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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
Where Eating Is a Trade.

"Maccheroni eating is trade with
the street beggar of Italy and appar-
emily a satisfying one to men and boys
gifted with copper interiors immune to
heat. One of the most familiar cries
of the beggar is, "Signore, dame cinque
soldi, mangia maccheroniv' c'Mister,
gimme nickel for macaronivD And
usually the plea ends with a lugubri-
Gus whine, ooh, muori di famev Cob,
am dying of hunger!D - National
Geographic Magazine
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
The Cruel Wolf Spider.

One Of the most unnatural things in
nature, if the expression is allowable,
Is the manner in which the young of
the common wolf spider treat their
mother. After the little creature has
laid her eggs she envelops them in a
lsilken covering. so as to make ball
about the size of pea. and this she
carries about with her wherever she
goes and will defend it with her life
When the young are Matched they
climb on her back, giving her mon
strous appearance, and ride about until
nearly half grown. and as soon as they
discover their strength they fall to and
deyour their mother.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
TITLES IN RUSSIA.
Where There Are Only Two Glasses,
Mobiles and Peasants.

Contrary to the laws existing in Eng
land and Sweden, in Russia when q
lady belonging to a titled family mar
ries a Russian gentleman without
title she takes her husbands name en-
tirely, and the only right left to her of
her former title is to write on her visit
ing cards and official papers Mrs. So
and-So. born Princess, Countess or Bar
oness So-and-so." Her children are
called by their fathers name. There
are only few exceptions to this rule.
In Russia no middle class or gentry
are known. There are only mobiles and
peasants. The cZar, however, grants
sometimes for special merit the right
to be styled nobleman and also for
the same reason the titles of count and
baron and occasionally that of prince.
All those merchants who have kept
their firms always fourishing for a
hundred years have the right to receive
the foreign title of baron. This law
was made by Peter the Great over 200
years ago, but the merchants very sell
dom accept this title and generally de-
SA1hC IhC ~ NAlC6Cs
In former days when the peasants
were still slaves they had no family
names, but were called by their ia
theirs Christian name. Peters son was
called son Of Peter-in Russian Petrov;
so also SmirnOv-SimOn's son; Ivanov
-Ivan's Gohn) son, and so on. When
slavery was abolished and the emanci-
patton proclaimed by the Emperor AL
exander II. they all kept these names.
Since then many of them have received
the right to belong to the class of no.
bles.
The Russian clergy, belonging to the
class of peasants, for it very seldom
happens that mobiles become priests,
have special family names. Their
names mean always a feast day or a
precious stone or something connected
with the church. In former days the
clergy was a class apart, and son of
a clergyman was bound to be clergy
man, and when they first entered the
church they chose name for them
selves.-London Answers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
LIBERTY LOAN NOW
Open TO CITIZENS
Continued from page one)

local banks have made arrangements
to take subscriptions for these bonds.
Backed as they are by the best .coun-
try and most stable government und-
er the canopy of Heaven, they are as
solid as the rock of Gibraltar.
The government plans to have these
bonds all placed not later than June
Is. 1t is the desire to place them in
the hands of as many individuals as
possible, the hope being that every
family shall hold at least one of the
Libertys bonds as an evidence of. their
Americanism.
CITIZENS OF SAUK CENTRE
ANDE WESTERN STEARNS, DO
YOUR BIT BY SUBSCRIBING FOR
THE LIBERTY BONDS AND DO r.
NOVA. NJ. w.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
a MAN WE HAVE FORGOTTEN.
Matthew Fontaine Maury, Who Was
Really Great American.


Really Great American.
Every one who has heard of Robert
Fulton, certainly every one who has
heard Of S. F. B. Morse or Cyrus w.
Field ought also to have heard of Mat
they Fontaine Maury. But that is not
the case. For my part, l had never
heard Of Maury until l went to Vir-
ginia. l have asked schoolbOys if they
have heard of him. None Of them has,
Yet Maury's scientific researches and
accomplishments have had an enor-
nous effect, not only in this country.
but throughout the world.
1t may be said that Maury laid the
foundation for our modern weather bu-
reau and that the science of meteor
ology began with him. He founded
the national nautical observatory and
the photographic Office in Washington
and discovered, among other things,
the cause of the gulf stream and the
existence of that plateau in the north
Atlantic ocean which, if am not mis-
taken. made possible the laying of the
first Atlantic cable. Cyrus w. Field said
with reference to this, "Maury furnish
ed the brains, England the money, and
l did the work." Further than this,
the charts of the north Atlantic which
Maury made years ago are today the
basis upon which that ocean is navi-
gated by all nations.
am informed that though he was
decorated by many foreign govern
ments. he was never given so much as
q cheap little medal by that Of the
United States, and that his name has
not been kept alive by any memorial or
other token of his country's gratitude.
Julian Street in Golfers Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
Line and Staff Officers.

