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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
ANCIENT LAW STILL STANDS
Edlet lssued by Roman Praetor 2,2e0
Years Ago Held to Be Enforce
able In Scotland.

A Roman praetOr's edict of 1920
years ago still affects innkeepers and
ostlers in Scotland. A Drainie farmer
handed his horse to an ostler to be
stabbed. and the Ostler placed it into
double stable, where, shortly after. a
second horse was placed. These two
horses had previously shared a stall
and were known to be quiet and not
QUAR- elsome. The farmers horse was
sound when it was put into the stable,
but when he returned for it, it was
found to be lame on the off fore leg.
and two days later, on the advice of
veterinary surgeon, was destroyed.
The farmer sued the ostler and the
judge dismissed the case, which was
appealed. The appeal Judge held that
in law the Praetorian edict of 367 B.
G.. applied and that the injury was
not due to "the act of God" The
lord iustice-clerk said the case raised
questions of Importance and difficulty.
The first question they had to decide
was whether stabler fell within the
rraetor's eGict After carefully con-
sidering the arguments adduced and
surveying the authorities cited he was
unable to find in modern law any war
rant for the suggested discrimination.
He was Of the opinion that stablers,
as well as inkeepers, according to the
law of Scotland, fell within the edict.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
CONDOR GIANT AMONG BIRDS
California Species Believed to Have
Exceeded in Size Its Cousin of
South America.

Naturalists have determined that
the California condor exceeds in size
It's cousin, the condor of the Andes of
South America, and is larger than the
giant or wandering albatross which
travels the ocean lanes of the Pacific,
south of the equator. The extreme
wing expanse of the California condor
Is close to twelve feet. Through care
full measurements, the naturalist
learned that the condor of the south
ern countries is smaller in all respects.
One of these largest birds that fly
Is on exhibition in the Natural Pts
tory museum at San Diego. Cal. Be-
side the condor the turkey bnzzard, a
smaller relative, appears to be
dwarf. Both birds are carriOn eaters.
a fact which has contributed substan-
TALLY to the near extinction of the
condor Naturalists. of earlier years
record that the condor was once fairly
common in California.
Ranchers and settlers have been in
directly responsible for the killing of
many condors through the placing OF
poisoned meat intended for consump-
ton by coyotes, bobcats and panthers.
Large numbers have also been wan
tonly killed through the indiscriminate
use Of firearms.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
Modifyinq Goldfish.

Many Of the grotesque forms which
mark some of the popular types OF
goldfish are the outcome of centuries
of laborious work by the patient, per-
severing and ingenious japanese, in
taking advantage of some curious
freak of nature. 1t is well-known
fact if fish eggs be given jarring al
certain stage, or, more specifically,
about the "eyeing" period, monstrosi'
ties may be produced. This occurs fire.
auentIy among brook trout, the most
common irregularities being hump
back and Topped. 1t is said that when
the Japanese discovered this peculiar
ity they selected from their golden
camp pair Of the most pronounced
monstrosities, similar in form, reared
them and bred from them. The most
marked of this progeny were again
selected and bred, and this process con-
tinued until a desired type was pro-
duced and fairly fixed by Matching
without the jarring. Thus were pro-
duced the fringetails, the balloon
shape, the telescope, and some other OF
the outlandish forms seen IN aqua
RUINS.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
NOT A HERO TO 0LDTiMER
Veteran of Hannibal Could Not Be
Forced to Admit Greatness of
Mark Twain.

A scribe in search of Mark Twain
material was Fostering some of the
gray-beards of Hannibal. He found
one who confessed to being a few
years Older than the famous humorist.
In their boyhood days they had at
tended school together, foraged about
on Pirates island. climbed Holiday
hill and pushed big stones over the
brink, and carried out pretty faith
fully the program as described in
"Tom Sawyer
But while the visitor was asking
questions he noticed the old timer was
Tot impressed. So he asked:
"Innocents Abroad was great
book, don't you think?"
81 reckon sol never read it,"
Sand everybody says 'Huck Finn
was a mastelpiece?"
"Uh-huh u
"And Tom Sawyer" the visitor
said, was practically story of Han
nihal--you certainly liked that?''
"Oh, l guess it was all right for
kids admitted the boyhood chum,
but grownups don't see so awful
much in it from what hear"
Don't you think Mark Twain was
a great man?'
''They say he was" evaded the old
timer. "But 1 beat him once in a
Spellin' match. kansas City Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
Severe Chinese Punishments.

