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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
AIMING A BIG GUN.
A Task In Which Figure Chemistry,
Mathematics and PHYSICS,

A Task In. Which Figure Chemistry,
Mathematics and Physics.
Today there is about as much differ
ence between aiming big gun and
aiming rifle as there is, between sail
ing a superintendent and sailing a
steam yacht. 1t was not very long ago,
however, that gun was aimed SINH
larry to a rifle in that the direction in
which it was pointed was obtained by
sighting along it's barrel.
But now things are not done that
way. The gunners are often far out of
sight of what they are shooting at. and
the remarkable hits that they make
are only explained by the use they
make of careful scientific calculations.
To direct the fire of one of the bigger
guns, for example. requires that no
less than fifteen complicated correc-
tons be made. says Popular Science
Monthly. Each correction requires an
average of five adjustments. all of
which must first be exactly figured out
by those in command. The most i'm
portant corrections which are made
are for the influence Of the resistance
Of the air. the influence of the earth's
curvature and the attraction of grav-
ity on the distance the bullet may be
carried.
In place Of the guesswork Of previ-
GUS times is the use of the most ad-
vanced developments in the fields of
mathematics. physics and chemistry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
OUR ORGAN OF BALANCE.
When Il Becomes Affected II Produces
an Attack Of Vertigo.

When Il Becomes Affected II Produces
an Attack Of Vertigo.
When any one feels, dizzy and per-
haps almost about to faint his brain
cannot properly control the working Of
his eyes. They may move round from
side to side, perhaps independently in
stead of together. and so it may look
as if things were spinning around.
Another reason for dizziness has to
do with a wonderful part of the body
near the ear and without which none
of us could sit upright, much less
stand, though few people have ever
heard of it. This organ. which used to
be thought to have something to do
with hearing, really controls our bal
ance. In some people it is affected by
disease, and these people constantly
suffer from dizziness and feeling that
everything is spinning round and
round.
AS every one knows, we can make
ourselves dizzy and so think every
thing is spinning round by whirling
dfOulu ourselves several IlLueS LII Ouc
direction. This disturbs the organ of
balance, and this disturbance gives us
the feeling. Ii you turn round the
other way you put things right by re-
storing the original state of affairs
within the balancing organ. The name
for the feeling that things are spinning
round is vertigo, and vert simply
means ''turn:"-Kansas City Star. Il :
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
SONG OF THE BOOTS.
The Melody That Spelled Merit to the
Thrifty chinaman.

Thrifty Chinaman.
John Chinaman often has peculiar
ideas about the wearing apparel that
he buys in America. For one thing he
always wants boots that are several
sizes too large, for he believes that in
that way he gets more value for his
money. In addition to excessive size,
boots may have to possess other Pc
culiar characteristics before they meet
his full approval, as the following story
indicates:
A California merchant offered a pair
of fine boots that he had long kept in
stock to a Chinese for So. The orien-
tai finally took them, but two days
later he brought them back.
whats the trouble, John?' inquired
the merchant. Him good boots.'
Him no good" declared John. Him
no singsong boot. Velly soon wear out.
Me like singsong boot or me catchee
back tree dolla'."
"Singsong bootw exclaimed the mer-
chant. me no sabe.".
me t'ink you sabe, all lite," replied
John. "Wha' TO- him boot no singee
squeak, squeak, when Chinaman
walkee, allie same good boot?'
When the merchant had given him
in exchange for the fine boots pair
Of coarse, cheap ones that squeaked
loudly John Chinaman departed highly
satisfed.-Youth's Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07

You Must Cure Yourself.

do not care how many licensed ply
sicians there are in the world; do not
care how many drugs and how many
drug stores there may be IN the town;
l care not how many schools Of medi-
cine there may be. say unto all you
persons who are sick and Ill that you
will never be cured by licensed medi-
cine. The doctors never will and never
ian cure you. Drugs never cure. You
must cure yourself. And If you have
not the will power and the courage to
reform the conduct that made you i'll
you are already goner. Nothing can
aid you, not even nature. "Medicus
sanat; natura curat." This is the Latin
Of the medical schools. The doctor
sanitates, but nature alone can cure.
And nothing in nature can cure you
but your own conduct-by reformation,
by resorting to the right food and the
right drink.
1t is up to you whether you are to be
all invalid all your life or well man
a we'll woman.
1t is a question Of personal morals,
individual ethics.-C. +. in Los An
geles Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
War and Human Nature.