Broadly speaking, the distinction be-
tween a line officer and a staff officer
is that between the fighter and the
nonfghter. The staff officer has nom
military duties. He may, for example,
be q member of the medical corps, an
Instructor at military institute or
have charge of some administrative
department Of the army or navy. The
word is also used for those men at
tached to the staff of the commander
in chief. A line officer is literally that;
he is the man in the field or on a bat
tleship to do the actual fghting.-New
York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
WILL NOT BE EASY
To ESCAPE DRAFT
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES WILL
BE DECIDED BY REGULAR
ARMY SURGEONS
THOSE CLAIMING EXEMPTION
MUST CONSIDER ANSWERS
VERY CAREFULLY

Washington, May 22.-Men seeking
exemption IRON service in Americas
new selectlve service army because
they support one or more dependents
must be sure that the person they have
In mind is ''solely" dependent on them.
Otherwise they must not "hide behind
petticoats or children"
This warning was given out today
by Provost Marshal Crowder in eX-
planning questions arising out of the
June registration regulations. The
mere fact that one claims exemption
will not necessarily exempt him.
The question upon which exemption
of those with dependents will be deter
mined reads:
"Have you a father, mother, wife
child under II, or sister or brother
under II, solely dependent upon you
for support?
Consider your answer thoughtful
1y," Crowder advised. eff it is true
that there is another mouth than your
own which you alone have a duty to
feed, do not let your military ardor
interfere with the wish of the nation
to reduce wars misery to a minimum.
On the other hand, unless the person
you have in mind in solely dependent
on you, do not hide behind petticoats
or children"
The registrar will pass only upon OBJ
vious physical defects such as lost
arms or legs. Others claiming eXemp-
ton for physical disability "are liable
to draft in order that their physical
condition may be passed upon by army
surgeons"
Local boards will pass on claims of
exemption other than physical ones.
A citizen may note if he has de-
pendent relative other than those
specified, such for instance as a de-
pendent grandfather, grandmother or
aunt.
All persons within the age limits
must register, whether they are alien
enemies, naturalized citizens or de-
clarants, though alien enemies "un-
doubtedly will not be drafted. In
mates of prisons must also register.
In answer to questions whether you
are married or single, the answer
must be with respect to whether you
are married or single now.
The question as to race must be an
swered with Caucasian, Mongolian
negro, Malayan or Indian.
The full name must be given, the
present age in years only, the home
address, meaning the permanent home
address, date and place of birth, pre-
sent occupation, meaning what your
Job is right now, by whom and where
employed, whether the applicant has
had any military service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
Alcohol and Workmanship.

1t is stated that experiments made
by the Bavarian ministry of war have
shown that even slight amount of
alcohol eXerts very unfavOrable eff
feet upon rifle shooting. Tests were
made with the firing Of over 10000
shots, and it was found that men who
had been given forty grams Of al
cohol or about pint and half OF
beer registered from to 10 per cent
fewer hits than those who had taken
no intoXicants.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
Cold Calculation,

equality is more to be desired than
quantity" said the man of artistic in
clinations.
"Not always" replied the practical
person. "a diamond is pure carbon,
but you can't get the, action from it
that you can from a ton Of coal.">
Washington Star
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
The Turkish lanquaoe.

The Turkish language. although spo
ken in many diabetes. is so uniform
in plan that any one who speaks Otto
man Turkish can be understood while
travelling from European Turkey
through Asia Minor and central Asia
1t can be used in Egypt. Tunis and
Cyprus.-LondOn Telegraph.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
BROTHERS AS PALLBEARERS

Six brothers acted as pail bearers,
while a seventh carried the crucifix at
the funeral of Mrs. Jas. Graham, who
died at her home near Melrose, May
IL, 1917. Mrs. Graham was born in
1856, was married to James Graham
in 1878. Twelve children were born,
none of whom are living. On Sunday
none of whom are living.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
A Bamboo Forest.

