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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29
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Mr.. May and family were callers
at the Weber home on last Sunday.
Mrs. Elliott was a caller at the
home of Mrs. Wilcox on Friday after
noon.
Mr.. Otto and son Gust were bust
ness callers at the Raycamp home on
Thursday.
Johnnie Rue and Walter Kind were
visitors at the home of George Hud-
son Sunday Afternoon.
John and Martha Wolfe spent Sum-
day at the home of their brother
Wren in Sank Centre.
Seeding is very nearly finished in
this vicinity and the farmers are pre-.
pairing their land for corn and pota.
toes.
Chas. Houghton of Sank Centre, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Madser
were callers out to the lake looking
over some land one day last week.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29
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Ansel Nelson is employed by S,
Christie.
Vernon Cotter from Long Prairie, is
employed at P. Persons.
Arthur Halmberg came down from
Laporte last Wednesday.
Terra Thornbloom who was serious
ly ill, is slowly recovering.
Therese Rachuy spent Monday af-
ternoon with Verna Martin.
A minister from Willard held SER
vices at Mr.. Trombel's place last Sun
day.
Frank Martin sold two cows to Mr.
Minette south of Sank Centre last
week.
School was closed in District No. FL
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29

out Of the mud and sent the fellow on
his way rejoicing. Hines is all right.
Ten cars have been stuck between
Westport and Sank Centre this week
on the Sank Centre end of the road.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-04-29
She Knows What She Wants

The we'll rformed housekeeper
objects to the use Of alum in
food. She mi ght read in an ad-
vertisement or be told that it
was all right in the quaint
used, but in the end she would
merely ask, "Do you mean to say
that these baking powders con-
tain alum?"
If the answer, however quail
fled, were in the aft irmative,
that would be enough. She would
not buy it. Why?
Because she knows that cream
Of tartar has always been accepted
as the most wholesome product for
raising cake and biscuit, and she
wants a baking powder made OF
cream Of tartar, like Royal.
This conclusion is the result
of unconscious absorpt on, either
her own or her mothers, of the
opini ons Of the highest authori-
ties on hygiene and home cooking.
The prudent housekeeper looks
at the ingredients printed on the
label. She knows what she wants.,
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO..
New York
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25
CHANGE Produced by War.

To an unprecedented extent, the
purchasing power of the British Isles
has passed into the hands Of women
because of the war. Wives Of men
who have enlisted are receiving all,
or a great part, of their husbands
pay, as we'll as the allowances made
in many cases by their employers.
The latter amounts to about one-half
of their regular pay. With these
funds the women are better supplied
with money, to spend in such manner
as they see fit, than they ever have
been before. One result, landlords
say, is that they are receiving their
rents more regularly. Another result,
no doubt, is that the oney is being
spent In a different way than 1t was
when the men chiefly or wholly d.
rected it's expenditure.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25
The Only Way.

Most of us think of the smart retort
about ten minutes too late. The spare,
apple-faced gentleman in the tube that
was bearing its clerkly freight to the
city was not one of these. When the
train pulled up with jerk and hu.
man avalanche fell into the compart.
ment he rose with some difficulty and
offered his seat to lady. "Oh, thank
you so much she gushed. $50 good
of you to give me your seat. but don't
like you to stand up" The gentleman
replied with a suspicion of heightened
color on his apple-cheek, Madam,
should like to oblige you IL both re-
spects, but what would people say ii
you were to sit on my lap!"-London
Chronicle.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25
Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman.

