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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Effect Of California Earthquake

According to, the report Of the
commission appointed to investigate
the origin of the San Francisco
earthquake, there was q .displace-
ment along avery extensive and
we'll marked fault. line that extends
for several hundred miles to a
slight angle with the coast line.
Movement is known to have taken
place along this line for a distance
of 1876 miles, with a shift of the
ground on opposite sides Of the
fault of from 6 to 20 feet. The
country to the southwest of the line
was permanently displaced north
westerly with reference to that on
the opposite side. All effects Of the
shock diminished gradually with
distance from this fault line. At q
distance Of 20 miles only an occa-
sional chimney was thrown down;
at Is miles there were no destruc-
tive effects. &c.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Hawaiian Rat Does Not Cnaw

The Hawaiian rat possesses one
characteristic which sets it apart
from all other rat species-it does
not gnaw. Students Of nature who
have trapped specimens and placed
them in wire enclosures with floors
Of wood have found that though the
rats attempted to bite through the
wires in their efforts to escape, they
made no attempt to gnaws their way
through the wooden Z flooring Of
their prison. These rats which are
of a cinnamon brown or russet col
or above and lighter color on the
sides and under parts grow to q
length Of little over 9 inches. Cap
tive individuals have proved very
fond of snails, and It Is thought
that in the wild state small native
mollusca furnish an important part
Of their diet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Hawaii's Queen Lii Wrote
Love Song for Crooners

Liliuokalani, born in Hawaii In
1888, succeeded her brother Kala-
kaua as ruler in 1891 but her poll
cies caused a revolt and two years
later she was deposed. She was
granted pension and made her
home for some time in San Francis
SO. She died in November, 1917, in
her Hawaiian home, Washington
place. She Is reported to have
written about hundred songs, but
aloha De" Is the best known. This
was composed by her at Maunawili
ranch, on the island Of Oahu, In
1878. She was regent of the coun-
try at the time, her brother being
on q voyage around the world, and
with her American husband, John
Dominis, she spent a vacation on
this ranch. The farewells follow
Ing. this visit gave her the inspira-
ton for the song which she put to
an old melody. According to the
story. she was impressed and
amused at the lingering embrace of
one Of the members of her party
and one ef the Hawaiian maidens
OF the ranch. The princess sang
the song that evening at her home.
It became famous in this country
after it was played by the Royal
Hawaiian band in San Francisco In
1888. - p
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Wrote "Black Beauty"

Anna Sewell was born at Var.
mouth. England, on March 80, 1920,
and she died at Old Cation, near
Norwich, England. on April Is,
1873. Her mother was q writer of
children's stories, ballads, ETC., and
belonged to an old Quaker family.
Anna, a cripple and invalid most of
her life, was the chief critic of her
mothers literary work. She began
to write the life of a horse, under
the title Of "Black Beauty" in 1871;
1t was published a year before her
death and had a remarkable sue
cess, though her English publishers
only gave her 20 pounds (about
s100) for 1t. This famous story was
written at Old Cation. The germ
Of It appears to have been Horace
Bushnell's ESSAY on Animals"
quoted by a friend, Mrs. Bayly,
while Anna was driving her to the
railroad station. Its general aim
was to induce kindness and sym
'pathy toward horses, while 1t espe-
cially denounced the use Of the
bearing rein.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Patron Saint of Lawyers

The American Bar association
says that st. Ives was Helroy Two
or we, born at Kermartin, Brit
tany, 18th Of October. 1888. He
studied at Paris and practiced law
at Rennes and Irequier. Later he
studied for the priesthood, and
after his ordination in 1884 he was
parish priest at Tedrez and Lor-
rance. He was known as the bish-
ops Judge, interesting himself
greatly In ecclesiastical legal mat
tiers. He was also the lawyer of
the poor, strictly just and honor
able, and. what was a marvel at
that time, strictly inaccessible to
bribery. He became In his later
life SO full of sollcitude for the poor
and helpless that he turned his own
home into an orphanage. He died
March 10, 1903, at Kermartin. His
relics in the Cathedral Of Irequier
were respected and saved In the
French revolution. He was canon
ICED by Clement vi In 1347. and he
was adopted as the patron saint Of
lawyers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Pomeranians Well Known
Since Prehistoric Time.

