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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-01-06
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Europe Is Dryino Up.


That much of Europe will become
IN arid desert in a few centuries IN
less steps are taken to prevent 1t,
was the prophecy made a year or
two ago by distinguished French
scientific man. 1t is we'll known In a
vague way that some parts Of the
earth are drier that formerly, but OBJ.
servations are lacking to show wheth.
er this has been a result of merely
local conditions or Is a locally ad.
vanced stage of process going on
over wide area. Herr Walser, a
German, has been lately trying to get
n more accurate idea of the desicca!
ton from the records of bodies OF
water. He finds that hundreds Of
European lakes have entirely disap.
peared and in the canton OF Zurich
alone the 149 lakes of 1860 have be.
come reduced to 76, while about half
Of these have been diminished in size.
German and Russian lakes also, 40
we'll a. those Of western Asia, give
evidences Of drying up Of the land.
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The Meanest Trick.

tits strange, strange, strange, that
I can't find thing or keep a thing
in this house," said Mr.. Podmore the
other day. tits all because 1T your
loose, slack, unsystematic way Of
keeping house, Mrs. Podmore!"
"cWhat is it now, dear"
Don't dear me, but help me to find
my hat. I hung it on the hall rack
when 1 came in! ~
'Why, Henry" l.rs =.
! Don't stand there staring at me
in that idiotic way, but help me to
md that hat. II suppose i must wear
my straw hat. and its raining like
fury!". :r>t ~
Henry Podmore. will you listen"
mo, I'll not. When man lays down
his hat and can't ind it,
:. Henry, that hat is on your head"
j.. WHAT. Who put It there? This II
some trick. I'd take my oath before
any court in the land"
"Nonsense!" y ~
Its not nonsense! It's a. true %
that I live and stand before you. q tor.
mented. worried, harassed man. who
is ridiculed and made the victim OF
some mean. low. trick in bis own
house every day You'll hear. more
about this when 1 get holne!" ~ =
Us Then he rushed out sIamming the
door after htm.-Los Angeles Exam.
liner. ia III: ,ls*Bf
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Prediction Of Earthquakes.


Although seismologists have not YET
succeeded~fn finding out any means
Of definitely predicting the occurrence
of an earthquake, they are hopeful oil
finally arriving II, this desired goal:
and already they can discern danger
by the pulsations which are always
greatly agitating the surface of the
earth. A sudden cessation of thess
heart-beats is a danger signal. OK.
treme stiffness invariably preceding
an earthquake, whereas constant ire.
mors are a good sign. A great earth.
quake 10 almost always followed by
weaker ones, and when II is violent
and destructive the number. of minor
shocks following It may amount to
hundreds or even thousands, and con.
tinue for several months or years.
The occurrence OF safter:shocks ID
quite natural and necessary for set
Ting down into stable equilibrium Of
the disturbed tract. at tho origin of
disturbance, each Of these shocks re-
moving an unstable or weak point I'M
derneath. Further, as very great
shock would remove a correspond
ingly great underground instability. it
is probable that such shock would
not, for long time, be followed by
another of magnitude comparable
to its own in the same or neighbor-
ing district. When, however, the ini-
tial shock is not very great, 1t may be
followed by another like it, but even
in this case the position OF the origin
of the second shock would usually be
quite distinct from that of the first.
Wide World Magazine.
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New Pattern Has Straight Blade .
Facilitate Thrustlns and, vs.
54,.,&s Better Guard. .s2ga

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The pattern OF thu new British cav
airy sword has been approved for
manufacture. It differs from those
of previous patterns chiefly in being
lifted with straightaAapering blade
to facilitate -thrusting. 8 The guard, 10
shaped to afford more :protection on
the left side. and the grip ii formed
TO- dtsthe hand 4 recess for the thumb
being cut n:the back. The, scabbard
is q straight taper from end to end
and made Of steel. The, weight Of the
sword H. about two pounds, IA ounces.
and the scabbard %one pound six
ounces. 80 49, W
Historically the adoption Of thrust
ing sword Is Of interest as being re-
version Of the single-edged rapier of
the seventeenth century, the period
when, according to some of our most
eminent authorities, the qualities Of .
lighting sword were best understood,
armor having practically gone out Of
use and firearms being still very i'm.
perfect. ,4sE
Such an authority 40 Capt. Hutton
Is understood to object to q sword
specialized for thrusting, on the
ground that man cannot fight his
way out of crowd with it. It may,
too, be objected that the. sword is
comparatively heavy. but that may be
due to the British troopers we'll.
known prejudice in favor Of certain
amount Of weight-Pall Mall Gazette.
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.ArmadiIIo Once Lived In Texan.

