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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
INDIAN FIGHTER NOT A GIANT
Daniel Boone Said to Have Been
Small In Stature-Man Of Deep
Religious Conviction.

Daniel Boone is generally pictured as
a giant in stature, of swarthy complex
ion, and grim leader at grim period
in the country's history. Archibald
Henderson in the Century draws a
very different picture of the pioneer.
According to him Boone was a scant
five feet eight inches, although broad
Of shoulder, and his eyes were a mild
blue, topped by fair eyebrows. He
was shy, naive, benign and simple. He
was super-woodsman, master In
dian fighter, but only an Indifferent
surveyor. ..~ .....-.. ..
While acting as an agent for COM
pany seeking wealth through land
grants and colonization, he himself
looked upon his work as that Of an in
strument of Providence, specially or
dained by God to settle the wilderness.
This religious fervor he carried with
him in his widest adventures and most
bloody battles, and he promptly credit
ed every success, great or small, to
Providence. His two greatest exploits
were the exploration Of the trans-Al-
leghany region and the opening Of the
Pennsylvania trail, the path that ran
through the Cumberlands and opened
the beauties and richness Of Kentucky
to the pioneer hordes from the Allan
tic seaboard. f." ... IL. ..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
II You Are Ambitious,

have noticed that men who have
climbed to great heights. as a rule,
have chosen the job which held the
larger future, regardless Of what It
might give in immediate returns. 1t
was not the larger salary they were
after, but the larger opportunity. It
was the job which gave promise Of
the greatest future that they wanted.
not "soft snap" with easy money
and no future. Many vocations which
pay the most money at first have the
least future in them. If you must
make sacrifices make them when you
are first starting out in life. You will
find it much easier to make them la
ter. What you need at the outset is,
the most Of all, the biggest opportu-
nifty for growth and development, the
Job that has the larger possible fu-
ture in it. If you are ambitious you
won't look for "soft snap and "easy
money."-New Success.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Oil Field in the Arctic.

In view of the present widespread
interest in the development Of the
known oil-bearing areas of the world,
1t should not be forgotten tnat to-
tally new and, until the last few
years, quite unsupported source Of this
fuel may be proved during the present
summer in the arctic. The existence
Of oil-bearing shales in Spitzbergen
has been known for some years. 1t is
not generally known, however, that a
discovery of much greater portent
than the existence of shale was made
there last year. Samples of gas which
dubbed to the surface Of muddy pools
have. on analysis. proved to contain
an exceedingly high percentage of Pc
troleum elements. Arrangements have
been made by the owners Of the ter
ritory thoroughly to prospect this re-
gion at once.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Local Plant Called on
to Relieve High Line
Whitney Electric Service off for
Several Hour Period Sunday
-. Also off Wednesday

Only the efficiency of Sank Cen
tres municipal power plant made
it possible for patrons Of electric
current to operate their lights and
power last Sunday morning. The
high line service went off at o'clock
Sunday morning and did not come on
again until 1 o'clock in the after
noon, making it necessary to operate
the local plant for IL hours at a
stretch. e.. ......s.
Early Wednesday morning the
Whitney power went off again and
between daylight and noon on that
day the local engines were kept in
motion for nearly two hours.
During the night Tuesday, due to
inadequate power from the high line,
the city arclight service was practi-
cally dead and there was, little or no
street service during most Of the
night. -.
No explanation of this condition
has been received here from the St.
Cloud plant.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
WON PRAISE FOR HISTORY.
Work of Charles Roilin, Famous
Frenchman, Was for Many Years
Standard Book.

No less a parsonage than Voltaire
praises the work known as Rollins
Ancient History" which, though now
obsolete, was for years in it's English
translation the standard work on the
Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians,
and other ancient nations.
Voltaire, while praising the work
highly, alleges that it would have been
better If the author had been more Of
a philosopher, able to distinguish bet
ter the false from the true, Incredible
from the probable, and to sacrifice the
useless. Notwithstanding, he said 1t
is the best compilation in any Ian
guage, because compilers are seldom
eloquent, and Rollin was.
Charles Rollin was q Frenchman,
and he died at Paris, the place Of his
birth, on Sept. IA, 1741. This celebrat-
ed man rose from poverty and obscure
ty to a position of the greatest dignity.
He was the son of cutler, yet at the
age of 33 he was made rector Of the
University of Paris, which Office he
adorned by the sweetness Of his char
acter, his learning, probity and moder-
alton.
Until fifty years ago his history was
stock book, when it began to be neg
lected on account of the many dis
coveries giving a new cast to our
knowledge of ancient history.-Chica-
60 Journal. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
A Surfeit Of Art.

