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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
WEEKLY DATA ON MORTALITY
Statistics of Principal Cities Now 10
sued Regularly by the United
States Census Bureau.

A weekly circular giving the mOrtali-
ty statistics of the principal cities Of
the United States is now issued regu.
iarly by the United States census bu-
reau, says the Scientific American. 1t
gives the total number of deaths re-
ported (stillbirths excluded), the death
rate per thousand, number Of deaths
of infants under one year Of age, and
the proportion of infant deaths to total
deaths.
The cities for which data are given
include one-tifth the population Of the
country. Thus the circular Is fairly
accurate index to the state Of the ma
TONS health. It's uses are manifold.
1t will show local health authorities
how their home towns stand in COM
pariSOn with other towns in respect to-
mortality and when town has a bad
record the publicity given to the fact
should spur the authorities to seek the
cause and remove it. Insurance COM
panies will find the reports Of interest.
The circular is issued in Washington
every Tuesday, and Is distributed free
of charge.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
Make Your Own Fat Compound.

Many folks object to paying the pres
ent high price for lard, but realize that
at the price Of hogs and with the prob
able future demand it is unlikely that
the price will be reduced soon. 1t be-
comes important, then, to find cheap
er satisfactory substitute. DR.. Louise
Stanley of the Missouri college Of ag-
riculture, suggests that housewives
consider suet as a source of cheap fat.
Suet has not been as extensively used
as lard on account Of it's harder con-
sistency. 1t can be obtained at about
10 cents pound. From this can be
obtained IA ounces Of pure fat at q
cost Of IL cents pound. In order to
bring this to the consistency Of lard
it is only necessary to add oil in the
proportion Of one of oil to two parts
Of suet. This gives compound fat
which is very satisfactory for general
household use. Cottonseed oil or corn
oil can now be obtained at about 81
cents pound. On the basis Of the
above proportions satisfactory lard
substitute can be had at cost Of Is
cents q pound.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
TURNS THOUGHT TO RELIGION
Destruction by Shell Of Statue That
Stood Somewhere In GaIicia Re.
suited in Many Reproductions.

Yes. war does turn mems thoughts
to religion. Go to gay, immoral Buda-
pest. You find it today city of sober
people. You find in many of the shop
windows the reproduction Of famous
statue that stood somewhere in Gall.
cia," relates the Christian Herald.
1t was large crucifix. A battle
pivoted around it. A shell struck the
statue, tore away the entire cross and
left the figure of the Christ standing
and unscathed. This event made q
tremendous impression upon the Hun.
garians.
The story Of it went through the
army like wildfire. At Budapest mini
allure statues, showing the destroyed
cross and the intact figure of the
Christ, were at once manufactured,
and put on sale. You can find them
now, expensive or cheap, in nearly
every Hungarian home.
The pity of it is that it seems to
take war to make some people think
Of these things.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
RELIGION OF THE CHILDREN
Spirit Of Faith, Hope and Love Toward
the Father and Mother Is or.
sprino's World.

We need not follow the antlquarlans
back into the era of the cave dwellers
in our search for the origin of religion.
Religion Is reborn in the birth of every
babe, says Lyman Abbott in the Out
look. He needs no teacher to tell him
for his food, and widening sense Of
his helpless dependence on her grows
with his widening experience. Her
service to him awakens his gratitude,
her brooding love for him inspires in
him an answering love.
If she is wise as well as an affec-
tionate mother, he early recognizes
her authority and learns that prompt
obedience is one secret of happiness.
If she loves and honors her husband
her child's love and honor follows
hers to the strong stranger. If she
has piety as well as human affection,
he dimly perceives in her prayers
at his bedside an experience which
he presently wishes he might share.
Thus there grows up in him spirit
of dependence, gratitude, love, rever-
ence, obedience, falkland this spirit
Is religion. 1t antedates all theology,
precedes thought, transcends defini-
ton. The spirit of faith, hope and
love toward father and mother is the
child's religion. The conception of
God and his duties toward God comes
later.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
A Bad Lot,


