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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-21

and arousing all the determination
that the others had to prove him
wrong. The "Dart," the Racer" the
"Dauntless," the Peerless" and
others as glorious were eager to beat
the untried and Wanting newcomer
The first race was incOnclusive, for
Atkins got a false start and tipped his
load over into a snow bank. The Sec
Ond and the third races gave the lau-
rels to the Dart" and the Peerless"
respectively, and left Atkins heart in
his boots but the fourth attempt end
ed with "The King of the Hill" rod
ahead and with it's owners chin pro-
tuberant and uplifted. Then time went
by with varying fortunes until the
concluding and deciding contest. 1t
was agreed that the winner of this
final should be crowned the king of
the hill indeed, with none to dispute
his right.
Amid the hubbub of these last ar
engagements no one had heard the dis
tant whistle of ''The Flyer" as the
night express for Boston was called,
and the competing sleds dashed away
down the long descent without a
thought Of danger, nor, until half way
down, did any danger appear, but then
the locomotives headlight flashed
around the curve and upon the cross
ing, now but a short distance away
with baleful and Threatening glare.
The other sleds, somewhat j.. the
rear, were steered into the rOads,'o
snow or left to take care Of them
selves as their riders rolled off. but
"The King of the Hill" kept on, in
seeming ignorance of the imminent
collision. Not until the warning blasts
of the engine whistle Sc, med to
startle him into action did Atkins
move to save himself and his load
Then, with a wrench of his steering
gear and sturdy leg-sweep, he
brought his sled about, throwing it
over upon it's side and upon it's fright
ened load as the train swept by, al
most brushing them on it's way.
1t was what the barber called ga
close shave" and what Atkins called
las good as mile," but the boys
called it victory and rode Atkins
home on 1.-THE King of the Hill'' with
their full Endorsement of the title
The old hill is still there. 1t glitters
yet in Christmas moonlights But the
boys and girls Of the bobsled time
have grown old, the later generation
has new toys. and the glorious fun of
Slater's Hill is but a memory. A
pleasant memory it is, though. and
that is a brave. bright spot in it thai
registers the night when Tom Atkins
got a double score in beating both the
racers and the train on his king of
the HILL
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-21

steep and icy road they were swift
enough to distance the wind, and, I'M
controlled by bit and bride, they could
not be stopped before reaching the
foot of the incline. There was thus
enough Of adventure in their trips to
furnish the tingling excitement that
kept out the winter cold. The good
natured rivalry, too, gave interest to
the sport.
This year there was a special reason
for the gathering, for Tom Atkins,
having received Christmas present
Of sled of the latest style and named
'The King of the HILL" had been
boasting that the title was a just one
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-21
CHRISTMAS FEAST FOR BIRDS
Feathery Tribe in Bosnia Not Forgot
ten-Food Placed Near Nests
and Shelters.

ATT HRISTMAS Is not merely a
As festival celebrated by and
- for man alone. Among the
~ folklore of other countries
are several quaint stories
In which animals and birds give evil
dence of their alteration. A we'll
known Bosnian legend offers version
of world-adoration. They claim that
on the holy day "the sun in the east
bowed down, the stars stood sill; the
mountains and forests shook and
touched the earth with their SUBMITS,
and the green pine tree bent; the
grass was be-fiowered with the open
ing of blossoms; incense sweet as
myrrh pervaded upland and forest /;
birds sang on the mountain tops and
all give thanks to the great Cod"
In Bosnia on Christmas Day sheaf
of rye is put near birds nests and
bird houses for the birds Christmas
An old Indian legend says that on
Christmas night all the deer in the
forest kneel in alteration before the
Great Spirit. Woe to him, however
who tries to spy upon them. He is
punished with perpetual stiffening of
the knees.
Many people Of the Old World
claim that on Christmas night animals
are gifted with speech, but noHa must
-trespaSS or eaveSdrOp.
Many and many have been the tales
which account for th@ robins red
breast. In great many parts of Europe
he is called the Saviors bird, and
story is told that when the Christ was
crucifed the robin, unable to stand
His suffering, ventured to pluck the
thorns from His head. In doing So the
blood stained the robins breast, which
sign he wears today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-21

