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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-08-22
Early Snort on the 1hames.

Sport on the Thames in London's
early days was more exciting than
boat racing. In the twelfth century.
for instance, the young "bloods" en-
joyed a kind Of tilt the bucket" pas
time and delighted the spectators.
Thus william Ftz-Stephens, clerk to
Thomas q Beckett, On the rules of the
game: I'm the Easter holidays they
play at a game resembling q naval
engagement. A target is fixed to a
tree trunk. which Is fixed in the middle
Of the river, and in the PROV of a boat
driven along by oars a young man
who IL in it strikes the target with
bis lance. If in hitting it he breaks
his lance and keeps his position un-
moved he gains his point and attains
his desire. but II his lance be not
shriven he is tumbled into the river"
1t il comforting to learn. however,
that the rules then allowed his friends
to pick him up.-London Spectator.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-08-22

each state, and this average shall be
the per cent of the 81 OOO.OOO,O0O Unit
ed States highway fund that shall be
apportioned and credited to each
state"
The bill also provides. Of course, for
the establishment of the necessary ma
chinery to carry out the plaza head
Office in the District Of Columbia; q
highway division in each Of the states,
In charge of a United States highway
engineer; a national school Of highway
and bridge engineering in Washing
ton, for the purpose of training spe-
cialists for the work of road building;
q United States highway commission.
composed of the chairmen of the SEN
ate and house committees on postof-
fees and post roads. and the director
Of the Office Of public roads.
There are some obstacles in the way
Of the adoption Of the Bourne plan. 1t
10 in no sense compulsory. The states
can do as they please about It. They
need not 60 into 1t IL they do not wish.
II they do not 60 into It they would
ret none Of its benefits. but at the
same time they would not assume any
Of its burdens: ]. e. Pennypacker, the
stAtistician Of the Bourne committee.
shows that in t~wenty-seven Of the
states their constitutions would permit
the borrowing Of money for public
works and that in twenty-one states
constitutional amendments would be
required to enable them to issue bonds
for public works.
The advantages claimed for the plan
a. formulated are here noted.
Incentive to the states for activity
and expedition In road construction by
utflization Of the superior credit OF the
government.
The establishment Of practical and
desirable cooperation between the fed.
eral government and the states.
Team work between the federalista
On good roads and the state Specialist
without subservience in the state In
strumentality to any federal bureau.
The establishment Of q practical
concrete plan for 4 long period with
defnite knowledge 40 to the liability
~ tho federal government.
II Mr.. Bourne's opinion the measure
would rive the country what II i'm
pefattyely needs-a great system 81
rood wagon roads. which would vast
81 fncre4De the happtness. prosperity
ard comfort Of orr people and douhal
~ salna Of orr agricultural landar
ELI
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-08-22
II Moved Dr.. johnson.

William Laws Serious Call" was
the work that converted DR.. Johnson.
IL became a sort Of lax talker against
religion" said the sage of Fleet street
to Boswell, until l went to Oxford.
where l took up Laws Serious Call
expecting to find it a dull book las
such books generally are) and perhaps
to laugh at it. But I found Law quite
an overmatch for me, and this was the
first occasion of my thinking In earnest
of religion"
Johnson ice o pronounced the
Serious Call" to be the "fnest piece
of hortatory theology in any language"
Laws masterpiece has also been high
ly praised not only by Wesley and
Whitefield, but even by such avowed
enemies Of Christian orthodoxy as Glib
bon and the late Sir Leslie Stephen
Westminster Gazette.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-08-22
s3,000,oOO,0Q0As
Good ROADS FUND
Bourne Proposes to Spend Il
In Next Fifty Years.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

