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Evening star., 1934-03-04
NSTALLAfENT III.

= TOOK the boys only few minutes to
reach the spot where the trail to Grandpa
Jenkins' cabin angled of from the rough
road. Fred, who was driving the bug"
pulled It wen of the road against . bank.
and left 1t there Then they removed the
pick, shovel, gold pans and the rest of their
outfit from the rear deck Of the car, and started
up the tran.
they neared the cabin, and while they were
still so yards away, the door opened.
"Theres Grandpa" said Fred. and heS
got his rifle ready. He can't tell who it Is yet"
II hope he keeps his finger of that trigger
until he does find out" said Tom emphatically.
Prom what I've heard about him, he's liable
to shoot hrst and ask questions afterward-
when you can't answer them!"
few yards farther along. Fred raised his
voice. III, Grandpa Jenkins!" he called. TITS
Fred Shayne who was out here yesterday"
The old man set his rifle down, evidently
recognizing Fred's voice. Then he hmped down
the trail to meet them.
This Is Tom French, the fellow told you
about" Fred announced, when they met the
old man. He and decided to use some Of
our spare time prospecting and since you were
kind enough to offer to help US, we came out
here first"
"Hmphl didn't say I'd help you" morted
Grandpa jenkins. Il told you I'd steer you
I1Sut Suo save you some time ana sweat.
Wei, the best place can steer you IS straight
back home"
CRED'S jaw dropped in CONSERVATION. Was
! Grandpa going to fail them now7 But
the old man was peering intently at Tom
French, who returned his gaze without drop
ping his eyes. The old man grunted once
more
$50 you're this youngsters sidekick, are your"
he said to Tom. 'Wen, you don't look too
much like . horse thief. Thought you might
have more sense than him, though, and not
fall IN with this prospectin' idea"
Tom grinned. II guess we've got the gold
fever, like everybody else, SIR" he replied.
ITS . dangerous disease" Grandpa growled.
TITS killed many man before your time.
Fifty years ago this country was full Of tho
bones Of prospectors who thought they'd strike
It rich. Most Of them never did"
well, We don't hope to get rich," Fred
pointed out. 1--WE Just want to have to try at
panning. In the hope that we may ind . little
something."
Grandpa changed the subject abruptly.
Had any breakfast" he demanded. When
they assured him that they had eaten, he
regarded them for . moment without speak
ing. Then he said: "Come on up to the shack.
I want to say few things to you two year.
nngs."
Evening star., 1934-03-04

The definitions are:
HORIZONTAL.
I. Having heat.
L Coat Of hair of animals.
8. Enhancement.
Z. Thin substance to write On.
.. Long narrative poem.
II. Department Of Agriculture nbh9)
II. A mineral alkan.
-. The Orient.
Is. Ten.
10. Twig.
ID. The first man.
n. Midday.
q. Musical note.
"a. Kind Of nut.
%. Day Of the week (abhC.).
~. Device for catching nsh.
70. Affirmative answer.
VERTICAL
1. Masculine pronoun.
:. Dutifulness.
;. To confront.
L Proposition.
5. Russian Communists.
9. Has been.
!. Jumbled type.
& Rodent.
10. Male parent.
II. Conjunction.
16. Juice Of tree.
II. Canal surrounding . castle.
18. Article.
19. Expression Of despair.
20. Heavy dolly.
70. Upon.
25. Half an EN-.
IS. Point Of the eompass eahhR).
Evening star., 1934-03-04

