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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13

The "big head" is a popular way
of expressing a common and very
frequent ailment. It arises from
various sources but the real fUunda-
ton is a lack Of ense. A little money
developes it in some people; a few
good clothes gives it to others; a
little office where a change is given
to exercise a little authority, is often
the cause of it, while others get it
having a little better job than theil
associates. The truth is no sensible
person gets the "big head" The one
who becomes stuck up and stiffneck.
ed from sources of any kind, are
weak in the intellectual calibrG-E:x
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13
A CASE IN POINT
The Ad-Route

When a small store, carrying a spe-
cial line that doesn't give much chance
for "splurge" display, car double its
business in six years by regular use Of
small newspaper space, things look
simpler
Much simpler than when we view
the Wanamaker appropriation or study
the back pages Of the magazines.
And it is simple.
The store that reports this result
carries kitchen and dining-room ware.
Compared with big department stores,
it can't invest much in advertising.
But it makes every bit of its small
investment count.
It makes it's ads easy to look at and
easy to read.
It never features more than one item
at a time.
It makes that item interesting to
every woman who does her own house.
work.
1t keeps the items coming regularly
one after another.
Women have learned to look fol-
those little one-thing-at-a-time ads.
AS a result business has doubled.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13

Allows business :" asked the bank
er. "Oh, not so very good" replied
the grocer, "things are dull just now"
Before the banker finished writing
the draft, a dapper young man with
a grip stepped up and asked how ev-
erything was. The banker seemed
glad to see him. He was a repre-
sentative of a printing establishment
in another state. He and the banker
chatted pleasantly for a few minutes,
after which the young man inquired
casually of his friend behind the
window if he wanted anything. "Wen,
yes" replied the banker. ~ believe
do. Print US 5000 drafts, 5000
checks and 1000 letter heads" The
young mar thanked his friend and
hustled out.
That night the local business men
had a meeting at the town hall to
discuss the growth of the mail order
evil. All the gentlemen mentioned
in the narrative delivered short talks.
They agreed that the farmers were
guilty of treason to their home
merchants when they persisted in
buying their goods from mail order
houses, and the meeting closed by
adopting strong resolutions against
trading away from home"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13
Artist and counterfeiter.

There used to be an old German
counterfeiter in this country who was
a veritable wonder with the brush ana
pen This man literally painted pic
lures OF twenty dollar notes which
were works of art. He used no tools
except his pens and brushes n 1t
took him a week to do the portrait OF a
banknote. He figured that his handi-
cap was worth about S3 a DAY anu
worked under the idea that the world
owed him a fair living and should not
object II his talent led him toward
portrait painting. with twenty doiiar
bills for models. Even jail terms fail
ed to impress him seriously with his
wrongdoing. A collector OF curios
once offered $500 for II OF his speci-
mems Of bill portraiture, and the value
Of some others was said to be even
greater. so marvellous was the delicacy
Of his brush work.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13
CONSISTENCY

Co.operation appears to be the by
word of the times. And especially IN
the small towns has this spirit been
fostered to combat the ravages OF the
mail order houses. But it is human
nature with a large majority to v
practice what they preach. Some are
very forceful in their denunciation OF
mail order buying, yet they themselves
are apt to do the very thing they
have been protesting against.
The farmers have been roasted and
criticized for buying from nail order
houses, yet the business men who Of
ten do the roasting, are sometimes at
fault themselves. An article in an
Illinois paper illustrates this:
A dry goods merchant was starting
down town when his wife reminded
him of his most important duty dur
ing the day: "Now, my dear, be sure
and send to the city for the new STAN
hope, so that we can have it for Sum-
day. You know that our old buggy is
getting so that it is not fit to be seen."
Just a few blocks away the mer-
chant who handles vehicles and i'm
plements was sitting at breakfast
with his family. The conversation
drifted around to the near approach
of school. "And that reminds me,
john" said the lady who sat at the
head of the table, II must be going
to the city not later than next week.
/ must get school clothes and see
about a fall suit for myself and
while there perhaps l had better see
about a new rug for the parlor and
some lace curtains for the front WIN
dows."
An hour after a leading grocer
stepped into the bank to buy a draft
which he was going to send to a cata-
log house for a swell bed room suite.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13
new FORM OF
FIRE PERIL FOUND
Practically All Preventable. New
Form of Origin Shows Elec-
tricity to Blame.