The deep-furred, kitten-footed
Pomeranian, while affectionate to
the nth degree, is also. In spite of
his Insignificant stature, endowed
with a tremendous store of courage
to defend his dignity against
strangers or intruders. In no small
way he tells the world at large that
a newcomer Is about, says an au.
thority In the Los Angeles Times.
His deep soft coat of fluffy un.
der coat through which protrudes
a plentiful overfur of long, straight,
glossy hair, particularly abundant
on the throat, chest. neck and rump,
reveels a similarity to the spitz Cor
Samoyed) too great to be accident
al. His chrysanthemum-like POM
pom tail flowing over the back,
makes evident his descendance from
the Siberian strains Of northern
dogs. Snow-laden, their tails must
be carried fiat to the back.
But from the pompon tail he does
not get his name. Rather, the breed
takes its name from Pomerania, the
most easternly province of Prussia
bordering on the Baltic sea. While
Germans do not admit the title
"Pomeranian," they claim It as one
Of their national breeds under the
general name Of German Spitz. In
reality he Is a toy-Spitz and has
been known throughout Europe
since prehistoric times. In Italy he
is called the Volpino; in France,
the Lulu. But in England and
America, where he enjoys tremen-
dous popularity, he is known as the
Pomeranian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Historical Significance
Marks White House Tree

Nowhere in America can be found
assembled so many trees with his
torical significance as on the
grounds Of the White House, as
serts a writer in the Washington
Post.
Nearly 80 large trees surround
the historic mansion, framing its
dignity with their beauty. Most of
them are typically American decid-
uous trees - oaks, elms, ashes,
naples, lindens and beeches, al
though there are a number of ever
green's. There Is a mimosa tree, an
exotic which casts a spell of the
Far East over the grounds with the
exquisite fragrance of its blossoms.
There are Japanese cherry trees
with their delicately colored flow
ers, the Towering almond, the stor-
ak, the varnish trees and the Jap.
anese witchhazel tree. A willow
adds its grace and a Persian lilac
opens its blossoms In the summer.
On. the grounds, too, is q beauti-
full white birch-the tree chosen
nationally to honor motherhood.
This tree was planted In 1924 by
the American Forestry association
in honor of the mothers of the
Presidents.
But those trees that stand as
monuments to great Presidents and
great statesmen hold in their aged
trunks the real secret Of the glory
Of the White House grounds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Early Weather Forecasting

The federal meteorological serv.
ice was organized as a part Of the
signal corps of the army in 1870.
Weather predictions were issued as
early as February, 1871, and at once
became q popular feature Of the
service. The predictions were
known as probabilities" until De-
cember %, 1875, when the term Sin
dications" was submitted and this
was changed to forecasts in 1889.
The forecasting and other meteoro-
logical work Of the signal service
was taken over by the present
weather bureau of the Department
Of Agriculture, July 1, 1890.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Old Engineering Scheme
to Check Waters of Nile

Even the Pharoahs realized the
necessity of keeping the waters Of
the Nile In check. and in their age
dikes and entertainments were con.
structed. Irrigation and regulation
Of the water supply were one Of the
main problems of government, notes
q correspondent In the Kansas City
Times.
The basin system Of irrigation,
which was the first method used,
arose directly from the annual
flooding Of the country, and is still
practiced over about a quarter Of
the cultivated area Of Egypt, par
ticularly upper Egypt. According
to this system. the land is divided
into compartments by banks, and
these compartments or basins are
filled by canals. which take Off be-
low the level Of the food. The wa
ter remains on the land for six or
eight weeks. and Is then run back
through escape channels to the riv-
er which. in the meantime, has fal.
len. AS soon as the water has run
of the crops are sown, and the land
receives no more water until the
next year. Under this system only
one crop Is obtained annually.
About the beginning Of the Nine
teenth century, Mohammed Ali
Pasha, the founder Of the present
ruling dynasty Of Egypt, decided to
60 in for cotton cultivation on a
large scale, and for this purpose the
land had to be irrigated in the early
summer when the water Is we'll be-
low the land level. Canals had to
be cut to enable the water to be
distributed to the crops regularly
in light waterings, and the level of
the water had to be raised to facili-
tate the work Of the cultivator.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
"Big, Bad Wolf" Is Not
ONLY Simple Expression

