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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
New Anthracite Field.

The discovery Of twenty-foot vein
of anthracite in Pennsylvania is good
news for everybody. The Pennsyl.
vania papers say that this is the sec
ond recent discovery in the Bear
Ridge mountain region, and the third
of Importance in the anthracite terri
tory within few years. II we do not
know the resources of so familiar and
thoroughly exploited a territory as
Pennsylvania, the inference is strong
that the world at large still holds I'M
suspected riches, even at the time that
the alarm of exhaustion is raised
anew. Forty years ago, when the an
nual production of anthracite ran
about 25,O00,000 tons, alarmists
thought there would soon be no more
Now the output Is about fourfold, and
the discoveries continue.-New York
T!mes
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
ROGUES' MARCH is OLD TUNE
Believed to Have Been Played by the
British Army Earlier Than tho
Eighteenth Century.

A very characteristic and lively mill
tary quickstep, which dates from early
in the eighteenth century, is what is
now known as the Rogues' March. The
name was given to it because it was
customary to play it when soldier
was expelled or drummed out of the
English army. This was the penalty
incurred for various crimes, that OF
theft being the prevailing o1fense that
gave the air it's especial name of the
Rogues' March. The ceremony that
took place when such an offender was
to be punished is quite ancient, and
consists in the culprit having the but
tons bearing the regimental number
and all other military decorations cut
off his Uniform, and then being
marched to the music Of drums and
flies playing the march to the gates OF
the barracks and then kicked or
thrust outside. The exact date of the
inauguration Of this military punish
ment is not known, but is conjectured
to be older than the eighteenth cen
fury. 1t is still in use in the British
army, and the air of the march al
ways played on such occasions has
been occasionally utilized for such old
songs as Abraham Newlands," Rob
lnson Crusoe" and The Tight Little
Island
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
Someone Swiped Overdrafts.

Bert Mitchner, a deputy bank exam
liner, tells this story, according to the
Kansas City Star: mot long ago a
bank in a small town elected new
president. The man had been presi-
dent but short time when the bank
ing department received a telegram
from him asking that an examiner be
sent at once. The examiner went, but
feeling certain that the bank was in
good shape, went direct to the presi.
dent, who was not an active officer,
and asked the cause of his anxiety
Why exclaimed the man, when was
elected president of the bank the over
drafts, according to the books, were
about eight hundred dollars. Yes,
sir! Well, I was in there yesterday
looking over the books and they
showed the overdrafts only little
over two hundred dollars. What's be-
come of that six hundred dollars?''
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
1roops look to Drink.

In his latest protest against the
issue of rum rations Sir Victor Hor-
sley states that the habit of spirit
drinking was first contracted by our
troops during Marlboroughs campaign
in Flanders, says the Pail Mall Ga
zette AS matter of fact, they &C
quired this habit so far back as 1885,
when sent to aid the Netherlands
against their Spanish masters. In his
"Annales of the Reign Of Queen Eliza
BETH Camden writes: THE English,
who of all the northern nations had
been till now the moderatest drinkers
and most commended for their sobri'
ETY., learned in these Netherland wars
first to drown themselves with i'm
moderate drinking, and by drinking
others healths to impair their own.
And ever since the vice of drunken
ness hath so diffused itself over the
whole nation that in our days first
it was fain to be restrained by severe
laws"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
Austrian Naval Stronghold.

Since the Austrians made the city
of Pola their chief base in 1S48 they
have accomplished wonders there, 1t
is claimed that with the assistance of
submarines and aircraft Pola is vir-
tually impregnable It's commodious
harbor. almost land-locked, has been
enlarged SO that it easily contains the
entire Austrian fleet 1t is divided
into two basins by chain of small
islands. The entrance is strongly
defended, and an extensive system Of
Notifications on the hills enclosing the
harbor insures complete protection.
There is a good roadstead in the large
channel of Fasana, which separates
the mainland from the Brionian is
lands. The marine arsenal of Pola
is vast establishment with all the
requisites for large fleet Artillery
laboratories and pow der magazines are
situated on the north shore. and be-
hind the arsenal is San PClicarpo,
with huge barracks and hospitals.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
SEEKS TRACES OF LOST RACE
New Yorker Is investigating Fate of
Arawak Indians, Who Once
Peopled Jamaica.

