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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Questions Pertaining To
Agriculture and Home
Problems Confronting Farmers and
HOmemakers Answered BY
University Farm

We want to come to Farm and
Home Week. Do we need to regis
ter or arrange beforehand?
Nobody needs to register in adj
vance. Simply come to University
Farm and report at the registra-
ton desk or information booth.
There you will be registered, given
program booklet, directed to
sleeping rooms If you want them,
and given any other information
desired.
What does it cost to attend Farm
and Home Week?
Your only necessary expenses are
your transportation to and from
University Farm, plus meals and
lodging while here. There are no
fees to pay for registering or for
classes. Even the entertainment is
all free except for the Friday night
supper, and you can attend that or
not as you wish. Meals on the cam
pus are reasonably priced, as well
as lodging in private homes near
the campus.
How can I get to University
Farm from the train or bus?
Streetcars labeled 'Como-Har-
riet" or "Como-Hopkins" bring you
within walking distance of the Uni
versity Campus from either Mime
apolis or st. Paul. Ask the conduc-
tor where to get off to walk to the
campus, or how to transfer to the
'1nter-Campus Special" streetcar
which will bring you right into the
heart of the University Farm cam
pus
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Witch Eyes, Black Marie

It is not only in the animal world
that whites" occur. Even in man,
lords Of creation, albinism Is seen,
says Tit-Bits Magazine. At a cas-
ual glance albino people can be
taken for pronounced blends. On
close inspection, however, it Is seen
that their hair Is truly white and
their skin is absolutely without
pigment. For the latter reason al
binos suffer greatly from sunburn.
Their eyes, too, lack pigment and,
therefore, appear to be pink In
color. Before the Middle ages such
eyes were called witch eyes," and
many a poor, pink-eyed albino was
called unholy by his superstitious
fellowmen and found an unhappy
end at the stake. Besides the rath-
er unattractive appearance Of such
eyes, they present further disad-
vantages to their owners. Since
they are not protected from bright
light by fermentation, as normal
eyes are, albinos suffer greatly be-
cause Of the sensitiveness of their
eyes to light, and that is why they
see very badly in the sunlight.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Texas Once Nearest to
the State of California

When California was admitted
to the Union in 1850. it meant a
long Jump. The nearest state to
California was Texas. California
was a sort Of outlying "island"
surrounded by vast territories
which, in some cases, were not or
ganized into states until as much
as 60 years later.
In fact California was believed to
be an actual island or group Of
islands in early Spanish times be-
fore it had been much explored.
Though its coast was touched in
1928 by Spanish navigators, CAL
ifornia was not settled until 1859.
Spain then added 1t to her Mex
lean territory to forestall occupa-
ton by England or Russia.
Distance and sparseness Of set
Element kept California from ever
developing close ties either to Spain
or to Mexico. Americans went to
California to settle, and there was
strong sentiment for annexing Cal
ifornia to the United States both
among these immigrants and among
Americans at home, where the doc
trine of the manifest destiny" of
American westward expansion was
taking hold.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02

were to pay us back in our own
money. Furthermore, industry does
not take kindly to suggestions that
we must close our factories in or
der to leave our markets open for
foreign products. We might as we'll
abandon the idea that from now
on the foreign markets for agricul-
tural products will be restored to
us.-Mandan, N. D., Pioneer.
While they do some queer things
in Russia, there's nothing funny
about their ideas of Justice. Last
week firing squad polished off a
locomotive engineer who had been
careless enough to steer his freight
into another train. Yet, come to
think of it, we free drunken drivers
over here who make a shambles of
our highways. One extreme is about
as bad as the other.-Delano Eagle.
Who Runs The Country
There are senate Investigations
Of this and that. There are political
propaganda sheets which print out
in blazing rhetorical style what is
happening in party conflicts. There
is the ever-present criticism of pa
tronage in office.
But who is running this country?
Is it the men elected to office, or
is it the underworld with the trig-
ger men and "snatchers?"
When Colonel Charles E. Lind
bergh and his wife and infant son,
Jon, were forced to leave this
country this week because of gang
land threats, it is about time to
wonder where the United States Is
being placed on the map of the
pursuit Of life, liberty and happi-
ness"
Because he was a courageous
man who flew the Atlantic Ocean
for the first time alone in 1927,
Lindbergh has been suffering i'm
mensely for the great public ap-
prevail Of his deed. He has been
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Glory Of the Iroquois
10 Recalled Each Year

