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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Little Visible Charm
in Captured Mermaid

That the belief in mermaids
should have survived all these
years is extraordinary; but there Is
Eanother curious side to the matter
that each successive mermaid
seen through the centuries seems
ito have been uglier than its prede-
ceSsOr.
OF this there can be no doubt If
one contrasts the description of the
''mermaid" Of the ancient Greeks
with those of more recent times.
In an account of a mermaid"
captured off the coast of Natal, a
writer describes it as having
screamed like woman when
caught, and goes on to state that
BIT had seven ribs on each side,
lungs, kidneys and a heart about
the size of an OK heart. According
ito the writer, the mermaid" was
III feet long, had a huge tail in
stead of legs, lacked tongue and
teeth, but had a heavy chin, fiat
nose, eyes, and a kind Of hair that
grew in tufts. Not a very pre-
possessing "mermaid"!
1t Is more than probable that this
-SOO-pound monster was a dugong,
which; though once land dweller,
Is now an inhabitant of the sea
and undoubtedly responsible for
many of the mermaid" legends.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Gem Worn BY Musician
Idea of Old Greeks

When we sit at concert listen
Ing to a great violinist, we are often
diverted by the flash of large
his bow hand. If we like the mu-
sic and the artist we dismiss the
impression with the thought that 1t
is merely q bit of personal vanity
on the part of the player.
But when we read that the prac-
tice of displaying handsome rings
to the audience was in vogue at
musical contests 2,40O years ago,
and learn that the eminent Greek
Tyre players of the time of Timothe-
us wore jewels on the right hand,
the hand which held the plectrum
and sounded the strings, we find
that we are confronting a long ira
dition of professional practice.
Perhaps this persistent habit may
he traceable to the Greek desire
to discover and reveal beauty
everywhere, and to harmonize
glints of color with musical tones,
if such combination is possible.
Granting that this was the aim Of
the Greek artist, we must then be
dealing not merely with the mo-
mentary within of vain musician,
but with traits of Greek character
which are also human, showing
themselves in similar guise
wherever similar situations occur,
and persisting, therefore, through
long years in the practices of a
tguild.-Charles Burton Gulick, in
f'Modern Traits in Old Greek Life"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
French Village Girl
in Philosophic Mood

On our way to the terrace we in
stinctively turned back at the door
of the studio. Books, books, all
over! In between white marble
statues looking like pale flowers in
dark forest or white-bodied
nymphs under the dense foliage.
Rodin remarked that the upper por-
ton of the mantelpiece was like the
front of a Renaissance palace.
There was bas-relief on its frieze
and in front of it several gobelin
fauteuils. The oak table was COW
cred today with antique statues,
torsOs, Florentine bronze bells,
quilts, Renaissance candlesticks,
books and manuscripts. Opposite
the table Aphrodite, emerging from
the dark waves of the curtain,
blinded the spectator.
II thought you would come
down." the old housekeeper num-
bled morosely. Hurry up, Marie.
Clean up the terrace"
"Stop!" exclaimed Rodin with
feigned indignation. "Don't touch
the sacred treasures of kings with
your lowly broom. That one which
you've already touched must have
belonged to the great Darius him
self"
There's no trace left of that
king" said the maid laughingly.
"This thing now belongs to US. a
dead king doesn't count, anyway"
"This village girl is quoting
Shakespeare" said France, after
having sent her away, although it
isn't likely she ever read him.
Primitive souls have their own wis
dom and they teach US many
things."-From "Rambles With An
atoie France" by Sander Kemeri.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Conserve Energy by
Act of Hibernafion

The members of the American
Society of Mammologists have been
requested to look into the subject
of Information with the hope that
it might be made use of by hui.
mans. The suggestion was made
by Vernon Bailey of the United
States biological survey. Hiberna.
ton is something between sleep
and death which progresses until
the sleeper's body becomes cold
and respiration reaches a scarcely
perceptible rate This condition
in some mammals might continue
for six months; others awake oc.
casionally to feed from food stta,ed
nearby. 1t is said to be pract,ced
by some of the isolated tribes, of
northern Russia, where food is
scarce and where the winters are
so severe that they can do title
work. They tuck themselves away
and arouse only occasionally to
take a little food which is placed
nearby. Food in very small guam
titles suffices, as the hibernators
are called upon to use such a tri-
fling amount of energy. 1t is a
matter Of record that hansen, the
explorer, while isolated many years
ago in the Arctic virtually slept
through the entire winter months,
arousing himself momentarily from
day to day only to eat frozen blub-
Der before browsing off again.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Nature Good Physician

