Walkerton Independent, Volume 46, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 September 1920 — Page 2

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GREAT IN SERVICE Type of Idealist Worthy of the Highest Praise. American in the Philippines Was Forwarding the Cause of Civilization, With Krag in Place of Shepherd’s Crook. I first met him in the brush a thousand yards north of Dagupin, in Pampanga, lying on his belly and watching me through the sights of his Krag. It is indeed startling to discover the silent menace of a rifle muzzle protruding through the tropical undergrowth, especially at 20 yards rage. “Friend!” I called across to him. “Sure, come on over,” he laughed back, and his rifle muzzle slipped across a point or two, covering the trail I had followed over the skyline. Though it was but a chance meeting, he trusted me as one of his kind, and there was no “glad-to-meet-you” talk or the reticence of Manila. His name is no matter; it was Har-vard-Boston-L’ish of four American generations. But it Is vital that his eyes were blue and that he was one of those sunburned American idealists whose success is not gauged in dollars, but in service rendered to civilization, to sanitation, to health and to decency. Why, then, was he civilizing with a Krag? I thought of the head-hunters of the northern mountains, not far away, and of native insurrection, now a thing of the past. “What’s the trouble?” I asked when I reached his nest in the undergrowth. “Nothing, just precaution,” he answered. Then I heard in the valley behind him the rhythmical pounding of boring machinery and saw the top of a timber scaffold for well digging. He explained, as I crouched beside him, that a certain ex-alcalde, in a fit of petulance, had thrown a dog into the village well, thereby contaminating the supply. This had happened three villages up the road and sickness had spread throughout the valley. To dig another well in the near neighborhood seemed inexcusable to the natives. Not that trouble was really expected, but machinery cost cash and guards had been posted at the hill trails. His village needed water, and water they would have, pure and cold from the 209-foot level, whether the natives opposed the work temporarily or not. These things he told me. and more, while we sat and brushed away the flies. This man was no engineer and no sanitary inspector. He was no N. C. O. of the Philippine constabulary. He thumbed the bolt of his rifle and admitted he was a teacher! I had heard often of his type. Indeed, I had coine to the Philippines for the sole purpose of making his acquaintance, and to meet him in the equality of the brush was indeed good fortune, for men of hist kind the world over are prone to be as uncommunicative as the Englishman at the frontiers of empire. Herc^ he was at work at one of the strong contacts of civilization and of education in the Philippines—the development of water supply.—Paul Monroe in Asia Magazine. Birds Increase in Numbers. The beneficial effects of the migratory bird treaty act are beginning to be felt. The United States department of agriculture, through its bureau of biological survey, has conducted investigations of the breeding areas of ducks in North Dakota and Nebra* j ka, says a bulletin of the departmentCompared with former years, a gratifying increase of breedirg waterfowl, particularly in North Dakota, is evident. The fifth annual series of counts of birds of all species breeding on selected areas in various parts of the United States contained a large proportion of reports showing increases in bird population. The total number of reports received however, was not large. Many of the persons who had formerly taken part in the annual bird counts were unable, because of extra duties assumed during the war, to find time for the work required by the fifth count. Men Who “Know It All.” Some folks ave “canned” because they are too self-satisfied. It's a common thing in life to find folks too big to take orders. They know the game and refuse to take orders. That is confession they belong to the small class and never will be fitted to lead. The good boss is a master of obedience. He commands because he has learned to obey. He's never satisfied. There are always new goals to strive for. He rises because he sees things from a different angle. It’s different with the fellow who is self-satisfied. He sees only what he wants to see, and holds his opinion above that of everybody else. You can’t do much with him. —Exchange. A Speedy Mete. “Hallo” came the female voice over the telephone. “Is that the gas company?” “Yes. madam I” replied the clerk. “I want to know when the entries for the autumn handicaps close.” “The autumn handicaps?” said the startled clerk. “This is the gas company’s office.” he replied clearly. “That’s right,” said the unseen lady. “I want to know when the entries for the autumn races close, as I’d like to enter my gas meter.”— Philadelphia Inquirer. War Services Recognized. Miss Maud Cleveland of Berkeley, Cal., graduate and member of the faculty of the University of California, recently received the D. S. M. at the American Woman's club in Paris for “conspicuous service” while serving as head of the Red Cross home communications department of the a. E. F. Miss Cleveland had charge at Brest of the war brides who married American soldiers. On the Links. 1 Foozle —I don't like my caddy; he । laughs every time 1 play badly! Niblicks —I noticed lie had a pen actual grin.— London Answers.

