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The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Trusty Sentry's Sniff
Reassured the Outfit

When the A. e. F. first went into
the front line in the World war
much annoyance was caused by the
frequent false alarms of gas. There
would be a clang Of gOngs, a wall
of sirens and time after time the
boys would rush from the dugouts
and don their gas masks only to
find that nervous rocky on sentry
duty had gone hay-wire.
One outfit finally decided TO have
a sentry of it's own. Explicit In
structions were given him to sniff
and sniff plenty before taking up
any gas alarm originating with the
"shell shocks"
'Back to bed we went" says the
narrator, "and sure enough, In a
little while the gas alarm sounded
again. This time, however, we didn't
dash out. We stayed in the dug
outs, waiting word from our own
trusty sentry.
"Above the racket his shifting
was plainly audible. Finally the
sector reverberated with his reas-
suring cry:
"'No gas for this company! No
gas for this company! You guys
keep on sleeping an I'll keep on
sniffing.'"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23

Total registration 6s1,7O4 729, ,122
"The increase in number, size
and speed of vehicles, all contrib
butte to the wear and tear on the
highways, especially on the unpav-
ed routes" Commissioner G. M.
Babcock states. Generally speak
ing the wear on a gravel road is
directly in proportion to the tom
mage passing over the road, but
during the spring breakup and
other wet periods, the heavier We
hicles may do great deal more
damage per ton than the lighter
vehicles. When the gravel roads
are dry, the increased speed is an
important factor. A car travelling
at fifty or sixty miles an hour will
pick up a great deal more of gravel
and throw it off the road, than a
car travelling at thirty or forty
miles an hour"
Net receipts from motor vehicle
licenses were 1O,790,S85 in 1929 as
compared to 10,170,22s in 1928.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Winter Dairy Calves
Cheapest to Raise

Dairy calves born in the fall and
winter are usually more thrifty,
make faster growth and cost less
to raise than those dropped at 9TH
er seasons of the year, according to
T. w. Gullickson, dairy husbandry
specialist, University Farm, st.
Paul.
One reason is that calves born
during the cooler part of the year
usually are kept under more COM
Portable conditions than those
dropped during the spring and
summer when the weather is often
hot and sultry and flies are con-
stant pest. Feed boxes and pals
are easier to keep clean and sweet
in cool weather and troubles from
indigestion and scours are there
fore less common. Besides these
advantages, the farmer can give
more time and attention to the
care and feeding of the calves in
winter than in summer.
It has. been found that it costs
less to raise calves to producing
age when they are started in fall
or winter. This is true because
such calves are usually old enough
by spring to get most of their
nourishment from pasture. On the
other hand, calves born during the
spring and summer must be fed
and cared for in the barn during
the pasture season as well as
throughout the fall and winter.
This means that they will con-
sumo the more expensive feeds for
nearly a year before thy can be
turned out on pasture.
An additional advantage of fall
and winter dairy calves is that
they. will reach producing age, OF
about two years, at the most de-
sirable time Of year. Cow testing
records have shown conclusively
that cows freshening in the fall or
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Much to Learn About Heart

1t is only 800 years since Will
liam Harvey published his discov-
Iery Of the circulation of the blood,
I'm 1923. In these three centuries
we have learned that its operation
Is that of a pump. Each expansion
draws into the left ventricle, one
of the four chambers Of the heart,
about four tablespoonfuls of blood,
which has completed its seven
minute circuit of the body and has
been supplied with fresh oxygen by
the lungs. The blood passes through
the four chambers, being forced out
Into the arteries through the right
auricle.
And that Is about all we really
know about the heart. There is
still much to learn why and how
infections and nervous diseases af-
feet it's muscles and it's valves,
throw it out Of rhythm and tend to
shorten its usefulness.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Freak of Striking Clock

The bell on the house of parlia-
lment in London may be heard for
ia distance Of four miles and with
in that radius there are points
where it, is possible to hear the
clock strike %. through the COM
Fbined utilization of the wireless
and the sound waves. This is at
eleven o'clock each day when the
time signals are sent out from
iDaventry. There is an interval Of
AZ seconds between the strikes,
and at distance of four miles, five
or six strokes are heard by wireless
before the first of the sound waves
and then five or six afterwards, so
that under these conditions 1t is
possible to hear the bell, ''Big Ben,"
-sife ~ sIrohes' ~-y,s -y,slssslt5s p FF9.-7
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Gothic Leader Inferred
Under Calabrian River