Copyright, 1916 by w. G. Chapman.)
Its never VIII Thorpe!"
THAT you, jimmy"
The two men gazed at each other
In half incredulity. Then:
"How you've changed, Will" ex.
claimed the easterner.
Il guess I'm wearing clothes that
wouldn't have cared to be seen in at
Harvard or in Boston," said Will
Thorpe, smiling at his friend.
II don't mean that" answered jim
my fremont. "It's--it's-well, don't
know just what 1t 81"
VIII Thorpe thought about his
friends words that evening when he
was alone In his cabin on the noun
tainside Had he changed during his
three years in the West, beyond the
mere physical appearance? He was
inclined to think he had. Certainly
his tastes seemed to have altered In
many ways.
Will Thorpe had been sent West
LuI6S years DClOlS. no udu U00n Oh
idler and extravagaat; at last his "a
Their, who had always dealt with the
boy rather harshly, refused to assist
him further unless he entered his iron
foundry and settled down. Angry
words had arisen, and In the end Will
had packed his suitcase and gone
West with q hundred dollars in his
pockets.
His sweetheart, Marion Vansittart,
had scolded him for his decision. She
had reminded him, petulantly, that she
could neither marry a poor man nor
wait for ever. He had kissed her and
told her that he would return with his
fortune made. And for a few months
she had written. Then her letters be-
came shorter and less frequent; finally
they ceased altogether.
1t was more than two years since
he had heard from her. And gradual
ly the new life had woven itself about
him, and he had ceased to care.
Then he had received mysterious,
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25

rows cut In 1t, pointing to the three
countries, has been erected a short
distance above the hotel. This spot
known to the Germans as the "Dret
nspitze"-the Point Of Three
Tongues-is a favorite pilgrimage fol-
all tourists, some of whom try to strad
die this stone slab that they may boast
of having stood In three countries at
one time.
At q point just below the top OF
the Stelvio a severe looking stone
building is found. This is the hospice Of
Santa Maria, or Quarta Contoniera-
the fourth refuge station. Refuge"
or relief stations of this type are found
scattered along all Of these high roads
of the Alps at convenient distances,
usually about four or five miles apart
They are occupied by caretakers whose
business it is to give relief and assist
ance to travellers caught in the severe
storms Of the early spring and winter
months.
Adjoining this refuge station to the
west is the Italian customhouse. and
a short distance beyond this building
the road becomes a Y, the left branch
turning abruptly and leading down to
Bormio In Italy, while the right branch,
turning to the north, crosses the crest
Of the mountains by the Umbrail Pass
and following soft rolling hills of the
valley of Muranza carries the traveller
by the new road, the Wormser Pass,
do to the Munster-ThaI, in Switzer.
land.
Ziqzag Road on Austrian Side.
Standing at the top of the pass and
looking back toward the Austrian side
one sees the curious zigzags or loops
in the road, twisting down the sloping
side Of the valley to the left ais II
some giant painter had taken an Inn
mense whitewash brush and drawn an
irregular streak down the side of the
mountain. This is the most difficult
part of the pass. Mount Ortler, the
dominating peak of the mountain range
surrounding the Stelvio, rises in ma
jestic dignity at the right side of the
road to height of almost $4,000 feet.
The Stelvio is rarely open for traffic
much before the middle Of June In
any year, as the snow clings affeo
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25

unsigned message asking him to be at
the railway depot at certain hour, to
meet the train. And he had gone, to
find Jim fremont waiting there. Jim
was passing through on his way to
California, he told him, and he had
heard he was in that part of the
country. Did Will know that his ia
Their was dead and he was the sole
. heir to five million dollars? He had
better write home quickly, because ev-
eryone was searching for him, and he
had only heard of his address by
chance.
IT suppose you'll be back East In a
week, and holding out at the club, !"
said Jimmy casually, as he shook
hands and said good-by.
1t was that that made Will think
he had really changed. How could he
associate those elusive memories
which he had almost forgotten with
this life that had taken possession of
him?
He thought of Norma Gale, the
daughter of the old homesteader
down the valley. How was he to tell
her? The girl, educated and refined
as were all the people of the district,
was utterly unpresentable in the sort
of society in which he had moved.
She had never worn gown with a
low neck in her life. She would be
helpless among crowd of people such
as-Marion Vansittart!
Yet 1t never occurred to Will that
he could do anything but go. 1t had
never entered his mind that he was
to stay permanently in the West
A man On horseback was riding up
to his cabin. Will watched him as he
approached. Visitors were something
of an event in the settlement, and
VIII knew the rider as the telegraphist
In the cluster of houses that had
grown up around the depot and was
called city.
Wire for you, Thorpe!" he an
nounced briefly.
VIII took the message and opened it.
He stared at it as IL he did not I'M
derstand 1t was from Marion. She
had learned his address, she said
probably everyone could discover the
address Of millionaire-and she was
passing through on her way East from
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25
The Lantern In the East,

