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HOW MOUNTAINS ARE FORMEt
Earth Crumples Up and Makes Great
Hills Where Plains Once
Lay.
In the region now occupied by tin
Wasatch mountains a number of par
allot faults were developed close to
gather and the broken pieces of tin
earth’s crust between them wen
pushed up, the rocks on one side o
each crack riding up over those 01
the other side until a great mountait
range was formed where once lay t
plain. During the long period of slov
earth movement which made tliesi
mountains, flat-lying parallel beds o:
rock were locally turned on edge
crumpled up and folded In a wonder
fully intricate manner. These up
turned and crumpled rocks are well ex
posed in Ogden canyon. The west fact
of the Wasatch range is believed fi
mark a plain of a normal fault at :
nearly vertical crack in the carl It's
crust, the rocks on the east side o
which wen! down. The forces whiel
have raised these mountains are stil
active, for movement along tins foul
has disturbed the surface recently.—
United States Geological Survey.
Method of Locating Guns.
Science has discovered that gun
fire affects the earth’s surface mud
as an earthquake, so it is not surpris
ing to learn that guns are being lo
cared by the seismograph—the deli
cale little instrument which record!
terrestrial tremors. An Austrian au
thority on the subject of earthquake
disturbances announces that the sols
ntograph can record the position o
hostile artillery as well as the calihei
pf tile guns.
In a fairly recent engagement he
tween Italian and Austrian troops or
the Isonzo, the tremors induced by tin
heavy cannonade were only registers
by the apparatus, and the opera tot
was able to detect, by means of din
grams of artificial movements of thi
ground, the difference between tin
shocks produced by the fall of projee
tiles and those caused by the recoil o!
the guns. Moreover, the form of tin
tracings revealed to the practiced eyi
the number its well as the caliber o]
the latter.—-Popular Science Monthly
The Test.
Mrs. Gnngg (with a reputation)—
Doctor, I fear my husband’s mind is
affected. Is there any sure test?
Doctor—Tell him that you’ll nevoi
speak to him again. If lie laughs lie’s
sane.—Boston Transcript.
Many are not aware of the
ill effects of coffee drinking
until a bilious attack, frequent
headaches, nervousness, or
some other ailment starts
them thinking.
Ten days off coffee and on
— the pure food-drink — will
show anyone, by the better
health that follows, how coffee
; has been treating them.
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J Small Bank vs. Branch Bank.
By H. V. Cann In August Century.
It has become a mere platitude to
tpeak of the great reforms and improve
nents in American banking brought about
>y the new law of 1913. Every one knows
low the central reserves of gold and cred
t have been mobilized and what the bene
Its are of tile sound note issues that are
idjustable to the needs of the country.
These newly created safeguards against
he old time panics are such outstanding
'eatures rs to overshadow other advan
ces now' enjoyed by the public from the
aily operations under the same law.
tea-lily available reserves and an ample
upply of currency afford the very neces
sity provision against emergencies, yet
'or ordinary times and in the day-to-day
work of financing the industry and com
merce of the country other new develop
ments are equally or more Important. A
ow and stable rate of discount has for
he first time been made effective through
nit the country. A considerable volume of
trade is being cheaply financed by bank
ers' acceptances. A national discount
market has passed the first stages of de
velopment. Many economics are appar
ent In the settlement of domestic ex
changes through a central gold fund.
Perhaps more Important than all In ul
timate effect upon American banking is
the beginning of branch banking by the
national banks. If many follow the lead
of the two or three who have started to
operate domestic and foreign branches,
the possibilities for American banking are
unlimited. Most people agree that branch
es abroad are needed, but opinions differ
when a domestic branch bank system Is
nrnnnspd
Sir Douglas Haig.
Alfred Gardiner in Century.
