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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26
HAS BEST SCHOOL HOUSES
Minnesota Has Taken Advanced
Steps in Standardizing the
Educational Buildings.

st. Paul, Nov. 23.-Minnesota is
leading nearly every state in the un-
ion in the standardizing of it's school
houses, c. G. Schulz, superintendent
of education, said yesterday.
The plan is to have all the rural
and small village school buildings con-
structed in accordance with standard
plans worked out by S. A. Challman,
commissioner Of school buildings.
"The standardization plan is a good
one in that it gives a local school
board at the outset an idea of what is
needed" said Mr.. Schulz, Gin order
that they may comply with the ne
quirements of our department. BY ap-
plying to Mr.. Challman they may re-
ceive plans for such building as
they wish to build and can learn the
cost of similar buildings in other parts
of the state.
"By taking advantage of the pre-
pared plans the school officers know
there will be no hitch in the accept
ance of their school buildings by the
department. The scheme protects the
school board members by giving them
expert knowledge. They are not tech
meal men and probable one board
never builds but one building"
The plans for the building, covering
foundation, basement, floor joist, main
floor, traverse section, four eleva-
tons roof and number of details,
are lent school districts free by
the department of education.
In working out the technical details
of such buildings the engineering de-
partment of the University of Minne-
sofa is used. College students aid Mr..
Challman in working in the main en-
cheering building so as to keep him
in close touch with the college.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26
CARRIED TO GRAVE BY SONS
Funeral If Mrs. Rose Schmahl, Fort
Ridgely Defender, Held at Red
wood Falls, Mimi.

Redwood Falls, Nov. 23.--The
body of Mrs. Rose Asfel Schmahl who
died at Duluth on Friday, was brought
to Redwood Falls for burial. Services
were held from the home of her son,
Alex. C. Schmahl, Rev. William Jo-
busch of the Presbyterian church Of
floating. The pallbearers were the
three sons, Julius of st. Paul, Alex
and H. G., Of Redwood Falls and three
grandsons, A. Joehning of Wood Lake
G. Joehning of Morton, and G. Lieben
guth of Barrett. Charles A. Rose who
was one of the defenders of Fort
Ridgely for whom Mrs. Schmahl made
cartridges in the Indian outbreak of
'62, was an honorary pallbearer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26
MILLIONS OF PENNIES.

That Americans are careless OF
their small change is evidenced by the
fact that Of the 15O,000,000 pennies
annually sent out from the Philadel-
phia mint only small percentage are
ever accounted for afterward. 1t is
thought that but small percentage
IF the pennies lost in the streets are
ever found, since they lack luster and
fail to catch the eye as does silver
coin. The chances are that they are
swept up with rubbish and so, for the
most part, lost as coins. There is no
loss in keeping supply of "Zumal-
weiss" beer always on hand; adver-
tisement. VIM. Schreiner, Tel. IA.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26
HOME FOR THANKSGIVING.

The teachers of thelocal and grad
ed high schools who are going to
spend Thanksgiving away left We'd
nesday noon and will spend the day
in the following places: Misses May
bury and Strand, St. Cloud; Miss Bur-
gett, Faribault; Miss Willis, st. Paul;
Miss Armstrong, Howard Lake; Miss
Alden, Clarkfeld; Miss Void, Prin-
ceton; Mr.. Gibson, Eau Claire, Wis;
A. w. Thomas will spend his time in
woods near Beaver Bay, Mimi, in
search of deer. The other members of
the faculty will remain in Sank Cen
tire, with the exception of Mr.. Heraly,
who is at the home of his wife's fam
lily near Chokio.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26
T OCAL OVERFLOW

