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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Dead Sea Salt Water Lake

The Dead sea is salt water lake
in southern Palestine in which the
River Jordan terminates. 1t is for
ty-seven miles long, ten miles
wide, has a maximum depth of
1920 feet and an area of $40
square miles. Lying 1890 feet be-
low sea level, 1t is the lowest body
of water on the earth. Having no
outlet, its excess water is taken of
by evaporation, estimated at about
5000, 900 tons daily. The salinity is
% to q per cent, which is about five
times that Of the ocean. The eco
nomic value of the salts in solution
is great the principal ones being
potash and common salt. The COM
mercial exploitation was begun in
1881. No animal Life can exist in
its waters.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
How Ethan Allen Became
Famous as q War Leader


In the gray Of the morning Of May
10, ITS. a handful Of patriotic
Americans-the Green Mountain
Boys-arrived on the shore Of Lake
Champlain, after a march from
Bennington, VT. Their leader was
Ethan Allen. They appropriated
boats, rowed across the foot Of the
lakes and took the British garrison
at Fort Ticonderoga completely by
surprise. A sentry fred at Allen,
but missed him. The leader of the
Americans met the British com.
mandant, one Captain La Place, at
the door Of the barracks occupied
by the latter, demanding immediate
surrender Of the fort.
by what authority do you make
this bold demand?" asked the cap
tain.
by what authority!" Numbered
Allen, II demand it, sir, in the
name Of the Great Jehovah and the
Continental congress-"
1t was by this daring act and
these immortal words, observes a
writer in the Chicago Tribune, that
the leader Of the Green Mountain
Boys became famous. Later in the
war he was captured by the Brit
ish. taken to England, brought back
to America, and finally exchanged.
He visited Washington at Valley
Forge, and was honored in his home
town, Bennington, with a salute of
IA guns. He died February II, 1889,
aged fifty-two years, one month, and
one day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05

of 1888, which means a new social
and economic order.
Further, the Townsend Plan
demands that each months income
be spent completely. Here lies a
second contradiction of grave i'm
portance to one who can not move
into the new order of things. For
generations we have been educated
into a philosophy of saving money.
To save for lean years; for rainy
days; for old age was wisdom in
an age of scarcity. However, we
have seen in the last nine years,
that, the more we save, the more
we tend to destroy our savings; our
social and economic life in an era
of plenty or abundance. We see
that we have arrived at the mag
nificent achievement of abundance,
but, to operate an economic system
based on the yesterdays scarcity,
degrades man into unemployment,
poverty, crime, war and class hat
red. Here, again, as is so frequent
ly the case, it is the mind habit
which opposes our path. Our age
long set of mind must be advanced
to a more acceptable order of liv-
ing. Then the Townsend Plan is
the next thing in order.
Economic engineers set the age
for retirement at forty-five. Town
send sets the age for retirement
at sixty. Our habit of lauding work
to-live as a great virtue makes it
hard to conceive of society in
which work for substance can be
reduced to short hours and few
years. The new mind attitude must
be that everybody has a right to
devote his major energies of life
to what he wishes to do and that
which agrees with his powers and
interests and under conditions Of
economic security and that sixty
years Of age is wholly within our
present possibility and to the well
fare of society"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Old Romans superstitious

The superstition attached to
breaking a mirror Is one Of the old
est in the world. George W. Stimp-
son, Texas newspaper correspond
emit and author Of a series Of books
on puzzling questions. says the an
cient Romans believed it. They rea.
soned the health Of q person
changed every seven years and
ones appearance, as reflected by
q mirror, indicated the state Of
ones health. So, If the mirror were
dropped and shattered, one would
be due to experience seven years
i'll health. But long before the Ro-
mans. man saw his image reflected
in still pools. believed what he saw
was q part of himself. So. II q
jester tossed a stone into the pool,
ruffled the waters and temporarily
destroyed the image. man believed
q part Of himself had been injured.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
WHY NOT FACE RAILROAD
FACTS?
From Our Exchanges

