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q. Why does an airplane usually
side slip down to land?-H. l.. l..
A. BY ide-slipping to the ground
an airplane is able to land in
shorter space, as the inclined position
Of the plane retards the speed.
q. How could the score for a foot
ball game have been l to OFT. II. T.
A. 1t must have been a forfeited
game for which the official score was
to 0 under arbitrary rule.
Q. What is the difference between
prune and a plum?-M. w.
A. A prune is a plum which dries
sweet without removing the pit. In
most varieties of plums there occurs
fermentation around the pit In the
process of drying.
O. When was the F'reer Gallery
opened to the public?--A. NJ. 5.
A. The F'reer Gallery, in Washing
ton, d. c., was opened May s. 1923
q. In what business was J. Finley
Shepard at the time of his marriage
to Miss Helen Gould?-B. S.
A At the time of his marriage to
Miss Gould in 1918. he was an eXccu-
tive and vice president of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Co.
Q. Where do the Balibuntal hats
come from w. ". l..
A. Like the Bangkoks, they come
from the Philippines. They are made
of finer split fibers than the Bang
koks.
O. Is the Hispano-SuiZa car still be.
ing NADER T.
A. This Spanish car is still being
made. The main plant, however, is In
France.
Q. What is th. name given to fear
Of confined places?-A. II. K.
A. 1t is known as "claustrophobia D."
Q. What place is known as the
'sauerkraut capital of Alsace?"-
f. M. f.
A. The village of of Geispolsheim.
@. What Is the name of the new
monetary unit of Ecuador?-F. NJ. G.
A. It is to be the "sucre" and will
contain 0.300933 grains of fine gold.
The new gold coins are to be unlimited
legal tender for all debts. unless other
wise specifically provided by contract.
unlimited quantities by the govern.
ment at the rate Of 2.43325 times their
face value for all debts, taxes and
other dues.
Q. What is a pat hand in straight
poker. and is four of kind considered
a pat hand?-K. V. G.
"A. Pat hands are those which are
played without discarding or exchang.
ing any of the cards originally dealt
Four of kind might be a pat hand
or its holder might draw one card to
mislead other players.
q. When did the Siamese twins
live?-H. II.
A. Eng and Chang, the original
Siamese twins. were born in 1911 and
lived until 1874.
Q. Can you tell me the author of
the expression Hell is paved with
good intentiOns?"-A. T.
A. Samuel Johnson used the ex.
preston Hell is paved with good in.
tentions," according to Boswell's Life
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Spellbinder Going.
From the Butler Eagle.


The silver-tongue Senators and spell.
binding Representatives who in sea-
sons past, and profitable, followed the
| chautauqua circuit are out of lob
/ this Summer. Their former audiences
Of farmers and villagers are doing the
! touring this year.
Automobiles. the radio and the
daily newspaper are combining t.
close the chautauqua tent forever. no.
wilfully. but unavoidably. In it's hey
day the chautauqua offered the prov
tnces recreation, edifcation and enter
tainment for n nominal admission
charge. For this highly essential tri'
the public now turns to the automo
bile. the radio and newspaper.
Together the newspaper and radit
afford perfect combination for thu
transmission of the political harangue
congressional message and discussion
or social science. The talked-to public
can now hear how it is said over the
radio and then see what was said IL
the family newspaper. There is ar
obvious public advantage in this.
The chautauqua is not yet fallen.
but 1t is declining at rate that
makes the end imminent. In some
sections of the interior it retains It's
former prestige and exerts it's original
influence. but the arrangements them
selves admit many circuits have been
abandoned or curtailed during the last
.wo years.
When the last chautauqua disbands
1t will be because the Nation has out
lived it, because its place has been
usurped by more modern institutions
and inventions. During its relatively
brief career the chautauqua tent has
been a power for good. While fits
talent was not always of the best, 1t
was often the best" to the chautau-
qua town. The chautauqua repre-
sents a step upward in our national
education and appreciation Of art
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second overtime parking infraction.

