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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24
CHILDREN'S EYES

MEASUREMENTS Of human
eyes demonstrate that there is
probably no such thing in the
world as an absolute perfect
eye. That would he a miracle
which nature with all her in
finite ingenuity has never per-
formed. No human face
among all the worlds sixteen
hundred million may be held
perfect, either artistically or
physiologically. To the owner
of the face, this is relatively an
unimportant matter, but to the
owner of the pair of eyes an
error of one three-hundredth
of an inch in the curvature or
dimensions of the eyeballs
may make their all-important
function abnormal, resulting
in eye-strain with its attend
ant ills. The eye responds to
the slightest physical force in
the world, that is, light waves
which are hundreds of times
more infinitesimal than sound
waves. The eyes are the hard
est worked of all organs, anc
the safety and existence of hu
man lives frequently depend
directly on their accurate work
ing. The harmful results O
eye-strain, never wholly absen'
throughout life, may begin very
early in childhood, even in the
second year. Many little child
rem, for instance. are constant
ly tearing their clothes, hurt
ing their feet and legs, stumbl
ing and falling. because thei
eyes are so faulty that thei
estimates of the size, location
and nature of objects are no
correctly made. Adults VIII
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24
A Chronic Grumhlac.

Charles Lamb tells Of q chronic
yrumbler who always complained 1t
whist because he had 80 few trumps.
By some artifce his companions man
aged to az the cards 80 that when he
dealt he got the whole thirteen. hoping
to extort some expression Of satisfac.
ton. but he only looked more wretched
than ever AZ he examined his hand.
well, Tom" said Lamb. haven't
nou trumps enough this timer
YES" grunted Tom. but I've No
other cards."
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24
Fear 10 Useless.

Phobism is an addition to fear ian.
other name for worry. II smugness
be unlovely from a social point of
view phobism is fatal to it's victim.
Did IT ever occur to you that fear
can become a habit and a luxury, just
as smoking is? But phobism is the
more hazardous. We fear poverty.
we fear disease, we fear death, we
fear that we shall be snubbed socially.
And each separate fear impairs our
capacity for work in a definite, meas
urable way. l know many people ad-
dicted to the s of fear. Some OF
them use 1t to excess. To the pcychol'
ogist fear is the most expensive OF all
habits tina: people indulge. Ninety
nine and forty-four one-hundredths
pei cent of fear is as useless as q
deckhand on a submarine.-Eli0t1
Park Frost in Atlantic.
Kind Hearted.
"And did you enjoy your African
trip. major? How did you like thu
sayagesT"
"Oh. they were extremely kind heart
ed. They wanted to keep me there To-
| dinner."-London Opinion. /.
BILLY. did you yer pick up . liv
trolley wire with your bare handsf'
MANY = time"
Didn't It give you . shockr'
'40tve me 4 shock? It killed me 0ea
oveey tima"-Chicago Tribune.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24
Eoyptjan oboIisks.

The Egyptian obelisk that stands in
Central park was erected by Thothmea
III. Of the eighteenth dynasty Of
Egyptian kings about the year 400
B. G. It IL therefore at least $500
years old. It was standing long be-
fore Moses and the ~lsraelites lived IL
EGYPT. It was erected, together with
til companion obelisk now in London
to adorn the temple Of On. whose To-
cation II identical with the Hehopolil
Of later times. One obelisk erected BY
q much earlier monarch Of the twelfth
dynasty IL still standing at is Original
site. where the temple Of On was
and II the only object remaining t.
mark the location Of that temple
New York Times.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24
osjelal uewspspes q CITY q DsttWess.
oe1jelal uewspapev q D~esstNeau eesWty

ADvERTIsING RATEs-The cnsrge for dis
play advertising space in tho Courent Is
based on 10 cents per inch. single column
Measurement each issue: annual rate Is
cents; special position 3 cents. Legal 3D.
vsrtjsing legal rates: locals" 10 cents per
tive: reading matter 10 cents DER line.
Classified advertising s cents Der line.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

