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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
MAMMOTH CAVE LONG FAMOUS
Has Been Acknowledged One Of the
Worlds Wonders, Practically
Since the Year 1909.

The most famous cavern in America
is Mammoth cave, in Kentucky, writes
"Niksah' in the Chicago Daily News
Mammoth cave was an old Indian ref
uge, and the story of redskin adven-
lures is written plain in the skeletons,
tomahawks and reed torches that have
been found in the cavern depths.
Then, in 1909, white man, a pioneer
hunter, followed a wounded bear into
the mouth of the great cave, and from
that time on Mammoth cave became
in American estimation the eighth
wonder of the world. -. .
Almost as soon as the white man
discovered the cavern he began to
make practical use of it. Long before
the era of Indian possession bats had
inhabited the cavern halls and in. the
course of time their skeletons had &C
cumulated on the floor, especially
near the entrance. These skeletons,
containing nitrate, played an impor-
tant part in the war of 1872, for
nitrate, so needed for making explo-
SlVeS, was scarce IN tne colonies anu
the Mammoth cave became the main
~
source of supply.
When the country settled down to
period of comfortable prosperity,
Mammoth cave became, even more
than it is today, great show place
of America. The caves history is told
in the names of the various rooms and
galleries. Jenny Lind and other artists
visited the cave and sang or played
the airs that had made them famous
in "Ole Bulls Concert Hail. or other
cavern corridors. In a room since
named Booths Amphitheater," Edwin
Booth was inspired to declaim some
of the lines of Hamlet before small
and select audience.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25

for IA years. For nearly a hundred
years after the passing Of the first
copyright law the protection was ex-
tended only to citizens Of the United
States. In England similar injus-
tice was practiced upon Americans, al
though the British government did
permit foreigners to take out a copy
right, provided their work was first
published in England and the author
was at the time Of publication any
where within the British dominions.
International copyright conventions
now exist between nearly all nations.
The first copyright act in England was
passed in 1909, giving protection for
IA years and for the authors life If
then living. In 1914 the English law
was amended by extending the period
to % years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
Dancing In Haiti.

Dancing to the music Of a drum,
saxophone and flute is the chief source
OF amusement for Haitians in their lit
tie villages on Saturday night, accord
ing to an article by William Almon
Wolff in Golfers. Beginning at sun
down every Saturday night, he writes,
one will come to wine shop, If one
follows the sound Of the drum. The
drummer sits outside. His unceasing
drumming marks the rhythm of the
music; what melody there is, Is borEe
by flute, and almost always there is
q saxophone. The music is the same
at every dance. 1t is In common tone;
a single cadence is repeated, over and
over again.
Dancing in Haiti resembles the sat
urnalia among the Australian abOrigi-
mes, Mr.. Wolff writes. The dancers
are frank and unashamed and one gets
little or no feeling of a personal note
between the two one sees dancing;
rather they are staging a spectacle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
The Struggle Discourages Mahy z
Citizen of Sank Centre

{. Around all day with an aching back,
: Can't rest at night; s. -.
Enough to make anyone "give out. ~
Doan's Kidney Pills are helping
thousands. - "
They are for kidney backache;
And other kidney ills. Ask your
neighbour!
Here is Sank Centre proof of their
merit: M.
Mrs. M. Chrisholm, Brooklyn Addi-
ton, says: 81 had an attack of kidney
trouble s4nd suffered with backache
number of years. had sharp
pains in the small of my back, espec-
tally when I lifted anything and I
was certainly miserable. I didn't
have my usual strength, either and
got tired very quickly. J. My back was
sore, I couldn't get much rest. Doal's
Kidney Pills, which l got at tn nah
son & Emerson Drug Store helped
me right away and soon every bit of
the trouble had disappeared. Sever
al times since when I have needed a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
Germ Of LAUGHTER.

