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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
Colonel George Shanton Dis
credits Reported Insult
to Old Glory.

" OLONEL GEORGE II. SHAN
A TON, who cleared up the canal
~ zone of bad men. revolutionists
and other undesirables, is again
back in the States after having
made orderly Porto Rico, where he
was chief of the insuar police. Shan
ton is a fine type OF the adventurous
American and his life for the last
twenty-eigbt years has taken him into
activities where gun play is almost
casual happening. For the last ten
years he has been most valuable aid
TO Uncle Sam in strengthening out diff
fcult problems away from home.
AS a youth Shanton went west from
New York and became a COW puncher
and plainsman in Wyoming and Mon
tana. When the rough riders were be-
ing formed he got together eightyfour
cowboys and took them to Washing
ton and later went to Cuba as captain
OF Troop c. in the Second regiment Of
United States volunteer cavalry. He
remained in Cuba four years, assisting
after the war in organizing the Cuban
rurales. Then Roosevelt sent him to
Panama in 1904 to be chief Of police
in the canal zone. After five years Of
successful work at Panama he was
sent to Porto Rico to take charge Of
the work of preserving law and order
there.
our police force consists practically
OF a constabulary Of 1000 men, said
Colonel Stanton. THE island is divid
ed into sixty-six districts, with the
same number Of captains or chiefs at
their head. All police matters are
handled directly from the headquarters
in San Juan, and we control the cities
and the inland country. We have con
frortas,' or patrols, and we have 1GC
mounted men. | have introduced into
Porto Rico the traffic policeman on
horseback, who is stationed in the sub
urbs, and he is IA great success,
"All of the police are Porto Ricans,
with one exception. There used to he
a great many Americans on the force,
but now the only one is the chief of
detectives.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-29
THE TRIANGULAR SMILE"
Helps Show Diamond Teeth of Lon
don's Smart Women,

don's Smart Women.
No woman Is suitably equipped now
for any OF London's smart functions
unless she has contorted her face into
what is known as the Triangular
smile" This expression" is supposed
TO represent simplicity and innocence!
1t is formed by lifting the center part
Of the top to form the apex of trl-
angle, the lower lip then representing
the base.
The upper teeth are thereby reveal
ed, and some women are wearing tiny
rosebud diamonds In their teeth.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14

and to the shifting of the position and
weight of the operator, both OF which
are essential considerations.
The other mistake is In the use of
squared timbers instead of those with
sharp edges, whereby the cutting ef-
feet of the sharp edges is lost and the
drag is permitted to glide over instead
of to equalize the irregularities in the
surface Of the road.
dry cedar log is the best material
for drag Red elm and walnut when
thoroughly dried are excellent and box
elder, soft maple or even willow Is
preferable to oak, hickory or ash.
Drags are often constructed Of
planks instead Of logs. There is moth
ing in the construction Of plank drag
that calls for particular mention ex-
cept the strengthening of the planks
along their middle line by 2 by 6
inch strip. A triangular strip may be
used under the lower edge Of the blade
to give it the proper cutting slope.
The successful operation of a drag
involves two principles, which, when
thoroughly understood and intelligent
ly applied. make road working with
this implement very simple. The first
concerns the length and position Of the
hitch, while the second deals with the
position Of the driver on the drag.
Each influences the other to a large
extent. and successful manipulation Of
the drag is dependent upon an under
standing Of both Of them.
For ordinary purposes the snatch
link or clevis should be fastened far
enough toward the blade end of the
chain to force the unloaded drag to
follow the team at an angle of As de-
grees. This will cause the earth to
move along the face of the drag
smoothly and will give comparatively
light draft to the team, provided the
driver rides in the line of draft. Some
times. however. conditions are met
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14

