rules for the servants to bring
their children into the house, but /
pretended to take no notice of the
comfortably settled on the back
porch. Cayetano brought up a big
box of white sand for her. All day
long she sat digging in it with her
hands, making gardens with feathers
and sticks, or burrowing in the sand
with her little fat toes.
Pepita was the only child and the
mother-sO the servants told me-
cared for her very indifferently. She
was a big Filipino, who necessarily
smoked a long cigar. Like many
women of her class, she was fond of
gambling and gave little time to her
family.
But what the baby lacked in the
way of mothers affection was out
weighed by that of the father Cage
demonstrative manner, as we do our
children, but in dumb, appealing.
animal fashion. AS he went about
his work in the kitchen he kept up a
continual prattle with the child in his
native dialect. / could not under
stand the words, but the cound float
ing in through the open doors was
full of subdued tenderness.
Pepita never quite lost her fear of
me- To her childish mind my white
skin put me in different class from
other people she knew She was new
er quite herself in my presence Her
father had taught her to rise and
bow, with a "Buenos dias, sonora y
when | went into the kitchen. But
her laughter always ceased when she
saw me, and she followed me in ST.
lence with her shining eyes.
During these days Cayetano was
boarding all he could spare from ais
earning to buy fine clothes for Pc
pita to wear at her first mass. In Oc-
tober would occur the festival in hon
was the one day of the year when
the servants went to early service
Thousands of people came from the
surrounding country to attend this
mass. 1t was the pride of Filipino
parents to take to church on this day
their youngest child, decked in all
possible finery.
Long before the time Cayetano had
bought for Pepita pair of white
stockings and tiny yellow shoes. The
village modista had made her a pink
satin dress, but the browning glory
was the hat. Only Manila could fur
nish one grand enough for the occa-
sion. A neighbor making visit there
was commissioned to buy it. She
brought back great hat, made Of
white lace, large enough for a girl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18

came evident, the queen regent was
more anxious than ever that the
prince should resume his search for
the gold, for she feared that there
could be no matrimonial alliance be-
tween the two kingdoms unless Prince
Adino should come to the throne. But
the indolent youth would listen to
none of her entreaties; he much pre-
ferred riding or walking or sitting
tete-a-tete with Princess Sibylla than
exploring musty old closets in some
obscure corner of the palace. So mat
tiers stood when the story of the gold
pieces came to the ears of the royal
guest. Then the queen regent was in
great distress, concluding that
Princess Sibylla would leave in hot
haste when she knew that in all like
lihood the prince would never be
king. That there had been avowals
of love between the two she was
not aware, for they lad thought it
fine fun to keep the matter secret.
Now the princess went directly to
her lover
The prince was in his favorite sum-
mer reading haunt, silken hammock
stretched under rose-hung pa
ViliOn.
See here, Sir Laziness!" began the
princess, in her pretty, saucy way, at
the same time tossing the book from
his hands.
Prince Adino laughed good-natured-
ly, and made no effort to regain his
novel.
Princess Sibylla obtained it, how
ever, and held it beyond his reach.
you can't have it again till you
tell me why you are tarrying here,
with those thousand pieces of gold
undiscovered.
Bother the gold." drawled the
prince. What do you and | care
for that! Let the thousand pieces
stay where my uncle hid them!"
do you know''-her tone was con-
fidential-"I don't believe that gold
is hidden in the palace at ALL
pray, where is it them"
king Ambrose was a good deal of
a gardener, was he not?" Princess
Sibylla locked mysterious.
YES" answered the prince" he was
always fussing over his roses"
"Then unless I'm greatly mistaken,
you'll find the gold pieces around some
Of these very rose busiest"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18

Copyright, by Short Stories Co, LTD
There was great excite rent through
out the palace when the will of the
late King Ambrose WIS read.
TIE king had left no son, and the
next in line was the young Prince
Adino, whose father had been the
kings only brother. Although King
Ambrose had had the rover to in
vest whom he would with the robes of
his royal Office. it had been generally
understood that his nephew would sue
coed him On the throne. Imagine,
then, the CONSERVATION of the prince
when he learned that the crown would
be his only On one Cordition-that OF
his finding with his own hands 1000
pieces OF gold, which King Ambrose
had marked and secretly hidden. He
was to have exactly one year in which
to pursue his search.
Now, Prince Adino was handsome,
easy-goirg youth, and everybody liked
him. but he was lazy
he late king had been a most
CtLINS tAAdII, anu II "eNo az OliSS WV
Gus that he had arranged the mat
ter of the gold pieces as possible
cure for his nephew's Incidence. For
a time it seemed as if it were going
to be a good medicine. for Prince
Adino gave up lounging on his rich
couch all day, and took to runlmag-
ing about the palace, hunting for the
hidden gold, but at the end OF fort
night he gave UP the quest.
Meanwhile the prime minister and
the state officials were looking about
for a suitable wife for the young
prince, and the kingdom of Occoqua
being the richest in that parts of the
world, nearly every eligible princess
was anxious to be the favored one.
But the princess that the prime min
lister had his eye upon seemed to be
the least eager OF all, and it was
only after "a most tactful invitation
from the queen regent herself that
the Independent and beautiful Sibylla
of Dolgelly consented to appear at the
court of Occoqua.
AS rarely happens at such times,
the two most closely concerned in the
scheme at once fell desperately in
love with each other. When this be-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Cayetar1o
By VONA YNE
Copyright, by Short Stories Co., Ltd.)