ex. Senator Advocates Expenditure Of
Vast Sum by Government and States
/ For Construction and Maintenance Of
Hishways-Advantasss Of Plan. ,
Former United States Senator Jona-
than Bourne, Jr,, chairman Of the joint
committee on federal aid in the ION
%struction of post roads, In a special re-
port to the committee proposes to
spend s., 600 for good roads in
the United States, $1,000, 1000, 900 for
construction and $4,000, 100000 for
maintenance. both extending over q
period of fifty years. Besides this
great scheme. all the hundred and odd
other good roads measures which have
been proposed from time to time in
congress pale into ins%ignihcance.
The Bourne plan c0ntemplates the
creation Of q construction fund of ST.
OOO,O0O,O0O, appropriated among the
states upon the basis of area, popula-
ton, assessed valuation and road mile
age; that the states shall deposit in the
United States treasury fifty year 4 per
cent bonds for the amount due them 90
worked out on this basis, upon which
the federal government shall lend the
par value for road construction. In iD
turn the federal government would is
sue fifty year nontaxable 3 per cent
bonds, to be sold in $40 denominations
or multiples Of that sum to all buyers.
The bill suggested by Mr.. Bourne to
carry out the plan he has evolved con-
tains nine sections, the most interest
Ing Of which relates to the apportion-
ment and crediting to the several states
Of 1.-The United States highway fund.-"
as it Is called, thus: "The United
States highway commission. h~ereinaft-
er created. shall ascertain in the most
practicable manner, from the best in
formation available, the total land
area. the population according to the
last federal census. the total assessed
valuation Of all taxable property and
the total mileage Of public highways
In each Of the several states, and shall
compute the percentage Of the total Of
these four items possessed by each
state. They shall then compute the
average Of the four percentages for
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-08-22
Cherry shortoaks.

AN4 AELN AA
For cherry shortcake make . SOFT
dough BY mixing together two cupfuls
of -four sifted with q heaping teaspoon
full OF baking powder. q ~teaspoonful Of
salt and half q cupful Of shortening,
which may be half each OF butter and
lard or bacon fat. Add two tablespoon
fuls Of sugar and mix with q we'll
beaten egg. Add enough milk TO- make
the dough OF the right consistency.
Ron out IN two layers and bake n tho
same pan with necks Of butter b.
tween
When baked the two layers will sep
arats easily. The cherry S6ling should
b In readiness - spread between the
shortcake and on top. Large ripe
cherries are pitted and crushed slightly
- . bowl with sugar. Taste tie Jules
e tsll Il Il = sweet enough. Prepare
the cherries some time ahead ana you
win ind them much nicer. eeryo With
o. without whipped cream.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-08-22
Wild Animals Play Games.

Ernest Thompson Seton. speaking on
"Human and Animal Parallels" said
that some time or other all animals de-
.veloped the social instincts. It had
been noted that the higher civilized
animals had all invented games. He
had seen this trait in badgers playing
liking Of the castle" for hours on end
in much the same manner as played by
children. Offers were especially adj
dicted to tobogganing and sliding down
a deep slope into a river-in other
words. shooting the chute" Ele-
plants were known to have special
spots to which they resorted for dane
ing and prairie hens also were very
fond Of dancing in the early hours Of
the morning.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-08-22
An Endorsement.

She-What did you think Of the min
lster's expression Of the belief that the
world would loon come to an end?
Hell was rather inclined to think II
would before he got through with bin
sermon.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-08-22
FOR THE SEWING ROOM.

One Of the newest accessions for the
sewing room Is a long, slender case Of
linen with a lengthwise line Of ma.
chine stitching dividing 1t In two pock.
cts, in each of which a yardstick rests.
The case is perhaps thirty inches
long. so the yardsticks can be easily
taken out when they are wanted. The
cAse is hung up by a couple Of brass
rings sewed securely to the top rne
Down its front are several pockets
one for folding rule. one for q cOiled up
tape measure, one for pencil. chalk and
q stick Of soapstone such as tailors use
for marking. and a pair OF straps to
hold the shears and buttonhole scissors.
Above this on the wall hangs a linen
covered book for measurements, and in
this book a page Is devoted to each
member Of the family.
This page contains not only all the
measurements needed for garment max.
ing. but also collar. stocking. shoe and
glove sizes and the exact size Of hat
band.
Curious Marine Tragedy.
On March 81, 1s4a the pilotboat
Coquette. cruising of Cape May. dis
covered a capsized schooner floating
bottom up. A boarding party put OF
to the wreck, and some Of the crew
climbed up on the rounded bottom.
Suddenly rappings were heard on the
inside. Evidently some n was i'm
prisoned in the hold. Saws and axe
were brought. and a hole was cut in
the schOoner's bottom. But the at
tempt at rescue brought swift disas.
ter. The imprisoned air that had sus-
tanned the captives rushed out. and
the schooner began to sink rapidly. As
the, water rose on the inside one of
the doomed sailors struggled near
enough to the hole to cry out that
they were five in all. one forward and
four aft. The capsized vessel was the
Russell, and they had been prisoners
for Ave days. Then the water reach
ed his lips. and the would be rescuers
scrambled into their yawl as the Rus
sell sank. carrying the Eve men down
with her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02
NOT TILL 1T RAINS.
Will Warden Dyke Deliver Fish to
Kansas Streams.