A Boston doctor, who has been
giving some suggestions to his fell
low doctors on the treatment of ac-
cidental wounds, says the main
thing to do with wound is to let
nature do her best and not inter-
fere too much with her.
Nature, he points out, says the
Pathfinder Magazine. prevents in
lection by various methods. Blood
washes out the wound, carries. away
q certain amount of the foreign
matter, including bacteria. The
blood also contains certain "anti
bodies" which act as chemical an
tiseptics and kill bacteria. Nature,
he claims, repairs wounds by bath
ing the injured tissues with serum
which contains cell blood, and with
white blood cells, which absorb and
digest badly damaged tissue.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Had to Haze Strong
/ Coffee on Broadway

During her recent weekend visit
to a town on the South shore the
Woman stopped in a fruit and
vegetable store to make some pur-
chases for her friend. The clerk
was having a rather difficult task,
for the customer upon whom he
was waiting wanted to know the
history of each purchase.
"What kind of coffee have yOu?"
she asked.
"Good coffee!" promptly respond
ed the dark-eyed son of Italy.
"Yes, I know. But what brand
is it,"
"These one, she's drink by all
the people downtown, New York.
Fifty-nine cents a pound"
"Oh, that's too expensive"
"Well, here's another, only 40
CENTS" hastily volunteered the man.
SIS it strong?" asked the lady
obviously. II like strong coffee"
"Sure. Wonderful strong. They
drink these kind on Broadway.
They gotta have strong coffee
there. They stay up all night.
New York Sun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Fish Has Odd PolDer
to Benun1b Opponent

In the winter of 1882, when the
writer was at work on the fishes OF
Key West, tourist came to his Of
flee, bearing a small ray or skate
of which he told curious story. See
ing the little fish close to shore, he
stabbed it with pocket knife. AT
once he felt a sharp shock like that
from a Leyden jar, which, for the
moment, paralyzed his arm.
So he brought the fish to me. 1t
belonged to the family of torpedoes
or electric rays, being one OF the
smallest kinds of these fishes, Mar
cine brasiliensis. 1t is locally known
to the Bahama and Key West fish
ermen as numb-fish or cramp-fsh,
and to the Spanish as entemedOr.
These fish, the torpedoes or cleo
trio rays, are very much alike the
ordinary skate In appearance, but
softer in body and more rounded
in form, the flesh being very watery
and the skin everywhere perfectly
smooth.
The torpedo yields a quick, sharp
shock when touched, benumbing an
enemy for the time being. The
shock is well carried along me-
tallic conductor, such as knife or
spear. It Is said to have the quail
ties of magnetism, rendering the
needle magnetic and decomposing
chemical compounds" However
disconcerting to one who feels it,
it is not dangerous. The exercise
of this power soon exhausts it's pos
SCISSOR and a period of rest is need
ed.-Prof. David Starr Jordan, in
the Scientific American.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Old Ne,u York Churches

According to an enumeration
given in "The Strangers Guide"
there were in New York city in
1926, 96 places of worship of one
kind or another. They were as
follows: Presbyterians, 81 meeting
houses; Episcopalians, 1S; Bap-
lists, 13 buildings, with two I'M
housed societies; Dutch Reformed,
Is. The Methodist Episcopal
churches numbered Z, not counting
the Wesleyan seminary on Crosby
street and two churches, "for AT
ricans," not officially Methodist.
Others were: Roman Catholic, 4
churches and an orphan asylum;
Congregational or Unitarian, 3; Lu-
theran, 3; Universalist, 2; Friends
meeting houses, 2; Jewish syna-
gogues, 2, and Moravian, 1.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Rope-Making Plant

Much Of the peninsula of Yucca
tan is very stony, and as there are
practically no rivers, the planters
depend on rain to irrigate their
fields. Sisal hemp, or henequin, is
the chief article Of growth and ex-
port throughout the peninsula.
The sisal itself Is an evergreen
plant closely related to the century
plant or American aloe. The fiber
Is extracted from the curving,
swordlike leaves, which are cut at
the end Of the third or fourth year
Of growth. The leaves are macer-
ated, or made into pulp, and the
fibers torn apart by machine. The
pulp Is then washed away and the
f1bers dried and bleached by the
sun, and when the process Is COM
pleted this yellowish-white fiber
ranks next to Manila hemp In max
ing rope.-Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Geographic Boundaries

Various factors acting upon the
primitive races of mankind infiu-
enced the using of boundaries. Men
were originally nomadic. They
moved from place to place in search
of food. During the various mi
grations favorable conditions Of
climate, soil productiveness, ETC.,
would induce them to settle in a
certain locality, where they would
have the opportunity to develop.
These tribes generally established
themselves in regions having def
mite geographic boundaries, such as
mountains, rivers or seas, which
could be easily defended from az
gression. With the progress Of civ
ilization these boundaries became
clearly defined.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
ChiIdish Frankness

