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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Boldest of Birds

There is no bird perhaps so in
quisitive, so familiar, so cheeky"
as the robin, and so It Is not sur
prising that this bird should so
often choose some discarded article
of domestic use as a suitable re-
ceptacle, after sundry modifica-
lions, for its eggs and subsequent
family. Next to the robin in point
of holiness and familiarity with
man comes the wren, but the pair
who were so far self-possessed as
to convert a scarecrow into a de-
sirable residence were gifted with
more than ordinary daring. Pos
sibly they knew that the old coat
was not hung there over the row
Of newly sown peas to scare away
such respectable individuals, as
themselves, or perhaps they did not
recognize the apparition as what 1t
was intended to represent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Indy PLANNING
-4STOP SEA FLIGHT
CONTINUED From Page One)

licly to the Greenland route, al
though he did admit to the United
Press that 81 am very much in
terested in the feasibility of flying
by way of Greenland to Europe,
but so far as the flight is concern
ed, I do not know yet whether it
is feasible or not"
1t has long been commended in
aeronautical circles that the safest
and shortest air route to Europe is
by way of Labrador and Green
land. Aviators supporting this
view believe that adequate and
permanent supply bases can be
established along this route. Other
authorities have taken the position
that the most practicable route
would be south of the line flown by
Lindbergh, Byrd and Chamberlin
last year, and touching the Azores
on the way.
Lindbergh is believed to be sup
porting the former view and with
this in mind practically has de-
cided upon flying the north Atlant-
ic route. Experts connected with
the Ford company are said to be
of the same mind and therefore are
backing Lindberg in his new ven
ture.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Grateful to Friend
for DESCRIBED Rebuks

James Stillman, who for several
years was one of the Titans of Wall
street, sat in his office one day talk.
ing with business man who had
called, when it developed that some
error had been made in Stillmans
bank. An official was summoned
and Stillman, without moving or
raising his quiet voice, berated the
offender in terms SO harsh, with all
irony so coldly insulting, and con
Guided in such savage inten
sity Of speech, that the unfortI.
nate man trembled and heads OF
perspiration stood out upon his
forehead. When the culprit had
been dismissed, the Mortified visi
tor spoke:
"Stillman, l never in ali my life
heard anything so outrageous! That
man holds an important position i'll
your bank and you have insulted
him before a stranger. Why
shouldn't be surprised if he put a
knife into you! A man has no right
to treat another so, nor to let him
self go like that. The most char
liable thing can think is that you
are on the verge of nervous
breakdown and that you have no
business to be in your Officer
Stillman heard this outburst in a
white silence, his powerful face a
very mask of rage. The visitor
waited a few moments, then picked
up his hat and went out.
Sometime later the visitor re-
ceived a card inviting him to func-
ton at the Stillman home. He and
his wife attended and received Il
gracious welcome. To the wife
Stillman said:
"Tell your husband from me-
won't you?-that owing to some
thing he said to me, l am just back
from the best holiday l ever had.
Anna Robson Burr, in Tprld's
Work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Mrs. Henaans' Poem, Had
Foundation in Fact

Mrs. Hemans' poem, 1.-THE Boy
Stood on the Burning Deck" which
thrilled the imaginations, had its
origin in an actual happening that
constitutes page in history. 1t was
while Napoleon's expedition to
Egypt was in progress that the Eng
fish sent Lord Nelson, the seas
most famous warrior, to annihilate
the fleet. This Nelson so nearly
accomplished that only four of the
French vessels escaped sinking or
capture.
A bullet had ended the life of the
French admiral, and the flagship
was wrapped in flames. But Louis
Casa blanca, the captain, who was
wounded so badly that he could keep
his feet only by clinging desper-
ately to the rail, stoutly refused to
leaye his post.
All who could get into boat or
swim had deserted the flagship and
it's heroic captain, with the soli-
tary exception of boy of ten-his
son. The lad had hidden behind a
coil Of rope until the last boat had
gone, and then he went to his ia
theirs side. Commands and en-
treaties were of no avail; the boy
remained, supporting the wounded
man with an arm about his waist.
The English sailors forgot the lust
of battle, checked the fire, and
cheered, and some of them wept as
the enemy ship settled lower in the
water and finally disappeared be-
meath the waves.-Detroit News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Cuban independence