There are few spots imaginable more
beautiful than a japanese bamboo for
est. 1t is the most lovely in color, the
forest in the world. 1t whispers pleas
antly and gently, and the severest
winds cannot make it angry. The long,
slim bodies Of it's trees are useful long
after death, for they are made into
water pipes, canes, fences, picture
frames, vases, fishing rods, rooings,
flutes, fans, furniture and poles. e
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
keep OUT OF DEBT
If You Are In Debt You Are a Fly
Glued to the Fly Paper.
LITTLE CHANCE TO ESCAPE.
The More You, Struggle, the Tighter
You Stick-Soon Your Courage 10
Conc and You Are Dead rFIy-Bs
Wise and Shun That Fly Paper. 9.;ss.


More than half the people are in debt
that is to say, they are living beyond
their means or they are spending every
cent.
And the man who is spending every
cent he gets is actually in debt and
running in debt, for he is running in
debt to his old age, when he won't be
able to make and won't be able to
spend and when the spending Of today
means debt later. ~
Those that are in debt know what
debt is. There is no need to tell them
about it.
First you owe $50 If you are little
manor $4,000 If you are big man.
And then you owe $1OO-or 100000
if you are big.
For awhile you struggle and plan.
You are going. to pay it off soon. 1t
is a good thing to use 20. P. M."-that
is to say, other peoples money-in the
effort to get ahead.
You tell yourself that all the big
men have used their credit and bor-
rowed and gone ahead rapidly.
It all sounds very nice and plausible.
But remember that you keep getting
in deeper.
The fly lights on the fly paper, per-
haps with only one leg at first. He
says this is nothing and puts down the
other leg to push himself off.
And then he is stuck fast.
And then he says to himself, II will
fly away from this fly paper" so he be-
gins Tapping his wings. And both of
his wings stick to the paper.
There he is with his feet stuck and
his wings stuck and only his head free
That fly feels about as Independent
and hearty as you do if you are in debt.
And he says: 81 can get off of this pa
per easily enough when l get ready.
I'll just put my head down and push
myself Off"
He buzzes for awhile. Then he puts
his head down on the fly paper to push
himself off.
Then his head sticks tight. He be-
gins to choke.
By and by he rolls over on his side,
he sinks into the sticky surface-and
there is another dead fly.
So It is with men in debt. So it will
be with you if you stay in debt.
The only hope for the fly the moment
he feels one foot on the fly paper is to
use both wings and fly away, not put
ting in the other foot, flying off as
quickly as he can.
And a billion times wiser and better
is the occasional rare fly who sees the
other flies sticking to the fly paper and
says, 81 don't like the look of those
flies; I'll stay away from them"
Look at the people in debt. See their
worry See the anxiety of the mother,
reflected in the children.
See the lack of standing, the eXtrava-
gance and the poverty mixed together.
You can't mistake the human fly
stuck on the fly paper of debt
Since you cannot mistake him why
not keep away from that fly paper?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
Made a Honaa Run.

Willis-I played golf yesterday for
The first time. Gillis-How did you
make out? Wiltshire. Made a home
ball into the tall grass in lsft field and
ran around the whole eighteen holes
before they found it.-Puck.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
Following the Lead,

The Mother Oh, dear! Fighting
again. Charlie? Such terrible black
eye! If only you'd follow the lead of
the minister's little boy The Hope
full did try to follow his lead. but he
led again with his left. and that's how
he biffed me-Puck.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
"A Cuttinu Retort.

81 wish YOU were more like Mr..
Green. He never has any businesszen-
gagements downtown at night"
'"That's so. But you don't see Mrs.
Green riding around town in an auto
mobile. of her own. do you?"-Detroit
Free Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
TILTED SUITOR USES BIG CLUB
Park Rapids Woman Beaten Uncon.
scious-Assailant, Still at Large
Leaves Note.