Fred Escher Of Melrose was in the
,Sity Wednesday.
Shelby Noble went to Melrose We'd
nesday noon, returning in the evening.
]. H. Sipler and Dell Hamilton, of
Westport, were in Sank Centre last
saturday.
B. E. Schooner, Stearns county's
popular sheriff, was in the city on
Saturday of last week.
Bernice, Charlotte and Owen Wag-
oner went to their home in West I'm
ion to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Loeffler, of Minneapolis, visit
ed the latter part of last week at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. l.. ]. Irish.
Geo. Weland went to his home in
Bertha Wednesday noon and will
spend Thanksgiving vacation there.
Miss Julia Minette went to hel
home in Long Prairie Wednesday to
spend Thanksgiving with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Lee left Sank
Centre Wednesday noon for Califor-
MIA where they expect to remain fol
some little time.
Roy LaRock went up north in the
woods Wednesday noon to look for q
location in the logging camps of Min.
nesota for his horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perry very
delightfully."- and informally entertain
cd few friends at sumptuous 6:3(
o'clock dinner Tuesday evening
Cards followed.
Douglas Macdonald returned to hi!
labors in the G. H. Vandesteeg jew
slry store Monday, after two weeks
visit with his parents at Wausa, Neb.
and friends at Sioux City and othel
Iowa points.
Solomon Dewey returned home OF
Monday from Paynesville, where HI
has been employed on poultry farm
for the past three months. He ha.
been laid off for the winter and ex
poets to stay in Sank Centre till Mar
18th, when he will return to his worl
fayneSVllle.
Miss Mildred Shaw left Wednesday
noon for the Twin Cities where sht
will attend business college for the
balance of the winter. She will room
ut the same place with her brother
Ed Worries, and was accompanied BY
her father who will return as soon a.
abe is settled.
Jack Shircliffe drove the Investor,
Security Associations big Case Cal
down to Minneapolis on Monday t.
have it overhauled and stored for tn,
winter. He was accompanied by Clyd,
Smith who returned to Sank Centr,
Tuesday evening, but Mr.. Shircliff,
remained till Wednesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

George Lee was in town Monday.
Miss Hazel Ward of Glenwood was
a Sank Centre visitor Wednesday
Harry Nelson took the Katy for
Clarissa to spend Thanksgiving with
his sister, Mrs. Peter Nelson.
Miss Ella Fraser, sister of Mrs. F.
+ M. Eddy, who came up from Mime
apolis to attend the funeral services,
returned to the city Tuesday morning.
Jim McCracken received word from
his wife Tuesday afternoon that his
sister, Miss Frances Mott, whom she
had been visiting at Hutchinson, pas
sed away at 1000 that morning. The
funeral was held Wednesday after
noon.
Geo. w. Christy, local editor of the
Long Prairie Leader, was in the city
Wednesday on his way to the Twin
Cities for Thanksgiving. He found
time enough to lift the Herald latch
string for a moment during his short
stay in the city.
Mrs. Celia Grimes of Grove Lake
and Mrs. Kate Hoffman of Willard
visited with friends and relatives in
Sank Centre Monday. On Tuesday
they took the Northern Pacific for Lit
tie Falls. Mrs. Hoffman going to st.
Cloud to visit her daughter, Mrs. j.
E. Cooling and Mrs. Grimes going to
Duluth to visit daughter residing
there.
Mrs. E. F. Gordon, mother of Mrs
E. E. Compton, arrived in Sank Gen.
tire on the N. P. Wednesday morning
from Eye Brow, Canada, where she
has been spending the summer. She
states that everything is at stand
still on account of the war; that larg'
numbers of the young men are enlist
ing, and the utmost confidence pre-
walls in the ultimate triumph OF tn
British arms. Mrs. Gordon is per
. fectly delighted to be in Uncle Sam
. dominion and says, "No more Canad
for me-"
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Irish and dau
. ghter, Elizabeth, and uncle o. B. Boo
? bar went up to Coleraine Wednesda
: noon to spend Thanksgiving with tn
e lady's brother, Charles Clifford, an
family. Coleraine is unique city an
: and is known as a "model town" be
;. cause of the fact that it is entirel
Z owned and controlled by the Olive
I Iron Mining Company, and is an ex
pertinent in this line. Mr.. Clifford
chief steam engineer for the compan
. at that place. The Sank Centre pee
u pie will return on Monday.
Mrs. Joseph Thelen returned HON
this week from the Jordan Sulphu
Springs and Mud Bath Sanitariun
where she took the sulphur-mud an
: sulphur-water baths and drank tn
e sulphur water for rheumatism and sh
improved very much while there. tn
n sanitarium is about thirty miles sout
i west of the Twin Cities and is d.
|lightful place. 1t is a fine large brio
r building with all the modern CONVEX
o fences for the benefit and comfort {
the guests. Free bus to all the train
!. The Jordan Sulphur Springs and MI
Bath Sanitarium is under the courts
. GUS management Of -J.J. Leonard, (
: Jordan, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