A new form Of fire peril is com.
ing into prominence as a cause OF
much destruction, and its fires are sc
directly associated with carelessness
that it has been deemed necessary
to issue a special warning to the peo'
pie OF the United States. Because Of
their convenience, small electric de-
wees, such as pressing irons, curling
irons, coasters, electric pads or blank
cts, electric plate warmers, and cleo
trio sterilizers or heaters are now tt
be found in almost every community
IT these were used with proper care
the danger would be negligible, but
unfortunately, a proportion of thei1
users. does not realize the peril Of
leaving them in circuit when not il
use. In such cases these devices tent
to become overheated, w%hereupon the!
are likely to set fire to anything com
bustible with which they are in con
tact.
Most of these fires are small, bu'
the aggregate loss is large, and oc
casional instances show extensive
damage, as in the case Of the $350,00(
fire in the Boston residence Of Elk
Governor Draper; this was traced t.
an electric plate warmer in the but
ler's pantry.
Fires Of this class furnish a spe
cial peril to life, being most frequen
in dwellings and often breaking on
at night. A characteristic example i
that in which an electric pressing iro1
is left upon the ironing board, will
the current turned on, and then for
gotten. In such a Ease the fire ma.
not occur until some hours later. TIL
burning of the residence of Johl
Wanamaker, several years ago, wa
due to an electric pressing iron.
That this form of hazard is al
ready assuming large proportions ap
pears from the statistics. For ex
ample, the Actuarial Bureau of tn
National Board of Fire Underwater
in n day noted approximately 10'
reports of fires from this cause, on
Of a total Of two thousands losses il
the days reports, and it estimate
that small electrical devices are eau
ing fires at the rate of 10000 or NOR
in the course Of a year.
1t is safe to say that most of thes
fires are entirely preventable, and ca
be charged to nothing but careless
ness on the part of the user. Variou
"safety" devices have been added b,
certain of the manufacturers Of thes
articles, and among them are som
that r fai1y effective, but there i
one absolute precaution which shout
be borne in mind at all times by ever
user, namely, that of shutting off tn
current when not personally and con
tinuously supervising the use.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13

Kill at once every fly you can find
and burn his body.
Observers say that there are many
reasons to believe there will be more
flies this season than for a number of
years.
The killing Of just one fly NOW
there will be billions and tril-
lions less next summer.
Clean up your own premises; see and
insist that your neighbors do likewise.
Especially clean "out-of-the-way-
Places" and every nook and Granny.
Flies will not go where there is
nothing to eat, and their principal diet
is too filthy too mention.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13

Marshall Field is said to have won
his phenomenal success by remember
ing but IL essential business princi-
Piles: The value Of time, the success
of perseverance, the pleasure of
working, the dignity Of simplicity, the
worth of character, the power of
kindness, the influence Of example, the
obligation of duty, the wisdom of
economy, the virtue of patience, the
improvement of talent, and the joy
Of originating.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13
BEGIN CAMPAIGN
Continued from page y

atmosphere Of grass, shrubs and flow
ers.
"The vegetable garden should not
be forgotten, as in the cultivation of
the vacant lots we may lessen mater
tally the high cost of living and also
keep the unsightly weeds down.
at is also the purpose of our Auxil-
larry and the civic authorities and the
maintaining a clean Glasgow and in
SO doing add to the health and happi-
ness of it's people.
"The rules and regulations Of the
contest will be published soon Watch
for them"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13

to put the "glass" in Glasgow, 50 that
it will be easier to watch Willyum's
endeavor to slip in the "Go" without
getting his own feet, wet. Say,
Willyum, you poor simp, do you think
we're all dead? Do you think that
you a pull the wool over all our
eyes with your semi-weekly slush?
Now confess that you manufactured
that resolution, for if you didn't do
it then, we sure have a Judas in our
midst whom we will also have to ex-
anime. After you have piously in
flated your hide with prayer, please
crawl out of your hole, and squawk.
P. S. Wanted: Bids for building
a dixie along the west side of my lots
to keep the water on the east side
from getting away.
(Advt. published and paid for by
X. H. Keith)
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13

