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The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
ROUGH MARRIAGE KNOTS.
Pledges Under Which They Were Tied
In Medieval Times.

The matrimonial contract today is
thousand times more polite than it was
il the middle ages 1t has lost the en-
gaging frankness of its medieval orig
inalS.
In the good old days when the bride
was taken for fairer, for fouler, for
better, for worse" and promised ito
be buxom and bonny' to her husband,
her father gave the bridegroom one of
the brides shoes as a token of the
transfer of authority. The bride was
made to feel the change by a blow on
the head duly administered with the
shoe. How much more significant and
eloquent a use of the article than our
refined custom of throwing it after
the carriage! The husband took oath
to treat his wife well, in failure of
which she might leave him. As point
Of honor, however, he was allowed to
"bestow on his wife and apprentices
moderate castigation."
An old Welsh law lays it down that
three blows with broomstick ION any
part Of the person except the head is a
4C14L 04AON W llc DlON1ucS
that the stick 'be not longer than the
husbands arm nor thicker than his
middle finger
The bride. however, had her privi-
leges. In certain countries it was her
accepted right the morning after the
wedding day to ask for any sum of
money or any estate that she pleased,
and her husband could not in honor
refuse. A man had to be pretty sure
Of his brides intentions" TO run such
a risk
These old time marriages were often
hard driven bargains. which unblush-
ingly displayed Il good deal Of unlovely
human selfshness. Yet the rough
knots that We're tied a thousand years
ago held faster than many of the be-
ribboned and bejeweled bonds we so
genteely adjust today. New York
World.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
TURKISH STOICISM.
A Very Poor Shot and a Perfectly Good
Natured Target.

NdIuTeC dT9ets
An incident that occurred in the eX-
perience of an English officer is told by
the London Spectator to illustrate the
calmness and Indifference to death and
bodily danger characteristic of the
Turkish soldier.
The officer. accompanied by a guard
of Turkish soldiers. went to the edge
of a cliff overlooking the sea to shoot
at seal that he saw disporting itself
in the water below.
He fired good many times. and the
last shot had gone very near the bob
bling mark when one of the soldiers
came to him and politely asked. do
you not think. sir, that you have fired
often enough at Sergeant Yussuf?"
The supposed seal was indeed the
sergeant.
Presently the sergeant came ashore,
put on his clothes and came up the
cliff smilingly. The officer apologized
handsomely and blamed himself free
ly. But Yussuf. like his companions
did not think there was much to be
concerned about After all. the mark
had been very small. 1t was natural
to fire at it. it was unlikely that the of
ficer would hit it, and he Yussuf) had
not minded it at all.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
The Metaphysical Society,

The distinguished company of con-
uibutors to the first number Of the
Nineteenth Century was selected from
a yet more distinguished company of
which Lord Avebury was a member.
This was the Metaphysical society,
founded by James Knowles and Ten
nyson in 1869. Its members ranged
from Dean Stanley to Huxley and
from Tyndall to Manning, and its
meetings saw such unusual sights as
the Catholic Manning. supported by
two Protestant bishops, presiding over
a discussion among atheists, deists and
freethinkers. The society formed the
nucleus of the band of contributors
who supported Knowles as editor first
Of the Contemporary and then of the
Nineteenth Century.-Westminster Ga
Zette.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
A Matter of Gender.

The bell of a Scottish church was
giving out a very poor tone, and q
committee was appointed TO inquire
as to what was wrong and to report
on the best means of putting it right.
After an examination the members
were divided in their opinion. and the
kirk officer, who was in attendance
with the keys. was asked his view.
Fine. A ken what's wrang wi the
bell" he remarked. It's a she-yin,' ~
meaning that it was of the feminine
gender. Pressed to explain. he added.
Its tongues owre lang-its needin'
TO be clippitr' And this turned out
to be really the fault. The tongue had
become loosened TO the extent of an
inch or so and was overlapping the
curve at the rim and therefore not
striking truly.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
BUILT TO STAND.
The Supreme Confidence One Engineer
Had In His Work.