The Iroquois council was COM
posed Of six nations: The Mo-
hawks, Senecas, Onondagas. Onei-
das, Cayugas and Tuscor0ras.
When the Dutch settled New Ans
terdam in 1923, they found in the
wilderness a republic whose con-
stitution a wise statesman de-
clared twas the most cOnsummate
piece Of craftsmanship ever devised
by the wit of man."
Long before Alexander Hamilton
was born these six Indian nations
worked out a confederacy such as
the world had not seen and gave
him a pattern for the United States
Constitution, says a writer in the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. Long be-
fore us these most wonderful Of all
aborigines were indeed the impe-
rial people, the "Romans of the
West" They wrote no books, they
built no monuments. Their great
ness is all but forgotten. But they
left oral traditions that their wise
men insist have been told for more
than 1000 years.
From these traditions are culled
and adapted the rites, customs and
solemn ceremonies observed centu-
ries ago, with which one night
early each September. in the Moon
Of Flaming Leaves, in the heart of
the forest, under the stars, in rec
ognition Of great facts in human
history. palefaces recall the glory
Of the Iroquois, who were indeed
the first families" of the Adiron-
dacks and of the continent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Quaternary in Geology

Quaternary in geology is the time
division which comprises all the
time which has elapsed from the
end of the Pliocene to the pres
ent day. The term, says the WASH
ington Star, was proposed by J.
Desnoyers In 1929. The Quater-
nary is thus the fourth Of the great
time divisions In the geological
scale-the primary, or Paleozoic;
the secondary, or Mesozoic, and the
Tertiary, or Cainozoic, being the
first three-but 1t represents rela-
lively such a small space of time
that some biologists hesitate to
give 1t equal rank and regard It
merely as a subdivision Of the Ter.
tiary. Broadly, as the Tertiary
may be called the age of mammals,
the Quaternary may be called the
age Of man. Although man or his
ancestors were evolved during the
Tereiary, 1t is in the Quaternary
that man becomes the dominant
animal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02

made the object of hero worship.
The money that he has made Great
ed a feeling in gangland that he
was another target for their un-
scrupulous attacks. The kidnap-
ping of his first child is known to
everyone.
Now the Colonel and the former
Miss Ann Morrw have been getting
threatening notes which make it
necessary for them to leave the
land of their birth and seek refuge
in England.
The G-Men have been given pow
ers to cope with the underworlds
tactics, and they have done won
derful job in clearing out the vice
nests throughout the land. But des-
pite the commendable work, crime
still flares up with threatening
heat, The United States must be a
country free from such gross acts
that have occurred during the last
decade. Decent citizens should run
the country-not a bunch Of gang
sterS.-Mahnomen Pioneer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Marx Twain

This pseudonym was first used
by an old Mississippi river pilot
named Isaiah Sellers who signed 1t
to articles he wrote for the New
Orleans Picayune. "Mark Twain"
in the parlance of pilots, according
10 the Cleveland Plain Dealer, is a
leads-man call, meaning two faith
oms-twelve feet. Samuel Clemens,
cub pilot at the time, wrote q
burlesque on Sellers articles,
which he had published in a rival
paper. signing 1t Sergeant Faith
om." Sellers was so hurt by the
burlesque that he never wrote an
other article. In 1853 while Clemens
was working for the Enterprise,
published at Virginia City. New,
he wanted good pen name. Upon
hearing Of the death of Pilot Sell
lers, he decided to use the name
once used by him. Clemens signed
Mark Twain first to a letter from
Carson City to the Enterprise I'M
der date of February 2, 1868.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
About the Ukraine