Get acquainted with your neighbour
you might like him." is the slogan of
a Missouri commercial club. This is
good advice for any community. So
few of US know the real man that is
our neighbor and, unhappily, SO few
of us apparently are to know him.
King Self is a mighty small person
and utterly worthless in spreading the
gospel of community cooperation, says
an exchange.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13

WANTED TO RENT four or five
room modern house. A. ]. Bishell,
city. 49tfchg
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-13

(Advt. published and paid for by
X. H. Keith
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-12-05

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I0le @. Aune, work on State
Road No. 6------ 1855!
John "A. Johnson. work on
State Road No. 6 ---------- 81
lee pu l1, work on State j.
August Be work On -
State Road No. 6 ------:-.-- Gil
E. + Holmstrom. work on
State Road No. ~
EMIL PILL de Ma' e work on State .
otto Amundson. work on -,
State Road No. 6 85.t
John Henrickson. work on
State Road No. s SD
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Bs En- ySSE IS work q state J. :
sam 1 R. f Maugard. work on 81
IOle r johnson, work on
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Tilden Haugsn. work on
State Road No. Isl
John -StromberE. work on
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-12-05

a. Lodoen, Committee
work and mileage 90:
EO. Enge. mileage on commit
Adolphson, committee
work and mileage $685. LII
"A. 81. Rookie, committee work
ana mileage ------------ 1910
"a. O. Fladeland, committee &
work and mileage $500 3.S
A. O.. Fladeland, committee
Julius j Olson cash paid for wv
painting King OF Trails = 45.6
Il 8. Rokke, committee work
on County Ditch No. IS - Z. 4
p s. Mortrud, work on Coun-
ty Ditch No. Is --------- 400
Ole Engstrom; foreman on
'oa Diteh Ai ~. Y e on County 2oo
A S. Rookie. inspecting cui- .40.s
verts on County Ditch No.
a. e 3. Fi adeiand. committee le-s
work on County Ditch No.
c. + F. Adoiphson, committee =
work on County Ditch No.
]. s s. RsqEh. Eneiaeer on =.
Aug. Hellquist. use OF own
s snfom 40 pie Ne On n work se on
{
Eineer on County Ditch No.
ms County Ditch No. "a lit
Aug Hellquist, Assistant En-
gineer on County Ditch No.
Irving p. Quist, Engineer.on
County Ditch No. % Ia
proas5ss On county Ditch I'll
No. % 1O.(
Thief River Iron Works. cast
1r9n MONUMENTS nc ~ County
Lars a'ef Rj s9s asa- Viewer on so.e
County Ditch No. 40 49,
H. A. Larson, viewer on
County Ditch No. 80 a.,
]. p. Cook, viewer on County
Irving p. Quist, Engineer on s.
County Ditch No. so &C.:
Rogers q Co. supplies for
john jim r g Maffso 1n,- publishing .
proceedings County Ditch
ole o Care "a building bridge o
across Judicial Ditch No.
]. b Baugh, Inspecting JUDI 80
icial Ditch No: ~ Co. 15..
st. Hlaire Lumber CO., 1ath
| for Engineer on judicial
Ditch No % -.s---.----. s.;
James Hardy, hauling cuI- :.
yerts on Judicial Ditch No.
J. H Baugh, Engineer on
Judicial Ditch No. 20 ----- 81.
J. A Adams, chairman on
Judicial Ditch No. 20 3d.
j. p. .BofdeWich, Assistant
Engineer on Judicial Ditch
]. p 1 Bordewich, Assistant = o
Engineer on Judicial Ditch
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-23
WILSON TO CALL
EXTRA SESSION
Continued from page 1.

Continued from page /.
on March 5, or merely make that the
occasion for delivering his inaugural
address has not been decided.
The universal training plan was be.
fore the president this afternoon. II
carried letter Of transmittal from
Secretary Baker. Neither the presi-
dent nor Secretary Baker would ex
press any form Of recommendation.
The resume OF the bill as prepared by
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-23

YOU. visit to the Twin Cities will
be more enjoyable il you stop at this
Famous Hosiery. Excellen. Cuisine.
Hotel Radisson, Minneapolis; 400
Rooms: 275 at $3.50 to $3.50.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-23
COMPARES HILL
AND WASHINGTON
WITH Mr.. L0F TUS
Former Equity Leader Will Take
Place in History With Father OF
Country, SAYS LANCER.

