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The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
ELECTION STRATEGY.
incident Of an Old Time English Par
liamentary Contaat.

incident Of an Old Time English Par
Iiamentary Contest.
In the days before the institution Of
the secret ballot, when the candidate
with the longest purse usually won an
election, a former Lord Dundonald,
who refused to give bribes, contested
Honiton, but was beaten by an oppO-
nent who paid his electors at the rate
Of IS a vote.
conceived this brilliant plan, says the
writer of history of the Dundonald
family. He announced to his friends
that he was quite determined to win
the seat next time without bribery
Then he sent the town crier round the
town to announce that all who had
voted for him in this first election might
repair to his agent, from whom they
would receive FLO.
AS comparatively few people had
voted for him. this was not very ex-
pensive process. And at the next elec-
ton Lord Dundonald was elected by
an enormous majority. After the tri
umpu SeVeTal peOple Cdue " HIu dAu
delicately suggested that some reward
was due to such loyalty.
mot farthing." was the reply.
"But. my lord. you gave f1O head
to the minority at the last election, and
the majority have been counting on
something handsome on this occasion"
"Perhaps so.' said the clever candi-
date. my former gift was for their
disinterested conduct in not taking my
opponents bribe of IS. For me to pay
them now would be to violate my own
principles. s."-PearsOn's Weekly.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
FOR THE HOME MERCHANT.
Fellow the Tactics Of the Catalogue
Houses.

Follow the Tactics Of the Catalogue
Houses.
Much has been written about the
subtle influence of the big four pound
catalogues sent broadcast over the land
by the houses located in the big cities
which. strange to say. refuse to sell
goods to the residents of the cities In
which they are located.
There is no mysterious element in
these bulky paper books. writes D. Nj.
Carr. From cover to cover they are
filed with pictures and with prices and
descriptions Of goods. The power of
printers ink is the only magnet, and
everywhere. The publishers Of these
great catalogues do business running
well up toward the fifty millions year
ly. All their success has been in the
ink they use and the way they use It,
Because these concerns receive pat
ronage that should 60 to the home
merchant it is the home merchants
fault, Mr.. Carr argues. The home mer-
chant 'neglects to do just what the
houses which publish the big cata-
logues do. He may not have the mon
ey to get out such great list. neither
the means Of carrying great stocks of
goods Yet he possesses all the means
necessary to gain the trade that goes
to these great concerns. He can buy
goods just us low. has less expense.
and. while the big catalogue goes to a
customer only once in year or two.
through the medium of the local news.
paper the merchant can go to all the
people Of the community once a week
and at the lowest expense.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
Work For Live Improvement Society.

Work For Live improvement Society.
In small centers of population where
none but the most general laws gov
ern 1t is necessary to form an i'm
provement society to. look after the
health and we'll being of the people as
a whole. says the Los Angeles Times
The laws Of hygiene must be observed
Both sewers and surface drainage
should be provided by the people as; d
whole. and where no city government
exists this is Il splendid work for, 4
i've society for. civic betterment. ISL
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
AGAINST Speculation,

The head Of big trust said at din
ner in Boston:
II have always been against specula-
ton. To try to get rich by stock 1uc
tuations instead Of by honest work for
the common good is to be an undesir-
able citizen.
Besides. these ductuating 1nvest-
ments are very risky and unceetain.
It's wise stock. you see, that Knows
It's own par."-ExcAan9e.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
PUBLIC AREAS
r. AND BUILDINGS
Should Be- )adiCiousiy Scattered
In Towns and Cities.
THE olO VILLAGE SQUARE.
% Forms . Good Nucleus Upon Which
to Build tho Group Of Public Build
ings and the School Playground
Needed In Rural Communities.

Tie public buildings Of the village
include the school. the church. the H.
brary aud the town ball or other gov
II small these may we'll be grouped
with the stores and shops about a COM
mon center Frequently. especially in
the larger villages. it is better to have
q distinctly public group. although
such a semipublic building as the inn
may we'll be included.
Like all other buildings In the vii
iage. these should be Straightforward
ly adapted to their uses. II there is a
good local building material it is we'll
30 construct of this. In any event.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

The farms and not the big ranches OF
the country are to be looked to In the
future for the beef supply The cotton
growing states Of the south. in addi
ton to the corn belt state, will have II
part in furnishing the beef supply for
the coming generation.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
HOME TRADE NOTES.

