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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24

CPRINGS in furniture seldom
- break. The Irvine that holds
them does break and webbing
wears out throwing the springs
out of position.
To set the springs you will need
ball of Irvine and a needle such
as used by the upholsterer,
enough webbing to replace the old,
tacks 5s-inch long with large
heads, a block of wood for stretch
ing the webbing, tack hammer
and tack litter. Remove the cover
from the seat carefully so that it
may either be used again or
serve as a pattern. Most of the
padding may also be used. OBJ
serve how each layer of material
is fastened in place, so that you
may put it back the same way.
Remove the springs and all old
tacks. Tack the first strip of web
bling to one edge of the bottom of
the frame, letting the end extend
" inch beyond the edge, then
fold the end over the first tacks
and tack again as at A. Draw
the webbing across the frame US
ing the block of wood as a lever
to stretch webbing taut as at B.
When all the strips have been
stretched and tackled across the
frame one way, stretch strips of
webbing across the other way
weaving these over and under the
first ones as at c. Now, sew the
bottom of each spring to the web
bling with the upholsterer's Irvine
and curved needle as shown in
this diagram.
Next, turn the frame right side
up, drive tacks part way in along
the edges; then tie the springs
across each way with upholster-
er's Irvine as shown in diagram C.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24

The Irvine is tied to the tacks
and to each spring and regulates
the height of the springs-the out
side edges usually being lower
than the center to make rounded
top. When the springs are regu-
lated evenly, drive the tacks in;
then replace burlap or muslin COW
erings and padding.
Have you seen Mrs. Spears
book SEWING for the home dec
orator? Forty-eight pages of step
by-step directions for making cur
tains, slip-covers and other house
hold furnishings. 1t is full of in
spiration for homemakers. Read
ers may secure a copy by send
ing name and address with Is
cents (coin preferred) to Mrs.
Spears, 21O S. Desplaines ST., Chi
cago, Ill.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24

complete; rich with every color of
the rainbow, sparkling, radiant in
setting of FURNISHED golden sun
shine. Every morning he breathed
the fresh beauty, and every night
vowed that, even if the sun should
never rise again, the beauty of the
day that was passing had been suf-
ficient for all time.
He grieved little at each days
passing, for the next brought him a
day nearer to the cares and worries
that awaited him at Monterey. The
characters of Fray Mariana Rubi,
and Fray Bartolone Gill grew even
less impressive as the journey con-
tinued, and Don Pedro was forced
to the conclusion that the founding
of the Mission Santa Barbara would
have to be abandoned.
The inevitable conflict with Juni-
pero Sierra troubled him deeply. At
each of the missions, San Juan Cap
istrano and San Gabriel Arcangel,
where they had stopped he had been
told that the Padre Presidente, trav-
cling alone except for the patient
Pho, had made visitation. At San
Gabriel he had been grievously ill,
at deaths door. But he had raj
lied, and gone limping on his way.
This alarmed, annoyed the Gov
ernor. He had issued an edict that
the missionaries should not travel
alone, that they should have at least
one soldier for escort. This order
the Reverend Father had evidently
seen fit to overlook. That would be
another disagreeable problem to
discuss with Fray Junipero.
Pedro FACES sighed, and tugged
| at his beard as he apprehended
the endless discussions, evasions
and bitterness he was bound to en-
counter.
Ambling slowly along, deep in
cogitation, the Governor was star
tied when two members of his COM
| pany dashed by him on their mules,
and he caught sight of their brown
robes streaming in the breeze they
made.
"Ai, those two!" he exclaimed,
| and took after Fray Rubi and Fray
Gill. Before he reached them, they
had dismounted by an Indian maid
en- walking in the tall yellow mus
tard by the roadside. She wore moth
ing at all but big basket balanced
on her shining black head and tiny
apron of rushes.
At sight of the two monks she
| giggled, and made as though to slip
away from them. Just as Don Pc
dro reached the spot, the two were
trying to detain her in a most I'M
priestly manner.
The Governor raised his whip and
roared.
ooh, your Excellency!" babbled
the monks, one after the other.
"See, she is naked, poor little child.
A naked heather! We wish to con-
vert her, baptize her, here, at once!
See, she is naked"
II see," said the Governor grave
ly.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
CHAPTER x

