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GAME IN THE ANTARCTIC. ImI 8tuk l« Good, and 80 Arc th« Breasts and Eggs of Penguins. In the antarctic (here Is not the im mense variety of game which is to be found in north polar regions but. on the other hand, it is very abundant and can be turned into food with the small est exertion. The Weddell seal, which sometimes weighs as much as half a ton, allows itself to be killed and cut up with placid calm. Its natural en emies are in the water, and for long generations it has been accustomed to bask in the sun undisturbed. Seal steak is an acquired taste, but when acquired explorers prefer it to tinned provisions. It is a common assumption that seal flesh tastes of train oiL That Is a mistake the flesh itself contains no fat, but it is extreme ly rich in blood, and in taste suggests the Scottish delicacy known as black pudding. Penguins, too, make a very desirable addition to the antarctic larder. Epi cures eat only the breast, which is rather like hare, but of a more delicate flavor. The eggs, which are very abundant In the spring, suggest ducks' eggs, but are about four times as big. They are excellent eating If you hap pen to pick a new laid one. but this is naturally something of a lottery, and a penguin egg can be very bad indeed. London Chronicle. OVER THE EQUATOR. The Coldest Air Blows High Up Above This Torrid Region. Winds blow not merely along the surface of the earth, but upward and downward throughout the atmosphere. They whirl about in all directions. So It Is Impossible to construct a weather chart that will really show the direc tions of the winds, for such a chart would have to be in three dimensions. Professor Alexander McAdie of Har vard la an article in the Geographical Review describes some of the recent experiments in the upper air performed by sounding balloons. The atmosphere has, roughly, two layers, the lower called the troposphere and the upper the stratosphere. The strongest winds are found just below the stratosphere, and it would seem that pressure changes originate In this region. The stratosphere is highest over the equator and lowest over the poles, but its height varies with the season. "At the equator," says Professor McAdie. "as we rise in the air the temperature continues to fall to a much greater height than in temperate latitudes. In deed, the lowest temperature is found above the equator." Origin of Satin. The discovery of the principle of the manufacture of satin was a pure acci dent The discovery was made by a silk weaver named Octavio MaL Dur ing a dull period of business one day he was pacing before his loom, not knowing how to give a new impulse to his trade. As he passed the machine each time he pulled short threads from the warp and, following an old habit, put them into his mouth and rolled them about, soon after spitting them tipon the floor. Later he discovered a little ball of silk upon the floor of his shop and was astonished at the bril liancy of the threads. He repeated the experiment and eventually employed various mucilaginous preparations and succeeded in making satin. Deaf as an Adder. The expression "deaf as an adder" Is from the Psalms of David, where It appears In the following form: "Their poison is like the poison of serpents. They are like the deaf adder that stop peth her ear, which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming ever so wisely." East Indian travelers tell us that there is a widely prevailing su perstition in the east to the effect that both the viper and the asp stop their ears when the charmer Is uttering his incantations or playing bis music by turning one ear to the ground and twisting the point of the tail into the other. Lots Easier. Bobby rushed out to meet his father the other night as he was returning from work and said breathlessly "Oh, papa, I won't hav$ to study nearly so hard at school any more." Now, Bobby had been doing far from well, and bis father was pleased to hear of the new interest, hoping for better things. "How's that, my son?" said he. "Oh. I got put back a class." Her Next Move. "Let me see," mused the young wife as she picked up the cookbook, "I have mixed the batter for the angel cake. Now what do I do next?" "Telephone for the doctor," answer ed the heartless husband, who happen td along in. time to overhear her. Varied Views of Marriage. Marriage is a lottery to the bachelor, an urgent necessity in the opinion of the widower, a delightful temptation to the widow, a habit with a good many.