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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-11-27

says: 81 can certainly praise Deans
Kidney Pills, because I have used
them and they have brought me fine
results. When Il had backaafpe, Deans
cured me of it entirely in just few
days. Before I used them, my kid
neys were acting irregulaTiy, but
Doan's soon regulated thena- / have
never had any of that trouble since"
Price Co.,. at ain dealers. Don't
simply ask for. kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Sohle had. Foster-1flhurn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, n Y.-aasv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-11-27
HELPFUL WORDS FROM SAUK
CENTRE CITIZENS.

Is your back lame and painful?
Does it ache especially after exer-
ton? ..a
Is there soreness in the kidney
region?
These symptoms suggest weak kid
neys.
If so there is danger in delay.
Weak kidneys get fast weaker.
Give your trouble prompt attention.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Your neighbors use and recommend
them
Read this Sank Centre testimony.
Mrs. H. G. Sohle, N. Main St..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-11-27
fore, be unable to match the federal

fore, be unable to match the federal
appropriation.
"This condition." Mr.. Babcock add
ed, makes it necessary for the state
to amend its constitution so that the
state itself may make an appropria
ton equal to that offered by the fed
erA government. Unless this is done
Minnesota will lose 100000 year
for its roads,"
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
CAMERA DID EFFECTIVE WORK
FlashIioht Photograph Surprised
Owner Of Melon Patch Almost as
Much az Il Did Thief.

One Of the Companions subscribers
who was interested in our recent ar
ticle telling how the police had been
able to make arrests through the un-
expected revelations of the camera
tells Of an incident In which the cam
era did very efficient detective duty.
farmer who owned a particularly
fine crop of melons was very much
disturbed because someone had been
stealing from his field. For several
evenings he watched but could not
gain any clue to the identity of the
culprit. More nights went by ana
more melons disappeared. Finally. In
his exasperation, the farmer contrfted
trap. He selected the largest, mos,
attractive melon, tied one end of a
string to the stem and attached the
other to flashlight apparatus and
camera, concealed in the shrubbery AZ
the edge Of the garden. He set the
camera and flashlight SO that a sligfh
pull on the melon would fire the fash
light and snap the shutter
The next morning he found that the
flashlight had been exploded; and so
he Immediately developed the plate.
To his astonishment 1t revealed one. of
his much-respected neighbors in the
act of cutting off the melon stem! At
a loss to know just how TO deal with
this delicate situations he finally
evolved plan. He made print Of
the negative on postcard and mailed
1t to the neighbor In question. Need
less to say, all melon stealing ceased
at once, and the melon patch -four
ished for the rest of the season.
Youths Companion.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
KING OF POLITICAL 4BossEs"
William N. Tweed Has Had Many
Followers, But None May b
Considered He Equal.

William M. Tweed, the most notori-
GUS boss in the history Of New York,
wore, at the height OF his power. the
$1,000 badge of -Tammnny, a tigers
head with eyes Of ruby. surmounted by
three large diamonds. He died In
Ludlow street Jail, unable to raise bail
for his release.
Tweed was head Of the Tammany
"Wigwam." He was q state senator
and at the same time street commits
sioner. He had personal and political
following that remained faithful to
him even in his downfall. In July,
1871, figures were dug out Of the coun-
ty books showing that Tweed and his
associates had been gouging the city
and county for millions of dollars.
One item alone was of $5.OOO,0O0 for
carpets for the county court house.
1t was found that enough carpets had
been bought-or at least paid for-to
cover eight acres Of City Hall park
three layers deep. A mass meeting Of
citizens was held. Tweed was arrest
ed, and released on $1,OOO,OOO bail
Even after this ne was reelected to
the state senate by 10000 plurality.
He escaped from his house with the
connivance Of his keepers, but was re.
turned. He was brought to trial in
1878, on a charge of grand larceny and
forgery, and sentenced to IL years
imprisonment and a heavy fine. The
sentence was reversed in 1875, but
Tweed was unable to furnish bail and
was committed to Jail. He escaped to
Spain later in the same year, was
caught and brought back on a warship
and again imprisoned In Ludlow street
Jail, where he died,
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
GUARD FORESTS FROM FIRE
Positions on Lofty Peaks OF
Western Mountains.

