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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19

enc watched breathlessiy the branches
parted, and the Q~ueerest little figure
you ever saw pushed its way out and
stood on q limb, bowling politely right
and left. It was about two feet high,
with long flowing white beard and
hair and dressed just a. you always
expect to zee Santa Claus.
The children looked up In open
Douthed astonishment Harold among
them. and the grownups. with puzzled
expressions. were trying to solve the
mystery when another sharp little
whistle was heard. and the tiny Santa
Claus, using his hands and feet with
much skill. climbed down q branch or
two. In 60 doing he turned his back
and showed q long brown tail beneath
Ais coat
Then there was Z shout Of laughter.
with ciapping OF hands. and the chill.
Aren fairly danced with Joy az the
small Santa Claus. sitting demurely on
. branch. took hold Of . very pretty
PINK and white dolly and. after exam.
lining her wax face closely. Kissed her
lovingly. At this there was q louder
rear Of laughter. In the midst Of which
q gru1 voice called out:
"Here. you beggar! Let It alonel"
This voice came from the haylOft
and when the ~thirty-two pairs Of eyes
turned Immediately to Q who spoke
they saw two pairs OF legs hanging
ever the edge Of the loft and two
bearded faces peeFing down.
The two bearded men came down.
Sns swinging from the beam and the
ether climbing down the ladder. Har-
eld. with an exclamation Of delight.
hung both arms about thr most hay
soedy looking one.
They every n exclaimed. Why.
EUncle john And Uncle John laugh
EMely explained that he and Z friend.
whom De introduced ~ Mr.. whitman
Md arrived, on the midnight train and.
~ thoy did NOT wish to disturb the
faulily. had tried the barn doQrs. Then
they had decided upon this surprise.
And ~ Santa Claus monkey h
h1msetf ! present for you. Harold. %
Nmind you q tock doors" said Unc3e
Jehn. with : twtaki4 u NJ eye.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19
Order tor Hearing Petitsn tor license 10 sen
Real Estate '
State OF North Dakot" 80
County of BOttineau

County Court
Beaton Macarthur. deceased:
On reading and filing, the. petition Of
John H. Kirk administrator of the estate
sonal estate that has come to his hands,
and the disposition thereof: the mount
of debts outstanding against said deceas-
which said deceased died seized. and the
condition and value of the respective Dor
lions thereof: and praying that license be
n NJ rins ,aa uar. e. S esH me neN zSu and is the ~ vest sas
section o. I'll %thirty.one Isl in to WINS sip a
seventy,n faa'S us Vest a0. also oo crop O. con aanse
of northeast quarter (neK neM of sectios
t thirty-C Ssos ISL @9 , and . lot one snd a. lot, Of q ssc + q
section twenty-nine (2e) all In township
one hundred six~ty-four l!e4) north of range
seventy.nine C79) west; And It appearing.
PERSONAL estate In the hands of said adj
ministrator to pay said debts. and that Il
IL necessary in order to pay the same. -
It Is therefore ordered. that all persons
Judge of this court on Saturday the l7th
M. at the court house In the county Of
I~tottineau. then and there to show cause.
II any there be. why license should moi Pc
granted to said administrator to sell. said
real estate according to the prayer of said
petition.
And Il IL further ordered that q copy of
thia order shall be published for four sue
c~essiveweeks prior to the q of hearing II
the B0ttineau Courant, q weekly news
In said county. and personally served On
all persons interested in said estate. re-
siding In said county. at least ten days be.
fore said day. Of hearing and upon al
other persons interested, according to Law.
Dated at B0ttineau. North Dakota. the
18th day of December. 1913
BY the court,
(Seal) Irving r. Baskway.
Judge of county Court.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19
UNITED STATES ENGLISH.
They Think Abroad W. Are Forming q
New Language Here.

