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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
Making Wood
Firepr0Df.

GOVERNMENT experts say that much of
- the immense annual loss by fire in this
country could be avoided by protecting
shingles with FIRE -resistant paint. 1t costs
no more than ordinary paint and makes a
roof much less likely to Unite.
Fire resistant chemicals are now used to
a considerable extent in the treatment of
wood. The processes IRE somewhat ex-
pensive, however, and their employment is
restricted to interior finishing and furniture.
Among the chemicals utilized for the pur-
pose are ammonium phosphate and bicar-
Donate of soda-the latter familiar to every
housewife under the name of baking soda.
1t is a common practice to put up fire.
proof buildings, and then to fill them with
highly combustible furniture. But furniture
can be made freproof by impregnating the
wood with suitable chemicals under IN air.
pressure of $50 pounds to the square inch.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09

A TOY bomb that really explodes is the
"A novel idea of Louis r. DUCK, of De
Kalb, III. 1t is quite safe for youngsters
use, and exciting.
The plaything is Of wood. The body Of
the bomb is spherical, but with 4 neck into
which a plug Ats. Upward from the plug
extends a little rod which passes through a
disk, and upon the rad, above the disk, 4
rubber head fits. The head Is shaped like a
cork, with a hole through It to admit the
rod, and it carries three feathers.
Two or three paper caps are put in the
bottom Of the hole in the bomb body. Then
the plug is pushed into the hole % that its
lower end shall be in contact with the caps.
The rubber head that carries the feathers is
stuck on the upper end Of the rod and tbs
bomb is ready for use.
The way to use It Is to throw It up into
the air, or drop It from 4 height upon .
hard pavement. The shock Of impact ex-
plodes the caps With 4 loud report. the force
Of the explosion Isrvins % throw The
feather headed plug mp into the air.
The ping goes up With the fsathsrs, down
ward, but sevefsss and dsscsnds 10 the
ground with ! whiklins motion, caused ~
the feathers, that Il Sltosether dslighttnl.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
Mountains, Plains and
Valleys Under Water

thus impoundcd spread over thu surronho'"s
country, forming the Great Lakes.
The water dammed UP in this way so"Snt
the lowest levels in tie Landscape, and tire
biggest hole became Lake Superior. LAKE
Erie is shallowest--a fat i,laia not nuch
below the level of the surrounding lnnd, ex'
cept for a marked depression dtrMf'y south
of the west end of Lake Ontario.
If one could take a eponse the size OF me
moon, soak up with it all the water in the
Great Lakes, and squeeze It out into the At
lantic Ocean. it would be found that the floor
of Lake Ontario is a broad valley eonttnu-
Gus with the st. Lawrence Valley, having
a breadth of thirty to forty miles and
bounded on the south side BY precipitous cliffs.
The floor of Lake Huron would present the
appearance of a plain, with a range OF hilh
(already mentioned) running across it from
northwest to southeast. To the southwest
of this range is now the shallow part Of the
lake the deep part is northeast OF the range.
1t would be found that the floor Of Lake
Michigan is divided into two basins, sepa-
rated by a high plateau across the middle,
the northern part being considersH'- deeper
than the southern,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
Let Eggs
Time Themselves

GINCE very ancient times sandglasses
~ have been used for timing the boiling
Of eggs. Even nowadays they are in
common use for this purpose inlhotels
,and restaurants.
A new twist is given to the idea by
William A. Corbett, Of Winnipeg,
Manitoba. He makes the eggs time
themselves and, when they are cooked,
lift themselves out Of the boiling water,
with the help of . modification of the
~sandglass idea.
The device forlthe purpose is a tube
containing a number Of lead balls. 1t
is attached by a little bracket to the
edge Of a saucepan, and from the end
Of It is suspended d wire basket to hold
the eggs in the boiling water.
"A branch Of the tube contains a sand
glass, in such a position that the upper
bulb Of the latter keeps the lead balls in
place. But this upper bulb is made of
rubber and, when the sand has run out
Of il, it ~collapses, allowing the balls to
run down into the hollow handle Of the
tube. The transfer Of their weight to
the handle causes the end of the tube
to rise and lift the egg -containing
basket out Of the water.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
WhatW % as Raw Mineral
PrOductsB Become Exhausted.