To the creditable list of occupations
in which women have proved efficient
and faithful, may be added that of
serving as observers in lookout posts
on the peaks Of western mountains
and hills. says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. From these lonely points
of vantage watch is constantly kept
for forest fires in the region round
about. Because Of the scarcity Of
available men during the war. this
work was performed largely by wom-
en- and girls, many of the latter being
Of high-school age who were glad Of an
opportunity to spend a summer vaca-
ton in the open. Usually the girls
'manned" the posts In pairs, but In
one instance lone girl and her faith
full dog were on duty. Whenever
smoke was seen rising among the
trees 1t was the task Of the watcher
to calculate the location Of the fire
by means Of special apparatus pro-
vided for the purpose. and then COM
municate at once by telephone to the
forest rangers, who would hurry out
prepared to fight the flames.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
BOY DROPPED INTO MONEY"
New York Younsster Found Floors
Of Deserted House Fairly Strewn
With Bank Notes.

A coal chute may be prosaic sub
stitute for Aladdin's lamp. but one
found by New York boy delivered
the goods as satisfactorily as ever did
the old oil burner of arabian Nights"
fame, observes the Kansas City Star.
Vincent Mastag'lio had been dazzling
his playmates with great rolls of $40
bank notes and pockets full of jewelry
for several days when the police
learned of his suddenly acquired
riches and took him- into Juvenile
court, where he told Of discovering his
treasure trove.
side street the other day when he fell
through coal hole. There wasn't
much in the cellar to excite his inter-
est, so he tried the upper floors of the
house, which he found to be deserted.
There. he told the police, he found
rooms with their floors strewn with
money; $5 and $40 bills had been
wadded and thrown in every corner,
and jewelry Uttered the dressing
tables.
Investigation by the police verified
the boys statement. They learned
that the house had been occupied by
Mrs. James Sandman, recluse ninety
years old, who had died few days
before. The boy was the first person
to enter the house after the woman
had been removed to hospital, and
the money, thought to be rents from
her tenants, had lain where she had
thrown it on the floor as she re-
ceived 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
China and the Bean.

The bean. plays an important part
in Chinese domestic economy, and one
of the specially desired qualifications
Of the Chinese matron, throughout
the northern provinces, is her ability
to concoct from beans-green, black
and yellow-several staple dishes.
The bean seldom appears on the
Chinese table whole; 1t is not con-
sidered as At for food until 1t has been
reduced to Its essences and put up In
the form Of bean curd or bean gela-
tin, which are for sale In every road.
side food shop Of northern China.
The art Of producing these nourish-
ing foods, which are the meat Of the
poor, Ia to the rural Chinese woman
what the making of butter, cheese and
jam Is to the occidental housewife.
In the large cities bean manipulation
Of that sort IL craft and a CONNER
cial activity, just as the making of
jnm and butter Is in the large cities
of the west, but 1t can scarcely be
called an industry, since II, is still
quite without organization. The beans
must be crushed. soaked, baked, boiled
and strained before the essences ap-
pear.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
WHITE TRIBE IN CHINA HILLS
Are Said to Resemble Anglo-Saxons,
and Are Noted for Their Fero-
cious Courage.

A tribe of white men whose chief
characteristic is their ferocious cour-
age, has been found In the western
mountains of China by DIR. Joseph
Beech, president of the West China
Union university, at Changta. Doctor
Beach, who recently arrived in this
country to aid in the Methodist Epis-
copal centenary campaign for $780,
100000 for missionary work at home
and abroad, tells also Of another raca
Of white men, who greatly resemble
Bohemians, to be found In the great
hills.
"There are 40 or so different tribes
Doctor Beech said, 'all speaking
different languages and all differ
ent in physical. appearance in the
mountains of west and southwest
Szechuen. On our maps these tribes
are called a part Of China, but they
are really independent, and have
fought the Chinese from time imme-
mortal.
'sThis tribe, resembling Angle
Saxons, lives in the district Of Sung
Pan. 1t is described to me as con-
sisting of large men whose bravery
is considered a marvel by the Chi
nese. "They never run away"
Chinese friend told me. "They lovs
to fight"
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
The Warning.