"I have seen Sir Douglas Haig de
scribed as ‘a rough hewn soldier,’ who,
like Kleber. makes you feel brave to
look at him. If you meet him with
l that picture in your mind you'have a
shock of surprise. It is true that his
bearing is gallant and soldierly and
that he conveys the sense of a man en
tirely master of himself and of his
i task. He is one of the youngest gen
erals in the British army, but he is
young looking even for his years. This
i suggestion of youth is due not only to
the rapid movements of the stalwart
frame, but more definitely to the
smooth, untroubled face. In profile it
slants forward from the retreating
! brow to the adventurous nose and the
big, strong chin. Been In front the face
Is square and massive, the mouth broad
Rnd decisive, the blue gray eyes are
calm and direct.
“But in his manner, speech and
habit of mind there is no trace of the
Tough hewn soldier.’ He is as remote
as anything that can be imagined from
suggesting the hard, merciless features
of the typical Prussian, Mackensen or
Falkenhayn, for example. Despite his
uniform, he suggested Oxford more
than the barrack- room, and one feels
that he would be charming and reas
suring by the bedside, whether as the
rector or the doctor. He irradiates a
certain atmosphere of what I may call
benevolent alertness. He wins one's
confidence by the obvious sincerity and
candor of his speech, is tolerant of a
contrary opinion and listens with re
spect to anything that deserves re
Bpert.
“But overemphasis, cocksureness,
dogmatism have short shrift from him.
It is not that he rebukes them by word,
but that he makes them seem false and
crude by contrast with his own serene
and governed manner. He is like the
skilful horseman who rules his steed,
1 noc by the whip and spur, but by the
subtle authority of a superior will con
veyed through hints that are at once
gentle and indisputable. In the midst
of his staff his mastery is obvious
without being demonstrative. It has the
art of evoking the maximum of thought
and directing it into the right channels
without surrendering any element ol
resjiect. It is the art of the Judge who
encourages the counsel to enlighten
him, but preserves his right of judg
ment.”
uncie oam ana mo oiocpmq rrmceos,
From the Wichita Beacon.
Thirty per cent of our exports to Russia
and 20 per cent of our imports from Rus
sia were handled by German commission
houses before the war.
This indirect method of doing business
was expensive but our manufacturers ig
nored the losses, incidental to the com
mission system. Dealing through Ger
many was a habit.
This was quite in tine with our general
'gnorance of all things Russian.
How many persons ever stop to think
that the immigrants from whom we get
most of our ideas or Russia are not Slavs
at all? That they in no way are repre
sentatives of the 75 per cent of Russia’s
population which is ihe real Russian peo
ple?
Most intelligent persons know more
about the literature of Russia, and the im
migration problem she has sent us, than
than they know about the commercial op
portunities she offer*.
Few realize how enormous is Russia's
natural wealth in minerals, timber an3
i agricultural lands, or remember the fig
urea of her population—170,000.000—a popu
: iation which furnisher the labor supply
I she requires for the development of her
i riches.
We have ignored Russia because we
thought her asleep.
But now an “awakened Russia” has as
tonished the world.
Russia has discovered herself, econom
ically. as a result of the war. very much
as Uncle Sam has discovered himself com
mercially.
Uncle Sam is now the banker for the
world. His export trade exceeds the vi
sion of the optimists. Rut the big ques
tion which is now bothering him is how
be can keep his foreign markets—after the
war.
“RV going after them,” says the econo
mists who are making a study of after
the war trade possibilities. And the gen
ial impression seems to be that Russia i?
tho country which presents the greatest
trafe opportunity which has ever come
Uncle Sam’s way.
Before the war Germany controlled hall
of Russia's trade.
\ftcr the war, it will be a long time be
fore Germany can re-establish any kind
of friendly commerce commerce with Rus
sia. She has. however, arovsel new de
sires and new needs in the Russian
masses. The abolition of the vodka trade
has given the people a savings fund with
which to gratify their needs.
But Germany will not provide for them.
Students of international commercial
conditions believe that the United States
can do so.
Economists point out that trade between
two nations can not endure unless buying
and selling are reciprocal. Ships whhh
carry our exports abroad must return with
Imports.
The foundation for the exchange of ma
terials and products already exists be
tween the United States and Russia. She
has hides, carpet wools, vegetable fiber,
flax, furs and aluminum which we need.