Laughter, we are told by all author
tiles on the human emotions, springs
from a sense of satisfaction and SUI
periority in the Laughter over the
laughee, if we may coin the word for
the occasion. The Paris Rose Rouge
publishes hitherto imprinted essay
on laughter by Stendahl, in which the
following definition occurs:
"What is laughter? 1t is a success
sion of pulmonary spasms accompa.
MED by peculiar facial expression
which is so familiar that I need not
describe it and by pleasurable SEN
sation around the chest.
"This physical state. arises from a
sudden inspiration to compare our
own worth with someone else's and
resulting in verdict favorable to our
selves. Laughter thus arises from the
sudden recognition of our own su-
periority."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
Pertaining to Cork.

Cork is the outer bark Of an ever.
green oak. 1t is not the true bark
or skin of the tree through which the
sap circulates, but spongy layer Of
cellular tissue formed outside it. After
few years the outer covering falls
off. In Spain and Portugal, the great
producing countries, the process
is anticipated, for the bark is run out
every six or eight years, the trees con-
tinuing to yield good crops for 100 to
$50 years. Cork for shoppers was used
in Cato's time, 210 B. G. Lighter than
cork" is comparison used by Horace.
The peculiar cork shoppers for cham
payne bottles were invented by Bene-
Gictine monk named Peruguoa at the
able of Bantvilliers, about A. D.
1910. The name cork is derived from
cortex, the bark of a tree.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
Origin of Drinking PIedues

Pledging each other in wine was In
reality nothing more than the survival
of the once universal custom of parties
drinking together in ratification Of
bargain. 1t is in this sense that some
Jewish and Russian couples drink
wine at their betrothal ceremonies.
The Hebrew. after drinking, dashes
the vessel to the ground, in memory
of the destruction of the Templei
whereas the Russian tramples the
glass beneath his feet, with the pious
wish: "May they thus fall under foot
and be trodden to pieces who shall en-
deavor to sow dissension and discord
between u.s."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
The Bells of st. PauI's.

The bells of St. Paul's cathedral, at
London, are rung on Sundays, holy
days and special occasions by twelve
members of the Society of College
Youths. To become a member Of this
society very severe tests have to be
passed in campanology. The duty of
Ginning the bells for the weekday
services falls upon one man, who, by
passing che ropes through series of
pulleW> and bringing them together, is
enabled to chime six bells by himself.
He chimes the bells for the 8 o'clock
service, starting at Z AS with two bells
for ten minutes, then ringing one bell
for five minutes. For the 10 o'clock
and o'clock services he chimes six
bells for ten minutes, then one bell
for five minutes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25

kidney medicine l have used Doan's
and they have always helped me
quickly"
Price 60, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney ramedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
FIND UPAs TREE VALUABLE
Natives Of Java Procure Ready-Made
Clothing From lite Branches,
With Little Effort.

One Of the strangest myths Is that
which concerns the deadly upas tree"
Of Java, whose poisonous exhalations
were formerly alleged to kill any man
or animal that yentured into its neign-
borhood.
Doubtless 1t had It's origi some
travellers tale, for the tree lues-
tion--rather widely distributed in
southern and southeastern Asla-has
no terrors for the natives Of these
countries. who, on the contre ". find
1t extremely useful.
1t is the only kind Of tree a the
world that produces ready-ma6 cloth
ing. The inner bark is natural cloth,
only requiring the removal Of the soft
cellular stuff in order to render 1t avail
able for use. A cylindrical section Of
1t from small branch will furnish a
leg for pair Of trousers or an arm
for coat, while from bigger branch
the body Of the garment is obtained.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25

the moltiDg season-from July to No
vember-th feathers may be collect
ed. This does away with killing and
trapping of the rare birds Collectors
Of customs must be certain that the
feathers passing through their hands
for export have not been pulled from
slaughtered or captured herons. The
white heron haunts are found beside
the waterways and lakes Of two Ven
ezuela states-Apure and Bolivar.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
Caught on the Wing

