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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28
Peculiar Expressions in the Army

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In the army there are expressions
peculiar to itself. Heard for the first
time by outsiders. they need interpre.
tation. Among the most common are
hike" for march," striker" for a
soldier serving as body.servant or
houseman for an Officer" &C. o." for
Commanding Officer" and 20. d."
for "ohacer Of the day." chop" and
"hoproom" for dance" and dancing
ROOM" "citz Clothes" for. civilian
dress;" "commissaries." for gro.
ceries;' coffee cooler" for an of1lcer
who is always looking for an easy Job
in some stan position; found" when
an officer fails to pass his examine,
tons; "shave-tail," for a youngster
just out of West Point. Among the
soldiers the expressions have multi.
piled until quite a vocabulary Of
strange words has been established.
"Bobtail" is dishonorable discharge.
Orderly bucker" is soldier who
when going on guard duty, strives by
extra neatness Of appearance to be ap-
pointed orderly to one Of the officers.
Dog robber" is the soldiers con.
temptuous expression for Striker
Leslie's Weekly.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28

covered Her Head with a Blanket
When Pointed My Camera at Her.
entertainment 1 did little sleight-of-
hand work, making the pass with .
quarter, pretending to swallow It,
then picking it of her blanket, finally
rubbed it into my trouser leg and
made it disappear entirely.
I only succeeded in frightening the
poor old creature almost to death.
She clasped her hands in fear, made
the sign of the cross, crooked her
fingers to avert the evil eye, and,
pointing to me, put her fingers to her
head like horns, indicating that I was
q gentleman extremely well-known
but of unsavory reputation.
Leaving these interesting remnants
Of the great race that once owned the
land, We continued upon our sadly
interrupted journey.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28

vat?"
The monotony of our trip was fur
Their varied by the arrival at one sta.
ton of a lady of the peroxide tint of
blonde, who Struggled in small
monkey and large-sized flask. The
monkey was hidden beneath the berth,
SO she would not have to put him in
the baggage car.
The greatest excitement ensued:
nightgear and lingerie Il trust use
the right word) were in great evil
dence. Everyone asked everyone else
what the trouble was, but none seemed
to know.
Finally the mystery was solved.
The blonde lady pleaded on her
knees in very maudlin accents that
the hard-hearted conductor would not
send her precious pet to the baggage
car; but he was obdurate, and poor
Chico was banished to the accompani-
ment of his mistress sobs.
At Ell Paso we were stalled all one
Sunday; but with the expectation Of
leaving every moment A bull fight
was on, over in Mexico, Just across
the river, but We dared not go for fear
OF being left by our train.
From Ell Paso we kept north across
the arid table lands, the low hills, like
crumpled, rusty tin. lying along the
horizon.
Crossing the desert between Tucson
and Fort Yuma, we ran into sand
storm. The fine sand sifted into every
smallest opening and made breathing
well-ntgh impossible. Fortunately it
did not last long. We had only run
into corner of it. and wsre soon out.
The desert showed us several of her
capricious moods, for presently we
were treated to most perfect mirage.
Apparently lake or broad river in
the desert, with little islets and rock.
mirrored in the most beautiful, cool
and wettest looking water Imaginable
Fort Yuma claims the distinction of
being the hottest place in the union.
A story is told of soldier who lived
there, and died. The night after his
death his spirit appeared to some Of
his comrades at their camp fire. They
asked him what he wanted, and he
said Hades was 80 much colder than
Yuma he had come hack foy his
blanket,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28
WOMAN HAD DONE HER BEST
Pralseworthy Attempt to Have Sur
roundings az Husband Liked Them.