Referring to the oft repeated claim
that there can be no such thing as uni
versal peace, because war is a phase Of
human nature-that men always have
and always will fight, DR.. Frank Crane
thus speaks: WAR, human nature
Yes, as leprosy is human nature, or tu-
berculosis. or epilepsy, or homicidal
madness! As demons in hell, in human
shape. are human beings" The idea
that men Of sense will justify war be-
cause it is human nature would fit them
for the lunatic asylum. And then the
doctor goes on to say: Give human ma
ture chance. Let the people manage
their governments and war will speed
lily cease forever"
And that's true too. 1t is despicable
the way some people will blame human
nature for war. BY that argument ev-
cry crime could be justified. - Ohio
State Journal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
Humor Found Everywhere.

Among those pre- eminently gifted
with humor, were Abraham Lincoln.
Disraeli, Goethe and Heine. the late
Lord Salisbury, Arthur Balfour. Dick
ems, Thackeray. Fielding. Shakespeare,
Queen Elizabeth. Henry WILL. Charles
H., DR.. Johnson. Charles Lamb. Emer-
son and Byron. The only persons who
lack it altogether are madmen. Crimi-
nails as a whole; are never without it..
There is the case of one murderer at
the bar in London who on being asked
if there were any reason why sentence
Of death should not be passed upon
him replied. mo; am Disguised with
the whole proceedings" Another in a
similar situation on being asked wheth-
er he had a last request to make said,
"Well, l should like to learn to play
the piano."-Sir Herbert Beerbohm
Tree.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
Activity of the Tongue.

Nobody's tongue is still for u moment
at all events, in waking hours. The
tongue is the most necessarily active of
all the body's members.
We think of the tongue as an organ
of speech, but it is also an organ of
feeling. When one eats it is constantly
feeling about in the mouth and deciding
out of it's own mind" what particles
of food are small enough or too big to
swallow.
Yes, indeed, the tongue has a mind OF
its own-a ganglion or minor brain
that is busy at mealtimes in regulating
the supply of food to the stomach. But
for it's unceasing guardianship we
should suffer much oftener than we do
from the distresses Of Indigestion.
We think of the finger ends as our
most sensitive organs of feeling. They
are not such at all. The end of the
tongue is incomparably more deli
cate and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ledger
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
HOME SCHOOL PAGEANT
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Worry In Sickness.

y When all animal is sick it does )
y not worry about it nor about
y the outcome. Its mental attitude )
y does not hinder natures healing )
y processes: 1t goes into the sun
y shine. takes the rest cure and )
y stops eating and RECEIVERS. But )
y if we have rheumatism in one )
y joint we expect other joints to be- !
y come affected. We worry about )
y it. 1t is. OF course. well estab- :
y lished that the right mental atti- :
y tude assists in cure. and it is $
y equally important to understand :
T. that the wrong mental attitude :
y binders health restoration. Rea- :
y son. imagination and will power !
y are big factors in the restoration :
y and maintenance Of health. Ev- :
y cry one should know the laws 4
y Of suggestion and apply them in !
y relation to health. Discover what
y habits of living-exercise. breath !
+ ing. diet. mental habits especial
y ly-are conducive to health. live 4
y hygiepically and expect health. !
y happiness and success. The right !
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
KNITTING SOLDIERS SOCKS
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Heartburn.

