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Evening star., 1928-06-18

Twenty years or so from now, when
The number Of woman flyers has very
greatly increased. 1t will probably be
amusing TO look back at some OF the
aircraft costumes as they were designed
in the days when woman flyers were
few. In fact, some Of the flying en-
Evening star., 1928-06-18
Keeping Hips Slender.

A simple recipe for keeping the hips
slender has been given by well known
motion picture actress. She advocates
fat from accumulating about this part
Of milady's anatomy. In the absence
of flight of steps to mount, one may
Evening star., 1928-06-18
Curry of Macaroni.

Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter In Q
saucepan. Add two slices OF onion and
cook to nice brown. Add two table
spoonfuls of flour sifted with two table
spoonfulS Of curry powder. one fourth
teaspoonftll of salt and little pepper
and cayenne. Stir until we'll blended
then add one cupful of hot milk. Stir
until smooth and glossy Have ready
one cupful of macaroni which has been
cooked In salt water. Reheat in the
sauce. One-half cupful OF thick
tomato puree addei to the sauce Is an
imnrnYement
Evening star., 1928-06-18

the FAB Mefhai. and when
il is followed carefully.
success invariably results.
The FAB Method is print.
ed on each package of the
product,
The Colgate laboratories.
which have produced Amer
ica's hnest toilet soaps. Gre
ated fAB--a tSrs fake soap.
Itis bland and gentle: magic.
like ia its quick. safe cleans
ing action. lscontains noth-
tng thar can harm the handx
Evening star., 1928-06-18

swo things: A psrs sesf and the right mefbea
After years OF practical experience and thou.
sands of tests. have worked out the exact
procedure to follow in cleaning every kind OF
washable material. This procedure is called
Evening star., 1928-06-18
AUNT HET
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

"Our new preacher amt nobody's
fool. 1t didn't take him more'n two
weeks to see which faction has got the
most important folk in It,"
(Copyright, 1922
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Stopping All Automobiles
at City Schools Opposed
Guiding Children Across Street or
Highway Found Safer, More
Practical

The State Highway department.
each week receives requests from
one or more towns asking permits
sion to erect signs which will COM
pei all vehicles to stop at cross
ings near schools located on trunk
highways.
The department is discouraging
the use of this kind of signs BE-
cause they have been found unSat-
isfactory. Signs which require
drivers to stop whether any chill
dren are crossing or not, are not
only placing unnecessary incon-
venience on motorists, but they are
disobeyed by some drivers and this
destroys their usefulness.
A much more satisfactory meth
cd is that of having police officers,
where such are available, other
wise school police, signal and stop
traffic and guide the children across
the street. This system gives bet
ter protection to children and does
not interrupt traffic when cnii,ren
are not coming or going.
The state law requires drivers
to slow down when passing schools
during recess and the hours when
children are coming or going to
school. This applies at all schools
and on all roads, whether there are
any signs or not.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Vast Industry That
Had Small Beginning

When James Ritty, an obscure
inventor, sold a newfangled con-
trivance to the owner of a mining
store in Coalition, Ohio, in the early
eighties, the transaction formed the
foundation for a business whose
sales today run far into the mill
lions. When punched forcibly, the
device registered on a strip of
paper the amounts of cash sales.
1t could not have cost more than
$50 to make and the price was 500.
The mining store was steadily los
ing money, yet the Patterson BROTH
ers, who owned 1t, bought two Of
the devices, because the salesman
recommended it as a good thief
catcher. During the next year,
without any apparent increase in
turnover, the business made a
profit of $4,000. One of the broth
ers was the late John Fl. Patterson.
After three years had passed, at a
time when the contriyance seemed
an assured failure, he bought the
control Of the manufacturing bust
ness for $500 and renamed it the
National Cash Register company
Silas Bent in Century Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Conscientious Borrower