Most regions have their buried
treasure stories. COsenza, chief city
of Calabria, has one of the Oldest
and best, according to a writer In
the Washington Star. 1t is at Cos
enza that Alaric, first Gothic leader
to conquer Rome, was buried along
with priceless treasures captured in
Rome. Laden with the riches Of
the dying empire, Alaric and his
barbarian hosts marched south to
conquer Africa and the grain which
abOunded there. In Calabria Alaric
died of the fever. His followers
buried his treasure with him In
the fashion of the day, but they
made sure that the dead chieftain's
repOse would not be disturbed,
either by avenging enemies or COW
etOus treasure hunters. They d.
verted the course Of the River Bu-
sento and buried Alaric far below
the river bed. Then they restored
the river to its channel. For Sc
curity'S sake they put to death
every one~of the prisoners who had
helped bury Alaric, and marched
on. The grave has never been dis
covered, though Alaric died 1900
years ago. Legend has 1t that the
grave is near the confluences Of the
Craft and the Busento rivers at
CosenZa. When I saw this spot
1t was mostly dry gravel bed with
a narrow stream at which the vii
lage women washed their clothes.
During the rainy season it is a
large river. Its secret holds the
same fascination for Calabria that
the Nemi galleys hold for Romans.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Biddy's Ills Easier
Prevented Than Cured

Correst housing conditions and
the feeding of cod liver oil will fore
stall certain common winter all
ments of hens, ailments such as
colds, roup and laying paralysis,
which are much more easily pre-
vented than cured, advises Miss
Cora Cooke, extension poultry spec
ialist, University Farm, st. Paul.
Having housing conditions right
is the most important means of
controlling common colds, or roup,
Miss Cooke says. It Is especially
necessary to avoid overcrowding.
A house Is by 80 feet is large
enough for 160 Leghorns, or 12C
Rocks. More than one Leghorn for
each three square feet, or one
Rock to each four square feet, is
almost certain to lead to colds or
roup.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Candle Superstitions

In English and Scotch villages
where the candle Is still the rec
ognized form of illumination, many
superstitious beliefs still prevail. A
collection of grease rising against
the wick of a candle is styled as a
winding sheet, and means death
in the family. A spark on the
wick denotes that the party oppo-
site to it will shortly receive let
ter. A kind of fungus In the can
die predicts the visit of stranger
from that part of the country near
est the object. Others say 1t i'm.
plies the arrival of parcel. Oliver
Goldsmith, in the "Vicar Of Wake
field" tells us: "The girls had their
omens, too, they saw rings in the
candle"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
LEGUME HAY BEST FOR COWS
Alfalfa and Soybean Hay Increase
Cream Profits

The Importance Of including al
falfa or some other legume hay in
the dairy cows ration is well
brought out in the production re-
cords of a Missouri dairy herd inn
provement association, in which,
over a six months period, most of
the farmers fed alfalfa, clover or
soybean hay and the rested no
legume hay at all, depending on
timothy and other grass hays for
their dry roughage.
The five highest producing herds
of the association all received le-
gume hay, while five of the lowest
herds got no legume hay in their
ration. The legume hay-fed cows
produced in six months an average
of 31.4 pounds of butterfat month
per cow, and the cows which re-
erage butterfat yield of III pounds,
ceived no legume hay made an av-
a difference of 14.3 pounds butter
fat, the equivalent of one 5-gallon
can of 35 per cent cream. The cows
getting legume hay had an, aver
age monthly feed cost of $9.10, as
compared to $5.05 for those getting
other hay. The profit over feed
cost of each of the legume-fed
cows was $3.50, and for the cows
getting no legumes, $3.51, a differ
ence of $3.08 i'll the profit on each
COW for each month, due practical
ly wholly to the fact that one
group of cows was fed a legume
hay while the other group was not.
+. According to the tester of this as
sociation there was little difference
in the blood lines of the two groups
of cows. All but one herd in the
entire association was fed a bal
lanced ration, and the grain for
each herd was fed according to
milk production.
The greater profitableness of le-
gume hay over non legume hay in
the cows ration is shown also by
the fact that balancing the grain
ration and changing from timothy
to choice soybean hay increased the
profit on one herd from $36 in one
month to $193 the next month.
Then, in this same herd, when a
poor grade of soybean hay was
substituted for the choice, but
with the balanced ration continued,
the production dropped off. And
when one of the other low-produc-
ing, herds receiving no legume hay
was fed sweet clover hay for a
short time, noticeable increase in
the milk flow followed. Legume
hays pay best.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Tribute to Father Neptune