—Louisville Courier-Journal. Cause Fop Thanks. Wife The dressmaker says she won't make me another gown until you pay her bill. Hub (with relief)— That Is very good of her. I must write her a note of thanks. Falls of Iguazu. More than twice as wide as Niagara and fully fifty feet higher, the falls of Iguazu, In South America, is one of the great wonders of that contlnenC Our affections are oar life. We live by these. They supply our warmtb. Cbanning. THE MAKING OF TUNNELS. An Industry That Is Almost as Old as the World Itself. While tunneling is among the most ancient of enterprises, yet mote prog ress has been made in It the last cen tury than in the twenty centuries which preceded it. It Is now known that back in the semi-mythical days of the Theban kings the long tunnel Into the mountain rock, expanding at a distance of 400 feet or so into some lofty chamber, was a common work of princes. The rock temples of Nubia, too. and of India show that In certain matters, at any rate, moderns may still learn from ancients. Then again in Algeria, Switzerland, wherever the Romans went, are to be found tunnels of ail kinds and de signed for all purposes, for roads and drains and water supplies. Pliny makes mention of one notable achieve ment, the greatest of its kind in his day, the great tunnel constructed for the drainage of Lake Fucino. It was by far the longest artificial tunnel In the world at that time. More than three and a half miles long, it was driven under Monte Salvtano and re quired for its construction shafts of no less than 400 feet Some 30,000 men were employed on it for eleven years. Prom the time of the Romans until the latter end of the eighteenth cen tury no great advance was made In tunneling methods. Old engravings of mining work In the early years of the seventeenth century show the pickax or hammer and chisel as still the chief tools employed. With the advent of the railway, however, tunneling be came one of the grand necessities of construction, and progress Was more rapid. VALUE OF GOLD. While That Is Fixed, Its Price Is Regu lated by Premiums. Gold is not considered a commodity in the ordinary sense of the term, but is the basis on which the values of commodities are determined. Its value does not fluctuate, but Is universally fixed at $20.66 2-3 ounce or its equiva lent. Its price, however, fluctuates, as in the case of premiums. Its value is* stationary hence the term premium. The difference between the fluctuation of that and the purchasing power of gold may be simply illustrated as fol lows: That while its value remains station ary a premium would serve to reduce its purchasing power, to be added to its cost but an advance in the price of commodities would operate to reduce the purchasing price of gold, taking §1 as a unit. For instance, a dollar 'will purchase an article whose price coincides, but if an advance in the commodity raises the price of that particular article to $1.10 the purchasing power of gold .would necessarily be reduced propor tionately. Or. again, in times of ad» versity, commodities are cheap, the supply Invariably exceeding the de mand. the purchasing power of gold would then be greater than In times of prosperity, when the supply does not meet the demand and higher prices for commodities result There is no difference in the cost of a pennyweight of gold today from what it was ten years or more ago.— Pittsburgh Press. Force of Habit. The late H. Gassaway Davis, once a United States senator and candidate for vice president on the Parker ticket, was a brakeman before he became a millionaire and is said on one historic occasion while sleeping soundly in the senate chamber to have dreamed that he was still guiding an unruly freight train through the mountains of West Virginia. The dream was inspired by a nearby colleague. Senator Allen G. Thurman, who blew two mighty blasts on his nose. Davis, thinking he had heard the freight whistle, seized his desk as if it were a brake and nearly twisted the thing from its moorings be fore he came to.—New York Mail. Delayed. "Henry," said his wife reproachfully, "do yon know that it was 3 o'clock when you came home this morning?" "You are mistaken, my dear," he re plied. "It was just 1:30. I looked at the clock on the church tower as I passed the corner." "Far be It from me to doubt your word. Henry," answered his wife, "but if that is the case it must have taken yon an hour and a half to open the front door."