It is enacted in the laws of China
that IF a mandarin, on the strength
of his power or credit, steal the wife
or daughter of any freeman, he shall
be imprisoned for the usual time, and
then put to death by strangulation.'
The poor man so SHINING is beaten
and imprisoned only. The heaviest
punishment that can befall the woman
Is castigation and sale. And in no
Instance can she be sold but to man
who binds himself by the most sacred
of all Chinese oaths to treat her
kindly. In some provinces she may
be sold, not by her husband, but by
the Judge before whom her Offense Is
proved.
A Chinese who forgives wife who
has not kept her marital vows, re-
ceives 90 strokes of the bamboo. A
man who connives at his wife's frailty
is most severely punished.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15

! prepared by the United States Department
! of Agriculture.)
Sweet potatoes, although of tropical
origin, are now grown in large quanti-
ties in the United States. According to
figures for 1921; more than 9S,OOO,OOO
bushels, valued at over $S6,OOO,0OO,
were produced in this country. Natural
ly the climate of the Southern states Is
better suited to this crop than the
shorter growing season of the North,
but, with early planting, sweet potatoes
are grown successfully as far north as
southern Michigan.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has recently made a study
of the different varieties of sweet pO-
tatoes now grown in the United States,
and has classified them in eight groups.
Under these groups are at least forty
varieties having special characteristics,
while the list of names by which minor
varieties are known runs into the hun
dreds.
Sweet potatoes vary in shape and
size from slender bananas shaped roots
the nickname Of underground squash"
sometimes applied to them.
The texture, flavor and color Of the
flesh of sweet potatoes range from dry,
mealy ones of whitish color and low
sugar content, to juicy, pumpkin-col-
ored kinds from which sweet strip
oozes during the baking.
Sweet potatoes, prepared in one
form or another. may be served salts
factorily in almost any course in a
menu. To take the place of white po-
tatoes, or to combine with leftover
meat, the mealy varieties should be
chosen. For candied sweet potatoes,
sweet potato chips, or latticed potatoes,
the sweeter. more juicy kinds are best
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
Problem in Psychology.

A commuter who spends most of his
time on the train thinking instead of
playing bridge or reading the papers
has new problem that he has been
unable to solve.
81 buy monthly ticket, which en-
titles me to two rides each day, Sun.
days included" he says. II never
come to town on Sunday and so ]
have four or five round-trip tickets
left over at the end of the month.
When a holiday comes. along l have
another one. Occasionally the con-
ductor fails to punch my ticket and
I can't help having feeling of ex-
ultation, a sort of idea that am
ahead of the game in some way. Of
course the extra ride is simply added
to the unpunched rides on the ticket
at the end of the month and is no real
gain.
"Now, why should I he pleased at
gaining something of absolutely no
value to me? Perhaps Einstein could
answer. can't."-Chicago Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
Wild Bears Become Plague.

From the few swine that were let
loose on the island of Santa CTrH >
1917 have come a race, of ferOciDus
wild bOars. They have lost virtually
every trace of Their original domes-
ticity, and have become powerful wild
beasts as fleet of hOOf as deer 1hey
mature enormous tusEs, long hOofs
md bristles that are like wire, and
are the plague of the ranch people
who have sought to develop the island
for sheep and cattle raising.
The bOars tear down fences faster
than the ranchers can build them,
they root up garden stuff as soon as it
springs from the grdNnd, and not in
frequently they have been known to
gore horses, sheep and cattle. Young
lambs are one of their favOrite foods.
and in the killing and eating of them
they slow SILL and cunning and
carnivorous traits comparable to the
tactics of wolves
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
The following recipes have been Sc
lected as typical:
Sweet Potato Puff.