When in 1894, on his second voyage,
Columbus discovered the island of ia
maica, it was populated by the Arawak
Indians, who, although at first hostile
to him, became friendly on his giving
them clothing and other articles hith-
erto unknown to them. When, later,
the Spaniards settled the island, they
forced the Indians not only to do agri-
cultural work in their own island, but
to labor in the gold mines of Haiti. So
hard were the Spanish taskmasters
that by 1858 the whole Arawak nation
was exterminated. During the last six
years G. G. Longley of Pelham manor,
In New York, has been seeking to re-
cover all possible traces of the lost
race. To that end he has spent the
winter on the island in exploring the
old kitchen middens, or refuse heaps,
Of the Arawaks, in which he has found,
besides shells and pottery, and fish,
turtle and cony bones, many celts, or
rude chisels, grinding stones, stone
pendants, and axes-1,50 objects In
ALL The whole collection he has given
to the American museum of natural
history in New York city. To the
anthropologist, says the Youths Com
panion, the most interesting objects
are the cylindrical stone pendants,
stone by endless rubbing. Pendants
of exactly the same sort are worn to-
day as insignia of office by chiefs or
headmen of tribes in northern South
America
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
FAR EAST AFFECTED BY WAR
tions Bad in Both the Great ORR
entail Empires.

Father NJ G. Gleason, chaplain U.
s. NJ, who has been on duty three
years with the flagship Saratoga, on
the Asiatic station, stopped at New
York on his way to Washington to re-
port for new assignment
81 left the Saratoga at Olongapo and
caught the Siberia at Manila said
Father Gleason. Everything was
quiet in the Philippines. About the
most exciting thing | saw during the
three years was the bombardment of
Marking during the second rebellion.
And, do you know, the Chinese ar
tillery surprised the foreign naval OBJ
servers with the precision of their fir
ing on that occasion. Disturbed con-
ditions in China have been RESPONSE
BILE for our spending so much time at
Shanghai.
THE war in Europe has affected
everything. The various merchants
have met in China tell me business is
very bad. The country had two years
of bad times owing to revolutions, and
then just as there seemed hope ahead
the European war started, and that
was q heavy setback.
In Japan I was told that the tour.
list business, usually such a large
source of revenue in the winter and
spring, had by no means come up to
expectations. The Americans who
were expected to 60 to the far East
when the doors of Europe we're practi.
cally closed apparently remained in
their own country"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
DECEPTIVE Looks.

Although Lord Charles Beresford is
noted for his breezy style, he can at
times be very sarcastic, as his po-
Iitical opponents we'll know.
Shortly after he entered the house
of commons a certain M. p, who had
recently announced complete change
in his political opinions on very i'm
portant matter, said to him one day in
Z patronizing tone: II think, in time,
you might become statesman, though
I must admit you don't look bit like
one" -..2 ....,g 80. ,s,
For that matter" answered Lord
Charles instantly, you don't look like
4 weathercock!"
After that the other M. P. was less
patronizing.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
Armchair Out of Orange Barrel.

Armchair Out of Orange Barrel.
This is a funny sort Of life, writes
4 soldier at the front.
At present five tI lis are doing our
best to live comfortably in a newly
built house. 1t has had all the win
dows blown out by shrapnel, and we
have had to use old sacking to keep
the draft out.
We have punched some holes in a
pail, and this makes a fine braZier for
burning charcoal in. We use the bot
tom of a petrol tin with the sides
turned up for frying pan, an old pail
for a teapot and kettle, and sauce
pan, and sundry other things all in
one.
For a table we have two bacon
boxes with wood across the top and
for chairs we use any old box we can
find.
When | get back home l think l
shall set up as a furnishing company,
and advertise that l can furnish a
house on seven cents.
There is a chap behind me making
armchairs out Of orange barrels, and
he is making u most Internal row. He
has already cut himself four times,
and threatens to chuck it if he cuts
himself again.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
PROVED HIMSELF BEST MAN
attitude OF Quiet Student Satisfied
Coach sc 70 Selection to Make
tor the Crew.

