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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
MUSIC AS A MEDICINE.
Raetime For the Melancholy, Chopin
For Overstrung Nerves.

Rastme For the Melancholy, Chopin
For Overstruns Nerves.
The effects Of music upon the
health-well known ever since David
harped to Saul, but hitherto lily un-
derstood-are being looked into more
deeply by the physicians who form
the National Society of Musical Thera
peutics.
mo matter to what extent music
may restore person to the normal,
says the New York Medical Journal,
there can be no question that it may
help other influences to incline the
person from the normal. There are
many compositions, notably among
those by Chopin, which are the out
come of more or less melancholy
moods. and while they are beautiful
and harmless to the healthy, when
made Il steady diet and source of self
consolation by those suffering from
depression from mental or bodily
causes their effect is undoubtedly per-
nicious, just as too exclusive diet OF
olives or meringues would depress the
general bodily condition and mental at
mosphere of person so INDUCING a
sickly appetite"
On the other hand, ragtime music,
being in no wise serious" is the re-
verse Of depressing. "The African
| jingles of the present day create an
| emotional atmosphere Of restlessness
| and eycitpmant which ia tyDically
! American and which is opposed to
health only so far as our national rest
lessness and lack Of poise tend to
make us people whose national dis
ease is nervous exhaustion"
Roughly speaking, lively music, such
as ragtime, is likely to rouse depressed
persons from their melancholy. Sad
and pathetic music will soothe the ex-
citable and hypernervOus.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
AMERICAN sHRApNEL.
Our Fifteen Pound Shells Are Paokso
With 252 Bullets.

With 252 Bullets.
Aside from poison gases and Ere
bombs. the most deadly engines Of
modern warfare are shrapnel shells.
! The most effective parts Of the shrap.
! mel are the lead bullets contained in
| the shell. which are thrown out in a
comcal shape when the timing fuse.
which eXplodes the powder at the base.
blows the nose off the shell. freeing
tie bullets packed within it. In an
eighteen pound shell the range Of
these bullets is approximately 25O
square yards.
The lead bullets. which are general
ly half an inch In diameter. are made
from number Of different compost.
lions, the most common being that Of
eighty-seven and one-half parts lead
and twelve and one-half parts anti.
mony. The actual number of lead bull
lets contained in single shell varies
with the different governments which
manufacture them. In the American
fifteen pound shell there are 252; in
the British fifteen pound shell there
shell have six fatten ID sides. In the
foreign made shells the bullets have
spherical sides. an arrangement which
does not allow of so close packing as
the American plan.
There are two methods of manufac-
turing shrapnel shells which are COM
monty used at the present time. By
one of these the bullets are cast in
iron molds, which are split down the
center to facilitate removal after cast
ing. BY the other slugs are cut from
lead wire and struck between dies in
heading machine. One hydraulic
wire press and fourteen heading 1na
chimes, which have producing capac-
ity of $50 bullets minute, are used
for the manufacture Of f1attened bul-
let's One hydraulic press and eight
heading machines, with capacity Of
$50 bullets a minute. are used to pro-
duce the spherical bullets.
The lead bullets for years have been
cast from lead wire by Il process
which is gradually going out of use.
and a newer and more rapid process
has taken it place. In the method
used almost exclusively at present the
molten lead is poured into a cylinder
from which it is pushed out through a
die by means Of plunger. the metal
having time to settle before it Is forced
through the press.
The bullets are shaken together in
a tumbling machine or barrel for an
hour. the action Of one against another
removing all unevenness Oh the sides.
A careful watch is kept over the tum-
bling operation. as it is necessary to
see that the bullets conform to GER
tain standard Of weight. A variation
Of one dram to a pound Of bullets is
allowed, forty-one bullets pound be-
ing the accepted standard.-New York
Times.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
Sandwiches Wonderful Drum.

The eccentric Lord Sandwich had, &C.
cording to his biographer, strange
passion for the thunder Of big drums.
for the qualification Of which passion
he had caused the entire side Of one
large music room in his mansion a
Hinchinbrook to be covered with parch'
ment, so that when it was struck with
a massive stick it gave out roar sum
cient to terrorize any sensitive soul
Many who heard this drum once struci
positively declined ever to enter thy
apartment again lest they should be
given second performance.-St. Louis
Republic .sa
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
Tho Aurora BoreaIis.