The following recipes have been Sc
lected as typical:
Sweet Potato Puff.
2 pounds of sweet 2 teaspoonfuls of
Whites of eggs. " teaspoonful of
Boil and mash sweet potatoes. Add
butter, salt and stiffly beaten whites
Of eggs. Pour into buttered baking
dish or custard cups. Bake in medi-
UNI oven 25 to 80 minutes.
Baked Sweet Potatoes Especially.
Bake six medium-sized sweet pota-
toes and cut them in halves lengthwise.
Scoop out the inside and season it
with salt, pepper and butter, and
moisten with milk. Mash them and
beat until light. Refill the skins with
the seasoned potatoes and brown in the
oven.
EscaIIoped Sweet Potatoes and Meat.
Cover the bottom Of buttered bak-
ing dish with cooked sliced sweet po-
tatoes, cover with layer of cold meat,
either ground or chopped; add another
layer of sweet potatoes; season with
salt, pepper and butter, or meat fry
ings. Moisten with gravy or water
Bake in a moderate oven until brown
Sweet Potato Souffle With Marsh
malloWs.
To two cupfuls of hot riced sweet
potatoes add three tablespoOnfuls of
butter, one-half teaspoonful of salt.
pepper to taste, and one-half cupful Of
hot milk. Beat the mixture we'll. Then
beat two eggs separately, add yolks to
the potato mixture, cut and fold j,
the stiffly beaten whites. Place the
mixture in buttered baking dish and
place a layer Of marshmallows close
together over the top and brown in ii
slow oven.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
TABLE MANNERS IN ARABIA
As Might Reasonably Be Expected,
They Are Primitive in the
Extreme.

Manners vary according to time and
locality, SO they say. For instance,
in Arabia a young woman's table ETH
quette is judged by the skill with
which she scrapes the dish with her
finger and conveys the results to her
mouth. American relief workers,
writing from Ismid, Turkey, give an
account of family luncheon party Of
half-dozen Armenian girls who had
been rescued from Arab harems that
is most enlightening glimpse on man
ners Of the Near East.
at was during some games We held
that the girls who had been in captiv-
ity among the Arabs acted out the ma
tive customs of their former masters.
They ate without fork or knife or
spoon from a common dish placed on
the ground in their midst. One girl
showed us how the Arabs eat hot food.
With her finger tips she smeared the
food around the edges of the plate with
a circular movement, blowing her fin
gers from time to time. When the dish
was well smeared, she scooped up the
food with the same circular movement
and carried 1t into her mouth. She
can eat thick soup thus, and more
quickly than you could with a spoon.
The soup running down her wrist was
licked off hurriedly and another scoop
full taken, for there was circle of
yirlc arOund tho dish and thp SLOW
ones lose out"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
How loads Hatch Young.

The Surinam is the name of a
thoroughly aquatic toad that inhabits
South America east OF the Andes and
north of the Amazon, and which is
rendered famous by its method of re-
production. The eggs are carried on
the hack by the mother, and the
skin thickens and grows round the
eggs until each is enclosed in der
NAL cell, which is finally covered by
a horny lid, believed to be formed by
a secretion of the skin or else to
represent the remains of the gelati-
nous capsule which at first surrounded
the eggs. These, which may number
about 100, and measure five to seven
mi.limeters in diameter, develop entire
" within these pouches, and the young
hop out in the perfect condition, with
out the vestige Of tail, which the
never acquire.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
New Use for Fliyyer.

