Courier Democrat., October 24, 1918, Image 6

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FLUSTAV BRECKE,
...NOTARY PUBLIC---
Beal
Estate, Loans, Conveyancing.
MILTON N. DAK
WF. B. DICKSON THOS. DETANK
THOS. DEVANEY
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Lfi"*
Practice in all Stat© Courts.
U*N«DON. N. DAKCH
GEORGE M. PRICE
LAWYER.
OoUeotloD3 and Collection Law a Specialty.
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ER. TOM SMITH
DENTISTS
OFFICE HOOKS: Every Day Except
Sunday From 9 to 12—1 to 6
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PETER G. JOHNSON
GRIMSON & JOHNSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Practice iD State and Federal Conrts,
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N.DAKOTA
•LANGDON
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Residence Phone.. 166
Office Phono 19"
Besidence Phone.. 50
Office Phone 37
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LANGDON, N.DAKOTA
DR. J. F. SYLVESTER
Veterinary Surgeon
Office Phone 100 ^Residence 12s
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THAT BOLO KNIFE
SURE CAMEJ1ANDY
Henry Johnson, Colored Soldier,
Split a Lot of Hun Skulls
With the Weapon.
WAS ADOPTED FROM MOROS
War Department Now Issues the Ter
rible Cleaver to Some of Our
Troops, and the Germans
Don't Like It at All.
Washington.—A year ago Henry
Johnson, a colored citizen of Albany,
N. T., was peddling ice, coal and wood
in contented obscurity. Today Henry
Johnson, a soldier of the United States,
is wearing the coveted French war
cross with palms, because he proved
himself a brave man, and because at
the critical moment he got his hands
on a bolo knife.
The cable has told of Henry's ex
ploit—how on night duty with a com
panion in an American listening post
he "took on" 24 marauding Germans
in a swift rough-and-tumble, killed
some of them with his rifle, bombed
others from his basket of grenades,
and then, even after he had been
wounded, split so many skulls with his
bolo that all the enemy left on their
feet after meeting Henry became sud
denly and violently homesick.
The bolo knife which Henry wielded'
so well weighs one pound and three
ounces without its scabbard, and has
a broad 14-inch blade. It is sharpened
to a razor edge, and near the end
runs abruptly to a thrusting point. But
one of its chief virtues
vas
a small-arm
is its cleaving power. Most of the
weight of the knife is distributed along
the back of tlie blade.
Americans first ran up against the
bolo in the Philippines. Over there it
was originally an agricultural tool, just
as the machete was in Cuba, and
blacksmiths at country crossroads ham
mered it out infinitely and in all sorts
of forms. The "kris" with its curly
blade is a form of bolo, and the "cam
pilan" is a bigger bolo.
Was Weapon of the Moros.
It was up among the Moros thdt it
was developed for war purposes. In
the underbrush it proved a very ter
rible weapon, as many a trooper found
to his cost. A stroke in the tropical
night—just one—counted for a major
American casualty. After a while our
soldiers found there wajs no particu
lar knack in the Malay use of the bolo
they could not master. Then they be
gan to capture bolos. And so, after
the war ended, bolos kept coming back
to the United States as souvenirs.
But it was not until 1910 that the
war department tried the experiment
of issuing the bolo knife as a regular
part of the American equipment. It
was used and tested by our men in
Mexico, but there it was employed
chiefly as a tool rather than a weapon.
It was not until .our khaki-garbed boys
went down into the French trenches
that the bolo knife proved its right to
be considered "the last line of defense"
and a life-saver to the man who un
sheathed it.
Our colored troops display a special
aptitude and affection for this weapon.
The white fighter is inclined to rely
upon his automatic pistol in an emer
gency at close quarters, but the col
ored man in uniform takes'as natural
ly to the bolo knife as he does to—
well, as he does to the name of "Mr.
Johnson."
Issued to U. S. Troops.
The bok knife is issued to our
troops in two sizes—the smaller size
of the type which Henry Johnson used,
and a larger knife employes exclusive
ly by field artillery batteries. This
latter is practically a short sword,
comparable to the principal weapon
of the old Roman legionaries. It is
two feet long and weighs between
three and four pounds. Of course, be
ing issued only to artillerymen wljo
are not ordinarily actually at grips
with tMe enemy, it is intended mainly
as a sort of underbrush cutter. But
In the hands of a desperate man fight
ing for his life It is a terrible per
suader.
The bolo is in no sense a trench
knife. That is issued to every man
in the ranks and is a special tool not
meant for fighting save at the last
gasp. But the 14-inch bolo knife is
essentially a weapon. It is issued to
six per cent of our infantry forces
not regularly to every seventeenth
man, but as occasion may require or
the immediate commanding officer may
direct. Henry Johnson was given his
because he was assigned to particular
ly dangerous duty in a listening post.
Others may be equipped with bolo
knives—for instance, as members of
a special detachment to accompany
raiding forces within the enemy lines.
Their work must be quick, silent and
thorough. From Luneville to Cantigny
the Germans have found it so.