Cuba is an Independent republic.
She attained her independence Of
Spain by the treaty of Paris, Deem
Der 1, 1898, which ended the Span
ish-American war. A constitution
was adopted in 1901. The congress
OF the; United States authorized the
President to hand over the govern
ment to the Cuban people on the
condition that the so-called amend
ment adopted by congress March 2,
1901 be. accepted. This amendment
provided that the Cuban republic
should never enter into any COM
pact with a foreign power that
would impair her independence;
that she would contract no Excess
sive debts, and that the Cuban gov
eminent carry out certain plans for
the welfare of the island.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Artistic Colony

Barbizon is the name of a French
village near the, forest of Fortaine-
bleau. The village gave Its name
to school of artists: It was an
outcome Of the conflict between the
classical and romantic schools of
painting which occupied the first
half of the Nineteenth century.
The Barbizon school took nature
as guide. Jean Francois Millet,
leader in the rustic genre. was one
Of the. notable members of this
school. Pierre Etienne Theodore
Rousseau, French landscape paint
er, retired to Barbizon In 1888 and
spent there the latter part of his
life.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Dropping the Pilot

It was her first voyage. and. the
old lady took a keen interest In the
working Of the big liner. The YES
sci had not long left port when she
slowed down.
"The ship appears to be stopping,
captain. Why should we stop
here" asked the old lady, anx-
iously.
"To let the pilot off, ma'am."
"DO you mean to say the pilot
does not go with us all the way, to
direct the course, captain?"
'That's what l mean, ma'am."
This gave the questioner food
for thought. Presently she smiled,
as if struck with bright idea, and
said:
"Oh, suppose after the pilot has
set. the rudder pointing in the right
direction, there's nothing more for
him to do, so he goes."-London
Tit-Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Siannese Riuer Gardens

In most eastern countries the
rivers run low during the nonrainy
period of the year, to such an ex-
tent that islands of mud and silt
appear in many places. These are
often cultivated, their harvest being
gathered before the food stage
of the river reoccurs.
In the north of Siam, near the
border town of Chiengmai, the many
little islands that make their ap-
pearance in the river Me Ping are
cultivated by the inhabitants as veg
etable gardens, says the Wide World
magazine. -
Little lookout sheds are construct
ed from which the owners keep
watch of their crops. Scarcely an
inch of space is wasted by these in
dustrious folk, and several kinds Of
European vegetables are grown.
When the river rises again, all these
carefully titled gardens disappear.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Indian Names

Indian place-names, it is pointed
out, may refer to physical charac-
teristics of the place, to incidents
in the history of the tribe, or to as
sociations Of a tribe with region.
Examples may be seen In Saskat-
chewan river (swift fowing), Bat
tie river (place of numerous bat.
tles) and Ottawa river (river fire.
Quented by the Ottawa tribe).
Another poiRt Is that Indian
tribes generally had two names
the name they gave themselves and
the name given them by their enc
mies-and in many cases the names
which have been used by the white
man have been "enemy" Names,
This accounts for the very unc0m-
plimentary names which some In
oian tribes bear.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Henpecked "Hubby" Not
Confined to Mankind

Henpecked husbands, parental de-.
yotiOn and almost unbelievable
feats of. physical endurance among
birds are described in volume of
the Smithsonian institution series
on the birds of North America.
The publication of this series is,
one of the major Smithsonian prof.
ects for the spread of scientific
knowledge and eventually will fur
nish scientifically accurate descrip-
ti0ns of all North American birds.
One volume is devoted to shore
birds.
This classification includes the
most henpecked member of the bird
family, according to Dr.. Arthur Z.
Bent of Taunton, Mass, the author.
This is the timid, dull-colored male
phalarOpe. The female, far more
brilliant in plumage and positive in
will, forces him into matrimony.
Once she has deposited the eggs she
leaves the Matching of them entirely
up to him. He incubates them and
cares for the young while she gads
about with equally irresponsible
wives.
Mr.. Bent quotes one observation
of an unhappy husband. A pair
was seen together, the male of which
"was apparently tired out" When
ever the hen stopped, as she fire.
quently did, to primp herself or
feed, he would sit down, tuck his
bill under his feathers and go to
sleep. Before he had dozed more
than minute, however, the female
would peck him awake and, calling
garrulously, force him to follow her
while she led the way through the
marsh. Now and then she would go
into a rage, fly at him, and chase
him Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Great Heat Required
to Consume Diamond

