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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Strings to Friendship.

81 suppose every mans friendship iss
worth having?" said the young man
who is studying politics. Cherish not
the delusion," replied Senator Sorg-
hum. 'You must select with caution,
owing to the fact that when you ac-
cept a mans friendship you incident
ally acquire the neutral enmity of
everybody who doesn't approve Of
him."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Time and Place.

A little six-year-old Philadelphia girl
was sent to the family physician for
a vaccination certificate, so that she
could enter school. The certificate
required the date of vaccination Not
remembering when he had done it, he
said, Janet, how long are you vac
cinated?" To which Janet innocently
replied, Here it is on my leg, about
an inch long
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
There Was a EeasoA.

economy" said his wife, ''but notice
whenever l cut down expenses that
you smoke better cigars ard spend
more money for your own pleasure
than at any other time" well, con-
found it! What do you suppose
went you TO economic for, anyway"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Grew Great THROUGH striv;nc.

The masters of the world nodded
their own destinies-they grew great.
step by step, and year by year They
stayed great because each inch of
their progress was a contest with
somebody else, until they had defeat
ed. by sheer ability, every opponent
Herbert Kaufman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Mirage Eas, 70 Be Seen.

The celebrated Fata Morgana, .
presentation of natural moving pic
lures" on an immense scale which is
occasionally seen in the Straits Of
Messina, is explained by a scientific
writer as being mirage, such as fire.
quently occurs in various parts of
the world: "in fact" he says, zone
may see mirage any day by looking
through the stratum of air everything
Q hot stove, or adjacent to the side
OF wall heated in the sunshine"
Young scientists will be interested in
verifying this statement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Superior Judoment.

so you suspect that men are quick
er OF Judgment in practical matters
than women" YES" replied Miss
CAYENNE Men have needed the warn
ings OF the newspapers. and quit buy
Ing gold bricks. but women continue
to marry for money"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Keeps Saints Memory Fresh.

st. Torquatus, the apostle of Cadiz,
lived in the first Christian century and
planted an olive tree before the
church dedicated to him in Cadiz.
This tree is always in full bloom on
the fete day of Torquatus, May Is.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Her Idea Of PLAYER Piano.

Al observing little miss of five was
visiting one afternoon at a house
where there was a player piano, and
she was much interested. On her re-
turn home she described it to her
neither as machine into which they
poked porous plaster and ground it
up into music.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Kept II In the Family.

you have a tremendously faithful
dog, sir. AS you turned to speak just
now strange dog tried to take your
meat, and just as he was going to-
snatch it your own dog eat it up him.
self. "-Fliegeade Blaetter. =
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
TRAINING Needed.

Mrs. Benhaml think it would be
well for our boy to go to Sunday
school. Benham-What for? Mrs.
Benham-There is need of having his
ideas Strengthened out; / told him
something about st. Peter at the gate
and he wanted to know If st. Peter
was ticket chopper.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Real Cause of Quarrel.

The people We dislike and avoid
are no more sinners than we are our
selves. Our quarrel is often with their
manners, opinions, tempers. rather
than with their actual deeds.-Mrs.
Alfred Sidgwick.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Didn't Meet Death.

$50 you're widow. How did your
husband meet his demise?" "He
didn't meet it. mum! Dey had to
chase him four miles befo' dey could
git him TO- de lynchin'!"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
pno.ooranhlc Mao of 4ne SKY,

A Photographic map Of the entire
sky, showing approximately 100000
stars, has been prepared in sections
by the astronomers Of Harvard uni
versity. The whole map would cover
more than five acres.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Dick Turpin Pistol Found.

In the removal of a plaster ceiling
and oak paneline of the Jacobean
room in the famous Reindeer inn at
banbury, England. which has been
bought by Lord Curzon of Xedleston,
workmen found in the raftefs a double
nintlock horse pistol inlaid with gold,
inscribed, Presented to Dick Turpin
at the White Bear Inn, Drury Lane,
February z, 1885"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
BEING Practical.

Practical people are wise people.
Genius may create brilliant ideas, and
be of very active turn of mind, but
money makes the mare go. and what
practical people really wish is to have
q pot, to have that full of potatoes,
and to have fire enough to make the
pot boil.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
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Look Well to This Day.
Listen to the salutaticn of the dawn
look well to this day: -. For
yesterday is but dream and tomor-
row is only a vision, but every day
well lived makes every yesterday
dream of beauty. and every tomorrow
. vision of hope. Look well. therefore,
to this day!-From the Sanskris.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10

In ZaratantO, Spain. a case has oc.
Cured which is probably unique OF it's
kind. A child has just been born
while his father, grandfather, great
grandfather and great-great-grandfa-
ther are all living. His name is Urri-
ticcccchea, and the family are Basque
farm laborers. The great-grandfathef
and the Observation-Disclosures have
acted az godfathers to. the latest ar
rival. The united family constitutes
nearly q whole village.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
HITHERTO STRANGER TO FEAR
But Now He Had Run Against Some
thing That Caused His Nerve to
Forsake Him.