The small arms division of the Unit
ed States ordnance department be
lieves that the bolo knife has points of
superiority over any knife in use on
the European battlefield, else it would
not have been adopted for our use.
Migration of Mosquitoes.
Some surprising facts regarding the
migration of mosquitoes and other in
sects have been discovered by Prof.
S. C. Ball, who spent a month at Re
becca Shoal lighthouse last summer.
This lighthouse stands out In the occnn
12 nautical miles from the nearest
land, which is Key West, Tprtuguij.
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wune tne nearest region on wmpn
any considerable number of mos
quitoes can breed Is Marquesas Atoll,
24 miles distant to the eastward
Breezes from the north and east
brought mosquitoes to the lighthouse
and in one cas* a strong southern wind
brought them from Cuba, 95 miles
away. Indeed, in some instances
there was evidence that they were
brought by favorable winds from even
more distant points perhaps from
Tampa bay, ISO miles distant! House
flys and various other insects were
also captured at the lighthouse.—Sci
entific American.
SAVAGE AND HiS SHIELD
Writer Explains W%y Men Button
Their Clothing WVi the Right
Hand.
A popular writer who is particularly
fond of giving his readers diluted sci
ence, in sugared pellets, says that men
button their clothing with the right
hand because their prehistoric ances
tors used to carry shields on their left
arms. To quote his own words:
"Primitive man had a shield on his
left arm to protect the heart side from
attack. That left his right hand free
to do the buttoning."
This is interesting and highly Imag
inative, but is it true? Did primitive
man wear shirts and collars, vests and
coats, that buttoned up at all? And
did he know that his heart was more
important to guard tftan his lungs or
his liver? Is there any real evidence
that he was concerned about the rela
tive value of his internal organs, when
he fashioned his shield? Did he carry
his shield on his left arm to protect
his heart or was it to leave his right
arm, apparently always the stronger,
in the majority of individuals, free to
wield a sword or spear, or a stone
hammer or knobbed war club, farther
back toward the beginning of man's
long story on this battered old planet?
Beyond questfon, he wanted his
most efficient hand and arm free to
use his weapons, but is it certain or
even probable that he had a strong
preference for being stabbed in the
right side, if he must needs be punc
tured at nil? Surely the weapon of
attack always dominated the means of
defense. The knife counted more
than the shield. The spear controlled
the use of hands and arms more than
any buckler ever did.
Buttons are placed for the conveni
ence of the right hand, not because the
left hand was kept busy, carrying a
shield, in the childhood of the human
race, but because the right hand was,
usually the stronger and more skillful
then, just as it is now.
Sense of Taste.
The principal seat of the sense of
taste is the mucous membrance of the
tongue, in which dissection reveals a
cutis or chorion, a papillary structure,
and an epithelium. The cutis is tough,
but thinner and less dense than in
most parts of the cutaneous surface,
and receives the Insertions of the in
trinsic muscles of the tongue. The
papillary structure differs from that of
the skin in not being concealed under
the epithelium, but in projecting from
the surface like the villi of the diges
tive canal, and it thus gives to the
tongue its well known roughness. The
epithelium is of the scaly variety, as
on the skin, but is much thinner on
the tongue than on the skin. It is
mqpt dense about the middle of the
upper surface of the tongue, and it Is
here that, »in disordered digestion,
there is the chief accumulation of fur,
which, in reality, is simply a depraved
and over-abundant formation of epi
thelium. The papillae on the surface
of the tongue are either simple or com
pound. The former, which closely
resemble those on the skin, are scat
tered over the whole surface of the
tongue in parts where the others do
not exist, and they likewise partici
pate In the formation of the compound
papillae.
Your Good Servant.
"Make habit your servant, not your
master." A dog turns around before
he lies down, because his distant an
cestors found it necessary to trample
down the weeds to make themselves a
resting place. And the energy which
has gone into that restless ^notion
since is beyond calculation. There are
boys and girls today who are doing
useless things, things which hinder
advancement and success, because
they are in the grip of habit formed
long ago. Plenty of these say, "I have
aKvays done it," as a sufficient and
satisfactory explanationvfor anything
and everything.
"Habit is one of the most admirable
of servants. One who is a saver of
time and energy. But it can be the
most tyrannical of masters. Do not let
it get the better of you."
Make habit your servant, but make
it your good servant.
Health Suggestions.
Cultivation of an attitude of cheer
fulness by an aggressive proportion
of outdoor sunlight, fresh air, repose,
sleep, work, study, exercise, baths,
Eimple fare and wholesome habits
contributes to a good end.
The behavior of certain substances
of the living structures in quality and
quantity at particularly appropriate
moments, the entrance of these Into
the blood stream, their distribution
to the eyes, which begin to sparkle
.with the glow of pleasure, spreading
from the corners of the lips to the
large muscles of the skeleton, as a
whole, are all set free by the group
of unexpected sensations, which re
sult in the "big Idea" of the comic
fildc of the event.
Jt,TMMBiT, OCTOBERS! 1918
MEALS AT NOMINAL PRICE
Emergency Kitchens In Dutch Capital
Have Been Found to Be of
Great Value.