- xAO4Ss
The Presidents recent message
to Congress, in which he pointed to
the plight of the railroad industry
and stated that it is the duty OF
our lawmakers to attempt to save
the lines from impending ruin, has
again forcused public attention on
the railroad problem. And no gray
er industrial problem exists.
The facts underlying this crisis
are wildly detailed by FRANKLIN
Waltman in the Washington Post.
The average wage of railway en-
ployes was twice as large in 1896
as in 1916. In 1896 they paid 3
cents out of each revenue dollar in
taxes. as against 6.3 cents in 1923.
The cost of everything the lines
use has made especially notable ad-
vances since 1892. Yet, in 1887, the
freight rate level was 10 per cent
lower than in 1929, and the average
passenger-mile rate was 1854 per
cent lower.
To blame the condition of the
railroads on excessive capitaliza-
tion-a common cry of those who
either misunderstood or deliberate
ly mistake the issue-is an error.
According to the ICC the proportion
of operating revenue required for
fixed charges has fallen since 1890,
and in 1886 the proportion was 1863
per cent-materially less than in
1916.
Lastly, even less founded Is the
charge that the railroads have fail
ed to keep pace with the times, and
so have unnecessarily lost traffic
to their competitors. Freight train
speeds in 1887 were almost so per
cent higher than in 1921. Locomo-
tive fuel consumption, in spite Of
this, was the lowest on record. And
gross ton-miles per train hour also
reached a record mark in 1887.
To sum up, the real cause of the
railroad is this: A steady rise in
labor and material and tax costs,
accompanied by a steady decline in
the rates charged for freight and
passenger service. The railroads
have asked for living wage" and
have been refused it. 1t is folly to
talk of any solution" to the prob
lem unless it involves rate adjust
ments commensurate with the
growing cost of carrying on the b;ls-
mess. What industry can continu-
ously reduce the cost of what it
sells and at the same time pay con-
tinuously more for what it buys,
and remain solvent? - Industrial
News Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Odd Provisions Of Wills

Odd provisions Of wills came to
light in Belfast through the moving
Of a second reading Of a private
members measure to compel tesla
tors to make proper provision
for dependents when making their
wills. The following odd examples
were quoted: A wealthy testator,
who did not get on well with his
wife and children, left all he had
''for the care of CATS" Another
testator left seven pence for halter
for his widow, in the hope that
she would use it without delay. An
other left his widow a farthing, and
directed that the money be sent
to her in an unstamped envelope.
Another testator left his widow his
trousers, saying that she had worn
them during his life and might
wear them after his death. Another
testator imposed conditions in the
event Of the legatees entering par
lament.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
The Alamo Shrine

Treasured more than any Of San
Antonio's historic structures is the
Alamo, shrine Of Texas Liberty.
Erected as a church and fortress
by the Franciscan padres, the
walled Alamo served as house Of
worship, school for Indian converts
and haven for early settlers beset
by savages. When Texas declared
its independence from Mexico the
Alamo again became fortress, and
on March 6, 1885, after a siege
Of two weeks, it fell before the on
slaught Of the Mexican army. Not
a man Of its garrison Of 1872 lived to
tell Of defeat. The battle cry Of
Remember the Alamo!" carried
the Texans to victory at San Jacin-
to on the following April 21-and
the republic Of Texas was born.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Jealousy Almost Forced
Mozart to Go Into Exile