and limped back to his shack. Inside, they
looked around with interest. There were two
rooms, the one they were in serving - living
room and bed room. Against the farther wan
was . bunk. already neatly made up, and BE-
side It stood huge chest. There were sew
eral worn chairs, table with . lamp On It.
and . big pot-bellied stove. And, surprisingly
enough, there was rough bookcase hlled With
worn and well thumbed volumes.
Beyond, they could see the second room,
which served as kitchen and store house. It
was as neat as the living quarters. The boys
parative comfort.
The old man waved them roughly 10 chairs,
and began to speak.
"I own the land for quite q piece around
here" he said. II live here by myself, and I
don't stand for nobody bothertng me-
IT you two youngsters want to pan the dirt
around here, all right But you're to ten no
body where you've been and you're to bring
nobody else up here. Savvy that?"
Fred and Tom nodded emphatcally
"A right. I don't aim to have my place
overrum by lot Of varmints scratchin' for pay
dirt" He got to his feet abruptly. and said.
Come along" stamping out of the shack
Fred and Tom exchanged excited glances,
and followed. Grandpa jenkins led them
around the shack, back through the grassy
glade that surrounded it. and down to the edge
of Q small stream Of water that flowed out Of
the gulch.
BESIDE the stream the boys saw . rough
y wooden box about four feet long. They
recognized II as . rocker, used m working
placer deposits Of gold-bearing gravel. Grand
pa stopped beside it, and pointed to . big pile
Of gravel
I've worked the dirt here q little myself.
on and on" he said "It pans out pretty well.
And I calculate that It ought to Be worth
workin' back up the gulch there. That's where
I'd try It II was you"
Know how to use Q PAM" the old man de-
manded. Fred and Tom nodded. Freds father
had done some prospecting In his youth, and
the boys had learned the method from him.
'0o to It, then" commanded Grandpa Jen-
kins. Look for places where the current Of
the stream is slowed up, 20 It might have
dropped pay dirt. Watch for outcToppings Of
bed rock and for black sand, because that's
usually where the gold Is. Dig down TO bed
rock. Gold IS heavy, and works down ~ far
- it can get"
The boys voiced their thanks earnestly and
then with the old man standing looking after
them, they shouldered their tools and made or
through the gulch.
I ESS than an hour later, Grandpa jenkins,
L sitting in his cabin, suddenly cooked an
ear. Then he got to his feet. He had hardly
had time to open the door when two excited
boys burst in pellnen upon him.
"Gold!" shouted Fred, holding out one hand.
We've struck it, Grandpa. It's goldl"
Grandpa jenkins caught the excited boy,
opened his fist, and took from It several fairly
large pieces of cleaning yellow metal. He
turned them about, letting the light strike
them from different angles. Then he threw
them to the floor In q rage.
''You ignorant young tenderfeetf" he
Dtormed. That's not gold, you blasted IDIOT.
That's pyrite, and it's not worth q nickel!"
(To be continued next SundayJ
Evening star., 1934-03-04

socofpio" Is the name Of . constellation Of
oaxs, and forms the central words in the word
diamond for the week. The second word Il
perform, the third is apart, the nth b drunk
I'D. the sixth is a tree Try to form the word
diamond.
soossr,o
Remove the middle letter from q word for
. feeble minded person and get Q heavenly
body.
Remove the middle letter from Q word mean
hg mad and get hostile excursion.
Are you good at finding hidden words? Let's
re! The sentences below each contain q hid
den word. The first is q constellation and the
second is a science.
The centaur used knife 10 hu the
King.
The sachem is trying to keep the tribe
h Utah.
We don't usually cross word puzzles sent
m by readers, but this one Is particularly good.
u vas made up by Lois N. Godfrey.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
PUZZLES

i
THE picture puzzle below makes the hrst
two lines of a poem you have an known
Glnoe you were very small. Can you solve ~
Evening star., 1934-03-04
Unwelc0me Gift

Six-year-old Freddie was asked by his teacher:
Freddie, what did you give your dear little
brother for Christmas this year?"
'I didn't have nufiin' to give him." said Fred
die, "but last year gave him the measles"
ANSWERS,
/. Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.
2. The diamond: s. act, aloof, Scorpio, topper,
fir, o.
8. Moron-moon; rabid-raid
4. The hidden words are taurus and chem-
istry.
S. Crossword puzzle solution:
Evening star., 1934-03-04