second overtime parking infraction.
Court congestion must be relieved.
but the way to relieve it is to appoint
more judges and court officers and to
erect new building and not to tam
per with traffic control, which at best
is in a precarious condition in Wash
inaton. Traffic is too vital a part of
the life of every citizen in the com
munity to be made the butt of expert
ments which will lamentably fail to
correct the many evils.
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of the wheel may bring Chang back
| into power. 1t is certain that his re-
tirement was a serious loss to the
chinese movement. He is one Of the
most promising and capable leaders
or the New China, and true patrio,
withal Marshal Feng. who has
usurped his place, is as crafty as he IS
treacherous, and Is distrusted BY
friend and foe alike" The Hartford
Times describes Chiang's military ca
reer as one which has been compared
10 those OF Hannibal and Napoleon
and declares that "the story of Chi
ang's march up from Canton across
the mountains. 1000 miles away from
his base, until he had captured and
held Hankow. Marking and then
Shanghai. is one of the most amazing
in military history"
at the moment" says the Buffalo
Evening News, lit looks as if the
war may take the form of a struggle
between Feng and Chang Tso-lin on
the old war-lOrd lines, with the Ma
tionalists of the South broken into
local factions and ineffective" The
providence Bulletin holds that it is
not likely that the Nationalist will
go forward much longer; nor is there
any sign OF q dictator strong enough
to unity the purposes of the various
FACTIONS. China still remains in the
clutches of the military tuchuns and
II may be years before she ESCAPES"
The Reno Evening Gazette feels
sure that China has reverted to the
Old order and the effort to overturn
the traditions and customs of 1000
wears, so far as the present leaders
are concerned. has come to an end"
The basic trouble in China" as
explained by the Chicago Daily News.
is that the Nationalistic cause. 90
represented by patriotic and capable
leaders, lacks intelligent popular sun
port. Wild men obtain temporary
adhesion by arousing prejudices
against all foreigners. Provincial 81.
traps are more Interested in their
personal fortunes than in the vel
fare of the nation. The leader who
pursues rational aims and would
accept a gradual restoration of
chinese sovereignty and independence
makes too many enemies to be able
- carry out his program" And the
Waterloo Tribune blames jealousy
md dissension with the statement
that they couldn't stand success"
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SHOOTING STARS
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.


NItIIOr AFFItdLlOH.
Things still keep us worried
AS hours go on their way:
We are even Hurried
Bout the time o. day!
When the clock has spoken,
Wonder IL it's true;
One time in Hoboken,
'Nuther in Saint Lou.
Faithful watch grows surly;
Fills your life with pain.
You're an hour too early
Or you miss the train.
Serious woes must leave us
If we onward stray,
With nothing worse to grieve us
Than just the time O. day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

The old quotation runs. "'1t Is a
long time between drinks, as the
Governor Of North Carolina said to the
Governor of South Carolina" Clifford
Pinchot makes it clear that no such
convivial interchange will ever take
place between him and Secretary Mel
lon.
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The Art of Reminder.

1.-THE public will never forget your
services" remarked the man who is
always complimentary.
you're right about that" answered
Senator Sorghum; that is, If I can
succeed in finding the rightssort of a
publicity man."
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job Of President 1t remains to see
whether Mr.. Hughes will say. like the
President, that he does not choose to
run for President in 1928. New York
ers who believe that 1t will take a
New Yorker to defeat Gov. Smith II
the Democrats name him are bent
on nominating Mr.. Hughes as the Re-
publican stapdard bearer next year.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

Rapid City may look forward to the
immediate future with good cheer.
There probably never was a time when
it was SO well provided with things
to talk about during the long Winter
evenings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

Women initiate male attire. The
Indian war bonnet is more expensive
than is popularity supposed. 1t Is to
be hoped that fapperesque fashion will
not insist upon it as an article of
attire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