II came, sir, in answer to your ad-
to employ a man who was a total
stranger u fear
"Ar. you brave MANI"
Il am, sir. ! have given proof of
my courage in many parts Of the
world"
"Yes?"
Il have faced bullets in Mexico and
nachetes in Cuba
Good"
Il helped to defend the missionaries
against the Boxers and ] was pres
CIT at the siege of Port Arthur"
Fine"
Il have fought the Infatuated walrus
of Bain bay and the maddened bull
elephants of Central Africa, and I
went through an Armenian massacre
without losing my nerve"
You seem to be the man I want.
Would you be willing to go out on
a field in front of 10000 fair-minded,
sport-loving Americans and umpire a
baseball game honestly, deciding
against the home team when neces-
sary?"
$50 that's the job, is it?" replied the
man of courage, and broke into
cold perspiration and a run for the
door simultaneously.
Coal Used to Drive Ocean Ships.
Estimates place the coal consumed
on the oceans CT the world at approx
mately 100000 tens per annum, val
ued at over $3.50, 100000. .~-~.sE
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10

Having purchased the wood saw
from Mr.. Neal, / am now prepared to
do your work. w. E. Gillette. 17-3t
Adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Quite a Mar.

Howell-"What sort OF fellow Is
he?" POwell-''He can make two lem
ons grow where only one grew before
and then HAND them both to you when
OF are not ooking.'-Judge.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Another Consideration.

81 has heard" said Uncle Eben, dat
politics makes strange hedfellcw WIS. But
dat don't make much difference when
dar's such a rumpus dat nobody KANT
sleep nohoW. "-Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Russian Peasants swin6led.

The peasant girls of Russia sell
their hair for sum which amounts
to less than dollar pound, and their
tresses bring $12 to SIS in the London
hair market.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10

Fancy grapes, car direct from Michi-
gan. These are tresher and cheaper
than local shipments. L. S Bishop.
ADV.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
He;-nt Of Self, mess.

Some men are so selfish that if rhe!
were living in haunted house the!
wouldn't be willing to give up the
ghost-Flori6a Times Union.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Evils Worse Than War.

There are things worse than war
The passions that lead to war; self.
ishness, ambitions-these are the SUI
preme evils.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Everyman's Wife.

there's only one bright woman III
the void; she has married every.
man.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10
Uncle Pennywise Says:

You can't make bricks without
straw; and some people seem to think
this also applies to cigars.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-10-10

Never Comes Back.
The hair is one thing. according to
q scientist, that never comes back"
Rochester Democrat
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28

A day or two later, however N.
third butler had an experience which
Induced him to hand In his resIgna,
ton. D"'
HI was Just comm up the Second
flight Of stairs, num-" he explained
to Mrs. Townsend, when hi seen
no less than four of these bloom,n'
spooks, mum. amarchin' along ths
iand1n'. One Of them, mum. carried
a little drum, another a wash.board
the third, a telephone, and the fourth
bloomin' jug! 1t was 'orribly hun.
canny, mum, and somethin' HIM noA
at all used to, you know, mum, and
Hill simply ave to give notice, mum
that's ALL"
Who the four ghosts might be, no
one is able even to suggest, although
Washington has long been Celebrated
as a city Of haunted houses. In her
day, poor Bessie Hillyer was very
popular. Perhaps her ghost is eouai.
y fortunate, and the presence Of tha
four spooks observed by the third
butler may be accounted for In that
way.
This was the first Mrs. Townsend
heard of the visitation Of the ghosts
and she paid little attention TO ths
matter. But one by one they cams
to her, the chef. the pantry.man, the
parlor-maids, the coachmen and tha
other members of the household
retlnue and recounted their hair.
raising experiences, and 1t began to
get on her nerves She dismissed
the complaining servants but shs
couldn't quite as easily dismiss from
ner mind the stories they brought
to her.
And then a few months ago, Mrs
townsend beheld the spectre with
her own eyes.
~ was in the daytime. She was
gong upstairs after lunch when she
saw the same quartet that the butler
mad described standing on the land.
ing above, and they carried the ar.
tlcles the butler had specified.
one raised her lorgnette to gaze
IN dlgn1f1ed surprise at the intruders,
OUT, while she was looking directly
at them, the figures faded away and
disappeared. Then she realized that
she had seen the ghosts!
Inquiries were at once made and
the unfortunate history of Bessie
Hlllyer came to light The connec.
ton between that tragedy, the old
mansard roof and the spooks was
cbyious-tc those who believe In
such things.
Anyway Mrs. Townsend has left
Washington. Her most intimate
friends. .ro~l one of whoE. this
story wa obtained, believe that
the combination of gh, st and hoo
doc has been too much for her, but
other intimate friends say tkat shs
merely went away because she got
lonely.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28
HOW Mrs. Mary S. Townsend
Built Her Mansion Especially
to Escape HO0dOO, Only to Be
DriUen Out by "SpOOks!"