They Think Abroad W. Are Forming q
New Language Here.
Unless they are fairly conversant
with current transatlantic fiction, and,
above all. with the newspapers Of to-
day. Englishmen do not realize that a
new language seems in process of for
nation in the United States. A Dan
ish savant, the professor of languages
at the Copenhagen university. has pre-
dicted that in q few centuries "they
will be speaking American over in
England instead Of English" he Is
also Of the opinion that 1.-The so called
slang Of the present American tongue
is far more poetical. picturesque and
~serviceable than the English of Shakes
peare's time"
Making allowance for a certain e1-
aggeration. this expression Of opinion
is notable as showing that an expert
believes a new American Language"
to be in course Of development. Ameri-
can slang Is certainly more forceful
and expressive than the argot Of the
British Isles. and. although much Of 1t
IL quite unnecessary, 1t consists in
large part Of the employment Of very
up to date metaphor. rather than the
use Of "cant phrases" AZ they were
termed in the eighteenth century.
In fact. the use Of metaphor ID 80
pronounced that an Englishman. 9TH
erwise ignorant Of good United States
lingo" might understand much Of It II
he were conversant with the technical
terms employed In engineering or rail-
way operations. 1t is creeping into
English rather rapidly. a fact heartily
to be deplOred. London Globe.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19

IrOu Tue UuIu
door. Don't bother your head about
me-" He turned his back and stalked
into the barn. carrying a big basket
dlled with holly, Or boughs and mis-
tletoe. Harold was to dress the Christ
mas tree and decorate the barn. for
the tree was too large for the house.
and the barn. which was well built.
had been fitted up with stoves.
Harold and Bert Fem put the last
touches to the decorations and the tree
Just as the supper bell rang the day
before Christmas. Dinner was early.
~ some cousins were to come in the
evening and they had to be met at the
station four miles away.
The Bentons lived on the edge Of q
town at the foot Of a thickly wooded
mountain that sheltered many a wild
animal and often human beings almost
as wild.
The cousins came and soon were
safely tucked away in the beds and on
the sofas that were not used by the
uncles and aunts. and all was quiet.
. Two persons yer not asleep.
though. Sally was thinking: II won
der II Harold did lock the barn up well
with all our beautiful presents there.
Suppose some Of the woods tramps
should break in. Oh. dear. I wish
morning were herer
Harold also. rolled up on q mattress
a the garnet door, remembered that. al
though he had locked the large doors.
As had not thought about the little
door, and he could not remember
whether It was fastened.
Morning dawned bright and crisp.
Harold helped the gardener build the
1res in the stoves In the barn and then
waited impatientiy for Uncle John.
who had promised to act as Santa
Claus and who could not get there un-
tl the last moment. The train arrived
without Uncle John. and the smaller
children were beginning to fret at the
delay. So It ri finally decided that
they would have to do without q Santa
Claus. for Uncle John had always tax
en- that part. and no n could be per-
suaded to take his place.
The candles were lighted, and the
family and guests trooped over to the
harm. Such cries Of surprise and de-
Night there we're when the big tree
stood before them In q blaze Of gioryl
When the '"ohs" and 'ahs'' had died
away q little, Harold started to make
IN apology for the absence Of Santa.
Santa Claus was detain"- he began,
when q whistling sound and then q
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19
Notice Of Morteage Sale

Whereas on the eighth day of December,
19lO. Johan Brands r. and Friderika Brand.
state Of North Dakota.as mortgaaors. exc.
cuted n delivered to George Sunber0 of
Willow City. North Dakota. as mortgage,
cribed land. to.Wit: the northeast auaf ter
and west half of section twenty-five and
southeast quarter of northeast quarter and
EAST halt OF southeas, quarter OF section
quar.er. and h northeast quarter of
southeast quarter OF section twenty-eight.
and west half OF northwest quarter. and
and east half of northwest quarter. and
east half of southwest quarter of section
thirty.tour lSA of township on
ty.five west ST. Of fi the FIFE FIFTH P 81 achae sfysd.
ian; situate and being in the county of
B~otti,neau and state of North Dakota.
record in the Office Of b register Of a'e deeds IDS
u the county of B~ottineau and state of
North Dakota, on the third day of January
&. y. 1911. n was therein recorded in
BOOK 30 OF mortgages at page 436.
And whereas on the sixteen day of Dec
ember. 1871. the said mortgage by an in.
strument In writing July executed. releas-
said mortgage certain Ian therein des-
cribed tO-wit: the southwest gu arter of the
northwest Quarterand northwest QuarterOf
and the northeast quarter of the southeast
quarter n the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter. section tw~enty-one, all
range seventy-fve. situate and Being in
the eaid county of BOttineau, which said
instrument of release was filed tor record
IN the office OF the register OF deeds OF said
April. 1919. and was therein recorded in
Book w OF Sats. at page x37.
Q therefore notice is hereby given
described will be foreclosed by a sale OF
the premises IN such mortgage and here.
matter described at the front DOR of tue
sn = st hsas ef North Ne be D SSua.y s 2, the sot sa1,1 ~
ten O'Clock Ann. on the 3rd day OF February
IDA. to satisfy amount due upon such
mortgage on he'd day of sale. The premises
will be sold to satisfy la same are des-
cEibed as follows. to wit: the northeast
quarter of section twenty-five and the east
TWENTY-FIVE. and the northwest quarter of
the northwest quarter of section twenty
TWO and the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section TWENTY-FIVE
east quarter of section twenty-one. and the
east half OF the northeast quarter and the
quarter of the southeast quarter
o. section wenty-eight and west half Of
Of section twenty-seven. and cart half of
quarter. and the east halt of
quarter OF section. thirty four.
north. In range e~eventy-fve west of the
ruth Principal Meridian. situate and be-
ING Y the county Of. bottineau and state
There win Be due on such mortgage at
The date Of sale the sum Of <7i2l.6O.
George sunberg.
Mortgages.
Wiiiows City. North Dakota.
Dec ~ Jan 3S-l6N
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19
Wheels and 4aila.