best grades Of ore, which are about 8S per
cent pure iron.
Until recently it was supposed that these
deposits were by far the greatest in the
world; but there has been newly discovered
in Northern Norway, at Kiruha, a mass Of
magnetic iron ore which in bulk and..sradc
rivals the beds of the Mesaba range. Even
more important and apparently outclassing
by far the deposits Of Minnesota are Ger.
tain new found ore beds in Brazil, in the
state of Minas Gcraes.
! When, not long ago, American engineers
announced the discovery of mountains of
iron ORE in that part of Brazil, their
statements were regarded with incredulity.
They were, however, not at all exaggerated.
The deposits, by far the greatest known any
where in the world, are beginning to be de-
veloped by American capital. Unfortunately
the stuff can be got to market only by way
of Rio, and the, 500 mile. :r~ailroadsfrom the
mining. district to that seaport II owneflb by
an English company which hopes to gain
control of the ore beds.
A struggle for their possession is in pros
pect; for it is realized that the country
which fifty or one hundred years from now
possesses these deposits will control the iron
trade of the world-so. enormous. are they,
and of such high grade. SO pure is the
ore that men take sliovelfdls of it, put it
directly into the forge and make TOOLS of it,.
Curiously enough, these wonderful beds
of ore are believed by biologists to have been
laid down by microscopic plants-that is to
say, by certain kinds of bacteria which
separate iron from water and deposit it.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
Flea Troubles

THE Aat-dwellers Of New York complain
turning to their homes, have found them lit
orally alive with the pests. They bite %fercely.
They bite because they are hungry. Their
hunger is due to long absence of the family
dog or cat. Their preference is always for
dog blood or cat blood, but human blood
will serve as a n emergency diet.
When a fiat or u house is temporarily
unoccupied during the summer the custom
airy sweeping of floors is interrupted. Flea
eggs hatch and the worm like larvae develop
undisturbed. Thus. If the home contains
only a small number of feas when shut up,
the housewife need not be surprised if she
finds it overrun with them when she returns.
The cat-and- dog flea is always present
where there is a dog or a cut. If the pet
animal be relieved Of its insect enemies by
daily attention, their numbers are kept down
to some extent; for all of them that are
on the premises will jump upon him as soon
as they have assumed the adult form.
In the meantime, however, many other
eggs, laid among the animals hairs and
fallen to the floor, are Matching, and young
larvae are developing in cracks Of the hoor
and interstices Of the carpets and rugs. The
larvae cannot develop il disturbed BY sweep
ing. Where there are parquet floors and
rugs are frequently shaken, there IS small
chance for aeas.
. A plentiful scattering of pyrethrum pow
der over the floors will 90 far toward curing
a plague of feas; but If the infcstntion be
very bad It may be necessary to take up the
floor coverings n give the floors a thor
ough scrubbins with hot soapsuds.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09

T1HE steel industry of Western ennsyl-
by the iron ores of the; Lake Superior region,
four .fifths of which come from Minnesota.
Experts of the United States Geological
Survey indorse the statement recently made
by Charles, w. Potts, to the effect that our
known reserves Of high grade iron ore will
be exhausted in twenty years, and that the
merchantable grades of ore from the great
mines of Minnesota will, at the present rate
of depletion, he practically used up within
the pext fifteen years.
In the 70s, when we were beginning to
draw upon the Lake Superior deposits, it
was thought that they would never be ex-
hausted. They were 30 enormous that they
might surely be counted upon to furnish I'M
limited supplies of iron for thousands Of
years. Nevertheless the engineers who are
working those wonderful beds have already
begun to utilize ores of inferior grade, pass
ing them through magnetic 'separators to
raise the product to me%rchantable quality.
The ore beds of Minnesota were originally
q mixture Of silica and iron oxide. Water
separated out the silica, leaving the oxide
(iron rusty in deposits which today are at
tackled with huge clam shell scoops, the stuff
being dug out like so much earth. Some of
the holes thus made along the Mesaba range
are vast chasms, around the sides of which
run serpentine railroads many miles in
length, with putting locomotives pulling
trains of ore-laden cars. The walls of these
monstrous pits, nearly vertical, are of many
%colors, from bright yellow to purple and
chocolate-the darkest hues indicating the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09