Speaking Of embarrassing mo-
ments, Mrs. F. s. r. writes that she
took her four-year-old daughter
with her when calling one afternoon
and they had not been in a wom-
ans house long when the little one
remarked:
you may as well start getting
dinner, Mrs. Brown, cause daddy's
out Of town an If you ask us We
can stay to dinner just as well as
mot"
Needless to say" adds Mrs. r.
Is. R., I'VE got the invitation and I
was very much embarrassed
Boston Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07

Sanhedrin was the name Of the
supreme judicial council Of the
Jews from the time of the Macca-
bees to the destruction Of Jerusa-
lem by the Romans under Titus In
the year II A. D. This council
consisted Of 70 members, including
the chief priests, elders and scribes,
and was presided over by the high
priest. It's jurisdiction extended to
every Jewish settlement. After Ju-
dea became Roman province the
power Of inflicting the death pen
atty was taken from the Sanhedrfn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Neus

/. "News" Is commonly believed to
be formed from the initial letters
Of the four directions, north, east,
west, and south, but 1t Is authori-
tatively claimed that the interest
ing sameness is merely coincidence.
There are synonymous foreign
words nova" and "nouvelle," which
employ various letters to mean the
same thing. In our own lar"uage
the word was formerly spelled
''newes." 1t Is likely that the Ger
man word 'das neue" Is the origin
iof ours since their phrase, "Was
giebt neues?" means the same as
our whats the news?"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Instinct Makes Hubby
Take Refuge in Lies

American husbands instinctively
! lie to their wives, contends Charles
J. McQuirk in an article in Lib
erty. Even in those circles that
keep up the fiction of the supremacy
of man." the writer maintains, 'the
influence of the American wife
reaches, causing husbands to lower
their voices and think up lies.
"For corollary to this tyranny,
and chiefly responsible for it." the
writer explains, sis the cowardice
of the American husband. There
isn't normal married man in the
United States, who has been that
way for year and upward, who
won't cover and look guilty when
suddenly asked question by the
woman he swore to love, cherish
and protect.
ut makes no difference how in
nocent the question may be. In
stinct and experience cause his
mind to dive beneath the inquiry's
surface In search of the Interior
motive that prompted it. General
Ily his answer is untruthful but
highly exemplary. His motto is,
Safety First.
IF you ask these husbands why
they lie, they will tell you, To keep
peace in the family That is true
las far as it goes, but it doesn't
go far enough. The real reason lies
deep in their subconscious minds.
1T is an unconscious memory in
herited from their millions of hus-
band-ancestors. 1t is the instinc-
tive knowledge that a wife will be-
Ilieve lie quicker than she will
the truth. She prefers fiction to
fact"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Idea of Daylight Sauins

Daylight saving was suggested
as early as 1907 by an Englishman
named William Wyliett, in his book
entitled "Waste Of Daylight" The
following year q bill for daylight
saving was introduced into the
house Of commons but failed to
pass. The subject was brought up
in Germany in 1915, when the Ger
man federal council passed a meas
ure to set the clock ahead one
hour. Within three months twelve
European countries had followed,
namely, Holland, Austria. Turkey,
England, France, Norway, Sweden,
Denmark. Italy, Switzerland, Spain
and Portugal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Bag of Tricks

The "bag Of tricks" story Is the
fable of the fox and the cat. The
fox was commiserating the cat be-
cause she had only one shift in case
of danger. while~he had a thou
sand tricks to evade it. Being set
upon by pack of hounds the fox
was caught while puss ran up
tree and escaped. A man who
boasts of a whole bag of tricks"
has numerous expedients to draw
upon; his last trick, expedient, or
..'trump card" held in reserve for
only great emergencies is called
t'the bottom of the bag"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Egg Signifies Welcome

The gift Of an egg Is the usual
form Of greeting accorded visitors
by the Dyaks of Borneo. This
greeting holds true to the old prim-
tive idea that a guest must be
welcomed with a gift, says William
Beebe in Liberty Magazine.
Throughout the whole country, If
you find favor in the eyes of a
tribe, you are formally presented
with an egg on the day Of your ar
rival in the village. And in the
heart Of Borneo, where food is, in
the nature of things, a more or
less undetermined quantity, the
possession Of an egg is a matter
for profound cOngratulation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
His Little All

"When / came to town, 20 years
ago." said a prosperous man of
ample waistcoat, "all my earthly
possessions were wrapped up in a
bandanna handkerchief"
"And now you own 300 acres Of
land and that factory on the edge
of town."
"Yes."
''May ] ask what you carried in
the bandanna handkerchief"
ask thousand dollars in cash
and bonds
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Price of Grays Elegy

