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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
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GEORGE MUNSON
Copyright, 1916, by w. G.. Chapman.)

Copyright, 1916. by w. g. Chapman.)
When Charles Dawson left home
with his fathers fervent wish that he
might v return few had expected
to see him again. So when Tom Daw.
son died and left. him his entire prop.
erty, the flourishing farm and dairy,
and the lots on Midvale avenue, az.
g~regating a sum Of $4,000, everybody
knew that the n~e'er-do-well would
turn up again soon.
He did. Very few people remem.
bered that Esther Rogers and Charles
had been engaged, but the few who
remembered specialized. Esther was
now a middlish-aged woman, which is
not the same as middle-aged. She was
perhaps t~hirty-seven. Charles must
be forty-three if he was a day. Would
the engagement be renewed-that en-.
gagement that Esther had broken at
her mothers in%sistence?
They met and resumed their friend.
ship. People wondered, but little was
to be learned. They seemed just good
friends. Meanwhile Charles proved
that his journey West had sobered
him. He ran the farm systematically
and made good money out Of it.
Then Laura Dean came into his ex.
istence. Laura had been a little thing
in short dresses when Charles went
away. Now she was q young lady of
twenty-five. the prettiest in the vii.
1age, and the gayest. Esther, watch
ing, saw that after Charles had met
Laura all the welcome in his eyes for
her seemed to fade away.
Like all good women, Esther craved
q husband and a home. She had
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
BIuffed the New Conductor.


He stood at the corner waiting for
q car. Several cars had stopped to let
him get on but he made no nov to
get aboard.
Finally one stopped and a man got
of.
did you pay your fare to the end of
the line?" inquired the waiting man.
Eyes," said the maj who got off.
"Can I have your seat?" he asked.
"Sure, it's the last one on the right
hand side, cross seat"
The man clambered aboard and hur-
r1ed to the seat just left vacant.
"Fare please" said the conductor
shortly afterwards.
"Fare nothing" responded the man.
Il just took the other fellows place
who got off and he said he paid to
the end of the line and said that I
could have his seat"
The response evidently was a stun
ner for the new conductor and he was
70 surprised. he passed up the fare.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
In Calmer Moment.


In CaImer Moment. I
The topic having turned to the sub.
ject Of regret, this story was RECALLED
by Senator Henry F. Hollis of New
Hampshire: "@e~~ /
A German named Adam became de-
pressed over the wobbly way in which
the world was moving, and in a hasty
moment jumped from the town wharf
into the river. The crowd on return
ing from the river after a fruitless en-
deavor was met by a party named
Jacob. ~~~-%sssMaE
swat vas it?" queried Jacob, looking
over the long-faced bunch. "Vat vas
all der troubles apoutY"
"Adam," answered n Of the party.
"He just committed suicide by jump
ing into the river" ---~r.~~
"Poor oldt Adam !" m%ournfully COM
mented Jacob. HE be sorry for dat
Observation-Disclosures Telegraph.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
METHOD OF PATCHING HOLES
Gravel Is Mixed With Heavy Road Oil,
Which Acts as Bipder-Use a
Concrete Mixer.

The modern scheme Of protecting
road surfaces with sprayed oil has de-
veloped q new method of patching
holes Gravel is mixed with a heavy
road oil, which acts as a binder. This
Is prepared in advance and carted to
the place where the patching is to be
done. Less gravel is needed than when
1t is used dry, because the hole need
be filled only level and tamped, while
with the ordinary method the patching
gravel must be heaped above the nor
NAL surface of the road. Where patch
ing on a large scale is to be done, a
concrete mixed car be used to prepare
the mixture. - Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14