Copyright, by Short Stories Co., Ltd)
Cayetano was Filipino, pure and
simple. He had no admixture of
white blood, nor was he yet imbued
with American ideas. His transpar-
ent just shirt hung long and loose
over his white trousers, his hat was
OF native pattern, and he wore no
shoes. He was good servant
humble, faithful ard usually so quiet
that l was startled when one morn
ing he burst excitediy into the sala.
Sonora, for the love of heaven"
ne SAID, let ne bring my baby, Pc
plta, into the kitchen Her mother
lett her alone and she has fallen
down stairs" Scarcely waiting for
my permission, he r>n to a little
shack some hundred yards away on
the river.
had forgotten the incident when,
later in the morning, | went out to
the long porch in the rear of the
kitchen. a baby girl, perhaps a year
old, sat on the floor Like her father,
she was fairer than most Filipinos
and her hair curled little about her
ears. In one chubby hand she held a
bunch of chicken feathers and a fad.
Ell !itde flag which Cayetano had
found in the waste-basket. On her
forehead was a blue bump and she
looked up at me, her big, black eyes
swimming with tears. But with the
composure common to children of her
race she made neither sound nor mo.
ton. Except for the tears rolling
down her cheeks, she might have
been stained ivory fgurine
The sight of such mute pain
touched me. Telling Cayetano to
take the child in his arms, l bathed
and dressed her head and wiped the
tedr-stained face
From that time Pepita was a mem.
Der Of our household. 1t was against
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Old British Theater Sold

The Theater Royal. Dumfries. Scot
land, which in the old days of the Cal
edonlan Hunt was fashionable meet
ing place and was regarded as one of
the best of the smaller theaters in the
kingdom. has been sold by auction for
e 500. The poet Burns was one of the
earliest hahitues and recited on it's
stage. Macready and the elder Kean
first established their regulations in
it, as also did Brooke, after whom
the neighboring street was named.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Queer Friends.

On board the Union Castle R. M. S.
Goth, on voyage from the Cape of
Teneriffe was a little monkey belong
ing to one of the stewards. 1t was
very fond of sitting on the back of
tortoise, another ships pet, while
the latter crawled about the deck. AL
though rather i'll tempered and snap
pish with people, the. monkey was al
ways friendly with the tortoise,
who made no objection to being used
as her steed.-Wide Awake Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
Wanted to Stop q Few.

Howell-What is your ambition in
life?
Powell-Ever since I heard that.
song about high balls rolling on the
ground" have wanted to be a short
stop.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18

CT 10 years. Then Cayetano's happi-
ness was complete. Nothing remained
except to wait for the day.
On the morning of the festival the
streets We're thronged with people
making their way to the church. Ca
yetano and his wife, ready at an early
hour, brought the baby over for me
to see. She had never worn shoes
before and could scarcely walk. The
satin dress was hot and uncomfort-
able, the big hat was with difficulty
kept on her head. But Cayetano was
happy. In his eyes the child and her
finery were perfect. Taking Pepita
in his arms he proudly led the way
Behind him came Adriana and the
godmother who had been with the
baby at her christening.
In time, without my knowing it, the
little Filipino had begun to fill a
place IN the house. l came to accept
the sight of the playing child, the pat
ter OF the bare feet on the hard floor,
and the 'BuenOs dias, sonora" as one
accepts flowers or green trees-not
felt until they are absent.
Then came the morning when the
baby was not to be seen in the kitch-
en- or on the porch. Where is Pc
pita?' | asked Cayetano She has a
fever this morning." he replied. Il
left her at home with her mother" I
knew how dangerous these tropical
levers are to young children and.
bringing some medicine, told him to
go nome and give it to her. Il will
go over this afternoon" | said land
If she is sick We will send for a doc
tor"
But that afternoon guests came
and | was occupied until late in the
evening. When l asked Cayetano how
Peplta seemed he replied that the
medicine had helped her and she was
sleeping. So l did not go to the
house.
Early the next morning | heard a
knock at my door. When / opened it
CayetanO stood before me. Sonora"
he said, speaking slowly and with
some hesitation, 1.-The ninita is dead.
May | stay at home with her to-day?"
Shocked beyond words and amazed at
the calmness of the man, | STAN
mered, Yes" l felt half-enraged at
the parent who could quietly say,
THE ninita is dead"
All morning l wandered about the
house, restless, with a pricking con-
science. | tried to occupy myself
with other things But there kept
rising before me the small, dusky fig
ure playing in the sand with the poor
toys, mutely following me with her
big, black eyes.
In the afternoon | heard the music
of stringed instruments in the street
below Looking from the window, I
saw a little procession passing by.
Following the musicians were four
bareheaded barefooted FiIipinos.
They carried between them, on two
bamboo poles, small wooden box 1t
was gaily painted and decorated with
fanciful figures in silver paper. At
the head hung a long bow of pink
ribbon
Behind the box came several wom-
en- clad in black, stolid and silent,
putting at long cigars. In the rear
was one man, his transparent just
shirt hanging long and loose over his
black trousers. He walked in a trem-
bling, aimless way, his eyes fixed on
the ground.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18