The Ukraine or Ukrainian Repub-
lie Is the southeastern part of Rus
STA and includes the rich valleys of
Dneister and Dnieper rivers. Its
area Is TIA, POI square miles and
its population is 31,901 400, making
1t the second in size and Importance
In the Soviet Union. This republic
was first proclaimed in December,
1917, and finally established In De-
cember, 1919. In December, 1920,
1t concluded military and economic
alliances with the Russian Soviet
republic and in July, 1923, entered
the Union Of Socialist Soviet Repub-
lies. According to reports at va
rious times there Is some disaffec-
ton and a movement for complete
independence Of the Soviet. The
name ukraine" means BORDER
land" and Is applied to territory
occupied by Ukrainians in parts of
Poland and Czechoslovakia as well
as In southern Russia.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Use Vines Around Homes
to Keep Reptiles AWAY

Negroes In the southern states
have faith In various "safe" plants.
They plant calabash vines and
gourds Of certain kinds SO that they
will grow on their cabins or along
the garden fences to keep the rep
tiles away by their odor. The pun
gent, fishy smell of the leaves Of
the horseshoe geranium is another,
among the many plants ignorantly
regarded as safeguards, or some
how connected with snakes.
Careful investigation shows that
such superstitious precautions are
useless, and, further, botanists as
sure US, says writer in the Mon
treal Herald, that no North Amer
lean plant Is feared or avoided by
any snake, venomous or otherwise.
The placing Of the ash-tree among
these false protectors Is probably
q forgotten importation from the
outworn ideas Of former times in
the Old World. Early colonists
brought here many bits Of ancient
lore In natural history, but find
ing that most of them fitted badly
In the new circumstances they
were gradually abandoned. Now
and then fragment turns up. The
pioneer farmers in Massachusetts,
relied upon cathartic medicine
made Of the leaves and bark Of the
white ash as a cure for snakebite
especially that of the RATHER. One
historian quotes an old statement
that New England birds fly to that
tree and bring back leaves to cover
their eggs "when the crawling en-
envy Is seen in the neighborhood,
since the rattler always avoids
white ash"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
Why Such A Fuss?
From Our Exchanges


There is a great agitation going
on throughout the country because
many states have passed laws COM
polling school teachers to take an
oath of allegiance to the Constitu-
tion before being eligible to employ
ment. Radical forces are charging
that this is an attempt to coerce
teachers and to curb the freedom
of teaching, and to give some mys-
terious, dangerous forces control of
education. 1t may be that too much
emphasis has been placed on the
idea, but, frankly, it Is difficult to
see what possible harm it can hold,
or how in any way such an oath
can hamper any instructor in acad-
emic freedom. Every man who ever
became president Of the United
States was obliged to take such an
oath. Governors, mayors, legisla-
tors, all swear to abide by the Con-
stitution of their country, and to
give no aid or support to it's enc
mics. What is wrong about this?
Why should a person who is draw
ing a livelihood from our govern
ment not be ready to support that
government? Is it sensible to argue
that it is wholly proper for a per-
son to go into our schools and adj
vocate the overthrow of our gov
eminent? If teacher believes that
our form of government is wrong,
why should she wish to draw a liv-
ing from that government? Who
would employ a workman around
his home knowing that the work.
man was eager and ready to set
fire to the house when opportunity
offered? If Communists and radi-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts from Herald of Thurs,
Dec. 80, 1915-Items of Inter
est of Twenty Years Ago

