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The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-21
RETIRING FROM the FARM
An Article by W. G. Palmer Of the
Agricultural College


The following by w. C.
Palmer, agricultural editor,
raises a question which many
of our readers have probably
been thinking about at one
time or another:
Retiring from ones work is
one of the most serious steps
that man can take. Especial
ly is this true of the farmer.
Usually it means moving to
town. Life in town is entirely
different from life on the farm.
One accustomed to farm life
can hardly adapt himself or
herself to town life at that
period of life. This results in
being out of touch with ones
environment, in the absence of
activities to keep one occupied.
From being an important fact
or in the farm community one
often becomes neglible one
in towns or even worse-a
knocker.
why move to town? The
reasons for moving to town are
many-educating the children,
modern conveniences in home,
less work, etc. The schools in
towns are as a rule better than
those in the country but the
reason they are better is that
the town people tax themselves
80 as to have the monev neces-
sary to maintain a good school.
by consolidating the schools
and putting up the school tax
as high in the country as in
the city just as good schools
can be provided in the country
as in the town.
The modern conveniences
can be had in the country now
as we'll as in the town and
usually at less cost.
LESS work in town-less
work of some kind-but after
all no one can be happy and
healthy unless the mind is oc-
cupied. The one who is used
to active, muscular work'for a
good many years will not re-
main healthy without some ex-
ercise.
"A good way for farmer to
retire is to select a lot of 8 to
10 acres on the old farm and
build on it the modern house,
a small barn, also with modern
conveniences, and poultry
house. Here one can live the
life that one is used to in the
way that has become second
nature to one. Here there will
be something to hold ones at
tention and to supply some
work to take the place of the
accustomed activity.
The school problem can be
solved by consolidating the
schools. In this way as good
schools can be had in the rural
districts as in town. In fact it
will be better school as it will
be in closer touch and harmony
with the farm and farm life.
In most cases it is a sad
mistake for the farmer to retire
to town and especially so when
the things that he moves to
town for can be had on the
farm and with all the advant.
ages of the country in the bar.
gain"
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-21
LYcEum COURSE ARRANGED
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Secure Fine
| Entertainment for Next Winter

Encouraged by the success of
the Lyceum course which they
presented last season, the Lad
les Aid Society of the Presby-
terian church has decided to
furnish the people of Bottineau
and vicinity with another SER
les of high class entertainments
for the coming winter. For
some time they have been
studying where to secure the
best grade of talent, and last
week thev closed contract for
a course to include the follow
ing numbers:
Jacob A. Riis
Ralph Parlette
The Southland Singers
The Fisher Shipp Co.
This course will bring to Bot
tineau an unusually famous
group of entertainers. Jacob
A. Riis is the Ben Lindsey of
this years course, a man of ma
tional reputation in public af-
fairs, who is in great demand
on the lecture platform be-
cause people know that he does
things and can tell how they
were done. He has been the
leader in the great movement
that has swept over the cOun-
try for the publication of the
slums in our great cities. He
cleaned out the notorious Null
berry Bend district in New
York and substituted for it a
city park.
Ralph Parlette is one of the
n tion's greatest humorists.
Even when he was struggling
country editor he could write
stuff that made people laugh
and think at the same time. He
now fills about 200 lecturing
engagements a year, and each
year his price is higher than
the last. Some of his subjects
are, Pockets and Paradises" =,
The q n sity of Hard
Knocks" Weighed in the Bal
ances," "Hurrahs and Her.
oes."
The Southland Singers are a
quartette of negro singers who
have brought to the north the
inimitable ballads of their old
plantation homes.
The Fisher Shipp company
consists of Miss Fisher Shipp,
reader and soprano, Mr.. Lloyd
A. Loan, piano and mandolin,
Miss Marion Barrp, violinist,
and Miss Pauline Harrington,
/ soloist. One of the sketches
given by the company, "Orange
Blossoms has proven so pop
ular that it has been given six
consecutive seasons.
The dates for the various
numbers will be published lat
er. This course is costing the
ladies considerably more than
last years course did, but they
are confident that the superior
quality of the numbers war
rants the added expenditure.
They expect to be able to offer
season tickets without any
advance in price, trusting to
the reputation of their course
last year and the increased
value of this years course, to
bring larger returns. The sea-
son tickets will probably be
sold at So. 30 with reduced
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-21
Real Estate Traastsrs.