To the dweller in cities and most
rural districts of the United States
the "big, bad wolf" or "the wolf at
the door" is only a symbol of Geo.
nomic insecurity, but there are
many sheep and cattle-raising dis
tricts all over the world where the
wolf is a living menace to the live
stock, especially sheep. Many a
wolf has ripped off sleeps cloth
ing.
From earliest times the wolf
crops up frequently as a pest and
scourge. AS late as the days Of
Francois Villon, the famous French
poet, who lived about the middle Of
the Fifteenth century, bands Of
wolves nightly invaded the streets
Of Paris one very cold winter. Ire
land in the days of Oliver Cromwell
was so overrun by wolves that spe-
cial laws were made for their ex-
termination.
The wolf, when hungry and suf-
ficiently secure by force Of numbers,
will attack man, and the countless
episodes in folklore and fiction Of
man being attacked by wolves have
a stern basis ip fact.
Indeed, ever since the dawn Of
history, the w8lf has been one Of
the most dangerous, and persistent
Of mans animal enemies. So wolves,
big and small, can be pretty bad.
New York Sun. -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
COOPERATION NEEDED

If the peddler nuisance Is to
be stamped out in this city
the business, professional man
and MIR. Average citizen must
cooperate with the Community
Club committee In insisting on
the peddlers showing their per-
init cards from the Club COM
mittee.
A striking looking lady Wis
tied the city last week and
canvassed the town. She said
she did not need q Club permit.
In view of the fact that she Sc
cured orders she was probably
right -, - 49, s s.:
President Roy Scott. Of the
Community Club urges that tho
citizens give the committe the
co-Operaion badly needed If the
menace Is to be abated. =
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Isles Of Juan Esrnandex

The Isles Of Juan Fernandez are
two rock islands in the Pacific, 40
and $40 miles, respectively, west OF
Valparaiso, Chile, to which they be-
long. The principal island is called
Mas-a-Tierra, meaning nearer land
In Spanish, to distinguish 1t from
the smaller island, Mas-a-Fuera,
meaning farther out. The first
mentioned, which is the more impor-
tant island, is Is miles in length,
and four miles in width, and con-
sists Of a series Of precipitous vol
canic rocks which are rudely piled
into irregular blocks and plnnacles,
and which contrast strongly with;
the rich vegetation. A wide valley
collecting streams from several of
the ravines on the north side of the
island Is partially enclosed and cul-
tivated, and the island has a popu.
lation Of about 300. It has been
used from time to time by the Chill.
can government as state prison.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Social Events
Married at st. Cloud

Mrs. Albert Dahlem announces
the marriage Of her daughter, ia
net, to Walter A. GriZmacher, the
ceremony being performed Wednes-
day afternoon, Feb. %, at $50 p.
NJ, Rev. Lloyd E. Tallshson, past
or Of the English Lutheran church
officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gritzmacher are
enjoying a short wedding trip to
Minneapolis. They will be at home
to friends in Sank Centre after
March 10.
It has taken several years for
this romance to eliminate. The
bride is a graduate Of the Sank
Centre Public schools For some
time she has been employed at
the Home School for Girls. Mr..
Grftzmacher has been. the efficient
salesman at the Model Clothing and
Shoe Store for several years.
The happy couple are deservedly
popular with the younger social
set Of this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Managing Canadian Indians

The administration of all Cana
dian Indians Is carried on by the
department Of Indian affairs at OF
tawa. Every province is divided in
to agencies, each Of which includes
several reserves. An Indian agent
Is made responsible for the welfare
of the Indians residing in his
agency. On reserves where agri-
culture Is carried on, farm in
structor promotes agricultural work
among the Indians. Each band OF
Indians also has a government Of
it's own elected by the members of
the band. The chief and council
lors Tor headmen) are elected every
three years. Each band cannot
have more than one chief and if
teen headmen. Two headmen are
allowed for every two hundred In
dams.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
No Red Coats, No Horses
Used in Chasing the Fox