Senator Weeks, apropos of the Lux
burg, Bernstorff, Won Igel and other
German exposures, said in Washington
short time ago:
Germany seems to approve the un-
exampled wickedness of her sons. She
reminds me of the old man at the club.
can old man sat reading a newspa-
per in club while group Of young
fellows talked excitedly about the mar
velous power for lying possessed by
certain Jack Courtenay. When their
talk ceased the old man cleared his
throat and said:
Gentlemen. have just heard you
decide that Jack Courtenay Is the big
gest liar in the United States. I am
bis father
"A young man, very red in the face,
started to apologize, but the old boy
said:
"'No, no; don't apologize. 1t isn't
necessary. I merely wanted to say,
gentlemen, that if you consider my
son Jack the biggest liar in the United
States, it's very evident that you have
never met my other son, JIM"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
RUSSIAN NAMES WERE EASY
Pronunciation Not to Be Compared
With Talk Between Baby and
Parrot, Proud Parent Boasts.

Reference at social session was
made to lfngual dexterity when Con.
gresham John NJ. Evans of Montana
said he was reminded of little Incl.
dent along that line.
Down at the cigar store one night
the regulars We're talking about the
war and remarking how 1t gave one
something worse than face ache to pro.
nounce the Russian names that appear
in the news.
'Those Russian names are nothing"
remarked man named Johnson with
an expansive smile. "You Just ought
to hear what stack up against in my
own home every day Of my life"
"What's that?" demanded one of the
regulars, amazedly. do you mean
that you have somebody in your family
who can put kink in those Russian
syllable twiStS?"
"Well, should say that I have" re-
Joined Johnson. "You should come
around some time and hear the baby
and the parrot when they get to talk
ing together"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
Wonder World,

Surgeon Gen. Sir A. Sloggett, who
has recently been made X. G. M. G..
by King George, is responsible for the
following:
Mamma, it'appears, was one day Bit
Ing her tingernails at dessert, and lit
tic Johnny was moved to ask the rea-
son why.
Nervousness, DEAR" answered his
mother. at made me so uneasy to see
you swallow your grapes whole that
i didn't know what I was doing. You'll
get appendicitis, if you're not careful"
A few days later, however, Johnnys
mother was herself taken i'll, and the
case was diagnosed as appendicitis.
An operation was. performed and
the patient was relieved. The surgeon
discovered that what had caused the
trouble was the presence of small
piece of fingernah in the appendix.
1T was all your fault, Johnny" she
said. "This would never have happen
ed If you hadn't swallowed those
grapes whole"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
REINDEER OF THE FAR NORTH
Nerd Of Animals Imported Several
+, Years Ago From Labrador Have
Greatly Increase in Numbers.

Though perhaps most of us, young
Santa's jingling bells, still there are
besides the dear, familiar phantom
reindeer, the very real reindeer who
are serving a very real and much.
needed mission among the people Of
The far North. among whom DR.. Will
fred Il. Grenfcll works and lives his
life of brotherly aid and uplift, Mary
M. Davis writes in Our Dumb Animals.
About six years ago Doctor Grenfell
imported from Labrador herd of rein
deer, number about 400, which during
their six years in Newfoundland have
Increased to somewhere between TOO
and 1000. The idea Of bringing them
from their native Lapland was sug-
abundance of reindeer moss in New
Poundnlnd. The reasons for the eX-
pertinent are many and far reaching.
The reindeer are valuable, not only
FOR their rich and delicious milk
which would be boon indeed to the
jewellers of that northern part Of New
T0undland in which Doctor Grenfell
works-but also are invaluable as
beasts of burden. In every way they
are as well adapted to the require
ments of the North as are the Komatik
dogs, which in many ways are an alb
SOlute menace to the development of
the country.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
Lioht Best Suited to Eyes.