There is something inspiring about
the self confidence of the men who do
big things. A number of years ago
the country was Mortified by the news
that Galveston had been swept by a
flood. But the mud was hardly dry in
made for building a great sea wall to
keep out the waters. George w.
Boschke was the engineer to whom
this gigantic undertaking was in
trusted.
He finished his work while the world
looked on with interest Later he went
up into inland Oregon to look after the
engineering work of one of the great
railroad companies that were opening
up that vast undeveloped country.
Boschke was in camp, forty miles
from the railroad, says the Technical
World. One day an exhausted mes
senger rode in and handed a telegram
to Boschke's assistant. The message
said that the Galveston wall had been
washed away by a second furious hur-
ricane. The assistant was very much
disturbed. but there was nothing to
do but to lay the telegram before his
chief
Boschke glanced up from it, smiling.
This telegram is lie." he said calm
ly. II built that wall to stand" Then
he turned to the work in hand.
His confidence was justified. The
message was based on false report.
There had been a storm as severe as
that which had flooded the city, but
the wall stood firm.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Had to Follow.

One day a young colored man of
sporty appearance dropped in at coun-
try livery stable and said he needed
a job. He looked promising, so he was
set at work greaSing the axles of a
buggy.
In q remarkably short space Of time
he reported the task finished.
Look here" said his new boss, do
you mean to say you've creased all
four of them wheels already?"
We'll" rejoined the new man, 1--WE
creased the two front ones"
"And why haven't you creased the
two hind ones:'
well" said the new man again, $50
longs the two front ones goes all
right the two binds ones jes' nachelly
got to foller"-Everybody's.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
RATHER GREWS0ME.
In Fact, the English Hunter Was Sure
IL Was Quite So.

IL Was Quite So.
In the Nairobi club l met a gentle
man with one arm gone at the Shout
der. He told his story in a slightly
bored and drawing voice, picking his
words very carefully and evidently
most occupied with neither understat-
ing nor overstating the case. 1t seems
he had been out and had killed some
sort of buck. While his men were
occupied with this he strolled on alone
to see what he could find. He found a
rhinoceros that charged viciously and
into which he emptied his gun.
when came to-" he said, lit was
just coming on dusk and the lions were
beginning to grunt. My arm was CON-
pletely crushed, and l was badly bruis-
ed and knocked about. AS near as l
could remember, l was fully ten miles
from camp A circle of carrion birds
stood all about me not more than ten
feet away, and a great many others
were tapping over me and fighting in
the air. These last were so close that
I could feel the wind from their wings.
It was rather grewsome." He paused
and thought a moment, as though
weighing his words. "In fact" he add
ed. with an air of final conviction. lit
was quite grewsome." - Stewart Ed
ward White in American Magazine.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
AMENDED SHAKESPEARE.
The Actor Was Shy on His Lines, but
Rose to the Occasion.

Rose to the Occasion.
William Gillette in the course of an
address made to the graduates of the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
told this story:
when | was in Booths company
years ago. the actor said. 1--WE had to
be up in many parts. Frequently the
actors would have TO double in per-
Torrance when the roles Outnumbered
the people | remember one time we
were playing Hamlet When the
time came in the players scene for the
man to poison the king it was found
that the particular actor selected for
the part was on the stage in another
role
immediately the stage manager
grabbed an actor who was getting
ready TO continue in another role. The
actor was wrapped in a big mantle.
handed a bottle and told to hurry on
the stage and do the poisoning. No
body would recognize him. said the
stage manager.
"'But, protested the actor, what
are my lines|
"'Oh, you know replied the stage
manager.
"'That poetry stuff?
"'Surer
"'All right said the actor. Then he
strobe on the stage with his bottle.
and, bending over the king, said:
Nobody here. nobody near!
I'll pour the poison in his earl"
New York American.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Athletics In Finland,

Melvin Sheppard tells of a talk with
an official of the Finnish Athletic as
ISOLATION in which the latter was ask
ed if there was any difference between
amateurs and professionals in Finland.
"None at ALL" replied the Finn As
far as / can see the only difference
between an amateur and a profession
al in America is that the amateur Ell
Their cannot or is afraid 10 sign his
name. while a professional attaches
his signature to the receipt for any
money be earns. In Finland the ath-
letes for the most part cannot write.
so there is no difference at all be
tween the pro and the simon pure"
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Lobster Irvine,

A man who had wondered what lob
ster Irvine was found the answer very
simple. 1t is a fine quality, stout Irvine
an eighth Of an inch in diameter, made
Of manila hemp and originally intend
ed for making the Melted part of lob
ster pots Lobster Irvine has come
also TO be used on board vessels, both
sail and steam, for serving ropes, for
whipping ropes. including ropes even
Of wire, and for various other purposes
this size might prove useful There is
probably more lobster Irvine used now
on vessels than for the purpose for
which il was first made.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
international Lawn Tennis Paws.