Everybody knows that the Chinese
and Japanese are the great lantern
makers. In fact, lantern seems to
be an essential adjunct to a China
man, and there is a story told Of a
night attack on a Chinese fort by the
English, when every Chinaman took to
his heels and mounted the hill behind
with all speed. But every man carried
his lighted lantern slung over his
shoulder, and so formed the best OF
target for the enemy.
Many nations Of the East, besides
those more closely connected with
Scriptural history, and notably the
Chinese and Japanese, carry lantern
at the end Of stick.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25

HE entrance OF lIaiy lutO Tue
European war and the gains she
has made thus far on some OF
the Alpine roads connecting her
with the Austrian Tyrol brings
Into prominent interest one of the high
est and most popular of all the Alpine
post roadside Stelvio.
Although this road may not possess
the strategic value Of some Of the
other highways Of the Alps of which
the Italians early in the fighting Sc
cured control, to hold and fortify this,
one of the best built roads and the
highest between Austria and Italy, has
long been Italy's ambition, for the rea-
son that it would give her a dominat-
ing power over a most convenient
route to Landeck and Innsbruck, as
well as clutch on the upper reaches
Of the valley Of the Adige, west Of
Meran.
\ Her engineers foresaw that the al
most perfect construction of the Stel-
VIC, with its easy grades and excellent
roadbed, would enable Italy, once the
master of this highway, to rush great
quantities of troops and mountain ar
tillery into the extreme western part
OF the Tyrol, where the natural posi-
bilities for intrenchment are such that
1t might be hard for the Austrian
troops to dislodge her.
The military experts of Austria
were not behind Italy In olacing a
high value on the road and 1t has long
been Austria's determination to hold
It at all hazards.
The Stelvio road-called by the Ger
mans the "Stilfserjo chstrasse" ia
miliar to many American tourists who
have motored over 1t In travelling from
Botzen and Meran, in the Austrian
Tyrol, or from the Bavarian Tyrol,
via Innsbruck and Landeck, to the
Italian lakes, as 1t presents very
accessible and picturesque route from
either of those tourist centers to Lake
Garda or Lake Como.
"Hiahest Street In Europe"
The road ascends from the Austrian
side of the great chain of mountains
dividing that country from Italy,
through the beautiful valley eff Trafoi
and then by an amazing series Of zig
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25
LOOKING DOWN ZHE S7ELWO

gag turns or loops in the road-a really
marvellous example of roadbuilding
and engineering the traveller
miles and a half, at very easy and
comfortable grade. At the top, or the
"pass" itself-for where these roads
cross the crest Of the mountain this
point Is called the ''pass"-it reaches
the remarkable altitude of 9,055 feet
above the sea, making it the highest
carriage road on the continent, or, as
q German tourist has aptly put it,
the highest street in Europe!"
OF all the post roads Of the Alps
the Stelvio has always been the most
popular among tourists during the
summer months. Almost any noon
day from the middle of June until the
first of September one would find clus-
tered around barnlike hotel at the
top Of the pass called the Hotel Fer
dinandshoehe" a vast collection of ev-
cry conceivable kind of vehicle from
the most expensive motor car to the
numbering old but picturesque noun
tain diligence, as well as innumerable
"einspanner" and "dreispanner," the
comfortable little one and two horse
victorias SO much in evidence on ev-
cry Alpine road. Clustered in the
none too spacious dining hall of this
hotel one would find an equally odd
assortment Of tourists from every part
of the globe, chattering In every known
language, making a veritable babel
of tongues. with here and there an
occasional titled parsonage accompa-
MED by a retinue of servants, adding
little luster to the gathering, and a
sprinkling Of Austrian and Italian Off
GERS in gorgeous uniforms giving the
necessary bit of color.
Where Three Countries Touch.
The top of the pass is bleak and
gloomy place at best, no vegetation at
all, nothing but desolate mass of
rock, with snow fields and glaciers
stretching down from the mountain
peaks On all sides and intensely cold,
even Ia the middle of July and August,
after shutdown. The pass itself marks
almost the exact meeting place of the
boundary lines of Austria, Italy and
Switzerland. A crude boundary post
surmounted by stone slab with ar.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25