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05

Drunkards hailed before Police
Judge Leon Edelman, of Chicago.
and convicted have only one SEN
tence to expect. They must either
take an ounce and a half Of castor
oil or spend ten days in Jail.
Charging that her husband held
strong cheese under her nose until
she became nauseated, Mrs. Violet
Van Amring, of Bridgeport, Conn,
won q divorce.
Overcome with joy when inform
ed of the birth of a son to his
wife, John Ward capered about
the corridor of a hospital in Wheel
ing, w. Va, slipped, fell to the
floor, fractured his skull and died
before he had seen the child.
Mrs. Dixie Fields, of Ada, Okla,
who took in washing and occas-
ionally did housework. died leaving
an estate valued at $4,000.
While Elmer Giless, Of Denver,
was milking his cow, Sadie, she
tainted and fell on top of him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05

Tom Kinsella spent Thursday af-
ternoon and was a dinner guest at
the Tom Lynch home.
John Miller spent Wednesday at
the George Miller home.
Frank Chermak and son, William,
were callers at the Frank frisco
home Saturday afternoon.
Miss Florence Hanson spent the
week end with her friend, Miss La
Verne Peterson. at Sank Centre.
Mrs. Ben Lynch and daughter,
Bernadine, spent Saturday at the
George Peterson home.
Margaret and Nora Lynch visit
ed with the Bromenschenkel chill
dren last Wednesday.
DeLos Trattles was a caller at the
Clarence Schaub home Tuesday.
William frisco, the committee
man on the corn-hog contract. was
working in this vicinity Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Hanson spent
Saturday at the George Peterson
home.
Roquette Trisko spent Tesday
with his cousin, Vernon Trisko.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
BOY SCOUT
ACTIVITIES

Last Tuesday evening the local
troop committees together with
other Scout officers met with Mr..
Virgins, council executive, at 8
Scout dinner and meeting at the
Palmer House Hotel. Plans were
definitely made for a Court of Hon
or to be held April 18. More de-
tail information regarding this will
begiven in next weeks column. We
can promise you this however, that
it will be the most elaborate Court
of Honor held in this city for some
time.
Considerable discussion was cen
tered on the matter Of a Scout
camp. Present plans call for a
camp site at Fairy Lake where two
and three day camporees will be
held. If this camp can be fitted
with army tents it should make an
ideal spot. Trees, water and other
natural resources are here that 60
with Scouting. In addition to this
local camp. there will still be the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05

Otto.
4. Fire by Flint and Steel by
Graham Morgan.
8. Knot tying by Judy Dubois
and Ed Dickhaus.
6. Tenderfoot examination for
Joe jackson will be given by Ora
ham Morgan, Royal Arvig and
Charles White.
Troop So
Regular meeting was postponed
last Thursday because Of the many
other activities.
Billy Riggs passed the test in
cooking and Robert Rydholm pass
ed the test in fire making last
week. The two Scouts hiked out
about two miles where they pitch
ed camp and proceeded with their
tests. Apparently both boys stood
the cooking all right as both
Scouts were able to return on their
own power.
Several new neckerchiefs are
making their appearance in the
troop. We hope in the near future
we can have our entire troop uni
formed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05

large Scout camp at Avon.
From all indications, the local
Scouts are in for q. busy and pro-
f1table summer.
Last but not least, the financial
campaign will get under way the
latter part of this month. To carry
out our share Of the Scout pro-
gram, funds are necessary. While
this amount Is small in proportion
to the good it does, we neverthe-
less must have the cooperation Of
all our friends.
Troop z5
The troop spent last Thursday
evening playing basket ball at the
High School Gym. Regular meet
ing was not held.
This coming Thursday night will
be spent on work relative to the
jamboree. The troop is also put
ting on a Scout program for the
Legion at their meeting next Mon
day and part Of the evening will
be spent getting this program In
shape. The following program Is
planned:
1. First aid by Judy Dubois and
Don Otto.
2. Safety first by Jim Scott and
Robert Markuson.
3. Fire by Friction by Chester
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
Athletic News