various foods that are eaten in an un-
cooked state If infected by flies, through
cooked food infected by flies after the
process of cooking, through drinking wa
ter which has been infected by flies and
through milk which has been infected by
flies. Fruits are especially likely to be in
fected by the small fruit fly commonly
found around markets and stands. Fish
may be infected by flies and in conse-
Quence will undergo rapid decomposition
Decomposition caused in this way has re-
suited in many cases of diarrhea and dys-
entery. What are commonly known as
flyspecks are the excreta Of the fly and
frequently contain virulent disease germs.
The fly In the house should be relent-
lessly pursued and destroyed. The house
which is carefully screened and protected
from flies is infinitely safer than the one
not so protected. In the spring Of the
year the fly begins to take on life. Eggs
which are laid the previous fall begin to
hatch. At first the fly is only little
worm wriggling in some pile Of filth The
eggs are usually laid in a manure pile or
a mass of garbage. The most effective
way to prevent the fly nuisance is to de-
stroy these breeding places The impor-
tance Of this may be seen when 1t is con-
sidered that one fly produces 15.000OO0 OF
its kind in one season.
stables.-Manure is by far the common
est material in which the fly lays eggs.
All stables should be kept scrupulously
clean. No manure should be allowed to
accumulate where it will be exposed to
flies for even few minutes. Manure may
be treated with considerable quantities Of
lime without interfering with its fertiliz-
ing value and in this way the develop
ment Of the eggs can be practically pre-
vented.
Garbage.-As a medium for the develop
ment Of flies garbage may be considered
next in Importance to manure. The eggs
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HOW TO USE
THE ROAD DRAG
Get the Right Materials and
Don't Make Il Too Heavy.
PLANKS OR LOGS ARE BEST.

Two Principles Involved In tho suo.
cessful Operation Of tho Drag-Posl-
tion Of tho Driver and Length Of the
Hitch to Be Considered.
The earth road is by far the most
common type Of highway in this coun.
try. Its cheapness In comparison with
other types Of construction and the alb
sence in many sections Of the country
Of rock, gravel or other hard natural
materials for road building will render
its use necessary for many years to
come.
There are at present in this country
about 100000 miles of such roads,
most Of which must be maintained by
some means more or less inexpensive.
The split log drag Is Of great service on
roads of this class, and an increasing
mileage of the rural highways Of this
country is being kept in repair econom-
ically and we'll by the use of this SIM
pie implement
Two mistakes are commonly made in
constructing q drag. The first lies in
making it too heavy. 1t should be 80
light that one man can easily lift 1t.
Besides, light drag responds moro
readily to various methods Of hitching
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WAGE WAR ON
THE H0USEFLY
Time to Begin Crusade Against
This Dangerous Pest.
SUGGESTIVE WARNING.

Health Boards Throughout tho Country
Arc Fighting to Extsrminate Those
Carriers Of Disease-keep Manure
and Garbage Covered.
With the coming of warm weather
the housefly awakens and the annual
war against this dangerous pest Is be-
gun.
The extent of the ravages Of these
winged messengers Of death was not
fully realized until recent years, but
now that the real danger has been dis
covered health boards throughout the
country are striving to exterminate
them.
The following warning has been used
with great success by fly fighters in q
great many towns:
WARNING!
The transmission Of the following dis
eases by means Of flies has been conclu-
sively proved: Typhoid fever, tuberculo-
sis, cholera and summer diarrhea Of chill
dren.
Typhoid fever and summer diarrhea OF
children may be transmitted through the
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14

which require special treatment, and
in a rolling country such conditions
are not infrequent. Often fat place
several rods In length or seepy spot
needs special attention.
The distance from the drag at which
the team is hitched affects the depth
of the cutting Shortening the chain
tends to lift the front slab from the
ground. A longer hitch causes the
blade to cut more deeply. The length
Of hitch may be regulated BY lengthen-
ing and shortening the chain at the
end which runs through the hole In the
blade end Of the drag.
The advantages to be gained from
the persistent use Of road drag may
be summarizeopas follows:
First.-The maintenance Of q smooth,
serviceable earth road free from ruts
and mudholes.
second.-Obtainins such ROAD sur
face with the expenditure Of very little
money and labor in comparison with
the money and labor required for other
methods.
Third.-The reduction OF mud In wee
weathis and of dust II 4Iy sweathsr.
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HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
IN GEORGIA UNIVERSITY.
New Department 10 Of Great Service
to Road Builders.

The Athens Banner Is highly pleased
with the work Of the department Of
highway engineering recently institut-
ed in the University Of Georgia. Re
Gently it commented on it as follows:
The trustees of the University OF
Georgia took splendid step when they
added q member to the civil engineer
ing faculty and made road extension
work q part of the work of the civil
engineering work OF the university.
The selection of Professor John q.
Koch for this useful work and placing
him practically at the command Of the
various counties in Georgia doing per-
manent road work has proved to be
most beneficial in every way. Profess
sor Koch is an expert road builder, and
his advice is being sought by the coun-
ties of Georgia in every section Of the
state. Already he has been Of splen-
did assistance, although he has been at
work but two months. Every day the
benefits to flow from his work to every
section Of the state become more and
more apparent. .
The counties of the state doing road
improvement should not hesitate to
call upon the university for assistance.
The university stands ready through
the department Of civil engineering, OF
which Professor 9. M. Strahan Is head
and Professor Koch assistant, to give
expert advice on all questions submit
ted. Wherever it is necessary Pro
fessor Koch will go to county and
hold a conference with those In charge
of road Improvement In this way they
may avail themselves Of the best ex-
pert advice before proceeding with the
work of road improvement. If this Is
done in every instance it will be found
that money will be saved and better
roads secured.
The road extension work that is be-
ing done by the University of Georgia
will mean the saving Of hundreds OF
thousands of dollars to the state and
the securing of much better roads.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14
Notice For Publication
(Serial Number O455l) !