Oliver N. Dion and wife to
George Laporte, 81, e1a e1a a.
25O-70.
Dan H. Kippen to John Nc
Naughton 81, south fifty feet
lot 9, block 15. Westhope.
John McNaughton to Mat
Noonan, 81. south 30 feet lots
Ia, g, a. 8, 8, block Is, West
hope,
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Robert Zirkle and wife to
Frank ]. Noder, $500. ne 15-
16O-81.
First National bank, West
hope to Alexander III. Richard
con, $500, lots IL, Is, IA, block
IA, Maxbase. !
First State bank Eckman to
j. K. Holton, 81, ne 23- -16O-81.
Subscribe for THE Borr1NE4u
COURANr.
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HedGeVille
Editor
By 10 hn l.. Ho bible

Copyright 1919. by The Press publladng Co.
lIlo New YORK Myrldl.
IECK HENDERSON says that he
- lets his beard grow because shay
ing is violation OF the laws OF nature.
nAN CRAUM announces that he can
- not furnish his customers with any
more country eggs because his hen
house has been moved into the city
limits.
IKE REYNOLDS says that mis-
IL fortunes are born 10 every man,
but IL seems that Us are always born
trlpIe,s.
p w. FROST says thai /; they coin
~ tnc one-haf cent pieces 1t win
make rcii8.on a lot cheaper Tor some
OF a!s cous-rsltioD.
EKE REYNOLDS rays h1 wishes they
- would have Fathers bay when
every man could 50 home and be
treated Lac one Of the family.
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ROSe-Time.
BY Cora M. w. Greenleaf.


IT'S rose-time! Listen to the Joyous
notes
= or liquid music on the summer air,
From myriads OF tiny, featherei threats
In bush and tree. oerhead and every
where.
It's rose-time! See the shade OF tender
green
That robes the earth In ra!ment good
to see
It's rose-time. and a wealth of life I'M
seen
Awakens into being joyously.
Sweet wandering zephyrs. soft as angel
hands.
Caress my troubled brow. and smooth
my hair;
Each gentle touch obedience commands
And banlshes a worldso: weary care,
Because It's rose-tme-joytlme OF the
Blest carnival of Joy and love and
mlrth.
The day IN June so rare is here-aye
here!-
With rose gemmed d!adem, to crown
the earth.
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Fairy Tales
Tin N eW Clothes.
HANSEL
AND
GRETEL.

By lanes Alden.

~ nee Upon . Time there was
" . brother and a sister whose
X names were A1gernon and
RN lmosene. These names were
moved down by the neigh.
bors to Hansel and Grete,.
Their mother was a widow when they
were still quite young.
At every ohildron's concert and
church festival and Christmas they
had to recite poetry.
Naturally their dear Mama was alb.
solutely positive that by the time Al.
gernon was eighteen ne would have
i 10Th. Barrett. Forrest. Irving and even
Chamcy Olcott beaten to whisper
when It came to the Histrionic Art.
Mama always pronounced Hlstrionlo
Art with capital letters.
And as for Inogene-mercy. Sarah
Eernhardt was a mere amateur COM
Jared with her. while the late Nine.
Jlnauschck couldn't begin to rec'te
LADY Nacbeth's lines anywhere near
Ike the manner In which Imogene re-
cited them, and every ore agreed 10
that.
BY the time they were twenty Mama
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Mama predicted. There WIS no class
to Bill. He Just run this grocery stone
and did Q real estate business and
owned the only undertaking establish
mont in mat village and managed to
get along in vulgar trade.
He called on Algsrnon and Imoarne
Just the same. and for q moment Ma
ma was frightened for she thought he
he'd come to collect q few months
grocery bill.
But he had not. His lodge was getting
up an entertainment and he wanted Al
sernon and Imogene to help them out.
They promised to do their best. Ma
ma agreed because she was chiefly wor-
ried about that grocery bill.
AlGeruon and Imogene were not fools
by any means. They had been on the
road too long and away from Mama
too long 10 remain In that class, not
w1thstanding their early training. And
so they got up funny sketch. They
hated to demean themselves with suoh
| a thing. but there was that two months
| grocery bill.
! German pipe so he could blow on the
| stem and finger the bowl and play It.
| Imogene got out some souvenir wooden
shoes for them. and arranged an &C.
Gordon IN her picture hat SO she could
remove the hat and play It. They then
rehearsed some Dutch dialect songs
and went to the lodge entertainment
prepared to help amuse tho simple coun-
! try folk.
| There were songs and dances. Mono
logues and farces al this entertainment,
but when Algernon played "Wacht am
Rhein" on the long tobacco pipe and
| Imogene removed her hat and made
music come out OF II they proved a
scream. Thftr funny dialogue got the
house and their wooden shoes all
helped.
| When the entertainment was over
| every one in the village was talking
Of what wonderful actors Algernon and
Imosene were. The show was repeated
two more nights. There was no reply
from the companies they sought to
play with and 30 they entered into the
FUN.
Then they had great IDEA. They
would go into vaudeville. bill them
selves as Hansel and Gretel. and do
that absurd Dutch act. They did this
made a hit At the first tryout. and to-
day tnieir success should be a lesson to
all of the true worth OF training for
leading Shakespearian roles.
They are collecting $500 each week
and are billed as ''Hansel and Gretel,
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as worried for fear she would have
d!sa greeable time of 1t trying to pre-
vent the great theatrical managers and
PRODUCERS from coming to blows TO
scttle which should secure her wonder
full children. Mgernon and lmoEene.
BY the time they were twenty
Mama was not so much worried about
preventing the great producers from
n citing over which was to secure Al
gcrnon and Imogene as she was wor-
ried over whether they could hold their
so a week Jobs with celebrated rep
ertoire company presenting all the
standard Tragedies and melodramas
along the tank town circuits.
They had other troubles. Although
they knew they were considerably bet
ter than ANY living actor and actress
at the Shakespeare stun. they were
chiefly worried over the fact that II
looked as though they were not even
going to land ahat across-the-continent
one-night stand Job at $50 per.
They were quite right in their wor-
ries. This particular season they did
not even land that Job. and they were
disconsolate indeed.
Tt was a cheesy old company. any
way" remarked Imogene with the ac-
cent and diction that marked the skilled
actorine.
"But they paid real money" replied
Algernon. whereupon both OF them
sighed and wrote more letters to more
company managers.
Then plain Bin Hawkins called on
them. Plain Bill Hawkins was Of COM
mon clay and so uncouth and freckled
and unrefined In his childhood days that
Mama never allowed Algernon and
Irnogene to play with him.
And 1t was Just as Mama predicted.
He never amounted to anything. He
lacked culture. his instincts for refine
mont were nil. Poor Bill Just sort OF
grew UP almost any old way. and Just
now he earned a living running an or
binary grocery store. 1t was Just as
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It's terms. they had raised the money
to build the tower and install ahe bell
As for the ringer. he was saw-hler
who had his shop near the tower FOR
his services with the ladder and the
lever $50 a year was added TO his In
come.
The mechanics did not mean 20 lose
moment OF their fresh advantage In
time. They Insisted firmly upon the
utmost promptnass IN the sounding o.
their bell. For their qualification, the
ringer carried a silver watch to the
accuracy o: whicA he kept careful
eye.
In their hours OF we!l-won summer
leisure. the builders of tie Old ships
rowed on the river, visited the handy
summon gardens, watched an ocea-
sionil balloon ascension, appl ,ud"i
Major General San'ord's Mount PA
Circus aHd, on Independence Day. flr-
nlshed a merry company 20 man Z.
Fourth OF July ship which, on wheels,
was a feature q the parade.
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he funniest knock about Dutch come

