The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-10
A Noble Career Ends

One of the worlds noblest characters passed
away when Ignace Jan Paderewsk, famed pianist
and former premier of Poland, died in New York
few days ago at the age of 80. During his life
time his unsurpassed playing earned for him more
than seven million dollars, most of which he gave
away.
Paderewski born on November g. 1860, in
Russian Poland and although he began the study
of piano at early age he was not considered a
musical prodigy in his youth But he was an in
defatigable student and made minor concert
tours before his debut in Vienna at the age of 81
From that time on his a concert pianist
was one of unbroken success, which ended only
about two years ago, when ill health forced his
retirement
BY most critics he is ranked among the three
greatest pianists of all time the other two being
List and Rubinstein He composed an opera
symphony, a concerto for piano and orchestra and
many smaller works, his Minuet being universal
favorite
During the World War he devoted the proceeds
of his concerts to the relief of Polish sufferers
and he of the leaders in organizing the
Polish Republic, of which he became premier in
1919. He contributed than two million dollars
to the new republic, but resigned premier after
few months. He established the Paderewski Fund
to provide prizes for American composers in 1900,
and his phlanthropes were many and varied.
Paderewsk possessed all the characteristics of
true greatness and his death is amented throughout
the civilized world.
An Amazing Prophesy-
THE time will come, and that presently when
by making use of the magnetic waves which per-
communicate with the Antipodes"
This amazing prophesy which at the time was
only wild guess, made by Joseph Glanvill
an English philosopher and divine, in a work called
The Vanity of Dogmatizng," published in London
In 1861 Whether it be considered prophesy or mere
guess work, his statement came true with the
advent of radio-after about $50 years
Ganvil was born at Plymouth, England in
1856, and became rector of church in Essex at the
age of "a the work containing his famous prediction
being produced shortly afterward. When he was 80
became chaplain to KinpC
Hhs writings indicate that Glanvill was ex-
tremey skeptical about the scientific and phosophi-
cal theories of Others yet he had some fantastic
ideas of his own, among them being a firm belief
in wtchcraft.
But witchcraft generally accepted as
fact in his day that Glanvilrs talk about COMMUNE
eating by magnetic waves might easily have led to
the suspicion that he himself was in league with
evil spirits.
The Rich Ukraine
Situated in southwestern Russia and bordering
on German-controlled territory the Ukraine is one
OF the richest agricultural areas in the world, en-
bracing about 100000 square miles or nearly five
sixths the size of Texas The population is close to
40 million, more than 80 per cent being engaged in
agriculture.
Three-fourths of the Ukraine's soil is black and
exceedingly fertile making it the best grain country
in Europe, and well adapted to the growing of all
farm crops Livestock raising has increased greatly
in recent years, have sk-worm breeding and
Bookkeeping.
The wealth of the Ukraine is not confined to
agriculture, however as the region produces
than one-half of Russa's iron and coal, besides
manganese and salt. 1t has the largest waterpower
development in Europe, and than 200 600 cleo
trified farms.
During the internal troubles in Russia following
the First World War the Ukraine established its