Would you hinder the further
concentration Of wealth in great
cities and all tho resultant evilse
you will find that tho simple
principle Of patronizing homo in
stitutions instead Of foreign ones
will work wonders.
Just 30 long az the merchants
Of the country insist on carrying
on business in the manner that
their fathers did twenty years
ago just 50 long will the cata-
Iogue houses continue to in
crease their patronage.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
HON e.
Home is the cornerstone Of ou

Home is the cornerstone Of our
government, the pillar Of our
civilization. When the masses
learn that every time that dol
lar is sent away from the home
it Injuries Il just 90 much, robs it
Of 90 much comfort, takes away
just 50 much power for good.
then the foreign houses that are
taking trade from cities and
towns will receive less patron
age.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

The farmer who will not take the
pains to cure his own hams and bacon
really has but little kick coming when
he pays what the butcher asks for
these products that have been shipped
to central markets in tie live form and
shipped back again as finished prod
not.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
His rines.

'When last saw him Jabbo was
green with envy. yellow with jealousy.
white with fear and red with rage"
What highly colored life his must
bey-Baltimore American.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

"Bligglns says he has to smartest
youngster In the world" ~
''Of course" answered Mr.. Growcher.
every parent feels that way, and It's
z wise provision of nature. In every
human beings life there ought to be
time when somebody thinks he is
smart. t."-Washington Star.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27
Anothar ontimlat.

Tommy-Pop, what Ii an optmist7
I'ommy's An optimist, my son, 10
. man who IL married and glad at ~
Philadelphia Record.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

A good old friend Of the writer who
has passed his eghtieth milestone told
US the other day that not in period
Of fifty five years, in which he has kept
track Of farm and garden crops. does
he remember such bountlful crops
along all lines as in the season just
closed
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

While there is a temptation at times
to do It. it is usually unwise to breed
dairy animals Of the Guernsey or Jer-
sey type to Holsteins. or vice versa.
While individuals of such violent
cross might be excellent dairy animals,
this result could not be looked for as
z general thing
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

II the lawn has looked kind O. thin
and scrappy the past year give 1t
top dressing Of well rotted and rather
fine manure This should be left on
until spring. when the coarsest Of the
litter may be raked off with the litter
and returned to the manure pile.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

A fashionable woman's magazine
that the writer glanced at the other
day gave menus Of meals for week
for family Of six to cost but $3.50
While it might be possible to keep soul
and body together on such a ration,
the menus outlined made one gaunt
and hungry just to read them over.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

Dentists say that one of the great
causes of the weakness and early de-
cay of human teeth Is that so much of
predigested that there is nothing much
left for the grinders to do, with the re-
suit that they get scant exercise and
the blood nourishing them does not
flow as freely as it should.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-27

1t is not bad mental gymnastic for
boys and girls to picture to them
selves what they will likely be in Pc
riod Of from twenty to twenty-five
years from now If they should keep on
in the direction in which they are at
present going. lnduleing in such spec
ulation ought to be enough to cause
some to take stock of both present
achievement and character and take
u brace for better things
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27

machinery. when the very low cost OF
manual labor is considered. Many or
the employees, especially for the machine
processes, are women who attain degree
of dextcrity Electric power from the
city supply has been installed In several
plants.
The enormous waste Of cork which Is
Inevitable in the manufacture OF cork
ticles-approximately from one-half to
two-thirds of the total materials not
I'm reality loss. Naturally the best OF
the cork bark Is utilized In cork prod
ucts, and the refuse ana shaVings are
exported to England, Germany, and the
United States to be used in such Valu-
able by-products as linoleums. cork til
ing. and other composition articles.
Al prescn. there is no export duty on
cork shayings; on corkwood the export
duty amounts to 81 cents per 2204 pounds
There has been and is much agitation OF
tho question OF raising this export duty
tonfo,d to encourage the home industry
and the same question Is being serious
" cnsidered by Portugal. The Spanish
| owners Of domestic factories are heartily
1 in favor of this protective law, as arr
| also the various labor organizations, ant
II Is believed by these who are best in
when the expectation of unworked corl
will be practically prohibited by the in
crease in export duty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
VERMONT NOTES.