The Teachers Examination will be held
in the Court House in h City of BOttin.
eau and in the High School in the City OF
LansfOrd on Thursday and Friday August
IL and II, 1914 beginning at $3.50 q. m. each
day.
H.. E. Layne
County Superintendent.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Ole Vixen of Halliday was
badly burned. when he crawled
under an automobile with a
lantern to fix the machine.
A leaky gasoline tank saturat-
ed his clothing with gasoline,
and this caught fire from the
lantern. With great presence
of mind, he snatched up a
blanket lying near and wrapped
it tightly about himself, ex-
tinguishing the. flames. He
then managed to crawl into the
house, in a fainting condition.
first shutting off the leak.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

According to careful meas
urement corn at Carringtor
grew a foot in three days.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Harvey will have a public
bath house.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Three railroad men were ar
rested at Mott on a charge of
dynamiting fish. The towns
people are indignant over the
alleged violations as consign-
ments of fish had been sought
from the state and government
hatcheries under promise that
protection would be given the
streams.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Charles Miller, old,
was drowned in the Sheyenne
river near Valley City on July
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24
Continuous.

.D0es your wife talk In her sleepf'
..Sleep. sir. IL no exception to her rule"
Baltimore American.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24
Fllc kERTlIl FACTS
AnD FAncIEs

and FlUclES
Harvey will have a public
bath house.
According to careful meas.
urement corn at Darlington
grew a foot in three days.
Charles Miller, Is. old,
was drowned in the Sheyenne
river near Valley City on July
4.
J. H. Bloom of Devils Lake
is after the postoftice job and il
given the support of the
party.
Little Gladys Home aged 4
years. of Beach was drowned
in a tub containing about three
inches of water. i.
Vol. z. No. l.. of the York
Citizen edited and published by
William l.. Thompson, reached
our exchange table last week.
Richard Barry, one of the
most widely known residents
of Osnabrock, was taken to the
hospital for the insane at James,
town.
An automobile driven by
Ernest Fife. of Southam turn
ed turtle, there were two pas
sengers but only the driver was
injured.
The sea gulls are doing much
damage in the waters of Devils
Lake and are furnishing a men,.
ace to the movement to restock
the lake with fish.
Mrs. Sam Eagelson residing
near Milton fell from the porch
while going into the house
with an armful of chips and
suffered a broken ankle.
Mrs. Alice Nelson Page, we'll
known Grand Forks newspaper
woman, was quite seriously in
jured when she fell from a lad
der while at work at her home.
NJ. F. Balch was placed under
arrest at Tasker charged with
attempted assault on Mrs. Caro-
line Solomon, forty years old
and the mother of large fam
lily.
Approximately $2O6, OOO, 600
was spent last year on public
roads in the United States, &C.
cording to statistics prepared
by the the Z. S. department of
agriculture.
Jacob Frank of Cetiance COM
mitted suicide by hanging
himself in the attic of his home
with binder Irvine. He had
first consumed an entire pint of
raw turpentine.
Elmer Wherly of Wing, was
the winner of the rifle present
ed to the Burleigh county boy
by the county club for the great
est number of gophers killed
during the month of April.
Nels Thompson, a farmer, OF
Gilby, complained that the
dashing Grand Forks widow
whom he married. hypnotized
him out of his money, and then
skipped out. He got a divorce
on the grounds of desertion.
A terrific hail storm swept
through the center of Foster
county. 1t lasted only fifteen
minutes but wrought consider
able havoc, smashing all the
windows in the west side OF
the Foster court house.
e. thinner of Grand Fork:
while speeding on his motor
cycle struck a sag in the roae
and his machine suddenly stop
ed. One of the pedals of the
machine struck his right leg
tearing an ugly wound in tina
member.
, Three railroad men were al
rested at Mott on a charge q
} dynamiting fish. The towns
people are indignant over tn
alleged viOlatiO MS as cOnsign
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Approximately $2O6, WOO, OOO
was spent last year on public
roads in the United States, &C.
Cording to statistics prepared
by the the U. S. department OF
agriculture.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

J. H. Bloom of Devils Lake
is after the postoftice job and il
given the support of the
party.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