In ld22 one Of the wonders - -
seen ct The Hague was Q waoon So
ship or Q combination Of both. A trav-
eler Of that time wrote: This eag1ne
hath wheels and sails, win hold shove
twenty people and goes with IT, VIA
being drawn o. mov'd ~ nothfng -
and will run. the wind ba1ng -
shove fifteen miles n hour up0n -
oven hard sando.s
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19

State of North Dakota l..
County of BOttineau 9

State of North Dakota y.
County of BOttineau
In District Court.
Ninth Judicial District
John Schroeder. also,
knowna as John Schr.\
oethr...-"..Plaintit
The Mortgage Bank
andlnvestment Com
pany "a COrpOratiOn,I
The Guarantee CONF
pany OF North Daky
Ota, q corporation, AL
Is. Gubtili receiver of
the Mortgage t3ank\
an~dInvestment COM
pany. r.. 5. BrynjolfI
son, Margaret 3D.
Mears and Samuel
TurOutt and all Otherv
persons unknown.
claiming any inter
est or estate in or
lien or incumbrance
deescribed in the eon,.
plaint..... . Defendants
The State of North Dakota to the above
named defendants:
You and I'd each Of S ou, are. hereby sum;
of said court and to serve a opy of you
answer upon the subscribers hereto with
In thirty days after the service of this
Of service; and in case OF your failure to
appear or answer, judgment will be taken
against you by default for the relief de.
manded in the complaint.
Dated this 3rd day of September. 1919.
Weeks & Noun,
Attorneys for plaintiff.
B%Ottineau. North Dakota.
To the abOve-named defendants:
Q and each of you are hereby notified
that the object of h above entitled action
Is to quiet title in the said plaintiff to the
real property and premises described as
the NOrthwes quarter (nwHD of section
thirteen t13). township one hundred sixty.
three 1881, range seventy-seven (70 west.
of the Fifth Principal Meridian In the
county of Bottineau and state of North
Dakota.
Weeks d Noun,
Attorneys for plaintiff
Bottineau. North Dakota.
(Dec 5.l2-19-28 Jan 29J
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19
The Barrier si.1.d.

Tho barber eve annoys yen about
tonic rub or sea foamT'
Never
Never tries to sell you . shampoo
OF . massage that you don't want7
What's your secretf"
eve got him on the defensive. I'm
trying to sell him nome life insurance
Pittsburgh Post
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19

dnkling noise like
A~eghbells came
from the tree.
He stopped I'm as
tonishment. Ev-
cry n else
heard the noise.
TOO, and thirty
two pairs of eyes
were turned to-
ward the tree.
Certainly 8 0 m e
thing was o
ing in the tree.
The branches to-
ward the center
shook. though no
n touched the
Aenn and 90 nYnRY
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19
A SURPRISE
F" SANTA CLAUS

AROLD! Harold
BartOn!" called
Sally's Y oic e
from the kitch-
en- door. IA
Their says be
sure to close
and lock-
"Oh, l know
all about it,"
called. Harold
from the barn
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19
Real Founders Of Russian Music.