The Kings Highway was royal
road indeed, as the Governors par
ty travelled northward. 1t wound
from mission to mission, around roll
ing hills, along the sea, or veered
deeply inland to cross cienagas
where willow-bordered streams sped
to the sea through groves of live
oaks and sycamores.
La Prim avera, the Springtime,
flew before them, strewing the way
with such myriads of wild-fowers
that the fields and hills seemed
aflame.
Golden peoples, purple lupin and
hyacinth, wild cyclamen, lavender
and white, tiny wild blossoms
splotched with gold and blue, spread
the earth like rich carpet woven
on Persian loom.
The soldiers slipped flowers be-
meath their hats, over one ear.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
Roads Of All Kinds

"Sweetest road I've ever driv-
en!" exclaims the motorist over
a certain stretch of highway in
the province of Mysore, India.
What's more, he's technically
correct, for, mixed with the sur
face soil is molasses. 1t helps
pack dirt, sheds rain, curbs dust.
Germany goes India one better.
1t uses powdered aluminium on
some of its highways. Result:
Smoother riding and, at night, a
much lighter and safer roadway.
The aluminium particles reflect
rays of light from oncoming auto
mobile headlights.
Paris vies with modern road
builders by adopting cast iron
plates for some thoroughfares.-
Washington Post.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
Strange Facts
Y He Sat On His 7
o Own Brains

FROM the rocks of a prehistoric
era have been taken the fossil
remains of huge reptiles. Some
of these mighty creatures reached
a length of 80 feet and it has been
estimated that some of them
weighed over 40 tons. An idea of
the size may be gained by COM
pairing them with elephants,
which usually weigh four or five
tons.
There were many kinds of these
reptiles, but the most interesting
ones we're the huge land reptiles
called dinosaurs. One of these
monsters, called Stegosaurus, had
a brain lying in it's backbone be-
tween it's hips that was twenty
times as large as it's true brain in
its head.
Dinosaur fossils have been
found in all the continents, but
chiefly in North America, Asia, At
RIGA, and South America; and the
most wonderful dinosaur on record
is in the Great Plains region of the
United States. In Nebraska, Da-
kota, Wyoming, and Colorado so
many fossil dinosaur bones have
been unearthed that this region is
called a dinosaur cemetery" AS
early as 1872 great bones were
picked up from the surface of the
ground to the east of Medicine
Bow, Wyo., and since then hun
dreds of tons of rocks of this re-
gion containing fossil bones have
been shipped to the museums for
mounting and study.
g Britannica Junior
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24

ports of old houses, during course
of establishment, are eagerly sought
by amateur cabinet-makers.
This wood is extremely hard and
a great deal of time and care are
expended in manufacture of the fur
niture. Calloused hands-for many
use only sharp penknife- the
reward. The old gnarled cedar,
however, is replete with fine knot
holes.
Polish is never used in the finish
ing of the furniture. But wax and
oil, used in small quantities, gives a
rich, dull finish and, in addition,
preserves the pungent fragrance of
the cedar. After years of use, the
pieces acquire a polish of their
own through the mere process of
the weekly rub down.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
CHAPTER X-Continued