E.. thinner of Grand Forks
while speeding on his motor
cycle struck a sag in the road
and his machine suddenly stop
ed. One of the pedals of the
machine struck his right leg.
tearing an ugly wound in that
member.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Jacob Frank of Cefiance com
mitted suicide by hanging
himself in the attic of his home
with binder Irvine. He had
first consumed an entire pint OF
raw turpentine.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

NJ. F. Balch was placed under
arrest at Tasker charged with
attempted assault on Mrs. Caro-
line Solomon, forty years old
and the mother of a large fam
ily.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Little Gladys Home aged 4
years, of Beach was drowned
in a tub containing about three
inches of water.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Elmer Wherly of Wing, was
the winner of the rifle present,
ed to the Burleigh county boy
by the county club for the great.
est Der of gophers killed
during the month of April.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Mrs. Alice Nelson Page, well
known Grand Forks newspaper
woman, was quite seriously in.
jured when she fell from a lad
der while at work at her home.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

An automobile driven b.,
Ernest Fife. of SOutham turn
ed turtle, there were two pas
sengers but only the driver wa
injured.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

A terrific hail storm swept
through the center of Foster
county. 1t lasted only fifteen
minutes but wrought consider,
able havoc, smashing all the
windows in the west side OF
the Foster court house.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Nels Thompson, a farmer, OF
Gilby, complained that the
dashing Grand Forks widow
whom he married. hypnotized
him out of his money, and ther
skipped out. He got a divorce
on the grounds of desertion.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Mrs. Sam Eagelson residing
near Milton fell from the porch
while going into the house
with an armful of chips and
suffered a broken ankle.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Vol. z. No. 1. of the York
Citizen edited and published by
William l.. Thompson, reached
our exchange table last week.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

Richard Barry, one of the
most widely known residents
of Osnabrock, was taken to the
hospital for the insane at James
town.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-24

The sea gulls are doing much
damage in the waters of Devils
Lake and are furnishing a men
ace to the movement to restoch
the lake with fish.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
Cutting Out a Meal.

Physicians are commonly advising
patients whose troubles arise from
overeating- and these are legion-t0
cut out one meal. preferably break
fast The London Lancet remarks that
the reason for this is that after
nights sleep the bodily strength. nerv-
GUS and muscular. is at its highest, and
work can be carried on without food.
The machine is running strongly and
no fuel is required for the time being
Men engaged in literary or intellectual
work can often do their very hest In
the early morning before breakfast.
The Lancet deprecates the heavy
breakfast and advocates the coffee
and rolls" which are all that Is eaten
for breakfast on the continent OF Eu-
rope. especially for men whose work
is of the brain rather than Of the mus
cles. These men. 1t says. should "rele-
gate anything approaching hearty
meal to the period of relaxation. the
evening"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
WhistIer's Criticism.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti once showed
Whistler sketch and asked his opin-
ion
at has its good points, ROssetd,"
said Whistler. go ahead with 1t by
all means"
Later he inquired how it was getting
along. "All right" answered Rossetd
cheerfully. "Ive ordered stunning
frame for it."
In due time the canvas appeared at
Rossetti's house, beautifully framed
you've done nothing to II siAce I
saw it. have your" said Whistler.
MOO" replied Rossetti, but lSs
written a sonnet on the subject, u
you'd like to hear It."
He recited some lines Of peculiar ten
derness
"Rossetti," said Whistler, as the reci'
tation ended. take out the picture an
frame the sonnet"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13

IVA In tn stone age woman ~
1aA e jewels. But 1t was man, the
b1utal master, who wore them. The
bsavy necklace that descended upon
hs breast was the emblem of his stps-
JlDrity and power. Even before 10
nd progressed SO far as to cover him
self with the skin of the stag he were
. necklace Of shells, Of teeth Of AMI
mails or glittering flint The elegant
dame or demoiselle who rolls by In her
limousine Is not SO distant relative e
the cave man as she may try to appear.
She likes jewels better than dress since
each season we see her more and mers
bejeweled and less and less clothed
The Joy Of jewels is Of the same tnfa1-
tile quality with the coquette of today
that 1t was In the early barbaric times
"A thread Of metal upon which are
strung some shining pebbles, thread
q silk over which are placed some
small round concrehons Of lime founA
rolling In the liquid of a diseased eys-
tsr!-Le Bresil EconomiQue.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
etein;tx Was Delta nj.