Mozart, the sunniest, most lovable
and possibly the greatest Of all OPP
cratic composers, was almost driv-
en- into exile by jealousies that re-
tarded the recognition Of his genius
before his death and reduced him
to want in spite Of his tremendous
popularity, says Aubrey Boyd in the
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Mozart was born in Salzburg.
Austria, in 1855. When he was six
years old. his memory for music
and his delicate ear-capable Of de-
tecting and remembering a differ
ence Of a half a quarter Of tone
50 impressed his father that he was
taken, with his little sister, Mari
anne, to perform on the piano be-
fore the elector at Munich and be-
fore the emperor and court at Wen.
ma. The nobility went wild over the
children and especially over ''the
little magician" as Mozart was
called by an emperor who proved
less benevolent when the ma
gician" grew up.
The young prodigies were then
hustled away on a triumphant tour
through Paris, London, The Hague.
Vienna and the musical centers Of
Italy during some ten years Of trav-
ell While still in his early teens,
young Mozart composed a number
Of symphonies and an opera which
was repeated to full houses twenty
times In Milan. amid cries Of
'Eviva il Maestrol" Hasse, who
was then composing "Ruggerio."
prophetically said. ''This boy will
cause US all to be forgotten"
Such popularity. however. arouses
jealousies. From the time he was
seventeen. Mozart's efforts to OBJ
tain court appointment were con-
stantly blocked either by the parsi-
mony Of patrons or the opposition
Of envious rivals. Back in Salzburg
at the age Of twenty-one, he found
himself in an intolerable situation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Fate Of John wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth after he shot
Abraham Lincoln was shot and
MORALLY wounded by Sergeant Bos-
ton Corbett. Of the Sixteenth New
York cavalry. at 3:15 a. m, We'd
nesday. April 26, 1865, when he tried
to escape from a burning barn on
a farm Of family named CARAT,
near Bowling Green and Fort Roy
al, Va, where he had hidden after
his escape from Ford's theater.
Booths body was secretly buried in
q grave under the stone floor Of q
cell In the arsenal side Of Washing
ton penitentiary. After four years
the body was disinterred and re-
buried In the Booth family plot in
Greenmount cemetery, Baltimore.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Connect Passion Flower
With Lords Crucifixion

The name passion flower arose
from the resemblance Of the floral
parts to important implements Of
Christ's crucifixion, the resem-
blance being first pointed out by ear
ly Italian and Spanish travellers.
Some Of the early religious men
saw in the corona the crown Of
thorns, others thought IL the halo;
to some Of them the 1--WE stamens
were the Eve wounds, to others,
writes Henricks Hedge in Nature
Magazine. they represented the
hammers used to drive the nails,
represented by the three-knobbed
styles. Five sepals, together with
five petals, stood for the ten apos-
tles-Peter, who denied, and Judas,
who betrayed, were left out OF the
reckoning. The innumerable nit
ten-like leaves Of some species are
the pointing hands Of the accusers.
who held cords or whips, the
tendrils.
Legend and superstition have long
been associated with these beauti-
full blooms. In "Plant Lore, Leg.
ends and LYRICS" Folkard states
that when the Spaniards first saw
the rich festoons Of this plant hang
ing from the branches Of the forest
trees they regarded the magnifi-
cent blossom as a token that the
Indians should be converted to
Christianity, as they saw In its sew
eral parts the emblems Of the Pas
sion Of our Lord"
II the delicate beauty Of the flower
had not been q source Of satisfac-
ton to man its fruit would certainly
have been, for certain species sup
ply succulent, berry-like fruits. In
some cases these are highly per-
fumed and appear often on tables
in the tropics;
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Powwow of Indian Origin

The name powwow is Indian in
origin. From the Algonquin lam
guage. 1t first meant a medicine
mans ceremony for the cure Of
disease. That was before the white
man-and troublesome to the In.
dams. Then 1t became synonymous
with a great dance, feast or cele-
bration held before a grand hunt or
war expedition. Noise. shouts and
confusion made up powwow. Ear
~ Americans grabbed the word.
gave it still another meaning. A
political powwow to them meant
gathering Of would-be statesmen
and saviors Of the nation, where
sound and confusion often tri-
umphed over anything Of q DELHI
erative nature.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Rare Kind Of Pitcher Plant

A remarkable and rare kind Of
pitcher plant Is known as the Oar.
lingtonia and Is found in the snow.
clad Sierras Of Oregon and north
ern California. 1t grows on the edge
Of mountain swamps or deer
ticks" at an elevation of from two
to eight thousand feet. From a dis
lance it resembles the hooded cobra
Of India. The leaf stalks are long,
twisted and funnel shaped with q
rounded hood or cap from which
hang two crimson and green APP
pendages. These give the appear
ance Of long feelers or whiskers and
are in coloring. The top Of the
hood Is beautifully mottled by
white. translucent areas by which
the interior Is lighted. Both hood
and appendages are covered with
honey glands which tempt insects
toward the mouth which IL on the
under side Of the hood.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Fish Scales Give Pearly Sheen