them, not only in the laboratory, but
also on the farm in cooperation with
the farmer, has given such admirable
result that is to be applied to the
anti-hog cholera crusade. Congress
has appropriated half million dol
lar to carry on the work and expert
ments will be made in all parts of
the United States. The aim will be
not only to exterminate the disease
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

in the test sections, but also to discov-
er the most practical, efficient and
economical methods for continuing
the work throughout the country. This
investigation willill long felt want
in Minnesota, as the hog death rate in
this State from cholera is 214 per
1000 head and hog raisers are los
ing an average of 100000 hogs, VAL
ued at $4,284,000 from this disease an
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

FOR SALE OR RENT room
building on Third street; three down.
Rent singly or in suite. Light, city
water and heat. Inquire of r. Shaw.
24pdtf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

FOR SALE-One Duroc Jersey
Boar, registered, 2 years old, also one
seven-eighths Shorthorn Bull, 2 yrs.
old.-P. M. Kennedy. 25tf.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

LOST-Female Scotch Collie dog
about one year old. Color, saddle and
white; will answer to the name of
"Chip" Return for reward to William
Bosacker, on the old Sam Bosard
place, or telephone 80 Call 6. 26 If
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

FOUNDIOn the streets Of Sank
Centre, Monday afternoon, automobile
hub cap. Owner can have same by
paying for this notice.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

FOR SALE-Registered Chester
White hogs and Registered large
Yorkshires. Inquire of F. E. Dodge,
Sank Centre. 25-6c
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

FOR SALE-One oak Garland Goa
stove, one surrey, one cutter. Hanson
& Emerson. 22tf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

WANTED-A wide-a-wake boy to
sell the Saturday Evening Post. Han
son & Emerson. adv22tf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26
OCTOBER SETTLEMENT
County Auditor Th0mey Has COmplet
ed Work of Compilation and the
Funds are Now Available.

The October settlement has just
been completed by County Auditor
the funds of which are now available.
The collections and the distribution to
the three cities are:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

FOR RENT-Three rooms over Sui
livan's store. Suitable for housekeep-
ing. Inquire at Merchants National
Bank. adv21
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

FOR SALE-Lady's Astrakhan and
Gentleman's Coon overcoats. Call at
McCracken & Burgess. 25tf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26

u. S. TO HELP HOG RAISERS.
The modern method of solving agri-
cultural problems by investigating
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-11-26
! Our Want Column !
ONE CENT A WORD PER IN
SERTION-N NOTHING UNDER l5c +:

TO RENT-Eight room house.
Modern except heat. Inquire of Ross
Shaw. 241tptf
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11
CHAPTER XIII.
A SPORTING Offer.


Some two hours later, that same
alive and, in spite of a complete new
outfit of ready-made clothing, looking
much more like himself than he had
in a fortnight. issued forth from the
Grand Central station. hailed a taxi
cab. and had himself conveyed to the
Hotel Monolith.
But If he looked his proper self once
more, 1t speedily was demonstrated
that his wish was otherwise: for after
learning from the room-clerk of the
Monolith that suite was being held
in the name of Arthur Lawrence, that
was the name Mr.. Law inscribed on
the register,
On the other hand, 1t was his true
name that he gave to the person whom
he called upon the telephone immedi-
ateiy after being shown to his rooms
But then he was speaking to his old
friend and man of business. Mr. Digby
Within another ten minutes this last
was in conference with his employer;
II think you must be out Of your
head" he insisted nervously, once
their first greetings were over. you
might just as sensibly throw yourself
from the top of the Metropolitan tower
as come to New York while Urine lives
and knows you're this side the water"
"Nonsensel" Alan laughed. "Remem-
Der this is New York-not the back
woods of Maine!"
Alan paused and smote his palm
with a remorseful fist "By the Eter-
nal, I'm forgetting Barcus!"
"Barcus?"
Chap whose boat l chartered in
Portland-sheer luck on my part: he's
one of the salt of the arth. First,
something must be done for the boy.
You've got influence of some sort in
New Bedford, surely?"
Digby reflected: Some. There's
George Blaine, justice of the peace"
"The very man. Telegraph him In
Barcus' interests Immediately. And
telegraph Barcus as well-send him
a hundred for expenses, and tell him
to join me here In New York as quick
as he canl"
"Your friends address?" Digby In
ouired, mildly ironic as he sat down
at the desk and fumbled with the sup,
ply of stationery.
New Bedford jail. of counsel" Alan
! chuckled--but cut his laugh In two as
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Copyright. 1914, by Louis Joseph Vance