4 story Is told of an alteration -
tween Wilhelm sSteinitz and Gustavs
Epstein. The iatfer was one OF the
most influential and ri hest bankers IN
Vienna and was very fond Of game
Of chess. When Steiilitz was young
man he used to play frequently at the
Vienna Chess club and On one occasion
engaged the famous la ker. The game
became very complicated. and Steinitz
studied the board longer than usual
His opponent grew impatient and ut
last drawled out sarcasticaily, 'WellY
Steinitz silently continued the game.
and after Il time it wel,t in his favor.
The banker then began to think deeply.
taking considerable time before NOV
Ing piece. Steinitz could not resist
the temptation to utter long drawn
out "Well?" Sir. don't forget who
you are and who ann" roared Epstein
angrily. Steinitz Immediately retorted.
ION the bourse you are Epstein and !
am Steinitz; over the board | am Ep-
stein and you are SteinitZ"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
How Brazilians Bag Wild Fowl.

From 1.-THE Log Of Rolling Stone
by Henry Arthur Broome. comes the
following curious mode Of bagging wild
fowl in Brazil by way Of economhine
ammunition:
THE expedient is to get hold Of q
very large pumpkin and. after scoop
ing out the meat and seeds inside. to
cut two little eyeholes In It and thes
place It on the hunters head he then
wades through the sedge and nags into
deeper water up to his neck. where the
wild fowl are feeding. who gather that
II u merely = pumpkin innoeendy
eoatine on the surface. The hunter
then soon gets into the midst OF BIZ
quarry and. seizing them by the legs.
pals them quietly under water. where
- tucks them under belt fastened
round his waist, aud - their eompan-
ions presume that enc unfortunate bird
after another Il only diving for food
the hunter gets a waistful in no time
and returns well satisfied to the
shore."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
Far. IN r., Eighteenth Century.

A letter in the London Spectator
dated May. III. gives most interest
ing description Of an academy where
ladies' could be drilled In the proper
use Of their fans and initiated into the
mysteries of ''the angry 6utter. the
modest nutter. the timorous fiutter. the
confused flutter. the merry dutter and
the amorous flutter." In the eighteenth
century at dancing assemblies in Lon
don. Bath and other places Of fashion
able resort gentlemen chose their part
ners by .'lottery of the fam" The fans
Of all the ladies' present were placed IN
q hat, whence each gentleman had the
privilege of selecting one. the lady to
whom 1t belonged becoming his allotted
partner for the evening. OF course
such custom entailed great study
Of fans Oh the part of the gentlemen
Boswell. Steele and Pope found some
thing to say about the fan. and Guy
snlarging upon the efforts of his prede
cessors. wrote long poem in praise OF
the fan. attributing its invention to
Venus.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
How to Sell a Cow.

A Scotch dealer nj Clones fair wAo
ssked by a countrymian to do him .
favor You see that woman. said
NE, pointing to woman. We'll. I've
offered her five pounds ten for her
COW, but she won't sell. Now. If you
a stranger. should offer her Eve pounds
fifteen she would sell. but would not
sell to me for that. Will you be kind
enough to take this half crown and
bind the bargain with 1t. and ! will
then pay the money and take the
cow" The good natured cattle dealer
effected the purchase as requested ana
then turned to find the countryman
but the latter was gone. He was
forced to take the COW himself and
pay for her. though she was not worth
half the money he had thus bid to
oblige the missing countryman- 1t was
afterward ascertained that the woman
was the countryman's wife.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
4 i,atnua ice Fountain.