The Governor had risen to his
feet, his face congested with varied
emotions. Across from him Father
Lasuen stood and looked at him
with white face.
"Why, your Excellency!" he
stammered. "Your Excellency!
What means this? Are these men
priests? Franciscans?"
FACES nodded shortly, and looked
at the table.
Lasuen wrung his hands, as the
rest of the company sat silent, look
ing at the two. "But, Don Pedro,
are those the two for whom Holy
Father Sierra has prayed day and
night for months? If they are,
Fray Fermin Lasuen, it is Satan
and not Heaven who has sent them.
With them came dispatches from
the Fernandine College in Mex
leo City saying they were being
sent to California as a punish
ment for their sins. And the re-
port went on to say that they were
the scandal of the college, had brok-
en every rule, committed every sin,
petty or grand, even to scaling the
walls of the dormitory and going
abroad in the city at night, scarcely
on deeds of virtue bent"
"My poor Brother Juniperol"
grieved Lasuen.
FACES sighed heavily; all the
heartiness had fled from his man.
ner.
II find I am too tired to discuss
this further tonight. If you will ex-
cuse me, I will retire now. Per-
haps new sun will bring new
light to my problems. Buenas
noches!"
Once in her quarters, the control
that had held La Gobernadora in
leash vanished.
She paced the narrow floor, she
wept; Angustias stood by helplessly.
Ibid you hear him, Angustias?
How did he dare speak to me that
way! Ordering me about as though
I were a slave, an Indian! Oh, how
can live? Oh, Angustias, what shall
I do? Where shall I go? Here I
am, helpless prisoner, tied to a
brute of a husband, in this terrible
place. Oh, my God, Angustias, say
something, I can't stand this
I shall lose my mind :"
She fell across the bed sobbing.
Angustias went to her.
"Now, nina, now, now. Come. If
Don Pedro scolded you, it is only
because he loves you so much. You
mustn't behave this way. In the
condition you are in {. :"
The lady whirled on her.
"What do you know about my con-
dition? What do you mean?"
"There, there. know. You are
going to have a baby. There, there"
She was trying to loose her mis-
tress' hair.
"Ai, al de mi! How did you
know"
ooh, l observe things, my Lady.
You are sad, listless. And you have
circles beneath your eyes. You are
little sallow, too"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
Carried Guns to Church

When the men loaded their FAM
lilies into wagons or carts in the
early days of Ohio to go to religious
service, they took their guns along.
If on the way back they saw fowl
or a wild animal and if their aim
was good, they could bring home
something for the Sunday feast.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24
AS We Sow

AS we SOW
Most of us reap exactly what
we sow and if we 60 about sowing
nothing but trouble, the harvest
is bound to be more trouble.
Wheat never yet grew from Can
ada thistle seed.-Vash Young.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24

All it usually costs to relieve the
misery of a cold today-is 81 to 81
- relief for the period of your cold
15f to 25f. Hence no family need
neglect even minor head colds.
Here is what to do: Take two
BAYER tablets when you feel a
cold coming on - with a full glass
of water. Then repeat, if necessary,
according to directions in each
package. Relief comes rapidly.
The Bayer method of relief
is the way many doctors now
approve. You take Bayer Aspirin
for relief - then if you are not
improved promptly, you call the
family doctor,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
The HarpsichOrd

The harpsichord was the prede-
cessor Of the modern piano. It went
out Of style about a century ago,
but meanwhile such giants as Bee
thoven, Mozart, Bach, Couperin and
others had written much music for
it which over the years was played
on the piano instead. The theory
is that, if played on the harpsichord
for which it was written, this music
would have infinitely more appeal.
The harpsichord is an instrument in
which the strings. instead Of being
struck with a felt hammer as in the
piano, are plucked with tiny leath-
er point which projects from brass
gadget that jumps up when key is
depressed. It has two keyboards
and seven pedals, which give it an
incredible variety Of expression,
timbre and flexibility.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Cion Matsuri 10 Among
- Old Japanese Festivals

Among the many festivals Of
Japan IL the Gion Matsuri. It fol-
lows the tradition Of the luxurious
Ashikaga dynasty. whose emperors
built the Silver and Golden Pavil-
ions, two Of a collection Of gemlike
shrines In the Kyoto district, says
the New York Times. Though Yo-
shimasa and Yosnimitsu. rulers who
built the pavilions. were tyrants,
their reigns saw marked progress In
Japan's arts and crafts.
The Gion ceremonial brings back
something of the splendor of old
Japan. In the procession officers,
pages and halberd bearers, hand
somely costumed in the pattern of
imperial days, follow horsemen and
gilded chariots to the Gion shrine.
Here and at Kyoto's former impe-
rial palace services, with many
priests in attendance, are held, the
object being to propitiate the DEL
ties Of the shrine. Features Of the
fete are decorated cars carried on
the shoulders Of men, armored
knights, musicians and the dance Of
the CHICO, or sacred page boy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Washing of Hands Before
Eating an Old Ceremony