The world now moves so rapidly and
the public is SO soon attentive to new
interests that it requires no more than
twenty-four hours to make ancient
history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

An extraordinary event is recorded
when a homicide case can extend
through the years without once assem-
bling a conference of alienists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

Nothing President Coolidge could
say would prevent the consideration
OF the Overwhelming demand" from
being still to be reckoned with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

An aviation prize is offered in gen.
erous enthusiasm. It's value depends
on whether it appeals to thoughtful
skill or impetuous daring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

A number of presidential booms''
are accompanied by the announce.
ment, please stand by"
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spicuous success in showing diplomats
precisely where they stood.
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Idle Chatter,

In too much leisure we must view
A danger in our daily walk;
And he who has his task to do
Is shielded from superfiuous talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

Jud Tunkins says man who insists
on talking about the past is usually
the one who will pay no attention to
the alarm clock tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24
THEODORE W. MOVES. . Editor
Business Office

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Loving Our Enemies.

lOttHS Jul AIitVIihcos
We toll, and hope rose to rear.
The caterpillar that draws near
Kills leaf and petal. BY and by
We see the splendid butterfly.
The patient hope that is effaced
Leaves but a sense Of wanton waste
Yet we forget the blooms that die
And still admire the butterfly.
"Dis is a wise world" said Uncle
Eben. DE surest way / knows of tc
look foolish is to imagine you's foolin
otheg folks" IN,
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No Friends.

No Friends.
Did you meet any friends in PARISH"
mot many" answered Miss Cay
enne. Most Of the old acquaintance
1 met were looking for a divorce and
expected me to take sides one way or
the other"
1--WE pray for things that would not
benefit u.s." said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, land are often fortunate
because the joss cannot hear u.s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

The mathematical tide-predicting
machine of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey has just been called upon to
decide long standing historical dis
pute. The British forces which landed
near Boston on the night of Paul
Revere's famous ride in ITS delayed
their advance for several hours. This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-24

@. Can you tell me the author of
the expression Hell is paved with
good intentions?"-A. T.
A. Samuel Johnson used the ex-
preston Hell is paved with good in
tentions," according to Boswells Life
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Unable to Put Trust
in AlIigafor's Memory

Charles Ringing Of circus fame,
who died at Sarasota, used to col
lect anecdotes of Florida crack
ers, poor whites and colored folk.
zone of Mr.. Ringling's anec-
dotes," said a Sarasota realtor, the
other day, twas about a cautious
convert.
''There had been, you see, a col
ored revival, and the colored re-
vivalist was about to baptize a
batch of converts in one of those
dark, silent, suspicious-looking
streams that you find in our Ever
glades.
Come the revivalist said, as
he stepped into the black water.
Come, follow me, bredderen and
sistern.'
"But just then a couple Of ALI
gators raised their heads from the
mud and opened their terrible
mouths in a vast yawn. This caused
the converts to step back with low
cries of alarm.
"The revivalist rebuked them.
'Breddern and sistern,' he said,
cant yo' trust de Lord? He took
keer o. Jonah, didn't hep
'Yaas, he did, pawson,' said a
convert soberly, but a whales diff
ferent. A whales got memory. But
if one o. dem gators was ter swal-
Ter dis coon he'd jes' 60 to sleep in
de mud an forget all about it,"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Big Discovery Made
With Crude Telescope

One of the capital discoveries Of
astronomy was made with crude
telescope in April, 1916. It was the
discovery Of spiral nebulae, by
Lord Rosse, an English peer. His
large telescope was erected in a
country district Of Ireland more
than eighty years ago, for the most
part with local labor, and it lacked
all the advantages that modern ma
chine tools nov afford. its long
tube, supported upon a ball-and-
socket joint, and slung in chains be-
tween two high walls Of masonry,
peered through the Irish mists.
Lord Rose Gould observe objects
only when near the meridian and
then at the cost of considerable ef-
fort. In modern instruments the
apparent westward motion of the
stars Is counteracted by the steady
motion of the telescope axis, which
is turned slowly about a polar
axis by powerful electric driving
clock. Lord Rose, after the tube
had been worked back and forth
with windlass until the tedious
task of finding a celestial object
had been completed, then had to
keep it in the field Of view by con-
slant recourse to similar primitive
contrivances.-George Ellery Hale,
in Scribner's Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01