only Rose"
She faltered, awed by the glare OF
his Infatuated eyes. Let me explain.
re begged.
He snapped her short: You cannot
explain. The thing is impossible, that
you should have failed. There is some.
thing beneath this, something you
Will not tell me-"
She endeavored to speak but he en-.
forced silence Vtth a sonorous mol"
His hand sought the row of buttons
on the desk and pressed one long.
Almost instantly a servant glided
noiselessly into the room.
My daughter Rose-have her
brought here to me at once!"
In another moment the replica OF
his daughter Judith was ushered into
his presence.
Upon this one he loosed the light.
nings of his wrath without ruth.
Rose suffered him in silence. His
most CALLING recrimfnation educed no
retort from this ona
In a lull in Trine's TRADE, Judith
chose to interject: Don't be so hard
on the silly fool she's not responsible;
she's sick with love for that cookbook.
ing simpleton!"
And you!" Rose turned on her
ACKNOWLEDGMENT about you? II
love Alan Law, at least l love him
openly. l am not ashamed to own it
and | don't pursue him, as you do, pre-
tending l mean to sacrifice him to a
wicked family feud, and then spare
him every time ! meet him, to lead
him to believe / haven't the heart to
injure him-as you do, hoping SO to
work upon his sympathies and earn
kindly word and a pat on the head
from his hand"
Fiercely she leveled a denunciatory
arm at her sister. "Therei" she cried
to her father-''if you need to know
there stands the daughter who has
betrayed your faith-as have not
who have never even pretended to
approve your villainy."
Il think Urine announced in a
voice OF ice-"I have learned now
what l needed to know"
His fingers sought the now OF but
tons; and when a servant responded
he inquired:
Mr.. Marrophat has returned?"
He is in the waiting room, sir"
Conduct Miss Judith to him and
tell him | hold him personally respon.
sible for her safe-keemng. He will
understand"
And for a long time thereafter the
father, alone with the daughter who
had been estranged from him since
birth by every instinct of her nature
essayed in vain to break down her
mutinous silence.
AT last Urine summoned two of his
creatures and had her led weeping
from the rooms to be held prisoner in
her bedchamber on the topmost floor
of the house.
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the folded message.
Then drawing back his arm, he
broathed a silent prayer to the god Of
all true lovers, and cast 1t from him
with all his might-with such force
that 1t almost unseated him at the end
of the swing. But nothing less would
have served to bridge that yawning
chasm
And the watch flew straight and
true, squarely through the lighted win
dow and to the further wall.
At that very instant of his exultation
over an obstacle overcome, he heard a
sound behind him of heavy breathing.
The assassin had come that close
upon his prey when Alan turned and
discovered his peril.
The same moonbeam which had
aided Alan in the composition of his
message struck across the others face,
and showed it like a hideous Chinese
mask of deadly hatred, with its eye
balls glazing and its lips drawn back
from the naked blade gripped between
its teeth-a stiletto nothing short OF a
foot in length.
With a sharp. startled movement.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Chanaeltna.