1t has been said that America is
sport mad" That the general boom
in interest in competitive events ex-
tends to tennis is proved by the fig
ures, learned recently. placing the to-
tai gate receipts of the recent interna~
tional matches here at $4,000. OF
this surprising sum $1,000 went to de
fray the expenses of the American
team. Of the net profits Of $4,000
half was turned over to the Australian
team. The West Side Lawn Tennis
club Of New York. on whose courts
the matches were played, received ST.
400. and the remaining $4,000 was put
in the treasury of the National Lawn
Tennis aSsocia ton.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Doqs of Belgium.

Belgian dogs that are harnessed to
carts often work themselves to death.
They may enjoy their work for a time.
when they hurl themselves into the
collar to drag the milk cart (and often
the lazy milkman as well as his cansl.
but they do not enjoy the ensuing pa
ralysis. The sight of a dog dying of
starvation in the streets because his
paralysis jerked him away from food
every time he attempted to take it is
not conducive to happy memories of
Belgium
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Bigger the Steal, Smaller the Crime.

The ManX law of old times had
many oddities. but none, surely, quaint
er than to make the greater the crime
the less, because of the impossibility
within the narrow limits of the Isle
of Man, that the bigger thief should
be successful.
''If a man steal a horse or an OK" so
ran the law. lit is no felony, for the
offender cannot hide them. but if he
steal a capon or a pig he shall be
hanged"
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Puzzied Him.

Mark Twain and his peculiarities
were being discussed by an English
class in a certain high school. One
youthful orator had very eloquently
described Marks personal appearance
and had laid unusual stress on the au-
thor's fOndneSs for wearing white
fiannels.
"Geer' said one much interested
youth. Il don't see how the public
knows whether his fannels We're red
or white. "-Everybody's Magazine
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27

Ownie Bush. Detroit's little short
stop. is the best all around man in the
position today. So says Manager
Hughie Jennings. The little fellow
covers more ground than most of the
men holding down the job at short
field" said Hughes recently. He
pegs as accurately as the best. As
batter, we'll. he's always there with
the bingle when it's needed. As for
speeding around the paths, there are
few who have anything on him at all.
Yes. sir. Bush is the best all around
man in the position"
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Not In Her Class,

You know it is stated that a mans
heart beats 92,16O times a day." said
the young man.
Every day.? asked the sweet young
thing
Eyes, every day"
well, if a young mans heart didn't
beat more times than that the day he
proposed to me I'd consider him pref
ty cold positiOn."-Yonkers States
man.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
He Didn't Put 1t Off,

Gracious exclaimed Mr. Staylate.
ITS nearly midnight. / should be
going pretty soon, ! suppose"
Yes" replied Miss Patience Come.
you know the old saying, Never put
off till tomorrow what you can do to-
day. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Good Scheme.

q suppose you take excellent care of
your healthy
NO" replied Farmer Corntossel. II
tried every kind of medicine I could
get hold Of for awhile. Then l gave
up and forgot about my health, and
eve felt better ever since."-Washing-
fon Star
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
New Worlds Relay Record.

The Boston A. A. relay team, COM
posed of MahOney. Marceaus, Powers
and Hedlund. ran four miles at Eas-
ton, Pa, recently in II minutes 81 Is
seconds, which is a new worlds rec
ord. The best previous athletic club
record was IS minutes s As seconds,
made by the Irish-American A. C.
The intercollegiate record was II min
utes 90 seconds. created by Cornell.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Not a Mind Reader.

Mistress (whose chauffeur has just
Informed her that Fido has been shut
up in the stable because he leaped up
at a strange lady in the road-How
odd of him! Do you suppose he
Thought it was me? Chauffeur
Couldn't say what he thought. my
!ady.-London Punch.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Historical Note

A small boy handed in the following
on au examination paper in United
States history:
General Braddock was killed in the
Revolutionary war. He had three
horses shot under him: and a fourth
body's
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Much Worse.