(Ser1al Number 0455l)
Department of the Interior. U. s. Land
+ Office at Devils Lake, North Dakota, May
II, 1912
Notice is hereby given that Ora B, Crowd
er, of Bottineau, North Dakota. who on
March II, 1911, made homestead entry No.
652207 for south half of southwest quarter
(s1a sw14), section nine (9) township one
hundred sixty-two G62). range seventy-five
(75), west of the Fifth Principal Meridian,
has filed notice OF Intention to make final
the land above described, before John H.
Kirk. county Judge. at Bottineau. North
Dakota. on the 24th day of June, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles Kress, Jens Anderson, Charles
Davis and Jos. Crowder, all of Rottineau.
North Dakota.
John S. McClory,
May 24-3l-June 7-14-21 Register.
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HOW NEW BEDFORD CARES
FOR TWO THOUSAND ELMS
A Splendid Spraying Apparatus Thai
Combats Elm Beetles Successfully.

New Bedford, in common with many
cities Of Massachusetts, has always
taken great pride in its shaded resi-
Dental streets. It has now more than
1000 elm trees on its sidewalks, which
come under the care Of the city. The
majority of these trees are from 75 to
100 years old.
In the period when these trees were
get out it was much easier to main
tain trees than at present, for there
were comparatively few sewers built
to drain of the ground water, and the
streets were not paved with water
proof surface. The greatest difficulty
now in making trees grow in city
streets is in furnishing them with a
sufficient supply Of water.
Until recent years there were no in
sect pests in that section Of the coun-
try that troubled the elm trees to any
great extent, and the spraying Of shade
trees was unknown because unneces-
sary. In 1900 the elm leaf beetle.
which had been imported to this coun.
try at Baltimore about 1887, had OBJ
tanned strong footing in Massachu.
setts, having spread out from the Con.
necticut valley, where it first appeared
about 1895. In 1901 this insect had be.
come so plentiful in New Bedford that
the city found it necessary to spray
the elm tree foliage in the spring, and
the work has been continued every
year since.
For several years they used hand
force pumps, which required a great
deal of climbing to reach the upper
part of the trees. In 1909 high pow
er sprayer, consisting of large mix.
ing tank, powerful force pump and
gasoline engine, was purchased
Above the pump and engine is an up
per deck or platform fourteen feet
, above the ground, upon which hose
and fittings may be carried and upo1
which a man can stand. when operat
ing the spraying nozzle.
Arsenate Of lead, mixing ten pounds
to 100 gallons Of water, is used. The
mixture is constantly agitated wher
the pumps are in action. With this
machine there is no trouble in spray
ing the upper parts Of the trees with
poison. The water in the mixture soor
evaporates, leaving the arsenical poison
as white coating on the leaves. This
does not readily wash off, so that one
spraying is generally sufficient. As
the caterpillars feed on the under side
Of the leaf the spray should be so di
rected as to coat the under side of the
leaf as much as possible.
Other trees than the elm do not re
quire spraying in New Bedford. fol
among the various pests it is only the
elm beetle that cannot be more effec
lively cared for by other methods.
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THE MAN WITH THE DRAG.