The ceremony that takes place
on board ship on crossing the equa-
tor is known as crossing the line"
and is performed by those who have
never crossed the equator before.
It is a very ancient practice and
was probably begun as worship
of some deity. The Greeks sacri-
feed on nearly every prominent
cape. During the Middle ages the
ceremony of receiving visit from
Neptune had come into promi-
nence. It was not performed at the
equator, but on arriving in the trop-
les, crossing the Arctic circle, etc.
1t is not mentioned in connection
with any Of the voyages of Colum-
bus, but in 1929 the French created
sort of order Of knighthOod
known as Chevaliers de la Mer.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Recreation Time Must
Be Used to Advantage

Work is healthful but it must
not have depressing associations.
Pauses or changes in monotonous
work will cut down boredom and
monotony. Rest periods should not
necessarily be used for rest, but
for relaxations in diversion and rec
reatiOn. But unless our play actu-
ally gives us relaxation there is no
benefit. American life at present
is so arranged that play is not re-
Taxation, but hard work, says DR..
Lauren H. Smith in Hygeia Maga-
zine.
Evening used to fall with hush
and tired men came home to rest in
cOntentment. Evening now falls
like q ton of bricks. If the house
is quiet before midnight the eve-
ming is considered a failure. Are
we going to give ourselves play, or
is it to be frenzy?" he asks. "In Or
der to gain play and rest we must
use our time savers to get ourselves
more peaceful leisure than more
excitement"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Ants' Skyscrapers

Compared with the structures
built by the termite ant the great
skyscrapers of our cities are in
significant achievements. Man, who
is five or six feet tall, has built
or plans to build to a height of
1,20S feet The termite, only
three-siXteenth' of an inch from end
to end, erects apartments rising 20
feet into the air.
Therefore mans buildings are
only about one-seventh as high as
the dwellings of the ant, relatively
that is considering the great diff
ference in their respective sizes.
The cubic space in an ant hall will
contain a million times more inhab.
itants than the largest human hab.
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
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The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Allowed Him to Have
Pleasure of Stealing

In country store, about two
evenings a week, at a certain time
when Mr.. Peck was alone In the
store, a man in the neighborhood
would come in with a can for ten
cents worth of coal oil. While Mr..
Peck was in the cellar filling the
can, this man would help himself
to two ten-cent cuts of plug to-
baceO.
called the old mans attention
to this on one occasion, says cor
respondent, and he explained it by
saying that he cut the plugs and
had them ready for the man,
that he worked them in on his ac-
count, that, otherwise, this man
was a good customer, and If he did
not think he was actually stealing
this tobacco, why, he would trade
somewhere else.-Boston Globe.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Method in 1t

At the dinner party one man
caused a mild sensation. He was
seen to be smoking cigarettes with
a silk handkerchief tied tightly
around his eyes.
One of the guests found the sight
more than his curiosity could
stand, and asked another diner the
meaning of the phenomenon.
"Oh, haven't you seen him be-
fore?" exclaimed his fellow guest.
"That's old Tightwad. l thought
everybody knew him."
"But I still don't understand" !"
said the other.
SWELL" exclaimed the knowing
one, she's rather an artful sort of
chap. He tells people he can name
any cigarette just by smoking it,
and so he never has to buy any.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Stone Revealed History

: The famous Moabite stone, set
mp by Mesha, king of Moab, to COM
memorate his name and his victory
over Israel, has thrown light on
Bible history. And until not long
before the World war, the name of
Hezekiah outlasted well-nigb twen-
fy-six centuries, unseen and unsus-
pected, upon the wall of the won
derful tunnel, one-third of mile
in length, that he carved through
the rock beneath Jerusalem to con-
meet the Virgins spring with the
pool Of Sloan within his city walls.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Instruction Points

