The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-07-04
FORMATION OF COAL.
Conditions on Our Planet While the
Process Developed.

Conditions on Our Planet While The
Process Developed.
What may be said to be the stran.
gest period through which our earth
has passed is the one that was respon-
sible for the formation Of coal. The
planet is described as having been at
that time dat and smooth as to surface
and peculiar Al to vegetation. The
continents were Just beginning to rise
above the ocean and the land had not
yet become dry. Mountain ranges had
not arisen from the swamps. and the
atmosphere was thick with fog. In this
state of affairs there sprouted and
6ourished the plants which were later
to furnish the world with tts coal sup
ply.
These plants grew al big a our lar
gest trees. taking deep root In the mo.
rass and flourishing like the lush
grasses In moist meadow land and de-
veloped into the strange shapes now
found In tropic vegetation. The forest
looked. the scientists assure a. Nike
dense growths Of weeds. rushes and
enormous ferns. Some Of them grew
in the shape Of cact. having spines all
over them. This kind Of vegetation
was very rich In carbon. which It do
rived from the warm. moist atmos.
phere. Then the millions Of years roll
ed by. the forests OF giant weeds were
buried BY deposits Of earthly material
and the chemical change took place
which slowly changed them into coal.
This process ceased with the carbon
ferrous age. 90 that when the present
supply of coal Is dug out Of the ground
there will be no more.-Exchange.
Sealed Orders.
The custom Of having warShips sail
| under sealed orders arose from the de-
sire of maritime powers to prevent the
plans from becoming known to the
enemy, In the American navy such
orders come from the president and
are delivered to q commander Of q ship
or squadron by a confidential messen-
ger who knows nothing Of their con
tents. Sometimes they are In cipher.
but they are always sealed With the
Official seal Of the navy department.
and the package cannot be opened IN
til the time marked on It. which II
usually several hours after the hour
Of leaving port BY this precaution
the newspapers r prevented from
disclosing pr~ematurely the movements
which may be Of the greatest impor
lance, and the spies Of the enemy are
rendered useless 90 far ~ their abil-
ity to discover the secret Of such
movements 10 concerned.
Prjmsoes Fox. MsRseey.
The primrose of old was credited
With . medicinal AZ well 40 q super
stitious value Even now In some
country parts q decoction Of primrose
leaves IN supposed to restore 4 falling
memory. and In 1854. when Culpeper
wrote his London Dispensary." the
primrose was regarded a. an almost
universal panacea. curing ''c~onvulsions,
falling sickness. palsjes. etc." and
strengtkening -thss brain. senaes and
memory exceedingly" And wen the
healthy did not disdain to Z It. for
primrose pasty was once Z popular
Lancashire delicacy.-Family Doctor
Youthful Independence.
"Father.. said the fair giri, n have
arranged \ very important interview
for you this evening. Harold = going
to caA on you."
To make \ formal request for your
hand. ! supp0ser'
mot q an. He wants to look you
over and nee how y0u would do for .
fathertn-law" washinRton Star,
Condonood.
Here u an article On .aOw 70 Live
: Hundred. Yean.
Eyes. and the whole subject can Be
condensed into two words"
what are theyr''
Don't die Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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and ii n wonderful h0w asaeeod habit
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