ArmaoiIIo Once Lived In Texas.
Il don't suppose that there are
many Of them left, but in the old days,
when lived in western Texas, the
armadillo was one Of the commonest
animals OF the palms." remarked Col.
w. w. Putnam of Kansas City to a
Baltimore American reporter. ."Civ.
ilization, no doubt, has caused his dis.
appearance. just as 1t has extinguished
many a species that used to be like
the sands Of the seashore.
"The armadillo is a funny.lookins
little creature that looks for all the
world like an opossum with a shell on
his back. How did he come by that
she'll which is also a shield or piece of
protective armor? In the prettiest
way imaginable. According to the
old Mexican legend the armadillo was
sent in direct answer to the prayers
Of the deyout people who long ago
resided in a part of Mexico which
was badly infested with .venomous
snakes. The Inhabitants 70 beseeched
the Almighty, for relief that suddenly
all the serpents seemed to have van
ished from the earth. in going about
the region once so badly plagued the
natives could find no more possums.
but instead an animal that seemed TO
be one except that on his back was a
shell. This was his armor which
brought immunity from the bite of q
snake and thenceforth the armadillo
began to make unrelenting warfare on
all poisonous reptiles. He is still true
to his reputation, and wherever found
lis on the Job of snake killing, as he
was centuries ago in old Mexico.
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When and Why He Quit.

Frank Nelson, former state superin.
tsndent Of public instruction Of Kan.
pas, and cap" Gibson, the veteran
,ecord clerk in Auditor Natio.v office,
re great friends. Nelson IL now
uresident Of a Minnesota College.
When Nelson was still in the state.
house he and Gibson had z talk one
day about teaching school. Il was
once q school teacher" volunteered
Gibson. nj. 4
rs that SOW asked Nelson. How
Sleng?" ~ e-E
Yes. I fooled 'em II years." replied
Gap" ..
Hoy 10 that?" asked Nelson.
oh" sad Cap" Il quit when
Teachers had to qualify."-Kansas
City Journal. ..'''
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That Tre2cherous Ice.

Ice is now listed as ''perishable" in
the household of one young family
man Of Philadelphia. During the re-
cent hot spell he arrived home at ten
o'clock at night. His wife Informed
him that the supply Of ice had melted
and she was thirsty for cold lemonade.
Going to his club few blocks away,
the man got from the steward a fair.
sized bit of ice, we'll wrapped and
with a string by which to carry it
home. AS he turned to leave the bar
a friend came along, and invited him
to have "just one" He did and re.
turned the compliment. On the street
he met another friend and had "one
more" to which he also responded in
kind. They were Joined by two more
friends and the party discussed the
weather and many more "last drinks. !"
Suddenly remembering his errand
he babe hurried goodnight, grasped
the bundle he had set at his feet near
the bar rail and made his way home.
Got It," he said as he met his wife.
Had to 60 all over town, but got It,"
and he: handed 6her the package.
1Adjourning' to- the kitchen she got
ready the material for the lemonade
for which she had waited so. long
while. he cat the cord that held to
gether-just q cubehapedswad OF pa.
per that held water, u =; remains Of
the ice. ,,., ~ " 9 ,,S',,:}ES
Nor did he Square" the story OF
all over town" even though he
brought more Ice in few minutes. ::
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More Of 1uddha's Ashes Found