y Heartburn is due TO hyperac1d-
y ity or excess of acid secretion
y in the stomach. This interferes
y with digestion by preventing the
y proper digestion of starch. and
y in this condition acid foods and
y sugar are especially irritating.
y 1t can be relieved. but not cor
y rected. by the use Of alkaline
+ drugs. Bicarbonate of soda and :
y similar remedies may be taken
y for temporary relief Acid foods
y should be avoided. Baked pota-
y to is alkaline and is usually &C.
y ceptable in such cases. The food
y should be thoroughly mixed with
y saliva and should be confined for
y a time to stale bread. potatoes
j. and q small amount of beans in
y some cases. The mental state is
y frequently an important factor In
y the cause and correction of the
y malady. but lack Of proper exer-
i else is the principal cause. Sys-
y tematic exercise. including walk
y ing. should be adopted gre equally
+ and followed regularly. The SIM
j. pier the diet the better.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
Pleasures of lrritability,

Learn how to be irritable. When
any one says anything to you always
imagine he is trying to insult you.
Few appreciate the innocent enjoy
ment to be had in swapping and snarl-
ing at those we meet through the day.
Have things get on your nerves. If
things get on your nerves you will find
it an easy matter to be sour and surly.
After awhile you will find that most
anything gets on your nerves. especial
ly people who are happy and cheerful.
The idiots! Some people are born irri-
table. others acquire it. and they all
should have curses cussed upon them.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
Order Limiting Time to File Claims
and for Hearing Thereon.

and for Hearing Thereon.
Estate of Francis w. Parker, De-
ceased.
State Of Minnesota, County of
Stearns, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Francis w. Parker, Decedent.
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to, Cassius M.
Sprague
It is Ordered, that the time within
which all creditors of the above nam
ed decedent may present claims
against his estate in this court, be, and
the same hereby is, limited to six
months from and after the date here
of; and that Friday, the 7th day Of
December, 1917, at Nine o'clock A. NJ,
in the Probate Court Rooms, at the
Court House at the City of st. Cloud,
in said county, be, and the same here
by is, fixed and appointed as the time
and place for hearing upon and the ex-
animation, adjustment and allowance
of such claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Sank
Centre Herald, as provided by law.
Dated June 9Th, 1917.
(Seal) J. B. Himsl,
1-3 Judge of Probate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
EntireIv Bv.

A seven-year-old in a town down
south was asked by his teacher at the
primary school to produce a compost.
ton upon the subject Of his favorite
literary work. The youngster went
into executive session with himself
and turned out the following succinct
criticism of we'll known and popular
classic:
1.-The Book l like best is called Pill
grim's Progress. My mother reads this
Book to me every Night before go to
Bed. l love to hear about The Pill
grim. He had hard time. but he got
by!'-Saturday Evening Post.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
COLDS AFFECT THE KIDNEYS
Many Sank Centre People Have Found
This tn he True

Are you wretched in bad weather?
Does every cold settle on your kid
neys?
Does your back ache and become
weak?
These symptoms are cause to sus-
pect kidney weakness.
Weakened kidneys need quick help.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
prepared for weakened kidneys.
Sank Centre people recommend
them.
Mrs. William Clafflin, TO Pine ST.,
Sank Centre, says:
81 was bothered for several
years by kidney trouble. Every
time took cold it settled on my
kidneys and caused great deal
of annoyance. / also suffered
from distressing backaches and
pains in my Ions. Mornings /
felt stiff and lame. / used sever
al remedies but got no relief. A
friend advised me to try Doan's
Kidney Pills and I did. They
regulated my kidneys, relieved
the aches and pains and benefit
ted me in every way"
Price SOC at all dealers. DON t
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Claflin had. Foster ilburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. adv
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
GROWING Cotton,

The yield of cotton is dependent upon
the number of flowers we are able to
induce the plant to form, and root
space is necessary to Towering. The
cotton plants normal roofing may &C.
cupy two square yards of earth. which
is several times more than given it in
practice, and the yield may often be
reduced by this fact. as the roots must
interlap.-Los Angeles Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
A Mixup.

Madam, try and induce, your daugh-
ter not to get her gymnasium and her
musical exercises mixed"
"What do you mean. professor?"
II mean that she is inclined to mis-
take the piano for punching bag
Baltimore American
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
rorpedoes From a Submarine.