The next morning Cayetano was in
his place, just as quiet, just as
humble and faithful as ever. He went
on his work showing no out
ware .gn of grief | stunned the
kitchen, where the silence and Cage
tano's calmness oppressed me. l was
almost angry with the man that he
said nothing and shed no tears, while
my own throat was swelling and
aching.
/ stepped out on the porch There
stood the box of white sand In it
was a little garden made of sticks
and feathers and from the center
waved small, faded fiag-all just as
it had been left two days before.
"CayetanO," | cried, irritably, why
don't you take this box downstairs?"
Eyes. sonora he said, and quietly
carried it away.
AS the days wore on there came
into Cayetano's eyes look that
haunted me. 1t was an expression of
dumb longing and despair. His face
became thin and haggard. When he
spoke it was with an effort, as if his
thoughts were with difficulty with
drawn from region far away. He
seldom left the house, except to go
home at night. When not at work
he sat on the porch where the box
of sand had been-so silent, so like
an inanimate thing that even the
servants rarely spoke to him.
The sight of this dumb grief began
to wear on me. IF only the man
would weep, or make some sound"
l said to myself; anything but the
silence and that look in his eyes"
After time | began to be nervous.
Often as | sat in the sala it seemed
to me could hear the sound of two
voices floating through open doors, or
the patter Of little feet on the hard
floor.
At last | could endure it no longer.
"Cayetano." l said, Il want you and
Adriana to go back to Sual for
time. A rest and a visit among your
friends in your old home will do you
good. You have not been well for
long time"
| thought a strange look passed
over his face. But in moment it
was gone and he said: you are
right, sonora; it is best that We go
for a time. / will tell Adriana"
The next afternoon they started.
followed him to the window TO wave
a good-by, but he did not see me. He
went to the gate and opened it. There
he paused as if thinking, then turned
and walked quickly into the servants
room downstairs. IN a moment he
came back, passed through the gate
and turned to fasten it. AS he did
SO, l saw in one hand bunch OF
worn feathers and small, faded flag
Arizona republican., 1910-12-26
THE THIRD DEGREE INQUIRY.

The third degree probers should not rest on their labors The testimony of the witnesses already called is not con elusive, by any means. They admitted having heard of persons under arrest being subjected to what is called the third degree method" but none of the cases came within their own jurisdic- tion or observation. It was always in the next county"
 The inquiry is limited to federal po- lice activities. which precludes inquiry into the doings of state and city police. but at that it does not appear that the matter has been thoroughly looked into. United States marshals and their deputies, agents of the judiciary de- partment, post office inspectors, and their like have had a hand, it is reli- ably reported. in the bad business. In fact more than few of them are said to have proclaimed their prowess fin extorting confessions from their pris- onerS.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-26
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA, TERRI
 TORY OF MARICOPA TERRI

In the matter of the estate of P. G. Dismukes. deceased. Notice of Hearing petition.
 Notice is hereby given that Clara B Dismukes. widow and one If the de- visees of P. G. DismUkes. deceased, has filed in this court an authenticated copy of the last will and testament of said deceased. an authenticated copy of the probate proceedings admitting said will to probate in the county court of Travis County. Texas. and her peti- ton praying that said will be admitted to probate in the probate court of thi county and that letters testamentary be issued thereon to said petitioner and that the same will be heard on Monday. the 26th day of December, A D. 1910. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the courtroom of said court in the courthouse, in the city Of Phoenix. county sf Aaricopa. territory of Arizona, and all~pcrsons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause. if any they have. why the prayer of said pc tittoner should not be granted.
 Dated December 18th, 1910.
 CARL CLARK. dm Clerk.