Although diamonds are among
the hardest substances known, they
are composed of carbon, and If heat
ed sufficiently in air they will burn.
Diamonds" says a geologist,
"are stated in all authoritative
works to be unaffected by heat ex-
cept at a very high temperature
$500 degrees Centigrade) such as
one would not expect in an ordi-
nary burning building. But 1t musr
not be forgotten that in some ex-
tensive confiagrations such temper
atures may be reached" .-
A diamond expert says If dia-
monds are exposed to fire in contact
with air and great heat they will
be destroyed.
Diamonds" he says, eff heated
and placed in oxygen will be entire.
ly consumed. They are not likely
to be cracked by heat, but the sur
face will gradually be eaten away,
become corroded, becoming white
or gray, and if exposed long
enough they will be entirely con-
sumed."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Place in the Sur,

Taking it literally, Kaiser Will
helms figurative phrase, "a place
In the sum-" describes the United
States. Since the acquisition Of out
lying dependencies after the Span
ish-American war, 1t has always
been daytime somewhere under the
Stars and Stripes. And surveys
have now been far enough COM
pleted to indicate that even in our
territory within North America 1t
is always sun-up. When the sun Is
setting at Attn, the farthest Of the
Aleutians, It Is also rising in Maine
at PASSPORT and Grand Manan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
"Bunyip" Frightens Many

That the mysterious "hunyip" is
again being heard at night in the
Wingecarribee swamp, Is declared
by people Of the Burrawang district
Of Australia. The cry, which Is UNI
like that of any domestic animal, is
said to have been heard in the GEN.
ter Of the swamp. Although the
"bunyip" with its weird noise has
been a tradition of the Vinegar
ribee swamp for more than so
years, there is no authentic record
of anyone having seen it.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-03
Thursday, May 8, 1928
Embarrassing Moment

The Christmas list had been made
in the presence of George, the OBJ
serving five-year-old. A few days
later a neighbor called on the fam
lily. Christmas giving was the topic
of conversation and the neighbor
said to George:
whisper in my ear what to get
mother"
you're not on the Christmas list,
and mothers not going to start trad
ing gifts with anybody else," replied
the tactless son.
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Former Sank Centre Lady
Passed Away at Alexandria
(Continued From Page One)

the family. The floral offerings
were many and elaborate.
Al quartet consisting of Misses
Ruth Hareid, Charlotte Loseth and
Irene and Florence Koch sang
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To the Public!

Why pay a dollar an hour for
outside men to come into town
when you can hire your home men
for SOC and Coo per hour. AS
good as any man from the city.
Remember then Main Street sig
and don't be stung.
Call 1872 J for any line of paint
ing, decorating, paper hanging,
sign painting, wall paper sample
books, paints, etc.
Drop me a post card or see
Evening star., 1928-05-06
HINE JUNIORS HOLD
"SPRING FESTIVAL"
Eighty Pupils. Glee Club Combine,
Take Part in Patriotic Cantata,
Spirit of rs"

Eighty pupils Of Hine Junior High
School, composing the combined gl1e
clubs of the school. participated IN the
annual Spring festival in the Hine
auditorium last night. The festival
took the form Of patriotic cantata b.
Ira B. Wilson. entitled The Spirit of
'76," given under the direction Of Miss
Helen w Merriam. director of music
at Hine
The auditorium was crowded with
parents and friends of the pupils, and
the musical numbers were enthusiastic
cally applauded. The program opened
with a selection by the Hine Orchestra,
which was followed by two numbers on
the piano by Miss Ruth Lille. who was
graduated at Hine last year. A cornet
solo by Lawrence Morris and a recita-
ton entitled Soldier Boys" by Miss
Frances Donovan, completed the first
part Of the program.
For the patriotic cantata the girls
and boys were dressed in Colonial COS
TUNES, and the school art department
provided suitable stage decorations.
Tahleaux. representing "Americs," " The
Coming Of the Pilgrims" and The
Spirit of TO-" were arranged by the art
department directors, Features Of the
presentation were an Indian dance and
a minuet in costume
The SoloiSts were Dorothy Griffith
Helen Stauffer, Margery League and
William Bell.
Evening star., 1928-05-06
PLAY TO Be GIVEN
BY EASTERN HIGH
Dramatic Association viii
Present "The PatSy"-TWo
Cadet Dances Planned.