The Oldest living Norwich University
alumnus Is Gen simon NJ Preston of the
class of lsi5 who is u years of age.
A general organizer from Boston for
the National Carpenters union has ar
rived in Rutland to try to arbitrate the
| dispute in the interests of the striking
workmen Both sides claim victory in
the strike.
The resignation of Mayor Clement OF
Rutland is not to be acted upon until 4
report of the city finances IS made to the
board of aldermen.
At Goddard Seminary at Barre six
changes are to take place in the roster
of Instructors for next year. Miss Eliza
Ilsham. who has taught there for II years,
| is the oldest member of the faculty
| in point of service to resign.
Rutland fair officials are anxious TO get
a detachment of the 10th L. 5. cavalry
from Fort Ethan Allen, feature of the
last years SHOW The men are said to
have hoen rerfectlng themselves in
small wild west show,
The badly decomposcd remains of
dead cow We're found in the otter creek
lat Nerscnnes last week. 1t was the
opinion of the health officer that the ami
NAL had been in the water since early
Spring
Horatio O. Baker, son of O, l., Baker
of Brandon. has entered the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis AS
Imidshipman lie was appointed by Sena-
tor W. l.. Dillingham;.
r. c. Baker of St. Johnshury has been
elected by the trustees treasurer Of the
Passumpsic Savings bank, TO fill the
vacancy caused by the death of William
) Boynton.
The Vermont State departm mt OF
weights and measures secured the con-
viction of a Montpelier city fruit dealer
who offered for sale strawberries in
baskets which were not of the capa
city of a quart. The dealer was fined
sl5 and costs of S5,l4'
Seized with an epileptic fit while watch
ing other children padding on a raft in a
waterhole in the old Klondike quarrie'
at Webstervile. near Barre, John Dun
can. a l+-year-old boy, was drowned
Thursday afternoon.
The new library building to bs
erected by Mrs. Redfield Proctor al
Proctor. will give immediate provision
for $4,000 volumes, There will be
lreading room. a children's room and q
special study room. The building vii
, be 90 by so feet, and will, be located
on the Ormsbee property.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
FRESH PEAS BEST.

Any green vegetables are much better
If they can he obtained freshly picked.
as compared with being wiltcd. but we
will he very lucky to get our green peas
which have not been picked over two or
three days. and which are reasonably
uniform In size. plump and juicy. The
picking of almost ripe pods with those
which are not sufficiently developed and
the uneven hardness thus found will al
low of some hard and some over cooked,
unless We separate them when shelling,
which Is well worth while to do, If you
have not found the gardener who has
picked them properly. That gardener
probably lives somewhere else. SO you
and | will have to hunt very long time
to find him. or pay such a fancy price
for the peas in the pods that the shelled
peas will cost about 80 cents a pint. That
staggers some people. but don't trouble
me much, as l do not see the point of
economy in using peas at such prices
very often
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
DEMOCRATS HAVE
PLAN FOR CONTEST
Will Send Two Delegations from
Vermont to the Baltimore
Convention.

Rutland June 2l.--A rumor to the
effect that the members of tho Demo-
cratic party in Vermont, who were le-
feated at the recent state convention
In an attempt to elect delegates favor.
able to james T.. Burke Of West Rut-
lana for national committeeman, will
sen1 a contested delegation to Balti-
more was confirmed by ex-Mayor j. Il.
Burke Of Burlington tonight Mr..
Burke stated tnat a notification Of
such a contest had been sent to the
national committee at Baltimore but
he refused to say anything of fur
Their details. An effort was madl to
ascertain on what the Burke faction
based it's grounds for a contest but
these were not forthcoming.
j. NJ Meldon, who presided at the
convention in Montpelier Tuesday,
said tonight: "The only question in
dispute before the convention arose
when the roll of delegates was called.
! one of the Burke a1hercnts moved
that the roll be accepted with the ex-
reption of about II towns, stating
that they ala not have n fair ami
proper hearing on the protest against
tho delegates from these towns. The
tchair then ruled the protest out of or
der ana an appeal was taken to tls
convention from tho ruling of the
chair. The appeal was put to a vote
and the convention by a large ma jor-
ity sustained the decision of the chair.
This endcl the objection and protest
AMI 1t was never brought up again at
any other time during the convention.
Both sl1es presented names of OPP
Gafa dol
at large. ono at time, and these were
separately voted upon and tde sup
porters Of delegates in favor Of Mr.
Browne received majorities runnin :
from 125 to $50. Tie vote upon the
dele gates was not protested neither
was there any protest or objections
made n t the time the result Of the vote
was declared"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
COOKING PEaES.