Baseball, kittenball, and track
will start next week. These three
sports seem to be the most popu
lar and they are the ones which
the largest percentage of boys are
interested in.
Our new spring schedule for ath-
letics looks quite promising and it
is hoped that the present enthus-
iasm continues.
Defamation Contest ..
The winners in the Defamation
contest held in the Junior High
Assembly on Friday March % are:
Oratorical Division
list Esther Connelly-"Address to
the Soldiers
End Thomas Fleming-"The
American Flag"
Bird Mildred Bjone-"Atlanta."
Humorous Division
LIST Catherine Dahlem-"At the
Declam Contest"
End Jane Dowswell-"Lena by
the Football Came"
3rd Kenneth Forsberg Jonah
and the Whale"
The judges considered the fol-
lowing points in judging: Interpre-
tation, annunciation, characterize
ton, directness of speech, poise.
The judges for the contests were:
Miss Maude Davis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05

Miss Rita Bromenschenkel. who
teaches at West Union, spent the
week end at her parental home.
Johnnie Spaeth was caller at
the Thomas Lynch home Monday.
The d. w. c. Sewing Circle met
at the Clarence Schaub home We'd
nesday.
al Meyers was a caller at the AL
bert Bromenschenkel home Satur-
day.
Frank Chermack ana son, Louie
were callers at George Rosneau's
Tuesday forenoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
Dragon Fly Eggs Laid in
Water, Close to Surface

The eggs of the dragon fly are laid
In the water. As the female flies
slowly over the pond, close to its
surface, she repeatedly dips the tip
Of her abdomen below the surface
and fastens the eggs to an object
just below the water level. When
these eggs hatch, they produce q
band Of masked marauders, which
must be a terror to the other small
pond creatures.
The nymphs, as the young are
called, are mud-colored. The head
is broad and angular, with promi-
nent eyes and short feelers. The
legs are strong and stand out stiffly
from the edge of the chest, and the
abdomen Is broad and fiattened.
Concealed by its color. this crea-
ture lies upon the muddy bottom of
the pond, awaiting its prey. The
mouth Of the nymph, in fact most
Of the lower part of the head. Is
covered by a pair Of strong, light
jaws carried on a hinged arm. 1t
is this arm that shoots out sudden
ly, so that the jaws can grasp the
prey and return it, as the arm
folds back into place, to the power
full crushing jaws Of the mouth.
The eggs, that the dragon fly de-
posts one summer, hatch to nymphs
that grow during successive mouths
and finally transform to the adult,
the following spring.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
Million Men Cross Bridge

Abydes, an ancient city of Asia
Minor, was the scene Of the great
est military display Of early history.
It was there that Xerxes crossed
the Hellespont in 4sO B. G. Throw
ing a bridge Of boats mile long
across the intervening water, Xerxes
was prepared to march his army
over when waves dashed his bridge
apart, during a heavy storm. An
gered, the mighty leader had the
waves subjected to 300 lashes,
after which chains were cast into
the waves. Then q second and
stronger bridge was erected and
wine was poured on the water in a
peace offering. When all was ready,
the army started on the march. For
a week, soldiers from 40 nations, all
attired In their own national cos
tune or uniform, passed In ceaseless
line across the bridge as Xerxes sat
on throne and watched. 1t Is es-
timated that his army numbered a
million warriors.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
Hi SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
Interesting School NesDs
Miss Mathilda Kohl.
Mrs. r. B. Kettlewell.
Mr. Tom

Miss Mathilda Kohl.
Mrs. r. B. Kettlewell.
MIR. Tom
Junior and Senior High athletics
will be conducted as a joint unit
this spring. At meeting Tuesday,
16 boys from the Junior High sign
ed for baseball and 2 for track.
Most Of these are the boys who
were in the Junior High football
and basketball squads during the
last season.
The half of the Ninth grade bas-
ketball team captained by Ethun
defeated the Seventh grade for the
Junior High title. Although the
score was one-sided, the game was
most interesting throughout. The
Seventh graders manouvered like
wasps around the frosh and manag-
ed to slip in several baskets for
themselves.
The 8 B team took the Eighth
grade team in a one-sided game.
Hoffman, on the losing side. played
the hardest game but failed to get
support from his teammates. l..
Ethun, Brendan, Larsen, D. Ethup
were possibly the stars Of the first
contest although all played nice
ball.
Business Methods and Math 3
classes are beginning a study Of
money and credit instruments.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
Torpedo Fish Served as
Electric Rheumatic Cure