The Buffums are great tourists. Dur
ing the summer there isn't weekend
they miss going out in their little open
car. They never miss bet. There
isn't one of the better-known weekend
resorts they fail to visit. But as soon
as the cold weather comes the car is
drained Of water and the storage bat
terry Is put in the cellar until spring.
Neighbors of the Buffums have no.
ticed Mrs. Buffum making frequent
visits to the garage of late, bearing
covered dishes and paper packages Of
food. One neighbor was finally con-
strained to find out what these process
sions meant. Mrs. Buffum explained:
sour house is so hot" she said,
.that we needed more ice than in sum-
mer, so I'm using the car as an icebox.
And I'm saving the price of five gallons
Of gas week on my Ice BILL"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
MANY HOUSEkEEPERS
SAVE IN USING SOAP
Naphtha Helps to Loosen Dirt in
Various Garments.
Solutions Will Keep Indefinitely IT Gov.
cred to Prevent Evaporation
Clipped or FIaked Pieces
Are Convenient.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture
If the supply Of hot water is limited,
naphtha soap may be used to good adj
vantage with cold or lukewarm water,
for the naphtha helps loosen the dirt in
the clothes.
1t is not economy to use poorly
made soap, which may contain free
grease or an excess of I've, or both.
This is sometimes the case with home
made soaps, but need not be so if good
directions for example, those that
come with the commercial I've in tin
cans) are carefully followed. Making
q soap at home may not be good econo-
my where the fat can be sold for use
In a soap factory. the United States
Department of Agriculture believes,
but it may be thrifty practice where
the fat would otherwise be thrown
away.
Dirt is removed more quickly and
with less danger to silk, wool and all
colored and delicate fabrics if the soap
Is well dissolved In the water, rather
than rubbed on. Many housekeepers
use solution or jelly made by heating
one pound of soap In five gallons of
water, and add enough of this to the
water to make suds. A more economi-
cal solution, to be used only for white
cottons and linens, Is made with one
half pound Of soap and one-quarter
pound of soda to five gallons of water.
Soap solutions keep indefinitely, if COW
cred to prevent evaporation. Clipped or
faxed soaps dissolve easily in hot wa
ter without special heating and are
convenient for use In the boiler, the
washing machine or for occasional fine
laundering. They can be bought eco
nomically in barrel lots from laundry
supply houses or manufacturers, and
some are retailed in small packages.
Cake soap can be rubbed into chips on
q household Crater; or. II dry. put
through food chopper.
Issse soaps are supposed to clean and
dye Al the same time. 1t Is safer, how
esei. before using the dye soap, to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15

wash the garment clean with white soap
and water. The best results come from
dipping a garment in generous guam
THY of water to which the tint has been
added The color is always fainter af
ter drying than while the garment is
wet. The tinting Is usually not perma
nent and the process should be repeat
cd with each laundering.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
Now Sand Desert.

The only sand desert TO be seen In
the British Isles Is Culbin sands, which;
cover large area in Nairn and Elgin
on the south side of the Moray Firth
Yet this country, only a few centurie.
ago, was rich, well-cult'vated land.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
PEANUT MEAL QUITE USEFUL
Mixed With Starchy Flours 1t Makes
Very PalatabIe Cakes, Gems
and Hot Breads.

When the bIanched kernels of pea
nuts from which the shells have been
removed are used in making oil, the
press cake can be ground into meal
and used with wheat, corn and sim
liar starchy f1ours to make very
palatable and nutritious cakes, gems
and hot breads, says the United States
Department Of Agriculture.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
rrackIesa Irolleya.

More than 100 miles of trackless
trolley lines are in operation in Eng
land.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
Soma Heard-a Mile.

Song Heard-a Mile.
The nightingale's song may be heard
at a distance of mile on a calm
night.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15

4 Herald Classified adv brings big
returns on small investment.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1923-05-04

At the National Press Convention.
which met recently in New York.
President Harding came out strongly
in favor OF the much discussed world
court. which 1t is thought will be an
issue in the next presidential cleo
ton.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1923-05-04
THE FIRE SEASON ON NATION
Al FORESTS OF COLORADO

Over thirty per cent of the total
number Of fires in Colorado occurred
in October, involving about rs per
cent of the total cost and acreage
burned. Seven of the total of 15S
fires which occurred, originated out
side the boundaries of the Forests
Twenty nine per cent Of all the fires
in Colorado were caused by lightning.
which is a very unusual increase
over previous years. Only 20 rail
road fires. as against So in 1921, oc-
CURED. Indications are that railroads
started more fires than in previous
years but most OF them were suppress
sed on rights OF way by company
employees without necessitating &C
ton on the part of Forest officers.
only in 1922, a good percentage of
decrease. One incendiary fire was
set by a seven year old boy. who is a
pyromaniac. He was taken before
the judge. given a good lecture, and
all costs were paid by his father.
Smokers and campers caused SO
fires in 1922, against campers and I'M
known, numbering As, in 1921 (the
unknown were probably smokers
fires.) This represents a startling in
crease and aggressive steps will be
taken to reduce these. The excess
sively dry season furnished a reason
for this increase. 1t was so dry that
Engelman spruce needles cracked
under foot at high elevations, and a
dropped match or live cigarette ig-
nited material that in ordinary years
would not have burned readily, while
the usual methods of extinguishing
camp fires did not suffice because
they extended deep down in the duff.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1923-05-04
ROGERS MESA