Paris, Aug. 30-The A.E.F., in
rest billets and recreation camps
used to remark occasionally that
this business of going to France
wouldn't be such a bad racket II
only there wasn't a war going on
For France itself, as goal fol
travellers, has its points.
Accordingly, when the French
government sent to the American
Legion convention of 1924 a warm
invitation to the Legionaires to
hold their 1927 convention in Paris
the former A. E. F.ers lost little
time in accepting.
And now the vanguard OF the
"Second A. E. F." is descending on
Paris once more. The 1927 con-
vention of the American Legion is
about to open in the capital OF
France, and some $4,000 ex-ser-
vice men are on the way.
Everything here is in readiness.
The vast hall of the Palace
Trocadero, where the sessions will
be held, is decorated and return
ished; the Ualais d'Orsay, where
the famous $40 and 8" will con-
vene, has been prepared for any
thing; the Hotel Continental is
ready to resound to the tread OF
those feminine feet that will bear
the lady members of the legion
auxiliary about Paris.
The coming convention is not
going to be just another conven-
ton. 1t is going to be an inter-
national event, and France and
the legion have laid their plans &C
cordingly. -'' -.
First and foremost, the legion
has fixed things so that Individual
members can make the trip much
more cheaply than they could if
they went as ordinary tourists.
American railways have granted
half-fare privileges; European
railroads have shaved prices sharp
ly; steamship companies have re-
duced their rates also.
Thirty thousand hotel: rooms in
Paris were contracted for by the
Legion long ago. These contracts
were signed while the franc was
low, and big savings are the, con-
sequence. Motor transportation
has been arranged for most of the
battlefield tours, at further saw
ing.
Altogether, it is estimated that
the Legion members can make the
trip for at least $3.50 less than it
would cost if he went as a private
individual.
Some of the veterans are al
ready here. The bulk of them,
however, will not arrive until the
third week in September, when the
liner, Leviathan, which carried SO
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Good Ansuer

A business man who had been ir-
ritated beyond measure by So
licitors for this and that-tag days,
drives and charity advertising-so
the story goes, was bitten by dog.
He went on to business as usual"
When word got around his outer
office, couple Of his irritants
inquired seriously of him:
"You have just been bitten by
mad dog?"
Eyes, I was" Business Of not
looking up.)
what! And you came right to
your Officer"
"Yes. There was some writing I
felt just had to get DONE" (Busi-
ness of going on writing.)
"Oh, I see. Writing your will, I
take it."
mo. Writing the names Of the
people I am going to bite when 60
mad.-Merle Thorpe, in Nations
Bus. ness.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Diet and Cancer

The theory advanced by many
persons that eating natural or
wild diet will prevent cancer has
apparently been contradicted by re-
cent experiments, reports Hygeia
Magazine. When mice, the type Of
animals especially suited to can
Ger experiments, were placed on
various diets, those fed the wild
diet had the highest cancer mortal
fty, and those fed on apparently
unbalanced diet had the lowest.
There was not the slightest evil
dence that fried or well-cooked food
was associated with an increase In
cancer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Her Version

A child, who is in the first grade
at school, returned home one eve
ming and, at the dinner table, re-
peated a riddle that she had heard
at school that day.
IF a man were locked up in a
house for two weeks, and there
was no food in the house, what
would he eat?" After few min
utes of unsuccessful attempts to
guess the answer, the members Of
the family "gave up" and requested
the solution.
"Why, he would eat the raisins
on the calendar and drink the milk
from the bed" replied the child.
The answer had been: 1.-THE dates
on the calendar and water from the
springs In the bed"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
SlDiss Religious Founder