AIE1 HE custom of hanging uI
60 4 stockings on Christmas Eve
ESQ., comes to us from land fai
across the ocean - from
sunny Italy.
In the city of Padua, long ago, COCO
old st. Nicholas used to go about the
streets after dark and throw through
the windows of the homes of the poor
people long knitted purses, tied at
both ends, and containing much need
ed coins. These purses were made OF
yarn, and when united looked not I'm.
hike a footless stocking. -
Finally, as time went on, the poor
people, hoping thus to remind the
more fortunate of their needs, used to
hang these empty purses out of the
windows on the night before Christ
mas, so that a gift might be placed
In them.
In the north country, where the
weather is cold at Christmas time, the
purses were hung by the chimney
place in the hope that st. Nicholas
would drop his offering down the
chimney.
When the purses went out of fashion
stockings as the thing most like them
were used in their stead, and that is
why we today still observe the prac
t1ce and the custom.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-21
Halloween Superstition.

The old custom of lighting bonfires
on Halloween, which was started by
the Druid priests. survived in Scot
land and Wales until recent years.
Small stones were placed in the dying
embers, one stone for each person at
the bonfire. The ashes were searched
the next day and if any of the stones
were displaced the person represented
was destined to die within a year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-21
Useful Asset.

A famous lawyer was well known
as delightful reconteur. This gift
made him not only welcome guest,
but a valuable member of his own
home circle, for it is related that at
a dinner party, which he was giving
to some friends, his old butler whis-
pered to him: "Sir, you must tell an
other story. The Toast won't be ready
for another ten minutes"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-21
The Nurse in Africa.

When travelling through Africa on
every hand you see something con-
trary to your own order of things. A
baby is carried not in the arms but
on the back or on the hip; not rocked
in cradle but rolled on mat; not
picked up by the body but lifted by
the arms.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-21

St. Louis Park Ranks Second.
Forest Park in st. Louis is the Sec
ond largest park in the United States.
It contains 1874 acres.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
1000 WORKERS
SENDDATAFOR
CROP REPORTS
Department of Agriculture Is
Responsible for Mater.
ial in Country and
City Papers.
AN UNBIASED SERVICE
Maintained Chiefly for Farmers
and Business Men-Re-
ports Come From ia
Counties.

Few persons today realize that thu
crop and live stock data which are to BIZ
found weekly and monthly in the farm
and city papers are derived wholly or in
part from the crop and live stock report.
pg service of the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates of the United States Department
Of Agriculture
From its beginning more than fifty
years ago the crop and live stock report
ing service has been maintained primar-
lily for the benefit of the farmers and
business men, and is an absolutely un-
biased, nOnpartisan business service.
Ii is the most dependable source of infor-
nation available to farmers and the pub
lie, and necessarily as accurate as it is
possible to make it.
1t is still the opinion of some persons.
not a few farmers, that this
service is useless expense. that the re.
ports play into the hands of the specu-
lators and that they benefit the farmer
least of ALL 1t is further assumed by
some that these reports are compiled
rom observations taken from some va
,ant city lot grown to weeds or that they |
represent the government statisticians
personal opinion on a given subject. This
8 not the case
The reports regarding the condition OF
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
CARTHAGE MAN GROWS .5-
NEW KIND OF BERRY
Frank ThOrne Says Tomatoes and
Strawberries Prove Good
Joint Crop.

Tomatoes and strawberries are prov
ing source of considerable revenue to
the farmers Of Carthage, according to
Frank Thorne. president of the Garth
age Strawberry Association, who was
in Columbia yesterday.
Thorne said that he had perfected a
new variety of strawberries by crossing
several of the leading varieties. The ad.
vantage of the new variety is that. it has
a much longer bearing season than the
average and the berries are also large. he
said
He explained that the trouble with
most varieties of strawberries is that the
varieties growing the largest berries bear
only short time. while those having a
long bearing season invariably produce
small berries.
Tomatoes are grown to supplement
the berry crop" said Thorne. ''In Mis-
souri, tomatoes come in about the time
the strawberry season is over and can be
profitably grown until frost if care is
taken in marketing them"
Crops that can be produced in the
shortest possible time are the most de-
sirable under present conditions. ac-
cording to Thorne. He said that any far
mer who would use ordinary discretion
could make success of growing small
fruits and vegetables.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

IS ll-2 BILLION
Report of Gen. C. G. Dawes
Gives Credit to Application
of Business Methods.