The torpedo from submarine can be
fired either while the submarine is on
the surface or completely submerged.
Usually submarine comes within ten
feet of the surface, with only the peri
scope showing, and discharges it's tor
pedo. If there is danger Of the sub
marine being fired upon by the ship
the submarine gets the proper position
of the ship. submerges itself complete
ly and then fires.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
Strategy.

Penelope Lieutenant Higgins seems
to be rather attentive to Miss Elder
leigh of late. Captain Jones-Yes, and
she is evidently skirmishing round try.
ing to precipitate an engagement
London Stray Stories.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
Bad Business.

Deaf and Dumb Beggar-Do you
think it looks like rain. Bill? Blind
Beggar-I dasnt look up to see. Here
comes one o. my best customers Puck.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07

Yesterday" said the sage. lis dead;
forget it. Tomorrow does not exist;
don't worry. Today is here; use it."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
immune.

Ella-There goes the Sluckiest girl
alive. Bella-In what respect? Ella
Nothing she eats makes her fat.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
Well, No, We Hadn't Noticed It.

Well, No, We Hadn't Noticed It.
Have you ever noticed how an ex-
tremely fat woman always acts as if
she was very much afraid some one
was going to steal her and how an ex-
tremely thin girl always acts as if she
was afraid some one wasn't?-Detroit
News,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
Sad Fate.

II hear Adele has gone into comic
opera"
There was always something su-
premely sad about the girl" Life.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
Too Much.

"Why did you quit that barber?"
''Well, didn't like him.. Every time
he moved my head he wanted to use
my ears as handles. Louisville Cou-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
Shopping.

- SuSPPuSs
First Lady-Mrs. Smith is too young
to go shopping alone. Second Lady
What is that? First Lady-She's liable
to get excited and buy something.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07

Mind is the beginning of civilization.
but the ends and fruitage thereof are
Of the heart.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27

come a worlds shortage In necessities
by offering her lands, practically free,
TO anyone who will take them and pro-
duce. Labor is scarce in Canada, and
is now being bonused. Good wages ar~
offered and the time a farm hand is
drawing pay in 1917, is considered by
the Canadian Government, the same as
residence duties on one of the free 16O-
acre farms, that this Government is
giving away, in order to settle the fer
tile prairies and bring about within
a few years q half billion annual crop
of wheat.
The most conclusive evidence is
available to any inquirer, that Western
Canada farm lands will produce more
wheat of better quality and at
lower cost of production per acre than
has heretofore been known in grain
growing countries. 1t is no idle state
ment to say, that yields of fifty bushels
to the acre of wheat are grown in Can
ada; the statement is made In all ser1-
BUSINESS and is backed up by the let
ters and affidavits of reliable farmers
in Western Canada. These farmers
are enjoying the same home comforts
that their neighbors to the south par
ticipate; they have the same good
houses, the same good horses ana
cattle, the same good roads and COM
munication, as welr as the same good
social conditions, and, best of all, they
own their land and what they earn
they own for themselves, being foun-
datfon for greater wealth and inde-
pendence.- Advertisement.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27

experiment station has found that the
application of phosphates is usually
accompanied by best returns. Three
or four hundred pounds of acid phos-
phate or two or three hundred pounds
of bone meal are applications which
may be expected to give returns. The
manure applied in connection with
these fertilizers should be at the rate
of six or eight tons an acre. Finely
ground raw rock phosphate turned I'M
der with the manure at the rate of
1000 pounds an acre is a good appli-
cation. Since this form of phosphate
is rather slow in acting, 200 pounds of
acid phosphate may well be applied
with the manure or drilled in deeply
with fertilizer drill after the seed
bed is prepared.
1t must be understood that some
soils need lime in addition to fertiliza-
tion, most of them need incubation,
and all require thorough preparation
of the seedbed.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
Make and Sell Your Own Goods
NEW JERSEY NEWS