The teaching load refers to four
factors conditioning the efficiency
Of instruction and are: (D The pu-
pil-teacher ratio, as shown by the
average daily attendance; (2) the
number Of classes taught by the
teacher; (3) The number of student
hours per teacher; az The number
of students in class. The North
Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary schools recommends the
following as normal: (1) Pupil
teacher ratio, 25; (2) the number
of classes taught by the teacher, 5
daily; (3) the number of student
hours per teacher, $50 per day; az
the number of students in a class.
25.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Wild

A friend of local automobile
dealer called on him and talked
cautiously about buying car for
his wife. The dealer, knowing that
his friend had always favored the
lighter, less expensive cars was a
bit puzzled at this change of heart
and finally remarked:
"Of course, I'll see to It that you
get the best bargain in the place,
but I thought your wife was more
than satisfied with the little car she
is driving"
"She was" admitted the friend
ruefully, "but lately she's begun to
develop six appeal. Los An
geles Times.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Plant Heart Beat Doubled

Plants have no beating pulse
that propels the sap upward, and
such pulsations as have been re-
corded are due to the trembling of
improperly adjusted inst ruments
and not TO the beating of the plant,
experiments recently performed BY
several American and European
plant psychologists indicate. The
findings are directly in conflict with
those of Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose.
who announced some time ago the
beating heart" theory in regard
to plants.-Popular Mechanics Mag
aZine.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Motor Vehicles Increase
Z Per Cent in 29 Over 28
Figures Compiled by Highway De-
partment Show Gradual In
crease in Traffic Burden

New evidence of the growth Of
the traffic burden on the Minneso-
ia highway is given by an analysis
of motor vehicle registration con-
tanned in a Highway bulletin. Mo-
tor vehicles increased both in size
and numbers, it is shown.
The total registration increased
from 681, ,7O4 in 1928 to 729,122 in
1929. This was an increase of z
percent. But the increase was all
in the heavier vehicles. Trucks in
creased II per cent and "B" class
passenger cars increased 20.5 per
cent. The "a" class passenger cars
under 1000 pounds, decreased 8
per cent.
Comparative figures for all class
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Hiehest CAPITAL

La Paz, Bolivia, is the loftiest
capital in the world, for it stands
on mountain top 12,470 feet above
sea level. This is 1900 feet higher
than Quito, in Ecuador, and 5000
feet higher than Mexico City. It's
nearest rival for height is the far
distant Lhasa, which stands at an
altitude Of 1880 feet The mean
temperature of La Paz is so de-
grees Fahrenheit. But the cold
nights are unrelieved by lfireside
comforts, as the folk have nothing
to burn, there being neither coal
nor trees in the desolate mountain
GUS regions around the city.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Rattlesnake Poisoning

According to one authority, about
35 per cent of rattlesnake bites pro-
duce fatal results unless some form
of anti-venom is used. The use Of
this serum as an antfdote has in
general eliminated the danger from
snake bite. While the condition
of the persons health is a factor, it
is likely that very few persons are
immune from danger If untreated,
particularly If the poison has been
injected directly into the circula-
tion.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Agricultural Notes
Keep Out 'Slackers"
BY Testing Seed Corn

heep OuC SlaCkerS
BY Testing Seed Corn
"Slackers," meaning weak plants
with little or no yielding ability,
may be kept out of the cornfield
through careful testing of seed
for termination which will also
insure against the use of dead seed
says H. K. Wilson, agronomist at
University Farm, st. Paul. He
suggests first taking a good-sized
sample that is representative of the
entire seed supply and terminating
it. If 95 per cent or more of the
kernels germinate strong, ear test
ing need not be done. In reading
tests, however, Mr.. Wilson advises
farmers to be very critical and to
consider any weak kernels as
dead.
When less than 95 per cent
strong termination is found, the
ear test is advisable. The rag doll
method, well known to most farm
! ers, is one of the easiest and most
satisfactory means of making this
test. A newer method, which is
one Of the simplest and most effec-
tive, is that of using old newspa-
pers instead of cloths to hold mois-
ture.
Six sheets of newspaper, about
10 by IA inches, should be thor
oughly soaked in water, and the
kernels distributed on the wet
sheets. Next three sheets Of soak
ed paper are placed on top. A mar
gin of about one inch should be left
on each edge. The lengthwise
edges are folded in and the paper
rolled into a doll. After labelling
and fastening, the roll may be plac-
ed in an open two-quart glass jar
The jar should then be placed up
side down in warm place such as
the kitchen cupboard. A match
should be left under one edge OF
the jar to provide air circulation
After Z to 10 days the test may be
read.
Additional information on ger
mination tests, as well as on seed
corn selection, may be had free by
writing the Mailing Room, Univer-
sity Farm, st. Paul, and asking
for Special Bulletin No. 125.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Time Out

