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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-07
Much Business Will
Come Before Council.
Next Monday Night

\ lDup list Dt is,'iiauouu> nusI.
ness VIII be presented before the nity
council uu ncNt Monday night Tho
most Important li this includes ne
tppru err report .' fhc present water
plant. which w.. recently made h
Jau.. s. GludU city engineer ",
~ rlsu. aud T. U. Black "f tho iirm
of tIp.k and VyHt,h ut Kansas tit,,
.ud the audit OF DO, Uoutrlpht admin
Ist.ltluu nS tho I|..lt.ll aud Nosfmtn
..mpaus. cxp,Tt .tuuu'tuis I, TN
umr Tor hoarin4 'U' PROPERTY owner
boo lrg intcr,..,I Boo tho p3'tnL
movement ON N..i Central avenue.
Will also pc set.
According To- Mayor Wcstcrfcld tho
lcorlur ot the IrupcrtN owners viii
not H. for the uUIpu~, ~ listening tI
complaints. but Will b., for settling the
FRONTAGE of property t"r which oa'h
Wal hit" Co pa, ln this way all dis
rutc- which milHf arise iu the tutut,
viii 800 avoided Those ~hu wish ..
mabr complaint added the mayor.
viii have, tu du before th, holrlu"
Th, rules prutiH. l.r % thirty day uu.
tU.y Nrf,r, such privilege tu proper.
Q. owners can allowed
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-07

Tho attention IT the students for the
uoNt few months VIII Do" taken zap N'
basketball NcW Mexico has great
material ior OBJ sioii quintet tins N"t.
and rVmor saws that "Hud Frid''.
who Dr. expected her" during the .o.-
ouu semester. win Doe chosen captain
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-07
,nt and anxiety to somc


tn, T.. y NJ Rifle club Will hold
thctr weekly rifle hoo vt the rams"
nest saturday afternoon squads I aud
A. hi,, been dctti-d To carr. "ut on
Arrangements ON last saturday Law
rcuc' ptt was once NOR, high man tu
score, making - out ol o. possible 100
lf GOO aud 300 yards Dccdiue and
Ilu.., r wei, nest with 80 and ,3
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
ANCIENT RULER FARSIGHTED
Someone, Whose Identity Is Unknown
Built Wonderful Artificial Chan "
mel to Divert River. ,

ArabistOn lies at the head Of tho
Persian Gulf, it's western boundary be-
ing the Shat-el-Arab, the great river
formed by the combined waters of the
Tigris and E%uphrates, the right bank
Of which is in Turkish Arabia. Forty
miles above where It flows into the
Persian gulf the Shat-el-Arab Is joined
by the Karun, and the town of Mo.
hammerah stands at the junction OF
the two rivers, the former a clear,
green stream, the latter thick and red.
In ancient times the Karun flowed
into the gulf, and part of the river
still runs along the old channel, but
the main stream has been diverted,
three miles above Mohammerah, into
an artificial channel known geograph-
ically as the Haffar canal.
1t Is impossible even to make q
guess at the date Of this wonderful
work. not even a tradition remaining
of the ruler whose farsightedness real.
lied the value and possible.
ties of the waterways. Alexander the
Great has been suggested, but appar-
emily for no other reason than that he
Is a convenient and likely person to
credit with any ambitious enterprise,
and that one of his many Alexandria,
was built on the site Of the present
Mohammerah.-Wide World Magazine
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
Wood Block Floors

Creoswted wood blocks, already ex.
rensively used as paving material for
city streets, have been coming into
use as foOring for the last four or
i've years according to the Forest serv-
ice. It's durability, n~oiselessness un.
der heavy traffic, and sanitary prop
critics are it's chief advantages for paw
ing and also give it special va1ne for
making floors, especially for use
where heavy trucking, the moving of
neavy machinery, or other severe use
makes the maintenance of floors a
serious problem. It's rather high
cost is it's chief disadvantage.
Wood block is now widely used for
flooring in factories, warehouses, ms
chine shops, foundries, various types
Of platforms, wharves, and docks, and
Tor such miscellaneous purposes as no
tel kitchens, hospitals, laundries, and
slaughter houses. Possibly n of the
oldest Of these usessis for the floors
Of wild animal cages and runways.
Notwithstanding the recent increase
In the s. of wood block for these
purposes, 1t is believed that the growth
IF this industry will be even more
rapid In the future.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
IFoppery Of a Genius.

