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The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
WASTED ENERGY
The. - real wealth Of the world

The real wealth of the world is
it's stored up human energy.
Without this quickening power,
gold is brass, ships are as bits of
floating cork, bonds are as shaw
ings, machinery is as smoke. 1t
is staggering to think how this
precious energy is being wasted
at the present time. 1t is being
poured out by the armies of the
world and worse than thrown
away, like rivers of life sinking
in the unresponsive sand. What
could not these armies do in the
wayof construction? They could
dig a Panama Canal every thirty
days, they could clear away and
build all the slums of the earth
in month, they could clear off
half the jungles of Africa and
South America, and make places
for millions to live, they could
gridiron the face of the earth
with beautiful highways, and ir-
rigate deserts. The mind can
hardly conceive what beneficial
things these fifteen or twenty
millions of strong men could not
do, were their energy directed
toward construction instead of
destruction. -Ex.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
Bird Beats Record
of Best Aeroplane

There is an aerial machine far
more economical of energy than
the best aeroplane invented, and
that is the bird known as the
golden plover. This bird, ac-
cording to bulletin issued by
the United States Department
of Agriculture, can fly 2.4OO
miles without a stop, making
the trip in not quite forty-eight
hours, and using only two ounces
of fuel in the shape of body fat.
A thousand-pound aeroplane, if
as economical Of fuel, would
consume in a twenty-mile flight
not the gallon of gasoline re-
quired by the best machines,
but only a single pint. The
fact that the screw propeller of
the aeroplane. has no. lost mo-.
ton, while the to-and-fro motion
of the birds wings. appears to
be an uneconomical way of ap-
plying power, makes the fact
regarding fuel seem even more
strange.
Even the little humming bird
can do better than the aeroplane.
for in its migration across the
Gulf of Mexico it flies more than
500 miles in a single night.
Nearly all birds, in fact, show
in their soaring and sailing that
they are proficient in the use of
several factors in the art of fiy-
ing that have not yet. been
mastered either in principle or
practice by the most skillful of
modern aviators. A vulture or
a crane, after a few preliminary
wing beats, sets it's wings and
mounts in wide sweeping circles
to a great height, overcoming
gravity with no exertion appar-
ent to human vision even when
assisted by the most powerful
telescopes.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
RATHER UNDuTIFuL.

A diplomat, at dinner in Wash
ington, discussed the crown prince
of Germany.
'sHe gives his poor father a lot of
trouble" the diplomat said, with a
frown. ''The Reichstag incident,
where he showed open disapproval of
the Kaiser's peace policy, is only one
of many similar incidents that the
public hears nothing about.
ga friend of mine, one winter
night, was skating with the crown
prince at st. Moritz, in the Swiss
Engadine. The sky glanced and
glittered splendidly with its host of
stars, and my friend, pointing to a
star of marvellous brilliance, said:
"1 wonder what star that is ?"
Doubtless, said the crown
prince, with sneering laugh, st is
sene new decoration, wherewith my
far'.er has seen fit to honor the ruler
of the heavens Washington Star.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
/ Know Him

| know a man who thinks he
could write a book or tame a bee;
could run the earth in every way
much better than it's run today;
could sail a boat or ride mule,
or teach the teacher in the school;
could beat the band at every
squeak were he to train about a
week; could do all these were he
to try. He doesn't thought
wonder why? know him like a
printed book. as well as though I
were his cook. know he thinks
that he could run the universe
and call it fun. If he could only
get a start, that would play
a wondrous part. But still he
sits around and waits, and on his
merits cogitates. Perform in ev-
cry line? Great Scott! He knows
he could but he does not. Now
how can / such insight show,
and say of him that this is so?
The mans myself ought to
know.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
WONDERFUL EFFECT OF COCA
Enables One Chewing the Leaves 20
Put Forth Long-continued Exer-
ton Without Fatigue.