More OF 6uddha's Ashes Found.
Excavations conducted by the Ar
theological department of. the Indian
government near Peshawar have re.
suited in the discovery of an ancient
Buddhist stupa or memorial mound
containing bronze casket, within
which are some of the ashes OF Guat-
ANA Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
They are inclosed in wrought hex.
agonal rock crystal receptacle sealed
with royal seal of the Emperor Kan
ishka, who was ruling in Peshawar at
the opening of the Christian era.
The discovery is reported to have
taken place on site described by the
Chinese traveller Hieun Tsang in the
record of his. journeys in the early
years of the Christian era as being
the position of large Buddhist mon.
astery. Prof. A, boucher of the Sor.
bonne, an authority on Buddhist arch
eplogy, noticed five years ago some
curious mounds in this spot, but had
no appliances for excavation. This
clew has since been followed up BY
DR.. Marshall, head Of the Indian Arch.
Biological department.
When Buddha died in 1872 B. C.,
his body was cremated and the ashes
divided IN eight parts among his dis.
ciples." said DR.. L. p. Burnett, keeper
Of the Oriental books In the British
museum. Zone of the vases contain.
Ing these portions, known as the Pip
rahwa vase, was discovered q few
years ago by q government survey.
i The other six are yet undiscovered.
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METHOD Thai Always Work
Wife's Tssrs Overcome Mans Logic
and Bring Promise Of New
Bowl. 5s>,

IT it would do any good" said the
woman. Il would just sit down and
cry The man looked up from the
book he was reading, He did not ask
what was the matter. He knew Il
might be anything from burned cake
to the loss OF pocket book. But the
expression interested hip.
y. Il admire your ability to recognize
the impossible" he said. adjusting the
glasses on his nose and peering at her
over them. hut why sit down and
cry?' 10 1t impossible to stand up. and
weep. or to lie down and shed tears ?"
20. shut up!" said the woman; you
talk like a musty old book"
But" Persisted the man. you seem
to recognize the fact that crying, eth.
er sitting down or otherwise. will not
improve matters. so why consider it at
all? Your, philosophy might be ex-
tended beyond mere imaginary relief
from tears to point where the"
you make me tired" said the WON.
an, not very elegantly. The man
smiled. ~" .fa
THAT'S right" said the woman an.
griiy, 'snesr at your wife when she
breaks her china bowl" ( IT,
Nov hold on" said the man placid.
ly. III 1t wouldn't do any good to cry
over It, what good will it do to worry
over it. or be mad over it? It's brok-
On. amt it?' ,.'.
III you were any sort of husband"
exploded the woman. breaking into
tears, or what seemed to be. you'd
not sit there observation-disclosures"
There, there" eaid the man, quit
It, Ill get you new one" The wom-
an smiled. $1,000
II just knew you would" she said.
The man rubbed his stubby chin.
"Uh huh" he murmured to himself,
%, yes. Her philosophy was all
wrong-but it wouldn't be safe to tell
her 1t does good to sit down and cry.
But shucks, she knows it. 1t was .
bluff "-Galveston News.
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Extinct Crater 10 Diamond Hssd, 4 q
IS Honolulu, 10 csnter Of Govern. y
Il. tx ,nfehe opsrations.

. The United States army 10 fortify
ing the city Of Honolulu. Hawaii, and
the extinct crater Of the great. Dia
1mond Head volcano II the center o.
the operations. This crater lies to the
east OF the city. and its bowl. some q
acres in area, is inclosed BY abrupt
cliffs from so to 200 feet in height
Through this rim of cliffs. on the side
fartherest from the ocean. our. army
engineers are boring two large tun
nels which lead from the great 12-inch
mortar batteries on the outer slope
to the great cavity within the old vol
'cano. inside the mountatn will be con
sstructed ammunition magazines
which should be exceptionally secure
from the chance of explosion. Erosion
has deposited layer OF about six feet
OF earth over the floor Of the crater
while small lake forms at one side
during the greater part Of the year
Probably barracks for troops will be
built in this Enclosure and q garden
to furnish an adequate supply; Of vege
tables for the soldiers might easily be
planted IN the fertile soil. 49,
The strength Of this novel scheme
of Notifications may be recognized
when we realize that the Dia
mon Head stands between the batter.
les and the sea and would render eff
fective battle-ship IRE in an attack al
most impossible. Since the mortars
simply drop their shells upon the OBJ.
ject Of attack the necessity of firing
over the mountain does not interfere
In the slightest with their accuracy
Electric indicators situated at some
suitable point of observation will di.
rect the aiming of the mortars.-Har.
psr's Weekly. "'.-,-r
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Diplomatic Objection.