Russell Cooper returned last
Wednesday evening from his West
ern trip after having been gone
nine weeks. He visited several cit
les in the West. At Ingelwood, Cal.
he visited with Marion Lyman and
Rev. S. L. Mitchell. Marion, who is
better known as Grub" has a
goat and poultry ranch, and while
it is on a small scale, his business
is growing and he is charging bis
quarters all the time. One of the
points of interest visited was Uni
versal City, where he was shown
around through courtesy of a note
written by A. e. Dubeau, of the
Caughren Theatre.
Announcement was made the
first of the week by NJ. E. Doty of
his wedding to Miss Cornelia Rice,
formerly of this city, but later of
Swanville, the ceremony having
been performed at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Burns on
Thursday, September 30, at Z o.
clock p. m.
Davis H. Elliott, of Hamline
"U'' spent a short vacation at the
home of his parents. He left on
Monday for Mora, Mimi, where he
will spend the remainder of the
week working with gospel team
from Hamline in a gospel cam
paign.
Oscar Bjone went to Verona the
latter part of last week to spend
few days with his uncles.
Miss Mable Bean and Miss Flor
ence Compton, who are attending
Normal in st. Cloud, are spending
the Christmas vacation with their
parents.
Miss Mary Watson arrived home
on Friday afternoon from Vermil-
lion, s. D., where she is instructor
in Domestic Science in the High
School. Miss Mary's trip home was
a series of misfortunes but she
reached here at last and will re-
main until Saturday, Jan. 9Th, with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.
Watson.
Capt. John McEwen, of the West
Point football team for 1916, pass
ed through Sank Centre Christmas
Day enroute for a short visit with
his parents in Alexandria. Mr.. Nc
Even is a graduate of the Sank
Sank Centre high school and
greeted a number of his old
friends during the twenty minutes
the train stopped here.
Mr.. Osborn has purchased the
Ward Springs Telephone line from
Mr.. Hauser, and will not only re-
construct the line but will extend
it to include the furthermost cot
tage and establish an exchange at
the Springs for which the summer
dwellers have long been asking.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02

Gals think this government all
wrong, let them fight it openly, but
not seek its destruction secretly by
sneaking around unmatched cor
ners, pretending a friendliness they
do not feel while plotting it's over
throw. Straightforwardness in any
activity is always best. Surely, one
who loves American institutions is
not timid or finicky about saying
so before the world.-The Murray
County Herald.
Educating The Gees
During a single year more than
1890 men who entered the CCC
camps illiterate have been taught
to read and write. Thus the emer-
gency conservation work is teach
ing "larnin' to lot of youths who
lodged the truant officers when
they were rounding up youngsters
who should have been in school. BY
the first of January 428,OOO enroll
ed men will be in the CCC camps.
Alexandria Citizen-News.
Foreign Markets Lost
With reference to the loss of our
foreign markets for exportable ag-
ricultural products, Secretary Wal
lace believes that our failure to buy
foreign goods is responsible for the
loss of these markets. Perhaps this
is so. But our experience following
the war, when we loaned billions of
dollars to European nations with
the expectation that they would be
better customers for our products,
was disappointing. 1t should dis
abuse our minds of the thought
that we can buy foreign trade. The
billions which we loaned France
and Germany, those nations used to
build wonderful apartment houses,
bridges and factory buildings, and
when they came to buy foodstuffs,
they sent their money where they
could get the lowest prices, entire
ly unmindful Of the fact that they
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Girl Skater Is Hit By Mystery Bullet

Redwood Fas.-Maran Goblisch, II, daughter
accidentally shot through the right heel the source
of the bullet being still mystery The girl skat
ing with her six year old brother, John, their
home, when she felt singing sensation in her right
leg She fell to the ice, and her brother called for
help Taken home, the bullet wound discovered
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Wardens Close Fisherman's Paradise Platte
River

Royalton-Game Wardens E. j. Garrity and L.
v. Marchand have closed up fisherman's paradise
at the Platte River dam Royalton. Fish coming
down stream from the lakes have been trappe.
among the rocks of the dam, and easy prey for
the fishermen who were spearing throwing thu
fish out by hand in large numbers. The wardens
posted up signs prohibiting the taking of fish within
so feet of the dam, and ordered opening made in
the dam to permit the fish to pass through without
obstruction. The fishway has been completed, and
neither fish fishermen are to be seen on the
river
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Salvage Spilled Corn For Birds

Red Wing.-A farmer who lost several bushels Of
sheed corn because of leaky wagon in which he
was hauling it to town. unconscously provided feed
for sparrows and other winter birds, well
pheasants. The corn which strewn along South
Bush street and Plum street in Red Wing swept
by citizens to feed sparrows and members of the
CCC camp got busy with brooms to clean up a guam
tity to feed pheasants their camp this winter
In all they managed to salvage several bushels
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02