For very freshly picked peas the pods
may be boiled for 20 minutes and the
water in which the pods were boiled used
in cooking the peas. For wilted or any
that are not extremely clean Il would
be useless and decidedly unwise to cook
the pods in water Many claim that peas
should he boiled in plenty of water and
then the water poured out and the peas
served dry.
That dry serving Is simply waste
which seems objectionable after we have
used the pods to strengthen the liquid.
Peas. if we can afford them in ideal con-
dition should be eaten in their juice. and
as real dish, and not as a microscopic
side dish. or dainty table ornament. Ny
own preference Is to boil in water until
soft and no longer. Then serve with but.
ter and milk, with salt to taste.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
DEDICATION IS ARRANGED,
Lighthouse to he Presented Vermont
and New York July q.

Tho Champlain memorial, erected on the
site of the lighthouse at Crown Potlt
y. Y by the sstatos OF Vermont and New
York jointly through tho commissions Of
the two states. will be dedicated on FIJI
day, July s. The memorial which takes
the form Of lighthouse is of command
irG appearance, and said to be the hand
soonest lighthouse In the country.
The Hon. II. Wallace Knapp, chairman
OF the New York commission. and Pres!-
dent John NJ. Thomas of Middlcbury Col
lege, q member OF the Vermont commits
sion, will present the memorial to the
States of Vermont and New York. and II
will be accepted by Governors Mead and
Dix. The memorial will be accepted in
behalf of the United States ov Vice-Pres-
ident sherman, The exercises will begin
with prayer by the Rev. Lewis Francis,
D. d.. Of Port Henry.
1t Is expected that representatives from
the British and French embassies at
Washington will also be present and
make addresses
A large gathering is expected which
will include many distinguished men of
both Vermont and New York, and also
from other sections OF the country. The
bust LA France" which was presented
to the two States by the distinguished
delegation which visited this country some
few weeks ago. has been placed in posi-
ton on the memorial. and when the dedl-
cation takes place the memorial will be
complete In every way.
on Saturday. July the Champlair
memorial erected at Pittsburgh, n. y
viii be dedicated, and many persons who
take part in the dedication at Grown
Point. will also have a part in the dedl
| cation at Pittsburgh.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
BREAD HORNS.

Sift and beat five cups Of bread flour,
add three we'll beaten Eggs, one cup ~
milk, one-half cup of soft butter, level
teaspoon Of salt and one-half yeast cake
dss oved in two tablespoons of milk.
Beat the batter until it blisters. cover
and let rise until twice its first size
Roll out and cut in squares about tNvo
inches each way and about one inch
thick. Pull out opposite corners of the
bread and roll between the palms OF the
HANDS, then curve round like horns. Rub
with butter. cover and let rise about an
hour or until light. then brush over
with the white o. an egg beaten with
tablespoon of water and sprinkle with
gran ulated sugar. Bake in quick oven
Is to ~ minutes.-A f. Whitaker.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
TO DISCUSS LIQUOR PROBLEMS
Legal Aspcct VIII BE Debated ut
stnte Mass Meeting of Prohibi-
tion Party.