He was nineteen years old and she
was just sixteen. For a long time
they had been saving their money to
get married. When they together had
acquired 500 they decided that they
had reached the opportune time. So
into Sullivan and to the courthouse for
the needed license they hied.
AS they ascended the steps of that
building they met motley crew com
Ing down the stairway-a discontent-
ed-looking husband, a still more dis
contented-looking wife and five dilapi-
dated, dirty children. The boy
stopped, turned to stare at the girl
and found that she was staring at him.
Suddenly she laughed and tucking her
hand into his arm turned him around
so that his back was toward the en-
trance of the building. Lets 90 back
home, Fred, and wait until we've saw
ed another hundred dollars" she ad-
vised.-Indianapo News.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
Piecino Out Wool Supply.

All the wool grown in the world
every year, II made only into clothing
for people living outside the tropics,
and not into horse blankets, carpets,
etc. would provide fourteen ounces
per person. That is enough to make
one lightweight pair Of bathing trunks
extending from the waist to the knees.
'Then, uncle" asked Rollo, "where
does the rest of the wool we wear
come from? Our coats and overcoats
and blankets and woolen stockings?"
"That." replied his uncle, SIS reworked
wool. or shoddy." But surely, uncle"
exclaimed the boy, 1--WE do not wear
shoddy. do WEI" mo-" said the hon.
est uncle, 'you and I do not. but ev-
erybody else does."-The Little Jour
nal.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
Stimulating Motor Touring

Secretary Lane of the Interior
Department has announced a
plan for stimulating motor tour
ing between three large and pop
ular national parks of the west.
which will in his opinion mark
the beginning of a new epoch in
American travel. This project
contemplates the establishment of
an automobile line from Denver
to and thru Rocky Mountain, Yel-
lowstone and Glacier National
parks, via Boulder and Loveland.
Cheyenne, Douglas, Casper, Their
mopolis and Cody, Wyoming; and
Livingston, Bozeman, Boulder.
Townsend, Helena and Choteau.
Montana. Improved road condi-
tions next year will make it pos
sible to change the route so as to
include several other important
cities in all of the states travers-
ed.
The equipment to be used in
this service consists of large new
touring cars of seven and ten-pas-
senger capacity. The fleet is to be
placed in operation by H. w. Child
of Helena, Montana, and Roe En-
cry, of Denver, who now operate
the transportation lines in yell
lowstone, Glacier and Rocky
Mountain National parks. In
succeeding seasons this service
will probably be extended to 9TH
er national parks of the Pacific
northwest, California, and the
southwest.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
Changes In Times Reckoning.

So perfect was the Julian style of
reckoning that 1t prevailed generally
among the Christian nations and re-
mained undlsturbed till the minutes
had amounted in 1882 to ten. complete
days, the vernal equinox falling on
the 11th instead of the 21st Of March.
This shifting Of days has caused great
disturbance by unfixing the times Of
the celebration Of Easter, and hence
of all the movable feasts. and accord
ingly Pope Gregory, with the aid Of
Clavius, the astronomer. ordained that
ten days should be deducted from the
year 1852 by calling what would have
been the 9th of October according to
the old calendar, the 18th of October,
1882, by the new one. 1t was further
ordained that every hundredth year
should not be counted as n leap year.
excepting every fourth hundredth be-
ginning with 1900. In this way the
difference between the civil and natu-
raj year will not amount to day in
5000 years.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
FROM COFFIN TO KITCHEN
Plate Placed on casket That Held
Body of Louis XIV Found Doing
Duty as Frying Pan.

At the Cluny museum in Paris Is
a very interesting relic.
One day few years ago the cura-
tor of the museum happened to visit
a small restaurant in the suburbs OF
Saint Denis, in which the same room
served as dining room and kitchen.
While he was waiting to be served the
curator was attracted by frying
pan Of unusual appearance that hung
upon the wall. He took it down, care
fully removed some of the SCOT with
which it was covered, and made out
part of an inscription. What he
found interested him so much that he
bought the old pan.
When it was cleaned it was found
to bear the arms of France and Ma
varre, surrounded by the chain of st
Louis and the cord of the Order Of
Saint Esprit, and this inscription as
well. Here lies the magnificent
Prince, King Louis XIV. King Of
France and Navarro. Requiescat In
pace"
1t was the plate that had been fas-
tened to the coffin of Louis XIV. When
the burial vaults of the royal family
in the cathedral at Saint Denis were
rified by the populace in 1893 1t had
been wrenched from the coffin, fitted
with n handle, and turned into fry
ing pan. The handle has been re-
moved.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
Approaching "Perpetuai."