IN the parks and public places In the
colder parts of Germany a not uncom
mon object in winter is the SO called
ics fountain, rugged pyramid of ice
many feet in height, which glistens In
the winter sun and is most effective.
n is constructed as follows:
A fir tree Of suitable dimensions and
dense growth is placed upright In the
ground or In circular pond where
there is water fountain. and water
pipe with a fairly fine rose Is fixed tc
the stem so that the rose is at the top
The water is then allowed to run
slowly, generally at night when there
Is a frost, and in the morning 1t i
turned off again. The water freezes al
It trickles over the branches and after
two or three nights severe frost thu
tree is entirely enveloped in ice. =
well frozen ice fountain will last some
DAYS even when a thaw has set in. anc
1t can always be touched up on the re
turn Of the frost by turning on the wa
ter again.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
Power Of a Great Wave.


The remains Of an excursion steans9
may be seen In bayfield, 800 feet
above the lake Of Loen, In Norway.
This oddly placed wreck is the sole
relic Of terrible landslide which took
place in 1905, when the whole side Of
a mountain suddenly slipped into the
lake, raising great wave more than
800 feet high, which drowned every.
body living along the shores. more
than sixty people perishing. The
steamer, which was moored on the
lake at the time, was carried on the
crest Of tho wave over perpendicular
clin and deposited, as already stated,
more than 800 feet above the normal
level of the water, more than quarter
Of mile away from its anchorage. 1t
Is a torn and battered wreck. every bit
Of woodwork has been wrenched OF,
and tbs twisted steel work testif1es to
the force of the wave which cast 1t
ashore-Wide World Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13

When William Il. Hearst bought the
New v. errnal one Of his man.
Chambers. ius:&.
...,i with him
iiiey ~ to downtown French
restaurant. Chambers had ordered tie
dinner, which WAS q good one. ana
Hearst and he had a pleasant time
Along toward the close Of the meal
Chambers said: Now, Mr. Hearst. !
am going to give you treat have
ordered something you probably never
have eaten or seen.'
Chambers nodded to the waiter. who
brought In some French artichokes.
You see," explained Chambers,
these are great delicacy. You pull
of the leaves and dip the ends b
the sauce and eat the ends only"
Hearst smiled a little and followed
directions. As they progressed Cham
bers said complacently: Pretty good,
eh? l don't suppose you ever saw an
artichoke before"
WELL" Hearst replied. II can't 80 %
far as that. You see. Chalnbe:s. we
had 400 acres Of them growing the
last time was out at our California
ranch."-Saturday Evening Post
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
FOR UNIFORM ROAD LAWS
Canada to Join Hands With the Uni
ted States II Premier Borden
Approves the Idea.

Canada will be represented with the
United States in an endeavor to OBJ
tain uniform laws pertaining to road
building, II the proposition meets the
approval Of Premier Borden, according
to an announcement made at the
American Road congress by A. W.
Campbell, deputy minister OF railways
and canals for the Canadian govern
ment. Mr.. Campbell said that he
would use his influence in urging the
premier to consent to the appointment
of a committee to confer with COM
mittee representing the American
Highway association and the American
Bar association to evolve plan for
uniform road laws.
II realize that in Canada, as well as
throughout the United States, We have
40 varieties of road laws for every
province," said Mr. Campbell. "This
tsnds to retard real road work. and l
heartily indorse any plan that would
bring about practically the same laws
for both the United States and Canada
relative to good roads"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-02-13
London to Have New Lord Mayor.


Though he does not assume otles
till November 8, the election of the
lord mayor Of London, England, tbs
successor of the tabled Dick Whiting
ton, and other historic magistrates
takes place this month. Already 1t il
announced that the choice OF the liv
erymen, the members of the city com
panies, who elect the lord mayor, has
fallen upon Sir Thomas Vansittar
Bowater, who is the head of large
firm Of paper merchants. Sir Vansit
tart, as he is popularity called, has
been a common councilman since 1899
He was high sheriff Of London in
1866. when he assisted the lord may
or Of the day, Sir Walter Vaughan
Morgan, to entertain the late King
George Of Greece at the Guildhall, and
to welcome King George and Queen
Mary, at that time prince and princess
of Wales, on their return home from
India. Sir Vansittart, during his veal
of Office, made civic visits to Milan
and Rome, when he was honored With
an audience by the king of Italy.