If every American were asked to
describe fox hunt, the great ma
jority, no doubt, would picture It as
q lot Of men and women In red
coats riding horseback after a pack
OF hounds, leaping fences, hedges
and bitches, the aim being to keep
the pack in sight and be Gin at the
death" Of the fox. That is the ira
ditional fox hunt Of England, of, the
movies, Of books and Of the gaily-
colOred prints that adorn the walls
Of homes, hotels and clubhouses.
That Is, says writer In the Kansas
City Star, the English way of chas.
Ing q fox, and In many Of the larger
cities Of this country, and especial
ly in the New England cities, are
clubs that chase foxes In that man
ner.
But In the fox hunts In the coun-
try district of the South, the Middle
West and Southwest there are new
er any horses. The hunters, mostly
farmers and small town men, come
to the appointed meeting place in
motor cars, their dogs inside or
chained to the running boards.
These hunters wear no red coats,
but are dressed In corduroy or over
alls. They do not follow the hounds.
They cast the dogs loose and then,
standing upon an elevation or
squatting around a fire on a hill
top, If the weather is cold, they
listen and follow the progress Of the
chase by the baying of the hounds.
In this kind of fox chasing the
fox Is never killed. A good fox
hound will never kill a fox. He
chases him into his hole and then
quits the race. And a good fox
hunter will never dig out fox or
smoke him out or kill him. He
wants the fox to live so he can give
the dogs other chases on other
nights to come.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
State ID A. r. Meeting

Mrs. Russell William Magma.
Washington, present general Of
the National Society, Daughters Of
the American Revolution, will be
principal speaker and honor guest
when the Minnesota society con-
ducts a state conference at the
Nicollet hotel, March 6, z and 8.
Out-of-town delegates to the con-
ference will be entertained by the
Minneapolis Regents unit, hostess
group at a Dutch treat luncheon at
1890 P. M. March z. Miss Minnie
Dilley, Northfield, state regent OF
the Minnesota society, will preside
at a luncheon at the same hour for
all present and past state officers
when an officers club will be or
ganized.
Reports from the chapters Of the
state will be presented at the re-
gents night meeting Tuesday,
March 6. A trio Of the Moorhead
chapter will present musical num-
bers on the same program.
Mrs. T. b. Shorts, formerly OF
this city, now living In Minneapo-
lis, will represent the Sank Cen
ire Chapter at the convention.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Parcel Shower

Mrs. August Dahlem and Miss
Pauline Dahlem were hostesses to
a group Of friends Tuesday after
noon at the home of the former.
The event was in the nature of
parcel shower and was given in
honor Of their niece, Miss Janet
Dahlem, who was married Wednes-
day. Mrs. Geneva Dahlem, Of Osa-
kis, mother Of the honored lady,
was present. Miss Dahlem was pre-
scented with many beautiful and
useful gifts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Local Units Slash Levies
In A Years by $19,2OO,OO
State Levy Increases $1,000, 900 In
Same Period-All Units Levy In
1911 $S9,974.75S.91

In the four tax levying years
since the depression, 1880 to 1888
inclusive, counties, townships, Cit
les, villages and school districts in
Minnesota reduced their taxes 3d.
100000, and the total cumulative
savings to the taxpayers Of the
state, due to the cuts in the four
year period, exclusive Of state le-
vies, totals $45,130,604. The state
levy on general prosperity in this
period increased $6,981 ,079.
Minnesota's total Of taxes levied
on real estate and personal prop
erty In all taxing districts, includ-
ing the state, was cut from $123,-
595,573 in 1880, to $110,56O, $40. The
figures are complete for the 81
counties and were compiled by
the Minnesota Taxpayers Associa-
ton.
1t Is interesting to compare the
levies of 1880 to 1888, with those OF
1911 at which time the levies in all
units Of Minnesota totaled $39,974,-
1891.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Legion Auxiliary

The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Monday, March 5, at 500
p. M. at the home of Mrs. Louis
Lea. Members please bring them
selves and the quilt blocks that
have been made. All members and
those eligible to membership should
attend this meeting. A ten cent
lunch will be served. The afternoon
sewing meeting for March win be
held at the home Of Mrs. Henry
Bastein at 2:30 Tuesday March 20.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Birthday Party