THERE aren't any ghosts, and
yet this is a ghost story. 1t
wouldn't be one except for
the fact that lots and lots of people
think there are such things as
ghosts And in this connection you
are advised to read an article which
will appear in this magazine next
week. 1t is written by a very great
scientist, indeed. and explains illum-
inatively the insurmountable diff
culties which any ghost would have
to encounter to provide itself with
clothes or bones. Every ghost ever
known has either had clothes Of
some sort, or a skeleton. The ghost
IN this story had very good clothes,
hence the pertinence of this para
graph.
Mrs. Mary Scott Townsend is one
of the very foremost OF American
society leaders She was formerly
Mary Scott, of Erie, Pa. a niece of
Tom" Scott, Of Pennsylvania Rail-
road fame. Her family was very
wealthy-worth ever So many mil
lions.
MIS-. TOWNSEND beautiful mani
sion on Massachusetts avenue,
Washington, long spoken OF as the
Townsend Palace" has a deserted
and melancholy effective are APP
preaching the story. The front
doors and windows are boarded up,
the two magnificent antique statues
which flank the outer steps, and
which are worth thousands of dol
lars, are boxed in, and the great gar
dens surrounding the house. with
their huge elms and masses of rho
dodendrons show signs of desertion.
The palace is abandoned, and 1t is
doubtful whether Mrs. Townsend
will ever again occupy it. Whim?
Well, that's what some say. What
do the others say? Well, they say
that the most extraordinarily tena-
cious and popular spook that ever
was known had lot to do with 1t
"a spook that stuck to It's own roof
and moved with 1t when everything
else in the house that it formerly
occupied was taken to the scrap
heap
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28

But how did 1t get chance to
move with its roof to the Townsend
palace? That is the very remarka-
BILE story now to be unfolded
When she was very little girl,
Mary Scott once interviewed a witch,
Among the other pleasant things,
she learned from this oracle was
that If she should ever undertake
to sleep under a new roof" she
would within the following year die.
This cheerful admonition took such
hold upon the girl that for many
months she hardly slept at all. and
In all the years which followed, she
e1refully refrdined from sleeping un.
der new roof"
Some years later, when she mar.
ried and became Mrs. Townsend. she
tired of Erie and sighed to live In
Washington. Her husband was per.
fectly willing, for there is no place
In the world where millions count
for so much as they do at the ma
tional capital.
Mr.. Townsend had plans drawn up
for a veritable palace and the site
selected was that occupied by the
old-fashioned residence OF old Judge
Hillyer.
Negotiations for the purchase OF
the place were rapidly concluded
and workmen set about demoliShing
the Hlllyer dwelling. when Mrs,
Townsend directed her husband to
stop the work.
I'm so sorry, Dick" she said. but
We shall have to give 1t all up.
forgot about the WITCH"
Then followed an explanation Of
the incident before referred to, and
though Mr.. Townsend did his best
to convince his young wife that the
witch's warning might safely be dis.
regarded, he had little success, and
finally decided to humor his wife's
mlsgivings
Nothing was done on the work OF
destruction for several days and the
To-'nsends looked around Washing
ton for place to purchase If his
wife wouldn't sleep under a new
roof, the only thing to do was to
buy an old place. But was 1t? Why
"ouldn't thcv luil1 their palace as
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28

they had intended and simply put
In an old roof instead of a new one!
That very idea occurred to Mrs.
Townsend one afternoon while house
hunting, and she at once suggested
1t to her husband.
1.-THE very thing" assented Mr..
Townsend, well just retain the old
mansard roof of the IIillyer house
and set it on our new place"
And that Is what was done. The
old mansard roof rests to-day exact
ly where it originally was, covering
the middle part Of the Townsend
palace--though of all the rest Of
the earlier structure not a stone or
beam or plank remains. In this way.
superstiuous Mrs Townsend was
enabled to sleep under An old
roof, and thus to outwit the hoodoo
with which she was threatened, and
so pleased was she with herself over
the ruse she had worked, that 1t
may be said that she slept well.
That is-for a while.
Hist! Listen! Little did Mrs
Townsend know when she bought
the Hilyer place that a tragedy had
pSCh ShdClGu ullu6I ludL vel y TOOI
which she had been at such pains
to preserve. Nor did she know that,
according to the most advanced
splritualists. the roof is the most
important part of dwelling place,
and that a spook cares for nothing
else so long as it has roof over it's
head.
Yes, twenty-five years ago. a ter
rlble thing happened In this same
Htllyer residence
The Judges daughter, Bessie
whose path of true love did not run
smooth, took rat poison and died
For years afterwards, it is said
the ghost of the unfortunate Bessie
Hillyer haunted the place, but when
the place was sold to the Townsends
not W l was mentioned regard
ing 1t.
They are going to tear the build.
ing down, anyway" the owners prob.
ably figured, land with the buildingl
gone, the spook will have to look
for another home" If the Town.
sends heard Of viSitations of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28