William C%ongreve, whose play. 1.-THE
Double Dealer" was revived recently
by the London Stage Society, was Q
sore trial in one respect to DR.. John.
son. Congreve enjoyed much ~recogni.
ton Of his work, and Queen Anne was
present at the first performance Of
1.-THE Double Dealer" He, however,
always preferred to win applause al
a man Of fashion rather than a man
Of letters. This "ingratitude," as he
described it, outraged Johnson. He
tells Of how Congreve, on one oc
casion, received a visit from Voltaira,
and "disgusted him by the despicablo
foppery Of desiring to be considered
not as an author but a gentleman; to
which the Frenchman replied that II
he had been only a gentleman he
should not have come to visit him.
Christian Science Monitor. 't1 it.|'
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
FGB[IC
KAEN
KEEPING UP COUNTRY ROADS
Road Drag, Applied at Right Time and
In Proper Manner Will Do the
Trick Every Time.

That country roads car be kept dur
Ing most of the year equal to or bet
ter than piked or macadam roads has
been proved time and again. The road
drag applied at the right time and in
the right way will do the trick every
time. OF course, the road must be
properly drained and rounded up first.
But demonstrations all over the coun-
try have shown that in most instances
this can be done at a comparatively
small cost.
The great need today is for the
farmer to realize the value Of good
roads. The cost of poor roads to the
farmer in dollars and cents has been
figured out. Every rut and mud hole
uses SO much strength of the team
and wears out the wagon SO much
sooner than IL the road was good.
The size of the load is limited by the
piece Of bad road or the hill which
uses the strength of the team to the
limit. A ten-mile ha IL may be limited
by an eighth Of a mile of bad road.
A two-ton load may have to be re-
duced to one ton because of a single
hill.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
AIR is SENT THROUGH WATER
the Cooling Capacity Of That
Apparatus Many Times.

A clever and useful attachment for
the electric fan, designed by a Los
Angeles inventor, according to Science
Monthly, consists of a tin wheel which
can be hooked on any electric fan and
which will increase it's cooling capac.
ity mahy times.
The spokes or propellers of this
wheel are made of fine-mesh screen.
The lower part of the, wheel whirls in
A tank which is filled with cold water.
The electric fan causes the screen pro-
2ellers to revolve and they dip into the
little tank, throwing up a small
amount of water on the upward turn.
The air is sent through the water
and is cooled, purified and cleaned.
Perfume, a d~isinfectant, or q medicat-
edeliquM may be used instead of water.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
HIGH TEST OF CIVILIZATION
Man n Road Maker and Progressive.
e Of Community MAY Be Gagged
by Its Highways.

A man driving in the country came
10 q stone which had rolled into the
road. He could have gone around the
stone, but, instead of doing that, he
stopped and got out and rolled the
stone away not for his OWE sake, for
he eve expected to pass along that
road again, but for the sake Of others
who would come after him.
"That man." says the Farm and
Fireside, which told the story, ire
sponded to a high, very high test Of
civilization. He felt socially" Saw
ages do not make roads; their paths
follow the lines of least resistance
and go around distractions Civilized
man is a road maker, and the progress
~siveness Of a community may be
gagged by it's roads. The higher the
state of civilization the better the
roads.
A man may be judged, too, by his
attitude toward roads.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
Her Wonderful News.

