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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
WHY SPECIAL TAXES ARE
NECESSARY

An increase of five hundred millions
of imports and a decrease Of one hun
bred millions of customs revenue is
the reason why this admins tration is
compelled to impose numerous spe.
cial taxes designed to raise $205,000,-
900. besides selling bonds for $780,
100000 and mourning Indebtedness
which undoubtedly will necessitate
far greater bond sales. In word
the Underwood tariff bill is a COM
plete failure as a revenue producer.
Many inquiries as to the necessity for
these special taxes, whether they are
solely the result of democratic extrava-
gance, or whether they are caused by
the preparedness program, have been
made. The simple, fundamental fact
is as stated. While democratic ex-
travagance has doubtless played an
important part, and while the prepar-
edness program may be held to &C
count for part of the need, the tar
if statistics issued by the treasury de.
partment really tell the story. Con.
trary to a popular impression, the
European war has not decreased i'm.
ports. On the contrary. AS com.
pared with the fiscal year ending June
&c.. 1912 (when the Payne tariff bill
was in effect) the imports for the ifs
cal year ending June 30, 1916, show an
increase of s544,620,00O; but the tar
if revenue collected thereon shows a
decrease, as compared with that col
lected in 1912, of $99,3S1 900. Oh
viously, with tariff bill which falls Sc
e. % g.
ideal, "a tariff for revenue only" thu
most rigid economy should have mark
ed the appropriations of congress and
equally obviously, the grossest ex
travagance has marked those appro
priations; but if the Payne duties
were still in force, with an increase OF
over five hundred millions in imports
the entire preparedness program could
have been cared for without the i'm
position of penny of special taxes.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
THE STATE ESTRAY LAW

The following is a condensed copy
of the laws regulating the taking up
of estrays in the state and should be
read by every farmer. s. a.
Each person taking up an estray
horse, mare, colt, ass, mule or any
neat cattle, sheep, hog or goat, shall
on finding and taking up said animal
within ten days thereafter, give notice
in the nearest weekly newspaper pub
lished in the county where such ami.
NAL is found. Such notice shall truly
describe the animal found by giving
it's color, sex, probable age and all
marks and brands thereon.
Immediately after the first publica'
ton of said notice the publisher there
of shall send by registered mail to the
commissioner of agriculture and labor
and to the county auditor Of the coun
ty in which the animal was found a
newspaper clipping containing the
same. Unless the animal is earlier
claimed the notice shall be published
in said paper for three successive
weeks and Immediately after the third
publication printed copy thereof
shall be forwarded by registered mai
to the state estray paper.
The registry receipts for the notice
sent out to the said estray paper, tc
the commissioner of agriculture and
labor and to the county auditor, as pro
vided therein, together with proof Of
publication Of such notice for three
successive weeks, shall be filed ir
the Office of county auditor where the
estray was found before appraisers
can be appointed. .-...- %
The publishers publication fee fol
taken up" notices is set at So, pay
able in advance. --. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
TIE COUNTRY SCHOOL,

Before long the country schools will
have opened for the fall term. A very
large percentage of the children liv.
ing on the farms receive their entire
school training in the local school.
Whatever the country school has to
offer may be theirs. Whatever 1t does
not offer is beyond the reach of most
of them. II is evident that the quail
ty Of the country school is matter OF
deep concern to the state and nation.
Within recent years there has been
a great development of interest In the
rural school, and it is high time for
the subject to receive attention. Edu.
Gators all over the land are agreed
that in America, while great progress
has been made in the work Of graded
and high schools and in colleges, the
work in the rural school has Jagged
sadly. Some educators 60 so far as to
say that until the past few years the
rural school, taking the country over,
has made no progress whatever.
Among the things which are pointed
out as tending to impair the work OF
the rural school are:
Poor buildings and poor surround
mgs.
Short terms.
Irregular attendance.
Too frequent changes of teachers.
Ineficiency on the part of teachers.
Where these defects exist they are
related to each other, and to multi
tude of others which might be enum-
Grated. How many Of the rural
schools are defective in these and 9th.
er ways, and what can be done to bet
ter them?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
THREsHlNG YIELDS
At LlTCHVlLLE