Recent Investigations into the kind
Of light best suited to the eyes have
important practical significance. The
studies were made from the point Of
view Of Contrast" to determine the
ideal contrast between the object
looked at and the surrounding back
ground. It was found that the usual
contrast in brightness between objects
out Of doors rarely exceeds the ratio
Of 1 to 20. The eye can detect con-
trasts as delicate as SO to 100. In
doors, contrast in light and shadow
often runs as high as to 200, and a
dark window frame against bright
sky presents contrast Of / to 10000.
The scale of contrasts best suited to
the eye lies btween 1 to 20 and 1 to
100.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
Profits in Shipbuildino,

The sale Of the schooner Glynn, the
first ocean commerce carrier built
south Of Newport News since the war
began, has brought out facts, says the
Manufacturers Record, showing the
remarkable profits to be made from
shipbuilding and the operation of
freight ships under war conditions.
The company made profit Of 25 per
cent on the building Of the vessel; her
purchaser, James S. Bradley, Jr., re-
ceived $4,000 freight for the voyage
to Italy with naval stores and then
sold her to French interests for $4,000
After deducting S21,500 for insurance,
Quitting and provisioning and the sal
aries and wages, the Glynn netted him
$45,5OO in six months.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
Agriculture In France.

The French government has under
taken to supply the depleted ranks of
the farmers and to give assistance to
the amateur farmer by means Of q
correspondence course, which has been
eagerly received. The pupil receives
instructions as to course of reading,
the management of a small experiment
tai plot, the carrying out of simple
experiments, visits to neighboring
farms, etc. The Union Of Agricultural
Syndicates, which has assumed charge
of this work for the government, has
appointed q number Of monitors" to
supervise the work Of pupils. The pu-
pills prepare monthly examination pa
pers and render monthly reports.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
Death to the Puppies.

The details Of the snatching from
this life Of four brindle Boston bulls
In the prime Of their puppyhood were
recited when a woman reviewed her
married life in the court Of domestic
relations in New York. "Only last
week." she said, "our bulldog Ida, had
family that would have been worth
5000 if it had grown. My husband
went to a veterinarian and the doctor
told him If they wouldn't take milk out
Of saucer to put some milk In his
own mouth, but a nipple in his mouth
and feed them that way, just like dog
fanciers do. At first he didn't even
want to do it,"
"Well," said the court, "and what
has that to do with the case?"
Because when he did do it, I tell
you, the dogs died."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
To Reduce AirpIane Explosions

Airplanes equipped with machine
guns run certain degree Of risk from
an explosion caused by the flame at
the muzzle of the gun. Hence consid-
cradle study has been devoted to OBJ
Waiting this danger, and young Flor
entine chemist is said to have recent
" given demonstration before an
Italian military commission Of new
powder invented by him which burns
without either flame or smoke and
does not flare on detonation.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
Makinn Mineral Wool.

An American firm operating in Aus
trala has started works near Mel
bourne for turning the local basalt into
mineral wool" for use as an insulator
in packing machinery and ice chests
and as substitute for asbestos, ac-
cording to the Scientific American.
The basalt is melted down with pro-
portion of freestone and limestone and
then steam, at an immense pressure, Is
forced through the fluid. The liquid
rock, thus aerated, flies into the air
and falls in flakes on the floor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03
SAVE OR PRODUCE WOOL.

There is shortage Of wool. It VIII
take more wool that the United States
produces to clothe and equip the
army. Due to the shortage Of ship
ping it is difficult to import wool as
it has to be brought so far. One way
to help this situation is to raise more
sheep. Another way is to make the
old dress suit do duty little long
err. Suits and garments, perfectly
good, are often discarded for new
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

ones due to being out Of style or for
the mere pleasure Of wearing new
clothes. Wearing the old clothes
longer is one way of helping to win
the war.-Agr. Ext. Dept. N. D. Ayr.
College.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

terror of his life. Driven out by hun
ger he discovered thin wisp Of
smoke rising from a clump Of bushes
inland, and crawled carefully to study
the type Of savages about it. just as
he reached the clump he heard voice
say: "Why in hell did you play that
card?" He dropped on his knees and
devoutly raising his hands, cried:
"Thank God, they are Christians"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

Saved!
(Binford Times.)
A traveller who believed himself to
be sole survivor of a shipwreck upon
a cannibal isle hid for three days IN
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-03

SWEATERS and all Knit Goods.
Special at ----------~----l-3 off
, 1918-08-08
Do This After You Eat
Hot Weather "Out of Fix" Stomachs
Easily Put Right