Delivery of fish from the state hatch
cry at Pratt has been postponed until
there are general rains in Kansas and
ponds and streams are filled with wa
ter according to a statement made by
Prof. l. L. Dyche, state fish and game
warden. Some time ago. Prof. Dyche
announced that he would deliver 80 cars
of fish this fall and winter. Now he
states that he does not know when the
distribution of fish will begin Nor is
he certain as to the number of cars of
fish which can be delivered to the vari
Gus streams and to private fish ponds.
Hot, dry weather is given by Prof
Dyche as the cause for delay in the de-
liveries of fish. Many of the ponds at
the state fish hatchery were dry two
weeks ago and. according to state
ment made this week by Prof. Dyche,
eight more of the ponds have since
gone out of commission. The fish and
game warden contends, however, that
these ponds were drained. under his di-
rection in order that they might be-
plowed and narrowed and put in con-
dition for the handling of fish this Win
ter
There are plenty of fish at the
hatchery" said Prof. Dyche, "and we
have lost none of our fish because of
the dry weather. Deliveries of fish,
however, will not begin until there are
general rains and the streams are in
better condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02
GOBEL'SC CURRENCY IDEA
Kansas City Banker Suggests Amend
ment to National Bill.

The new Democratic currency bill
will be a great thing for the bankers.
provided one amendment is made. At
least that is the opinion of p. w. Go
bel president of the Commercial Ma
tional bank of Kansas City. Kan, and
one of the best known bankers in the
state. Gobel is in Topeka today and in
a discussion of the proposed currency
reform, stated that he believed the new
bill could be easily whipped into shape
and would prove generally satisfactory
to the bankers.
One amendment to the bill is need
ed to make it really good" said Gobel.
THAT amendment is affecting the re-
serve required under the original draft
of the bill If the reserve requirement
is reduced, then the bill will be in good
shape. In its present condition, 1 think
the reserve is too high and will tie up
too large per cent of a banks as
sets. This matter can be easily rem
edied and a strong law enacted. I be-
heve that this change will be made be-
fore the bill is finally passed.
Gobel is spending the day in Topeka
guest of Bank Commissioner
Charles n. Sawyer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02
THE NORDEN PICNIC.
Young Men and Old Took Part i'm
Festivities.

Young men and old men. women ana
children crowded into Children's park
on Labor day to celebrate the nlhth
annual picnic of the Nordon Benefit
association. 1t was the largest crowd
ever recorded in the annals of the or
ganization-the more the merrler, tneS
declared, and had an uproariousIy Johs
time. The knights and Ladies OF Sc
curity band played popular music after
lunch. The Swedish Baptist quartette
furnished music. President E. c. Elk
bIad and DIR. A. W. Linquist of Kan
sas City made informal addresses
Swedish games were features of the
occasion
The children didn't mind the warm
south winds nor the inquisitive ants
that investigated the salads. "Picnics
is the incest things there is declarei
one youngster.
Miss Bede Redeem was voted the most
popular woman on the groundS-receIN-
ed 2.2S1 votes, with Mrs. John Isaacsop
winning second honors. Following IS
list of the prize winners in the chill
dren's athletic games:
Boys running race 10 to IA years OF
age-F'irst, Paul Thorson; second, Will
lie Swanson.
Girls running race. under Il years
of age-First, Helen Peterson; second,
Ethel johnson.
Young women's potato race-First,
Miss Hulda Stahlberg; second, Miss
Ruth Nygren.
Young mems wheelbarrow race
First, Harry Copp; second, Heune Rib
berg.
Married women's egg race-F1rst,
Mrs. c. A. Fernstrom; second, Mrs
Fred Isaacson-
Boys shoe race-First. Tage He'd
strom; second, Dwight Olander.
Girls walking contest-First, Pearl
Peterson.
Boys broad jump-First.. Helmer
Engstrom: second, Eugene Olander.
Mems blind pig contest-First, Peter
ISaacson.
Burlesque bronch busting contest
First Walter Johnson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS,