The custom Of washing the hands
before eating dates as far back as
the beginning Of formal dinner-giv-
ing. The early Egyptians, Greeks
and Romans made q ceremony Of
washing the hands In water from
small pitchers before each meal,
says a writer in the Washington
Star.
The Romans introduced the Gus
tom Of floating fragrant flowers in
the basin so the water would be
pleasantly scented, ,, In Egypt,
specially appointed servant had as
his duty the amounting Of the guests
head and the washing Of his hands,
upon his arrival in the house. The
hands were washed again before
leaving the table, and sometimes
the ceremony was repeated several
times during the progress Of long
meal.
About the middle of the Fifteenth
century. the finger-bowl, as we know
1t, probably first appeared. The use
Of scented water for washing the
hands at table became general
among the wealthy and fad-seeking
classes. But unlike many faddish
things, the use Of the fnger-bowl be-
came as acceptable to US as to the
folk who first thought Of It.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Speed of Falling Body

In theory, a falling body increases
its speed by 80 feet per second
every second it is falling, II the &C.
ton of gravity is wholly unresist-
ed. Experiments by the United
States army air corps have shown,
however. that there is a maximum
speed attained by an object the
size and weight Of human body,
on falling from any altitude. This
is a velocity Of lib miles an hour,
attained after falling 1000 feet and
after II seconds Of falling.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Sydney Island Cats

Sydney island Of the Phoenix
group is noted for its hordes Of raw
enous cats. They are huge brutes
and will wade through water, bane
Of the feline tribe, to reach small
fish on the reef. Their advent dates
from an attack on copra and on
young coconuts by swarms of rats.
The cats came, $50 Of them, from
Sydney, brought by an ill-advised
planter. They made short work Of
the rats and then began breeding at
rapid rate. Curious things happen
on the islands. Thus, though Sgd
ney and Hull islands are near neigh
bors the fish caught around Hull
island are edible while those at sgd
ney island are poisonous. The ma
tives can demonstrate this by a
crude test. They place bright sill
yer coin in the flesh Of a Sydney
fish and after cooking reveal the
presence Of black spots upon 1t.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Mullen Stalk Once Used
~ q Torch at Funerals

The mullen plant. whose combi-
nation Of velvety leaves. towering
stalk. and yellow flower makes It
easy to identity, belongs to Europe.
It came over hundreds Of years ago
In ballast, riding free like many
other weed and flower stowaways.
It has been here 50 long that Euro
peans think the mullen belongs to
us. says q writer in the Chicago
Tribune.
The leaves are soft and have q
velvet-like texture. Nature has CIV
en- the mullen this type Of leaf as
an overcoat to protect It in winter
against severe cold. In the sum-
mer. when an August sun bears
down on an open pasture (the COM
mon habitat of the mullein). this
also acts as insulation, so that the
plant does not lose too much mois-
ture.
Mullen leaves also have their ro-
mantle uses. The story is that In
the old days country girls used to
take the mullen leaves and rub
them on their cheeks to produce a
peach blossom effect that no other
cosmetic could give them.
There Is self-confdent, arrogant
air about a tall mullen stalk which
is always impressive. 1t will take
the toughest, driest places, forsak-
en- by other plants, and thrive
without asking help from anyone. It
has marched around the world max
ing itself at home in a fight against
all kinds Of competition.
Other Towering weeds may be
more beautiful and have more love-
ly flower, but none can boast OF
being carried in great funeral pro-
cessions Of old Rome. The Romans
used to dip the tall, strong mullen
stalks in tallow and use them for
funeral torches.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
REQUIRE 81 WEEKS
WAIT BEFORE JOB LAW
BENEFTT CHECKS COME

st. Paul, Jan. 4.-"Unemploy-
ed workers who file claims for
BENEFITS under the Minnesota
Unemployment Compensation
Law must be prepared to coop
crate with the division and ex-
pect to wait at least three and
one-half weeks before receiving
a benefit check"
This warning to workers was
issued today by Frank T. Stark
ey, Industrial Commissioner in
charge of the Unemployment
Compensation Division, which
Monday began to accept benefit
claims. The volume of claims fill
ed during the first few days in
dicates that the division will be
taxed beyond capacity in clear
ing the cases, the commissioner
said.
He pointed out that the first
two weeks of unemployment suf-
fered by worker during 1888
constitute the waiting period re-
quired by law. The first week
for which benefits can be paid
is the third of workers unem-
ployment.
1.-The division is working at
full force to handle claims" Mr..
Starkey said. Checks will be
mailed to the homes of eligible
unemployed workers as soon af-
ter the completion of their first
week of compensate unemploy-
ment as humanity possible. L
must urge all persons to have
patience and cooperate with the
division"
Unemployed workers who
have yet to register at Mime
sofa State Employment Service
offices in their localities were
asked by the commissioner to
bring their Social Security num-
bers with them to aid in positive
ly establishing their identities.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Odd Plan for Street Names