"Oh dear pouted the pretty girl In
irritation. as the trolley car came to q
Standstill. what is worse than waiting
on a switch?'
Trying to pass on the same rail.
madam responded a gentleman be-
side her.-Judge.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
AS He DIAGNOSED 1t.

81 fear you do not really love me-"
said the young doctor.
"Why do you say that?" demanded
the girl.
"Your pulse does not seem to ac-
celerate any when | hold your hand"
washington Herald.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Sunday In Helnoland-

The Sabbath begins in Helgoland
at o'clock on Saturday evening. when
the church bells are rung, and ceases
on the following day at the same hour
AT one time no vessel was permitted
TO leave the port during the Sabbath.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
Wanted His Rest Mark

What you need" said the doctor, lis
an operation"
VERY WELL" replied the patient
Which operation are you cleverest
at?"-Detroit Free Press.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
United States Navy to Take Up Boxing

UNITED OIatSS NdNJ 10 y dNS - y OoNiH9
Uncle Sam is going TO teach his sail
or boys to box. Not that the fiStic sci
ence is a lost art in the navy. Boxing
has always been popular with the sail
ors. and from their ranks have emerg-
ed more famous ring men than from
any other walk of life. But at the
present time so many of the bluejack-
cts are interested in the sport that
there has arisen a demand for a com
petent instructor to explain the mys-
teries of the jab, hook and sidestep.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
PrematurelY AGED.

Conductor-Madam, that child looks
older than three years. Mother-Yes.
indeed he does, conductor. That child
has had a lot of trouble.-Everyb ody's.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27

Sincerity-a deep, genuine sincerity
Is the first characteristic Of all men in
any way heroic.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27

Age does not make US childish, az
some say. 1t finds us true children
Goethe.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27

To be weak is miserable. doing or
suffering. Milton.
The Adair County news., 1913-08-27
New Blood For the Pirates,

Fred Clarke, the Pirates leader, has
signed Fred Kommers. an outfelder.
who has been making a fine record
with the Springfield club Of the Three
l league. Besides Kommers, Infelder
Cypert of Arkansas university. Out
fielder Earl Topham from Bucknell ana
Pitcher Ed Sayres from Brown uni
versity were also signed.
Washington University to Tour Japan.
The university of Washington base
ball team will take the proposed trip
to Japan. The team win leave here
for the orient Aug %. returning to the
States Oct "a. Ten players. Graduate
Manager Ralph A Horr. Coach Clark
and Ikeda. Japanese interpreter. wiz
make up the party.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-10-02
Crop Conditions

officers of the First National bank,
commenting on business and crop
conditions, say:
whatever pessimism was engen-
dered in business and industrial cir
Giles by the enormous loss in the corn
crop estimated by the department of
agriculture in its last grain report,
the evidence is all to the contrary
that it has exerted a depressing in
fiuence on trade. 1t is impossible to
detect any indications which would
suggest an unfavorable tendency or
any falseness in the very positive
notes of confidence that are being
heard from all sections of the coun-
try. -
- 1t might we'll be expected that: the
Southwest, after it's prolonged and
costly drouth, would reflect curtail-
ment in trade, but jobbing reports
show a normal seasonable demand
implying no marked contraction in the
buying power of that section. The
latest developments in the great sur
plus corn belt have been such as to
bring about a better feeling.
The Northwest, where the bulk of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-10-02
BELGRADE NAN KILLED
Ole Reiquam, Formerly Postmaster, Has
Life Crushed Out by 500" Train,
Last Wednesday