A few seasons ago, says a prominent
crew in Outing, two men were COM
peting closely for a seat in the
varsity boat One day called them
together, and said:
Just now you two men are work.
ing equally well in the boat, but one
has better scholarship standing than
the other, and to me that seems to
indicate that one of you has a little
more personal pride than the other"
AS a matter of fact, the man who
was not up to the scratch in his work
was bit better of the two, as far as
smoothness in the boat was concerned.
thought the incident might cause
him to pick up in his classes. 1t did
not When the time came to make
final selection of the eight again
called the pair in to see me.
Its still hard to decide between
you two. I would just as soon have
you throw coin to decide the win
ner,' l said.
The man with the poor scholarship
record was the first to speak.
"That's all right with me-" he said.
The other man thought for a min
ute. l saw his mouth 60 tight. Then
he said:
"No, sir that doesn't suit me- One
Of US must be the best man. ! want
to know which. and to know why l
am not the best man.
Some people would probably have
thought that fellow conceited, but not
if they knew what it means for a
ycungster to put in months and
months of hard training for crew.
The second man was of quiet type,
but after he spoke knew the thing
that every coach is most anxious to
find out--that he was the kind who
would be pulling hardest when his
lungs were feeling like bursting in
that last hard half mile. You can
guess which man got the place The
man who did not was too easily sat
istied
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
Anory Guinea Piq a Suicide.

A blond guinea pig, whose parents
called him Hophead, leaped to his
death rather than aid science the
slightest bit, says Milwaukee dis
patch to the New York Herald. Its
lack of the milk OF human kindness
had been supplemented by an injection
of tubercular milk which the health
department hoped to observe in it's &C.
ton upon the ungrateful young pig
let. So far as they were able to dis
cover it merely gave him the jumps,
for within five minutes after the op'
Grafton he had gone to the happy
shouting grounds.
Hophead was one of family OF
guinea pigs that had been living in a
room on the sixth floor of the city
hall. His cage had southern expo
sure, he was at thes pulse of the city,
so to speak, and he had, apparently,
everything to live for. His parents
-,yo - - ot,1~es
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
DISCIPLINE IN GERMAN ARMY
Military Rank Always Recognized 40
Taking Precedence Over Even
Highest Civilian Standing.

In front of the headquarters of the
German general staff an American cor.
respondent witnessed an amusing lit
tie scene not long ago. Military dis
cipline is strict in the German army,
and military rank, in war time, SUI
persedes civil rank. So he was more
interested than surprised to observe,
on looking at q couple of noncommis-
stoned officers, waiting patiently for
their young lieutenant, who had gone
in to do the talking, that the elder,
and, by the straps ON his uniform, the
lower in rank of the two, was IA
nous professor of philosophy in q
renowned university who bears also
the honored title of privy councillor.
The old OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
white-bearded, and wearing huge horn.
trimmed spectacles-had, it seemed,
enlisted with almost his whole class
at the outbreak of the war, but, ow.
ing to his age, he was not allowed to
60 to the front with them at the time.
He had at length been permitted to
go, but only as part Of the escort OF
four automobile loads Of gifts and sup.
plies for the regiment. The lieuten.
ant in charge was at the moment re-
porting their arrival to his superior
within; the professor, and young
peasant-born "Feldwebel," a noncom-
missioned officer of rank step above
the professors, were waiting for him
outside. The wait threatened to be.
come wearisome.
Presently the old professor ran
sacked his pockets, produced an ap.
pie, clicked his heels together in reg.
ulatiOn fashion, and saluting his young
superior Infinitely inferior in the SO.
cial scale), he said:
Am ! permitted to offer you an
apple, Herr Feldwcbel?"
His ranking superior acknowledged
the gift with curt military punctillo,
then added respectfully:
Il thank you, Herr Privy Council
or!"-Youth's Companion.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
BLANK PERIOD IN HISTORY
Missing Part Of E:arth's Record o.
Which Geologists Can Find Not
the Least Trace.

New details are continually being
added by biologists to the known his.
tory of the earth, including the devel.
opment Of plants and animals. How.
ever, that history, which is recorded
IN the rocks, is still fragmentary, like
q badly mutilated book. One of the
great defects in the record in the At
antic and Gulf coastal plain regions
Of this country Is the absence Of the
later part of the Cretaceous and the
early part Of the Eocene chapter-per.
Aaps eight to ten million years ago. A
report recently issued by the geologi.
cal survey discusses this missing part
Of the record and shows that the break
must cover long period of time 1t
Is known that at that time the cont.
nents were at least as large as and
probably larger than they are now,
and the oceans were accordingly
smaller. Any rocks that were then
formed in the sea seem to have been
Weathered and washed away.
Hundreds of kinds of plants and
animals that lived before and hundreds
that lived after this great period are
known, but not one which lived during
the period. Strange to say, few if any
of the species which existed before
the unknown period lived through it.
In each of the states bordering the
Atlantic ocean, south of New York and
the Gulf Of Mexico, are layers of rock
which were formed before and after
the period whose record is missing
In these layers are entombed sea
shells Of many kinds, but apparently
not one species lived through from
Cretaceous to EOcene time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
CAN'T BE CALLED 10Y RIDE"
fort Of Even Short Ride in One
Of the zeppeIins.