Il leave it to you-which was the
bigger patriot; was it James j. Hill
or George F. Loftus?" Attorney Cen
eral LANCER asked large audience
which gathered "Wednesday afternoon
in the assembly room of the Hotel
Northwest to hear the attorney gen.
erals address on Washington.
Lotus! Loftus." came the re-
Spouse from enthusiasts scattered
through the audience.
"Of the three great leaders who fill
the hearts of the northwest. | would
name Washington, the founder of his
country; Lincoln, the savior of his
country, and, after we are long dead
a voice will peal across the prairies
the name of George F. Lotus, the
man who in a great national crisis
made decent living possible in North
Dakota" r. =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-23
BY ATHUR EMPEY.

In reserve dugouts, somewhere in
France"
Dear Jim:
iou have been pounding me SO hard
with the question How did it feel the
first time under ire?' suppose that
III have to answer it, but, so help me
Bob, if you show this letter to any
one, you and l will sever diplomatic
relations. rf
/ came out with draft OF rein
forcements from England, you know
There were $50 Of us. The battalion
we were to reinforce had been cut ur
pretty badly. only about 400 being
left of their original 1000.
To us, the older men who had been
"up the line" were heroes. We wor
shipped them and drank in their tales
of bloodshed and bravery.
By slow marches we gradually ad
yanced nearer TO the line. One windy
morning three of US were sitting out
side of the billet when faint rumb'
ling came to our ears. Turning to one
of the old company men, remarked:
Starting to thunder, guess we'll
have storm" i ..
Letting the butt of his cigaret hang
from his lower lip. he gave me con
temptuous look and replied
"Thunder-hell! Them's the guns
up the line"
One afternoon We were marching
along a road dotted with she'll holes,
when suddenly there came sharp
whistling. Our captain shouted. Get
down." but warning wasn't needed,
The whole company had Topped, with
the exception of a few recruits. myself
included, who were too mystified to
move. -.
Then about 30 yards to our left.
came a deafening report and black
clouds OF dirt rose up from field.
] was paralyzed; couldn't make a
move. A sergeant grabbed my leg
and shouted:
"Get down on your belly, you blank
ety-blank dud.".
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-23
When You're Firsf Under Fire
You Shake Like Leaf, Want To Run and Can't,
Sweat Cold and Pickle All Over, Says Empey!

melted into the ground, shaking
, like a leaf. Three shells followed the
first in rapid succession, every shell
burst made me sick at my stomach.
l wanted to run and couldn't, cold
sweat came out all over me and my
skin had 4 prickly sensation.
Immediately following the shell
BURSTS three sharp. bias of a whistle
rang out and the company men sprang
TO their feet as if electrified.
The bathlicn split into sections.
How managed to stick with my
squad, ] don't know, 1t was a hor-
rible nightmare TO mesapy knees we're
like putty and my feet, felt icy cold.
Soon the Smelling ceased. felt
faint and sick and miserable. lmagin-
ed that every one in the company was
looking at me with contempt.
Out Of the corner 'ofsmy eye
watched the captain, expecting every
minute for him to- tell mel was'a dis
grace to the company.
But nothing happened until we ar
rived at shell smashed billet, where
we were to stay for the night.
looked at the ruins around me and
my sickness returned! !l!would have
given ten years of my life to have
been safe in New York War. had lost
all its attraction for yours truly.
Two days after this We took over
the front line trench for eight days.
Eight days Of misery for me. | was
on the point of a nervous breakdown.
with that gnawing fear always at my
heart, that fear of being coward in
the eyes of my fellow men.
1t was just sheer force Of Will that
kept me from running, when heard
the shells come screaming through
the air. .s.-7 'r' -''','
But now. Jim, am used to. It,
though at times, when in tight cor
ner, my hair begins to stand straight
up.
Au revoir. write soon, and send me
some cigarets. Yours,
EMP
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-23
NOVEL CHARGE ON
TEUT0N TRENCHES
.(united Pressl