When was schoolboy and was to
have a new knife could not make up
my mind as to which was the prettiest
in the showcase, and did not think
any of them were particularly pretty /;
and so chose with heavy heart. But
when looked at my purchase at home
where no gli.tering blades came into
competition with it, was astonished
to see how handsome it was. To this
day my new hats look better out Of the
shop than they did in 1t, with other
new hats. 1t begins to dawn upon me
now that possibly what have been tax
ing for uniform ugliness in the gal
leries may be uniform beauty after all.
] honestly hope it is to others, but GER
tainly it is not to me. Perhaps the
reason / used to enjoy going to the
Academy of Fine Arts I'M New York
was because there were but few hun
'dred paintings in it, and it did not sur
felt me to go through the list. I sup
pose the academy was bacon and beans
in the Forty-Mile desert, and Euro
pean gallery is a state dinner of Ii
courses. One leaves no sign after him of
the one dish, but the ID brighten away
his appetite and give him no satisfac-
tion.-Mark Twain in 'The Innocents
Abroad" from Paines Moments With
Mark Twain" (Harper's).
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Square Musical Notes.

Shaped notes, that is, notes OF
square, lozenge, round and other forms
than the conventional notes, are hard
~ known to most people Of the musical
world. Yet they were strongly in.
dorsed and introduced by Lowell
Mason to help in teaching sight sing
ing, and they are still used in enormous
quantities In the South in rural dis
tricts. The scheme of the shaped note
is to represent the different degrees of
the scale by means Of different
shape note. For any one who has
passed the most elementary stages in
scale study the plan is quite useless
in understanding tonalities, intervals.
etc., and it is not used In the large
music centers to any appreciate ex-
tent.-The Etude.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Stonehenqe Remains.

Thus far, excavations have failed to
solve the mystery Of the origin Of
Stonehenge. 1t had been hoped that
its passing into the hands Of the gov
eminent would finally shed light on
this mystery, for excavations have
been previously forbidden by the pri-
vate owners Of the property. Thus
far, however, we do not know whether
Stonehenge, battered and broken as 1t
is today by centuries Of exposure to
the winds and rains, was originally a
Roman temple or Druidical shrine,
the work Of the Phoenicians, the Sax
0ns or the Danes, or whether IT was,
as has been claimed, center Of SER
pent worship, of sun worship, place
Of sacrifice or Of gallows for the ex.
ecution of eminent criminals.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Are Ready for Bids on
the BabcOek Highway
Survey Completed on Proposed Bah
cock System Between Sank
Centre and WestpOrt.

With the surveys Of the new pro-
posed Westport and Little Falls
highways already completed all that
remains to make these two new and
modern roadways certainty, is the
accepting of bid by contracting
firms.
Commissioner Ferd Bergman on
Saturday stated that the matter Of
receiving bids from contracting firms
was now in order, and that the coun-
ty board of commissioners hoped to
begin the construction of these roads
early in the spring.
There will also be some federal
legislation required to complete the
plan, but this, Mr.. Bergman says,
is merely matter of form.
The Little Falls highway will run
east and north from Sank Centre to
the Todd county line, while the West
port road work will begin at the
Stiles corner, five miles west of the
city, and continue to the Pope coun-
ty line near the CoopLr farm.
When these highways are COM
pleted, Sank Centre will have per-
feet system of roadways and one OF
the best in. the state of Minnesota.
Both the Westport and Little Falls
roads are badly in need of repair:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
That Dodqe Didn't Work.