The brothers and their families
iwere spending an evening together.
Brother AS four-year-old was strut
ting his stuff. Finally Brother B.
remembering that his baby, age
two, always called time .eight
O'Clock" slipped into the next room,
noted the clock said TAO, and
pushed the hand up II or Is min
utes.
OF course the clock soon struck.
'.Vhat times that. Junior?" asked
Brother B.
Eight O'Clock. cooed the baby.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Dairy Leaders win
Address Buttermakers

Buttermakers and creamery
managers from several states will
come to University Farm, st. Paul,
Feb. 20 to March /, to acquire new
slants on dairy manufacture, con-
centrate on some of the finer points
of the industry, and hear outstand-
ing speakers who will appear on
the program for the Advanced But
termakers' and Creamery Operat-
ors' short course, sponsored by the
University dairy division.
Friday, Feb. %, has been desig-
mated as the annual Visitors Day,
which each year attracts large
numbers Of creamery men in adj
dition to those attending the full
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23

To err is human; also to hatch
up an alibi about i.
The crime commission finds that
theirs is much crime commission.
Forward passes on a sharp high
way curve are also frequently in
complete.
A short cut to fame as a writer
is to first become president of the
United States.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Digestible7

Out on San Fernandez boulevard
there Is an amusing sign displayed
in front of one of the numerous eat
ing places that line the thorough
fare. It says they serve Bolshevist
chickens.
sWhat do you mean by Bolshevist
chickens?" the writer asked of the
proprietor.
"Rhode Island Reds" he replied
With a grin.-Los Angeles Times
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23

course. On that Day, the dairy OIL
vision offers an especially strong
program featuring prominent out
side speakers, in addition to re-
ports by staff members on the lat
est results of experimental work.
Prof. H.. C. Jacqson, head of
dairy husbandry at the University
of Wisconsin, and Prof. M. Mort
enson, head of the dairy industries
department at Iowa State College,
are two of the visiting speakers
who will be heard on Visitors Day.
Those of the University Farm dairy
staff who will speak include DR.. c.
H. Eckles, chief of the Diary di-
vision; Prof. w. B. Combs, head of
dairy manufacture; DR.. Harold
Macy, bacteriologist; DR.. w. E.
Peterson, dairy husbandry, and H
B. Morrison. The program will
close with dinner and round tab
le discussion in the evening at the
campus cafeteria.
The regular daily program for
the advanced buttermakers' course
will include lectures and labora-
tory work on butter analysis, neu-
tralization, the bacterial examina.
tion of cream and butter, butter
judging, cream grading, prepara.
tion and care of starters, and other
like subjects. Assisting the dairy
taft will be M. E. Gardner, inspec-
tor for the Minnesota Dairy and
Food commission; Alex Johnson
Land O'Lakes Creameries; and C.
w. Fryhofer, federal butter inspect.
or, Minneapolis.
Complete information about the
course may be secured by writing
w. B. Combs, Dairy Division, Uni
versity Farm, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Really withdrawing" Room

"Drawing room" is merely con-
traction of withdrawing rOOm,"
says an article in the Pathfinder
Magazine. The original drawing
room was room to withdraw to.
withdrawing room'' is still some
times used, and it occurs frequent
ly in the literature Of the Seven
teenth century. For instance, In
1911 Lodowick Barry wrote In
"Ram Alley: "Ile waite in the
withdrawing r0ome. Vntil you CALL
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Camp Meetings Protected

Back in 1888 the General court of
Massachusetts gave protection to
camp meetings by creating what
was known as "The camp meeting
mile." Within that distance of q
field meeting for religious pur-
poses," 1t was decreed unlawful to
hawk or peddle goods, to sell goods
in tent or other structure. and to
take care of horses for pay, unless
the officers of the religious meet
ing gave their consent. Detroit
News.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-01-23
Thursday, January %. 1880

winter will produce about 10 per
cent more milk and butterfat on
the average than those that fresh
en- in spring or summer, Mr.. Gull
lickson points out.