OF course. there is still unsolved the
old riddle Of perpetual motion, which
thousands Of cranks have spent their
lives upon In the past. Scientists tell
us that there Is no perpetual motion
known even to astronomy, so that II
will never be discovered on earth! The
world, they say. 10 slowly checking Its
speed round the sun, and Its diurnal
revolution. but 80 slowly a. to be i'm.
perceptible within historic times, and
the sun they say IL a dying ire which
will be extinct In q few hundred billion
years. Yet the discovery Of radium.
with it, apparently inexhaustible ener-
~, rather shook the scorn with which
the ideal Of perpetual motion used to
b regarded, and II 4 machine could
b eenstructsd to 20 for twenty years.
On ~ own % Il were. II would be
perpetual" enough for all ordinary
D0fpooeol
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
Taking Out the Squirt.

Relief is in sight for the man who,
hurrying through his breakfast to get
downtown, has had to run for the car
with one eye blinded by generous
stream of very acidy juice which
sprang out of his grape fruit as he
applied an overamount of pressure.
Department of agriculture experts
have taken out the squirt, and incl
dentally some of the other qualities
of the grape fruit which prevented 1t
from becoming as popular as 1t might
otherwise have been. The new fruit
has been produced by crossing the
grape fruit with the tangerine orange
and 1t is called the tangelo. 1t Is de-
scribed as being not nearly SO sharp
in taste as the grape fruit and as re-
sembling ripe orange. 1t requires
no sugar and the pulp is so tender
that 1t may be removed with spoon
without having previously cut the seq
ments.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
RyDDY LOCKS AND COURAGE
Observation Of English Writer 10 That
the Two Are Generally Found
Together.

"Ginger for pluck" Is an old saying
which would seem to be confirmed In
the bestowal Of military decorations
for bravery. observes London An
swers. ut wsA in the ruined square
of demolished Ypres last Christmas
eve," writes a British officer, "that
was first impressed by the large num-
ber Of red-haired men who were re-
ceiving the military medal.
"Since that afternoon have noted
the complexion Of every officer and
man wearing military decoration.
and the impression made ut Ypres
has been strengthened in consequence.
There must be something in the old
saying, for wherever soldiers are
gathered together there is red
haired, beribboned man in the midst
of them.
'9rake our most famous fighting d.
vision-the invincible Fifty-first. This
is composed almost entirely of High
land troops, and the Highlanders are
nearly all full-blooded blonds. OF
course there are dark-haired heroes In
plenty, but nevertheless red hair and
pluck would seem to be synonymous
Red hair is common among our most
daring airmen, and although l cannot
say how many holders of the Victoria
cross sport ruddy locks l am prepared
to wager that they form a large per-
centage.
Scientists say that red hair Is
caused by large proportion of iron
in the system, and certainly carrots
and freckles' have been worn by men
of iron while doing the work of men
in the DEVILS own war;"
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
Recovered Pocket Piece.

An Odd Fellows pocket piece, with
an inscription showing that Its owner
had belonged to Keystone lodge, in
Bethlehem, Pa, was picked up on
battlefield in France and eventually
came into the possession OF G. l.. Fox
of Houlton, Me. An article about the
little aluminium disc was published
in the Houlton Times and copy was
sent to the lodge In Pennsylvania. c.
II. Fogg Of the Times, later received
a letter from the secretary Of Key
stone lodge saying that the pocket
piece belongs to Walter Schonenberger
Of Bethlehem, and that II Mr.. Fox
would send the disc to him he would
see that Mr.. Schonenberger got 1t af-
ter he returned from France.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
PAVING War Debta.