Park Rapids, May 19-Mrs. Lester
Devereaux, bride of week, is in a
serious condition at her home near
here as the result of brutal attack
by rejected sutton. Hubbard county
authorities are seeking the man.
According to Mrs. Devereaux's
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24
| Absurd.

my husband has the queerest ideas
Of economy" + 80
"Indeedw
"Why. he actually seems to have an
idea that I could save money by stay
ing away from bargain sales. New
York American.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24

Well printed stationery carries a
prestige with it wherever it goes.
The Herald prints that kind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-24

Subscribe for the HERALD.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-21
PROBE MURDER MYSTERY

First Deputy WestbrOok's crime
squad is today investigating the muir
der of a man believed to be r. B. Nc
CULLEN, 20, $3.50 Lake Park av.,
salesman, whose body was found in
a cluster of willows near the Little
Calumet river bridge on the Chicago
South Bend auto road, two miles
south of Hammond. A bullet had
entered the back Of the head.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-21


ANNOUNCEMENTS
LawndaIe Civic center concert to-
night, HerzI school, Douglas blvd.
and LawndaIe av., 8 p. m.
Seventh anniversary of Stanford
park midwinter exhibitions and eX-
ercises all this week. Today at 4 and
p. m. neighborhood schools and
settlements give entertainment.
Clarence barrow lectures on Life
Works and Philosophy of Leo Toll
stOy," the greatest Russian writer
and thinker of the 18th century, at
Alliance, 1913 N. Wood, $50 tonight.
Frederick Palmer, noted war cor
respondent, lectures on The Battle
of the SOmme and American Prepar-
edness," Orchestra hall, Wed. and
Fri. nights.
Mary Reilly will hold English class
at Hobo college, 917 W. Washington,
tonight.
Women's City club reception in
clubrooms, Thurs, to 5 p. m.
Esther FaIkenstein Settlement
WOmen's club, Washington's birth
day party, Thurs. at 2 p. m, at Set
tlement house, 1917 Richmond.
Municipal Motor Truck Drivers of
Chicago, local No. 1888, meet at
Hasting hall, Adams and Halsted, ID
and 4th Thurs. of month. Health
department and board of education
truck drivers invited Thurs. to dis
cuss lettering conditions.
PROBE MURDER MYSTERY
First Deputy WestbrOok's crime
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-21
PRESENT GAS ORDINANCE

INES-lN NAFAS ClADllNfNlNS-
Donald Richberg, attorney for the
gas-oil committee, and Edw. Bemis,
expert, presented to the committee
today their proposed ordinance regu-
lating the gas company and their
rates. ~
Under the ordinance, which is to
run for one year if passed, the gas
company is given permission to trim
down the light power until it reaches
9-candle power and a calOrithic value
of 565 BTU on condition that the
company furnish two junior mantles
to each user and allow them the
privilege of buying two more at cost.
The gas company is also required
to build a coke oven plant. The city
is to be given the right to investigate
the books Of the company and regU-
late the standard of service, AnOth-
er feature of the plan is the profit
sharing scheme, whereby all profits
over 100000 is to be divided be-
tween the company and the consum~
ers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-21
WEATHER

Unsettled tonight; Thursday fair;
colder; lowest temperature tonight
about 10; fresh southehy, shifting to
northwest, winds. Temperature Mon
day: High, Is; low, %,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-09
C0NFESSES MURDER
OF RUNDELL MERRILL
Roscoe j SIoat Of Ovid Admits Crime
and Names Frank Prioe Of
Owosso az Accomplice.