The Eastern High School Dramatic
Association will present its May play,
The Patsy" May "a and 25 in the
school auditorium. This play. comedy.
is one which was given very success
fully last Summer by the National
Theater Stock Company. The faculty
committee in charge of the production
of The Patsy consists Of Miss Ger
trude Walter. Miss Ruth Culbertson and
Miss Helen Boyd
The first of two cadet dances planned
for May was given Friday. by Com
panies B. c. d, and the band. The
second will be given by Companies
A. F, G. and the staff. May lS.
Mai. A. w. Maish. military instructor,
and H. D. Shorts. chairman of the mill
tary committee are planning military
evening for May 23 The feature of
the program will be a series Of COM
petitive drills to determine the best
sergeant. the best corporal and the
best experienced private, and the most
inexperienced private in the third regi-
ment.
Following its custom Of IL years. the
alumni association will present a medal
TO the boy and the girl IN the four-year
graduation class. who. in the opinion
of the principal. have done most for
their school during their four years at
Eastern.
An award for special business ef-
flciency will be given to the outstand-
ing member of the two-year business
class. The Home and School AsSocia-
ton will make an award to every men,
Der OF the four-year class who has not
been absent or tardy during his four
years.
Evening star., 1928-05-06
K. C. EVENING SCHOOL
ANNOUNCES LECTURE
Rev. Or. Peter Guilday, Professor
at Catholic University. to
Be Speaker.

Rev. DR.. Peter Guilday professor of
history at the Catholic University, will
lecture before the Medieval Academy at
the Knights of Columbus Evening
School Tuesday night on The Rise Of
the Papal States" The lecture is open
to the public.
DR.. Joseph Dunn, professor OF Celtic
at the Catholic University. lecture0
before the Medieval Academy last Tues
day night. when he spoke on Gaelic
Culture in the Middle Ages" Or. Dunn
traced the wanderings OF the various
branches Of the Celtic race. from their
early home IN eastern Europe and de-
scribed the civilization existing among
the Celts in Britain and Ireland IN the
Middle Ages. Stress was laid on tbs
contribution of Irish scholars TO the
civilization OF the nations OF western
Europe.
The second year law class is prepar-
ing special number of the knight
Owl which will appear during the
coming week.
A special intensive course in speed
writing, the new shorthand, Is being
organized to begin Monday, June T. The
class viii continue for four weeks and
will cover the principal subject. John
r. Fitzpatrick VIII conduct the course.
Evening star., 1928-05-06
DUNBAR HIGH BUSINESS
CLASSES PRESENT PLAY
Humorous Skit Given by Students.
Library Gets 600
Volumes.

The business department Of the Dun
bar High School presented play at
an assembly on Friday morning, "Diog-
enes Looks for Secretary" The cast
included: Julia Young Rayfield Carey,
Marie Curtis, Edith Minor, David
Brown. Robert Crawford. Marjorie Nc
Kinney. Anna Watson, Sophie Toliver
and Marjorie Jones.
The play showed, in humorous way.
the deficiencies of the "fiapper" type of
stenographer and presented some quail
ties desirable in an efficient secretary.
Joseph Barnes was stage manager and
Miss J. E. Mustapha was the coach.
Instrumental and vocal solos between
acts by Thelma Grimes, Naomi Martin
and James Lee completed the per-
formance.
The Dunbar Library has received a
gift of approximately 500 books from
K c. Williams, librarian of Howard
University. The collection includes
reference books on English grammar
and literature. biology history, civics
and economics
George E. G. Hayes addressed the
students last Monday morning on The
Value of an Education"
Evening star., 1928-05-06
CHILD HEALTH DAY
OBSERVED AT SCHOOL
Buchanan Pupils Play, Dance and
Give Pageant in May Day
Celebration.