Essence d'orient," the brilliant
coating obtained from the scales of
certain fish, is used to give plastics
pearly sheen. says Industrial and
Engineering Chemistry. The par
ticles are colorless, nearly trans.
parent, extremely small, and pos
sess beautiful luster. When sus.
pended in protective colloid. such
as a pyroxylin dispersion. the bril-
iancy is permanent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Finland's Name

The name Finland has nothing to
do with the I'm Of q Ash, as one
might be excused for thinking at
first glance. True. the country has
q long seacoast bordering on the
Baltic, but inland there are many
lakes surrounded by marshes and
connected by glistening streams
and canals. Many years ago re-
gions like this were called fens.
Thus the little country in the north
ern part Of Europe became known
as fen-land. or marsh-land, and, as
the years passed and people spoke
carelessly. its name changed to Fin
land.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Order for Hearing on Petition to
Sell Real Estate

Order for Hearing on Petition to
Sell Real Estate
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
County Of Stearns
IN PROBATE COURT
File No. 11.1935
In Re Estate of John Bromen-
shenkel, Decedent.
The representatives of said estate
having filed herein a petition to sell
certain real estate described in said
IT IS ORDERED. That the hear
ing thereof be had on Friday, May
9th. 1888, at 8 o'clock A. NJ. before
this Court in the probate court room
in the court house in the City Of
st. Cloud, Minnesota, and that notice
hereof be given by publication of
this order in the Sank Centre Herald.
legal newspaper and by mailed
notice. as provided by law.
Dated April 29th. 1888:
Paul Ahles,
Probate Judge
COURT SEAL)
A. l. Bremen, Esq,
Attorney for Petitioner
Minneota, Minnesota.
Published May 7-14-21, 1888.
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Three!Toed sloth Defenseless

The three-toed sloth, Of the trop-
ical forests Of the New World. Ii
about the most defenseless crea-
ture in existence. It Is poorly
equipped to combat any enemy. It
doesn't fght, hide or run away. It
Is an example Of perpetual laziness
and spends most Of its time. when
not eating leaves, hanging down
from tree branch grasped firmly
by the three toes on each foot.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05

The Odd Fellow Lodge was or
ganized in 1919 and the Rebekah
Order was formed 1851. The Re-
bekah Lodge in Sank Centre came
into being February "a, 1898.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller Wed
Twenty-Five Years
On April 30th, 1913 Rose Klein
schmidt and Charles Miller were
married, and on that date of this.
year they observed the twenty-five
anniversary Of that event. We've
lived in the same house for twen-
ty-five years." said Mrs. Miller re-
ferring to their home on Pine street.
Sometimes we would like a
change she said, "but always we
stay in the old home"
AS for Charley, he couldn't help
reminiscing about his days with
the bands here. II remember" he
said, "the boys in the band came
here and serenaded us after the
wedding" Charley was long faith
full member, playing bass or from
bone as the occasion called
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Miller en-
tertained a group Of twenty-four
relatives at their home. The after
noon was spent socially and a 500
o'clock dinner was served. Among
those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Miller, Of Alexandria; Joe
Miller, Mrs. Anna Peglow and sons,
Mrs. Jake Sieben and sons, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kleinschmidt, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. Arneson and family, Mr..
and Mrs. George Ertl, of this city,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed johnson, Of Osh-
kosh, Wisconsin, and Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Czeczok, of Elrosa.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, active
in civic and church organizations
had the greetings and best wishes
of many friends on their anniver-
sary.
ID. A. r. Friday
Members Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution will meet Fri
day afternoon at the home of MRS.
Frank Segrin. The meeting will be-
gin at 2:30 o'clock.
Niblick Club
The Niblick Club will meet on
next Tuesday afternoon, May 10th,
with Mrs Glen Steider. The meet
ing will begin with a 1:15 o'clock
luncheon. Mrs. Gene Harvey is the
assisting hostess.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Meaning of Name Genevieve