Litchville Bulletin: Luther Rede-
ker, three miles north, threshed rs
acre tract Of barley which yielded q
bushels to the acre.
The barley on Godfrey's farm, now
leased by 0. H. Reed, ran Is bushels
per acre. 5,.
Ole Sandness threshed seven BUSH
els of durum per acre.
Returns from the Peter Larson farm.
near Benson Corners: 20 acres of mar.
quis yielded ten bushels per acre; 16
acres OF barley $50 bushels; rs acres
of oats 597 bushels.
NJ. "A. Schall threshed 1900 bushels:
Of barley from an 80 acre tract, Satur-
day.
The best rs acres, marquis wheat
on the Elias Haarsager farm threshed
1888 bushels or about 13 per acre. The
poorest yielded five per acre.
Albin Somith threshed 40 bushels Of
oats from SO acres, or less than one
bushel to the acre.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

ONCE IN Az WHILE
1t is easy enough to be pleasant
When life flows by like song,
But the man worth while is the one
. who will smile
When everything goes wrong.
For the test Of the heart is trouble,
And it always comes with the years,
And the smile that is worth the praises
Of earth
Is the smile that shines through
tears.
It is easy enough to be- prudent
When nothing tempts you to stray,
When without or within no voice of
sin
Is Turing your soul away.
But it's only q negative virtue
Until it is tried by fire,
And the life that Is worth the honor
Of earth
Is the one that resists desire.
BY the cynic, the sad, the fallen
Who had no strength for the strife,
The worlds highway is numbered to.
day;
They make up the item Of life.
But the virtue that conQuers passion,
And the sorrow that hides the smile,
It is these that are worth the homage
of earth
For we find them but once in a
It'll Whoolor NTiIcnY
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
AS THE PRAlRlES CHANGE TO
GOLD ....

AS THE PRAlRlES CHANGE TO
GOLD
There's solemn touch Of beauty
Fen when. winter spreads its white
On the hill and in the valley,
From it's fairy looms and bright.
There's a stiffness deep and hating
Hanging on the biting air,
That tones the austere picture
, And makes it coldly fair. #=
But there comes a richer splendor
When the vernal season daWns,
And an emerald carpet covers
Range and meadow, wales and
lawns; *.
And the youngsters and their elders
Chant Dame Natures holy mass
AS they kneel among the blossoms
Bejeweling the grass. ,..... Il
Yet the final glory's lacking
Till the sunshine kisses all @ -
That the white and green have given
Ere it pass beyond recall
Till, as though a kindly scepter,
Brought from magic days Of old,
Has been waved about the prairies,
Growing them with priceless gold
Will Chamberlain.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Barnes county has some corn this
year that will make good seed, also
some wheat. There is considerable
prime wheat left over from last year,
and the farmers should follow pre-
paredness program by conserving this
grain for next year.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Miss Minnie Anderson. of the domes-
tic science department of the Valley
City schools, has returned to the city
from trip through the Yellowstone
Park, Salt Lake City, Denver and 9th.
er points. N;
George J. Brown was visitor in the
city on Friday from Dickinson, stop.
ping at the Hotel Kindred.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
ENLIST COUNTRY IN "AMERlcA
80 FIRST" CAMPAIGN

On Sept. / the United States bur-
eau of education in the department OF
the interior begins it's nationwide
campaign to induce 100000 non
English-speaking immigrants to at
tend night school and learn the Ian
guage of America.
The commissioner of education has
designated men dealing with the i'm.
migrants problems from every angle
to serve on national committee of
one hundred to further the purpose of
the campaign. This action is the re.
suit of resolutions adopted by two Am.
ORGANIZATION conferences held during
the recent meeting of the National
Education association in Detroit and
in New York, at which times it was de.
cided that the removal of the inability
for the foreign-born residents to speak
ed effort and cooperation of all inter.
ested agencies and individuals work.
ing intensively on nationwide
basis prior to and Immediately subse.
Quent to the opening of evening
schools in October. .
Letters of appointment have been
sent to representative Industrial lead.
ers, educators, labor and immigration
officials, state officials, editors, Off
GERS of patriotic, civic and racial or.
CARNATIONS and philosophical aiti-
zens in every section of the United
States. The function of the commit
tee will be to cooperate with the bur.
eau in enlisting the active interest Of
school superintendent, chambers Of
commerce, commercial organizations,
industrial establishments, labor unions
and private organizations.
For the purpose of enlisting native
and foreign-born American citizens in
the America First" campaign an en-
rollment blank headed Sign this card
and join the Americanization move
ment" will be used. Thousands Of
these cards, asking each signer for
his personal help, will be disseminated
in states and cities where immi.
grants reside. Through the active as.
sistance secured in this manner the
bureau. expects to be able to reach
thousands Of immigrants which It
could reach in no other way. Coop
Grating committees will be appoint
ed in the principal immigrant commun-
tiles.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

ing plant. II we could muzzle the To-
cal daily that insinuates that the COM
mittee Is incompetent to decide the
question on the merits Of the best
place for all the state, New Rockford
might get chance to get a look in on
the proposition.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
HEALTH HINTS

Wash your face carefully and then
use a common roller towel.
Go to the drug store 70 buy tooth
brush and then handle the entire
stock to see if the bristles are right.
Swat the fly and then maintain a
pile of garbage in the back yard.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
GANG COLLATION. NOTICE.
To liver B. 1verson.