tionately to all Of these post roads OF
the Alps until well into the late spring.
Particularly is this the case with the
Stelvio. A late or severe winter keeps
the upper reaches of this road blocked
to all carriage traffic up to the end OF
June. Perhaps the Italians had this
in mind when they held back their de-
claration of war against Austria until
the latter part of May. Although the
Alpine regiments of the Italian army
are noted for their prowess and clever
ness in SNOW work." this kind Of sur
face does not invite the easy transit OF
heavy artillery.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25
Wear Yellow to RepeI Mosquitoes.

Wear yellow this summer and you
will escape mosquito bites, no matter
how many of these insects are buzzing
around The mosquito hates yellow.
On the other hand, If you wear dark
blue you are sure that all the mos
quitoes in the vicinity will swarm to
you. II you talk much as you sit on
the porch In the evening, mosquitoes
will sting you, while the silent mem
bers of your party will sit in peace,
for the mosquito loves the sound Of
talking.-New York World.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-09-25
journey Into the Unknown.

The University Of Pennsylvania
Amazon expedition has made another
journey into the unknown and is now
exploring the frontier regions of Bra
I'll. Peru an Bolivia The expedition
expects to spend six months In that
region and to return to civilization at
Para
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
TWO TEST CASES.
Suits Brought to Recover Inpnid A.
sessments for sidewalks md CURLING.

The first step toward the collection
of assessments which are past due the
city of Burlington from property own
crs for sidewalks and curbings has
been taken by City Attorney a. H..
sherman. who has filed suits against
two citizens whose assessments are
not yet paid The move on the part
Of the city attorney is in accordance
with action taken by the board of al
dermen who instructed the city at
torney to take action to bring into
the city treasury large amount of
overdue assessments.
The matter of the outstanding debt
has been talked over in meetings Of
the board Of aldermen on several oc-
casions and the present board Is not
the only one which has wrestled with
the problem. A large percentage Of
the property owners who owe the
money have put up the argument that
they will not pay their assessments
until others, who have owed for the
sidewalks and curbings for much
longer period of time, have settled
Many OF the accounts have been put
in the constable's hands and will have
to be paid with the additional charge
The two cases which have been filed
with the clerk of the city court and
which will be tried in September are
in the nature of test cases, which. 4
won by the city, will bring most of the
others who are owing for the same
improvements to time, so that they
will be eager to pay their share. The
suits are against John II. Drew for
curbing and sidewalk assessments and
Isaac Perelman for sidewalk assess
ment The amount assessed against
Mr. Perelman is $3.50 and against
Mr.. Drew s37 for curbing and s51,60
for sidewalks. The overdue assess
ments at the present time on sewer
sidewalks aEC curbing amount 20
about $4,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
END OF SUMMER SCHOOL.
Nearly Two Hundred Attended Highly
Successful session.

BY far the most successful session
that the University of Vermont summer
school has ever enjoyed came to close
Friday. when the last of the final
examinations were completed The
total registration this year was slightly
less than two hundred, of whom 80 We're
college graduates, Il were supcrintend-
cnts of schools and 16 were principals
of high schools. Such a large number
of mon this year were engaged in gradu-
ate work In education that it is expected
that next year seminar course In this
subject Will be offered to graduate
students.
TWentY-throe popular lectures by
noted speakers. including the tri-
weekly talks to the students. were given
this year \ large number of these lee
lures We're open to and largely attended
by visitors and the general public Five
public musical entertainments were held
some of which afforded the students and
their friends an opportunity of hearing
world renowned artists. Two private
recitals were given by the pupils of Mr..
and Mrs J W Nichols. Professor J. F.
Messenger and his staff of co-workers
are to be congratulated upon the spen-
did work accomplished during the six
weeks session.
The vacation plans of some OF the
teachers are as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Nichols. who have given a course
In music. will go on walking trip
through the White mountains Profess
sor S. r. Emerson and family will go
to their summer home on the Maine
coast Scott c. Carbec who has been
conducting the course in art. will spend
a short time in New Hampshire, before
returning to his home in Boston. pr.
W. b. Aspnwall will return at once to
Worcester. Mass, to take up his duties
as principal of the Massachusetts, state
Normal school. Miss Josephine Baker,
who has been teaching penmanship, will
return to her home in New York city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
ROBBERY ATTEMPTED?
u. u. Whnien Meets HiEhwnymen on
tOIIcEc Ntrect Into nj NiKht.