A prominent clergyman in the East
End of London was on visit recently
to one of his parishioners, a woman
whose husband was rather addicted
to drink. He found her weeping. my.
good woman" he begun. Don't call
me your good woman" she burst out,
as her bosom was convulsed with sobs,
burying her face in her apron. Il
don't want to see anybody. Leave me
to die in peace" But the clergyman
had no intention of doing any such
thing. He learned from the woman
that her husband, being drunk and
disorderly the night before, had been
locked up. ooh! what shall do?"
walled the woman. IT am sorry for
you,' said the sympathetic clergyman;
but why don't you try to make your
home more attractive, and then, in.
stead of going to spend his evenings.
at the alehouse, he would stay at
homer" I'm sure do my best to
make it look homelike, SIR" answered
the woman. Il have took up the par
lor carpet, sprinkled sawdust on the
floor and put beer barrel in the cor.
ner; but, mercy, sir, it amt made
q bit OF diherence-not a bit"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28
:NDT FOOL Me, KNOW ALL ALOUD II MINE FRENDT.'

selves. was offered the chance to
try, but refused, having sore recollec-
lions of my first and last attempt to
milk.
It was on my uncle's farm up in
New York state, and l, wishing to do
everything that a real farmer should.
desired to enroll milking among my
accomplishments. Being of tender
years, and with the confidence that
usually accompanies that stage of life,
I entered the barn for my first lesson,
with the utmost nonchalance, and
gafly humming dairy tune. l don't
remember how came out, but think
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28
sY a. FREDERICK WRIGHT, a. NJ,

~ q. FREDERICK WRIGHT, A. M.
lAuthor Of "Ice Age in North America -
Man and the Glacial PERIOD"
''Asiatic Russia" etc.l
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Until a short time ago the erosive
power Of moving water was chiefly
thought Of in connection with the
waves which thunder against all rock.
bound coasts, and with the great rivers
which seam all mountain TANKS with
deep g0rges and canyons, and wind in
serpentine course through the border.
Ing valleys. But more careful atten.
ton to the facts makes it. clear that
those play but q minor part in the
great movements that are constantly
planning down the continents to the
level Of the sea. The greater part
OF the work which is so rapidly going
on Of wearing down the hills and fill
Ing up all lakes and bays and extend
ing the coast line out into the sea is
accomplished by the action of innu-
merable less conspicuous and less noisy
agents.
Over the eastern part of the United
States about three feet of water falls
annually. About two.thirds of this
is evaporated and goes directly back
to the sky without aiding the great
erosive process which Is going on. But
the remaining IL inches of water that
flows of from the surface and finds
Its way to the sea is an agent of tre-
mendous capacity. Through the
streams which carry of this surplus
precipitation from the eastern United
States ESQ cubic miles Of water are
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28
It certainly lived up to its reputation

It certainly lived up to its reputation
the day we were there.
A number of Indians were seated by
the platform displaying articles Of
beadwork for sale. They object siren
uously to being photographed-think-
ing the camera has the evil eye, and
while it takes their portrait will also
steal away their soul.
However, these scruples can be
overcome at the rate of 50 cents a
scruple. Who says the commercial in
stinct turks not in the breast of the
Indian?
One old woman, who was said to be
hundred and four years old, covered
her head with her blanket when I
pointed my camera at her. For her
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28
Wrote kilograms Containing Air,
Flights Of Imagination.

It was by the elevated. When first
looked at the cow she was all peace
and contentment, but when she saw
me she looked dissatisfied, and l knew
there was kick coming. She stopped
chewing her cud and let it run down
the loop-then, after a few minutes,
she rang it up again, having decided
upon her line of action. Later l dis
covered that was on the line. and
very near the transmitter.
At the aforementioned Shawnee We
began to get some entertainment from
our misfortunes. A young man from
California, one Of those serious fel.
lows, with face like q deacon, but q
fund Of humor within. wrote out tele.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28