Many people believe that the aurora
borealis is a phenomenon peculiar to
modern times. But this is not true.
The ancients used to call it chasmata,
bolides and TRADES, names which ex-
pressed the different colors of the
lights. The scarlet aurora was looked
upon by the superstitious barbarians
as an omen Of direful slaughter; so ii
is not unusual for descriptions OF
bloody battles to contain illusions to
northern lights.-Atlanta Constitution
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHS.
How Man Talks When 10 Shows
Thorn to a Friend.


Thorn to a Friend.
Here's the way the average man
shows his little book OF amateur pho
tographs to Il friend:
This Is supposed to be my wife. but
it amt very good. Let's see the next
one Well. that's the baby. but tho
sun was wrong. On this page Is a fam
lily group. took it myself, and It
would be good picture II three Of
EN- hadn't moved. Oh yes. Here's
one my wife took of me. Looks like
the dickens, don't it? She amt used
to the camera, but notice how I'm grin.
ming.
"And d'you see what good back
ground I'm posed in? I'd Just got back
from the Office, and she just had one
film left and thought she might as well
snap me and finish up the roll--.you
see, didn't have time to comb my hair
or-what? Why. the one on the next
page is freak thing my next door
neighbor snapped, showing his baby
falling out Of an upstairs window. Not
much good-he didn't have good
light, and the baby was falling too fast
to be quite in focus. Now, here's an
other one of me-my wife never could
get the hang of the camera, but people
say the wink is natural. l had quite a
bunch Of 'em printed because she want
ed 'em to give around. Oh, those pic
lures are pretty fair. We took them
at the lakes. There's people you don't
know in 'em, and you'll hardly be in
terested. Well, hey. Mary, what's be-
come Of that one with me in it? I
wish you'd keep all these pictures to-
gether. You monkey with this book
till all the best ones get lost out!
"Well / guess the rest won't inter
est you. We keep 'em because they're
good souvenirs. Lot O my wife
friends posed in the grand canyon. and
such. A professional photographer
don't get the personal touches that
make these snapshot pictures nice to
keep. Now, just take that one Of me
You saw back there. It's not much
good as a likeness, but they tell me
there's something characteristic about
it-what? Why turn back? It's on
page 3."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
Children's First Shoes,

Let the first shoe be on the order Of
an Indian moccasin, and as the foot
grows it should be fitted from trac-
ings.
Have the child stand upon piece Of
paper and trace the outline Of the foot
with a pencil
Use this as guide when buying his
shoes. and you will never make the
mistake of getting them too small or
i'll fitting.-Chicago Tribune.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
Distribution,

1.-THE question of distributiQ
of the most serious of our
marked the ponderous man.
"It u.s." replied Miss Cayenne.
is no telling what may happd
simplest statement of innol
after it has been passed arog
gossips. "-Washington Star.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
Wisdom.

An old ScOtchwoman sent her little
boy to the corner grocer's after a quar-
ter's worth of corn strip. She gave
him the money and two jugs, either of
which would have been ample to carry
the strip.
"Why did you give him two jugs"
asked a visiting neighbor.
"Weel, We see, it's this way. If
gle him twa jugs to carry he kinna DIP
his wee fingers in the strip en- route
home" -Pittsburgh Press.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
Turtle Eqqs.

Turtle eggs are an acquired
with most people. although the
not SO with bears. They have Z
yellow yolk and a white like ann
egg, but you can cook them for, y
and the white part will remain !
Notice a curious dimple in the a
each one. II you squeeze it OF
dimple appears on the other sidi
you can never get hold Of TUT
which hasn't got a dimple in it.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
Quite Satisfied.

In old age Boswell said to Johnson,
apropos the dictionary, You did not
know what you were undertaking"
yes. sir" was the answer, 81 knew
very we'll what was undertaking and
very we'll how to do it and have done
it very we'll ''-London Standard
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
GETTING Gamy.