sara ]. Knox, aged 90. died Monday
night at the home of her son. w H
Knox at 40 Taylor treet. The flu
neral will be held at 10 O'Clock Wed
neday morning. Interment will be in
the Topeka cemetery
Matte Reece, colored, aged 50, died
Monday at her home at $50 West
Railroad street. of heart trouble. She
was the wife of Thomas Reece. who
is employed as Waterman by the
Wolff Packing company. The funeral
will be held at 2:30 O'Clock Nednes-
day at the Central Baptist church.
Beulah DowdelI. colored. aged 81.
died at her home at PA East Four
teenth street, Monday, of tuberculosis.
The funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02
Bank Commissioner sawycrs Idea.

Bank Comm iSsioner Charles y. Saw
yer favors Kansas farmer boys study
ing farm demonstration work, beIiev-
ing that the new work affords great
opportunities to many young men who
are familiar With soil development and
scientific farming. Kansas needs more
farm experts and fewer stenographers
and bookkeepers. Sawyer declares.
This new work is a great o0por-
tunity to the ambitious farmer boy,
said Sawyer. TOO many farmers
sons go to town and find jobs in Of
fees as bookkeepers and stenograph-
ers at rather modest wages. And as
result farm development in Kansas
is becoming something of a lost art
Good farm experts and demonstrators
are in great demand all over the
country and a man who knows soil
development need not worry about
commanding good wages"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02

suned by Roy Crawford of Topeka,
opened August 81 with matinee per-
Torrance of the Progressive Girls"
burlesque According to Charlie Mitch
ell. who witnessed the play from
box, the lobby was the most homelike
place in the city. Dozens of Topekans
strolled through the Office and aisles-
The lobby was thronged with Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02

expected said Mr.. Crawford. in salts
faction.
Having christened the theater with
pop. and formally assumed it's man
agership he felt as much at home as
in his old rose tdraped box at the Grand
L. NJ. Crawford returned to Topeka ON
Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02
SPECIAL NOTICE TO DEALERS =

sas City managers and theatrical people
waiting to congratulate the Topeka
theater man. Horseshees of flowers
and baskets of roses We're arranged
outside the boXoffice- Just before the
curtain rang up mysterious package
was produced and opened. The crowd
craned their necks. Three bottles were
drawn out-a slim cruet of golden
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02

champagne, a bottle of sparkling White
Rock. and fat little package of pop
The manager Of the Progressive
Girls attached himself to the cham
payne, L III. Crawford grasped the
White Rock and Roy Crawford clasped
the neck of the soda bottle.
THE new manager is from Kansas,
chuckled one of the Kansas City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02

chaps
welcome to our city chorused the
theater men the three bottles were
dashed to the ground
The Willis Wood has been renovated
-recarpeted and repainted. Although
Sunday afternoon was as warm in Mis-
souri, as it was in Kansas, the house
was well filed. Twice as many as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02
THE OPENING NIGHT.

Topekans Present in Kansas City at
Roy Crawforti's Success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02

The Willis Wood. of Kansas City,
whose management was recently as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-21
KING OF BRITISH TESTERS
George Bernard Shaw Has Succeeded
in Ambition to Be Much-TaIk-
ed-of-Man.