William Jennings Bryan has been
mentioned as a possible candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
Presidency. Of course the fact that
William has been mentioned" does
not necessarily mean anything. At
any rate somebody has a fine sense
of humor.
Its all off with Milwaukee. Berger
has again been elected to Congress.
Of course the Socialistic gentleman
will never be seated, but Milwaukee
is "even" with congress. What gets
us is the way the Americans in Mill
waukee are always explaiing away
these little missteps in politics and
really hoping to "put over the idea
that Milwaukee has been evacuated
by the Hun.
The price of mistletoe has been
raised ten fold. This will mean less
mistletoe, but it is poor boob in
deed who cannot get his moneys
worth of mistletoeing while the mis-
tletoeing is good.
You surely have got to hand it to
kaiser Bill. He has finally Soon
ssnted," to stand trial by the Allies,
but he would choose his own time and
place, and be give the opportunity of
picking for hisdefense, a staff of Ger
man experts. William is so consid-
crate of himself. And his consent
ing" to stand trial is typical of his
family tree. A little Jogging of Bills
memory on the manner of HUI
''trails" in Belgium may may be well
at this time.
"Long live the revolution in Ameri-
ca" was the parting curse of Emma
Goldman and Beikman, as with OH
ers of their class they sailed past the
Statue of Liberty Wednesday of last
week bound for Soviet Russia. Over
their heads foated the Stars and
Stripes, the flag which has tolerated
that gang of cut-throats all these
years. But it is well that they have
passed the Statue of Liberty. May
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
copxrIuht Acts

The first act providing for the copy
right of books and other publications
In the United States was passed 129
years ago. The term of copyright was
then fixed at IA years, with the priv
ilege Of renewal for IA years longer.
In 1871 the period was extended to
Is years and providing for renewal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
they never see her back again.

Three hold-up men in st. Paul got
away with sack of peanuts the
other day. Laugh if you want to,
but just think what that "haul" may
have ment to that gang if they had
got eggs instead of peanuts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-25
PROTECTING White Heron,

Venezuela has passed rigid ruling
for the protection of the white heron,
one of her most important sources of
revenue. The egret or white heron
produces the delicate plumes almost
worth their weight in platinum. In
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-09-30

shoulders and hair on your chest.
You will set so carc-frce vaca-
on days a year, not counting
shorclcavcnh omeor foreign ports.
You will have the kind Of COM
radcshipin travel thatsailors know.
You viii have regular pay, over
and above your meals, lodging, and
ust uniform outfit good stuff,
All Of IT,
You can join for two years.
When YOU get through you'll be
physically and mentally tuned
up for the rest of your life. You'll
be ready through and through for
SUCCESS.
There is a Recruiting Station
right near YOU. II you don't know
where ID is, your Postmaster viii
be glad 10 ten you.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-08
SUDBURY
(Mrs. E. W. Parent, Correspondent

(Mrs. E. W. Parent, Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Tebbutts OF
New York are spending the month at
John Bucklins.
Miss Marion Rustedt of Richford
spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs
Anna Ketcham.
DR.. R. c. Flagg and family of Mid
dlebury spent Sunday with his father,
Rev, Rufus ,Flagg.
Mrs. Gertrude Cook and daughters,
Helen and Gertrude Of Cornwall were
over-Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Damon.
Mr.. and Mrs w. K Sawyer and son
Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Sawyer
and daughters, Maxine and Doris, were
at O. G. Ketchams in Proctor Sunday
Herbert Bucklin, the stage driver
who has served on the route from here
to Brandon two years, finished his
duties Thursday. His place is taken
by Hugh Selleck
Mrs. Frank Bresee was given a sut-
prise party Saturday evening by IS
of her friends, the occasion being her
10Th birthday Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served.
The local Red Cross has received
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-08
CORNWALL NEWS
(Mrs. C. H. L ane, Correspondent