Perturbed Diner-What on earth Is
the matter with you this evening, wait
er? First you give me the fish, and
row you give me the soup. Waiter
confidentially)- to tell the truth,
sir. it was Ugh time you 'ad that fish.
After the soup it'd ha' been too late
London Mail.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
Snare For the Unwary.

He-Why does old Miss Tittletattle
use an ear trumpet? Is she deaf?
she--Not bit She employs that in
strument as bluff and to induce peo-
pie to talk freely in her presence
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
Oman "a Anv Offer.

Young Man-So Miss Ethel is your
eldest sister. Who comes after her?
Small Brother-Nobody amt come yet,
but pa says the first fellow that comes
can have her.-London Stray Stories.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
A Short Christmas.

'+Christmas day is only three hours
long in the Finnish town Of Tornea,"
said traveller. 81 spent last Christ
mas there. At sunrise got up to- see
nv presents and to read my Christmas
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
Corrected.

Suitor-1 cannot live without your
daughter. Old Richleigh-Oh, yes you
can. Work never killed anybody yet
Boston Transcript.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28

A little hope planted in another
body's garden is apt to fly seed and
sprout in your own patch. = Maria
Thompson Daviess
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28
That Made ! Differencl

Dick-He married, did he?
some fellows don't know when til
well off. Jack-Well, In this cas-
knew the girl was well off.-B,
Journal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28

Half Of success is in seeing the sig-
nihcancs Of little things.-Henry F.
Cope
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28

nl:.i:. ANA night had fallen before got
through breakfast"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-10-28

Make each day q critic On the hst-
Pope.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14

.sAl right give me the usual kind And next week
when the dealer has your soap Mrs Consumer will have
forgotten your adj Therefore, all the money you spent
in that magazine that town in order to get 80 people
to go to that store, would have been wasted.
"A safer and surer method to distribution is
by slower way-by which you get your goods into
dealers store the promise that you will
paper space in his town. If you work this systemtown
by town and state by state, you eventually get the
country covered
The dealers personal experience with your goods
and through the personal connection that he will have
with your brand result Of the advertising of your
goods in his local newspaper over his name-these
factors will him to cooperate for the sale of your
goods Then if you decide to make appropriation for
the broad general mediums you will not be liable to
leaks in your advertising effectiveness #sa
In marketing new soap, You could not get most
dealers to put stock unless demand required
that he make such Investment unless your goods
to yield him bigger margin than he originally
could get This would probably mean that you would
have to sell your goods to the dealer for less money than
you ought toor it would at least that your profit
would be cut to the bone.
But if you said to the dealers Here is adyer-
tising that we will your local paper then the
dealer cannot help but stock your goods to extent
If his is to go under the adj then he will probably
stock quite literally Thus by offering newspaper ad
vertisng you get your distribution well built up,
step by STEP How much better is this method than the
old system of persnadng dealers to stock through the
promise of general national advertising to When
the newspapers the basis of campaign the dealer
knows what the results will be for him.
SO if you use the spurge method by which you seek
to force distribution by banketing the nation with
periodical advertising do not overestmate results In
the long run such method may win out handsomely,
although the first few years may show advertising
expenditure than sales income But If you are content
to develop your market gradually, step by STEP with
newspaper advertising, then fast you get
tory Welding profit You use that saes-income to
start your harvest in another field, meanwhile keeping
your first soil well fertilized with publicity.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14
CHAPTER LEX.
STEP BY STEP DISTRIBUTION.

The overstocking of dealers on promise Of consumer
demand to is almost obsolete In its last analysis,
such system is unbusnesslke Yet there IS method
which is worse-that is to your advertising in
the big general publications without first making
that the get your goods from the dealer
when they ask for them The dealer gIt thus be hu
inflated by saying that he did not have your advertised
soap And he would be apt to ask his obber for 6 of
dozen, many he actual needed But this method
of letting distribution follow the creation of demand is of
such tremendous waste that it IS very seldom used
Suppose, for instance, that you spending $4,000
for page in national periodical Suppose in town
of 10000 there 500 people who read that paper Sup
pose 30 of them your advertisement and go to John
Smiths grocery for cake If they do that they
will probab do the day after they your ad Smith
will not have Your soap the is apt to say,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14
Increasing acre yield,-the Gold Medal Alfalfa.

