The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-11-21

Pat Dubois is called pat because of some
very unusual circumstances. When he only a
Benjamin F.. /. But Ben told the other day why
it was the Junior became Pat He said that
he foresaw that it wouldn't be long before, to make
distinction between the two, he would be known as
Old Ben. All of which he little reshed so he tagged
him Pat.
In one Of the most modern of businesses yet
it's old science too, is used one of the most an
cient of tools still in existence. A pharmacist
telling the other day about the typical tools
the pharmacist uses the mortar and the pestel.
It's used for mixing and the pestel is a snubended
tool for grinding substances into fine batter.
He pointed out that the American Indians long be-
fore had used the implement milling their grain,
and it appears that through the history of man the
board and the hand-powered pulverizer have been
constant companions Of mans quest.
Into the Bryant Library late in September walk
ed Richard Finnie For entire afternoon he
pried into every department of the library looked
at the author-autographed volumes from Lewis and
Hendryx and others, announced he too would like
to do something :. Richard Finne is Arctic
explorer Canadian with that vintage that
comes to a man who has spent many months in
lonely, polar wastes He has the air of an ex
porer, adventurous spirit that is unquenchable
This week his book Lure Of the North bears
in his handwriting inscription. The fact that
of the great Canadian Northwest Territory than any
other living dead, gives him authority. He
is at member or the Canadian Geographic
Society, of the Explorers Club of New York, of the
American Polar Society He made his first Polar
voyage at the age of II, since then has bobbed in
and out of the Polar region eight different times
. He has wntered in Eskimo villages, recorded
the opening of the Northwest Passage, sailed to the
most northerly outposts of the British Empire.
The inscription he sent to accompany his book shows
a deep and quick understanding that comes from
humping against unordnary people in out of the way
places He wrote: ITO the Bryant Library this
copy Of Lure Of the North is inscribed in remem-
brance of the authors first visit to Sauk Centre
and pleasant afternoon in the library. In this
book citizens of Sauk Centre may read of a million
square-mile land where there is no Main Street"
Talk of deer hunting reminds me of the story
the associates of the late Gene Richards never fail
to tell With G. H. Vandesteeg it is that also
never fails him. The boys in the party always
had highest regard for Gene, his ready wit. 1t
was one Of those earlier years when butter prices
were apt to go skipping to the moon and at this
particular season it had rocketed a good deal
half a dollar. It was at supper in the cabin and
they were just finishing supper. Gene was swabbing
piece Of bread with a healthy thickness Of butter
which he thoroughly enjoyed. Laughingly one
Of the boys, reminding they were long way out
in the woods, remarked that butter sixty cents
sentence. "It's worth it," he said and dawbed an
other slice his bread.
Weather change with the suddenness of
your breath. On Armistice Day the snow was
piled high like castles of karara- week later
it was melting faster than dream castles