Venice attempts to preserve ev-
erything connected with its history.
It's street names may be puzzling,
but once many Of them indicated the
occupations of their residents. Thus
the "Frezzeria" was so named be-
cause of the manufacturers Of arrows
who lived on it, the ''Spadaria," be-
cause Of its sword forgers, the "Sa-
lizzada del Corazzieri" because Of
its breastplate shops, the "Fusieri"
because of its spindle-makers. The
Gale degli Specchieri" was so
called because mirrors were sold
there and the famous "Mercerie,"
which enters the Piazza San Marco
under the clock tower, received that
name because it was the economic
center of Venice.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
INJURED ON ICE

Robert Rydholm' lies this week in
bed the result Of a deeply cut
wound from the blade Of q skate.
Just how the accident occurred ex-
cept the flashing blade wicked
across his face during a hockey
game at the rink, accounts differ.
Rushed to a doctor when the blade
slashed across his lower forehead
downward to the outer edge Of the
eye, 1t was necessary to tie an ar
terry and take stitches inside and
outside Of the wound to stem the
flow of blood. Two days later he
lay too weak to receive visitors,
with eyes swollen almost shut. Said
the father, Henry Rydholm, II
don't believe they should play
hockey there. I'd hate to see some
other young chap get what Bud
did" It was learned that the blade
flashed only a hairs breath from
seriously damaging his eye.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Home of Beautiful Women

From time immemorial, Aries,
France, has been the home Of
beautiful women. It is one place
where feminine beauty is so gen.
eral that it becomes monotonous.
In the ruins of the amphitheater
here may be seen the gladiators'
cells and the cages in which the
wild beasts were kept between their
battles in the arena. At Nominal
jour, near Aries, is the famous abb
hey Of the Benedictines, dating from
the Tenth century.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Use OF Word "Bit"

'rBit' Is the British slang for any
small coin. The expression was
transferred, in the South and West,
in the United States, to the old Mex
lean real, worth 12t cents. an
amount which at one time was
called q shilling in certain eastern
states. In those regions within the
Mexican sphere Of influence. quarter
Is said to be almost unknown. A
short-bit Is 10 cents, and long-bit
Is IS cents. Four bits and six bits
are common there. but people east
Of the Mississippi get confused try.
ing to compute bits at I'm cents
each.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Stage Superstiti0ns

An actress must find or have
rabbits foot given her; it is fatal
to buy one. 1t is bad luck to whistle
in the dressing room or put shoes
on a shelf. An umbrella opened
over the head is, Of course, the
worst kind Of thing-but it is all
right to open it downways. Cats
bring good luck, especially black
ones. A potato in the pocket shields
from misfortune. Next to breaking
a mirror, bringing peacock feathers
into the theater is calamity, and
many an actor will grow faint at
the sight of one.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Captive Mines

A captive mine is so-called be-
cause the product Of the mine is
consumed entirely by the owner
and, as a general rule, not sold on
the open market. The owners Of
railroads. iron and steel plants, coke
ovens and other industrial concerns
own certain coal mines solely to
provide fuel for their own indus
tries. Only the surplus from such
captive mines is likely to be put on
the market.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Weather Forecasting Easy

In many parts Of the world the
weather man can tell pretty ac-
curately what the weather win be
for weeks or even months ahead.
The St. Lawrence river. for In
stance. becomes frozen over the
second week'in December and water
flows again mid-April at the earli-
est. Near the equator 1t Is always
the same, very hot and very moist.
but little hotter and q little moist
er at the time Of the eQuinoxes. In
Bombay, India, the monsoon Is pref
ty sure to come right after the first
Of June.