spectre they undoubtedly argued to
the same eject. When they finally
decided to retain the old mansard
roof, it never occurred to them that
IN that YER roof might abide poor
Bessie Hillyer's uneasy spirit!
Some months ago. one of the par.
lor-maids started upstairs in answer
10 summons from Mrs. TOWNSEND
hallway up the flight of stairs she
saw a young girl in a gray dress.
belng In a hurry, she would prob
ably have taken no notice, but her
attention was attracted by the fact
that the young woman Ga stranger
to herr was attired in the fashion
Of a quarter of a century ago. (You
see, she had clothes) She observed,
too, that the oddly costumed girl.
bore a sad and mournful expression.
Respectfully stepping aside to let
the girl pass, the astonished servant
nearly fell the length of the stairs
when the girl magically vanished
from view. She simply wasn't
there any longer" as the awed maid
described the incident
We'll, all I say, Mamie" was the
only satisfaction the frightened maid
got from the housekeeper, 'is that
you'd better keep your mouth shut
about it, for if the Mrs. should hear
of it, she'd fire you and everyone
else who was foolish enough to be
bothered by such silly hallucina-
tons"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28

Mrs. Peter G. Gerry, formerly Ma
thilde Townsend, Daughter of
Mrs. Mary Scott Townsend
Who Has Had Such a Time
Between a "Hoodoo" and a
"SPook"
AND BELOW
The Townsend Mansion-the Root
of Which Was Retained From
the Structure Which Formerly
Occupied the Site Because Mrs.
Townsend Was Afraid to Sleep
Under a New Roof"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-06-05

the Ladies Aid Friday evening,
June 9TH. Proceeds will go towards
paying for the lights. Remember
June 18th at NJ. E. church.
During the late storm, Tom Gulick
had five cattle stunned and one killed
by lightning.
j. T. Clifton IS boys are trapping
for rats in their fathers barn. They
caught five big fellows one day.
Miss Ruby Martin closed a very
successful term of school at Brodtville
last Friday picnic in the afternoon.
Miss Martin is now enjoying visit
at her home near Lancaster
Mrs Alice Hodge received a card
from Mrs Ruby Iorns in Dakota.
Their 200 acres of wheat looks very
promising; plenty of grain and the
Dakotalians jubiIant.
Abe Key, of Bloomington, drove
his new auto to Patch Grove and took
Mrs. Van Patch, Bent Key and Hattie
Parish to Bagley to see o. Patch,
who seems to have gone into a general
decline and very weak
G. W. Jenkins principal of our
school thu past year, has secured the
position of principal of schools at
Priest River, Idaho. Prof Jenkins
gave US a successful school year.
But the change he is making is on
account of MS wife and children 8
health. Prof Jenkins is consistent
christian and has been good man in
our society.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-06-05
AROUND The COUNTY
PLATTEVILLE.

special Correspondence to the Herald.
VIM. Frye and family have moved
70 Milwaukee.
Albert Bloomer visited last week
an Milwaukee.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Livingston, of
Chicago, visited few days here last
week with Mr.. Livingston = parents,
AIr. and Mrs r. F. Livingston.
Margaret E. Grindell arrived home
last week from her trip through the
west.
Guerdon Eberhardt. who has been
attending school here. joined his
father at Dubuque last week, to spend
che summer.
Miss Ruth Miller, whose no ne is
In Florida. is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
j. Crippen.
Mrs. Pinkerton who has been a
guest of her daughter Harriet return
ed to her home at Prairie du CHEN
last Wednesday. Miss Harriet is a
student at the Normal in his city.
Mrs. M. D. Barber returned to her
home in Belmont last week, after an
extended visit with her daughter,
AIRS. FL. E. Eastman
VIM. Trembling. an employe at
the Empire mine. was quite severely
Gn1Ured week ago when coming up
I'm the bucket, at that mine. The
diganents Of his knee were badly torn
but he is able to walk now, by mean s
OF crutches.
MRS. Doescher and daughter
Flossie, who spent the winter in
California and other points in the
west, returned home last week.
Miss Laura Rountree Smith attend
ed the wedding of her cousin Mr.
Hathaway at Chicago last weeE.
The graduating class, of the Ma
Stonal University of Washington. D.
e.. have extended a special invitation
TO Hon. A. w. Kopp to deliver the
annual address.