The Mennonites take their name
from that Of their founder, Memo
Simon, Swiss religious enthusiast
Of the Sixteenth century, and they
maintain, according to the Encyclo-
pedia Britannica, "a form of Chris
tianity which, discarding the sacre-
dotal idea, owns no authority out
side the Bible and the enlightened
conscience, limits baptism to the
believer, and lays stress on those
precepts which vindicate the sane
tity of human life and a mans
word"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Landmark on Old Trail

One of the early landmarks was
Pawnee rock on the Santa Fe trail,
in what is now Barton county,
Kansas. This giant rock, standing
on the level plain, was a noted spot
for the trail ran near its base. 1t
provided place Of rest and safety
for many a traveller. In later years
this landmark was disappearing.
The Woman's Kansas Day club re-
solved to save the historic spot and
secured a deed for the rock and
five acres surrounding it. On Kan
sas day, 1909, the women present
ed this deed to the state. This was
done with the condition that the
state spend $4,000 for improve
ments.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Queer Apes and Cats

The ngoloko, a huge unknown
ape, and the nunda, a gigantic cat,
as big as donkey, both of which
prey on men and cattle, are among
undiscovered beasts Of Africa,
while from Java reports come of a
bear-ape-man known as the sedo-
pax, a beast with long hair, walk
ing upright, but swinging swiftly
from trees by its arms, which also
preys on men, but which has not
yet been shot or caught, though
often tracked.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Unclassifed Animals

A ferocious undiscovered beast
which famous hunters have tried
to capture is the Nandi bear, or, as
natives call 1t, the chimiset, crea-
ture half bear, half gorilla, which
turks in the dense forests of Ken
va, Africa, prowling native kraals
and preying on cattle, goats, wom-
en- and children. It's weird three
toed footprints belong to no known
animal, but such great authorities
as the late F. G. Selots and Capt.
Blaynley Percival, for rs years
game warden in Kenya, have assert
ed their belief In it's existence.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Hard to Place Derivation

The derivation of the word cafe
terra" is obscure. 1t comes from
the same root as the French word
"cafe," which means Coffee" but
Is used to mean restaurant" The
Italian word, "cafetiere," is applied
to coffee pot, a coffee shop or the
proprietor Of such a shop. The
form cafeteria" was first applied
to a self-service cafe in Chicago
by a man from New Mexico, so it
is said, although this form of res
taurant originated in Los Angeles
In 1905, when Miss Helen S. Mosh-
er made the experiment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Hopelessl

An airplane flew over IN Irish
asylum, much to the CONSERVATION
Of the inmates. Next day two OF
the latter were discussing the
strange machine. One said:
'sDo you know, I dreamt last
night made one of those contriv-
ances and few to America In 60
minutes?"
"That's strange" said the other,
"for I had a similar dream, only /
went to Melbourne in 60 seconds"
"How did you go?"
fright through the earth"
"Look here, my friend" said the
other, you're not a lunatic-you'rs
a blithering idiot, that's what you
are"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
Porfenfs of Sneexine

In the ancient days of Greece
and Rome a sneeze was supposed
to bear in its train far greater por-
tents than mere cold. To sneeze
while rising from the table or bed
was said to indicate approaching
death.
Yet, to sneeze between midday
and midnight, under favorable
planetary conditions, was an augury
OF happiness.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-09-01
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given by The FL
deity Phenix Fire Insurance Com
pany of New York that their Grain
Certificates numbered 101 to 100 in
elusive, stamped for use at theil
Ward Springs, Minnesota Agency
have been lost or stolen, and should
anyone or more of these Certificates
purporting to be a certificate or GER
tificates Of Insurance be held by
anyone, they are void and should
be returned to the office of the com
,pany at Chicago.
FIDELITY PHENIx FIRE IN
SURANCE COMPANY,
S44 Rush Street,
Chicago, Illinois.
Published Sept. 2-9-16. 1927.