Belleville, N. il have been doc
toring for liver trouble for the past
four years and 1 could not regulate
myself as l should, but after trying the
Pleasant Pellets have been greatly
relieved, and can safely say that l am
thoroughly cured of this complaint.
think it no more than fair for me to
make this statement so that others
who are suffering can try the same
remedy."-P. J. CULLEN, 33 Dow st.
Paulsboro, N. il have used all
of DR.. Pierce's medicines at different
times of my life and have always found
them to be all and aore than was
claimed for them; in fact l always
keep the Anuric Tablets and Pellets
on hand, and recommend them where
ever see any need of like medicine.
1 have felt better during this last six
months than l have for very long
time. If others troubled as l have
been will give these medicines a thoro
trial they will certainly receive bene-
fit."-MRS. ]. B. GREEN, 80 New st.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
BALANCED RATION FOR COWS
Expert of Oklahoma Station Recon-.
nends Mixture of Corn, MilIrun
Bran and Cottonseed Meal.

(By w. L. FOWLER, Department of Ami.
NAL Husbandry, Oklahoma A. and M.
College, Stillwater.)
"Please give me a balanced ration
for dairy cows with the following
feeds: Sweetened alfalfa, millrun
bran, corn chop, cottonseed meal;
roughness, alfalfa hay and prairie hay,
cottonseed hulls."-A. T. S., Muskogee,
Okla.
For an average producing herd, the
following mixture should be used,
which is based on weight:
Corn chop, finely ground, four parts;
millrun bran, two parts; cottonseed
meal, one part.
Feed one pound of this mixture per
day for each three pounds of milk pro-
duced daily. For roughness, the
cheapest and most economical feed
mentioned is alfalfa hay. Alfalfa hay
at $13 a ton is cheaper than cotton
seed hulls at SIS.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
SOIL SUITABLE FOR ALFALFA
Much of Difficulty in Growing 1t Can
Be Attributed to the Low Fer
tility of Land.

(By M. F. MILLER, Missouri Agricul.
tural Experiment Station.)
Alfalfa is a rich land crop. Much
of the difficulty in growing it can be
attributed to the low fertility of the
soils on which it is being tried. A crop
that produces three or four, and occa-
sionally five cuttings year requires
plenty of plant food. The man who
wishes to grow alfalfa on medium to
poor land cannot expect high yields,
and in most cases he cannot secure
satisfactory stand without manuring
or fertilizing.
In general, barnyard manure is the
best fertilizer for this crop. Ten,
twelve, or even fifteen tons an acre
can well be supplied if the manure is
available. A crop as valuable as al
falfa warrants expensive fertilization,
if necessary. The man beginning al
falfa culture on poor land had better
limit the amount sown, so that more
manure will be available for use on
this land.
If manure is available in small guam
titles only, fertilizers may be used in
addition. On most Missouri soils the
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
SULPHUR TO CONTROL scAB
According to Investigations Spring Ap-
pIication Is Far More Satisfac-
tory Than Is Fall.

Investigation as to the value of sui
phur for controlling potato scab so far
seems to indicate that spring applica
tions are more satisfactory than those
made in the fall. In experiments the
benefits secured were greater when
sulphur was applied to land on which
no cover crop had been grown the pre-
ceding season than on land where one
had been grown: Formaldehyde ap-
piled to the seed tubers and sulphur
applied to the soil gave better results
than when the two treatments were
used separately. Sulphur broadcasted
on the soil after planting appears the
best method of application; when used
with fertilizers it gave greater eff
cheney when applied in connection with
ammonium sulphate than with sodium
nitrate, with acid phosphate than with
steamed bone and with muriate of
potash than with sulphate.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
Do You Neglect
Your Machinery?

The machinery of the body needs to
be well oiled, kept in good condition
just as the automobile, steam engine or
bicycle. Why should the human. neglect
his own machinery more than that of
his horse or his engine? Yet most peo-
pie do neglect themselves. To clean
the system at least once a week is to
practice preventive measures. You will
escape many ills and clear up the coat
ed tongue, the sallow complexion, the
dull headache, the lazy liver, if you will
take a pleasant laxative made up of
the May-apple, juice of the leaves Of
aloes, root of jalap, and called Pleasant
Pellets. You can obtain at almost any
drug store in this country these vege-
table pellets in walls for 25c-simply
ask for DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
There can be no counterfeit if they
have the DR.. Pierce stamp. Proven
good by so years use.