One morning Mrs. R an
swered knock at her kitchen door.
There stood Helen, three years old,
who lived in the other half Of the
duplex.
II want to borrow a match for
mother; she said that she would
bring it back when the grocery boy
comes" announced the child.
In a few minutes Mrs. R was
summoned to the door again. There
stood Helen, holding a burned
match between her thumb and fin-
ger.
"Here is your match. Many
thanks. Mother did not use it all.
She was busy, so I thought I might
as well bring it back to you."-In.
dianapolis News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Special Folding of
Bills Prevents Loss

With many men it is common
habit to carry a few odd bills in
convenient pockets to save them
selves the trouble of pulling out
their wallets to pay for small ar
ticles purchased. Frequently these
bills are folded in Indifferent fash
ion and stuffed into pockets where
other bills, folded with equal care
lessness, may be rep0sing.
Bankers point out that this is apt
to be a costly habit, as a bill may
be dropped when some of them are
withdrawn from the pocket. They
point out that there is one proper
way to handle bills thus carried |;
that is, by smoothing out the bills,
placing them together preferably
with the smaller denominations on
top and larger below, although that
is entirely a matter of preference.
Then one end of the little pile OF
bills is turned inward to the depth
Of about an inch or so and folded
down, after which the bills are
creased lengthwise down the CEN
ter and folded over. Finally the
harrow strip of bills is folded from
end to end in the most convenient
little wad.
In this way the bills are all
locked togeth"" and there Is no
danger of any Icing separated and
lost, while IT,. owner can readily
unfold them and extract what he
wants at any time, refolding the
balance securely and returning
them to his pocket.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Music as a Pastine
or as a Livelihood

II you wanted your son to be a
tailor, would you ask taller to
give him one lesson a week and
then let him practice for one-half
or one full hour daily on making
clothes? Music is a more profound
and difficult study than tailoring. A
great many people earn their liveli-
hood through music just as a great
number earn their livelihood by
tailoring. If you want your boy to
reach that livelihood earning stage,
then he viii have to work about six
hours a day and take at least one
lesson daily. However, If your aim
is merely to have him study music
as a form Of culture, just as one
would study French, Latin, Spanish,
drawing, etc., within the days
work, devoting a fraction of the
days study to each, then, Of course,
he will derive a great deal of bene-
fetal and worthwhile knowledge
from them all, but very little real
and lasting knowledge from any
particular one.-Musical Observer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Famous Mountain Range

The Smoky mountains are q
southwestern division Of the Appa-
lachian mountains, branching from
the Blue ridge In south Virginia
and extending southwestward near
the Tennessee and North Carolina
boundary, penetrating a short dis
lance into north Georgia. On the
west they are separated from the
Cumberland plateau by the great
eastern valley Of the Tennessee,
and on the east they are connected
with the Blue ridge by an intricate
system of cross ranges forming
the rugged remnants Of a lofty
plateau eliminating in the Black
mountains. Nearly all the eastern
head streams Of the Tennessee rise
on the inclosed plateau and break
through the Unaka range. Other
wise the latter forms sharply de-
fined ridge between Tennessee and
North Carolina.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Blessing the Beasts

A quaint ceremony Is that still
obtaining in some parts of Nor
mandy, the benediction des bes-
tiaux. The oxen and the draft
horses are assembled in front of
the church. There may also be a
bullock or two and perhaps some
cows. The procession of peasants,
clad in their very best, Issues from
the church to the sound of a chant
that is droned by the priest. The
venerable cure sprinkles a few
drops of water on the heads of the
beasts and W, N all the animals
have received ia benediction the
next feature Of L. ceremony is to
place at the pedestal Of the cross
facing the church certain bundles
tied in coarse linen. These bundles
contain bread and salt, which are
to be given to these beasts not able
to attend the ceremony, says the
Washington Star. .-s..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
OFFICES APPOINTED