Real Founders Of Russian Music.
The old saying that q nan must de-
vote his whole life to one thing to be-
come really great finds q curious ex-
ception in the founders Of the new Rus
sian music. The most brilliant men in
this work all originally followed other
lines. Tschaikowsky was a lawyer:
Caesar Cut was professor Of fortified.
lions in the Military Academy Of st.
Petersburg and ia today lieutenant gen.
eral Of Russian engineers: Borodine
was Z physician: Rimsky- Korsakov
was an officer In the Russian navy:
Balaief was II timber merchant: Nous
sorgsky was q soldier. being an of.
deer in one Of the most famous regi-
ments. and Sokalsky was in the diplo-
matte service. being stationed for sew
eral years in New York and afterward
becoming editor Of the principal news
paper Of Odessa. Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The sksptieism Of Pestsrity.
There IL n very large. very sad
and very certain truth about all the re-
lati0ns Of past and future. That truth
10 this-the future will not believe MS.
It will not believe our most solemn and
profound assertions. It will r~ationali1e
them or ridicuie them. In one way or
another It will explain them away. for
that ID the most certain thing about the
attitude Of men toward their remote
ancestors. They will believe the testi-
mony of material things or Of their own
conjectures. but never the sworn word
ct their fathers. Were It not % there
would be n0 room for historical critI
ctsm or perhaps for history 10 Z sch
encs 1t al. Hillaire Belize ip PaIl.
Mall Magazine
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-19

Perry s. Johnson.
Attorney for MORTGAGE,
Grand Forks. N. Oak.
dec 1878 an 2-9-l6-8)
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-03-28
Cost Of

From the st. Louis Post-Republic.
1t is generally conceded that interven
ton would mean war-prOtracted, harrass-
ing, costly, in men n money. Are
American Jingoes counting the probable
cost?
Mexico has a population of over IL. ZOO. 900,
q per cent of which is of Indian blood.
Its factions hate each other. but would
unite to fight an invader They are at
home-not, as was the case with Spain,
thousands of miles from their base of sup
plies. The Spanish war cost US over $780,
100000 In money. though there were only
2,7o2 casualties on our side. The war with
the FflipinOs cost us over $100. 900. O00. and
an annual increase in army and navy ex-
penditures OF q like amount
War with Mexico might last for years.
And after peace had been won. It's main
tenance would doubtless entail years of
armed repression. necessitating q huge
standing army and an annual expenditure
of many millions.
All the plans fot tariff reform would he
at an end All hope for a reduction in
cost of living would be destroyed. High
err taxes and increase in cost OF living
would be inevitable. The wal stamp
would be working for years. An unceae-
Ing stream Of our best blood would pour
southwark. much Of It never to return.
And the net result would be to make us
the b~eat-hated nation on this continent.
In 1t worth the cost?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-03-28
America. First Public Library.


From Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography.
Finding the advantage of this little COL
lection, I proposed to render the benefit
from books moreIcommon, by commencing
a public subscription library. / drew =
sketch of the plan and rules that would
be necessary. n got n skillful convey
ANGER, Mr.. Charles Brockden. to nut the
whole in form of articles of agreement to
be subscribed, by which each subscriber
engaged to q q certain sum down for
the first purchase of books, and an annual
contribution for increasing them. So few
were the readers at that time in Phila-
delphia, and the majority of us SO moor.
that 1 was not able, with great industry.
to find more than SO persons. mostly young
tradesmen. willing to pay down for this
purpose 40 shillings each, and 10 shillines
per annum. On this little fund we began.
The books were imported; the library was
opened one day in the week for lending
to the subscribers. on their promissorv
notes to pay double the value IL not dnlv
returned. The institution soon manifested
It's utility, was initiated by other towns.
and In other provinces. The libraries wera
augmented by donations; reading became
~fashionable: and our people. hayinp mn
public amusements to divert their atten-
ton from study. became better acuuaint.
ed with books. and In a few wears we're
observed by strangers to be better In
etf0cted and more intelligent than nan.
pie Of the Same rank generallv ara n
other countries. =
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-03-28
Farewell! But Whenever.

Farewell! But whenever you welcome the
hour
you bower.
Then think of the friend who once well
coined 1t. too,
And forgot his W griefs to be happy
with you.
His griefs may return-not a nope may
remain
OF the few that have frightened his path
way of pain
But he ne'er can forget the short vision
that threw
Its enchantment around him while linger-
Ing with you.
And still on that evening when pleasure
To the highest top sparkle each heart and
each cup.
Where'er my path lies, be it gloomy or
bright,
My soul, happy friends. will he with YOU
that night:
Shall join in you revels. your sports, and
your WileS,
And return to me. beaminR all DER with
your smiles
Too blest If 1t tell me that. mid the gay
cheer,
Some kind voice has murmured, IL wish
he were here!'
Let Fate do her worst. there are relics OF
Bright dreams of the past, which she can
not destroy;
Which come, in the night time of sorrow
And bring back the features which low
used to wear,
Long. long be my heart with such men,
cries filed:
Like the vase In which roses have once
been distilled
You may break. you may shatter the case.
IL o will.
But the scent of the roses will hang round
1t still.
Thomas Moore.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-03-28
GREAT GOD MOLoCH.
Origin Of a Familiar Figure in
Our Speech Of Today.