s. Not seeking mine own profit, but
+ the profit Of many.-1 Corinthians
+ x. SO.
s. Oh. here's to tho man with tho
+ drag and team!
+ And here's to tho genius who
+ thought Of tho scheme!
+ To tho man with the drag all
f honor is due,
+ And glory to him who invented
+ il too.
+ "Good roads," pleads tho traveller. =
+ "Good roads" 10 his cry.
: "0ood roads," jeers the farmer,
+ "in the sweet by and BY"
+ But while they are sitting and
{ signing "AIas!"
+ And waiting a road bill Iegisla-
ture to pass
+ A man up and doing has thought
Of way
+ To fill in tho ruts and to level the
+ clay.
+ Not waiting for any slow process
+ Of law,
+ He gives us a method direct 40
{. saw.
+ He says: "Get some pIanI<s, sir,
q and hitch to your team
+ And drive right ahead! Why,
you'll think IL dream
8 The way those old roads will
+ straishten out fiat
+ And wonder why man ne'er be.
fore thoueht Of that"
Il He asks for no patent; no money
: wants he.
+ For good Of mankind he 10 giving
il free.
Just try il lit prone 70 disorsd't
+ the pIan).
u You'll find il q wonderful blessing
j to man.
= But meanwhile tho laeeards thsy
laugh in distrust
7 And sitting on barrels tho thing
- 10 discussed.
+ "By eosh!" they protest. "Why,
Il this fool Of q man
Hs thinks hs can Josh us-but
not much he canl
"Why, who ever hssrd Of a-pavin'
7 with pIanks
T A-swinsin' from hossesl Guess
not, sir-no, than<sl"
T But the live one today 10 trying
4 to drag
3 And soon Of his roadway he just
2 ly can brao.
: To the man with the drag all
+ honor is due!
And glory to him who invented Il
Z SO here's to the man who disoov-
cred the wayl
& And here's TO the farmer who
4 works it-today!
-Eulalie Andrsas..
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14
Road Mileage Approao n,

Road Mileage Approaches Thousand.
The first compilation Of the number
Of miles of road and the number Of
bridges in Wayne county, Ind, has
been completed by County Auditor
Bowman. The statistics were gathered
for use in his Office and for the benefit
Of the public. The total number Of
miles Of road in Wayne county Is
D49.25. There are 397 bridges, 948 cul-
verts, 1874 concrete arches and S41 sew.
ers across highways. One Of the no.
uceable features Of the compilation Of
the county auditor 10 that all the
streams IN franklin township are
bridged and that fully 92 per cent Of
the fords In Wayne county are bridged
Interest also attaches to the fact that
there are only thirty-two miles OF un-
improved road in the county.
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eitafIsn ana llo.ios Nearing Proof Of viii

State Of North Dakota GO
County Of Bott,neau 80
Before Hon. John II. Kirk, Judge.
In the matter of the estate OF Arnt Noun,
deceased.
Erick Moum-. Petitioner\
Christians Noun. Caro-
line Sem, 1ngeborg Anna
BBrovoid, Anton Moum,
Christian Noun. Sigrid\
Albertson and Karen
F1nstad....... Respondents ..r
The state Of North Dakota to the above
ta1asad ha and toa
You and each Of you are hereby notified
that ta d1ad Erdck - NOUN, the petitioner herein,
writing purporting to be the last will and
testament Of Arnt Noun. late Of the town.
ship Of y, starbpcK. county Of Bottineap and
petition, praying for the admission to pro.
bate OF said document as the last will and
testament It Of said deceased; end md for the
Of letters testamentary thereon, and that
the said petition and the proofs of said
purported will and testament will be heard
day. the 2Oth day Of July. A. D. 1912, at
O'Clock In the afternoon of that day. at the
court rooms of this court. in the county
Of and stste e Of HortS 6afota
and
You and each of you are hereby cited to
be and appear before this court at said
time and place and answer said petition
and show cause, If any there be, why the
prayer of said petition should not be grant
ed. By the court.
John II. Kirk,
Judge OF the County Court,
Dated the 24th day OF April, A D.. 1872
Let serv .ce of the above citation be made
by personal service on each of the above
respondents at least twenty (2O days be.
fore the date of hearing, and by publish
four successive weeks.
John H. Kirk,
Judge
June 7.14.21-20
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Gune 7.14.N-8)
Notice For Publication
Serial Number O282S)

Department of the Interior. u. s. land
Office at Dew Is Lake. North. Dakota, May
II. 9l2.
Notice is hereby given that Carl o. w.
on March II, 1905, made homestead entry
No. 84642, for southeast quarter of north
east quarter (seN ne1), section twenty
nsse @ one Tx 70
the Fifth Principal Meridian, has filed no.
tice of intention to make final five year
proof. to establish claim to the land above
described, before John III. Kirk, county
Judge at Bottineau. North Dakota, on the
24th day of June, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses; Ole Carl
son, Hans j. Kofoid, George GundersOn,
Harry Kofoid, all Of Bottineau, North
Dakota,
John s. McClory,
May M-31 .Juue 7-'4-2l] Register.
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Exposed.