Some remarkable properties per-
tain to coca-the dried leaves of a
small tree growing in Peru and
Rolivia-the chief being its power
to enable one eating it to put forth
long-continued exertion without fa-
tigue. Coca has nothing to do with
cocoa.
This property was known and
priced long before the Spanish con-
quest, the leaves being employed even
as a medium of exchange, SO highly
esteemed were they. After the con-
quest they became one Of the most
valuable articles of export. At Po-
tosi alone 100000 bushels were con-
sumed yearly.
Under the influence of the leaves
of this plant miners can work night
and day, with only brief intervals
of rest and sleep. The slightest
amount or food, together with a
handful of the leaves, enables the
native to endure the severest and
most protracted toll of every kind.
They take them three times day,
chewing them and lodging them in
the side of the mouth like a quid of
tobacco.
Some time ago an interesting test
was made in Canada of the power of
coca. A lacrosse club, consisting of
sixteen players, all Of sedentary pro-
fessions, held forth against all COM
ers, white men or Indians. The club
men were fortified mainly by coca,
which they chewed during the game,
swallowing the saliva. One day,
during which the heat in the sun VII,
10 degrees Fahrenheit, though thei'
antagonists, mechanics and trades
men of sturdy build, were exhausted
before the game was finished, the
men with the coca were as free from
fatigue as at the beginning .-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
How High Was the
Tower of Babel?

The actual height at which the
last stone Of the famous struct-
ure, the Tower of Babel, rested
cannot, on account of the remote
ness of the times at which it is
said to have existed, ever become
more than a matter of the mere
est conjecture. Herodotus, who
lived about l, 700 years after the
great spiral way to heaven" is
said to have been attempted, says
he saw at Babylon a structure
consisting of eight towers raised
one above the other, each Is feet
in height, but whether this ruin
was the remains Of the Tower of
Babel it was even then impos-
sible to ascertain. Herodotus,
minutely exact in his writing,
leaves us in ignorance as to how
the upper level Of each of the rs
foot towers was reached from
the level below.
AS might have been expected,
even in tradition, a wide differ
ence of opinion exists as to the
height of the tower. Most orr
entialists maintain that God did
not put a stop to the work until
the tower had reached a height
of 10, 1000 fathoms or about twelve
miles. In Ceylonese tradition,
it is said to have been as high as
20, 900 elephants, each standing
one above the other. st. Jerome
asserts on the authority of per-
sons who had examined the ruins
that it did not reach a height ex-
ceeding four miles. Other state
ments are still more extravagant.
Clipping.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

The New Mexico Land Com
mission cost 500, $500 in two
years. The Arizona Land Com
mission cost $40, 129.68 for the
same period. The New Mexico
Commission selected 1,031, 043. SO
acres of land. The Arizona Com
mission selected 636, 661. 16 acres,
of which amount less than one
half has been approved. Part of
the unapproved land has been
cancelled. Who will say that
Mulford Winsor has not been en-
joying a sinecure?- Tucson Citi-
zen.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

The question Of assessing il
quor stocks in Arizona is now up
to- the attorney-general. It is
estimated that there is close to
$500, 600 worth of booze stored
in. the state. If taxes are re-
futed on the liquor and the coun-
ties are obliged to sell the prop
erty at auction, as the law re-
quires. they face the dry amend
ment to the state constitution
prohibiting the sale of liquors.
The situation would be that they
must sell the liquor and they
must not. Tempe News.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

Gen. Hugh Scott, chief of the
United States army, says he has
found from experience that he
can depend on Indians better
than on white men-that they
seem to have a keener sense of
justice, and keep their word
more faithfully. What's wrong
with our civilization, anyhow, if
with all our laws and morals we
are less truthful and honorable
than savages? Are the ''philo-
sophie anarchists" right? Are
we governed too much" ?"-
Douglas International.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

A Missouri woman advertises
her missing husband as follows:
my husband, William Stikes,
left my bed and board, just be-
fore election day, without just
cause or provocation. All wo-
men are warned against board
ing or trusting him on my ac-
count, as / will not be responsible
for the results, as he is a loafer,
a drunkard. a thief, a liar and a
non-partisan.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

DR.. Hans Friedenthal, inventor
of the new process of converting
straw into food, both for human
beings and for animals, has now,
according to a Berlin Germany
newspaper, made the announce
ment that all non-poisonous SUBJ
stances, including skins, peel
ings, and the bark of trees, may
be converted into wholesome eat
ing matter for man if thoroughly
disintegrated and properly treat
ed.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
LACKING.