N NY says theScigar manutac.
turer to''his. wife; while It would be
very pleasing to you to have a Paris
gown. have you. stopped to- think. Of
the criticisms and jests such proceed
jure world insure from my, ,competi-
tors? 1t would hurt my business,
really. sE,ss, ::,.f: 49,
Nonsense! How could it?' asks
the wife. E..s ,4S, /.
Why, they would point me out -
tlae nan who didn't know the business
any better thans to allow q domestic
.aller to be put into az. imported wrap
lper."-,-Life. ,..,,..s ,y,,.
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PR0DDED BY Music { I
now MAJ. KENYON aoTNNoRls
1 MI. OUT az TIE q h !:;, ,FllllPlNts
.eand Airs Gave Impetus; 20 laborsrs',
Zeal IN Building The Famous III
sas \ II esnoust RoadS Through
Luxon Mountains. s,.

Maj. Z. w" v. 7Kennon. now com.
malding . battalion Of the Tenth in;
fantfy at Fort BENJAMIN Harrison. ID
building the famous Benguet road
through the mountains Of northern
Luzon. Philippine islands. accomplish,
ed feat called humanity impossible.
It took music. money and mongrel
army of;4,O0O men to do 1t, but Ben.
guet road stands to-day one OF the re.
markable highways Of the world.
Maj: Kennon's army Of 1000 road
builders rested only on Sunday. For
ten hours of each day they forged
ahead. On Sunday they rested in
their quarters, houses built on poles
and grass. They amused themselves
with dances. cards and games that ap-
pealed to the different nationalities.
Maj. Kennon introduced music as one
Of the attractions along his lonely
highway. He is known for his re.
sourcefulness and he does not deny
that he used music to get better WORT
out OF the pleasure-loving Filipinos
and other Orientals. They did not
like to work, and when they did it
was with slow, sluggish movement.
One day Maj. Kennon decided to
try music as an impetus to zeal, He
assembled his band, made up of men
of all nations, and ordered 1t to move
quietly and secretly to a place where
several hundred Filipinos were en-.
gagged In drilling holes in the canyon
walls. The band stole up behind the
slow-going drillers and suddenly
struck up a favorite Oriental air. In.
stantly the Filipinos caught the spirit
Of the music and began to beat their
drills against the rock in rhythm.
The result was more than a sur
prise to the resourceful Kennon. He
kept that band busy after that. = It fol.
lowed the Filipinos along the way and
played wherever they worked. From
laborers worth about ten cents q day
he developed them into musical ma.
chimes that worked to drum beats.
Maj. Kennon insists that his band
saved the Philippine government thou.
sands of dollars 49,.
:, "A bet, had been made between Maj.
Kennon and his foreman on one side
and the members Of 1.-The Philippine
commission on the other side that the
road would not be open by January
81. 1905. The story of the bet was
borne from tongue to tongue along
the road Maj. kehnon: promised each
man cigar II, they won the bet. The
effect was good. The army. Of 1000
bent 70, their work. there being : man
to every seven feet Of the road on the
last lap into Baguio: On January 20,
two days before the expiration of the
wager Maj. Kennon rode into Baguio
in . carriage. There: was a great eel.
ebration and every man in the Ken.
non army smoked a good cigar
marked 1.-The Kennon Special" each
with a label bearing the majors pic.
ture EsE =. F-
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Drawn from Long Experiences.