After being held in Jail at Saginaw
since Sept. IA as q suspect, Roscoe j.
Sloat of Ovid, confessed last Friday to
the murder Of Rundell Merrill of Oak
ley. on the night of Sept. 9. He plead
guilty before Judge Kendrick, Monday,
and will be sentenced to life imprison.
ment. Sloat states that Frank Price of
Owosso, was an accomplice in the crime.
Sloat states that he and Price had
been corresponding with two girls at
Muncie, Ind, and were going there to
meet them but being short of funds de-
cided to steal an automobile, hold some
one up for funds and leave for Muncie.
They took Charles Bergers' car from
West Main street in this city. and drove
to Oakley and then started out for
Muncie. Near Chaplin they met Merrill
and stopped his horse, demanding his
money, Price holding the horse while
Sloat pointed his revolver at Merrill,
who jumped up and pulled off his coat,
III d as he did 80 struck Sloat on the
wrist and the revolver was discharged,
the shot killing Merrill and frightening q
the horse so that it broke away and ran
down the road. They hurriedly drove
the machine toward Ovid, abandoning
1t when it stalled. Price was taken
into custody and later Sloat was ar
rested. These men were known as petty
thieves, and when officers connected
the murderers with the auto thieves
they visited the Owosso Mfg Co. plant
to look for men who were missing and
were notified by Lee Bensinger that
Sloat and Price We're together on the
night of the murder in Owosso. Both
denied completely in the theft or muir
der, but evidence piled up rapidly and
when confronted with it Sloat confessed.
Price still denies having a part in it,
but will probably confess la due time.
He has served time for stealing and has
generally bad record.
Sloat app rently fails to realize the
enormity of his crime and made poor
ATTEMPT at denying it by telling several
stories of his whereabouts on the night
of the murder.
James P. Devereaux. prosecuting at.
torney Of Saginaw county, who worked
hard on this case, died suddenly last
week Wednesday as result of running
to catch train which was taking Sloat
to Oakley for the collection Of further
evidence against him.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-09
COUNTY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIA.
TION

The November meeting of the Shia-
wassee County Ministerial Associa-
ton was held Monday at the Baptist
church in this city. Mrs. B. G. Matt
son gave an address on the history of
church music and illustrated it with
selections from Handel's "Messiah."
Rev. F. M. Purdy, of CQrunna, for
seven years pastor in South Ameri-
ca spoke of his experiences and rec
commended the teaching of Spanish in
our schools as a development of the
closer relations that are to follow with
the Suanish speaking nations of the
South.
Officers elected are-President, Rev.
J. B. Wallace; vice-president, Rev. w.
r. Blachford; secretary-treasurer,
Rev. F. d. Draper; program commit
tee, Rev. B. G. Mattson, F. M. Purdy
and F. d. Draper. A fish dinner was
served at noon to the pastors and their
wives.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-09
WOMAN'S CLUB

The Woman's Club met Nov. / with
members of the Current Topic Club as
their guests. The president, Mrs.
Kohler, gave very interesting re-
port of the twenty-third annual con-
vention of the Michigan State Fed
Grafton of Woman's Clubs held at
Traverse City Oct. 16-17-18.
Among celebrated speakers at the
Federation was Jane Adams, of Hull
House, Chicago, who, at Mr.. Hoover's
request, addressed the convention on
"Woman's Traditional and Immediate
Relation to the Food Supply"
In closing, Mrs. Kohler said: "The
keynote to the Federation meeting
was woman's work in the war-not
to change the present order of things
but rather to stimulate efforts to per-
feet the present organization. Eff
cheney the real aim"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-09
Owosso Soldiers Win in Field Meet.


At the field meet recently held al
Fort Macarthur at Waco, Texas, Com
pany M (of Owosso) were the big win
ners, Private Bslyat winning firsts
and 4 seconds in ten events Private
Stebbins won the 60-ysrd dash, with
Whymer second, Monroe third; Steb.
bins was third in the regimental 100
yard dash; in the battalion 100. yard
dash Blopge was first, Taylor second
in the 440 yard battalion semi finals,
Allen was first and was second In the
regimentsl finals Company M won
the regimental 20.man relay race and
was second in the finals.
Co. M was paid off this week. First
Sergeant Patterson and Sergesnts Har
rine and Mcleod have taken examina-
tions for commissions
A foot ball team was organized la
week with Whymer, Ledicker, Snyder,
Allen, Blonge. Leffingwell, Bruck, Tay'
lor, Stebbins, Weatherwax, Hughes and
Rowe as members.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-09
Fire Destroys Tires.

A fire Saturday morning did $1,000
damage to the Hartshorn building on
East Main street and the vulcauizing
department of the Hartshorn Auto Co..
and water damage to the Grove I'm
plement Co. stock and Office fixtures
to the extent of several hundred dol.
lars. The principal loss was in ruined
auto tires. he fire was probably caused
by the explosion of the vulcanizer which
had been started by Bert Irland, who
left the room and returned in few
minutes to find the building in flames
The fire was quickly extinguished by
the department The loss by water is
extensive