The prohibition mass State convention
to be held in the city hall, Montpelier.
July t, for the nomination Of State
ticket and election of delegates to the
national convention to he held at Allan
tic City, y. j.. July 70, will be utilized as
2 great popular gathering for the con-
.ideration of the liquor problem in It's
legal aspect.
There will he a preliminary address
Wednesday evening. July at eight
o'clock by Prof charles Scanlon. Pitts
burg. Pa national secretary of the Pres
hyterian Church Temperance society.
There will be two sessions on Thursday.
July at 1000 a. m. with address of well
come by Mayor James r. Estee. followed
hv an address by the Rev. William Shaw,
Montpelier, on "A Better Vermont"
At 80 y. m. a three cornered discuss
sion on the legal methods of fighting the
liouor traffic will be held. The Anti
Saloon League method will be discussed
by the Rev Clifford II. Smith of Bur
lington. State superintendent of the
league; the local-optlon method of speaker
to be announcel the prohibition party
method hy Prof. Charles Scanlon, Pitts
burg. Pa National Chairman Charles r.
Jones Of Chicago, will speak on The Pro-
hibitlon Party in 1872" Following this
Professor Scanlon will give an address on
lis the Church Responsble?'
The entire State IS invited to all these
sessions The State committee has taken
great pains to secure this array OF talent
| and hopes the public, both state and To-
| cal, will, so far as possible. spend the
| Fourth here and enjoy with profit the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
BREADS, BISCUITS AND MUFFINS
Good Bread

From l.. Nj. a. in Farmers Guide the
following is quoted. For ordinary fam
lilies this rule should be halved. For one
half this rule about one cake of COM
pressed yeast should be used
Instead Of the usual practice OF set
ting sponge for light bread in the even
ing set mine at noon and then mix
tho bread in the evening, letting 1t rise
over night and molding it into loaves
| early In the morning and have it baked
by o'clock.
| find many reasons In favor Of using
this method chief of which is the fne
| quality of the bread. Then, too. one
| usually has moro time to give to the
thorough mixing and kneading after sup
per than in thc early morning and 1t
can be baked and out of the way Of
the dinner preparations
| My recipe is as follows: At noon scald
three tablespoons of aour with ore quart
or boiling water and when cool add the
yeast, which should always be we'll soak
cd, and two tahlospooufuls Of sugar. Let
this stand until evening. then add two
! taOlcsnoonfuls of salt, ono of lard. a
quart of warm water and work in -four
as long as it will take up flour. Give
Ii good kneading for that insures nakcy
white loavos Put 1T into jar to rise
and IN tho morning you will he surprised
n: the lightness of your dough whlcr
has not been hurried and when mad,
into loaves, soon rises again and Il
ready to bake Always remember ther
is as much in the baking as in the max
Ing. so keep oven at good temporatur
and do not hurry the process Of baking
L. NJ \.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27

varied assortment of 80 horned Dorset
ewes from tho park shoepfod, Il horned
Dorset ram lambs, two patriarchs of the
came breed, seven fallow deer. three
english red deer and as a by-product
SlS pounds Of wool. The two big rams
went Tor dollar each. OF one-third Of
the sum realized for their shorn wool.
The price of lamb was disappointing
since sl.5o purchased small specimen and
800 the large sizes. pointer for the
city sheepmen Hes In the price estab-
Iished for the ewes, 500 to $3.50. While
lhino stew VIII he the fate of the ma
iority of the lambs. several were bought
tor pets. In sharp contrast to the disap-
pointing result of the sheepfold surplus
are the prices set for deer. fallow deer
bringing $50 pair and English red deer
SO apiece. Coming at n time of nigh
meat prices, it was expected that mutton
and lamb would find more profitable
market.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
SELLING A DICTIONARY.

The Slib-tongued agent was trying Ia
persuade Mr.. Wipedunks to buy die
tionary. ITS the latest thing out, h.
said up to date in every particular
contains more wo.ds than any other
has all the technical and scientific terms
that have come into use N the last ten
years, and there isn't feature missing
that goes to make frst-claSs work OF
the kind" Let mo look 1T II min
ute" said Mr.. Wipedunks. The agent
handed it over and he Inspected il brief
ly. Then he handed II back. young
man. he said. YOU can't work that
book OFF on me" "Whnts the matter
with IT." 1T haint got no copious in
deX.''-Chicago Tribune.