—Exchange. The 8ubject He Lifced Beet. "Yon talk well on the subject in which you are most interested," yH the Impertinent girl "And what is that?" said the man, smelling a compliment "Yourself." said the impertinent girl demurely. It Seemed Like It. Lecturer—The idea of eternity, my friends, is something too vast for the! human mind to conceive. Voice From Audience—Did you ever pay for a |700 piano on the installment plan?—Life. Easy. Teacher What makes the grass grow? Willie—The grass has blades, and with these it cuts its way through the earth. Poetry in Motion. "What is poetry of motion?" "The kind that's always going from one editor to another." Woman's Home Companion. Carry the radiance of yonr soul in your face Let the world have the ben efit of It.—Fox. MINOT NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES The third week of the Normal school year finds the enrollment list growing, being now 201, making this the sec ond largest normal school in the state. The girls' dormitory is practically fill ed, having 91 at present, with accom modations for only 13 more. With the fast increasing number of students for the winter term there will be a de mand for a large number of the rooms available on the north side. The close of the first month will find school activities all organized and in serious working order. The organiza tions effected at present are as fol lows: Webster Debating Club Herbert Phelps, President. Waldo Evenson, Vice President. Earl Pierce, Secretary. Jack Bell, Treasurer. Messrs. Fish and McArthur, Facul ty Advisors. The third year students held their annual meeting during the week and elected their officers as follows: Elizabeth Glick, President. Jack Bell, Vice President. Edwin Wallin, Secretary. Bessie Paulson, Treasurer. Mr. Altmann, Faculty Class officer. The first business meeting of the Junior Class resulted in the election of the following: Amy Owen, President. Herbert Phelps, Vice President. Florence Franklin, Secretary and treasurer. Glen Holcomb, Sergeant at Arms. Mr. Corzine, Faculty Class Officer. AKBKR COLLEOI. Leara the Barber Trade at the old est and most euccessful col lege In the Northwest Write now for (re* Illustrated catalogue and rates. HOLER BARBER OOLIMB Established ISM. NleoUct At, Travel— to Minneapolis, over any Road, tHey all Lead to HOTEL STRAND (Formerly St. James) '*Horne of the Piccadilly Inn" 2nd Ave. So. and Wash. 200 ROOMS MODERATE PRICES N ewly iniahed and urnished Throughout 1 bay mare, weight 1400, 7 years old 1 bay gelding, weight 1400, 9 years old 1 bay gelding, weight 1400, 7 years old 1 grey gelding, weight 1250, 12 years old 1 grey mare, weight 1300, 4 years old bay mare, weight 1300, 7 years old 1 bay mare, weight 1250, 7 years old 1 grey mare, weight 1200, 4 years old 1 bay gelding, weight 1100, 3 years old 1 bay gelding, weight 1450, 9 years old 1 grey mare, weight 1350, 6 years old 1 grey mare, weight 1200, 10 years old 1 bay mare, weight 1400, 8 years old 1 grey gelding, weight 1300, 4 years old 1 grey mare, weight 1300, 8 years old 2 Deering binders, 8 foot 1 Deering mower, 6 foot 1 McCormick mower, 5 foot 1 Deering rake, 12 foot 1 disc harrow, 10 foot 1 disc harrow, 8 foot 1 surface packer, 10 foot 2 Boss harrows, 24 foot First year students elected officers as follows: Orvin Peterson, President Gladys Miller, Vice President. Kathleen Hod gins, Secretary. Clara Lantz, Treasurer. Mr. Fish, Faculty Class Officer. Second Year officers are as follows: Charlotte Bjorklund, President. Cora Heitmann, Vice President. Clara Jeonager, Secretary. Angeline Haellinger, Treasurer. Miss McDonough, Faculty Class Officer. The Senior Class organized on Tues day with the following officers: Mrs. Oda B. Young, President. Ruby Lambert, Vice President. Pearl Roell, Secretary and Treas urer. Mrs. Perkett, Class Officer. The Girls' Glee club organized Mon day under the direction of Mrs. Simp son. On Friday afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30 the members of the Y. W. C. A. and the Catholic Students' association were hostesses to the faculty and stu dent body. A short program was giv en, consisting of a vocal solo by Miss Amy Owen, short talks by President