carried into the ocean every year, or
about two-thirds of a cubic mile every
day. Every drop Of this water has
loosened from it's place some particle
OF earthly matter and borne 1t by it's
own momentum to lower level.
The water Of nearly all our rivers
and lakes is hard" that is, it con-
tains a small per cent. Of lime and
other soluble elements which it has re.
moved from the soil as 1t has filtered
through 1t. 1t is these impurities, af-
fecting even the clearest looking wa
ter. which cause the accumulation of
fur" inside Of boilers and tea kettles
and which counteract the effects of
soap in washing. 1t is estimated that
In Europe 48 tons of lime, magnesia,
potash, soda, salt and sulphuric and
phosphoric acids are annually leached
out Of the soil from every square mile
Of surface. England alone is estimated
to have removed from it's soil every
year s.370,630 tons of solid matter
which has been dissolved and held in
solution by running water. By this
process alone, therefore, a foot in
depth OF the rocks of England and
Wales would be dissolved and carried
into the sea every 1878 years. Taking
the world over an average of 100 tons
OF rocky matter IL thus annually dis.
solved by running water from every
square mile and carried into the ocean.
Most Of the celebrated caves charac.
terising limestone regions have been
formed by the slow action Of streams
In dissolving the limestone rock. The
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28
a Him to Wixae.

When man knows that there II AZ
ways a watchful eye on him; that IL he
forgets to be thankful for some serv.
ice done him. II he is absent.minded
II he neglects to kiss his wife good.by.
It will be all counted against him
then his spontaneity will die.-Har
pers Bazaar.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28

Luray caves Of Virginia, the Nam.
moth cave of Kentucky, the numerous
caves in southern Indiana and the
Ozark region in Missouri and the great
Wind cave in the Black Hills Of west
ern Dakota are well-known illustra-
lions. But in many cases this en-
largement has gone on SO far that the
roof Of the long underground water.
channel has fallen in, leaving rock
lined, deep, open gorge through which
the river is flowing, sometimes above
the surface and sometimes in a still
deeper underground channel through
which it has found its way. In general
the river valleys are larger where
they cross limestone regions than they
are where they cross rocks with less
soluble material. Many Of the valleys
in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West vir-
ginia and all along the Appalachian
chain have evidently been formed by
this excessive action of water in dis
solving limestone rocks.
But far in excess Of this chemical
action of water in dissolving the rocks
is its mechanical action. Some
streams are always muddy. All
streams are muddy during high water.
BY estimating the flow of stream
and the amount of sediment carried
along in every gallon of water at diff
ferent stages Of its flow it is possible
to get fair estimate of the total
amount of material carried of from
the drainage basin In any given time.
Everyone knows that the lower
Mississippi is very muddy, and that
considerable amount of sediment will
settle even in tumberful of water.
Indeed, the cities along the Mississippi
and it's larger tributaries are often
tainted with drinking make.believe
lemonade, and it is said that those who
drink Missouri river water before it
settles are compelled to pick their
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28

teeth after every glass; while those
who use It assert that the settling OF
the sediment acts like filter and puri.
fies the water.
The actual investigations of HON.
phreys and Abbott, the engineers who
had the work in charge, showed that
in the lower Mississippi one fifteen
hundredth Of the water by weight was
sediment, and that in addition large
amount Of gravel and sand was con.
stantly being pushed along the bottom
OF the river. Altogether they found
that 75O.000.000 cubic feet of sand
earth and gravel were being carried
every year into the Gulf Of Mexico by
this river alone. This would form q
prism 26s feet in height. with q base
OF one square mile, and would weigh
the enormous amount Of 812,50O 900.
900 pounds. This would make eyery
year a railroad embankment so feet
wide and 26 feet high more than 1000
miles long; or a mountain a mile
square and mile high every 20 years.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28
RAINFALL LEVELING CONTINENTS

Slowly plssoIvlns Them by Tremen-
deus Chemical and Mechanical Ac.
tlop-1o0 Tons Taken Annually
from Every Square MlIe-Enor-
nous Bulk Removed by Mississippi
Work Of Other Great Rivers.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28

From these figures IT will appear
that the continents are not the stable
masses which they are ordinarily SUP.
posed to be, and that IL we refer to the
hills as eternal we are not using
scientific language, but q figure oi
speech. Were there no counteractins
forces North America, at the present
rate at which the rivers are washine
1t into the sea, would all disappear. e1.
cept q few Of its table lands and noun.
tsins. in about 2.ooo. 900 years.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-28