When hot weather comes, stomach
and bowel miseries begin. Strong,
sound stomachs as we'll as weak ones
are easily affected by the harmful
gases and acids SO often produced in
the things we eat and drink during
hot weather. Winter-Nature's ice
box, is gone-hot weather breeds
the poisonous germs that cause pto-
maine poison in all its many forms. =
Every one knows that the after-eat-
ing nausea, belching, that w%retched,
bloated, "lumpy" feeling, sour stom-
ach, heartburn, food repeating, and
other forms of indigestion and dys-
pepsia are far more frequent during
hot weather. 1t is the time when you
have to guard constantly against an
upset stomach and the many ills that
r always apt to follow. Then again
we have the worlds war to win
with the change of diet and extra
work which means we must all care
fully guard u stomachs this year
keep ourselves fit and fine.
A marvellous relief and prevention
has been found for stomach sufferers,
which makes it possible for you to eat
the things you like best without Q
, 1918-08-08

Against the chill of wet bathing
suits and cool breezes, various capes
and mantles and scarfs have been pro-
vided, to be slipped on over the suit.
Many Of them are made of rubber
cloth, such as is used in hats and
caps, for bathing, or of cloth rubber
Lied IN one side. Besides these there
are caps and nantes of turkish-towel
fabrics, of coarse weave, wiry wooden
fabrics, of light weight, and of rub
berized satin. The wooden fabric
makes suits that shed water quickly.
The bathing suits and their Access
Bories that entfce one waterward this
season are the most graceful and be-
coming and also the m varied in
design that have appeared for years.
1t is evident that they are intended
to be ~presentable in canoes, on house
boats and on the beach as well. The
caps and hats, made of rubber cloth,
are not merely head coverings, but are
entitled to be classed as a special kind
Of millinery. Rubber cloth is used for
rosettes and flower forms that trim
them. There are sailor shapes. tams,
and visored caps hat shade the eyes,
, 1918-08-08

base of the crown. Dark blue beads
fasten each piece to the side
crown.
At the bottom of the group there
Is a small shape having a crown cov-
cred with white taffeta embroidered
with wool. The brim and crown band
are of navy blue %taffeta. and there are
four pairs of small navy blue wings
at the right side. The brim rolls up
at the left. The shape and the fine
work required in making this model
will commend 1t to smartly dressed
matrons.
The remaining hat is n of many
models for fall In which narrow rib
bon covers the body of the shape,
with various kinds of facings-some-
times long-napped beaver cloth, in
contrasting color, sometimes panne
velvet and sometimes a fancy braid.
The last was chosen for the pretty
model pictured. Porcelain blue, rose,
orchid and other gay. soft colors have
been liked for hats of this character.
, 1918-08-08
EXIT THE GERMAN DACHSHUND
Marine Poster Causes German Dog to
Be Driven From Streets Of
Cincinnati.

Cincinnah.-Edt the German dachs-
hund from the society Of Cincinnati
dogdom.
A United States marine corps poster
was responsible for the German dog
gie's social demise here. The poster
depicts an American bulldog chasing
a German dachshund with the words
"Teufel hund devil dogs), German
nickname for o. 9. marines" Since
the appearance Of the poster the local
dachshunds, Of which there are a great
number, have led a miserable existence;
as small boys have "sicked" bulldogs,
terriers. hounds and every other ca
nine breed on the poor "Fritzies," I'M
til at last they have been virtually
driven Off the streets Of Cincinnati.
, 1918-08-08

many fanciful caps and q new and al
together fetching head-dress that
looks like the cap worn by trained
nurses, with a veil that protects the
neck and throat, that is made Of rub
Der tissue. All these bathing toys may
be had in gay and pretty colors-rose
and sea-green are great favorites-
or in dark and medium blues-black
and orange or black and white, among
other color combinations. Caps OF
scarfs, with cap or hat to match, are
especially smart, and sometimes a
big knitting bag makes a trio that
cannot pass unnoticed. For the knit
ting bag goes with us everywhere
even down to the sea.
A black and white cape, with white
collar and white silk cord and tassel
~fastenings, is shown In the picture. 1t
is of rubberized satin and a good ex-
ample of the style in these capes,
made Of other materials. In capes and
scarfs of rubber cloth the fabric is
slashed to form a fringe as a finish.
In the capes of curse wooden goods
collars and bindings are introduced in
a contrasting color.
, 1918-08-08