correspondent of the Dagens
Ryheder received permission from the
German military authorities to go
aboard a Zeppelin during recent
raid, and he has sent graphic descrip-
ton to his paper. He does not men
ton names Of towns or cities which
we're bombarded by the Zeppelin, as
he was sworn to secrecy in this re-
gard.
"A voyage in q Zeppelin while on .
raid over the enemy's country Is never
to be forgotten" he writes in the
Dagens Ryheder. aside from the
Notwithstanding excitement Of tho
occasion. the most pronounced expert
ence of the voyage is the intense cold
that envelops the airship like cake
Of ice in its flight through the black
night. No one can realize who has
not experienced it just what this
means. We had no lights and are not
even permitted to smoke in order to
relieve the monotony Of the uncanny
night.
"The roaring of the North sea be.
low us reaches our ears, while above
US is the star-decked sky. We get the
impression that the airship Is like
some extinguished star roaming
through black, cold space. We do not
talk: somehow no one cares to talk.
We remain silent The air breaks
over the bow of the ship like the
waves of the sea over vessel. These
air waves seem to penetrate our very
marrow All is dark below US. Pres.
emily the faint lights Of village are
discernible and then the brighter IL.
Elimination Of a city comes in sight.
We feel like a bird of prey that Is
about to pounce down upon Its enemy.
ave get ready to drop our bombs
as the city lights are almost under US.
The order is given. We see here and
there a sharp white flame as the
bombs strike, and from the depths
below us presently is heard the faint
roar of the explosion sounding to me
like some damned soul. For short
time the Zeppelin rises, then it falls
again and we return on our journey.
the intense cold enveloping u.s."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REASON
Late Stay Seemed Eminently
Satisfactory.

The telephone rang, and the voice
Of an Ohio State university coed"
said, Hello! Do you know who Is
talking?'
"Of course" was the reply. Il
recognize the charming qualities of
your voice."
"lluh!" she said
"Have you a good story for today ?"
What will get If give you q
good story?"
IF it is a good one, you will get
your name in print"
Huh" she again eloquently re-
marked.
"Talking?" asked central, breaking
"Of course am talking" said the
coed" and then she continued to
the reporter: 1.-THE story is about q
young man who took me to picture
show. When we returned he stayed
SO late that my mother had to call
from the top Of the stairs and tell
him it was nearly twelve o'clock"
That is interesting" said the re-
porter, but it is hardly worth giving
to the public 1t seems to lack
point
But l haven't come to the point,
and l can't come to it unless you
ask me for the reason for his late
staying"
We'll, what was the reason?" the
reporter asked
Il am" she replied.-Columbu Dis.
patch.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
Gettinu the Details.

"How did you get your clothes torn
and your face bruised?" asked the
boys father. !
my condition." was the cautious re-
ply, lis the result of slide to second
base.''
"But l thought you were umpirins
the gamer"
II was. said the boy who slid
didn't make IT,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
Water Conservation in Australia,

Water conservation on a compre.
hensive scale now forms part OF the
policy of the government of Victoria,
Australia. The ministry has a1thor.
lied an expenditure OF nearly six mil
lions OF dollars on works in conneo
tion with water storage
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-07-15
The BIG The
Sale In China

Our Annual Summer China Sale will run tor the
next thirty days. at $50 discount from the regular
selling price, We have unusually large stock of
fine hand painted China to choose from for this time
OF the year. Come and See pretty China whether
you buy do not buy, you are welcome.
In the below list you find large portion of
OF our china to be of the celebrated Rckard Brand
Pickard PANAMA SALAD Bowl $3.50 Sob
Greek " 1850 9.3S
Celery Tray Bowl 900 .... $50
Sugar and Creamer $50 3.3e
Whip Cream Bowl $50 1.ss
Salt and Pepper Shakes from 75c O $500.
Berry Bowls, $50 now 49,. lib
Cake Tray, LIS "a
Celery Tray,
SpOonhoder Observation-Disclosures. 100 rs
Plates, LIS "a
Whip Cream Bowl was.......... .... 100 rs
Cheese and Cracker 800 225
Initial Salt and Pepper Shakes, 100 rs
Initial Sugar and Creamers. ..,.... ZOO $50
Cup and Saucers while they last As
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
WELLINGTON