Russia now takes locomotives, cars, agri
cultural implements and machinery of all
kinds which we desire to Bell.
Russia Is ready to take a mighty for
ward leap In civilization and she nee3s
modern scientific tools to help here. Tjie
United States has everything she wants.
Some Military Information.
To the Editor of tho Milwaukee Jour
nal: At a time like this, when the news
reports are filled with army terms, think
it would be of general interest to know
what they mean. I am confused by read
ing of corpora! sergeant, first lieutenant,
second lieut' nant and so on, without
knowing the relative rank, also as to
bow many men in a platoon, brigade, regi
ment, company, etc. What is a commis
sioned and what a noncommissioned of
ficer? If all these terms could be made
cleai' it would help in understanding the
Years ago there used to he discussion^
of the relative merits of single Independ
ent banks and branch banks. The unin- i
formed contended that a community is
better served by a small locally owned
bank than by the branch of a la/ge insti
tution. Those who are experienced in
both kinds of banking do not doubt the
superiority of the branch system that
for more than 200 years has been tried f
under every conceivable condition. It j
glows in usefulness and strength every- i
where. In fact, in every important coun- ,
try except the United States the day of
the small bank is almost ended. During \
this generation the private bankers and
small banks in Great Britain have gradu- i
ally merged with large institutions until
there are now only about half aB many
as there were 20 years ago. The present
number is 79, with 9.100 branches. The
branches have doubled In number during
the same period, and there is one for
about every 500 people. One bank op
erates 1,000 branches, several have over
500 branches, and all except the Hank of
England have over 100. The same tend
ency is observed on the continent and in
Canada; the process of amalgamation, the
gradual decline of the small banks, has
left only about half the number that were
doing business 26 years ago. The 22
head offices in the dominion operate 3,000
branches there and 76 elsewhere. Com
petition has given the Canadians a bank
office for about each 2,900 people. Here
the national and state institutions com
bined show an average of one for each
4,000 inhabitants. The state banks fur
nish some examples in a small way of
efficient Ranch bank service.
news. I would also like to know how th®
West Point and Annapolis schools are
supplied with students.. Inquirer.
New Piague, Minn., July 8.
Commissioned officers of the regular
army are commissioned by the president.
The president nominates a man and com
missions him “by and with the consent
of the Senate.” They are the comman
ders, or executives, of the army. Non
commissioned officers are appointed by
the commissioned officers commanding
companies, troops, batteries, battalions,
squadrons, regiments or higher units.
Some of the higher noncommissioned offi
cers receive warrants from the secretary
of war. They are assistants to the com
missioned officers, and may be likened to
the foreman of large industrial concerns,
whereas the commissioned officers are
heads of departments and managers.
A company is a body of men com
manded by a captain, consisting of from
100 to 150 men. A platoon is half a com
pany commanded by a lieutenant.
A battalion is a body of infantry, com
posed of two or more companies, forming
one-third of a regiment. A regiment
consists of three battalions and four com
panies each. A brigade is a body of
troops, whether infantry, cavalry, artil
lery or mixed, consisting of twro or more
regiments and commanded by a brigadier
general.
Major General -Highest ranking officer
in the United States army at present;
commander of a division; brigadier gen
eral, an officer who commands a brigade.
Colonel—Commanding officer of a regi
ment; lieutenant colonel, second in com
mand of a regiment; major, commander
of bartallon or squadron.
Captain—Commander of a company of
infantry or troop of cavalry, or battery
of artillery; first lieutenant, second in
command of a company, troop or battery;
second lieutenant, the lowest commis
sioned officer.
Adjutant—A staff officer who assists
the commanding officer in the details of
his duty; adjutant general, chief of a
bureau of the war department. In actual
j service in the field, establishes camp
forms lines of battle, etc.; sergeant ma
jor, highest noncommissioned officer;
sergeant, a noncommissioned officer who
sees that good order is observed at quar
ters, instructs recruits and commands
small detachments; corporal, lowest non
commissioned officer.