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
FACTS ABOUT COSMOPOLITAN

CosMoPoLIToN has made a sln-
gle outlay in the way of material for
its readers that has not been sur.
passed in the course of the year by
any magazine. A contract has been
entered into with the great English
short story writer. E. Phillips OPP
penheim, for series of brilliant short
stories that will probably represent
a greater similar expenditure than
has even been made by a modern
magazine.
COSMOPOLITAN has secured the
greatest living playwright. George
Bernard shaw,-author of the ia
nous "Man and superman." and
"Mrs. warren's Profess6r"-to write
a series of articles dealing with great
human theme that will strike home to
the.heart of every single reader.
COSMOPOLITAN other great work
men yill include such master minds as
Maurice Maeterllnck, Belgium's emil
neft philosopher and literateur; Da-
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The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-17

TOHN WESLEY GAINES. the silver
j tongued orator of Tennessee. the
guardian of the Jackson Hermitage
and bearer of the Democratic ark of
the covenant in congress for IL years,
will no longer grace the floor of the
house.
After his present term expires he
will return to Tennessee to take up
the simple life and muse on the "ashe<
of empire" and what might have
been"
For John Wesley Gaines had ambi-
tons as well as ability. He dreamed
of a day coming when the southland
would claim its own and when another
Andy Jackson would sit in the presi-
Dental chair and scatter the evil birds
from the sacred temples of Democ-
racy.
But from these wild dreams Mr..
Gaines has just received a rude awak-
ening
In the primaries in the Sixth Ten
nessee district he was defeated for the
denomination. Joseph w. Byrne, a
cold-hearted corporation lawyer, who
told the voters that Mr.. Gaines was of
no account in congress, seems to
have been taken at his word, for Mr.
Byrne won over Mr.. Gaines by a big
majority. AS the nomination is tan
tamount to an election, Mr.. Byrne will
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-17

THERE are several jobs in New York
i for women that are going beg
ging." The work pays ten dollars or
more per day, and in some instances
over a hundred per week. yet there
is practically no one to take up the
occupation.
There are only three women in
New York who do this work, which is
embalming," said the night manager
of an undertaking establishment.
These three are kept so busy that
we are compelled, in numerous cases,
to confess our inability to comply with
the wishes of patrons who prefer wom-
en- embalmers, and so we have to in
trust the work to men instead"
TT Is really much easier than nurs-
ing in a hospital" said another, "for
the embalming methods of the present
day are very simple. But where there
are thousands of women who are
anxious to become nurses there are
none who desire to start on this work.
"A woman can show greater
amount of sympathy for the bereaved
relatives than a man is capable OF
doing.
I'm many ways they seem so fitted
for the work, and 1t is beyond my
comprehension why women don't enter
this profession.
1.-THE fact that they do not fear the
presence of death can be easily proven
by inquiry at the morgue or at any pc
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-17
Seek Reason for Halt in Alien Tide

steady demand for labor, can be held
responsible for the continued decrease
which records kept now show. Seri-
GUS objection is made in certain coun-
tries of Europe to the rate at which
emigration to the United States has
reduced their population. The United
States will now seek to learn through
Its representatives abroad whether
the methods taken to keep immigrants
from this country are such as TO mis-
represent conditions here.
The number of immigrants for May
was 3G,317, as compared with 184,886
last year and 150.927 in May, 1906.
The immigration from Russia. which
was 35,506 In May last year and 2S,817
in May, 1906, this year, dropped to
1880. immigration for six months, in
Guiding May, show an equally large
falling Off the total for the period be-
ing only 227 ,283, as compared with
GA ,684 last year and 616,508 the pre-
vious year.
Austria-Hungary Italy and Russia
show the largest decreases. The de-
crease of those coming from Italy for
the month of 1881 suggests that
peonage prosecutions have been well
and perhaps not always truthfully ad-
vertised. Small increases are shown
from China. the Pacific islands, British
North America. British Honduras. and
Mexico; all other countries show de-
creases.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-17
Spies Hired by Both of the Goulds