Ole Reiquan of Belgrade was killed
yesterday forenoon on the 500 tracks.
short distance east of the BrOcten
depot, says the Glenwood Herald. He
had been working on the section and
in company with crew of men
ives at work On the track near Rroo-
ten yesterday when train No. 10S
came. The old gentleman was be-
wl]oered and remained standing in
the middle of the track. Members
CT the crew tried to arouse him, bat
were unsuccessful.
Rev. Koefod was notified yesterday
OF the sad event and that funeral SER
vices would be conducted the first
part of next week.
The deceased was we'll known in
Glenwood. He was a brother of Mrs.
Madland, formerly of this place. His
wife was sister of Mrs. Andrew Tor
guson.
Mr.. Reiquam had been postmaster
at Belgrade the past years until a
successor was chosen this summer.
He had bought a farm near Belgrade
and had determined to move onto that
in the near future.
He is survived by his wife and
five children, two sons and three
daughters. One son has been with
the marine service, but is sick at a
hospital in the West at the present
time. One of the daughters is mar
ried to Mr.. Babcock, former editor
of the Belgrade Tribune.
The bereaVed family have the sim
cere sympathy of their many friends
in their deep affiiction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-10-02

the spring wheat is raised, is not
complaining of it's harvests. The
crop of wheat, excepting last year,
has not been exceeded in the previous
four or five years. Moreover, it is a
crop of excellent quality and CONNER
cially valuable, gathered under favor
able weather that lessened its har-
vesting cost to the producer. Iii
The general aspect of the CONNER
cial and business field at the end of
September is encouraging. Forward
commitments are, naturally, still re-
stricted by the still pending tariff
legislation but the developments have
shown that the buying power of the
country is so great that each seasons
trade must be met ash comes, quite
regardless of tariff changes. This is
a big nation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-10-02
Road Taxes to Be Paid in Cash

Next year all road taxes are re-
quired to be paid in money accord
ing to the Princeton Union. In most
of the towns of the state it has been
customary to vote only small cash
road tax at the town meeting, and
in many towns no cash, road tax has
been voted-the main dependence has
been upon the road taxes assessed by
the supervisors which were payable
in cash OR in labor at the option OF
the taxpayer. The probabilities are
that in many towns there will be no
money available for road work next
year unless the supervisors levy an
emergency tax. Taxes voted at the
town meeting next March will not be
available until the year following.
The author of the new road law
(chap. 235, laws of 1879 had this
contingency in mind, and paragraph
three, section 40, laws of 1913, pre-
vides that, After the annual town
meeting, in case of emergency, the
town board may levy a tax on the
property in it's town for road and
bridge purposes in addition to the tax,
if any, voted at the annual town meet
ing for road and bridge purposes, in
an amount not to exceed five mills
on the dollar of the assessed value of
the property in the town, and any tax
so levied by the town board shall
forthwith be certified to the county
auditor for extension and collection"
In town where no road taX-or a
small road tax-has been voted the SUI
pervisOrs should. without delay, levy
a five mill emergency tax and certify
the same to the county auditor before
October l.. The tax so levied will
be available next year, otherwise the
town will be without means ito pay
for road work during 1914.
This is an important matter and
should be attended to at once.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-10-02
HUNTING ACCIDENT
Macmillan Siwinski, St. Cloud Young
Man, Accidently Shoots Self .
Sunday Morning

Macmillan SiWinski, aged %, lost
his life in a hunting mishap yester-
day morning when his gun exploded
and the full charge. entered his chest
below the heart. Siwinski, who with
Carl Naegli, were going hunting near
Clear Lake, had come to place near
by and stopped their horse to get
out, says the st. Cloud Times.
: as Siwinski stepped out of the
wagon he pulled the gun out after
him, the barrel being toward him.
The trigger caught and snapped, the
full charge of shot being lodged in
the left lung. Siwinski's companion
Immediately summoned aid and a
Clear Lake physician brought him to
st. Cloud in an automobile He died,
however, about 1920, four hours
after the shooting. .-...
Siwinski's parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Joseph Siwinski, had been notified
and they went to st. Raphaers hos.
lital, where he had been taken. He
was conscious and talked with them
just before he died. =. -'~
1T was all an accident" he told
them and then hes went into uncon.
seriousness.
Siwinski had frequently gone hunt
ing during the past few years, and
his parents had warned him repeat
edly to be cautious, lest he be the
victim of an accident. They also had
made efforts to persuade him not
to go.
Siwinsh was stonecutter by trade,
being employed by ]. w. Campbell.
He has been resident of ST. Cloud
all his life. Besides his parents he
is survived by three brothers, Theo-
dore, Anthony and Machael, and one
sister, Pauline, all at home, The fu.
neral will be announced later