rise and say, Thank you, sir, for the
honor you propose to do me, but I am
not taking any"
Laura J" exclaimed Miss Rogers in
horror. Then, with rising Indignation,
Il think it is dreadful Of you tt pro-
pose to break a good mans heart in
that way, and I don't want to know
any more about It."
II believe you're after him yourself,
Esther" sailed Laura, mockingly. But
Esther walked past Charles in the
darkness, so lear that she almost
brushed him, and he heard her con.
vulsive sobbing as she went by.
Charles waited a few moments, but
in those moments he experienced one
Of those revulsions of feeling that turn
love into bitter hatred. And then,
having regained his s~elf-control, he
went forward into the garden. Miss
Deanl" he called.
"Why, Is that you, Mr.. Dawson?'
called Laura's voice out of the dark.
ness. Il was hoping you would call
tonight. Do come and sit down be-
side me, won't you, and tell me about
the West" ..-e.-.
Charles Dawson sat down on the
seat. He could just see Laura's white
dress.
He cleared his throat. 1.-THE fact is,
I came to speak quite seriously to
you, Miss Dean" he said. 1T is a
subject I have thought over for a long
time. Now there is the one question
in my mind, and I must ask it."
"What is it?' asked Laura, softly.
II am in love-" said Charles, taking
courage to ask her." ....
"Faint heart never won fair lady,"
said Laura, letting her hand rest in
his. "Who is she? But let me see If ]
can guess. I should say-well, Esther
Rogers"
you've hit it first time" answered
Charles.
Laura's hand leaped out of his.
"Wh-what?" she stammered.
1T is Esther Rogers, and I have
loved her all my life," said Charles.
DO you think 1 am worthy of her?
Do you think there is any chance for
me?'
"Oh, yes" said Laura, Historically.
Il suppose 50. You are of an age, you
see," she added venomously.
"Then I shall ask her." said Charles,
rising. "Of course, a man with my in
come has to be careful whom he asks.
So many women have mercenary in
clinations in this age. There are lots
of the young girls about here who
would jump at me-but I'm not taking
any,"
"How dare you, Mr.. Dawson!" be-
gan Laura, rising, too. do you dare
to insinuate that II"
"Oh, no, indeed; you misunderstood
me-" answered Charles. "I-but per.
haps I made an unfortunate state.
ment. Good-evening."
And, raising his hat, he left Laura
In collapse upon the bench and made
his way ~leisurely to Esther's house.
His heart was singing, for he knew
now that youth turns to youth and
middle-age to middle-age; and he
knew, too, that his love for Esther,
deep in his heart, had been the guild
ing star of his life.
Esther, standing in the living room,
looked at him %piteously when he came
In. She could hardly restrain the
tears that came into her eyes,. She
had resolved to go away, never to see
him again. What was he sayingl
She looked incredulously at him;
she felt his arms about her and her
W heart beating; and then the long,
long waiting was merged into the
| happy now.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
New Life

q novel lie preserver has been de-
vised to supplement the ordinary cork
Jacket in rough water. By its use the
person in distress is able to breathe,
even when the waves sweep over his
head. The appliance adds to the cork
Jacket a light metal chamber which
floats high, a spout leading from 1t
rising two or three feet above the
water level. A tube leads from this
chamber to q face mask, through which
the wearer OF the jacket breathes.
Even H the water sweeps owe his
sAeAd the spout Of the air chamber II
MN clear and tn air supply unim'
mnirad
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
Electric Wirtnu.

Because oil has = disintegrating e.
feet not only on rubber but on cot
ton and fabric as well, care should be
taken to see that the wiring for the
electric lighting and engine starting
system II well protected. II oil is per-
mitted TO remain on the wiring the
inSulation viii IA time be softened e:
that the slightest chatting, will cause
the bare copper 70 Be exposed and .
short circuit viii follow.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
Their Fear Not Realized,

The great fear of those whose act
here in Philadelphia 40 years ago
made this a nation was that the state
would not remain a nation, a writer in
the Philadelphia Public Ledger says.
History has proved in their case the
falsity of the epigram:
1.-THE thing you fear will get you"
What they feared never happened.
We are a young country, but a very old
government, as governments go.
Call the roll of the nations and you
will see that a majority of them are
babies beside the United States. ia
pans present imperial regimen is not
half a century Oil.
The house of Hohenzollern is fairly
ancient, but the German empire is not
yet fifty and the French republic is no
older.
Austria and Hungary we're yoked
together long after Franklin told the
signers of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence they must all hang together or be
hanged separately.
Italy's Kingdom Is not half so old as
the United States. Portdgal's republic
Is a thing too young to vote, and the
Chinese republic has not yet been
weaned.
All the of Central and South
American republics are much younger
than is this greatest of world repub-
lies.
Nearly half the human race has now
copied that lesson which was an
nOunced by the Liberty bell
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14

dreamed of Charles ever since his re-
turn. 1t would be affectation to say
that she had not often forgotten him
during the years Of his absence. But
with his return the memory of the old
love came back to her and, though she
dared not show 1t, she fancied Charles
was not Indifferent to her.
She fancied so that night when he
opened his heart to her. He told her
what 4 wreck he had made of his life.
II was q fool, Esther" he said unhap
PLY. II squandered my youth. What
Is left to me nowYI
As he said this he looked up, and
suddenly Esther knew that her eyes
had answered him. She blushed furi-
ously. Now that she knew he cared
for her she was afraid. And then
well, then an interruption came
For q girlish voice rang out from
the street: Miss Rogers! Oh, Miss
Rogers, where are you?"
It was Laura, unconventional as al
ways. OF course she was invited in
and presented to Charles, and as soon
as the man had set eyes on her he
began to dream again. He dreamed
of q youth that was yet recoverable.
He looked at Laura as II she embodied
all that Esther had been. !
After that the man and the girl
often met, and Esther shrank more
and more into her shell. It was plain
that Charles cared for her no longer.
As for Charles himself, his mind was
In a whiri, and he hardly knew what
he wanted; he was drawn like q mag
net by Laura's. bright eyes and OBJ
vious interest In him.
Thep, n evening, when he had en-
tered the garden to call on Laura, he
was surprised to hear her In the little
summer house. It was pitch dark, and
before he could make himself known
the words he heard held him spell
bound. Laura was talking to Esther.
aOf course, / don't love Charles
Dawson" she was saying Indignantly.
..Can't l have q little amusement with
the only eligible man left In town."
aDo You consider It amusement to
ruin. q mans happiness and break hin
hearth" asked Esther.
"Oh, mems hearts are not 30 easily
broken" Laura answered. HE thinks
he IL irresistible, that middle-aged
man Of over forty, and ! am going to
teach him q little lesson which he
sorely needs.
II have been leading him on and TO-
nieht / expect he will call. and . little
announcement VAL soon bring nm q
- propo1lns pct1G - 0a4~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
Current Waste.

One Of the causes Of excessive cur
rent consumption IN ignition systems
employing vibrator coils ID too much
tension on the vibrator springs, The
spring adjustment should be slack
ened until the motor commences to
miss explosions, and then frightened
down gradually uBtil the firing again
becomes regular. Further Tightening
results only in useless consumption Of
current.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
MAKES IT EASY TO LIFT CAR
Owners OF Automobiles Have Wei
coined With Enthusiasm.

Friedrich Ilsemann of near Bremen,
Germany, is the inventor of this de-
vice, recently patented in the United
States, for lifting motor cars and the
like. Under the wheel axle is a lever
pivotsaly mounted on the frame of the
car, the lever having two bearing
points. One Of these bearing points
Is arranged at a shorter radial distance
from the pivot of the lever than the
other, which r for supporting the
lifted Cal. A spring Influenced spur is
hinged or said lever at the bearing
point mentioned with q shorter radial
distance from the pivot than the sup.
porting point, this being for the pur
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14

pole will always repel another north
pole and attract a south pole; likewise
8 south pole will repel another south
pole and attract a north pole. If one
magnet is laid or another magnet with
Its poles lying on the opposite poles of
the other magnet their effect will be
n~eutralized, but If laid with like poles
together their effect will be strength.
ened.-Twentieth Century Farmer.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
Noble scintluatlons.

Warehouses T~ownshend, 1t 10 ru-
mored, will soon come to America to
play In Aim dramas Of her own COM
position.
The marchioness, who is pretty.
paints, writes and generally scintil-
lates. Here are the latest Of her scin-
~tillations to 60 the rounds Of Anglo
American circles n London
Men compare women to lilies, but
1smember that there are tiger nlies.s'
- eup q - = G9tsn : reGoevolJ
r. Wnlals
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
Mystery In Unclaimed Novel.

S' y
An unclaimed" novel is the latest
mystery OF the London literary world.
Some time ago an anonymous manu-
script was left with a prominent pub
fishing concern, which decided, in due
course, to publish the same. Upon
Inquiry it was discovered that the
had not troubled to leave either
name or address when he handed in
his Ms. Now all sorts Of romantic
have been made in con-
nection with Anonymous" identity
and ultimate fate-without, naturally,
hurting the books chances when 1t ap-
pears shortly. {
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
Using Sky as Shed.

The extravagant farmer who usee
blue sky to shed his machinery II in
the market for brickbats to scour his
paows and for numerous repairs 70.
supply the places of those that Nv
rusted out
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
People Living in the Township
Through Which This Road Runs Do
Not Care for Engineering Advice.

a reality. The states, likewise, are be-
coming more liberal in spending money
for highways. From an agricultural
viewpoint, the most desirable help to
ae good-road propaganda just now
must come from the individual farmer
when he realizes that good roads are
a necessity in the proper development
of the Countrywide Farmer.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
LEARN SECRETS OF NATURE
Some Of the So-CalIed Harer Metals
May Not Always Be So, De-
clare Chemists.

Among the sO-called 'rarer" metals
the most interesting are those whose
compounds r abundant but whose
cost of obtaining from these CON.
pounds Is very high. In other words
cheap methods have not yet been
worked out for extracting the metals
from these abundant compounds. In
an article by DR.. J.. w. Richards In
Metallurgical and Chemical Engineer
ing a discussion Is given Of the posi-
bilities Of some of these rarer metals.
among which are beryllium, which Is
found as a compound in the gem, en-
erald, but more abundantly as a min
eral called beryl. Magnesium Is an
other metal which has lately been
made on a fair-sized scale in this coun-
try but not especially cheaply. Others
r calcium, strontium, barium, boron,
chromium, titanium and chromium.
Aluminium in 1885 sold for SO per
pound. Today it sells for 60 cents,
but normally is much lower, due to
cheap methods of extraction by cleo
tricity at Niagara Falls.
The silicon industry furnishes an
other example in point. Silica is the
most abundant and cheapest material
In nature, yet silicon was selling In
1900 as a chemical curiosity at over
500 a ounce. At present 10 cents
per pound is a good price for silicon,
due also to the use Of electricity in
an electric furnace. It is possible that
the coming generation Of chemists will
find cheap methods of producing some
Of the present ''rarer'' metals.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14

pose of gradually lifting the car when
the lifting jack is lowered. Thus, the
a is first slightly lifted by the spur
before it comes to rest on the bearing
point prOper.-Farming Business.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
War Horses Sham sickness.

French army veterinarians have
found by close observation that csr.
tain horses fall most unaccountably
III when in bOmbarded regions. They
lie down and seem 30 weak and nerv-
Gus that they cannot move. Later
when taken to the veterinary camp
u the rear they recover In 4 few days
and are normal. Veterinarians assegt
that shamming among waf AegDoD r
ut unconmoa
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-09-14
Lose Money on .soarders."

Love Money on "60aroer0."
Some farmers would be better OF IL
they sold their cows and bought milk
and butter. Yet they don't realize
that they are losing real money on
every 'boarder" in their herds. Test
each COW.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-30
The Broadway Congregational


 church choir led in the music.
 In part pr. Hamilton said: You are all aware of the nominal success &C., complished by the Board of Educa- tion and of the miraculous tasks ac- complished by Dr. Nicholson and pr. Hauncher. There has been added to the board of education in assets, thirteen millions of dollars in equip men, fifty-four institutions are count ed instead of 53 and there is a large increase in the college body. The board has helped 2.288 young men and young women in college work during the past year and in all has achieved a wonderful record.
 Our grand campaign begins Decem- Der 1. 1916 and will last until 1918 and within these two years $25.000,000 will be raised for the education of the young people of our churches. AL ready there are great promises that we shall not be disappointed.
 America is made up of three things, the town house, the school house and the meeting house. The latter is the greatest of these three. What is the difference between Europe of today and America of today? Europe is en- is full of sunlight and her flag full of stars. The speaker told of Gov Win throp's cornerstone of America
 pr. Hamilton told of London, Paris, Venice, Rome being noted for certain things but he said when it comes to living there is no place like home. America for me where the air Is full of sunlight and the flag full of stars. I am a true Methodist, a man of schools and my heart was thrilled one day when passing through a cotton field on hearing the colored men ringing, There is only one religion for l me" the old time religion. Europe is filled with read bones and Is Q great smoke of ruins, while Amer ica has statesmanship, born of spirit and an outlook of greatness. She has a practical government which takes hold of the soul of man. We are be- aiming to apprehend a true world, we are beginning to realize the upDuilding and uplifting of humanity.
 Anniversary of Sunday School Board
 Rev. Matthew J. Trennery of the board of Sunday schools was the rpeaker at the anniversary meeting of | that board, which followed the board of education meeting. Rev MT. Tren- I cry spoke of one phase of the work being carried out by the Sunday school board. Rev. J. N. Geisler presided at the meeting.
 When we think of Sunday school work, we think of graded lessons, or SaniZed classes, home departments and other things. But tonight I will speak o you on one phase of the work of the ! oard of Sunday schools, said Rev. MT Trennery.
 There are many sections in this .---..-@--~ ~S ~--A~~ pAA@ssa thaEA hEa p1
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-30

religious services conducted. It is a well known fact when recent survey Of the west was taken there were found many places where religious services were not held. Many appeals have been sent to us for the carrying of the gospel into these communities.
 In some places for twenty years ths gospel and the word of God has not been heard.
 Rev. MT. Trennery told of an in- stance of people not hearing the word of God in the Idaho valley. He also told of an experience in that section where a household was amazed when re knelt in prayer.
 In Oregon, said Rev. Mir Trennery, where the railroad runs, there is ona county with a population of 15.o00 peo- l''e, and settlers are emigrating in thar section fact. In that section there are cnly two preachers and one Sunday school missionary.
 We have serious obligations to carry
 the gospel to this section. The speaker told of how he was scheduled to speak at far western town where the gospel had not been preached for some time. On arriving
 at the meeting house it was necessary for him to wait until 9.30 before the service was opened, and when looking into the faces of his audience he look ed not into the faces of old people but of young.
 It is our business to teach the church | of Jesus Christ in these sections of our country, he said. It costs the board | of Sunday schools $1,50o a year in this country, but when the time comes when this work is thoroughly estab- | iShed the treasury will be replenished with ten times that amount Not on1y l is the western part of our country in | .4eed of the gospel, but the southern people among the mountains are in | need. A while ago received a re- quest from Bishop Henderson of North | Carolina for help. I went there and later on we sent man from the school
 board. After while 2s naw Sunday ] schools were established, 4,s93 new 1 students were enrolled. I say to You that the church must | touch the hearts of the children, and
 if we don't do that we will have a
 problem on our hands. What I have | told you is one phase of our Sunday | school work, and it Is the pushing of
 the church of Jesus Christ into the 1 thousands.
 Poem By Bishop QuayIe. Pamphlets with the following poem by Bishoy Quayie were distributed al
 the Wednesday morning session: The Christ.
 A man of sorrows he. and guest oi | grief
 Who walked in quiet on Iife.s humSls ways
 And suffered all the slirs and dun dis. mays
 Which ennsA- en- -rai@Atz. aaalS. -SzlAAa.