The government Of the United States
will be conducted during the year l922
for Sl.6l5.668, ,659.30 less than il re-
quired in 1921. according to the report
made TO Congress on May by General
Charles G.. Dawes. director of the bud
get. The grand total of all estimated
expenditures for the fiscal year 1922 is
S3, 3,922,3 ,372. .030. reduction of S45.55O.3 $50
from the budget estimates made last fall
and reported to Congress in December.
The actual expenditures of the national
government for the year 1921 were S.
538, ,040, ,6S930.
General Dawes. in submitting his re-
port says: The prime and essential
cause Of the economic improvements in
administration which have been effected
during the present fiscal year in the con-
duct Of the routine business of the gov
ernment has been the assumption by the
President of his full responsibilities as
the head of the business organization of
the government.
The director, in referring TO the meth
I'd by which real savings should be de-
termined. said: In treating government
al business questions the clarifying
method is always reached through the |
adoption Of the point Of view which |
would be taken in private enterprise !
confronting analogous conditions in its
business. The idea that governmental
business can be successfully administer
ii under different set of principles or
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

]. ". Phillips went to Brushwood
yesterday.
Mrs. F. ". Leonard left today for St.
Louis for few weeks visit.
Miss Mildred Oliver left for California,
yesterday TO visit Miss Marcia Roth and
other friends.
Mrs. E. F. Nelson left yesterday for
her home in St. Louis, after visiting her
mother. Mrs. c. A. Jones of Beasley
Apartments.
II. S. Smith, F. c. Bauer and E. E. De.
Turk. who have been attending the fertil.
izer conference here, returned to Cham.
paigne. ILL.,. yesterday.
Miss Ruby Wells arrived Yesterday
from Kansas City for few DAYS visit
here with friends. before returning to
her home in Kirksville. Miss Wells has
been teaching the past year at the Beth.
any High School.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
ROTARIANS ENTERTAIN
At COUNTRY CLUB

The members of the Rotary Club en-
ieriained the Rotary AIMS and An
nettes" with a dinner and dance at the
Country Club last night. The dinner
was served at 6:30 o'clock. Frank Rol.
lins, president Of the club. acted as toast
master. II. A. Collier gave toast TO
the Rotary AIMS" and Tom McHarg
talked on Fairgrounds. DIR. ]. c. Jones
spoke on What the Rotary Club can do
for Education" Mack Anderson. son of
Senator and Mrs. B. NJ. Anderson told
of his joy in getting back from New
York TO the Missouri county famous for
old country hams, blue grass and cul-
lure.
After the dinner an interesting program
was given in which the following guests
took part: Miss Dorothy Hart, violinist;
Miss Ellen Cuffy. pianist; Mrs. c. c.
Bowling. vocal soloist; Miss Helen King
sted,, reader; Miss Udolpha Philils and
Miss Dixie Denham. dancers.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
UNIVERSITY NEWS

Mrs. o. ]. Foeller arrived yesterda,
from st. Louis TO visit her son, NJ. r
Foeller.
Miss Mary Evans and Frances Wayne
Allen left yesterday to spend the week
end in Mexico.
Miss Virginia Whetton arrived yes.
terday from st. Louis to spend few
weeks at the Alpha Phi house.
F. c. Jucknath, student in the Uni
versity High School, left for his home
in Elmwood. Neb., yesterday.
Frances Steenberger, who has been at
tending University High School, left yes
terday for her home in Paris, Ky.
Leon II. Taylor. student in the Uni.
yersity. left yesterday for his home in
Jefferson City to spend the weekend.
Gilbert Tissue. a student in the Uni.
versity. went to Jefferson City yesterday
to visit his parents over the weekend.
Misses Esther Getting and Florence
Druto. students in the University, went
to Jefferson City yesterday for the week.
end.
H. B. Holman, a student in the Uni.
yersity, went TO Jefferson City yesterday
to visit his uncle. ]. X. Holman. He
will return tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. liver R. Nelson left yes
terday for st. Louis to spend a few
weeks. MIR. Nelson will be head of the
spanish department of the University
during the summer term.
The following students of the Univer-
'ity left yesterday for thier homes for
he weekend: Dora Cav to Mexico;
Mary Powell. Eleanor Brown and An
lice Grimes. TO Perry. Mo-; Margaret
<err to Fulton.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
Mesus of Columbia Society