To liver B. Iverson.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE.:
Z Default has occurred and now exists
In the condition of that certain con.
tract dated the fifth day Of Octo.
Der, 1915, entered into between John.
ston Stock and Farming Company
and liver B. Iverson and providing
that upon the performance Of certain
terms and conditions therein express.
ed said Johnston Stock and Farming
Company shall make conveyance OF
that certain real property situate
Barnes County, State Of North Dako.
ia and described as follows: The
Southeast Quarter Is. 81. ~ Of section
numbered eighteen (18) in Township
numbered one hundred thirty-eight
(13S) North of Range sixty-one (61)
west Of the Fifth Principal Meridian,
containing one hundred sixty (160)
acres, which said default is as follows,
towit: ,
Said Iverson has wholly failed to
prepare and crop said land or any
part thereof, as provided for by the
terms of said contract.
Wherefore, lin accordance with the
terms Of said contract and pursuant
to the statute in such case made and
provided, said contract will be cancell-
ed and terminated, said cancellation
to take effect on the ninth day OF Octo-
Der, "a. D., 1916. .s's-f
Witness the corporate name and
corporate seal Of said Corporation on
this tenth day Of August, 1916.
Johnston Stock and Farming Co.
(Seal) BY H. +. Marker, Secy.
State Of North Dakota
County of Barnes.
@ / hereby certify and return that az.
ter due and diligent search / have
been unable to find within said county
.1ver B. IversOn, the person to whom
the within cancellation notice Is adj
dressed, and he cannot be found with.
in said county.
Dated the 18th day Of August, A. d.,
1916 l7ss3
JAMES KELLY,
Subscribed and sworn to before me-
this 18th day Of August. 1916. !s}i
(Seal) HARRY N. OLSBY,
Clerk Of the District Court within.
and for Barnes county, North Dakota
BY T. M Olsby, Deputy.
Cast Pub. Sept. u
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
ON ACCOUNT Of THE WAR

ON ACCOUNT OF THE WAR
John Brown cannot pay me the money
he owes,
"On account of the war"
The cook wants ten dollars q week, or
she goes,
"On account Of the war"
The baker reduces the weight of his
bread,
The butcher sends steaks that could
muster as lead,
The tailor's wool suits are of shoddy
instead,
ION account Of the war;
The timer can't patch up my root
where it leaks,
ION account Of the war"
The car that bought will not come
for six weeks,
ION account Of the war"
The cost Of my shoes mounts each
time that l buy,
The price of drugs are prodigiously
high,
But when demur receive the reply,
"On account of the war"
But what can l do when they airily
say,
ION account Of the war,
What else can ! do but obligingly pay,
ION account of the war
Yet often l wonder what some folks
will do
When all the world with its warfare
is through,
And they can no longer pass by in re.
view:
"On account Of the war;
Rochester Post. Express.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
AN EDITORS TROUBLES

Ishpeming Record: The editor is
rather run down. The other day cor
respondent wrote to him for advice on
journalism. He was told, among other
things, that he must write only on one
side of the paper. And now he has
written to ask which side.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

The bakeries in the Twin Cities
have raised the price Of bread. They
are selling five.cent loaves for six
cents for the simple reason that four.
cent loaves had been selling for five
cents
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

The doctors throughout the country
report an increase in heart disease,
and this is attributed to the fact that
wheat is liable to 60 up or down ten
cents every "a hours.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Wheat was selling August / at ia
cents bushel. Last year it was 125.
Corn is selling at Is cents; last year
1t was So cents. All looks good for a
favorable corn year, fair price and a
heavy acreage for next year. Why not
select good seed for next year?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
SOME READABLE VERSE
THE MODERN WAY