1t will be alleged, according to re-
port, that Mr.. Gould has for several
years been training this womans
voice for the grand opera stage under
the best masters in Europe, and that
she accompanied him on long cruises
on his yacht. A specific act of mis-
conduct with the young woman will
be alleged to have taken place three
or four years ago at Sidney. N. S.
There will be much testimony from
former members of the Helenita crew.
This, it is said, was only one OF a
number of acts of misconduct to be
charged by Mrs. Gould against her
husband.
Mr.. Gould has had his wife shad-
owed for long time, though it was
not until her old butler, Paul, found
one of the jealous husbands paid
agents peeking through keyhole that
even the servants suspected the house
was filled with private detectives.
At the present time acquaintance
Of the Goulds say, Mrs. Gould has
spies in her husbands establishment
and the husband has spies in his
wifes.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-17
GOING TO SCHOOL IN BURMAH
Stir Which the Princes of the Realm
Made, and How They Met 1t.

Shortly after the native college was
opened in Rangoon, the head, Rev.
DR.. Marks. says in the Church Family
Paper that the king of Burmah
came to him and asked if he would
teach some of his sons. When he
agreed, the king asked: What ages
do you like them at?"
From IL to IA
The king turned to one of his as.
sistants, and commanded:
Bring all my sons between II and
IA to me-"
Nine princes came in.
Four came to school the next day,
each riding an elephant, and with
two golden umbrellas. Each, also
was escorted by 40 soldiers. After.
ward the whole nine came. So there
were nine princes, nine elephants. Is
golden umbrellas, and $50 soldiers.
Unlike Mary's lamb, DR.. Marks say s.
the elephants stayed outside, but when
the princes came into the schoolroom
all the other boys threw themselves
fiat down with their faces to the
ground-it was forbidden for any one
to stand or sit in the presence of the
princes.
DR.. Marks found this state of things
very inconvenient, and put the mat
ter to the princes. They talked the
situation over, and made up their
minds what to 90.
"You fellows may get up" one OF
the princes said. You need not be
frightened
after that says DR.. Marks, I'VE
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-17
A POLITE BOY.
Case Where He Carried Out His In
structions Too Literally.

A small boy, whose chief fault was
that he would interrupt his elders,
had been repeatedly corrected by be-
ing told daily that he should say: "At
your convenience, mamma. l have
something to tell you" His sister,
Lisi Cipriani, relates, in "a Tuscan
Childhood" the results which ensued
from the care with which he followed
instructions in one instance.
One day toward the end of the sea
son my mother had taken Richie and
me to the baths at Leghorn. The
baths are built on piers and rotundas
into the sea. We have no tide at Leg
horn, and these piers are connected
by bridges. Before the autumn storms
begin the boards are taken away, so
that only two long wooden beams and
the ratings remain.
There was absolutely no danger in
walking across these bridges on the
beams, as we could have all neces-
sary support from the ratings, and it
was great fun.
l had crossed one of these bridges
quite distance from where my moth
err and some friends were sitting.
When l started to return forgot that
the boards had been taken away, and
walked splash into the sea.
Richie, who was standing by me,
The Tupelo journal., 1908-07-17

Georgetown district, and developed
several properties there. Having
plenty of ready cash and a fondness
for theatricals, he went to Montana,
where he operated three theaters, one
legitimate and two vaudeville houses.
With still high regard of the news
paper profession he went to Goldfield,
where he published and conducted
the Daily Sun, now the Tribune, which
was the first daily paper to be pub
lished in Goldield Seven months
later he sold out and returned to
mining.
In the Manhattan district he organ
lied and developed the Manhattan
Chipmunk property, after which he
went back to Goldfield and in partner
ship secured a lease of the Mohawk
Jumbo mine. The production from
the lease in five months Melted the
sum of $1,03S,000, with more than
81 100000 worth of ore in sight.
Mr.. Macmillan is connected with a
large number of mining companies as
president and director and is asso-
ciated with some of the country's
best known multimillionaires. He per-
sonally controls some 200 claims in
the state OF Nevada.
Mr.. Macmillan met Miss Goodrich
for the first time some months ago.
when she was playing an engagement
in Goldfeld with Nat c. Goodwin's
company Mr.. Macmillan was horn
June %, 1873. in Nevada.