The guests were: Miss Esther Severance
Miss Mary Lois Pyle, Miss Gladys Brand
Miss Dorothy Hedrick, Miss Anna Ca
therine Sykes, Miss Margaret Williams
Miss Jennie NJ. Henry, Mr.. Carl Bran
SON Mr.. Clark Cillie, Mr.. Burke Gillian
Mr.. Phillip Severance, Mr.. Wait, Mr.
Miss Nita Elkins, 3l5 Christian Col
lege avenue, will entertain with an infor.
NAL bridge party Tuesday afternoon in
honor of her sister, Mrs. Cleveland Hill.
son. and Mrs. Everett Manning of Tulsa,
Okla.
Miss Hannah Lazarus, a student in the
School of Journalism, is spending the
weekend in St. Louis.
Miss Kathryn Myers of St. Louis. is
Miss Ruth Meyer at the Chi
Omega house.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

crops or live stock over the state ar,
the result of data furnished by 1000 croI
reporters in ia counties.
Approximately 1900 Of these report
ers are farmers. They are the supreme
court" of judgment as regards crop:
month by month, and by virtue of theiI
position, character and judgment these
reports should be above criticism. All
except a few are actual farmers; the
others are grain men, millers and general
merchandise dealers, who. with few ex-
ceptions operate farms. The num-
beT Of regular reporters" in each coun-
ty ranges from five TO twenty and are
so located as to cover all the various
sections in that particular county.
When the source of information for
these crop reports is taken into consld-
Grafton, their reliability and authenticity
is established, according to A. Z. Logan,
agricultural statistician for Missouri. The
figures submitted each month to the sta
Dt Tic NdifOu- oit
bound to vary. Some are high and 9th
ers low. and Of course the high estimates
act as check and serve to off-se, the
Ow.
Closely allied TO monthly crop reports
S the fattening of hogs and cattle
throughout the state. An effort made
everal seasons ago by the Missouri Co
operative Crop Reporting Service to de-
elop monthly live stock report similar
n thoroughness to the crop reports, has |
roven Of intense value especially 10 the !
took men of the state. Plans are now |
nder way to enlarge the field of infor
lation so as to include the live stock in !
ustry of the state. When this has been
accomplished, the value of !
ne reports coming from the Bureau of
rop Estimates will have been materially
lcressed.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

methods than private bushes.
lacy which has already cost M.
dearly"
The largest reductions in m.
bureaus and departments Of II. IN
ment we're: Shipping Board ,,I
gency Fleet. $50, 795. .268 826. NJ
partment, s7l2,59i,5l3.32: N,.s
ment, sl92,O4l.835.5S; Railro,d, 7
istration Act. 1920. s786. III hoe.a y
Corporation. s83,353,4n.l2: P.,.ie y
obligations Of foreign goyernm..,' J.
8S5. 1914. I
The largest increase in an,,,.
for the various bureaus were. nj
Grams Bureau. sl05. 792 $40 .. !
roads, s47.547,943.52: War F;,.
poration, s2ll.750.l2O.l2.
The report places the inte,s.,
public debt of the United Stat.
OOO,OOO,OOO. The interest fo, ~
was 1855, ,268.65 less than This ~. @ \
would indicate that the na,;a..,
is increasing instead of decr,,.:-
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
HR. AND MRS. BOKLNC
CHING DINNER PARTY

Mr. and Mrs. {. {. Bowling are enter
tanning at their home with dinner this
evening in honor of Miss Juliet Bowling
and Mr.. Frank Rollins. The other guests
are: MIR. and Mrs. ]. Overton Robne,i.
Miss Margaret Lohman of Jefferson City.
Miss Helen Mitchell, Miss Sara Eivion,
Barton Robnett, ". C.. Bowling. Sidney
Rollins, and C.. B Rollins.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
RECEPTION FOR
BRITER'S GUILD

Mrs. W. X. Freudenberger, ll6 West
wood avenue, will give a reception at her
home tomorrow evening from 8 to ii
o'clock in honor of the members Of the
Missouri Writer'S Guild. In the receiving
line will be: President and Mrs. ]. C..
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh F. Grinstead,
Herbert Quick Of West Virginia. and
Courtney Riley Cooper of Colorado. Mr..
Grinstead is president of the Guild.
The assistants will be: Mrs. ". c. Cur
lis. Mrs. W. L. Nelson. Mrs. Floyd Shoe
maker, Miss Frances Crinstead, Miss
Elizabeth Crinstead, and Miss Marion
Stephenson.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
MRS UALTER MILLER
CIIES LUNCHEON