What was probably an attempt at high
way robbery 10y two thugs late Friday
night was frustrated by quick action on
the part OF 4. b, Whalen, who was the
picked victim for their operations. Mr.
hal'h Was ON the way to his home
In vhe HARRINGTON on College street and
was Walklns up on the south side or the
street Nh"n opposite the Ethan Allen
clup nous" he noticed two men standing
VI front or the club house. After ne
hhh passed the club the two men crossed
over To tn" side Of the road ON which
II" was walking and, looking around, he
saw one OF them sneaking up To him. Tie
was al mat time at the point ON the
sidewalk where he crosses to his own
nome ana as ne stepped OFF from the
sidewalks to cross the road the other man,
stepping out from the shadow OF tree
maze pass at him as though to strike
heaVy blow. Mr., Whalen sidesteppcd
poth men and arrived at his home with
out injury.
II Is not helie' cd that Mr.. Nhnlen was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.
CTakcn from EXchangcsD

Belgium was the fur center of the
world before the war.
The commerce of the world in 1872
amounted to $2i>o per capita
New York picture shows and theatres
can seat over Looo,ooo persons at time
The annual cut of British Columbia
timber is approximately 2.on,oooDo feet
The disbursements ON account of the
Civil war totaled sl,457,974, 100 at the last
figuring.
There was an increase of nearly TOO
0oooCo in the cigarette outpu, in the Unit.
ed States last year.
Africa has Ii inhabitants to the square
mile and North America has only one
more to the mile.
The canary bird importation into this
country from the Hartz mountains has
amounted to million and a half birds
year for several years
The longest straight piece of railway
line in the world Is from Nyngau to
Bourke, I'm New South Wales. This rail-
way runs 1886 miles ON "A level in a per
fectly straight line.
According to LA Ra2on, the number of
domestic animals in Argentina at the end
of 1914 was AS follows: Horned cattle,
29,No"~ horses, 97oo0oo; mules, $4,000;
asses, 3ioco; sheep, >o,0oolo; goats 4,52o
0l"; pigs 100000
The boil weevi did about $50 600 900
damage Ia the cotton crop In 1913, Near
ly 1870" square miles of new territory be-
came infested during the year, Every
effort Is being made to control these dep
relations. particularly by the use of pow
dered orthoarscnatc of lead
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
STUDYING POLIOMYELITIS.
DIR. Edward Taylor Succeeds DIR. T.. :.
TOWne mt Laboratory.

Ur. Edward Taylor of Demopolis. Ala
hama, has been secured by the Vermont
State board of health to take the place of
Or. +. 5. Towne at the poliomyelitis re-
search laboratory at the college of med-
cine. carried on by the Vermont state
board of health. DIR. Taylor has already
arrived in this city and is becoming ac-
Quaintod with the work of the laboratory
under the direction of DR. \. l.. Amoss of
the Rockefeller Institute ct New York,
who is 81 ending this month here working
on the disease. Or. Taylor will take
charge Of the laboratory on the depart
IRE of pr. Amoss ana his work will he
much the same as that carried on by Or.
TOWne. DIR. Taylor was graduated with
the class of 1905 from George Washington
University
The work which is being developed nv
DIR. Amoss while in this state is an inn
portant one. when a case which is sus-
pected of being poliomyelitis by the at
tending physician is reported To the Office
of the laboratory, Dr. Amoss secs that pa
tient and ascertains whether or not il is
a true case So far there have been four
to study at first hand one has resulted
in death and the other three are reported
as being very light cases with slight body
paralysis Dr. Amoss will spend the en-
tire month Of August in Vermont, az this
is the month when the disease usually
breaks out. No new cases were reported
at the laboratory during Saturday and
SUNDAY.