numerous species, it's habitat being the high
Rockies and sierras.
1t is the only mammal that can be called
a farmer, inasmuch as it gathers grass in
the summer time, and builds regular hay
stacks two or three feet high among the
rocks, thus providing a store Of food
This curious animal is not much bigger
than a guinea pig, and is related to the
rabbit tribe. 1t is found nowhere save in
North America and Asia, being a denizen
of the Himalayas and other high mountain
ranges in that continent. The name "pika''
was bestowed upon it by the Tunguses Of
Siberia.
1t is very shy and not often seen; but
at high attitudes the mountain climber will
frequently hear the little chaps calling to
one another with a p~laintive bleating note.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
Puncture Weed
the Motorists Foe

TN SOUTHERN Europe there grows a
l. weed which hitherto has attracted no
particular attention. Recently it has be-
come a menace. :
1T is a small vine that runs close to the
ground, and the fruits it bears are peculiar.
When ripe, they drop off, and each one of
them splits into five pieces. Each piece
has two needle like thorns so adjusted that
no matter how it lies one Of them is sure
to stand upward.
This is a provision of nature to accom-
plsh the scattering of the seeds, one of
which is contained in each fragment of the
fruit. The thorns catch the hair of pass
ing animals, and the fruit segments thereby
obtain transportation. Soohcr or later they
fall off, and, if there is soil in which to
terminate, they sprout.
Imported sheep have brought the seeds of
the plant to this country, and already it
is making much mischief in parts of Cali
fornia and Arizona. 1t f1ourishes along the
roadsides, and it's thorny fruits scattered by
wind over the roads, puncture the tires of
passing motor vehicles. For that purpose
they are much more efficient than tacks.
The segments, when dropped from the
vines, dry up, and, being very light in weight,
blow about. They are too SINAI to attract
notice. yet a motorist may find scores OF
them sticking in his tires after a n hours
travel. The needles, when broken off in
the tire, are hard to find, and on that ac-
count are NIL the more dangerous.
Automobiles, picking up the seed capsules
in this way, carry them far and wide, thus
helping the distribution of the weed, espe-
cinlly along rondsides. They are harvested
with hay, and animals driven to market
transport them. Moving the roadsides does
little good because the vine grows SO close
to the ground that many of the fruits escape
the moving machine. Spraying with crude
oil has proved more effective.
In the meantime the weed has made its
appearance in half a dozen States Of thu
Middle West, md there is every prospect
that this enemy of the motorst will spreat
before long to all parts of the country.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09

a flexible joint TO- the middle of the top part
OF the lower frame of the Windshield. The
upper portion of the strut enters tele-
scopically the lower portion, which contains
a colled spring, so that the strut in effect
is capable of n certain amount of extension
Or contraction, the spring acting as a buffer
to absorb vibration and road shocks. In use,
the screen is adjusted at such a height and
angle that the rider is just able to see COM
fortably' over it's top edge, along which there
is no frame. The lower end Of the strut is
provided with n~otches, SO that it may be
raised or lowered to alter the angle of the
windshield.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09

enough to pass over the hand nnd so the
bag cannot easily be separated from its
owner.
The spool-like device is in two parts
which screw into each other, the cord of the
handbag passing in at, the top ard out
through the sides of the spool. All that ia
necessary is to pull the cord far enough
through the spool to make the loop Of proper
size, after passing it over the hands, and
then to screw the lower part into the upper
part of the spool. This clinches the cord
and makes it fast.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09