Mrs. Walter Miller entertained with a
luncheon at 1890 o'clock today in honor
Of Mrs John Sebree. who is the guest of
Miss Pearle Mitchell. The guests were:
Mrs. Sebree. Miss Mitchell. Mrs. ]. C..
Jones, Mrs. W. G. Manly, Mrs. ]. S.
Branham. Mrs. Florence Blair. Mrs. S. c.
Richardson and Miss Jean Miller Of Eas,
Orange. N. J., who is visiting Mrs. Nil.
Ter.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE NorEs

Miss Airline Cibbany of Roswell. N. NJ.
former student of Christian College.
VIII arrive in Columbia next Friday af.
ternoon to attend the Homecoming and
'isit her sister, Miss Mary Cibbany. who
IS now student in the college. They will
leave alter Commencement to visit reIa.
i'ves in Albany, Mo-, from where thev
VIII return 10 their home.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
STEPHENS COLLEGE News

o. X. Evans Of Pennington. Mo-, is
spending the weekend in Columbia, Wis.
iting his sister. Miss Ina Evans of Ste.
phens College. Mr.. Evans. a graduate
Of William Jewell College, is the first
student in the history of William Jewell
College to receive the five letters offered
by the college. MIR. Evans is touring to
Berkely. Cal, where he will spend the
summer.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

OF 200 voices sang "The Star Spangled
Banner he distributed 68 attendance
certificates which are given to those who
have not missed a single day of school
during the year.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

w. w. Gibbany to Speak at Troy.
W. W. Gibbany, 402 North Eighth
street, went to Troy yesterday to give
the closing address of the dual Sunday
school convention tomorrow night. Mrs.
Gibbany accompanied him as Tar as Cen.
tralia, from where she will go to her
fathers home near McFalI, Mo.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
Will Superintend Ashland n 6

T.. A. Jones. who has just completed
two successful terms as superintendent
OF the Hallsville Consolidated High
School, has signed a contract as super.
intendent of the Ashland Consolidated
High School.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

Mrs. Anna Armil, who has been spend
ing the winter in California, arrived yes
fcrday to be the guest Of her daughter,
Mrs. James Caudle. 302 Waugh street.
Mrs. Armil expects to remain in the city
indefinitely.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
.LAUX is FORMER M. U. MAN
Candidate for Treasurer Has Been
Planning Race for Ton yo,

raw iOf len ears.
y. r. Laux. who is a candidate for
treasurer of Boone County. was a student
IN the University in 1894 and 1895.
For ten years he has been planning to
run for this office. but was preceded by
George Z. Thomson. who succeeded in
tiling for the office first.
Mr., Laux is the son of John Laux. a
Civil War veteran.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

Members Of the Alpha Gamma Delta
sorority gave picnic last night at the
home Of Prof. A. ]. Meyer, 300 Glen
wood avenue
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
TODAY'S MARKET
COLUMBIA MARKET Report

ST. LOUIS CLOSING GRAIN FUTURES.
Courtesy Of the Boone County Milling
Company
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

3Ox3h2 Non-skid Tires, $3.50. Taylor
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Banks, More's
boulevard. entertained with dinner
Thursday night in honor Of the faculty
of Columbia High School.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

The members of the Knitting Club
will meet with Mrs. c. B. Miller. Stew
art road and Clenwood avenue, next
Monday afternoon.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
Society editors telephone, 800. Please
oaiI betmeen 9 and IL o'clock.
BOWLINC-ROLLINS
" EDDINC ANNOUNCED

Invitations have been sent out by Mr..
and Mrs. c. B. Bowling for the mar
iiage of their daughter, Juliet, to Mr..
Frank b. Rollins. on Wednesday, the
seventh of June, al eight o'clock in the
evening. at Calvary Church. There will
be a reception Immediately following the
ceremony at Windermere.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

Mrs. W. d. Beal left Friday for Han
nibal to visit Miss Agnes Hayes. From
there she will go TO Albany to visit
her parents and other relatives.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20
Close

EAST ST. LOUIS LIVE Stock MARKET.
By United Press.
EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.,. May 2O.-Cattle
receipts 300; market steady at Friday s
average.