Emergency kitchens wore not known
In Holland before the war, but are now
established in all the larger cities for
the purpose of supplying the poor, as
well as persons and families of small
means, with one warm and wholesome
meal a day at a nominal price. In The
Hague are three such kitchens, whhch
are well patronized and have accom
plished a great amount of good.
One was established by the munici
pal government and Is mainly intend
ed for the use of the really poor of
the city. It furnishes to all callers
one meal dally for the price of four
cents.
The menu for one week follows:
Monday, oatmeal, milk, butter, and
sugar Tuesday, potatoes, carrots, on
ions, and beef Wednesday, potatoes,
red cabbage, and beef Thursday, pea
soup, with pork Friday, potatoes,
sauer-kraut, and edible fats Saturday,
potatoes, beets, and edible fats. No
meals are served on Sundays.
Another kitchen was established by
"The Dutch Society of Housewives,"
and is intended for the use of small
salaried persons. Dinners are served
in the restaurant for 12 cents, and for
10 cents If sent for. The dinners con
sist of meat or soup, vegetables, and
potatoes.
The third kitchen was also started
by private Initiative and is patronized
by the better salaried persons, such as
teachers, clerks, officers of the army,
etc., who her* get a good square meal
for 30 cents.
A
wen-Known Danker in a down,
town restaurant was eating mush and
milk.
"What's the matter?" inquired a
friend.
"Got dyspepsia."
"Don't you enjoy your meals?"
"Enjoy my meals?" snorted the in
dignant dyspeptic. "My meals are
merely guideposts to take medicine be
fore and after."—Knoxville Sentinel.
The German Spirit.
"Any restitution that Germany of
fers to the allies will be offered, you
may be sure, in the spirit of Gfriggs."
The speaker was Edward Hunger
ford the advertising expert.
"Griggs and Miggs," he went on,
"were kidnaped by bandits and shut
up in a cave.
'They'll take every cent we've got
on us,' moaned Miggs. "Every blessed
cent.'
"'They will, eh?' said Griggs,
thoughtfully.
"'They sure will.'
"Griggs peeled a ten-spot from his
roll.
'Here, Miggs,' he said, 'here is that
ten dollars I've been owln' you for so
long.'"
Coming to
GRAND FORKS
Dr. Mellenthin
SPECIALIST
Now For His Seventh Year
In* North Dakota
He Does Not Use Surgery
fcWill be at the
HOTEL DACOTAH
Friday and Saturday
November lst-2nd
Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 4 p. nr.
Two Days Only
No Charge For Examination
Dr. Mellenthin is a regular prac
titioner and graduate in medicine
and surgery and is licensed by the
State of North Dakota. He visits
professionally the more important
towns and cities and offers to all
who call on this trip consultation
and examination free, except the
expense of treatment when so de
sired by the party consulting.
According to the doctor's method
of treatment lie does not operate
for chronic appendicitis, ulcers of
the stomach, gall stones, tonsils or
adenoids in any size.
He has to his credit many won
derful results in diseases of the
stomach,liver, bowels, blood, skin,
nerves, heart, kidneys, bladder,
bed wetting, catarrh, weak lungs,
rheumatism sciatica, leg ulcers and
all rectal ailments.
If you have been ailing for any
length of time and do not get any
better do not fail to call, as impro
per measures, rather than disease
are very often the cause of your
long standing trouble.
Remember above date, that ex
aminations on this trip will be free
and that his treatment is different.
For further information address:
336 Boston Block,
Mineapolis, Minnesota.
Ting
VOTE
ssracn
FOR
JohnM.Baer
Candidate for Re-election
CONGRESSMAN FIRST DISTRICT
He Stands on His Record of Loyalty Plus Con
structive Statesmanship. He Has Made
Good. Why Experiment?
VOTE FOR JOHN M. BAER
Meat Supplies* Harvesting
and Threshing Crews
Are lines we give special attention
to. Get prices on Fresh and Cured
Meats before buying.
CITY MEAT MARKET
RAY[D. KELLY, Prop.
Phone*35
Notice to Farmers
HE War Industries Board at Washington, fully realiz
that food production and conservation must not be
curtailed by lack of proper buildings on the farm, has
recently ruled that*—
No permit will be required for new Construc
tion for farm purposes involving in the ag
gregate a cost not exceeding $1,000, nor for
repairs or extensions to existing buildings in
volving in the aggregate a cost not exceed
ing $2,500.
New construction, costing more than $1,000 and essential
to efficient farm management or increased farm pronuction,
may proceed by securing a building permit from the proper
state authority.
The Government requests that skilled labor be used only
where absolutely necessary—that wherever possible the
work be done by the farmer and his own help—and that
no new work be done except where absolutely needed.
We have pledged our support to the Government in the ob
servance of the above ruling. But we want to urge upon
every farmer that the first consideration is increased food
production and conservation.
If a new building is needed to store grain or house hogs
or stock so that food and feed will not be wasted, that
building is a legitimate part of the war program.
We have a complete stock of lumber on hand in our yards
and immediately available for such purpose.
Our farm building plans make building sure and economi
cal.
Cavalier County Lumber Company
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