Child Health day was celebrated at
the Buchanan School last TUESDAY,
where a program, planned to show the
various activities of the pupils in pro-
noting good health, was presented on
the school campus. All grades partici-
pated and the different events were
witnessed by the parents of the children
and many of the school officials.
The kindergarten pupils played games
and sang songs and the first grades
staged circus. A balloon dance was
given by the second grades. while the
third. fourth and fifth grades con-
tributed folk dances.
The sixth and seventh grades pre-
sented pageant with the Queen cf
Good Health" her knights and ladies in
waiting and children representing the
various health habits that are empha-
sized daily in the school work. Figures
representing Ignorance" and Disease"
roamed through the procession, but
were finally captured and subdued by
the children, who then rallied round
their queen, sang health song and
recited health creed.
The events closed with a schlag
game between the girls of the sixth
and seventh grades. and base bSll
game between the boys of the same
grades. Later in the day 30 children,
accompanied by their parents, attended,
the May day health clinic.
Evening star., 1928-05-06
JEFFERSON JUNIOR HIGH
CELEBRATES HEALTH DAY
Athletic Con tests and Songs Mark
May Day Festivities on
Playground.

Jefferson Junior High School cele-
brSScd Health day by May day fes-
:, tal on the Fairgrounds with the en-
tire student body and faculty in attend
ance. The Girls Glee Club san Spring
songs while the boys staged several
athletic events. The girls also gave a
.Maypole dance and a folk dance Other
features were relay race, 50-yard
dash for girls and drill
The art classes have been making
posters to enter in the contest being
held under the auspices of the District
of Columbia Dental Society. now con-
Quoting its third annual health educa-
tional campaign.
The June graduating class a recent
meeting elected the following officers
President, Harvey Supplee vice presi-
dent. Ruth Morganstein. and secretary
treasurer. Sarah Fisher.
The alumni association on Friday
gave play. THE Power of the Spirits, -
Friday. The cast included: Edward
Powell Robert Garner. Marie Callan,
Norman Jack and George Carpenter.
Evening star., 1928-05-06
EDITORS ELECTED
BY STUDENT VOTE
SchueIer and Kinnamon
Named in Election at
College Park.

COLLEGE PARK. Nd, May s.
John 5chueler Of Relay. Md, and
William Kinnamon Of Easton have
been elected editors, respectively. Of
the Diamondback, the weekly paper,
and the Reveille. the year book for
the 1929 term, At the University Of
Maryland
Schueler was news editor Of the
Diamondoack this year. while Kinus-
mon served as assistant editor OF the
Reveille
Donald Kiefer and Madison LLOYD.
both of Baltimore were chosen husi-
ness managers Of the publications. the
former of the Diamondback and the
latter Of the Reveille
Other elections which were BY ths
student assembly. we're: News editor the
Dlamondbacs. d Vernon Powers; girls
editor the Dianondback, Louise Town
send, and girls editor the Reveills.
Genevieve Wright
Nominations have been made for the
Women's Student Government Associa-
ton. as follows: Emily Herzog and
Afele Siehler. for president; Audrey
Ryon and Ruth Barnard, for vice presi-
ACAibs CEAlCViSFE WEIEuk dflU NSEUSEING
Barnsley, for secretary-treasurer. ard
Clemencia Cause and Naomi Morris, re-
corder Of points. Elections will take
place on May IA.
Phi Kappa Phi. Marylands only
honorary scholastic fraternity, has COM
pleted its Spring elections by naming
the following for membership: Grsdu-
ate students. Gladys ". Forsythe. NJ. Il
Haller, Paul V. Nook. Hugh Ross. r. c.
Yader and H. H. TimmerIey. Under
graduate students: Constance Church.
Frances Freeny. Mary Jane McCurdv.
Mary Stewart YORK. Evelyn Kuhule.
Frances Gruver, Virginia Price. Franz
Witter. NJ. H Scans. Fred H. Evans.
Burton Powell. T. Y Brackbill. Paul
Doerr, Eleck z. Norris and William
Dynes.
Grace Lee. Albert Miller. Marion
Lane, Peggy Ksrr, Isabel Dynes. Grace
Maxwell and Lillian Leunenberg have
been elected 10 membership IN Theta
Gamma Society. New officers will be
Katherine Applenan. president: Naomi
Morris. vice president; Anne Matthews.
Secretary-treaSurer. and Betty Garbsr.
chairman Of programs.
RoSSbourg Club, the leading dance
organization Of the university. gave its
final affair Of the season in Ritcfie
Gymnasium tonight The dance was at
tended by the visiting athletes who
took part IN field day here.