Genevieve is Celtic name with
the poetic meaning white wave"
St Genevieve (422-5l2) Is the pa.
tron saint Of Paris. She was o pious
shepherd girl Of Nanterre. During
the Frankish invasion she went
from town to town and collected
huge quantities Of food to relieve
starving Paris, which deed. with her
prayers. was credited with saving
the city from the Huns. Other Celt-
ic names. also meaning white
wave." are Jennifer. form Of Gem
evieve; Devet Dymphna. Veva.
Vevay. Vefele and Vanora.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
NOTICE

All boys and girls, who have bicy-
cles, are asked to appear at the
Community Club rooms immediate
ly after school today, Thursday, to
hear the reading and explanation
Of the bicycle ordinance.
Signed; Chief Of Police.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-05-05
Social Events
Married At st. Cloud

Married At st. Cloud
Miss Ann G. Schmidt, and Glenn
ems Reinardy, both Of St. Cloud,
the latter a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Reinardy, were united in
marriage before a host of relatives
and friends at nine o'clock Tuesday
morning. The ceremony took place
in the Holy Angels Church. Rev.
Alphonse Kremer read the Nuptial
Mass. Mr.. Reinardy and son, Her
bert, Of this city. were in attend
ance at the ceremony. The bride
is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Schmidt, Of st. Cloud.
Tailored tea rose was accented
with lace and contrasted with navy
blue accessories for the bridesmaid,
Miss Margaret Schmidt, sister of
the bride. Yellow and white daisies
were worn in corsage to complete
her costume. The gold locket she
wore was a gift Of the bride.
The bride wore an attractive
Molyneaux model fashioned of navy
triple sheer with cut work border
ing the rounded bolero which re-
vealed white facing. The neckline,
built high, fastened in front with
brilliant clip. Her skirt was fash
toned in the new pedestal silhouette
with kick pleat at the front. With
this she wore a navy hat, a Wateau
model, made of Saturn straw trim
med with white flowers to match
the trim on her dress, over which
hung shoulder length veil in navy
Miss Schmidt carried a white pray
erbook. Completing her ensemble
were navy slippers and blue white
gloves.
Herbert Reinardy, of Sank Gen.
tire, attended his brother as best
man.
Twenty-Five immediate relatives
were present at the home of the
bride for the days festivities. Pink
and white was used in the decora-
ton Of the wedding cake, tapers
and bouquets of sweet peas. Mr.
and Mrs. +. ]. Schmidt of st. Paul
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. Bennett OF
Minneapolis were guests at the
wedding.
Mrs. Reinardy is a graduate OF
Cathedral high school; Mr.. Rein
ardy is a Technical high school
alumnus and is in the employ of the
Mash Finch company. They will he
at home on May 10 at 523k Eighth
avenue north when they return
from Duluth.
Anniversary Party
Members of Sank Centre Lodge
No. "a, I. o. o. F., and Valparaiso
Rebekah Lodge, of this city, and q
number of guests enjoyed the an.
nual anniversary party at the ODD
Fellow Hall last week Wednesday
evening. This event was given in
celebration of the 10th anniversary
of the founding of the Odd Fellow
Lodge and 81 anniversary Of the
Rebekah Lodge. A delightful pro
gram was introduced by Paul Dom
Ike, who acted as master of cere.
monies. The program was as fol.
lows.
Talk-William Rattle.
Talk-Frank Bonaime.
History Of ReIbekah Lodge-Mrs
Gust Otto.
Piano Solo-Katherine Dahlem.
Reading, auto Trip BY the
Jones Family'-Mrs. Frank Pang.
burn.
Solo, Perfect Day"-Mrs. George
Berggreen.
Reading, Entertaining the
Preacher"-Katherine Dahlem.
Mandolin and Guitar Trio-Dr. p
w. Hanson, Robert Hansman and
Arthur Kinsella.
Poem, "a Friend or Two"-Mrs
Jos. Robinson.
Following the program lunch was
served in the dining room, and the
guests were entertained at cards
The Odd Fellow and the Rebekahs
enjoyed pleasant and profitable
evening.
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A manicure set was among the
belongings of a tramp arrested in
New York.
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