A. j. Lies, manager OF the local
]. C. Penney Co. store, announces
today that five district offices
have been appointed to meet the
growing demands of the organiza-
ton.
The new locations are in Allan,
ia, Ca, Columbus, Ohio, Des-
Moines, Ia, Oklahoma City, Okla,
and New York City.
The district offices will be under
the direction of district represen-
tatives chosen from the ranks of
the J. c.. Penney Co.
E. G.. Ruffner, formerly a J. C.
Penney Go. store manager at Port
Arthur, Texas, will be district
representative at Atlanta, Ga, G.
E. Mach, formerly of Ashtabula,
Ohio, will be representative at
Columbus, T. ]. Maroncy, formerly
of Dubuque, Ia, will go to the
DesMoines office, l.. A. Martin
formerly of Miami, Okla, will
have charge of the office at Okla
homa City, and C. "a. Newcomb OF
the Merchandise Department has
been appointed district represen.
tative of the New York district.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Bark Vital Part of Tree

The stem Of a tree, also called
trunk and bole, is the main axis ex.
tending from the roots to the
crown, or to the tip in case of an
unbranched stem. Tree stems range
from long to short, straight to
crooked and from erect to pros
trate. An examination Of a cross
section of stem will show bark,
wood and pith, says the American
Tree association. In the central
part Of the stem is the pith. About
it is the wood, which in many trees
can be divided into the darker
heartwood and the lighter sapwood.
Between the wood and the bark is
"a thin layer known as the cambium.
This is the most vital part of tree,
for it is here that all new wood and
bark are made up.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Persia,1s Fond of Tea

Tea drinking is universal social
habit in Persia. One Of the social
institutions of great attraction Is
the teahouse, some of which are
furnished quite deliberately, while
others are rude in their surround
ings. Business men often make ap-
pointments here, and it is very COM
mon for loafers to seek out these
teahouses. The common pipes, Gig
arettes and the kalean, or water
pipe, are much used. In the water
pipe the smoke passes through the
water and is drawn into the lungs.
Lemon juice and other flavors are
sometimes mixed with the water.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Optimism, Us. Pessiraisrn

The talk was of the pessimism of
the young. 81 do not understand
why" said one. "You would think
that young people would be all opti-
mism with the future before them.
You would think they'd see life as
rosy path. 1t seems to me the mid
dle-aged man and the old have
more reason to be pessimistic. They
have seen their illusions and their
enthusiasms 60 one by one."
Because they are middle-aged
and old is the very reason for their
optimism" said another. "They
have learned by the time they reach
mature years that nothing is so bad
as it seems and this is a pretty
good old world after all."-Spring-
field Union.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
of more wheat, and it will bring a
better price on the market.

Alfalfa is still most important in
the West. Seventeen states west
of the line from the eastern border
of Texas to the eastern border of
North Dakota had nearly four
fifths of the alfalfa acreage at the
time of the last agricultural census
in 1924. However, in the five
years from 1919 to 1924, the
acreage IN the II Western States
increased only 8.5 per cent while
the comparative gain in the 81
eastern States was 98.2 per cent.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michi-
gan each made gains of more than
800 per cent in acreage, Illinois
and Pennsylvania about $50 per
cent each. In these five years
Kansas dropped in acreage and
lost position as the principal alfal-
ia state to Nebraska which was the
second state in 1919. Other states
in which alfalfa acreage declined
were in the south, Texas, Okla
homa, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, Georgia and
South Carolina.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Satisfied

A short-sighted man who was
also very inQuisitive was walking
In the country one day when he
saw notice board nailed on a tree
that stood in a field. As he could
not read the notice at that distance,
curiosity prompted him to climb
over the fence and walk across the
field toward the tree.
A few moments later he man.
aged to scramble back over the
fence just In time to escape the
horns Of raging bull.
"Well," he gasped breathlessly,
81 had the satisfaction of finding
out what the notice was"
1t said, Beware Of the Bull"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Lindberg Plans Mother
Transatlantic Flight
Trip to Germany May Be First Leg
of Attempt to Circle the Globe
Starts from N. Y. Field