The madLman, having possessed
himself Of an az, approached the
grand piano. The master sat apart,
unheeding-it was the hour for d
pupil to enter, and he did not look
up. The madman swung his ak
aloft, and with all the energy Of IN
sanity brought it down upon the
keys. f.''A
'How lacking is your touch" " COM
planned the master, still without
looking up, ..in ,virilityw
Whereupon the madman, not too
mad to be stung by the suhintended
irony, skunk away.-Puck.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
Message Found in
the Heart Of a Potato

A great deal of interest and
curiosity has been created in
the vicinity of West Nashville
(Tenn.) by a message found in
an Irish potato.
A lady was preparing some
potatoes for dinner when her
knife struck something she
thought was a cob, but on ex-
animation proved to be a heavy
piece of brown paper about a
foot long and five inches wide,
with the following writing on it:
peter Johnson. E d m or I,
Mich; Harry Hansen, Edmore,
Mich. Please answer.
This was written with an in
delible pencil. The peeling of
the potato was smooth with no
indication of a plug. The. po-
tato was unusually large, weigh
ing about three pounds, and had
grown firmly around the paper,
leaving a cavity when it was
removed.
AS to how the paper was grown
into the potato with no indica-
tions on the peeling remains a
mystery.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

A financial report issued in
London (Eng.) by the American
commission for relief in Belgium
shows that foodstuffs of a total
value of 500, 100000 have been
delivered in Belgium since the
inception of the commissions
work.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

A motor car census by state
registrations which has just been
completed shows there are LISA,
$40 cars in the U. S. New York
state leads with 156, 173 cars; Ill
inois is second and California
third. Nevada has the smallest
NUMBER, 487. Arizona has 4, :
TIA cars. In 1911 there were
only GIT, 600 autos in the u. S.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

1t is now announced that Pres
ident Wilson and party are to
make their trip, via Panama
Canal to San Francisco, in July.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

The Johnson-Pearce company
reports that they have about
$4,000 now invested in eggs, which
they are holding in cold storage.
The price paid at the present
time is 15c per dozen. Mesa
Tribune.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

Kansas, says an exchange,
spent SIG, 900, 600 for automobiles.
last year and now has to look
to keep out of it's own way.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

North Carolina is said to have
10000 dogs. Only twenty out
of the 100 counties in the state
pay a dog tax. In Virginia there
is a state wide tax on dogs which
nets that state $4,000 every
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

The saloons in Montana are no
more, the states new prohibition
law having gone into effect the
first of this month. Betting on
horse races also is not allowed
in that state.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
NJr~f+ -
scoRNlNc THE OBVIOUS.

"At my suggestion" the doctor
said, ''the mother Of the twins named
them Castor and Pollux." s''
"And you did that" wrathfulIy
exploded the professor, "merely to-
nag me into saying, BY Gemini,pI
I'll see you in the Milky Way first !"
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

A number of high up" Jap
anese gentlemen are wanting to
purchase the Philippines from
the U. S. The purchase, it is
claimed, would stop Japanese
immigration to this country.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
year.

There is nothing in a name, ac-
cording to an old saying. One
of the British battleships recent
ly sunk by the Turks was the
Irresistible :and some time ago
the "Audacious" was sunk near
England.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

Secretary of the Interior,
Franklin K. Lane, of Washing
ton, D. c., is visiting in the
southern part of the state.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

That ostriches once grew Is
feet in height is shown by re-
mains found in the island of
Madagascar.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

For. the production of the mo-
ton pictureplay, Julius Caesar, "
10000 players were used in the
ooCt
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

Subscribers not receiving their paper
egularly will confer favor by report
ing the fact.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

A Paper for the Home Circle
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

Circulation guaranteed the largest
in Navajo county. Books open to
inspection as proof at any time.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
ADVERTISING RATES.

Display advertisements, per inch l5c
foreign and irregular, per inch zoe
Locals, per line, per issue lOc
Readers, per inch, per issue SOc
Display ads, plate form, per inch 12c
Readers, plate. form, per inch 70
Legal ads. per inch at legal rates.
The above rates are the rates per issue.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
STATE OFFICERS