Exposed.
"The crooked politician is bound to
be exposed" said q senator at q din
ner in Washington. Exposure win
come, even from the most improbable
source. It's like the case Of old man
Jones.
Zones, a hypocritical individual, was
Sunday school superintendent. and
one Sunday the minister, in an allusion
to the domestic cat. said to jones' 1T
tie boy: .
"'.Now. Tommy, tell % tho name Of
the animal which, when all the house
b dark and everybody 10 asleep, comes
creeping softly and silently upstairsr
/. Father said Tommy promptly.
Chicago Record Herald
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A Warning to the Citizen. Of BottIpsau .

During fair week we are go
ing to have the largest crowd
that ever was assembled in this
city. It is therefore the duty,
and should be a pleasure to
every citizen of this city to
put forth every effort to ac-
commodate in their homes, as
many as possible.
All those having rooms,
kindly list them with The
Bottineau Courant of this city.
John Mckenzie,
may31tf) Secretary.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14
Public Fountains Of Porcelain.

Public Fountains Of Porcelain.
Two drinking fountains are now
ready to be placed at the Intersections
Of some Of the most Travelled streets Of
Visalia, Cal. These fountains were or
dered by the members Of the Women's
Civic league and will be installed for
the benefit Of the public. The foun-
tains are Of pure white porcelain ware,
constructed along strictly sanitary
Hines.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14
Litter CANS ON STREETS.
South Bend Citizens Arc Asked to Keep
City Clean.

With the placing Of thirteen litter
cans in the business section of South
Bend, Ind. Street Commissioner
James P. Butler issued an appeal to
the public that by using these it will
assist in keeping the city clean during
the summer.
Instead of tossing papers careIessly
about on the street the people are
urged by the commissioner to place
them in the cans.
The cans are of metal and will hold
about three bushels Of refuse. More
will be added as fast as needed. The
street commissioner expects to edu'
cate the people to placing papers and
rubbish in the cans rather than on
the streets.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14

Electric .Purifieation % d Tried.
Sewage at Eldorado, Kan, viii b dis
infected BY electricity. The engineers
o1 the state university are making Z
tost Of Z system by which waste y
disintssrated and IN oFsanlc matase
1ssttoysd ~ m electric cuffsuk =
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14
Notice to Creditors

Notice 10 Creditors
State of North Dakota;O
County of Bottineau. So
County Court
In the matter of the estate of Martin
Myhr deceased.
Notice to Creditors
Notice is hereby given by Gustav Myhr,
administrator of the estate of Martin
Myhr, deceased, to the creditors of and all
deceased, to present them, with e the neces. s
sary vouchers to the said Gustav Myhr, at
the office Of J: Walseth. Bottineau, North
Dakota. within six months after the first
publication of this notice.
Dated this 21st day of May, 1912.
Gustav Myhr,
Administrator.
J, Walseth,
Attorney for administrator.
MAY A-H- June 7-14)
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Will Beautify tho City.

Under the auspices Of the Merchants
Ind, campaign for "a city beautiful"
will be started with the opening Of the
summer. A committee will be immedi-
ately appointed. and definite work to-
ward a practical campaign for beauti.
flying the city will be started, the work
to be the most systematic ever at
tempted in that city.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14
PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBJ
SERVED.

.. Keep the house free from flies.
. Every fly should be considered 2
> possible disease carrier and
.. should be destroyed.
. Protect milk and other food
; stuffs from contact with hies.
.. Keep the vacant lots as free
. from rubbish 40 possible.
Keep the garbage outside Of
. the house covered.
. Abolish open drains near dwell.
ing places.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-06-14

Appoints Shade Tree Commission.
A shade tree commission has been
named ~ Mayor Longstrest Of Mer-
chantville,e N. J.. for the purpose Of
taking cars Of trees on the sidewal1s
and public phcss of - village
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Took the Gift without Thanks.


The name Of w. n. Alexander Is
practically an unknown one in Eng
land, yet he it was who gave to the
country the enormous sum Of $4,000
for the purpose Of building the Ma
tional Portrait gallery. The only recog-
tion he asked for this munilcent gift
was that he might have an autograph
letter from Queen Victoria giving ex-
preston to the nations gratitude. It
is more than remarkable that up to the
time Of his death this modest request
had not been granted, and no recogni-
uon was made Of his handsome gift.
It is surmised that this simple wish
was never laid before the queen.-Pear-
sons.