@ZD
"You can't guess the wonderful
news" exclaimed Mrs. Tinkle to her
friend, Miss Dimple, who had dropped
In for a call.
"Gracious!" exclaimed Miss Dim.
pie. Tell me quick what it is I"
Mrs. Tinkle rocked back and forth
In quiet delight at the others interest.
NO." she said, you've just GO to
guess.
Bessie Bentley and Jack Warner
have eloped?"
"No!"
MI. and Mrs. Crabley have agreed
to separator"
"NO! Guess again."
Josephine Ward and Billy Combes
have broken their engagement"
mo! Oh, won't my husband lust
laugh when I tell him you couldn't
guess right"
well, now, you must tell mel"
"Our baby has got a tooth !"-Judge.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
WINDOW IS BURGLAR PROOF
Curtain Of Steel, Which Drops Whea
Glass 10 Broken, 10 One Of
Latest Inventions.

The thief, brick in hand, awaits hi
opportunity. When the policeman on
beat passes out Of sight he slinks
down the quiet avenue and takes up
a position in front of a jewelry store
with an expensive and elaborate win.
dow display. Reposing in the right.
hand orner Of the window is a tray OF
diamonds. This the thief decides to
steal.
Choosing a section Of the window
where the glass will make the least
noise in falling, the thief draws back
his right arm and the brick crashes
through the window. With lightning
agility he thrusts his hand through the
broken pane, and then, startled and
utterly dismayed, as quickly with
draws it. Had he not done so a bur.
glar curtain Of steel, released from
the top of the window at the instant
of contact of brick with glass, would
have severed his arms at the wrist,
Popular Science Magazine states.
In other words, he was thwarted in
AAS dSlcIupI " SLcdl ny u DuISldi cur"
tain designed to drop and the
window the instant the glass is bro
ken. In making his superficial exami-
nation he had failed to detect the
minute strands of wire stretched
across the window, several of which
were severed when the glass was
broken, setting into action a mocha
nism which released the curtain.
The wires, stretched tight and an
chored at their lower end to a rigid
frame and at their upper end to a
latch, are arranged close enough so
that an object thrown through the
! pane will sever N or more Of them.
When this ecu the latch is drawn
downward, permitting the retaining
rods to move in under forced pressure
of their tension springs, which re-
leases a ratchet engaging with a shaft
round which the curtain is wound The
curtain falls due to gravity. A simple
safety appliance prevents the curtain
from accidentally falling when the
window is being cleaned. 1t is wclnd
up on the shaft in a "set" position by
means of a sprocket wheel.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
ESTIMATE OF AVERAGE LOAD
In This Country 1t IL About 4400
Pounds, While Over European
Roads It is $500 Pounds.

II is estimated that over our dirt
roads, when level, the average load
drawn by horse is about 1,4OO
pounds and, when the roads are billy,
about 1000 pounds. In France and
Germany, with improved roads, the av-
erage Load is about $500 pounds. Other
estimates show that 5,O0O,O0O,OOO tons
of freight pass over the highways every
year, with an average haul OF less than
ten miles. The average cost Is % cents
a ton a mile. On good roads the cost
would not exceed eight cents a ton q
mile.
The greater part Of such freight con
sists Of farm products and the un-
necessary cost Of transportation is not
only lost to the farmer but added to
the cost paid by the consumers.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
HAVE A FAD Of YOUR OWN
Everyone Needs Something to Bring
Thoughts Different From Those
Of the Work-a-Day World.

Have some sort OF fad for the sake
of recreation, ever If 1t is nothing more
than making a collection of moths and
butterflies.
You need something to relieve your
mind. something which will bring
thoughts different from those you must
have in the work-a-day struggle.
However, do not become SO interest
ed In outside things that you en-
croach on the time necessary for sue
ceeding in your business.
In adopting a fad, select something
light and restful, not so deep as to give
you brain flag; for choice, something
which will take you out into the open
air and give you exercise.
There is nothing more beneficial to
most people than walking. Take hikes
into the country. This Is better done
with definite purpose. Go and get
back within a given time; have q def
mite destination. Walk fast. Don't
lag.
Study the birds in your locality
their names, haunts, and modes of liv.
ing.
Perhaps you get enough exercise
with your daily grind Of work. II
SO, take up the study Of some sub
ject which will improve your mind.
Brain work Is just rs necessary to
health as physical exercise.
Follow the Gary system in your daily
life. It works out we'll.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
Good Roads Mean.