Governor Geo. W
Secretary of State Sidney y I.
Assistant Secretary R. ,Vst
Sec'yssto the Governor Laro,, I'll
Auditor II Ala
Treasurer
Attorney. General Wiley o' =
Superintendent of Public Tn.,,,% = % 10y
Eno;reer Coo
Adjutant General Chas W =
Veterinarian WrnnS nS
Supt. Public Health RNf
Geologist Cyrus F. Tolns'
Examlner M D. F. Job,'N
Mine Inspector q u'a
Inspector of Weights and Ma..a'
ON. CrssvA
MINI OFFtCERS
State Senator ma
State Representative S.Wpa''
Judge Superior Court Sidnor .
Supervisors-R. c. Cresweu, VIM.
@. r. Gardner, Woodruff.
Hennessey, Holbrook.
Clerk of the Court Lloyd {, Hem!
County Attorney C.HhlI
onerlt Lee NevnI
treasurer j. W. RichaI
Assessor Fay Garn
RECORDER Miss Dee No
Engineer Chas. E, PsrEI
Supt. OF Schools Joseph PetenI
Physician DR.. ]. W RI
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09
:: DIRECTORY

U. S. Senators, Marcus 4 9
Henry F. AshurstN N''''A
Member in Congress o.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

The Hunt administration sue
ceeded in preventing an investi-
cation of State officers by the
Legislature. The resolution was
successfully blocked in the Low
er House. 1t is hard to under
stand why the administration
should oppose such an admins
tration unless there is something
to cover up. Tucson Citizen.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

It is now reported that Sonora,
Mexico, is wanting to be annex
ed to the U. S. Butthis is moth
ing new, for itehas been known
by many, especially Americans
who have resided in that state,
that the people ofthe "higher-up
class" have been in favor of the
movement for the past FIVE years.
Sonora is one of Mexico's richest
countries, there being no less
than a dozen big mining COM
panies operating in the state,
and it contains fine agricultural,
fruit and grazing lands.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-04-09

cast.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
THE MAN BEHIND THE pLOw

THE MAN BEHIND THE PLOW
They sing about the glories Of the
man behind the gun,
And the books are full of stories Of
the wonders he has done;
There's something sort O thrillin' in
the flag that's wavin' high,
And it makes you want to boiler when
the boys go marchin' by;
But when the shoutin's over and the
fightin's done, somehow
We find we're still dependin' on the
man behind the pillow.
In all the pomp and splendor of an
army on parade,
And through the awful darkness that
the smoke of battles made;
In the halls where jewels glitter end
where shouting men debate:
In the palaces where rulers deal out
honors great,
There is not a single person who'd be
doin' business now
Or have medals if it wasn't for the
man behind the pillow.
We're buildin' mighty cities and we're
gainin' lofty heights,
We're winnin' lots of glory and we're
settin' things to rights;
We're a-showin' all creation how the
worlds affairs should run;
Future men'll gaze in wonder a. the
things that we have done,
And. they'll overlook the Teller, just
the same as they do now,
.Who'sthe whole concerns foundation
that's the man behind the pillow.
s. E. Kizer, in Chicago Herald,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
THE SILVER CORNET BAND

TAE SILVER COkNET BAND
Folks, in tn town where l live at, way
out in 1llinoy,
We got a fancy courthouse an a
park we all enjoy,
Tn best an bravest fire department
in the hull darn land,
But what we're mostly proud of is
our Silver Cornet Band.
Ye talk about yer orchestrys an op-
erys an SIGH,
Yer simfoneys an concerts that air
got up fer tn rich
Not one kin hold a candle, folks, I'll
hev We understand,
To tn sweet, enchantin' music O. tn
Silver Cornet Band.
Why, wunst, when Teddy Roozefelt
was passin' through our town,
We give a big reception, with tn band
an Mayor Brown.
When Brown got up to make his
speech, old Teddy waved his hand
AM said he'd druther listen t. tn
Silver Cornet Band.
On every Decoration Day they lead
tn sad parade,
TIL Comrads right behind EN-, foller-
ed by tn Ladies' Aid,
The Red Men an the Woodmen an
the children hand in hand
March solemn to tn music O tn Sill
yer Cornet Band.
An then, on Independence Day, they
turn out in their best,
Their uniforms of red an gold out
shinin' all tn rest.
TIL cannons roar, tn banners wave
tn marshal takes command,
But, gosh all hemlock. Listen t that
Silver Cornet Bandr
On summer nights they give us all a
concert in tn park
The folk sit round an listen till away
long after dark,
An many a lovin' couple hev promis.
ed heart an hand
To tn soft, entrancin' music o tn
Silver COrnet Band.
l sometimes think that when it comes
my time t. pass away
I'D like to hev the boys around and
hear tn music play;
Seems kinda like tn passage t. tn
fur off Happy Land
Would be easy, t tn music O. tn
Silver Cornet Band.
e. F. Mcintyre.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