There were e1 at Bible school Sum day. Rev. E. W. Darrow's exposition of tho 1st verse of the 12th' chapter of Hebrews was thoughtful. hopeful and stimulating ., s4,sf
 The proposed Sunday. school social is to be held in the conference room Tuesday evening the 18th. Miss Paul line, iChalker and Floyd Ayers are the committee who have the matter in hand
 The regular monthly business meet ing of. the Ladies' Aid Society was held Thursday afternoon in the con- ference room at 2.SQ o'clock instead of on Friday as many were absent that day at the Sunday school convention at Rockville.
 Mrs. Hans M. Hansen is making | satisfactory recovery from her auto mobile accident of d few weeks since.
 Miss Roundly of Springfield passed the weekend with Miss Alice E. Pratt
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
ECHOES FROM TIE LODGE ROOMS
Delegates Gongto of Pyhas Convention in Brse rt-owls and Royal Arcanum Arranging For Mhista
 IN E. c. P Finding insurance Plan Satisfactory.

A. Sturdy, T. IT. Troland, R B. Wall B. l.. Weaver. ". H. Wilcox, ...s.,,-s.
 Mystic, Mistuxet Lodge--~.. C.ss C. C., Craig, w. T. TraTenA; repss Amos R. Chapman. John T. Brooks; K F. S.. Amos R. Chapman: veterans. l.. P. Allyn, w. H. Barber, J.eT Brooks. R. Browne. c. H. Davis, F. s. Heath, A.. C. aLamphere, w. E. Lamphere, c. E. Newburg. E. H. Newburg. J. q. Packer. ". B., Wheeler O. H. Wil- Hams. .,.-..
 Jewett City. Undaunted LpdEec Ess. A. L. Stebhins, D. A.. Boutwell,; reps. the Rev. Sameui Thatcher, Sam- ue1 A. Thompson; K. R. B. William J. Robertsnn: veterans. E. Barrett w c. Bliveh, J. P. German, LA D. Howe l.. F. Kinney, E. F. Mcffatt. G. "
 Lebanon. George s. Hull Lodge e C,s, w. B. Howland, F. A Burgess; reps. A. P. Turner. William B. How land; K. R. S., Myron c. Peckham.
 Colchester. Oliver Woodhouse Lodg' l-C. C.s'. R. Gilman, D.. ". Bigelow reps, Samuel Mcdonald, Samue Friedman; K R. g., F. E. Baker Danielson. Orient LodgeEC. c. | E. Lathrop: reps, c. H. Bacon. F. B | Young; K. R. s., Henry E. Burton veterans, c. H. Bacon, Y. E. Cogswell c. H. Fillmore. c. ; w. Snow. G., O 1 Wetherell.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

who is employed at Windsor. Yer mont. sends a very interesting account of a climb to the top of Mt Ascutuey. She says: Yesterday the 10th. made the climb up Mt. -Ascutney, a hike of three miles of steady climb foot in two hours and fifteen minutes IL wns a clear day and the scenery for miles and miles was beautiful. and the foliage just now made 1t more gorgeous. Our views included all the surrounding towns. Connecticut river for miles north and south, White mountains. hills In Massachusetts, Hampshire. and miles and miles of mountainous views There are two houses. The wethersneld- House and The Windsor House, used by parties who remain on the mountain over night
 Band Elects ofHeer..
 The Foster band of Columbia held a meeting Thursday evening for the election of ofiicers.s The following | Lyman: vice president Charles Fred ricks; secretary. Raymond Lyman: | treasurer. Philip Isham. leader, Prof | A. E.. Lyman; assistant leader. Hubert | Woodward: librarian. A 'E. Lyman I committee of three was chosen to make necessary arrangements for a halloween dance on the eve of Oct 30th-
 Vote to Call Faster.
 At a church meeting and also c meeting of the Columbia Ecciesiasti- cal society. Monday evening 1t wal unanimously voted to extend a call tC Rev. Frank A Jenkins of North At. tleboro. Mass, to become pastor oi the Columbia Congregational. church