Albion dollars or so added in crop
returns through improved alfalfa and
fertilized crops as topic of interest
to the agricultural commission Of the
American Bankers Association kept
farm home bathrooms and kitchen
conveniences still in second place.
Chairman B. F. Harris said: 1--WE
win always remember that farming
IL life IS well as an industry and
business. Let rs, however, remember
that effort and money spent In this
cause Of better farm life viii be the
most marvellous earning asset Of a
magnificent future. We are realizing
more and more the necessity of in
creasing acre yields"
A sheaf of gold medal alfalfa that
weighed thirty-two pounds. winner
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14
TEXAS RANGERS
, MOBILIzEREADY
FOR Emergency
Carranza Successes are Grow
inq Apsce; Food Supply in
Capital Getting Scarce

Associated Press BY Federal Wirelessl
AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. IA full
quota OF Texas rangers. equipped with
1000 rounds Of ammunition to each
man, has been concentrated here, on
its way to the Mexican border. Capt.
Ransom Harlingen is in command. The
next step for the preservation OF or
der will be to call out the national
guard.
Adyices from the border are that
though the situation there continues
tense, armed conflicts are diminishing
In frequency.
Carranza's junta at Galveston gives
out the news that the commanders OF
of the first chief have occupied the
towns of Santa Fe, Ajuseo, San Nico-
las and contreras, formerly held by
Villa.
From the same sources comes the
assertion that food prices in Mexico
city are falling rapidly and that free
distributions of provisions are being
made there daily.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14
NEW OFFICE BULL DING
is PRIDE OF WAlLUkU

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence)
WAIIUKU, Aug. Directly oppo-
site the Maui hotel on tho Lahaina
road is the finest new office building
on Maui. For the first time In many
years e building Is being erected which
will be wholly devoted to Offices. The
structure is IS feet long by about 10
wide. and is built directly on the cor
ner,. which is easily accessible from
all parts of Wailnku, There are. to
be in all three suites, with two addi-
tional rooms. d. H, Case is to Qecu-
by one suite, En0s Vincent another.
and the third will be taken by Eu-
gene Murphy. who had previously an
office on this corner lot The two re-
naming rooms WIN. probably be taken
by Paul Lada. The building viii be
painted a. color to harmonic with the
immediate surrodhd Dimes,
The office building was designed by
Mr.. Case, and worked out in detail
by Mr.. Lada, who has had the over.
sight of it during the process OF erec-
ton.
Directly adjoining these offices will
be another structure Of the same type.
The front rooms OF the second new
building will be used for the office and
stock room of the Maui News.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14
IN VAR arena
RUSSIANS FIGHT HARD
20 CLEAR APMIEs.

LONDON. Eng. Aug it.-1NiennF
reports in official dispatches that the
southern Jaw Of the great Austro-Ger-
man vice is shutting down tighter ana
tighter. Austrian headguarters an.
nounces that the forces of the Terton-
ic Allies are delivering severe blows
against the southern flank of tho re-
treating Russians. which has boon
dented SO deeply that the Russians
are being jammed together. disturb
ing retirement which they are dog.
gedly lighting to make as orderly as
possible.
The distinguished sallaDtry OF the
famous Prussian guard in the swamps
OF the Bug is said to aid notably in
accelerating the advance of Won Mack
ensen's command
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14
WHAT THIN FOLKS SHOULD
DO TO GAIN WEIGHT.
Physicians Advice for Thin, undsvsI-
oped Men and Women.