TINE mysterious disappearance in Lake
i Superior, during recent years, of many
vessels, never, afterward heard of, has
caused the engineers of the War Depart
ment to make a study ct that sheet of
water, with numerous soundings, in order
to locate submerged and uncharted recks.
Not very long ago the magnificent steam
yacht of William L. Hardness, a Standard
Oil multi millionaire, ran upon one Of these
rocks, a pinnacle" rising :: o within fv: feet
of the surface, and sank, though all on hoard
were saved.
The water area Of the five great lakes,
taken together, is equal 10 that of the Ned
iterranean. Lake Superi'7, the largest IF
them, is 4 veritahle fresh water sea, COW
! eriness3 81 200 square miles. with 15Ot-milrs
Of shore line and z maximum depth Of zoos
feet.
Strange though it may seem. only 10000
years ago the Great IauHc: did not, exist.
A mighty river, IN upper extension OF The:
st. Lawrence. flowed from the neigEborhood
of Duluth southeastward to what is now
Lake Ontario. rhelc" pouring through the
prcsopt valley of the st. Lawrence to the
sea. Its north bank was the present higl-
lands along the north shore of Lake Huron,
und it's south hank was II high ridge which
now runs .(Submcrgcd) across Lake Huron
in a southeasterly direction, rising 400 feet
above the general level of the bottom.
Since that early day ali that region ha:
been slowly tilted toward the southwest
the north end of Lake Michigan being up
lifted and the south end correspondingly de
pressed. AS a result of this geologic chang
Z the greater st. Lawrence ceased tp flow, be
ing unable to reach Like Ontario GU nc
count Of the altered level, and tie water
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09

TTOW shall a one armed man shuttle and
IL deal and play? a new invention makes
it fairly easy. 1t is a triangular DEVICE
small metal platform on three short legs
which the one-armed cardplayer places in
front of him on the table. Pivoted to the
platform is a packholder, which, %revolvcs.
The player, to shuttle, uses the pack:
holder as n second hand it is simple enough.
Then, placing the pack fiat in the pack
holder, he deals the cards off the top of it.
The packholder is a simple arrangement
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
A Soldier That Has Lost
an Arm Can Play Cards

Of three upturneq metal flaps and a bottom
inclined sufficiently upward to hold the pack
suitably for dealing or playing.
But how about the hand which the one
armed man deals to himself? Does he not
need two hands to hold and examine it?
BY no means. The triangular platform
has a curved groove an inch deep in which
the cards are readily inserted so as to ex-
pose them to the view of the one-armcd
player as well as if they were held in the
ordinary fashion.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
Swat No, Shoot the Fl y

Fastened by a couple of screws to the
lower end of the pistol butt at the back
is a curved, fiat steel spring, which the
marksman pulls back with his thumb. When
released the spring strikes the end of the
rod and discharges it in the manner Of q
projectile.
"A fly is crawling on the wall. The
marksman takes aim at it., the spring being
retracted by his thumb, and, when he let's
60, the'disk on the front end Of the rod hits
the fly and smashes it.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
A Thief Proof Handbag,

.,IITOMEN suffer for lack of pockets. Com
w monty they carry money in their hand
bags, "a, practice SO we'll known to thieves
that the grabbing of handbags on the stree:
is an everyday occurrence.
Joseph Costello, of New York City, has
q scheme for preventing this sort of high
way robbery. He has patented a little con.
trivance which is simple enough, looking
somewhat like a spool, and attachable to
the cord or strap Of the handbag in such a
waysas to bind e. loop of it around the lady's
wrist. The loop thus provided is not large
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09

"A PISTOL for shooting flies has been de-
"A signed by Charles r. Coup, Of Me-
Keesport, Pa. 1t is meant to convert the
business of fy-swatting into a sport at
~tractive to youngsters.
Into the barrel of the weapon Ats a little
rod, which carries on its front end a disk
nm inch in diameter. When this is prop
erly adjusted, the disk is in contact with
the muzsle IF the pistol, while the rod is
long enough to pass entirely through the
barrel and project somewhat at the rear.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
Niagara and the Sun

TT is estimated that the work done on this
= planet of ours by the radiant energy of
the sun is equal to that which would be
required to pump from the ocean enough
water to supply a Niagara $4,000 miles
wide. To equal the energy which the earth
receives from the sun would call for a row
Of Niagaras encircling the earth three times,
with every foot-pound of energy utilized in
electric horsepower.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
Wind Shield for Motorcycles