Miss Florice Hourdeau of Shoreham
is spending the week at David Gingey's
Mrs. Joseph Shorkey and Miss Ina
Shorkey have been visiting relatives
in Orwell
Miss Maude Larrabee of California
was guest the first of the week OF
Mrs, r. R. Robbins,
Judge and Mrs. A. w. Foote visited
their son, William, and family at THEN
home in Pawlet Wednesday,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shackett were
called to A1iddlebury Monday by the
death of their niece, Isabelle Hebert
Mr. and Mrs Atlee Dougla1 and
daughter and Mrs. Markham and
Miss Kinds spent Friday in Burlington
Mrs. Edward Norton and two daugh-
tiers of Proctor are guests Of Mrs
Norton's brother, r. r. Robbins and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. R. Swasey and niece,
Miss Palmer Of Southampton, Mass,
were in town Saturday at c. E. Sam
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Foote and
daughter OF Charlotte visited his sis
ter, Mrs A. L. Payne and family last
week
Mrs. Alice Eggleston returned from
the Mary Fletcher hospital Saturday
where She went to have tonsls re-
moved
Mrs. Markham of Proctor and Miss
Mary Kinds of Hartford Conn, were
recent guests az their uncle's, ] L.
Douglas
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Farnsworth, and
two daughters Of Richmond were guests
the first OF the week of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lavalley.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur L. Samson re-
turned on Monday to their home in
Hartford, Conn, after spending a
month with their father, c. E. Samson.
Mr.. and Mrs Jerry Murray, Joseph
Murray and Mr. Peter Richards left
Tuesday for motor trip and will visit
friends in Rutland Chester, Bellows
Falls, Boston, and other places in
Massachusetts.
Frank d. Manchester, as far as is
known, has the distinction of being the
first man from town to fly, having had
recently the pleasure and experience OF
an aerial trip with Lieut.. J. J. Lynch
in his Curtiss arplane.l
Mr. and Mrs. c. F Benedict and
daughter, Ruth, are visiting Mrs.
Benedicts sisters, Mrs. s. c. Woodside
and Mrs. l. l. Robinson at their homes
in Elmira N. y On their return trip
they will visit Mr.. and Mrs. William
Parkhill at Glens Falls, n Y
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-08
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS

Miss Alice Jackson Of Burlington
was the guest OF Mrs. E. A. Frost OF
Elm street last week.
The interior OF the Kappa Delta
Rho house on South street is being
renovated this summer. The rooms
are being repapered and new coating
of paint is being applied to some of the
floors
Prof H. P. Williamson de Visme,
director of the French School, who has
accepted a position with the faculty of
Middlebury College next year has rent
ed the house at 3 Weybrdge street
from Mrs. NJ. B. Darrow, who now &C.
cupies the place,
e. R. Triggs, Aliddlebury IA, of
Wilmington, Del, joined Mrs. Triggs,
Middlebury ex}lj, Saturday on a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Homer L. Balm
of Washington street. Since his ar
rival Mr. Triggs has been taken i'll
with an attack of tonsilitis.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-08
"Cubsn Thrice Defeated

A unique jinX followed the Middle
bury Cubs baseball team rising
out Of and taking place of the so-called
Town Team, this past week when the
team was defeated three times in sue
cession by rallies in the seventh in
nings The Fort Ethan Allen nine
scored the first victory, to 8, last Sun
day, while the Rochester representa-
tives did the same trick to the tune Of
: to Monday afternoon, and the cul-
minating disaster came yesterday
when the Fort Ethan Allen boys re-
peated their Sunday performance by
tallying 3 scores to the Mddites' /.
The Middlebury men received very
poor moral support for a very slim
attendance was at Porter Field to en-
courage the home team at both games
played here.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-08
SHOREHAM NEWS
(Mrs. F. E. P latt, Correspondent