Harold Black of Hotchkiss spent
the weekend with Charles Brown.
Mrs. Powers and son of Delta spent
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. WIN
Holt.
Mrs. D. s. Walker of Hotchkiss
spent Sunday with her daughter Mrs.
C. J. Lawlor.
Mr.. Peppers who was operated on
for appendicitis at the Delta hospital
returned home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parmley OF Paonfa
moved into the tenant house on the
Bennett ranch last week.
DR.. and Mrs. J. E. Ford and son OF
Grand Junction spent Thursday with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Compton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Meade sxpect
to soon move to their new home pur-
chased from Dalton Robertson.
The Modem women's Club will
meet May 10th at the home Of Mrs.
Worthy Russell, Mrs. Jake Layman,
hostess.
About 30 young folks from the Mesa
to attend the Mt. Lamborn Circuit
League meeting.
The house directly south of the
Community church has been rented for
parsonage. Rev. and Mrs. Shields
expect to move into it this week.
Mrs. Josie worland and daughter
and Miss Betty Stewart of Delta
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Qua1ls
Bruton Sunday. Mrs. Worland is
ha pr1,tnnsd
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lewis had as
guests Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hill, ST., Mrs. Mary Young, Genevieve,
Catherine and Robert and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bruton and children Of
Delta.
Rev. Shields, Prof. Hiatt and MT.
Robt Craig attended services at the
Radlands Mesa church Sunday after
noon. Prof Hiatt conducted the ser
vices.
Lazear Community Church Notes
Our Sunday services will be as fol-
lows:
10 A. M.-Sunday School, q. l..
Hiatt, Supt.
11:15-Morning Worship. The Rev.
J. R. Treganza of Austin will preach.
7:3O-P NJ. Epworth League, W.
c. Linn. Pres.
$50 P. M.-Song Service and Bible
Message.
The Brotherhood and B. s. B. Glass
es meet at the S. B. Bruce home next
Monday evening.
The monthly meeting of the Sunday
School Board will be at the Church
next Thursday evening. Important
business.
The pastor and family have moved
to the Girling property just south OF
the church.
Paul Shields Pastor
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1923-05-04
The Result

Remember the old boy who always
said that automobiles would never be
a success. Well, look how that came
out. The two richest men in the
world are the ones who make automo-
biles and the gasoline for them.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1923-05-04
FRUITLAND

Burtis Critchlow is now the posses
sor OF a brand new Chevrolet coupe.
Frank Aver sold a nice team of
recently.
Glenn Davis bought two registered
Hereford bulls from the Goodwin
Bros. last week.
The Misses Caroline and Earle Mar
tin of Delta were visitors in the Pratt
home on Sunday.
The Russell Lotion family moved
to the Murphy place on the extreme
end of the Mesa last week
Mrs. Robley Mead went to the juno
ton last Saturday where she will
spend several days visiting with rela-
tives.
Miss Mildred Rodstrom was the
lucky winner of the prize offered by
Mr.. Heilman for the best essay on
forestry"
The Misses Charlene Critchlow and
Margaret George went to Hotchkiss
on Saturday and visited until Sunday
in the parental homeof Miss Margaret.
The Ariel school observed Arbor
Day by setting out trees on the school
grounds. A B. Critchlow, president
of the school board, assisted with the
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sipma and family at
tended church services in Crawford
last Sunday and were guests for the
remainder of the day in the Will Den
Beste home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Filener and chill
dren motored up from Austin on
Sunday and spent the day in the Orlo
Gould home. A. J. Filener and Mr..
and Mrs. Otis Filener were also
guests.
The old tuberculosis sanitarium be-
longing to r. w E. Southworth, now
a resident of Flint Michigan, burned
to the ground last week. AS the place
had been unoccupied for some time.
the origin OF the fire is a mystery.
All the members OF our Epworth
League with the exception of two
members who are away from home at
this time were present at the Circuit
League social at Crawford last Fri
day night and report a delightful
evening.