With the British armies in the field:
Feb. 23.-To the hunting call blown
Oh the caliope, clerks and stenograph-
ers, members of London battalion.
on Tuesday at dusk raided German
Hill No. 260 and the blocks nearby.
One hundred and nineteen soldiers,
one officer and seven machine guns
were captured together with numer-
Gus dugouts, in which several hundred
soldiers were hidden and refused to
come out and which were destroyed.
was reported. The zig gag nature OF
the ground surrounding the hill neces.
STATED the attackers lining up on the
open ground. The city chaps, after
the sound of the caliope bugle, charg'
ed in 800 yard circles and joined
hands behind the enemy's line. The
prisoners taken were all members OF
the 18th Prussian regiment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-23
AMERICAN KILLED
ON CRAFT sunk
BY SUBMARINE
(Associated Press.)

4 Washington, Feb. 23.-Hobart Allen
Hader, at American Presbyterian
missionary, stationed at Foo Chow
China, persisted when the French lin
err. Athos. was destroyed by subma
rine, 30 miles east of Malta, on Feb
ruary II.
Consul Keblinger, at Malta, called
a report OF Haden's death to the state
department today and said that the
missionary's address was given as in
care Of the Presbyterian Mission
Board at Nashville, Tenn.
All elements of smashing adTen-
tire story are involved in the second
chapter of "The Sequel to The Dia-
mond from the Sky" at the Grand to-
night and tomorrow.
Pursuit of the heirloom gem Of the
Stanley family, a diamond as big as
the Koh-i.noor. and as troublesome,
is characterized by kidnapping, at
tempted assassination, desperate en-
counter, diplomatic intrigue and ex-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-23
Decreased Cost Of Living.

The cost Of 1000 candIe-hours OF
light a century ago was about $3.50
when the candle and sperm oil lamp
were the only available illuminants.
The coming Of kerosene cut the cost
to 50, and along toward the latter half
Of the nineteenth century the same
amount could be purchased for dol
lar Competition, between Kerosene and
gas further reduced the cost until in
the last quarter OF a century thou
sand candle-hours cost less than 50
cents. With the present efficiency of
the electric lamp the cost Of the same
unit is about ten cents, or one-twenty-
18th Of the original cost century ago
= LIZ ssF TE
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-23
HOUSES BEGIN
FINAL GRIND ON
MASS Of BILLS
Twenty-Five Senate Measures on
Calendar Of House For Third
Reading Today.
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD
ACT BEFORE SENATORS
Statute Would Enable. State to Take
Advantage Of Federal Aid
Provisions.
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD
ACT BEFORE SENATORS

The final grind OF the Fifteenth as
sembly on bills halfpassed, i. e.,
which already have gone through one
house, began at o'clock this after
noon The opening OF the fifty-fourth
legislative day found % senate bills
on the house calendar for third read
ing and final passage and seven house
bills on the senate calendar The lists
in both cases were added TO by com.
mittee reports, although Washing1cn Is
birthday found a majority Of the leg
islators in holiday spirit. with Ntle
desire to attend committee meetings.
Many Of the statesmen spent the day
in Mandan and seized up the fine Eve
stock sold at auction there under the
auspices Of the agricultural college.
in the House.
Senate Bill No. /, Senator Stem lo's
modified Torrens measure for trans
fer OF land titles. finally reached its
third reading in the house. II the Dill
passes the adoption Of its provisions
remains optional, and the measure is
said to be not at all radical, as com
pared with similar statutes adopted
by other states.
On general orders, the house had
for the afternoon Senate Bills III and
us, concurrent resolutions for amend
1nents 10 the constitution which would
empower the state to erect and oper.
ate a combined terminal elevator and
-four mill and packing plant and
cold storage warehouse. Neither OF
these resolutions has met with much
favor at the hands of the league, but
they are believed to be generally pop
5ular with the people, who embodied
them in the planks of both principal
parties in last falls campaign.
Il: Senator Lindstrom's chicken Dill
ri B. 46, and S. B. "A, which removes
the protection from beaver. which
have caused SO much damage to farm
property in western North Dakota,
were also on general orders this after:
noon.
Much interest also attaches to- Sen
ate Bill 49,. requiring public. service