the funniest knock about Dutch come
dams on the stage"
Mama lives In a nice big house back
In the village. and even forgets to sigh
when the checks come back TO her
each week by mall.
And every one in the village has for
gotten all about II am Dying. Egypt
Dying" and I'VE Call Me Chief" but
they point with pride to "Hansel and
Gretel" and say. ''Thems the snartest
youngsters ever brought up in this
town."
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Mcuinns had passed ON his round
shortly before Michael Phelan had been
summoned by Bateato. For three hours
ut least OfYicer COS would be supreme on
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nun s.oou WIS lons ,ano y, uaAAis'
wne,oIo'o 'no noo'ui"a' s"a"o"'
lcren no 'oncea'"eh'. Ho N"S. M oyes
up ana down inc aVcnuo IN searoh OF =
tramp mptor.hack cruising IN soarot OF
rare he had only moment OF Two
To wait oeforc one OF the pr&nt SoIow
variety came racketinS aions. NE st"ok
up ms mana ana "9Ved nls ~ann az
the driver. There was crunching OF
prskes ana U,o taNi move 70 anu warpou
into the curb. Tho chauneur had tna
coumenance or pirate put MS GRIN
was rather reassurlng.
man, In an cnort TO assume Michsei
Phclan's brogue. do you know the
way To hair store?'
"a what?" the chauffeur shot back.
while his grin went inside.
"A hair store-I want q bit OF q dis
guse fer my features--whiskers. false
hair or this like"
Did yc stop me TO KID mc?" snarqed
the chauffeur. "Ye don't need 10 think
cause you got on a bulls uniform ye
can hurl the harpoon into me. Or "
It's a drink ye're wantin' reach IN under
the seat an there's a fiask II ye meant
hair oil why didn't 20 say ~"
Thanks. but tits no drink I'm af-
Their" said the young man. "Tls a
ride TO a hair store, an here's a tin
spot fer yer trouble"
1t was the way Trayers Giadwin
handled the skirts OF his coat In get
ting at his money that convinced the
wise chauffeur thar he had no real
policeman 10 deal with. His grin came
| hack ana looped M behind Mt either
ear.
II getcher, steve" he broke out.
reaching for the bin. IF It's dis
rulses we're afther hon inside an III
! Tool yotiso over to Nine. Flynn's on
Avenue A."
To de nonstrate TO his uniformed
| fnro that spced laws In the greater
city of New York fan to impose any
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side OF New York.
Four uHes a day. at o'clock. at IL.
at o'clock and at 6. a man carrying q
ladder crossed the street TO the shed
from which tho tower arose, Placing the
ladder against the shed. he CLIMBED to
tho roof and rang the little bell by
means OF lever like a pump handle
II was. so to speak. the tocsin OF the
Ten-lIour Day which was runB thus
upon the Old Mechanics Bell.
The sh!p-bu!lding mechanics OF the
city had obtained reduction OF ono.
third In the worklng-dly, which, for
merly extending from sunrise 10 sun
set. had In the summer season covered
a stretch OF flfieen hours. In celebra-
ton Of their victory, as well as to point
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A TELLING EXAMPLE.