Washington, March 30.-Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh intends to
try the Atlantic hop again this
summer, he has advised army
friends here.
He plans to visit most of the
countries of Europe and then if
everything breaks well, continue
on across Russia, China and Ja-
pan, returning across the Pacific.
The flying colonel's air voyage
will be another good will trip, ac-
cording to his plans. He will not
attempt to break any records.
Lindbergh has for several months
discussed his contemplated flight
with military friends and with his
hackers. He has received advice
from many sources and now is
seeking further reliable informal
ton as to flying conditions and the
geography of the European coun-
tries he may visit. The flight
probably will start from Mitchell
field, N. Y, with the first leg of
the journey ending somewhere in
Germany.
Lindbergh is now on his way to
San Diego, where new Ryan
monoplane is waiting for him.
This ship, similar to the Spirit of
st. Louis in which he made his
historic trip last May, was built
especially for the Journey this sum-
mer.
According to information avail
able here Lindbergh will spend
three weeks or a month testing his
new ship in southern California,
then he intends to cross the coun-
try in two stages, waiting in New
York for favorable flying weather
and then beginning his newest his
tory making cruise.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
The Name of London

The name London Is the subject
of much discussion among philolo-
gists Of Great Britain.
One theory is that it means "the
fort by the lake." from the Welsh
"llyn," lake, and "din," fortified
place. Another Is that it Is derived
from the Morse word 'Lund" (di-
minutive "Lunden"), sacred
grove.
There is a town in Yorkshire
called Lund, after Lund in Scandi-
navia, at one time one of the chief
commercial cities in Sweden. Its
merchants traded with Britain in
Roman times. 1t Is thought that
Lund in Yorkshire, Lund in Swed-
en-, and Lunden, or London, were
probably the sites Of sacred groves,
where the priests of the Bronze
age offered human sacrifices to the
sun god.-Bsston Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
BirchdaIe

A little baby boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Martin.
Mrs. l.. Martin, who spent the
past week with her daughter near
Osakis, returned to her home last
Sunday. -.~
The Zimmerman sale was well
attended and everything sold well.
Mrs. j. Craig made a pleasure
trip to Long Prairie last Friday
and Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Gunian March 81 a little girl.
Paul Rachey and family were
supper guests at the Trumble
home last Sunday.
1t seems nice to see spring af-
ter such a long cold winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. Haden and
little daughter visited at the lady's
parents at Round Prairie last Sun
day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Voter Power Long in Use

The oldest water power site in
America. more than 100 years old,
is on the Piscatauqua river ut
South Berwick, Maine. It was es-
tablished on the site of the present
Burleigh blanket mills In 1920 by
Ferdinand0 Gorges, who obtained
a grant FROM the English crown
giving him the right to settle and
develop the territory from sea to
sea lying between fortieth and for
ty-eighth parallels north latitude.
The grant. however, required him
to develop water power, and ac-
cordingly he constructed log dam,
erected a grist mill and sent the
meal to England as proof that the
terms Of the charter were being
lived up to. The water power site
has been In continuous use ever
since.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
British Coal Abundan,

For her size, Great Britain has
more and better coal than any other
country in the world. The coal
seams, lying one below another to
an unknown depth, not infrequently
cropping out on the surface. are
proof that tropical conditions once
prevailed in the latitude Of these
islands. The district which Is now
Great Britain was connected In
|prfmeyal times with the continent,
and the coal Of England doubtless
runs under the channel and the
southern part of the North sea, con-
tinuing in the coal fields Of north
fern France, Belgium and Flanders.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Thursday, April S, 1928
Agricultural Low Level
Reached, Says Expert
N. p. Director John w. Haw,
Claims Iarlux from Farm to
@ City Is Checked