Thursday evening. Feb. %, q
number Of young people gathered
at the home Of MIR. and Mrs. p. ".
Michels to assist their daughter,
Miss Maxine, celebrate her seven
teenth birthday. Cards furnished
the entertainment. Prizes were
awarded to Kenneth Nayes and Al
ice Scanlon. At midnight a delicious
lunch was served.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Birthday Party

Mrs. Ed L. Rattle was hostess to
the Birthday Club Monday after
noon, the occasion being her birth
day anniversary. Cards and visit
ing made the time pass pleasantly
for all and at 4:30 a fine lunch was
enjoyed. The members presented
the hostess with useful gift.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01

$50 A. M. Saturday, Religious
instruction for children.
Midweek Lenten Services
Wednesday, March z.
Fourth sermon subject: THE
Earthquake" Matthew ~: 81.
j. F. Schumacher, Pastor
st. Paurs Lutheran Church, UNITY
2:30 P. M. Lenten service in
English. 80
Sunday school.
]. F. Schumacher, Pastor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Courtesy of the Port

The courtesy of the port is ex-
tended to foreign diplomats, some
consular officers, some distinguished
foreign visitors and to members of
executive departments who have
been abroad on official business.
This courtesy is requested by the
Department of State or the Treas
ury department The term means
that the person to whom this cour-
tesy Is extended is permitted to en-
ter without paying duty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
rnterfainad Friends

Mrs. Chris. Bjone entertained a
number Of ladies at party Mon
day afternoon. The event was CIV
EN- In honor Of Mrs. Walter Gal
braith, of Ipswich, s. D., who IL
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Hillerud, in this city, this week
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Birthday Party

Lorraine Hansen entertained
eleven Of her girl friends Tuesday
evening at birthday party. The
Young folk enjoyed playing games
and at six o'clock delicious din
ner was served by her mother,
Mrs. John Hansen. Later in the
evening the girls were entertained
at q theatre party.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Making cellophans

Cellophane Is the registered trade
name OF the product Of a company
In this country and Of various COM
panies in Europe. II is described
as viscose s0liditied In thin sheets
instead of in threads. as in rayon.
1t is. made from wood pulp sheets
by secret process which includes,
among other things, treatment with
sodium hydrOxide. carbon disul-
phide. etc. The original cellophane
was invented by q Frenchman In the
vosges region Of France, between
1000 and 1908.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Six-Thirty Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Gray enter
tanned at a six-thirty dinner last
Thursday. The guests were Miss
Wilma Boehmke, Berniece Flaten,
Rev. L. E. Kempton and Carl
Fischer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Gospel Tabernacle Services

Thursday at Dreger's, Little Sank
500 p. M.
Friday, at parsonage, 512, Pine st.
Sank Centre, 800 P. M.
Saturday, Christ's Ambassadors,
500 p. M.
Sunday, Sunday School, 1000
A. M.
Sunday morning worship 11:O0
A. M.
Sunday evening evangelistic 800
P. M.
G. M. Hanson, Pastor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Junior League Party

The Junior League members of
the Methodist Church, enjoyed a
party at the home of Mrs. e. r.
Hedin Friday evening. The young
folk enjoyed playing games and a
delicious lunch was served.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
zion Ladies'

The Zion Lutheran Ladies AID
Society will meet in the basement 0,
the church Thursday afternoon ana
evening, March 8. The hostesses
will be Mesdames Caroline Paul'
George Hamann and G. Pastian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Surprise Party

Twenty relatives delightfuiiy
surprised Mrs. F. e. Minette wed.
nesday evening, of last week, at
her home on Third Street, the oc-
casion being her 77th birthday an
niversary. The party enjoyed a
social evening and a delicious
lunch.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Local d. A. r. Meeting

Mrs. w. H. Parker will be hostess
at the monthly meeting Of Sank
Centre Chapter, D. A. R., at the
home. north Main street, Friday,
March 2, at 2:30. The lady will
also lead the program.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-03-01
Entertained at Dinner

M. Nelson entertained a num-
Der of friends at a one o'clock
dinner Sunday at his home on Pine
Street.