MADE BIG “BAG” OF GERMANS Raid of Doughboys Within Hun Lines One of the Most Brilliant Exploits of the War. It was the most audacious night hike of the great war. The infantry brigade of the Second division, American army, was making It. Platoon after platoon of rain-soaked, mudpainted Yank doughboys, in columns of twos, marched silently straight through the strong German line, a distance of four miles —like a huge khaki-colored monster ready to spring at the throat of the German defense. They did. Joseph Mills Hanson, former American field artillery officer, gives this graphic description in the Home Sector, the ex-soldiers’ weekly conducted by the former editorial council of the Stars and Stripes, of how the midnight surprise experts of the A. E. F. floundered and struggled up the hill toward La Tuilerle farm on the night of November 4, 1911|, i where German officers were living close to Beaumont, thinking that the neirest American soldier was eight kilometers away. He says: “Silently the Americans, panting from t '4lr long march, formed and closed In won the farm, as old Mosby’s men us^d to close in on some devoted federal outposts in Virginia, or as George Rogers Clark's grim frontiersmen close' l in on the British at their ball le' j wilderness fort at Vincennes “There was . pause as they crept up close. Then a sudden rush, a gust of cries, and through the doors and windows they In. Knots of German officers, b- Ting over maps and dispatches, 100 cd up in horror into the muzzles i.n iftes and the stern, white faces behind them; men curled up in blankets In the corners staggered to their feet and held their hands aloft. This sort of warfare had a tang of the new-world daring in it that the disciples of Von Clausewitz and Ludendorff could not comprehend. It set German logic at naught, but they were obliged to yield to it. La Tuilerle farm, a German headquarters, four miles from the front, had been throttled by a hand reaching out of the darkness. Many of his Imperial majesty’s trusty officers and men had been made prisoners In a flash, though unfortunately two generals made their escape by darting out of back doors.” Memorial Cottages. The number of lives the war took has not been adequately reckoned. The 1 number of families it broke up is likewise uncounted. Yet right after it we have a greater shortage of housing than ever. There is interest in this connection in a letter to th** London Spectator, evidently from one of the sufferers of the war. It contains a suggestion which may or may not be new in this country. The writer calls attention to an article in the London Chronicle telling of the building of 120 cottages for ex-service men in Westmoreland, called war memorial cottages. It is not clear to him whether these were built bj- public or private funds, but ^never ^ r WoilTiT' it be possible.” he. asks, “for individuals to do likewise? W®at more practical memorial of any fallen hero than to provide a home for a disabled soldier or sailor or for his widow and children?” Though our war widows and orphans and our disabled soldiers are few compared with the losses of Great Britain, we have need enough for more houses, and the memorial cottage Idea is not a bad one. How She Knew. A Hoosier school teacher received a I very indignant note from one of her patrons, demanding that she stop some , boys from annoying her tiny daughter on the way home from school. Immediately after she had read the note the teacher begun an investigation. She asked the little girl, “How do these boys annoy you?” “Why, they talk awful about me and to me,” explained the youngster. “They cuss me and say terrible things.” “But how do you know they are ’ cursing and the things are really ter--'ble?” persisted Miss Teacher. Even she was stunned by the wee child’s answer, “Because,” she reasoned, “they are just like the things my papa says when he gets mad at my mama.” — Difference in Situations. Away out in a remote and snowdrifted draw, separated from the herd, ' an old cow stands between a fir tree and a bowbier, hbr calf behind her. 1 desperately defending it against a ring of wolves capable of playing a waiting game through |the long night. This is a Sc •!> _ enough in the West, about wh£sh artists painted vivid pictures nnu'lauthors wrote stirring stories, mighty good press-agent material for the department of agriculture's predatory animal campaign. But who would write a thrilling story’ or paint a picture about a prairie dog running out of its hole and filling its stomach with grama grass?—Exchange. Harpies. The idea of creatures called harpies comes to us frorf ancient Greek suthors. The harpiis were vultures with heads of women They were very i fierce and loathsome, li ing in an atmosphere of filth nd stench, and conaminating everything which they came sear. The immortal joet, Homer, mentions but one harpy. Hesiod gives two, and later writers three. The names of the harpies indicate that these Imaginary njonsters were personifications of whirlwinds and storms. Their names were Ocypeta (rapid). Celeno (blackness), and Aello (storm). Could Do Without Him. Wallace. after playing with a neighboring playmjte all alternoon, had finally quarreled with him. His mother took him to task for not asking his friend to ' call again soon, whereupon Wallace taid: “If he never comes again, that will be soon enough.” Logical Action. He—“ Why are you always throwing • your money in my face?” She—“ Because I can’t keep, it out of your hands.”