b His wife was one too many for Mr.;
Hobbs, but nevertheless, he persevered
in his efforts to get an occasional
night at the club.
MY DEAR" he remarked the other
day, 81 have only just realized how
imperfect am In my knowledge.
His wife agreed.
mo man." continued Mr.. Hobbs,
fought to assume that his education is
finished. AS for myself, I am going to
forge ahead and take up the study Of
astronomy"
The look in his wife's eyes became
more eagle-like than ever. Her voice
assumed cold, hard tone. Her back
stiffened.
benjamin." she announced, "you
must try again. That excuse for stay.
ing out late at night won't dol"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Will Protest Against
Proposed Blue Laws
Efforts of Fanatics to Curb Innocent
Pleasures Will Find Much Up
position in the Nation.

Sank Centre will make protest
aaginst the passage of the proposed
Sunday "Blue Laws" legislation now
before Congress. The protest is not
a matter of civic resolution, but a
petition and is being handled from
Chicago.
This petition, signed by more than
hundred citizens Of Sank Centre,
protests against the enactment OF
laws which have a tendency to cur
tail the Happiness, pleasure and
innocent pursuits of the American
people
According to the reading OF the
ssBlue Law" bill, all activities on
Sunday will be stopped. Theatres
must close, ice cream parlors cease
r. operate. 1t will be unlawful to
drive an automobile or to operate a
railroad train on Sunday. Motor
boating will also be taboo.
The Educational Review started
out to secure 100000 signatures
to their protest. They have already
secured 100000 and are now hop
ing to raise the limit to 50,OOO,OOO
names.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Merchants National Bank
Short Course Schools
on. Farm Management
w. L. Cavert of University Will In
struct at New Munich, Avon
and Metre Grove.

The Farm Bureau office has ar
ranged three one day schools in farm
management to be held at New Mum
ich, Avon and Metre Grove. w. L.
Cavert, farm management demon
strator at University Farm will have
charge of these schools at which
talks will center around the cost of
producing farm crops livestock and
dairy products. Some time will also
be taken in explaining the income
tax law. ..-s's>
The schedule for these schools has
been made up as follows:
Thursday, January goth, Parochial
school hall in New Munich.
Friday, January 21st, Village hall
in Avon. .. @>.s
Saturday, January 22nd Parochial
school hall in Metre Grove.
The morning session at all of
these meetings will be called at 10
o'clock and in the afternoon at 1. All
farmers in the neighborhood of these
meetings should try and attend.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Proud Of City Of Their Birth.
Tho rocador<c ne %ho Ifft1n <cxr,v


Amalfi, Italy, consider themselves far
superior to the residents of the ada
cent city of Naples. even though Ma
Piles has a population of 100000 and
the population of Amalf is less than
5000. This is because Amalfi was
once nearly as powerful on sea as
England is today. History shows that
Amalfi in the ninth century was one
of the chief cities Of the world which
was carrying on trade with the East,
and that in the year S48 its fleet went
to the assistance of the pope against
the Saracens.
The Amalf recall the glorious past
and, proud of their city and its ira
litions, classify themselves as much
better than other Italians, writes
Kenneth L. Roberts. The residents
of Bologna also boast Of the mighty
events in which the city figured In
the dark ages, and the same is true
Of Florence, Venice, Genoa and Pisa.
1t hurts an Italian to be Jumped
in with other Italians. He wants
his direct classification linked with the
town or city from which he comes, and
is dissatisfied because the United States
immigration bureau divides all Ital-
fans as coming either from northern or
southern Italy. .-..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20

