The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-04

1t was my particular pleasure in the quiet at
mosphere of late Sunday afternoon, to hear Easter
Alleluia presented by Home School choristers.
Under the direction Of Miss Johnson, thirty-one
young ladies, uniformly dressed in white, sang a
half hours program of music that told the story
of the Resurrection. Surprisingly they did it all
from memory. 1t was deeply inspiring and partic-
uary outstanding for these girls sang with lusness
and spirit. spoke of it to Miss Johnson. 1t
wasn't exactly surprising that she should say this
and yet it pointed out something interesting. They
love to sing hymns" she said. All of which ex-
plains the spirit and moving quality of their work.
Naturally in such singing they're limited bit by the
absence of male voices, and yet the deep quality
awareness for it when the girls sing their parts
Inspiring I thought those they sang in unison.
For some kinds of sacred music seem to rise on
eddies higher and higher when grouped voices
carry the melody without benefit of harmony There's
strange atmosphere about it, which strangeness is
the Home School may well, on as many occasions
possible dispense it's talent to the enjoyment OF
this community.
Perhaps you already know about this. I'll give
it to you anyway. You can have pussy willows
pretty early by following simple little recipe.
Christine Koterba reayed it that got hold of it.
.. Long before the buds on the willow are any
thing but shapeess dead-ookng blobs the branch,
little doctoring will bring them out Put the stems
in warm water, place near to the stove as pos
sible-presto, there are pussy Willows Out and
without season. Mrs. Tony Miller was showing
me a strange plant the other day. It's called an
OK tongue cactus. It's central portion embodies
some of that prickly effort most cact have. But
it's blossom is something unique. Once in the
fall and in the spring, shoot bears out from the
center of the plant starts its for no one knows
where A tough, woody stem grows rapidly in the
Towering season, and suddenly it grows appear
reddish small blooms =. . AS the stalk reaches out,
the blooms dispense and reappear farther down. AT
last count the Towering stalk had heightened to
62 inches, bears its weight well. she says
that the longest ever GA inches, but that this
year bore indication of topping that record length
If it was another of the devious methods fol-
wheedling publicity from newspapers, fell for it.
In the morning mail to we eds desk came envelope
marked from the 1910 New York Worlds Fair.
1t went to the waste basket, unopened. spied
it there, and decided in leisurely moment to read
sheet of paper. Come, come, gentlemen There
must be more news than that from the colossal
exhibition!
Now that the boys have taken over various bust
interests Bill Unger can devote his time to
various pursuits The latest of which is well drilling
stumbled onto it in thuswise: The other day
I was talking with him, and suddenly he produced
bottle filled with liquid, whose color was unuis-
takably that of water. Just as she comes from
the WELL" he said. Not wanting to be seemingly
ignorant, countered, "Izzat So" . He went on
to explain that he has distllate we'll in Louisiana
That was what in the bottle The well, now
down 954O feet-or some such figure that you
wouldn't care to be deep ass giving good flow
age Son jim or MelrOSe had discovered that
the stuff was hot enough for cigarette lighters So
Bill produced one from his pocket poured in some
of the fluid. Snap-it went right off. Then he
handed me the lighter. He walked into the safe,
produced another YOU'RE well stocked" observed.
Well, sir, Bill had had many inquiries about
that little lighter, that he found place where he
could get them. He got 1900 of the automatic
matches now personal associates and acquaintance
get present.
The other day when sleet encrusted wires and
trees boys in the department for serving light and
communication to this community had their troubles
with telephone circuits popping out, manager Bob
LATERAL was abed with temperature and a sus-
pciously able start on a case of pneumonia. BY
dividing current on either side of the city, Supt.
Art MacDermond was happily relieved when it was
all over. His job was keeping electricity flowing.
He reported that not hatchery lost an egg during
the trouble. And nearly all of them were in the
would nave meant ruin Trouble of Northern
States being downed by sleet-laden wires fur
Their complicated in that with local power the stuff
was grounding fast that the load was cut far
short of it's regular pull. Which is the reason
you had one divil of time getting those pork chops
Drowned. -.
George Seke, of the Teachers College, who smoke
at the schools dedication, didn't worry about the
weather permitting such handful crowd. . . THE
most effective talk ever gave" he said II gave
before an audience of one believe that that eve
ming was truly persuasive" q. The rapid fire
oratory of Portland's young clergyman, the Rev
Lansing kempton is spell-binding quantity those
who attended services at the Episcopal Church found
Sunday His wit and candor is KEEN and he
waxed exceedingly caustic modern art in his
sermon. Reporting on one painting he had viewed
in the Portland galleries he sad AFTER studying the
anatomy of the man, decided the woman with him
must have been his wife. No other woman would
have been with man like that" :. Quoting the
price the masterpiece at $50 dollars he said,
Il don't know why anyone would want it in their
home-except a warning" 49,.