There is no uniform rule Of action
regarding the payment of war debts.
Some war debts have been entirely
paid or. and others have been greatly
reduced. In 1903, following the Revo-
lutionary war; the public debt OF the
United States was $50 1852 .834. It was
reduced year by year until 1912, when
II was $45 5.2O0,737. During the wnr Of
1912, 1t increased until 1915, when
II was 1927, ,S34 1888. Then followed n
long period Of steady yearly reduction
till In 1885 II stood Mt the nominal
figure Of 1882. with much more
than that balance In the treasury.
Circumstances brought n long period
Of growth In the public debt TIL 1868.
following the Civil war. II was $2.178.-
236,173.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
Church Services

The following are the services
as planned for this week:
Black Hawk
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Hugh
Lawry, Supt.
Preaching service IL a. m.
by Rev. R. v. Howell.
Third Quarterly Conference 2
p. m. by Dist. Supt. DR.. w. T..
Scott.
Russell Gulch-
Sunday school 10 a. M, ]. H.
Chellew, Supt.
Service of Song 7:15 p. M, led
by Rev. Howell.
Preaching 7:30 p. m. by Rev.
Howell.
Rev. Howell is pastor of our
church at Castle Rock, is an able
preacher, don't fail to hear him.
PREPARATION BY WAY
OF THE FAMILY ALTAR
One cannot estimate the bless
ing to the church in revival of
it's family affairs. The prayer of
the father and mother in the fam
lily circle is one of the safeguards
of the home. John G. Patton bore
testimony to the influence of
prayer in his home. He said that
no argument against God could
weigh with him. The face of his
father as he came every day from
the place of communion with God
was so indelibly impressed upon
his memory that no infidel could
bring an argument that would eff
face from his mind that shining
countenance.
We hear a good deal about
prayer specials" One family
might select some particular mis-
sionary or station and daily pres
ent the case to God in union. Some
will be wondering how increased
offerings can be made during the
Centenary. If one prays for dir
ection and God names the sum.
there need be no hesitancy about
pledging and giving. Gods COM
mands are his enablings."
DORSEY NEWBORN, Minister.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
NATION OWES MORRIS MUCH
American Independents Should
Never Be Forgotten.

Robert Norris was the fnancier Of
the American revolution, a whole Lib
erty loan" In himself. He carried the
colonists through their struggle for in
dependence by handling such funds as
the country possessed at the time, but
for the most part through his own pri-
vate credit, which was greater than
that of his country. Yet after this un-
precedented service to his country he
was thrown into the debtors prison
for three years (from 1898 to 1SO1).
He was born on January 20, say some
authorities-Others on January 81.
1874, at Liverpool, and died in Phila-
delphia May Z. 1906. He arrived in
America when thirteen years old, en-
tered a mercantile house and devel-
oped genius for finance. In 1854 he
became member of prosperous firm
known as Willing, Morris & Co. Dur
ing the conflict with the mother cOun-
try he gave oil his time and money to
help the colonists. Out of his own
means he transferred Washington's
army from Dobbs Ferry to Yorktown
in 1881. That same year he estab-
lished the Bank of North America
the first bank in the United States
with national character. He was
one Of the signers of the Declaration
Of Independence, and was member
of the Continental congress until 177S,
after which he went into the legisla-
ture, serving during several terms,
when he became the superintendent of
finance from 1881 to 1884. He was
also head of the navy department
from 1881 to 1884. At one time. he
owned half Of the state of New York
and millions of acres in other states,
but the slow development in values
and the failure of the Bank of London,
in which he had funds, caused his
bankruptcy. At the time of his failure
he was building a palatial home in
Philadelphia, which was never fin
ished, and many of the workmen were
paid off by giving them portions of the
architecture, which they sold later or
built into less pretentious homes.
Some of these fine specimens of carv-
ing in stone have been bought up and
made the motive for planning artistic
homes in old Germantown in Philadel-
phia.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
Choose Carefully.

It Is impossible to read every hook
you see. You must choose. The i'm
portant question Is, What decides
your choice? Are you reading certain
book because you happened to find 1t
on the table at your elbow when you
dropped into the easy chair after your
days work? Or are you reading 1t be-
cause It Is advertised as lone Of the
six best Sellers" or because you hap-
pened to like the frontispiece?
The choice Of books means a great
deal today. No matter how much time
you spend on reading. there is much
that must be left unread. Be sure you
choose wisely, since you haven't time
for all.
Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
To Reoroanlze Scarlet Riders.

Canada's scarlet riders, the Royal
Northwest mounted police, who left
the dominion to distinguish themselves
further on the battle fields Of France,
are to be reorganized on pre-war
basis. according to an announcement
by government officials. Squadrons of
the famous riders who for years have
patrolled the prairies, mountains, for
ests and arctic wastes Of Canada. will
be returned from overseas and per
mitted to rejoin their old force. which
will be recruited to twelve hundred
men.