From the Kansas CITY Star.

SAN- sA's''A' ,H'S 'NAA.
There is much talk these days in maya
zines which take an interest in social bet
terment of modern Molochs." Industries
which employ child labor are classed first
among these modern Molochs, and rightly
20; but. that aside. it is interesting to-
know what the ancient Moloch was. Like
many another familiar figure In our
speech today, that of Moloch comes from
the bible. Moloch, ii seems. was one of
the native gods whom the lsraelites found
being worshiped when they invaded and
conquered the land of Canaan after leav-
ing Egypt and wandering for ~ years In
the desert under the leadership OF Moses.
The tribes which neld the land destined
TO become the Jewish empire had many
barbarous practices, and among others
Was that OF making their children pass
through fires to Moloch." Practically all
We know OF this custom comes from vague
references scattered through the old tes-
lament. 1t seems fairly certain, however,
that the ordeal of passing through the
fire was frequently fatal to the children.
Some students OF the past believe hat
1t was customary to Slay the children and
offer their bodies as burnt offerings to
the false god: others that there may real
ly have been certain preliminary horrors.
such as running and leaping through the
flames, until at last the terrified victims
tank into the fire and We're consumed.
Another conception OF the sacrifices to
Moloch pictures the god as a colossal inn
age. within which a fierce fame was kept
burning. A priest armed with Il long
pronged instrument of iron. reached out,
lmpaled the child selected as "A victim, and
he was drawn into the burning bosom of
the god.
But it is certain that the sacrifice of the
children was an essential part OF the cult
Of Moloch. and generally il was the first
oorn'' who were slain to appease the
Jealous and angry deity. In many places
IN the Mosaic law and i'm the writings of
The prophets we find the Hebrews warned
against having anything to do with this
outrageous custom, which is characterized
AS an determination.
In certain parts of the orient-Turkey
eor one--therc is today a faint and harm
less echo of the old custom of passing
through the fire." though it is no longer
to Moloch. On ST. Johns eve-known also
as midsummer nigilt-it is customary for
members of the Greek Catholic church to
hold celebrations around great bonfires.
There is no special religious significance
connected With the custom but the young
or members of the party find excitement
In running and jumping through these
tires. The fires are not banked SO high,
nor is the leaping so long continued as to
threaten amy real danger to the revelers,
but certain of the sterner teachers of
Protestant scots believe that they see in
the practice a survival of the old custom
of passing through the fire to Moloch."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-03-28
eeino Brave.
From London Answers.

From London Answers.
Now that her little boy was 6 years
old, Mrs. Cranshall decided that it was
ridiculous for her to sit up with him
while ne went to sleep. and. while about
him of the habit of having a light
burning in his room.
So, having kissed him and hidden
him good, night" she said:
Now, Harold, you're going to be
to sleep all by yourself
I'll try" came the timid, rather sor-
rOwful answer. But leave the light
burning
NO, Harold, there's nothing brave in
going to sleep with the light burning"
Must I sleep In the dark"
Yes. Of course."
'tOne minute, then! Please wait till
Nv said my prayers again and done it
carefully"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-03-28

Cookery a never been taught in
Austrian school until last September.
when h minister of education added
II to the curriculum of all girls chools
under his control, both elementary and
advanced. He further stipulated that
n girl taking up modern languages
or other extra subjects shall be com
PEELED to include cookery i'm her school
course. In order to carry out the in
%novation as cheaply AS possible. res
taurants are run In connection with
the larger schools III %populous centers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-03-28

From q large number of analyses of
thew waters of the Mississippi river it is
estimated that the great stream carries
annually into the sea during the aver
age year 1856. 400, 600 tons of dissolved
salts and 100000, 600 tons OF mud and
otner suspended matter. a total Of 49,
100000 TONS of material extracted bv
the Mississippi and its tributaries from
the rocks and soils Of its drainage
basin.