The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-15

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| New Mexico this fall ;. Merry Christmas, Tom. Its
| to be his first away from home. And find m,
/ scribbler friends in the noosepaper world haven't
| forgotten A short note from Bob Markson who
| announced his promotion as '1st assistant sports
editor" with the San Cloo Times And tells how big
brother Paul dished him out pointers in the art OF
phrases employed by older brothers at the short
age of eighteen" And was able to include tooth
paste in his budget now. Add notes like this from
Don Appert who didn't catch your correspondent at
his desk. "How's the varmint? Dropped in from
Rock Center to say hello Came down on bizness
but didn't find anything stirring Not even blonde.
-. Why, Dope how you're slipping. No blondes
in Sank c.? Inconceivable And Appert it's not
hulu-hua" you report Hula is not only sufficient
meaning enuf-but is in the best Hawaiian vern-
ocular. Your welcome. And an amused all
over again at running Jack Costellos letter
from NBC studios in New Yawk. And chuckle mer-
ry at his candid picture of the maestro Toscannini
"barging around the studio so nearsighted he falls
over people before he sees them
Add Thingumbobs-And to find Bob Vandesteegs
address in Chicago which have completely neg
lected using since his home coming Thanksgiving
tide. I must it again right after Christmas
And must Jack Costello letter since he is so
prompt in answering. And it's shooting at sunrise
I'll be needing if don't correspond with Fay Domke,
now far out in the blue Pacific Hawaii. And
was thrilled to learn in Cliff Domke's last letter from
China that mine, of the summer, had reached him
and conveyed him things he wanted to hear. Oh,
oh. And brouse seepily to find notes of the Rev.
Lanse Kempton in Oregon. The notes for
a speech he delivered at Rotary last summer.
must send them back afore he has lost favorite
talk. Am indebted to Cecile Markson out in Cal
ifornia, for some helpful clippings from San Fran
cisco columnist She was, by the by, at one of the
Stanford games, believe And stacks of notes in
my hand that have intended using But they
not quite suitable; do not satisfy Some
vised blotchily but still not right. I know of
nothing that looks and sounds silly
writings. Once cold, never want to them
again; so overheard go the whole batch. And
rex frIlit
juice. That the weekend I master of the
house what with parental exodus -. 1888 football
schedule for all college games is of value longer
Truck-Ran across one page of notes written on
a day must have been resolutely determined to
better mankind Pipe the titles such Manners
for Men" in which was going to seriously rebuke
for the death of chivalry. Now I am not quite
sure. Another Americans Gluttons' in which
intended to aboriously point out that the size and
nature of this great nation had much do with
habits of overindulgence, overgrandiose style for
the most simple things And another still in
which was to blow the props from under the bare
foot boy legend, showing that boys not always
angels with dirty faces-bu that sometimes they had
only dirty faces. Traitor to the that am,
going to put in good word for girlhood.
Which 1 still think is lacking in literature.
You've read poetry about boyish diviltry and boys
with cheeks of TAM" But have you odes to a
girl in pig tails with freckled face and gangling
legs, and slumping black stockings? -. There's
for the poets to work on. And the right ending
beautiful If could write poetry I'd do it
myself. (Hmm, this is what comes of cleaning
the desk) Find still another piece on how Sim
clair Lewis wrote the first three chapters of Main
Street above Don Hanson's drug store, how he brot
the typewriter, he literally hammered the keys off Of
to G. H. Vandesteeg to repair. meant to write
about this long ago. One day brousng around with
Ray McCracken we ran across a copy of Hike and
the Aeroplane" by Tom (somebody or other), I've
since forgotten the name. However it was only the
pename Of Lewis who wrote the book early in his
career.
Uncover a note here that tells of discussing with
another how much people miss who never slow their
steps before an awesome sunset who have not the
faculty to accept the peaceful charge ripping lake
in the evening can give And the two of us in
discussing personalities surprised at some who
did catch such experiences and were equally at
loss over others who could not. There is much
peace and happiness in quiet things Moonlight
shimmering lake. Dimmng embers of an open
fire. Pine trees nodding in evening breeze.
And read in one of the pamphlets this cleansing
process dug up 1T is sound practice for married
man to step into the kitchen occasionally and pre-
pare dinner for himself. This proceeding will (a)
warn the female contingent that he is sefefficient
and CD allow him to eat his fill of items of which
is particularly fond" Go ahead try it, what're
va all standin' around for? -.
Obit-Almost gone those rugged old
books that hung in every kitchen the woodbox,
near the stove, other handy Granny Quaint
in their style, the old weather almanac is disap
pearing Published only in limited quantities today,
and by on few firms in the face of newer modern
lied mediums, the almanac today is of the few
harkbacks to Victorian era, homespun period
Orthodox in its style, unchanged its appeal today
Is in that very property. Before me, rummaged
out of dark corner in the desk, are two One pub
lished by the Ford Motor company, another for Bell
telephone subscribers Each like the other with its
ornate its fancy Scrolls it's signs of the zodiac
MISUNDERSTANDING figures Filled with facts
jokes, conundrums and riddles, weather charts, the
equinoxes, it is today what is originally Pic
tured in old cut that is typical of the day
that first brought them. picture Of the general
store its round base burner hanging lanterns ladder
reaching to towering shelves, the open apple barrel
And such statements as these above the monthly
calendar in its contents point not to modernity Jan
uary hath 81 days." And leafing through pages we
find quotations from the speech of great men. And
factual data that tells at precisely what minute
the sun will rise what day and when the setting
shall be- But one thing is lacking in these new
amanacs. Where the patent medicine ads, the
cure-a powders and pills, the listing Of symptoms
that could check the least provocative feeling
and ho nf iuht duo