LIKED HIS “BATH" Rabbit Seemed to Enjoy Powerful Electric Shock. Experiment Recently Made Shows Great Possibilities in This Form of Treatment for Toning Up the Nervous System. It Is almost sure death to step upon the third rail of an electric road, for he who does it will get a shock of at least 500 volts. But you can jump on a third rail and stand on it with both feet and feel nothing. You must, however, jump off with both feet or you will get the shock. The reason is that when both feet are on the rail there is no circuit. Watching two boys amusing themselves by jumping on and off a third rail on Long Island recently. 11. Gernsback, editor of the Electrical Experimenter, wondered what would happen if he were to stand on the pole of a very powerful Tesla coil. He went to where there is one of the electrical testing laboratories, where there Is one of the most powerful high frequency machines in the country, giving 500,JOU volts ami using 20 kilowatts. This machine throws streams of electric fire six to seven feet long, the noise of which can be heard several blocks away. Mr. Gernsback wanted to stand on the metal plate of the “high” terminal of the transformer, but the managers would not let him, for fear of an accident. He had with him. however, a live rabbit, and they let him put the bunny on that perilous spot. “At first,” writes Mr. Gernsback in the Electrical Experimenter, “he was much frightened and jumped off the plate at about five kilowatts. Long sparks had shot out from his nose and above his eyes and at the ends of the ears. So the writer wetted the platform with water, because he thought that sparks might be jumping into the rabbit's belly and legs which insulated the fur part of his body, giving rise to stinging sparks. An improvement was seen immediately. The rabbit now held perfectly still for about 20 seconds, taking the full charge of 20 kilowatts at 500.000 volts. Long spark streamers, four or five feet long, shot from brer’ rabbit’s nose, ears and hack, and, curious to note, immediately above the eyes, and after that the ] rabbit took the full charge, never mov- . ing once for 20 seconds at a time. । After a while the rabbit seemed to enjoy the performance, and right after his seance he was as lively as ever, j eating a big carrot at once.” j Mr. Gernsback points out that there i Is a practical value in this experiment, for a charge of electricity such as the one described gives a dry bath which removes every particle of dead skin, dust and dirt and hurls them far from the body. Such electric baths also soften hardened arteries, tone up the nervous system and “make the old feel younger and the young younger and more aggressive.” Spitzbergen Explorer. Charles Rabot. French physicist, with a reputation for arctic research, has been elected honorary member of the Christiania Geographical society, j In 1892 Mr. Rabot participated in the I French expedition of La Manche to van Mayen and Spitzbergen. He was the first to travel extensively over west Spitzbergen and to form correct I conclusions as to its glaciological relations, viz: that west Spitzbergen Is j not covered by a connected inland i mass of ice as is the case with Nor- | dostland and Greenland. Among his I many works the most important is. “Des Variations de Longueur des Glaciers” (Paris, 1897 and 1900). He was the first to make a survey map of the black ice between Saltenfjord and Ranefjord. for the time pointing out ' that at Glaamdalen the black ice is cut into two parts known as Vestbraen । and Osthbraaen. — Have Cried Their Eyes Out. “The City of the Blind.” the Arme- . nians and Syrians call Aleppo in Syria, i for nowhere else in the Orient today I Is the percentage of blindness so high. | Every sixth person on the street is as--1 fected with eye disease. These ArmeI nians and Syrians, the oculists say. in | the years of terror and suffering just I passed under Turkish oppression; have i literally “cried their eyes out.” Trachoma is found in all degrees of severity among infants a few months I old, and advanced cases among chilI dren from three to six. Such a condition exists nowhere else, except in such lands as Egypt and India, and nowhere there is it so severe as in Aleppo at present. Moroccan Spanish Jews. One of those historic bits stranger than fiction, and one which contains j the note of poetic justice too often i lacking in ordinary experience, is the I recent Inauguration of an effort upon ! the part of Spain to nationalize ano 1 rehabilitate the Jews of Morocco. The king of Spain himself is at the head of the movement, being chief of the honorary presidents and being secI onded by many of the most prominent statesmen of all parties. After three centuries of ostracism the Jews are to be officially invited to return, as it were, and to resume their position in the evolution of the land. Deserves None. “Things ain't goin’ to suit me in this country,” said the seedy citizen. “Baid your poll tax lately?” asked the brisk old gentleman. “Nope.” “How long has it been since you voted ?” “ ’Bout twelve years. I ret’kon.” “Umph! You are not goinsr to get any sympathy from me.”—Birmingham Age-Herald. Turning Him Down. 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