join his parents. 1t was originally
intended that when Bill Nye would
pass away to his reward above Chaun-
cey was to supplant him, but as the
years rolled by it "a found that he
was addicted to telling the truth and
playing a banjo. His tresses bloomed
like the lily of the valley and the
spot that should have been a shiny
bald had the appearance of a tropical
zone.
The race track, as was exclusively
announced in The Gazette some time
ago, is now an assured fact and under
the immediate supervision of John
d. Logi, the famous ~bicyclist; E. D.
Coleman, w. NJ. Harrah, R. M. Lewis,
and A. J. Wedum, dubbed by the press
of the northwest as the Lumber
King" the work of construction will
go merrily on until u city can boast
of the finest ace course north of the
Missouri river. Harry Gleason will
bring down that $1.5O horse from
Havre and from now OF records will
be smashed right and left. The track
will be laid out on the large fats adj
joining the court house yards and will
be a half mile course. Besides being
a source Of pleasure to all it will slim
ulate the breeding of good horses in
this locality. The management has
given it out cold that boomers on this
track will be strictly prohibited. To
Mr.. Logi must be given much of the
credit for the zeal and untiring efforts
which he displayed in the formation
of the new association.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

Seniors Come in for q Planning
There has been considerable said in
and around the High School about the
duties and responsibilities of Seniors.
While we all admire and are proud of
the Seniors of the G. H. S., yet we
can't see that they have done any,
thing to deserve u praises. At the
beginning Of the year they were going
to entertain the whole High School
so lavishly, and promised that they
would show US a good time, but as
vet, nothing has been done. Although
there are about two months left Of
school for them to do something, the
present Indications + very u~nfavor-
able to their doing it.
We wish to call the attention of
the public again this week to the con
cert which will be given at the High
School Auditorium, April Gath, by the
Ernest Gamble Concert Company. This
number completes the Lyceum Course
for which so many people are the
fortunate ~possessors Of Lyceum
Course tickets. To those persons who
heard this same company several
years ago, it is needless to mention
its merits, but to those who did not,
we wish to say that they will lose a
mighty fine entertainment if they do
not save their pennies now and buy a
ticket.
The Ernest Gamble Concert Party
was formed in the belief that there
is always a sufficient number of dis
eliminating people interested in hear
ing good music delightfully."- and at
tractively presented, to support a
high-class and expensive attraction.
The fact that this is the thirteenth
consecutive and successful season is
eloquent testimony that The Gamble
Party is a great favorite with music
lovers. There is no other musical or
g~anization that has been 50 continu-
ously before the public as this one and
it stands today facile princeps.
Its work lies on a lofty plane of
artistic endeavor, it's selections are
from the standard classics, it's elab-
orately arranged de luxe programs
stimulate it's listeners. The artists
of the Party are more than "enter-
t~ainers," they are educators in that
their concerts uplift and cultivate a
taste for better things and that too
without performing over the heads
of their audience.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09
es and he was sentenced under the ha-
bitual criminal act.

Elkhart, Ind.-Twenty nine years
ago a thief stole a new pair of trous-
ers from j. S. Banniman. Last week
the pants" we're returned by parcel
post. Mr.. Banniman is wearing the
breeches, which have meanwhile turn
ed from black to green. There is no
clue to conscience stricken thief.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

Several pupils walled over the pros
pect of taking the same studies over
again next year as a result of their
monthly marks, which we're received
Monday. The monthly examinations
were given the pupils last week and
many High School students are now
buckling down to work preparatory to
the coming finals.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

Glasgow is considering the advisa-
bility of entering a team in the north
eastern Montana meet at Great Falls
the week preceding the Missoula meet.
Much will depend upon the records
established by the class meet Satur-
day.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

decade is nearing completion. The on
" thing hat is left to do is to take
it home, and the present prospects
are that he will have it home before
the snow flies again. The manual
training room without Millard's table
will look as unnatural and unwonted
as Aunty without her false teeth and
switch.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-04-09

Washburn, Wis.-Lafayette Reuter-,
% years old, died here last week after
his relatives had kept him alive so
days by artificial respiration. Night
and day, for over even weeks, one
or another of the mans relatives has
pumped air into his chest with their
hands.