ed in this city, if not in the state,
The Sank Centre girls gave evidence
OF remarkable Comeback" after
their defeat at Swanville and pro-
ceeded from the very start to mop
up with their opponents at speed
very seldom seen on floor. At the
end of the third quarter the score
stood So to 4 in favor of Sank Cen
tire, and in the remaining ten min
utes, the locals spiled up a score of
66 to a before the gong sounded at
the end of the game. Their "eye'
for baskets was uncanny, and MAX
ing points seemed to be just mat
ter of tossing the ball into the air.
The Long Prairie girls made vari-
Gus changes in their lineup in an
effort to stop the onslaught, but
every attempt failed to meet with
the emergency.
Only the exceptional ability of the
high school team to put over a good
clean and fast game enabled Coach
Morgan's men to grab a victory from
the fast Long Prairie squad here
Friday.
In the opening quarter of the game
it looked like the visitors would have
a slight edge on the evenings pro-
gram, but Sank Centre rallied in the
second quarter and defeated their op-
pOnents by a score of 12 to &.
Every point in the entire battle
was holly contested. Both teams
displayed excellent team work, and
the game was a pleasing exhibition
of basket ball.
Some of the points scored by both
aggregations were clean throws from
the middle of the floor. Long Prairie
from time to time displayed scrap
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Grade School Building
Now Under Construction
Located on Grounds of Home School
Extensive Plans for Next
Year at Institution

A new school building large
enough to accommodate all of the
grade work at the Minnesota Home
School for Girls is now in the course
of construction.
Work on the new structure is be-
ing rushed and the management now
entertains the hope of housing all the
grades at the school in this new
building before spring.
This is the first school building
ever built for this purpose on the
grounds. : In the past, classes IN
grade work have been conducted in
the various cottages, each community
center taking care of its own mem
bers. ....-
The erecting of the school building
at the Home School, is the first OF
a series of new structures planned
for the school this year as part OF
the promotion and realization OF the
community scheme of operation.
Gradually the cottage sytem at the
Home School is undergoing a change,
and under the new arrangement
each community center will be gov
erned individually. The uniting OF
all of the girls in the school grades
is a part of this program.
The building program at the school
is showing rapid progress. Out at
Fairview, three new cottages are
now about completed and the Rowe
cottage, purchased by the school on
north Main street, is being complete
" remodeled. This cottage will be
so equipped as to accommodate girls
who are attending the schools In the
city.
Because of the congested condl-
tions at the Home School, large
building plan is necessary to meet
the requirements. The housing IA
c;lities now are far from adequate
most of the cottages on the grounds
being crowded to capacity, while the Inc
OUTLYING properties are also accom-
odating more girls than necessary ioi
their seccessful operation.
It is understood that the bulldlng
appropriation asked by the scnool
this wear will be somewhat less thai,
the appropriation asked and granted
two years ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
PAGE FIVE

py nature but their attacks were all
ways met and stopped by the locals.
Sank Centre will not play Long
Prairie a return game because of
the fact that the Long Prairie team
have no floor large enough to stage
a game.
The Machine Gun basket ball team
met their second defeat of the sea-
SON at St. Cloud last Saturday eve
ming when they were DEBATED by the
Knights of Columbus team of that
city by score of IA to 6.
This game according to st. Cloud
reports was class exhibition of fast
ball playing, the best team taking
the game. The contest was unusual
ly clean, and interesting from be-
ginning to end. A slippery floor
was responsible to a large extent
for the result of Saturday evenings
contest. DR.. A. A. Gales, in the alb
sence of Manager French, superin-
tended the team during their st.
Cloud trip.
The St. Cloud K. G.. team will meet
the Sank Centre Machine Gun quint
at the Junior high school Friday eve
ming. The game will be called at
8 o'clock sharp. This is the team
which defeated the Machine Gunners
at st. Cloud last Saturday.
The Sank Centre high school girl
and boy teams will 60 to Osakis Fri
day evening to meet the girl and
boy teams of the Osakis high school.
Sank Centre will meet the same
teams on the local floor a week from
Friday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Field of Local Sport

The aux Centre high school boys
and girls teams copied off double
header from the Long Prairie boys
and girls teams in the Junior high
school auditorium here last Friday
evening.
This series opened with the girls
game which in many respects was
one of the most unusual demonstra-
lions Of girls basket ball ever slat-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Scientific Research.