3 Better farmers and greater
farm efficiency.
. Larger production, cheaper
8 distribution; hence cheaper COM
: mOdjties.
{ Purer milk and fresher vege-
. tables.
( More work accomplished and
: more time for pleasure.
: More tourists and more money
! spent lat home.
: Less gasoline, less tire trou-
( bic, more comfort.
: Better rural schools, better
{ school attendance.
: Better rural churches and bet
{ tier social conditions.
: More attractive rural homes,
: and none boys staying ON the
: farm.
: Greater progress, better .citi-
I zenship.
: Who can doubt the urgency Of
I an Improvement that will tend
: toward these conditiOns?-S. e.
{ Bradt.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
Plausible Enough.

A travelling man was exasperated be-
cause the station in q certain south
ern city was so far removed from the
business section. AS he mopped the
perspiratfon from his forehead he
grumbled TO a negro boy at his side:
"Why did they put this station SO
far away from town.
The negro was plainly puzzled for
q minute, then said: II dunno, lest
twas cause they wanted 1t 'longside
der railroad"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
DEALING In Futures.

Il hope" said the young man whe
was chief ribbon dispenser in a de-
partment store, and who was spend
Ing a few days at the seashore, that
our engagement will not prove to bs
q mere summer subterfuge.'I mi bio
Here's hoping your hope comes
out" rejoined the fufry-haired SUM
mer maid at his side, but one can
v tell what effect frost will havsi
on such things" F'' s'
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
An Extra Number.

Il saw a corking good show at the
Skyhigh roof garden last night"
Bah! I saw that show night before
last, and it vas the worst ever"
"Oh, but the show / saw wasn't on
the program. Right in the middle Of
that fool, trapeze act a woman came
tearing down the aisle to where her
husband was sitting with a bleached
blonde, grabbed him by the a and
dragged him out. It was a Scream
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
Must Rebuild BRIDGES,

New York state is facing the neces-
sity OF rebuilding two-thirds Of her
highway bridges because they are not
strong enough to bear a weight Of
eight tons. In addition, there are dam
age suits totaling ST. 600 as the re-
suit of the failure Of bridges.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28

What you might have made IL you
could have delivered your produce to
market that day when the price was
up, will never be entered on the prof
1t side of your books as long as the
road to town Is q string Of mudholes,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
Limestone a Manure.

Ground limestone will be used as
commonly as barnyard manure by
many Missouri farmers Of the coming
generation" says N. +. Miller OF the
agricultural experiment station az tn
University Of Missouri.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
More NIuht Work.

Mrs. F1atbush-This paper says: 50
that keys may be more accessible there
has been invented a double key-rins
that separates them into groups. ot9tis
Mr.. Flatbush-Of course! Now .,
mar will not only have to hunt for the
keyhole, but he'll have to scramble
around to find the group biz night-ksa
a. 21si9i 50
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
There Was Reason.

Bridges wonder how Henpeck
came to buy an auto. Do you know1
Rivers-Yes. He said he thought
maybe his wife wouldn't be so free to
find fault with him after she saw how
much trouble he was having with his
eaI.-Jndge.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
Roads Are Not Fit.

The farmer is good enough and often
rich enough to ride in an automobile
whenever he wants to, but the roads
are not at to ride over much Of the
time.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28
Cultivation Of Beans.

Be sure not to cultivate beans when
they are wet. Such is likely to spread
blight n a~nthracnOse.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-12-28

Good Road i Cheapest.
A good country road costs less than
doing without ~
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-05

Soon the school children will again be vending their way on the hil as the vacation days drawing to close
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-05
DAWN OF A NEW ERA FOR CoRDovA.