The curfew tolls the knell Of parting
day, 5
Along the quiet lanes the cattle
come;
The plowman puts his implements
away,
And jumps into his car and motors
home.
Kansas City Journal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Those who have been predicting
dates for the close of the European
way have failed so far, but if they
keep at it for few years longer, some
of them will yet be hailed as a won
derful prophet.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Political clubs in the East have
adopted this slogan: Hughes, upright,
downright and all right"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

The price of gasoline is going down
and the price of -four is going up, but
that doesn't persuade anybody to eat
gasoline, ~,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Our childhood object lessons in ven.
triloquism will come in handy when
Constantinople gets into the lime.
light.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

If 1t wasn't for railroad strike now
and then throngs of people would go
on living and working without inter.
ruption.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

The great danger to automobile
drivers in slowing down is that the
policeman may get their number.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

New Rockford Capital: The pack
ing plant committee will meet in Val
ley City on September 4th to decide
upon the location of the Equity pack
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Every little nation added to the war
list they have got makes just little
bit more hell. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

1t appears that England is not only
mistress of the seas, but postmistress
as we'll. -" 'a-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Germany is no doubt specializing o
who put the mania in Roumania.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Sport writer's claim that baseball and
billiards are similar on account of the
ivory prevalent in both.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

A man may go through fortune
and still be the gamer, providing he
Is an expert accountant and working
for a good firm.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Both Wilson and Hughes crave the
Mansion in White,
And each views his chances with pride
and delight;
And neither can say when the other
has won
That: '"This is no place for minis.
ter's son.
Oakland Enquirer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Don't fracture the hunting laws un
less you are game. "a.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
KATHRYN BOY 3; Z K. UNI IIckv

Melvin Larson, a little two-year.old
boy from kathryn, was brought to q
local hospital on Friday, suffering from
a broken leg. This Is the second time
in the past six months the little fellow
has met with a similar accident
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Bismarck Tribune: NJ. +. Prentice
and family have returned from q mo.
tor trip to Valley City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
DEMOCRATS vuGHEs OF HUGHES

DEMOCRATS VUGHES OF HUGHES
AS perughesed the daily hughes
l caught the strangers glance,
And wishful then to get his vughes,
seized the passing chance.
"Exchughes my question: SIR said l,
What are your honest vughes?
Do you support our president
Or swear by Mr.. Hughes?'
Said he to me: your question, sir,
doth verify amughes,
And while I might to answer you un-
civilly REFUGEES,
1t seems to me our ship Of state has
made splendid crughes
Through quite troubled bit of sea; SO
he should have his dughes
Who steered her faithfully and trugh.
So thus give you clughes
To what my feelings are, good sir, and
H. what my honest vughes."
!. New York World.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Greece lost her Drama right off tn
reel "
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Alex Schaiavitch, Of the Palace
Clothing CO., has returned to the city
from buying trip in the east.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
FoR SALE;

FOR SALE
About 30 head OF milk cows, calves
and young stock, also hogs and pigs.
Carl Zaun, Phone 919B. s%-.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
YES YOU MIGHT

II you typewrite rite wrong on the
typewriter,
Then you're certainly not a right
typewriter; \
But would YOU type type right,
Write rite right, or you might
Write right wrong tipping type on the
typewriter. LIFE.
G. p. Burgess. who had his eye hurt
a couple Of weeks ago, is not able to
be at hissMork yet.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07
,scription, $3.50 a Year, in Advance

Entered at the Posto1ice in Valley
City, North Dakota, as second class
mail matter. 49,.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-07

Ell Wheeler Wilcox.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
Sacred Concert to Be a Feature

A sacred concert will be feature of
the Christmas celebration by the Con.
gregationl church. Songs will be rem
dered at the morning services of church
next Sunday by the quartet, composed
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. h. Henney, Mrs.
P. s. Davidson and Geo. R. Wilbur,
and in the evening these singers, all of
whom are we'll known and popular in
the city, will render number of the
oldtime, beloved sacred hymns. Nu-
merous other pleasing numbers will be
rendered.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
At Gem Sunday, Dec. "a
Cameron Injuries Hand

While handling pipes to be used in
the new garage building being erected
by the Hood River Garage Co.. Mark
Cameron last week suffered a painful
injury to his left hand. One of the
heavy pipes. dropping across his hand.
severely bruised it. After a surgical
examination had been made at St. VIM
cents hospital in Portland, it was
found that the injury was worse than
had been at first thought. Several of
the larger leaders had been severed
and an operation was necessary. Mr..
Cameron is now resting we'll.
Erroneous rumors we're current in
town Saturday to the effect that Mr..
Cameron had lost his hand.