The northwest has hit the bot
tom agriculturally and is definitely
on the way back to a sound pre-
war basis of farm prosperity, John
w. Haw, director of the agricul-
tural development department of
the Northern Pacific Railway, told
members of the Benidji Associa-
ton of Commerce in annual BAN
.quet Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Haw cited these trends sJ
the basis for his appraisal of north
west agriculture today:
Farm property transfers from
nonresident to resident owners
is increasing.
A large increase in inquiries for
farm lands. = ~
The movement of people from
farm to city has been checked and
the trend from city to farm is in
creasing.
Farm land securities are awak-
ening~ the investor to the oppor-
tunity for profitable and safe in
vestment.
Mr.. Haw discussed the subject:
<sThe Improved Agricultural Stu
alton in the Northwest"
"The most wholesome sign of
better times on farms of the
Northwest"
s'The most wholesome sign of
better times on farms of the
Northwest" MIR. Haw said, sis the
interest among our present farm
ers in obtaining adjacent or adj
joining land at the bargain prices
now prevailing. There is scarcely
a community in the northwest but
that can point to considerable
number of transfers of farm prop
erty from nonresident owners to
resident owners.
another sign of the approach
of farm land value to sterilization
and a renewal of interest on the
part of outsiders is the very con-
siderable increase in inquiries for
farm lands received by the agri-
cultural development of the North
ern Pacific. From the same gen.
eral advertising program 12,2O1
letters of inquiry were received in
1927 against 1881 in 1926, an
much of this increased interest
was evidenced in inquiries received
during the last months of 1927 as
compared with the last months of
1926. In 1926, inquiries were
ceived as follows: October, 628;
November, $50; December 821.
In 1927 inquiries were received,
October, 9S7; November 1881;
December 1901. The general
character of the letters also indi-
Gated a genuine earnest rather
than a shopping around" atti-
tude.
"I believe the preponderant
drift from farm to city, which has
prevailed for several years, is
definitely checked and that each
year we may anticipate whole
some flow of people in the other
direction. Furthermore, the in
weston in securities is beginning to
awaken to the opportunity for
profitable and safe investment now
in farm land securities.
"No one well informed antici-
pates any stampede back to the
farm, but it requires pessimist
indeed who does not believe we
have hit bottom agriculturaHy and
are definitely on the way back to
a sound pre-war basis of farm
prosperity"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-05
Agricultural Notes /.

Paris green, it was discovered
recently, is effective in killing ma
laria mosquito larve in swamps.
The bureau of entomology of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture has found that Paris
green dust may be successfully APP
piled from the air by airplanes. The
demand for the poison has been
increased by this new use.
The incubator should be disin-
fected thoroughly after each hatch,
the ,disinfectant being thoroughly
applied to all interior parts after
the machine has been cleaned and
all dirt and down removed. Care
should be taken to use an efficient
disinfectant, such as a saponified
cresol solution. After the hatch
ing season is over, clean and disin-
feet the incubator, empty the lamp,
and carefully store the parts inside
the machine.
The large losses TO oat growers
caused by the smut diseases can be
almost wholly prevented by disin-
fecting the seed with formaldehyde
shortly before sowing. One pint of
formaldehyde added to 40 gallons
of water is enough to treat so
bushels of seed. Sprinkle the So
luton on the seed while it is being
shoveled from one pile to another,
cover with blankets and leave for
at least 2 hours, or overnight. Care
to avoid freezing or heating. Care
sential, and if sowing is delayed the
seed should be spread out and
dried.
Farm fires each year take the
lives of about 500 people and de-
stroy or damage property to the
extent of $150,00O,000. The prin-
cipal causes of fires in order of
their national Importance, accord
ing to David j. Price and Harry
E. Roethe of the United States
department of agriculture, are
lightning, defective chimneys and
heating apparatus, sparks on COM
bustible roofs, excess use of
matches and smoking, spontaneous
ignition of hay and other agricul-
tural products, careless handling
and storage of gasoline and kero-
sene, and faulty wiring and i'm
proper use of electrical appliances.
Weeds in the seed wheat are a
common means of increasing the
weed crop on farms wherever
wheat is, grown. In an investiga-
ton to determine the amount and
kinds of weed seeds being sown
with wheat, SIS samples of seed
wheat We're collected from as many
grain drills operating on farms in
the main spring-wheat areas of
Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota. Only two drills were sowing
clean seed. The seed wheat in the
others contained an average of 2
per cent by weight of weed seed,
indicating that an average of So
600 weed seeds per acre were be
sown /on So farms. When weeds
in large numbers grow in the field
with wheat, they crowd and shade
the wheat. Clean land and pure
seed will result in the production