Not since the construction days the Copper River Northwestern Railway have local conditions in business been good in Corova they the tme with every indication that this town entering upon of prosperity This has been brought about through the increased development of the interior mining properties and the establishment of many industries n midst
 healthy sign the fact that Cordova is at present out debt the here is lower than in other the territory As natural people happy and cOnented and glad that they of community of natural beauty with tributary will make COrdova the banner port the wealth of it's output of all sections of Alaska during the 19l6
 Where is there another community that IS shipping from $2OOO0O0 $30000O worth of copper month with five cannerie that will have pack of 3O0OO0 of salmon this season. two clam plants operation and several other building? Does this activity spell prosperity for town and all feel that Corova just beginning to come into her 
 is also the distributing point for practically all the plies shipped to the interior placer camps of Nzna Sushanna Slate and other gold producing creeks One the most powerful radio plants in the United States IS of erection few miles from here and boast longest and modern broad gauge railroad in Alaska While have intention create boom the fact remains that basis and growth will continue the Boring river coal fields opened and then when smeters erected Corova will rapidly develop into big city.
 There many resources lying dormant for the want of capital develop hem and this is forthcoming this section will be great producer of wealth in not only copper placer gold and fish, but also minerals that not attract ing attention In the meantime it will keep Cordova. She is going to forge ahead rapidly.
 While the Daily Times welcomes every aid that tends to- ward the development of the entire territory and willing to lend its support section where actual development work is under it is certainly pleasure to herald the progress that is being made in immediate vicinity and that development with words of cheer
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-05
A SHEEP EXPERIMENT.

It is be hoped that will attend the efforts of tain public spirited bankers and business bring about an increase sheep growing in Pennsylvania These good c zens stand ready provide 5000 ewes and the department o agriculture has offered to enst ten to each farmer mak ing an application Already applications have been received from fortvhree counties larger production of both wool and meat should be the result But if this result to be pshed the distribution of must be followed by the restor aon of protective tariff wool Unless that be done there that most of the 5000 will find their back the onors The present remuneatve price o wool not going long When the ends the Euro pean demand for wooen fabrics and for wool to mix with cot ton will largely The thing that will insure greater production for weaving and mutton for food is pema nen protective tariff wool Heretofore wool like sugar has football in politics. It is time to stop that sort of thing Given suitable assured proteco American sheep growers will help greatly solving the question alike of cheap CT meat and better supply of domestic wool
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-05

sISw~>
 ness driver from handling the reins during the initial weeks of the Grand Circuit meets, although there appears to be no doubt regarding his ultimate recovery from the injuries received when he was thrown from a sulky during a practice warmup. The acci- dent completed a cycle of events which will mark the week as one of peculiar significance in harness racing circles. On Tuesday, June II, Dan Patch, the speed king of all the harness horse ere ation died, and his owner, M, w. Say age, also died within twenty-four hours. The following day Geers met with the accident which will confine him to the hospital for several weeks.
 Grand Circuit racing without Geers would be very much like Hamlet with the leading character missing. Al though he has reached the age of sixty-five he still is an important fac tor in the annual competitions. His name is interwoven with trotting and the winning of hundreds of Grand Cir cult events and thousands of dollars in prize money. His record for 1915 is an example. At the age of sixty four he won twentysix firsts, twenty three seconds, eleven thirds and eight fourths out of a total of 103 starts. and was third in the list of money winning stables with $37,994.
 Judging from the prices being paid for some of the minor league talent new figures are likely to be estab- lished by the time the various Nation al and American league club owners complete their bidding for Evers. Sal lee, Herzog and other high priced stars said to be on the baseball block.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-05
FOR SUMMER
 REACHES TOTAL OF 1860

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. - All but seven counties in the state of Washington are represent ed in the summer session this year, according to statistics mad public by Recorded E. N. Stone. The total en- rollment is 1886, an increase of 321 over that of last year.
 Most of the states of the Union are represented in the enrolment. and eight foreign countries also are rep resented.
 The students registered from out side the state total POT, while 1,179 are state students. Eight foreign coun- tries are represented One student Is from Chile, one from India, one from Germany, twelve from Canada, one from France and one from Finland. Twelve have come from Alaska to at tend the session.
 More students hail from Oregon than from any other state except Washington. The number from that state is 113. Idaho is represented by Al, and Montana by 37. From across the continent come one from Maine, two from New York, five from Penn sylvania, one from Connecticut and one from Georgia. Though most of the states are represented, not single traveller from California has joined the student body.