West Point Cadets—Each senator, con
gressman anu delegate, including those
of Porto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii, is en
titled to name one cadet at the academy.
The District of Columbia, two cadets.
There are also 40 appointments at large
specially conferred by the president.
Annapolis Midshipmen—Two midship
men are allowed for each senator, repre
sentative and delegate in congress, two
for the District of Columbia, 10 each year
from the United States at large and 15
each year from the enlisted personnel of
the navy, who have been one year in the
service. The appointments from the dis
trict of Columbia and 10 at large are made
by the president; while the 15 each year
from the enlisted personnel of the navy
are made by the secretary of the navy
after a competitive examination. One is
allowed from Porto Rico who must be
a native of the island.
Largest Gold Dredge.
What Is said to be the largest lad
der dredging unit ever constructed has
recently been launched at Hammon
tin, Cal. As described In the current
number of the Engineering Record, it
is equipped with an endless chain of
100 buckets and excavates, washes and
stacks 300,000 cubic yards of gravel per
month. It will be operated by the Yuba
consolidated gold fields along the Yu
ba river.
Along me Cornwall coast‘many min
ers earn a living by washing tin out of
the sands, the sea shattering the metal
bearing rocks.
In Hawaii grows the world's rarest
plant called the t liver sword. Its very
name Is odd and appropriate to the cac
tus like growth and the long, silky gray
leaves which give It its peculiar name.
The reason for its rarity Is that it is
found only on the moet inaccessible
slopes of the volcanoes of this group of
islands. From the earliest times it has
been greatly admired by the natives,
who call it “ahinahlna,” gray haired,
because they had never before the com
ing of the white man seen silver and
therefore could not apply to the plant
a nafne which well describes it. Climb
ers who have found specimens prize
them more highly than do Alpine climb
ers the edelweiss, since it is far more
beautiful ami difficult to obtain than
the famous flower of the Swiss.
To enable travelers to launder small
articles of clothing there has been in
vented a pocket kit that contains a
small clothes line, push pins to hang
it up and a half a dozen tinly clothes
pins.
The price of coal is said to have
reached $30 a ton at Rome, and steps
are being taken to bring it from Japan
where the cost is just one-tenth as
great.
Not Entirely a Stranger.
From the New York World.
A young Brooklynite, In the wings of
Ihe Brooklyn opera house stage recently
seized the hand of William Jennings
Bryan, who was about to lecture there,
and shook It vigorously.
"I'm very proud to meet you, Mr. Bryan*
very proud!" he said.
The peace advocate returned the grip
and beamed upon the youth.
"Yea," added the young man, “Mr.
Bryan, I—I—I’ve often heard of you!"
The former secretary of state proceeded
to the stage and sat down thoughtfully.
It Gets Results.
One of the largest manufacturing
companies In this country has removed
the soot from its smoke stack and
chlmyeys by exploding blasting pow
der lo them for several years, states the
current number of the Engineering Rec
ord. The use of the method has not
been tits cause of any accidents or in
jury to the stacks. A gun is made by |
drilling a hole in the center of a piece '
j of shotting and is loaded with the pow
der. This Is exploded Inside of the |
J stack or chimney to be cleaned. j
NINE SOLDIERS CAPTURE 113
Frenchmen Trick the Defenders of a
German Field Fort on
the Somme.
One of the most striking episodes
it the great Somme offensive was the
•econt taking of the field fort at Bl
anches and its garrison of 113 men
tty nine French soldiers.
All attempts to storm the position
*iad been checked by murderous tna
’hlne-gun tire until a French officer
liseovcrcd a vulnerable point. Select
ng it second lieutenant, two sergeants,
i corporal and four men, he led them
i>n hands and knees through the long
grass to the spot where he knew there
was a breach la the defenses. Then
throe of the French officers abruptly
leaped Into the work, shouting In
stentorian tones: "Fonvnrd with the
bayonet!” and throwing bombs which
exploded In the dugout.
The Germans, believing n large force
was with the Frenchmen,> had no time
to get their weapons and surrendered.