WlIImar.-The fortunate discovery Of flames IN
the east end of one of the mail cars eastbound
mail train No % before they had a chance to make
much Roadway undoubtedly saved large amount of
holiday mail in that from being destroyed by
fire Conductor Bergstrom discovered the fire in the
mail car as he was walking through that enroute
to sleeper which was behind the mail At that
time the train was passing through Grove City The
conductor grabbed the fire extlngusher and attempt
ed to put out the flames, but unable to do
At Litchfield the fire department called and the
flames extinguished Some damage done to the
mail in the east end of the car, but very little was
destroyed. The mail was from western points The
origin of the flames is a mystery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
The American Eagles Birth

The American eagle made his
first appearance as a cartoon SYM
Dol during the campaign which re-
suited In Jefferson's election to the
Presidency in 1900. On Bonded
knee before an "altar to the Gallo
despotism." upon which the works
OF Paine, Goodwin, voltaire and
others were burning, Jefferson isl
shown about to cast the Constitu-
ton into the flames. The great
American bird Is snatching this
Magma Charta of our liberties from
the fire with one talon and strik.
ing at Jefferson with the others.
In that struggle Of the Constitution
for Its life was born the American
eagle, says the American Scholar.
In an article by William Morrell.
QTTp0CDTDT M u,rrrc rr~-Ar
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
State News Briefs

Toy Balloon Found $50 Miles From Send-off
Acknowledgement must be close to a record for
the flight of toy balloon is reported by John Elk
lund of Kensington, who found such a balloon re-
Gently in tree his place three miles southwest
of Kensington, in Douglas county The toy balloon
had inscribed on it, Gene Hagen, age three years,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
War With Spain Aided Hawaii

The United States war with Spain
in 1898 ended five years of procras-
hnation in negotiations between
the Republic Of Hawaii and Wash
ington. From Manila bay a tele-
gram was flashed by Commodore
George Dewey. "Send troops" The
long journey Of troopshlps from
San Francisco to the Philippine
islands commenced. A rest point
en- route was vital The Hawaiian
islands long standing request for
entry into the nation was swiftly
consummated by joint resolution of
congress.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02

Bagey-The moose chased the man into barn,
but the animal wasn't ferocious-he just wanted to
be fed When the animal started for him, however,
Hdar Hawkinson didn't know it quite tame,
and received quite scare. Hawkinson, employed at
a sawmi Bagley, got up in the morning to
for the horses, but when about half way to the
barns he heard brush nearby cracking and stopped
to investigate To his establishment, he the ami
NAL making the noise large moose. Moose are
exceedingly in that vicinity the last one be-
ing reported year ago. Hawkinson ran for the ban
and slammed the door on the moose. When he peek
ed through a window the moose stood outside, dis
gusted because it had failed to catch him. Since then
HawSnSon has learned that the moose is quite tame,
and now he feeds it every morning
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02
Cow Drops Dead While Being MIXED

Melrose.-A the John Meyer farm
Greenwald fell dead from stroke while it
being MIXED last week. Erwin Meyer, a brother of
the owner doing the milking and was about half
finished when the cow dropped dead She fell away
from him, and he not injured, the milk in
his pail spilled
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02

Fertile-A cat may have the proberbial mine
lives but that figure couldn't have been meant to
include cats electrocution kitten belonging to
Herbranson children at Fertile helped sign its
death warrant when it playfully chewed electric
light cord leading to bridge lamp. When discovered
the cat could release itself from the wire until
the current had been turned off, and when this
done it found that the cats mouth severely
burned The following day its tongue and mouth
swollen to such extent that it could not eat and
after keeping the cat several days in the hopes
it might improve, it was found necessary to dispose
of it. All nine lives of this cat thereby snuffed
out, but eight of them, believe, through eectrocu
ton.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-01-02

1909 oath Street, Sioux City, Iowa" The distance
from Sioux City to Kensington by air line is about
$50 miles South winds, rather unusual at this time
of the year, prevailing the week before the bal
loon was found which accounts for its having come
so far at a season of the year when such trip
would hardly be expected