In the vague, chill gray OF that dull
and desolate dawn, Judith stirred alb
ruptly on the couch of a sleepless
night, and with the rapdity of one
who has arrived at a settled purpose
after a long period of doubt and per-
plexity. rose and bathed and dressed
herself in negligee.
In the adjoining room she could hear
small, stealthy notes.-the sounds
made by her sister moving about and
ment when her rescue would be at
tempted. according to the information
conveyed in that midnight message.
For chance had conspired with her
insomnia to station Judith in the re-
cess of her darkened window. idly
viewing the gaunt framework of the
unfinished building from an angle
which. when Alan edged out along the
girder, showed him plainly In silhou.
cite against the sky.
In Judiths eyes his identity was UNI.
mietakable. She had hardly needed
the night-glasses which presently she
brought to bear upon him at the mo-
ment when he was laborbously inditing
his message-while grim death stalked
him from behind.
She had seen him throw the watch
and had heard the double thump OF it's
impact with the wall and floor of
Roses bedchamber.
And she had witnessed with wildly
beating heart that duel in the air
able to surmise its outcome only from
the fact that the victor spared the life
of the vanquished.
The clock was striking six as she
left her room: across the street work
ingmen were streaming into the build
ing to begin the labors OF the day.
Brushing unceremoniously past the
drowsy and Indifferent guard in the
corridor outside the door to Roses
room, Judith turned the key that re-
NAMED in the lock on the outside, re-
moved it, entered, and locked the door
behind her.
Without any surprise she found her
sister already dressed to the point of
donnlng her outer garments.
Rendered half-frantic by this unex-
pected interruption, threatening as it
did the perilous scheme that Alan had
proposed, Rose greeted her sister with
a countenance at once aghast and
wrathful.
What do you want?" she demanded
tensely.
ITO come to an understanding with
YOU" Judith told her coolly.
"There is no understanding possible
between us: you know that as we'll as
l."
"Yet one there must be-"
81 insist that you leave this room at
once!"
Insist by all means-and be
damned! ! may leave this room-and
| may not, dear little sister. But one
of us will never leave ii alive"
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Continued From Last SundayJ
CHAPTER XXI.
The House Divided.

Alone in that strange place of ST.
lence and shadows-that den of the
devils livery, crimson and black
chained TO the invalid chair wherein,
day in, day out, for years on end, he
had suffered the Promethean torments
of the life that would not die out of
his wretched, wrecked carcass, though
without ceasing sharp-beaked envy,
hatred, malice and all uncharitable-
ness pecked insatiably at his vitals:
Seneca Urine sat waiting. with the i'm
passivity of a craven figure waiting
on the imminent hour of ultimate
Arrangement for the wrong that had
made him what he was.
Another hour! In sixty
minutes more they will be here, Judith
and Marrophat and Rose-poor fool!
and him! In sixty minutes
more they will put him down before
me, bound and helpless, if not dead
e"
A slight pause prefaced words that
were a whimpered prayer: God send
that he be not dead Have fingered
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Time o. Might.

Not ill-pleased to be left to his own
devices (whose proposed character
Digby would never have approved had
he so much as suspected them Alan
none the less deferred action until
after midnight.
And espionage was all he feared
save and except always, OF course. fail
ure to find his Rose.
1t was about one in the morning
when he arrived inconspicuously (but
not so much so as to seem deserving
of police surveillance) in the neigh
borhood of the Riverside drive home of
his mortal enemy. a grim white house
that lowered, stark and tall. upon n
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window, she was dressed and clam.
bered out upon the sill
Sweetheart! Ny bravest little
woman!"
The hook hung steadily within six
inches of the window-ledge. Alan ex-
tended his arm.
Nothing to fear, except lest l hold
you too tight dear one!"
without a word Judith set her foot
beside his in the hook, surrendered to
his embrace, and closed her eyes.
Immediately they were swung away
ON the window. over toward the OBJ
posite sidewalk, and gently lowered to
the street
Maybe this isn't a good schemei"
Alan exulted in the innocence of his
heart But think it Is. And those
workingmen think 1t a great lark-I
told them the simple truth, you see;
that we were eloping!"
BY way of answer Judith breathed
only a word of tenderness.
And that instant the hook paused
and Alan stepped off upon the side
walk
Safe and southland not soHl
over there the wiser as yeti" he de-
clared with n derisive nod toward the
home of Urine Come along. Here's
a limousine waiting, In twenty min
utes wen be at the ferry, in forty over
in Jersey, within an hour married,
within four hours safe at seal"