Who has learned to obey will know
how to COMMUNICATION.
Heaven helps the man who helps
himself.-Sophocles. " ~.
Incidence 10 stagnation: employ
ment Is lfe.-Seneca.
g. Anger drives the mind indoors and
bolts the door.--Plutarch. Va.
= Who knows most grieves most for.
wasted ume.-Dante. -z%g4 :,
OF two evils the less 10 always to
be chosen.-Thomas . Kempis.
There 10 nothing cheaper, than civil
ity.-Cervantes.h -
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/, wa. Not Too. Busy

}. ,.@ Was Not Too Busy. 2 I.
seLieut shackleton told an interesting
story Of politeness in. the untrodden
regions Of the Antarctic. His party,
he said, were always extremely good
humored and polite. and one professor
in particular attained : degree Of 20.
liteness unusual under such trying. cir:
cpmstances. "'Are you busy, Nav.
son! he called out one night to n.
ether member q ths party Who, "a
Ii The tent !. ,.a,sss, af:ss@s,g al
( I an said Mavaon. ss.s.a vg,.,.
81 VERY busy said the processes. 8
eyes. very busy. :yss.s.5
II you are not TOO busy, Mawson,
I am down . crevasse.' 40. -, -.
Z "The professor was found hanging
down = crevasse by his four, fingers,
. position which, he could not have %.
cupied for any length Of time II.
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Blind, But Picks Berries.

One OF the, most expert strawberry
pickers in this country is blind mar.
Robert jolly of Orcas. Wash. for
years has. madeiahis annual expenses
picking STRAWBERRIES. and other fruit
for his peighbors, and 80 skilled il
he' and 80 rapid, that he earns Il %
much on the commission plan as q
man with good eyes. Jolly f,nds his
way along the rows of vines with his
stick. and carries . dozen crates with
chim.f. His nimble fingers ind the
fruit. andrwhile one hand is pluckins
{ the eerryHthe other H.. searching for
more. Picking cherries or apples and
climbing around on q ladder In N
> easy Tor him as fora schoolboy.
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pstleved IL Accuracy.

z A dapper little man was making his
Exit from the dining-room Of q fashion.
able hotel when the head waiter
stepped up to him. took him By the
arm and said: II have tumbled to your
little game, you rascal. This 10 the
fourth time you've had your dinner
here without paying"
"sir," exclaimed the little man,
Dreaking loose from the waters
rasp, and looking the o1ncial sternly
y the face. you are mistaksa: It Il
he 6ftsenth.s U ~.
( Before. the waiter had 1oeoyscnd
rom Tie shoek ~ 1aa vaa y -
go stss1G Y
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Good Soldier Get. Reward.

1ooo o0s0sOT SeSs "S~AgS' -
x soldier at Aldershot, not having
had much time in which to dress for
parade, contented himself BY only on
cleaning the front. Of his boots. One
of his chums. noticing this. said
"Why don't you clean the back Of
your boots. Benz" .4
IA good soldier never looks be.
hind" he replied.
As q result Of his carelsssness the
adjutant awarded Ben three extra pa.
rades. r g - fy:.1ti .s,4y.
4 few days afterward III ehum
again remarked: e 80. ..s,,.. ~. E.
t7.l thought . good soldier never
looked behind, Ben 2" s:;a ..,tf As
mo" said Ben. "bat the adtutant
did. - -. ;ats.s. attt4 ~
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One Kind 81, Teacher.

In school near Concordia," said
State Superintendent Fairchild Of Kan.
sas in a discussion Of school work. "a
little. French boy was found by his
teacher down under . seat trying to
catch . srasshopper. The teacher
got down. too, and assisted the little
fellow tn catching the hopper. What
. chance to have done the wrong
thing-to have frightened the little
foreigner, to have scolded and lee.
tnred the whole school. Hows wisely
~: ~ young man actsd uaAsesfhe cir,
euiRitancss. He would Aniifks .iano
~ ehoeeo 1aR . lAssooe - p
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Removing Skin B,o.ehss.

Some fresh BARRIERS have got on 70
the new and highly-acientific way Of
removing skin blotches, birth MARKS,
etc. They buy . high-pressure cyliA.
der Of carbonic acid gas costinS
$3.50 and turn the stun loose In . 1T.
tie bag Of chamois skin where II sets
into An intensely cold, hard ball Of
earbonic acid snow. This IL, applied
on the spot or blemish for I'VE or ten
minutes, which usually disc pears
after three or four applications 4
week apart-New York Press,