'1Iow well you are looking!'
Yes. ! am q vegetarian"
THAT settles 1t. SHAH never ca
meat again. How long have you beer
oneT
Il begin tomorrow. '-Megcndorfel
Blaetter
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" back In the first half OF
last century small bell
swung In small tower IN
Lewis street, between Fourth
and Flfta streets, on the east
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Codeine, a very largely used narcotic,
Is more than twice Its normal value.
owing to the scarcity OF opium. Car
bolic acid continues 10 advance In price.
and 1t Is not At all unlikely that the cost
OF household dis!nfectants may be In
creased. The most noteworthy OF the
few articles which have declined In
value Is glycerine whlch, after a long
period Of high value. nav shows signs
Of coming down In price.
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,iui. e dsa~,s
q pdLu
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Coauoito nuts Qittle cocoanuts) are
found In abundance In Mexico. but the
entire amount gathered is taken by the
local soap factories. the managers OF
which are constantly complaining that
they can not procure sufficient raw ma
.eriai from this neighborhood for Their
needs. This condition 10 due to the lack
Of interest on the part Of the natives
ana 20 some extent no doubt. to the
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A Fast Moving NeW York Sfoyy
By Barton w. Currie
Based on.As Sseesssfsf
Farce of kks Sane .7lAs
Copyright. 1919. b. n. K. ny Cb.)
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

Tswrs Giadwin an eecen!ric youns NV York mieuars
INADVERTENTLY, ,, nas hoy as,.N Thd b v:; sSs.,,S
Helen huTm. we.srn rh Helen so.,ds. . h.r coysa
She and sadie cali Al Gsdwn hpuss whore rrsevs and hs
friend whnney paruss discussing the forns instustion
for girl Iren does recognize Traselu. lie does
make Known his dru,iy TO her e learns shs IL love viii
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Popular Science Notes.

diniculty experienced in extracting the
meat.
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Tabloid Tales
or OLD NEW YORK
XII.-The Bell Of the Ten"HOu Day.

Copyright 1912 by The re. Putisans The wohd
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CHAPTER XXI.
Millionaire Policeman on
PATROL

RAVEHS GLADWuN went
bounding down tho steps of
his own pretentious marble
dwelling with an airy buoy
ancy that would have caused
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~LATE is used almost exclusively
for roofing purposes in southern
~ ireland. according to Consul
Gsorge f. Chamberlin of Cork. 1t 10
sdld by the ton (2,2+O pounds). the
price ranging from S2s75 q ton for
irish slate to 5000 for Welsh slate.
with four-inch lap one ton of the
heavy grade will cover about three
hundred and fifty square feet and of
the light about four hundred square
feet.
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THE OCEAN LINER

Imagine a building II stories in height, and
nearly 200 feet longer than the capitol at Wash
ington-four times long Bunker Hill monu
its construction steel, "copper" brass, bronze,
silver and some god-and nearly every wood Of
strength of beauty-teak, oak, mahogany, birch
and maple, the choicest and rarest growths Of
northern and southern forests 1t stands the
banks of river.
cross -section of it would look like gigantic
honeycomb alive with bees the size of human be-
thousands of workmen and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
electricians engineers, carpenters and upholster-
ers-during a period Of about two years. The
walls are of steel plates, many of them weighing
four and one-half tons each, and secured by more
than 5000 900 rivets AS you life your
eyes to it under the gauntry-the vast frame I'M
der which 1t is built-it looks immovable. Only
by demolition could it be shifted, you would say,
if you not familiar with shipyards and ship
builders. Under the gauntry it slopes gently to-
ward the water, and day comes when nearly
complete, a palace in the fullest of the
word habitation for between 5000 and 1000
tenants of every class, poor, moderately weto-do
and rich, it forsakes its foundations and floats into
the stream without tremor, as naturally as
duckng swims What would you say If
you the capitol or "SkyScraper" sliding Oh
its base and rushing into space at the speed of an
express train. not on smooth, shining rails, but
surface full of hollows deeper than arroyos.
rougher than the hogbacks of the western plains,
dipping into them. climbing them, buffeting them,