'Why are you studying those snails
so intently?"
scientific research" asst.
"Huh?''
81 didn't think there could be any
thing slower than the horse I bet on
yesterday" - Louisville Courier-Jo
nal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
Not pisinterested

''You can't judge man by what his
relatives say Of him." remarks an ex
change. No, nor by what he says OF
himself. Boston Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-01-20
The Kids Know

81, "There's no use talking, the chill
dren pick up the language very
quickly"
whats the matter now"
my eight-year-old son told me the
other day that ! was hard-boiled."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-16

wP T was near the close OF another
day. The sun had set and now
sS came twilight. bringing with it
a certain peaeefuIness to ths tired and
weary.
To Lila Belle. the girl-Wife Of Law
yer Belle. 1t was growing darker ev-
cry minute in that sick room. She fan
cied she heard someone calling and
beckoning for her TO come then she
heard q splash Of water and again the
soft voice called. She wanted to go
go. for life was slowly but surely eb-
bing out Of Lila Bellies body.
promise me dear-pleass
before go"
But Lila you can't go-we need you.
baby and l." and he bowed his head in
agony over the wasted figure on the
bed.
Clssping her tiny white arm around
his neck, she whispered softly, prom
Use me Albert promise me-
IL promise" came from the man
in broken tones.
Four years later Albert Belle and
his daughter Lila. now nearing her
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-16

are you glad to see me, Masle2 N.Y.
but rs hot here in the cityl" He
wiped the perspiration from his face
Was she glad to sea himi Maisies
yes we're filled with tears, and she
laughed with a happiness she had not
felt for many months.
John was her old-time friend. She
had known him from childhood; they
had grown up together She had often
thought Of him In the long weary
months since she left home, but he
was not the kind to write letters. In
deed. she had been almost afraid he
had forgotten her. 1t was but a boy
and girl friendship. Perhaps he had
married was she gladf Why, II was
like being at home once more like
heaven to her.
"Aint It stlhing herel' he said
againl. "Get your hat and come out
where we can get some air--and talk
I've lots to tell YOU. How can you
stand It, cooped up here in the cityT
They walked out farther than she
had dared to go by herself, where
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-16

back In his chair and shook his head.
Not going any further this morning.
Morse" he said. "see you at your Of
Zoe after lunch"
Slightly bewildered the keen blue
ewes Of Mr.. Morse wandered from Miss
Abbott to the quiet man beside him
and back again. Then . look OF re-
membrance and comprehension slipped
over his face. With : quizsical lift OF
his left eyebrow he went out. Eileen
Abbott saw that look and hated him
violently. She had 70 hate someone
and Mr.. Morse had once lived himself
in a certain little town on the
windswept bay. The half hour before
recess passed somehow. II only she
could get of that spray Of spicy
blooms! But It was pinned too firmly
to be removed with casual careless
ness Her teaching personality
worked on bravely, but still the feel
ing that she was lost in eternity
haunted her.
As the recess gong buszed and the
children Strengthened to position,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-16
By Jennie Slater

ward the visitors chairs, she took UP
the thread Of her discussion Of the
products Of the Middle Western states,
Turning to the map to locate the
corn fields Of Illinois, her eyes swept
with impersonal interest the faces Of
the two men. For an instant the room
reeled and she wondered II her lips
we're as white as they felt cold Then
with sudden thankfulness she realized
that her we'll drilled self was equal to
the occasion Her voice went on even
ly. the hand that held the pointer did
not quiver But she felt as il she her
self stood In an immense void, lost
and bewlldered.
At the end OF the recitation Super
intendent Morse, leaning over, spoke
to his guest. But the visitor settled
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-16

thsre was breeze from the river. Bui
they we're not alone; there were many
others crowded there
"Do you like II. MASTER John said
at length, "the crowds. the noise. and
everythingH Amt what yOu used to
lover"
"I know, John. but" the girl hesi-
tated ~ thought at frst | never could
stand It but--I've got to, you know
I've got TO earn the money"
Money be hanged" he roared my
grille, I've got enough for us both.
Come back to the greenhelds: they're
calling you. / want you, Maisie. I've
always wanted you, only I couldn't say
II. viii you come home with mo
He held out his arms, regardless Of
the throngs that passed.
With great throb at her heart, 4
feeling Of rest and comfort. she
breathed. "You want me--to be-"
"Yes want you to be my little wife,
Maisie, for love you" His arms were
about her. and she smiled. "Iil 60
home with you. John"