But now the three French captors be
gan to feel nervous, ns they snw no
reason why the Germans should not
fall upon them nnd exterminate them.
They were saved by the six comrades,
who came rushing in just at this mo
ment. Agnin fooled, the entire Ger
man garrison was marched to the
French rear, escorted by the nine
“poilus,” who had not lost a man.
BANISH PIMPLES QUICKLY
Easily and Cheaply by Using Cutlcura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.
Smear the pimples lightly with Cuti
cura Ointment on end of finger and
allow it to remain on five minutes.
Then bathe with hot water and Cuti
cura Soap and continue some minutes.
This treatment is best upon rising and
retiring, but is effective at any time.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv.
SLAVERY IN EARLY DAYS
African Slave Trade Was Once Open
ly Tolerated by the British
Government.
Slavery existed in nearly nil of the
English colonies from an early pe
riod until shortly before or soon af
ter the Revolutionary war, and the
African slave trade was openly tol
erated by the British government. In
1750 there were 292,000 African slaves
in llie colonies, scattered from New
England to Georgia. It was not pro
hibited in Massachusetts until 1780,
lor in Vermont until 1777. The Unit
?d States census of 1810 showed 310
slaves in Connecticut, 10,851 in New
Jersey, 15,017 in New York, 795 in
Pennsylvania, and 108 In Rhode 1s
and. Slavery was gradually abolished
:n the northern stntes, but In 1820
‘here were still 97 slaves In Connec
:icut, 7,557 In New Jersey, 10.088 in
New York, 211 in Pennsylvania, and
18 in Rhode Island. The census of
1850 showed the disenppearauce of sla
rery in all the northern stntes except
Vew Jersey, which still had a survlv
ng remnant of 230.
Musical?
Bacon—I understand your new
leighbors are musical.
Egbert—Are what?
“Musical.”
“Who said that?”
“Oh, I heard it. Is it not so?”
“Well, I reckon he likes to fiddle,
l.nd the wife likes to yell, if that's
vhat you mean.”
Some men are of no more Inpor
tnnee than a thermometer on a pleas
ant day.
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i ne i oo-uooa.
Rev. ,T. II. Jowett, pustor of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church,
once said ut a dinner:
“Deliver me from the too-good,
from the straight-faced, from the big
oted.
“The too-good become hard, nnrrow
and cruel. I know a too-good Sunday
school superintendent who snid one
Sunday In the course of his usual ud
dress:
“ ‘Our attendance Is very, very good
today. In fact, we are all here but lit
tle Catherine Simmons. All here but
little Catherine! What obstacle has
kept out little friend away? Let us
hope that she Is not well.’ ”—Washing
ton Star.
Fell Some.
Redd—How are you getting along
In the Aviation school?
Grene—Not very well.
“Head of the class yet?”
“No. I wus up near the head yes
terday but I fell, and went to the
foot.”
nemeoies Tor --^niggers.
If n bath In hot water, or In water
containing salt or strong soap, is
taken within a few hours after ex
posure in shrubbery and woods infest
ed with "chlggers,” or “red bugs,” no
ill effects will be experienced. After
a long exposure, however, a bath has
practically no effect, and direct reme
dies are necessnry.
After irritation has set in, and small
red spots appear, the application of a
moderately strong solution of ammo
nia to the affected parts is recommend
ed by the department of agriculture’s
entomologists. A supersaturated so
lution of bicarbonate of soda, or com
mon cooking soda or saleratus, will af
ford relief. Liberal applications should
be made until the Irritation subsides.
If the suffering is severe a dilute tinc
ture of iodine or collodion should ba
lightly applied.
A Conscript.
Judge—Are you a regular?
Casey—Phalx, do Oi look like a vol
unteer?
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equipments and increased facilities, have been __jgSsE8aLWAjJ—3*.
strained as never before, and previous records
I have thus been broken in all directions. !|
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are reported for the period up to October 15th, upwards of lour and a B
quarter million bushels being exported In less than six weeks, B
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