\ WIND-SCREEN for motorcycles, light
a and easily detachable, is a newly pat
ented invention. 1t consists of two metal
frames hinged together horizontally, so that
the upper part may be folded back if de-
sired, and filed with transparent sheet cellu-
loid. A steel tube fixed across the handle-
bars supports it, and it is further held in
position by a strut extending upward from
the front of the handlebars and attached by
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
VOLstead Era
A Puzzle for the

TT MIGHT be called a anti-prohibtion game, but really it partakes more
: of the character of a puzzle. Anyhow it is new, and the inventor is a
Chicago man, George Kehl.
Briefly described, it is a shallow rectangular box covered with glass
o. transparent celulod. On the bottom is a picture, attractively printed In
coors, Of a gentleman who is evidently somewhat overcome with alcohol
He has a large red nose, bloodshot eyes and an expression of disselute
jolEty. t@sg
His nose is a round hole. His eyes re two smaller holes in the
pctureboard. There is a hole the shape of a cork at the end of a cork
screw which the inebriated person holds in his right hand; and there is
yet another cavity representing the mouth of the whisky bottle in his left
hand.
balls for the drunken mans eyes and the boHlemoath. Also. rafting
about, ire a cork for the corkcavity and a plug that fits the nose-hole In
the puzzleboard.
The puzzle is to get the three little balls into the eye holes and the
bottle hole, the cork into the cork hole and the red plug into the nose
hole-an Of which must be accomplished by fitting the glass-coyered box
to and fro and shaking the loose objects into their proper places.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-09
He Gathers Hay for Winter Food

ONE of the least known mammals native
~ to the United States is the pika, or
little chief" which is nevertheless a rather
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-09-08
That Will Indians Do With S50O,OOO.OO

legislation which would release to the
Chippewas millions Of dollars said
to be rightly theirs, which is being
held in reserve by the government
Indian bureau.
Living in what Chief Wa-na-bo-sho
describes as "wretched conditions"
the Net Lake tribe Of the Chippewas
gained fame in recent years by their
primitive habits. Many Of the older
chiefs and squaws of the Chippewa
nation retired to the Net Lake reser-
walton several years ago and prac-
tically became outcasts from their ma
ton. They refused to recognize the
tribes general council and in the past,
according to Wa-na-bo-sho, they have
repeatedly turned down offers of as
sistance from their fellow tribesmen.
This situation was brought about,
Wa-na-bo-sho believes, because the In
dams were destitute. He believes the
Net Lake Chippewas will now join
their fellow tribesmen in the upward
trend to the modern mode of living.
Early in June contracts with the
Chippewas and the Northwestern Pa
per company, Cloquet, Mimi, were
signed, whereby the lumbermen will
pay the Indians approximately $780,
600 for from 2O.00O,OOO to 3O,OOOOOO
feet of saw timberland pulp wood In
the vicinity of Net lake.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-09-08
"Texas BilP' and His Way of Counting

u Notwithstanding new in the
- line Of counting has been intro
duced by William ("Texas Bill') Gun
bingham, famous Dartmouth football
star, who proposed over long distance
telephone to a girl he had seen only
once in his life, and then for less than
one minute The story dates back to
last November.
"Texas Bill" was playing center
for Dartmouth in the Dartmouth
Cornell football game at the Polo
grounds. Miss Doris Wilde of Attic
boro, Mass, was in the grandstand
accompanied by a Cornell student She
noticed the bang-up game her future
husband played.
After the game, in the lobby of
the Pennsylvania Hotel, a mutual
friend introduced them. Their inter-
view lasted just As seconds. That
was all Miss Wilde and Texas Bill"
saw of each other until their wedding
day.
After graduating and joining the
staff of the Dallas News, Mr.. Cum
ningham began correspondence
which at first reached the mark of
only a fortnightly letter, The cor
respondence was gradually increased
until some days five letters We're re-
ceived by each. Many kilograms and