Thousands Of people suffer from ex-
cessive thinness, weak nerves and Zee
BILE stomachs who. having tried adYer-
tised flesh-makers, food-fats. physical
culture stunts and rub-on creams, re-
sign themselves to life-lopg skinnines9
and think nothing win make them fat.
Yet their case is not hopeless. A r.
Gently discovered regeneratiYe force
makes fat grow after years Of thin
ness. and Is also unequalled Tor re-
pairing the waste Of sickness o. faulty
digestion and for strengthening the
nerves. This remarkable discovery n
called SargoI. Six strength.gtNinB,
fat-producing elements Of actmoVie1g-
ed merit have been combined II this
peerless preparation, which - en4off
ed by eminent physicians. and used
by prominent people everywhere. e
Is absolutely harmless, inexpensive
and efficient
A months systematic use d 9orgoI
should produce flesh and strength By
correcting faults Of digestion and by
supplying highly concentrated iat1 -
the blood. Increased noufIshmenf p
obtained from the food eaten. and the
additional fats that thin people need
are provided 81 49, 3.
While this new preparation .haa gif.
en- splendid results As q merry -tonIc
and vitaIizer, It should not Be used By
nervous people unless they NI5H b
gain at least ten pounds Of flesh
For sale by Benson. Smith q Co.
Chambera Drug On and HnII|0toF
Drug Co.advertisement
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14

of first awards, showed what scien-
tific methods had done and could do.
The dada supplied to Swift. & Com
pany revealed benefits of alfalfa to
the soil and Of fertilizers to the
crops which gave promise of new
farm wealth reaching the billion dol
lar mark.
The "best alfalfa in she world
was grown by the .SchFartz Brothers
Of Waukesha, Wis., Who offered TO
tell any banker or farm owner how
they have increased farm comforts,
profits and crops by the scientific
methods advocated by the bankers.
Chairman Harris pointed out that
it is only in recent years that the
people, including a large percentages
of farmers, have begun seriously to
appreciate the dominating and the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14
NO MOTORCYCLES IN ~.. .
RURAL DELIVERY SERVICE

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Use Of bicy-
cles or motorcycles in rural delivery
service is prohibited by an order issu-
ed by Postmaster General Burleson,
effective Jan, r 1916. In announcing
his order. Mr. Burleson holds that
vehicles of these types do not have the
carrying capacity needed for the par
eel post service and do not afford ne
cessary protection for the mails in bad
weather The order will affect about
5000 carriers, who now use the bicycle
or motorcycles to cover their routes.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14
new PRESIDENT
Of HAITI TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE
Expresses Appreciation for the
Services Rendered BY
u. S. Forces

Associated Pres bv Federal Wirelessl
WASHINGTON, d. C., Aug. H.
President Dartiguenave. the newly
elected executive Of the republic o.
Haiti. took the oath Of office yester.
day. In a statement addressed 70
Rear-admiral Caperton he expressed
his faith In the disfnterestedness Of
the United States In It's occupation Of
the Haitian ports and HIS appreciation
American troops In restoring order In
the republic.
1T is due to the agency OF the Amer.
lean forces alone that the election
has just been held free from the least
effort to mtimidate any member Of
the senate" declares the new presi-
dent.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14
GRAINCONTRACTS
WITH j. S. MAY
BE CANCELLED

Associate Press by Federal Wirelessl
NEW YORK. N. Y. Aug. H.-Sea-
board exporters are mystified by the
attempt of a powerful clique Of grain
brokers to cancel export contracts for
the delivery OF 100000 bushels to the
Allies. James A. Patten, the big Chi
cago operator, says the attempt indi.
Gates either that the Allies have found
a new avenue t., the great Russian
granaries or are unable to meet their
contracts with the required cash.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-14
GERMANY GETS
LATEST note ON
FRYE DISPUTE
U. S. Acceptance of Teuton
Proposal Transmitted to
Foreign Office
[Assoeiated Press by Federal wirelessl

lAssociated Press by Federal WireIessl
BERLIN, Germany. Aug. 1.-THE
American note accepting Germanys
offer to pay damages for the sinking
of the American. ship VIM. P. Frye,
and proposing the appointment Of two
commissioners. one from each nation,
to determine the amount of the dam
ages, but reiterating the American
contention that the destruction OF the
vessel was violation of the treaty OF
1898 with Prussia. has been received
here by Ambassador Gerard. 1t will
be transmitted to the German foreign
office today ses