\ dance will be given in Academy
hall Tuesday evening.
! Or. Edmunds oi Bristol was in town
Wednesday.
There was a large attendance from
town at the picnic and field day held
at the Government Farm Tuesday.
Miss Ruth Wiggin, who has been a
recent guest Of Miss Elsie Baldwin, re-
turned to her home in Brandon on
Tuesday.
Mrs. George Mack and daughter,
Katherine, and Miss Estelle Bordeau
from Charlotte are spending a few days
at their home here.
Word has been received of the ar
rival of William McCauley in New
York. He has been in service over
seas for the past year.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dewitt and Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Jones motored to the
Maine coast where they will be the
guests OF DR.. Abbott Fuller and fam
lily for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. J. Spauldlng OF Pan
ton and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Platt took
an auto trip through the Adirondacks
and passed the weekend with friends
in Ausable Forks
Miss Ruth Stiles, who was caring
for Mrs. T. E. Lee, was called to her
home in Morrisville Wednesday, her
mother having been injured in an auto
mobile accident. Mrs. Lee still con-
tinues quite ILL.,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-08
WEST CORNWALL
(Mrs. Kate L. Taylor, Correspondent

(Mrs. Kate L. Taylor, Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. S. I. Spaulding recent
ly visited relatives in Bridport.
Mrs Fred Swenor of Shoreham has
recently visited her sister, Mrs. Mary
Atwood
Mr.. and Mrs. l. c. Drolette and Mr.
and Mrs. L. Stuckle were in Burling-
ton on Monday
Miss Annis Young is spending the
week with her niece, Mrs. Nelson
Mitchell OF Essex.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Kendall and
Kendall Field were guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs NJ O. Field
Miss Irene LaPine of Rutland is
spending the week with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph LaPine.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bingham, daugh-
ter, Maude, and son, Fred, went early
in the week to northern New York state
to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John Doolin and
daughter, Mrs. Dennis Rivait and lit
I4e soIli duI OF NeyDrldge were at
L c. Drolette's Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams and
sister, Anna, of Winoeski were guests
Sunday OF their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Maheu Miss Anna re-
manned for the week.
Miss Ruth Cook has recently visited
her sister-in-law, Mrs, Elmer Cook at
c. ]. Lowells. Miss Cook recently re-
turned from overseas and expects to
soon take up her work again as nurse
Rev. E, G. Sunderland formerly of
Cleveland, O., has joined his wife and
two young daughters at the home OF
his mother, Mrs. W. H. Bingham for
a short vacation as they expect to
soon make their home in New York
City.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-08
WHITING NEWS
(Mrs. L. A. Webster, Correspondent

(Mrs. L. A. Webster, Correspondent
E. P. Waite is spending a few days
at his home
Mrs. John Daniels and children, Ju-
Nor and Elizabe eth, are visiting rela-
tives in Rhode Island
Rev. Andrew Bole, pastor at large,
will be here Sunday and will preach
here for four consecutive Sundays.
Many from td wn attended Pomona
Grange and Field Day at the Govern
ment Farm in Weybridge Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Sem has gone to
Illinois with her aunt, Miss Josephine
Currier and will be absent several
weeks.
There is to Big lawn party at C.
B. Hubbard's Wednesday evening, Au-
gust 20, for the benefit of the Ladies
Society
The Ladies Society will be entertain
ed Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
Charles Lewis and Mrs Moses Aines at
The home of Mrs. Aines
MIS-. CudIleS Z. webster received
word Wednesday that her husband
who has been in Germany in the Army
of Occupation, had arrived in New
Jersey Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Taylor, Misses
Marion and Estella Taylor have been
visiting relatives at Lake George, N.
Y Miss Marion will remain there for
several days and Miss Estella is visit
ing friends in Smiths Basin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-08-08
GRANVILLE NEWS
(Mrs. H. E. Ford, Correspondent

\mIS' H. E. rOtu, correspondent
George Carroll has finished work at
Camp IA and is at E. w. Ford's.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Rich are
visiting their son and other relatives
in Montpelier.
Mrs Emma Briggs has returned from
Castleton where she has been attending
summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ford are Wis
iting relatives in White River Junction
and Lebanon, n. H.
D. N. Rice. A. A. Briggs, Gerald Rice,
and Will Shirley are in the northern
part of the state on a fishing trip.
c. J. Taber was called to Westfeld
Mass, last week Wednesday by the
death of his son, Walter Taber.