Electrical treatments for rheu-
matism are by no means a recent
invention, In fact ancient records
reveal that these were available
long before man understood how to
harness this force of nature for his
own uses. The torpedo. or electric
ray, probably the best known Of all
fishes capable of giving electric
shocks, furnished the treatment, re-
lates writer in the Detroit News.
In Roman time physicians not In
frequently advised their govt and
rheumatism patients to stand bare
footed on one Of these queerly
shaped fiat fishes. which are abun.
dant In most warm waters. until its
shoek-giving power was exhausted.
Modern scientists who have sub
jected this fish to numerous expert.
ments say that Its electrical power
is generated by two kidney-shaped
organs located on each side of its
head. Matteucci even went so far
as to ascertain that the torpedo Is
capable Of giving a shock COM
parable to that given by a voltaic
pile of 100 to $50 pairs Of plates.
The use said to have been made
of the fish by ancient physicians.
and the little fear of the species
shown by natives of countries where
1t is found. indicate that the torpedo
could not give a human being
strong enough shock to cause him
much Inconvenience. Nevertheless
the electric powers of this fish serve
as an effective weapon against its
natural enemies and valuable aid
in securing its prey.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
Natural Hot Water

In Reykjavik, the capital Of Ice
land, some Of the churches and quite
a number of the houses are heated
with a natural hot water supply.
About twenty-five miles to the north
of the town there is one Of the most
remarkable groups of geysers in the
world. In the course of the year
they throw up many millions of gal
Ions of scalding water, and by means
Of a system of reinforced concrete
pipes and pumping station some
of the water is conveyed to Reyk-
javik. where it is employed for heat
ing buildings and also to provide a
supply of hot water. Several pumps
from which water not much below
boiling point can be drawn are es-
tablished in the streets.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
Cedar Lake

Max Gamradt and sons, Orval
and Lester, and Vincent Orion, all
of Princeton, Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Tank and sons, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Lloyd and family, Dolores
and Arnold LentZ, Grace and Pearl
Clark. Henry Besser, Irwin and
Helen Volkman, Paul and Henry
Gritzmacher, Albert Driesen, Arm
old Pope, Lucille Botz, Evelyn
Guelsow and Dorothy and Eloise
Schumacher, surprised Delbert
Gamradt Sunday evening. The oc-
casion was his birthday. The eve
ming was spent in playing bunco.
A delicious lunch was served af-
ter which all departed wishing Del
bert many more happy birthdays.
He received several useful gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorvald Hansen
and family were Sunday evening
visitors Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl John
son.
Ruth Butler, of Willard, spent
from Friday until Sunday visiting
her cousin, Lucille Kind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Jacobs and
family visited Sunday afternoon at
the %. C. Otto home.
Amelia Schmitz called at the
Henry Pauly home Saturday.
William Keller, of st. Cloud, Wis
tied Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Ahrens.
Orval Gamradt, Of Princeton, and
Mrs. Frank Tank helped Mrs. Ar
thur Lloyd paper Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Koch were Sun
day visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Winter and
family spent week ago Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ritter.
Mr.. Iwinski was dinner guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lloyd Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ritter were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Peckskamp Sunday. Mrs. ]. B.
Schmitz came back with them TO
spend this week.
Mrs. Sam Clark and daughters,
Pearl and Grace, and Henry Bes-
ser visited Sunday at the Gus
GRADER home.
Matt Uverecken and sons, Ray
mond and Henry, Of st. Cloud. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Rehkamp and
family were dinner guests and Wis
tied Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Ritter.
Mrs. Arthur Lloyd and family
visited Sunday afternoon with Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Eckman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Schley and
family visited Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Rehkamp.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-05
Dogs a. House Guards

According to police officials, house
dogs, regardless of their size or
breeding, just so long as they recog-
nize the difference between their
masters footsteps and those Of
stranger, form the best protection
against housebreaking. The bark
of an alarmed dog has saved many
families from thieves, they say.