81 love order in all things, said
George Bernard Shaw, at a public
meeting some time ago For this rea.
son | am not content with ordering
my life; | also order my personality.
| have cocoa-colored hair, so | wear
cocoa-colOred clothes and drink
cocoa" Shaw today has reached the
position of becoming a public institu-
ton. For more than twenty years he
has succeeded in fulfilling his boast
that every day some leading paper
would have something to say about
him. George Bernard Shaw is the jes-
ter at the court of King Demos. When
years ago he was appointed dramatic
critic to a well-known journal he re-
fused to obey the irOn-clad regulation
that occupants of the stalls must
wear evening dress. The first night
he was stopped at the door of a the,
alter by an attendant. What do you
object to-" inquired Shaw. My cocoa
cOlOred Jacket" The attendant as.
scented. Very well then" said the
critic. Il will remove it." And the
next moment he was striding up the
aisle in his shirt sleeves. That won't
do. sir" shouted the attendant, run
ming after him. Won't do?" exclaim,
ed Shaw, with a fine assumption OF
indignation. DO you think I'm going
to take off any more?" The non
plussed attendant handed him his
jacket, and Shaw took his seat in the
stalls phantly.-London Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-21
HAD NOTHING AT ALL TO SAY
Under the Circumstances Captain
Could Hardly Be Blamed for
Preserving Silence.

Everybody in Middle Bay knew that
Mrs Captain Liscomb was talking
about making a visit to her married
daughter in Cincinnati. She had been
talking about it for two years, but
age and the natural timidity of a
woman unused to travel had post
poned the great event from month to
month, until the neighbors began to
wonder whether it would ever come
to pass
So one morning, when Uncle Billy
Evans met Captain Liscomb in Eccles'
store, there was twinkle in his eye as
he asked
"When's Mis- Liscomb going out to
Ohio, Daniel?"
Don't ask me-" returned the cap
tain, a little peevishly. Il don't know
nothin' about it. If tell her to go,
she says | want to get rid of her. II
tell her to stay to home. she says
I'm mean! amt saying a single
word"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-21
ULT|MATUM FROM
PRESIDENT HUERTA
Sets Time Limit for Recognition
of His Administration.
LIMBS MISSION A FAILURE.
All Proffers OF Mediation Or Any
Similar Suggestion From a For
eign Government Refused BY
The Mexican Government

Mexico City.-General Huerta has
defied the United States His answer
to the propositions of President VIII
son was made known to John Lind,
the Presidents personal representa-
tive Monday.
1t refuses all proffers of mediation
or any similar suggestion from \
foreign government"
Mr.. Lind has forwarded Huertas
reply to Washington and will take no
further action until he gets instruc-
tons from the American State Depart
ment
The United States government has
been given until midnight Tuesday by
President Huerta to recognize his ad-
ministration, it is officially stated
The government is not specific in
the public announcement as to what
course then will be pursued, but it is
understood that it means the sever
ing of all relations between the two
countries.
President Huerta, in his reply, told
the United States that he would tOler-
ate no interference, even though that
interference might be characterized as
friendly mediation. The character Of
the reply of Washington to President
Huerta's note will determine the next
action of the International drama.
President Huerta's failure to live
up to what was regarded as the spirit
of his recent note, in which he said
Mr. Lind would be regarded as persona
non grata if he did not bring to Mex
leo proper credentials. together with
recognition of the republic by the
United States, had caused the public
to believe there was a possibility that
he intended to receive with favor. in
part at least, the suggestions of the
Washington administration.
1t appears, however. that the Next.
can governments unofficial reception
of Mr.. Lind by Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs Gamboa, and the acceptance by
the foreign secretary of Nr Lind's
preliminary note, was merely an e.
ample of international courtesy. dus.
perhaps, to desire of President
Huerta to make clear his record in
developing events. Those most init
mate with Huerta expressed no sur.
prise in declaring that in their opn-
ion Huerta had voiced his sentiments
fully and unalterably when he stated
publicly more than a week ago that he
would book no Interference in the
work Of pacifying Mexico.
1t is believed here that President
Huerta's attitude is likely to result in
the early adoption of a policy of abso-
lutte non-interference on the part Of
! the United States government which
, probably will involve the lifting of the
embargo against the importation Of
arms and ammunition by the rebels.