single unpleasant thought of what
may follow. EATONIC Tablets, good
tasting, quick acting, and absolutely
harmless, have already proven an I'M
told blessing to thousands of people.
One or two EATONIC Tablets after
meals work wonders. They sweeten
and purify the stomach by n%eutraliz-
ing the trouble-making acids and gases
and stop the gripping pains of indiges-
ton and other stomach and bowel
disturbances. !
And the best part of it is-you can
be your own judge. Just try EATONIC.
Let your W stomach tell you the
truth. If you are not pleased then
they don't cost you one penny.
Druggists are amazed at the aston
ishing reports from EATONIC users.
who have found EATONIC a quick,
wonderful relief for stomach ailments.
So we tell you to get a large box of
EAToNIC from your druggist, whom
you know and a trust, and then
II EATONIO Is not suited to your case,
return 1t to your druggist at once and get
back your money. That's a fair, square
offer. Every person is urged to make the
| test. Let your own stomach tell you the
| truth. So start using EATONIC today.
, 1918-08-08
200 Years!

For more than 200 years, HARLEM Oil,
the famous national remedy of Holland,
has been recognized as an infallible relief
from all forms of kidney and bladder dis.
orders. It's very age is proof that it must
have unusua merit.
II you are troubled with pains or aches
in the back, feel tired in the morning,
headaches, indigestion, insomnia, painful
Or too frequent passage of urine, irritation
or stone in the bladder, Xog will almost
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This is the good
old remedy. that has stood the test for
hundreds of years, prepared in the proper
quantity and convenient form to take.
It is imported direct from Holland lab
drug store. 1t is a standard, old-time
home remedy and needs no Introduction.
drops and is pleasant and easy to take.
They will quickly relieve those stiffened
joints, that backache, rheumatism, lum-
bago, s~ciatica, gall stones, gravel, "brick
dust" etc. Your money promptly refund
ed if they do not relieve you. But be sure
to get the genuine GOLD MEDAL brand.
In boxes, three sizes.-Adv.
, 1918-08-08
GIRLS! USE LEMONS
FOR SUNBURN, TAN
Try I'll Make this lemon lotion
to whlten your tanned or
freckIed skin.

Squeeze the Juice of two lemons in
to a bottle containing three Of
Orchard White, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
lon whitener, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of Orchard White for a
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face, neck, arms
and hands and see how quickly the
freckles, sunburn, windburn and tan
disappear and how clear, soft and
white the skin becomes. Yesl It Is
harmless.-AdV.
, 1918-08-08

By the time that August rolls round
each year women's eyes stray away
from summer millinery and such new
headwear as they buy is prophetic
of fall. In the late summer they ia
vor something quite different from the
hats of midsummer, no matter how
beautiful these may have been, and
incline to tailored headwear made Of
silks and other fabrics. Outing hats
and between-season sport hats inter-
est them, but straws and flowers are
things of the past even in July. They
continue to wear them, but not to buy
them.
Here are three of the new demi-
season hats with which fair woman
viii adorn her head until October sets
her thinking of winter. and fall show
lngs of winter millinery tempt her to
anticipate her needs. These are
tailored hats that seem to be placed
right when worn with light summer
frocks or with tailored suits on cooler
days. They play a necessary role in
fashions drama and are a part of the
pageant Of the seasons-like the turn
ing leaves of autumn.
A lovely hat of beige color and
navy tafreta, at the top Of the group,
has Its brim faced with navy blue taf-
feta and navy blue chenille threaded
through to covering of top and side
crown, In beautifully even stitches.
Small oblong pieces Of the beige-col-
ured taffeta are edged with chenille
and set one after another about the
, 1918-08-08
Navy Bean Lauded.

The navy bean, besides being pienti-
full in that branch Of the war service
which bears its name, is also we'll
stocked in the army. 1t follows the
flag to the front and Chicago food ad-
m~inistrators say It should be used lib
orally at home to save other foods for
the soldier boys.
, 1918-08-08
oue,ta Provide own sugar.

When friends go "a-visitin'" at Al
ton, Ill, they bring their own sugar
along for sweetening the refreshments
served. A two-pound sugar ration to
each family compels 1t. Sugar has
been unusually scarce for some time