When Thomas Gray's "Elegy"
was first printed, in 1851, copies
were sold for a shilling. These
first editions have now become so
rare that copy recently sold In
London for nearly $1,000. The rec
ord price for a first edition was
reached in 1924, when purchaser
paid more than $1,000. The orig
tnal manuscript Of the "Elegy," to-
gether with the "Ode On a Distant
Prospect of Eden," Is Nm the Elton
College library.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
Mustard as En,efic

Mustard and water Is an easy
and mild emetic. A little mustard
rubbed on the hands will at once re-
move all smell Of fish. To OBJ
tain the full flavor Of mustard It
should be mixed with q little salt
and milk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-07-07
First Presbytery Meet

The first General Presbytery of
America was organized in 17O6 at
philadelphia by Francis Mackenzie,
an Irish minister. He was chosen
the first moderator.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-03

lack of proper quarters and other
difficulties arose in quick succession.
Miss Dolby took up temporary
quarters in the Kensington grammar
school with First selectman George
B. Carter endeavoring to have phone
service installed in Legion Hall so
that permanent quarters In that
place could be inaugurated. A CEN
trally located building was sought
which would be in close touch to
local physicians and the health Of
ficer, at the same time not too far
removed from the center OF the
school population. Legion Hall fill
ed most Of the requirements and
was chosen by the committee.
Miss Dolby's first day in Berlin
was spent in getting acquainted
with local physicians and residents
whom she would meet during the
course Of her duties and obtaining
layout OF the town and the loca-
ton of the schools. She will make
her home with Miss Grace Stowell
and Miss Beatrice Neal of Farming
ton avenue.
Selectmen Meeting
The regular weekly meeting Of
the board of selectmen will be held
This evening in the office of the
.own clerk at the Town Hall Rou-
line business will be on the table
New Britain herald., 1927-01-03

the aiIment is not looked for.
There is considerable sickness, how
ever, grip being prevalent Chlidreh
seem to be the principal victims.
Sessions were resumed at the
Hubbard school this morning after
a ten day vacation.
The knights OF Pythlas Will hold
the regular weekly meeting tomor-
row evening at o'clock in Com
muuity hall.
Miss Virginia Walsh entertained
n number Of her friends at New
Years party at her home on Friday
evening. Guests were present from
nearby towns.
The annual banquet Of the Com
munity club will be held Wednesday
evening at o'clock, Following the
banquet there viii be several enter
tainment numbers in conjunction
with the addresses of the evening.
Friends of the club have been in
vited to attend,
Victor Belden has been confined
to his home on Wilcox avenue for
the past several days by illness. His
many friends hope TO see him about
again soon.
Miss Bertha Hazen. Miss Miriam
North and Miss Margaret Root are
returning to college after spending
the holidays at their homes here
New Britain herald., 1927-01-03

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MIS- Aleksanner lerescak hrause
u hehslh5'oR entered sun LOT d.
vofce against hef husnano' Jollh
hFauSe at f4oay session OF the
superior court held IN hartford Inc
plalhtlh alleged mat hef husoand
was an eN-conVlct having served
| -FOUR years IN state prison AFTER De-
ing convicted OF chicken stealing and
that ne was hanltuallv lntemperant,
making her sleep IN the barn most
OF the time. The couple were mar
rled November 8. 1903 and she left
him in May, 1926. Attorney Will
liam NJ. Greenstein of New Britain
represented Mrs. krause.
Officers Night
Tomorrow evenings meeting of
Berlin Grange No, "a will be Off
GERS Night" The officials of the
organization will give the program
of entertainment to the assemblaee
and have nror,ised that all those
attending will receive \ treat
East Berlin Items
Pythian Sister Temple. No 40.
will meet this evening at O'Clock
in the rooms at Community hall.
Newly elected officers will he INSTALL
ed Every member and officer of
the organization Is requested to be
on hand promptly. The installation
exercises will be in charge of state
officers
The ladies' of the Methodist
church will meet in the church So
c;al rooms tomorrow afternoon at
New Britain herald., 1927-01-03
were obtained.
"Yn Defeats Manchester.


The Plainville Y. NJ. c. a. team,
displaying a much improved brand
of basketball, defeated he Manches-
ter Hi-Y club in the Silk City Fri
day night by 26-14. gaining an carly
lead and holding to it throughout.
At the end OF the first half Plainville
was on top by 14-5. 1t was a good
game, with Plainville showing the
better all-around work. The passing
and teamwork was much better than
in the earlier games and was respon-
sible for the victory, Plainville's first
this season. Ray Schwab was the
leading scorer, while Miller did we'll
from the foul line. Hanson was Man
Chester's best. The summary: