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The Washington times., 1916-01-29

al the mead OF this article were true,
unotiestionably true. The steamer was
wonderful in positive merits. But. when
owners OF steam cars eventually
weighed the steamers merits against it's
denierits the verdict was guilty" and
the steamer--Once overwhelmingly the
most popular car in America--fell into
general diBuse.
These two striking cases: distinctly
scparaie vet remarkably alike, are not
the onl. ones that could be citod. I
have seen many "wonders" come ard
20. And els each new ideR is pUt for
ward IN the automobile industry, I seek
10 determine, first OF all. wnat are it's
weaIsheases. and. next. whether its
weaISnesses can be cured. For incur
able wealgnesseE mean inevitable de-
feat: no merit is ever Ereat enough to
The Washington times., 1916-01-29

Offset glaring f8ults. And this n
when the rightly made six-d, Nnfief ~
furnisheH,a a criterion. Tor its9 QsersI ~
know the value and satisfaction f5N
possessing that rare ana endurine cotn-
freedom from defects. That n flfn Rfil0
combination under the sun that ksn4
Father Times official o. X ~ n
All my life as an automobile lnanufN C.
isfnction OF my car buyers above every
other consideration. The esteem Ind
confidence Of the purchasers, wfoBa
talking point" recognize. That
why ] never marketed two-cycle mo-
tor. And that IL precisely why l am
making, for the ninth consecutive year,
six-cylinder cars exclusively.
The Washington times., 1916-01-29

Their mer:.s could not save them from
the discard.
The lesson Is simply this: No type OF
motor can stay on the market unless II
has two cardinal points Of value, name
ly;
}l-Positive merit
2-Absence OF benefits, defects, draw
backs. Disadvantages.
fhe two points are not similar
The rejected two-cycie had twice a.
many power strokes as were found in
the accepted and triumphant four-cYcie.
That was the two-cycle's positive me'1t.
But. also. as owners came to learn. the
tWo-cycle was treakish IN performance
was not free from defects Therefore.
Il was forced to pass out OF the mar
ket.
SO with the steamer. All the claims
The Washington times., 1916-01-29

cases where gasoIene cars were COM
mandeefed during the early weeks OF
the war, they have been entirely re-
placed by electric vehicle equipment
While the export of gasolene cars
that of electrIcs, Il Is a Significant
fact that the majority of gasolene
cars are sent to the war zone where
few months, while the electric equip
ment being used only for commercial
purposes becomes a permanent install
lation.-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-26
CARDENA NEWS.

The other day we heard a
traveller remark at'Gardena
is the biggest little town in the
state Right you are, Mr..
Man. Thanks for the truth.
VIM. Reinholtz and family
lefl Tuesday for Toledo, Ohio,
where they expect to spend the
winter. We hope they shall
find a milder climate than n.
d. usually gives us about the
first of the year,
The Tussing sisters week
ended at Mylo last week, visit
ing at the home of Mr.. Ander-
son, the busy merchant of that
hamlet,
Miss Louise Leitsch is suffer-
ing from a poisoned finger.
Dr.. MacKay of Bottineau is
treating the wound.
The new concrete crossings
in Gardena help to augment
the beauty of our city. Mr..
Palmer did the job.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-26

Mrs. Pape's sister and family
were visitors at the Prof. Pap e
home on Sunday.
Large crowds are attending
the NJ. E. church services held
in the school. Following are
the services for next Sunday:
Sunday school at 10: 80 a. m.
Superintendent Mrs. G. S.
Fairfield. Our Sunday school
is certainly growing and pro-
spering and we invite you to
come and help make this S. S.
still a buster one in the name
Of him who said Il am the
light of the world.' Immedi-
ately following is the morning
worship. The sermon will be
on when it pays a man to
listen to a womun' or Mrs.
Plate was a good wife, Eve
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-26
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The elections for Crescent
and Athletic officers were held
with the following results:
Athletic Association
Will Hagen-Pres. Senior.
Earl Greiner-Vice President
Freshmen.
Arlan Stair-.Sec, Senior.
George Hansen-Treasurer
Freshman.
Literary Society
Melvin Gorder-Pres. Senior.
Ruben Stewart-V1ce Pres.
Freshmas.
Ella Woods-Sec. Freshman.
Lucille Rogers Treasurer
Senior.
Twenty-Five votes are TWEEN
ty-nine votes!
Rhetoricals are still in
vogue accompanied by the
usual thrills. Politics and
poetry have been the main
themes so far.
Members of the Athletic AS
sociation:
Seniors-9, Juniors-13, Fresh
memo.
Members of Crescent:
Seniors-6, Ju niors-1O, Fresh
men-18.
Little more "pep' Seniors
with membership fees!
Boys Basket ball practice
has begun; heres to a swift
team.
Junior class yell:
klassy. Klever, Running,
Keetr
Klassy Klass-'18.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-26

off the debt (principal and in
terest) in fixed annual Or semi
annual install ments.
3. The amount of each in
stallment may De fived by the
borrower, but can not be less
than sufficledt to pay off the
debt in 40 years, nor greater
than to pay it off in 5 years.
6. The rate Of interest charg-
ed any borrower can not ex-
coed 6 per cent per annutn-
Z. The borrower can not be
called upon to pay the debt ex-
cept by the installments he or
iginally fixes, unless he de-
faults, but after five years he
may pay off the whole or any
portion at his opinion at any
installment period.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-26

Our popular young barber,
Mr.. Hingstad, and Teddy Zorn
of Kramer autoed to Minot last
week, probably to give Teddy's
new Pullman car, for which he
is agent, a tryout. They re-
port the Pullman as making
ing anything the other cars can
do. Surely, the Pullman is /,
dandy and those in the market
for a car would do we'll to see
Teddy before buying.
Frank Damers of Iowa, was
a visitor at the Tussing and
Hammers homes on Monday.
We think Mr.. Demers is a life
time friend Of the families.
Mr.. Lantz returned from
Montana Friday and plans on
spending the winter here. We
are glad to haye him back.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-26
money until the land banks
are established.

are established.
MANAGEMENT
After the charter is granted
the applicants no longer act in
their individual capacity, but
become merged AS sharehold-
ers into a corporation, which
has a seperate existence Great
ed by law, under the same
name which has been chosen
and set forth in the original
application and organization
certificate. This corporation
will have directors and officers
selected by the shareholders to
do it's business in accordance
with the bylaws which the
shareholders make for their
guidance. The active ex-
ecutive officer of the associa-
ton will be the secretary
treasurer, and his duties are
set forth in section 7 of the
farm loan act.
POWERS
These associations are or
ganized for the primary pur-
pose of giving to each borrow
err the benefit of the combined
credit of all it's members
to the extent of the capital con-
tributed and the limited liabili-
ty they each incur, and hence
the associations are required
to indorse every loan made to
members. 1t is also through
these associations that the Dor
rowers will ultimately become
the owners of the Federal land
banks, The association de-
cides whether any loan shall
be made or not by refusing the
application for every loan
which is considered unsafe or
even doubtful. No loan can
be made unless it is approved
by the loan committee after ex
animation of the land offered
as security. The natural farm
loan associations are not limit
ed as to the m b e of
their @1nembeEs. Aftersone
is organized it may serve an
entire neighborhood by receiv-
ing newmembers. Each associa-
ton may obtain in loansfor it's
members twenty times the
amount Of its stock in the
Federal land bank, no matter
how large its holdings of stock
may become by the growth of
the association.
LIMITATIONS
1. No loan may be made ex-
cept upon the security of the
first mortgages.
2. The amount of the mort
gage can not exceed one-half
the appraised value of the
land and 20 per cent of the per-
manent Improvements thereon,
which must be insured.
+ 3. The proceeds of the loan
must be used for the: extin
guishment of preexisting in,
debtedness or for productive
purposes, which includes the
purchase of live stock, fertiliz-
ers, equipment and improve
ments (see section II. farm
loan act.)
4. Every mortgage must
! contain an agreement to pay
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-26
n When Practicable, But Always the Best For the One Ro,

PeWle Of BottinsaC County,
l. IL. thu opinion Of ed9,t0re throughout the tate hat the nearest solution
Of the rural schoel probleml lies in the naturalization of the two types Of
schools represented by the aovs picture. 1t is this idea that wish to represent
Superintendent Of Schools. Ibslisve in the two types Of schools represented md
at has been ny aim to urge the best for he one-room school where consolidation
it not feasible. Yu willfi that this is icing done throughout the tate by those
most intrestedi in the cause of education.
By naturalization I mean tatw whichever type of school you nay have in your
locality make it the best school of isk Kind, The state has made rules governing
Justification of schools and when they meet certainr requirements they are
termed standardized schools Such sehoolsr receive financial aid front the state.
In the way Of equipment. course Of study and the Qeneral conduct Of the work
by an efficlent teacher. such schools should be worthy Of imitation by others less
fortunate in those things which make EFFORT better school work.
That Dottineau County is keeping pace with other sections Of the state in
thew way of educational progress, is shown by the reprts Of both the High School
and Rural School inspectors We stand lear. the top in all types Of standardized
schools and no ountys shows greater edunat ionalg growth.
For fear that's some may isunhrstand me, I wish to say that I do not claim
THAT the progress made in an educNiona1w way is due entirely to my efforts.
It is due re to the progressWes piri Of the people of the county and the in
telliQent administration of the school work by as progressive a byo of teachers
as can be found in the state Of Worth Dakota. I al: pleased to have lad even
small share in the work and am proud to be comec with it.
l am seeking re election and am taking thisme ans Of appealing to you for
support: The office Of County Superintendent is intendedt to be free from
you wish the schools out Of polite, I have tredt to avoid in any way anything
thai might lead you to think that I was trying to profit by party or POLITICAL in
fluence. Am I right? If I am eected it will be BY the combined votes of the
members of ala parties. MAJ have yWs? Lookf for NY name on tn Schoolb ballot.
Sincerely yours
larry T. Layne.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-26

ming worship at 7: 80; song SER
vice will be conducted by Geo.
Stewart. Preaching services
at eight o'clock. Mr.. Wyand's
subject will be on The Best
Man in Gardena" Miss Mu-
riel Tussing will sing 'Calv-
ary' by Paul Rodney. Every
one not attending other ser
vices at this hour are cordially
invited TO come and worship
with us.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-26
NATIONAL FARM LOAN
ASSOCIATION FACTS
ORGANIZATION

-
A national farm loan associa-
ton may be organized in any
community where ten citizens
owning land desire to borrow
an aggregate of not less than
$4,000. The land must be un-
incumbered or the proceeds of
the loan must be used, in part,
to remove any lien. Loans
may be as small as 500, or as
large as $40, 600.
They must first make appli-
cation, in Wilmington a charter
to the Federal land bank of the
district in which the associa-
ton desires to do business.
This application must be sign
ed by all those desiring to form
the association, stating speci-
ically the name under which
they desire to do business, the
amount each one desires to
borrow, the estimated value of
the security each one offers,
the territory in which the as
ISOLATION desires to do business,
how the proceeds of the loan
are to be used, and other de-
tails set forth in the blank
forms which are furnished.
The application having been
signed, together with another
blank form furnished, called
an Reorganization certificate"
the applicants become a tenta-
tive organization and elect an
agent to represent them, called
a 'secretary-treasurer;" they
also. select a committee of three,
called a loan committee
This agent will then receive,
from each of the applicants, a
subscription to the stock of the
association they are forming
equal to 8 per cent of the loan
they severally desire, which is
not required to be paid unless
the loan is granted. That is,
each borrower must subscribe
for each :stock to the amount
Of 3 per cent of his own loan
and no more.
The application for the
charter having been signed.
the signatures must be acknow-
lodged before a notary public
or other officer qualified to adj
minister oaths, and then it
must be forwarded by the Sec
retary-treasurer to the Federal
land bank of the district.
Upon it's receipt the bank
will send its agent to examine
into the representations made
made in the application and, if
found satisfactory, a charter
will be granted.
Upon the granting Of the
charter, the individuals signing
the application become a body
corporate, which gives it the
right to do the business author
lied by the farm loan act, to
extend its benefits to others by
taking in new members from
time to time, and to have sue
cession indefinitely. N e w
members must be borrowers
whose loans may be as small
as 500 or as large as 10. 0
Let it be plainly understood
that farmers can organize at
once, but they can not borrow
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-10-26

Mrs. Hans Haugen, who
has recently returned from an
extended visit with relatives
in Norway, has left for her
home at Blaine, Washington,
after a short visit with her
brother, Hans Haakenstad.
and family near Souris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-14

 TODAY'S POEM .~~:~~~%
THE WIND AND THE SEA.

The sea is a jovial comrade, He laughs wherever he goes; His merriment shines in the dimpling
 lines, That wrinkle his hale repose; He lays himself down at the feet of
 the sun, And shakes all over with glee, And the broad-backed pillows fall
 faint on the shore, In the mfrth of the mighty sea. But the wind is sad and restless, And. cursed with an inward pain; You may hark as you will, by valley
 or hill. But you hear him still complain. He walls on the barren mountains, And shrieks on the wintry sea; He sobs in the cedar, and moans in the pine. And shudders all over the aspen tree. Welcome are both their voices, And I know not which is best The laughter that slips from the
 ocean's lips, Or the comfortless winds unrest, There's pang in all rejoicing, A joy in the heart of pain, And the wind that saddens, the sea
 that gladdens. Are singing the selfsame strain!
 -Bayard Taylor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-14
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
(By Lee Papcl

My cuzzin Artie stayed at our house last mite, sleeping with me, and this morning I weak up and Artie was still sleeping, and there was fly standing on his nose, and Artie started to rinkle his nose and the fly still stood there, and Artie hit at it with his hand and the fly stepped off jest in time and Artie hit himself rite in the nose, hitting himself so hard he wood of got mad if anybody else had did it, if he was awake.
 G, I thawt, this is as good as a show, this is. he aint even got sents enuff to wake up. Wich he dident, and the fly got on his nose agen about more times and Artie hit himself in the nose eetch time, and then Artie woak up and saw me lafing like eny- thing, and he sed, Darn you, I thawt it was a fly.
 It was fly, I sed. And I kepp ,on lafing as if it was grate joak, which it was, and Artie sed, Like funt it was fly. it was you, that's who it was, you think your darn smart, don't you, tickeling me on the end of the nose vile I'm asleep. e
 Your crazy, tell you, 1t was fly, I sed..
 Your crazy yourself, sed Artie, I know the diffrents between you and a fly, I gess. and if you get eny darn smarter III bang you in the nose. to show you how it feels, and enyhow if it wasent you, wat was you doing all that lafing about?
 Abut the fly, I sed. Still laffing, and Artie sed. o. shut up. And he pushed me in the nose with his hand and I grabbed hold of his hair and we was having a regular fite and pop herd us and came running in nd pulled usa apart, saying, Heer. heer, wats the big ideer.
 He woak me up by tickeling me on the end of the nose. sed Artie. did not, it was fly, I sed. We'll, Is honor satisfied, or do I haff to lick you both? sed pop. Honor is satisfied, sed Artie. How about you, Benny? sed pop. Yes sir, I sed. And pop went out agen, and me and Artie started to get dressed. Proving that he who laffs ferst .is libel to be 'thawt gilty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-14
WHAT WE MIGHT
 LEARN FROM CANADA
(New York World.)

More than 50,o00 members of four brotherhoods of trainmen have em- powered their officers in their discre- tion after to-day to declare a strike. Several of these officers are on record as opposing arbitration. If that should be tine final decision of the brotherhood leaders, few men. fail- Ing to exact from their employers all that is demanded of them, would be in a position to paralyze transporta- ton on the greater part of the railway mileage of the country.
 In Canada this whole proceeding would be unlawfcl. By the act of 1907 the appointment of boards of conciliation and investigation is pro- vided for. To order strike or lock- out in advance of inquiry by such a board or even to advocate a strike or lockout before the board has made its report is an offcnse punishable by heavy fines Summary action of every kind or either side is thus forbidden the theory being that investigation win lead to the settlement of disputes or to their ultimate arbitration and that public opinion will be helPeu' '- promoting peace and justice. Inu5 for tho plan las worked well. In
 most cases strikes have been avcrtec.
 Short of compulsory arbitration. which most ,Erslish-spealslns peoples have hcsitated to adopt. the Canadian arrangement is to tho closest approach to sruc remedy for labor quarrels that has yet been made. It Is com pulsory only for a season and pur- pose and acts not upon the liberties of those in controversy but upon their reason. This much is demanded tn tho public interest-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-14
SUPPLY
 OF SHELLS NEEDED
{wall Street Journal.l

4
 If Great Britain will not have her forces up to full strength until next summer, as stated by Gen. Haig. Brit ish commander-in-chiefi in France, ad- ditional distance is given to the vista of munitions contracts for American manufacturers. The consumption of shells in the recent Allied offensive on the Somme has been an eye-opener to those who had no concpteion of the quantity of ammunition expended in the battle areas. It is freely admit ted by the British that theirs must now be the responsibility of making the huge human sacrifices likely to be needed to get decision in the West Also, it is the accepted British doc Urine that money is cheaper than life and that there must be no economizing in shells if belching forth millions of them will ease the way for their in- fantry attacks. If Britain's army is not to reach it's maximum until next summer, presumably it's greatest effort is not to be seen this year unless some thing unexpected happens such as a sudden collapse of the enemy's front But last months offensive called for expenditure of an unheard Of number of shells. 50 that sn attack multiplied several times in intensity would mean still more and more shells. If, as seems probable, the British plants were not able at that time to furnish all the shells required with some sur plus for contingencies, American shops are likely to be called on still further for assistance.
 .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-14
A Skirt Both Fashionable And Practical

t s top is gathered It the back under . narrow belt-all of the ultra fashion- able belts are narrow-and closes at the left side seam. In medium size the model requires 2ss yards 44-inch material, with H yard belting two inches wide for the stay. The pocket also requires # yard of lining c7 in- ches wide.
 The home dressmaker will not find it at all difficult to follow today s directions for cutting the skirt, be- cause the rules are illustrated by cutting guide. Note how the back gore IS laid on the lengthwise fold of ma terial so that 2 seam may be avoid ed. Next to this is placed the front gore, on the lengthwise fold also. Above the front gore is the piecinp for the side of the back gore. the ocket and the belt, each laid on lengthwise thread of material.
 Serge is very desirable material for this skirt. There IS no question .of it's being inc most practical for design for general wear. Gabar- dine and velvet, however, are to be used for many of the ultra-exclus- i've separate skirts Of early Fall. In all probability many of the skirts will be longer, although the shoe-top length prevails at present. Even conservative women agree that there is somethingsgraceful as well as sani- tary about the short skirt. Exaggera- tion has caused many calumnies to be uttered against the design, but hung
 One need not go far afield in search of inspiration. The summer has brought out a host of pretty skirts conservative enough to be fairly sure of holding their desirability even af- ter the new fashions of the autumn are in evidence.