Crane and Mr. Fish, a reading by Miss McDonough, and singing of old songs by the assembly. About one hundred students were present for the program and refreshments were served by the class in cooking, directed by Miss Bry son. The gathering was held in the Christian Association room which is purposed for such gatherings of school societies and which as yet is furnish ed almost wholly through student ef forts. Some new pieces of furniture have been placed in the room during the year by the C. S. A. through the sale of the Normal School Souvenir Calendar for 1916. The additional furnishings are a handsome library table, six leather seated chairs and two comfortable rockers. The Y. W. C. A. held their first meeting this week and outlined their work for the year. The following are the officers and the cabinet: Clara J. Rude, President. Tena Kohrman, Vice President. Clara Gilbertson, Secretary. Edith Crow, Treasurer. Amy Owen, Assistant Treasurer. Cabinet Margareth Jorgenson, Religious Chairman. Agnes Anderson, Assistant Chair man. Eva Walton, Missionary. Virginia Mott, Social. Elizabeth Paulson, Social Service. Elizabeth Glick, Association News. Helga Sjaastad, Librarian. There will be a meeting of the board 0 I Tuesday, October 24th Free Lunch at 11.30. Sale to Begin at 12 o'clock Sharp. 15 Head of Horses of regents in Minot Friday and Satur day of this week. The session opens in Mayville, holds Oct. 10 and 11 and then adjourns to Minot for the close. On Friday there will be a six o'clock dinner given, with about fifty guests in attendance. It will be served at the Normal school by the department of Home Economics. The demand for assistance from the Normal school for institute work is On account of renting my farm to my sons, I will offer for sale at my home, 14 miles southwest of Minot, 1 mile west and 2 miles south of Scofieid's farm, on what is known as the Fred Willman homestead, the following property, on Farm Machinery, Etc. 1 Van Brunt drill, 22 double disc 1 Superior 22 single disc drill 2 Robinson wagons 1 spring wagon 1 single buggy 1 top buggy 2 hay r&cks 1 Gale gang, 14 inch 1 sleigh O A A $ 1 0 an as O at am iv O to 1917, with interest at the rate of 8%. 3% discount for cash on sums over $10. J. E. CHRISTENSON Owner Col. H. J. Hecht, Auctioneer Geo. A. State, Clerk: Dainty, Distinctive, Desirable Jfatkwdj Witt&o S Produced by experts who have specialized in floor-coverings for over three-quarters of a century, and from a process discovered, guarded and patented by them Hard wick Wilton Rugs enjoy a nation-wide reputation for their exemplification of perfect weavery. They are designed for more than a mere floor-covering, or an ordinary floor fabric. The effort, care and genius displayed by the artist on canvas, the sculptor in stone, the engraver on precious metals find their counter part in these loom-assembled-tufts of wool. Many sometimes years' are required for the production of the first rug—duplicating machinery takes care of those that follow. Thus the cost is distributed over many and we are enabled to offer you A WORK OF ART AT A MODERATE PRICE. OUR SERVICE—-Prompt, Intelligent, Unlimited—i# Yours to Command. LIDSTROM FURNITURE COMPANY Exclusive House Furnishings Minot,fN. D. asE 14 Cattle and 4 Sows 1 full blooded red Shorthorn cow, 9 years old 1 full blooded roan Shorthorn cow, 4 years old 1 full blooded red Shorthorn cow, 3 years old 1 full blooded red Shorthorn bull, 2 years old 2 full blooded red Shorthorn calves, 5 months old 1 black and white cow 3 years old 1 black and white cow 3 years old 1 black and white cow 4 years old 1 black and white cow 7 years old 1 black and white cow 8 years old 1 red and white cow 8 years old 1 black cow 3 years old 1 black cow 4 years old 4 well bred Berkshire sows 1^4A 1 gas engine, H/G horse power 1 gas engine, 6 horse power 1 cream separator 1 6-in. feed mill 1 8-in. feed mill 1 Superior fanning mill 8 sets work harness 2 single harnesses Other articles too numerous to mention 0 unusually large. It is impossible to comply with all the requests without interfering with the regular work of the school. However, as institute work is felt to be very important, help is given wherever possible. The first institute for the year will be conduct ed iby Mr. Clarke for the teachers of McKenzie county at Alexander, Oct. 17, 18 and 19. Miss Rud will be pri mary instructor. iii- Vi