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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20

lack Of labor, scarcity Of expert
caretakers, high prices of feeds
of all kinds, in addition to the un-
settled condition Of things in
general, the showing was re-
markable. If any proofs were
required to show the utter false
ness of the oft repeated claim
that farmers are not patriotic,
they could be found in the ami
mails of every beef breed in the
stalls, and in the. gaily decorated
pure blooded horses in the judy
ing arena. The spirit of loyalty
was there. There was no CON-
plant of the high cost Of main
tanning the standards of the
breeds, although the cost equal
led the famous high COST" so
frequently heard of nowadays.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20
THE TEST

A good deal is heard about the
tuberculin test. Some cities re-
quire that milk can be sold only
from tuberculin tested cows. The
tuberculin test is a method used
for finding out if cattle have tu-
berculosis. A specially prepared
substance called tuberculin is in
jected into the animal and a rec
ord is kept of the animals tenn
perature taken at intervals OF z
hours. If the temperature goes
up a certain number Of degrees
it is an indication that the ami
NAL has tuberculosis, and such
animals are removed from the
herd.-Agr Ext. Dept. Ayr. Col
lege.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20
THE INTERNATIONAL

The visitor at this years in
ternational Stock Show, held in
Chicago, Dec. / to 8, was i'm
pressed with the aptness and
truth Of the slogan "A food pro-
duction camp in the service Of
the United Staes." Likewise it
proved conclusively and con-
vincingly that live stock breed
ers are in the forefront Of the
vast army of civilian 8 working
to help their country and the
world at large. The entries,
more numerous than even the
most optimistic looked for,
showed the care and effort of
sincere, earnest breeders. Con-
sidering the difficulties stock
men have had to contend with,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20

Of conducting the bureau
$1,309,274.67, The total ex-
was only $82,288.29. The bur-
eau was created by act Of Con-
press Sept. 2, 1914, to insure ves-
sells and cargoes in response to
the protests against the extor-
tionate rates asked by private
insurance Companies to cover
risks. This one example proves
conclusively that government
ownership is far more efficient
and superior than private owner
ship. 1t is one of many exist
ing proofs that that which is
used by the public should be
owned by the public and that
which is used in private should
be owned privately.
W. take this opportunity of
wishing our readers and friends
a Merry Christmas.
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PAGE THREE

made the size the cakes Of ice
are desired. It should be q lit
tie larger at the top than at the
bottom. Pour it full of water
which will freeze enough in a
day or two so that it can be re-
moved by pouring hot water on
the galvanized iron box which
will loosen the ice cake. Then
fill with water and son on. IL
will not take long to make a
summers supply of ice this way
and one will know the kind of
water that goes into the ice.-
Arg. Ext, Dept. Ayr. College.
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the country the farmers are re-
quired to sell their horses at low
prices because they have not
sufficient feed to winter their
stock. This German-Jew outfit
has an agent permanently locat-
ed here to take advantage Of the
farmers in distress who purchas-
es their horses at a low price
and ships them east after which
they are sold for a neat profit.
If the FARMER must be subject
to price setting on the commod-
ity which he purchases thru hard
labor then why shouldn't this
German-Jew concern, and others
of their ilk, be required to ease
up on their profiteering bust
ness? It is our very humble
rube opinion that our govern
ment could purchase the horses
in just as efficient a manner as
any German-Jew outfit and cut
out the middleman's profit which
could be paid to the deserving
farmer,
Possibly Falky will make the
Red Cross Society a present Of
that twenty five dollars. That
is-possibly!( Also, lest you
forget, Falky, the Y. N. C. A.
is still accepting donations to-
ward their war fund.
According to the director of
the Bureau of War Risk Insur-
ance Of the Treasury Depart
ment the bureau wrote 1,245
policies on risks aggregating
82,7O9,6 89 in it's first year of
existence. The premium
aggregating $1,000 ,696.65 and
the net losses paid amounted to
$695,420.98, leaving a surplus Of
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-12-20
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP

William Hatten was taken sud-
denly Ill Saturday evening but is
somewhat improved at this writ
ing. We all hope for his speedy
recovery.
The severe weather Of the past
week moderated somewhat on
Saturday.
Don't forget the Christmas
entertainment on Thursday eve
ming. Come one and all.
There will be a Christmas en-
tertainment held in the Luther
an church Thursday evening,
December 9th. Everyone cor
daily invited to attend.
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Sanna Wekseth came up from
Bottineau Wednesday evening
to spend q few days at the home
Of Simon Berge.
Ole Anderson was a Bottineau
visitor Saturday.
Clifford and Clara Anderson
and John Guttu spent Thurs
day evening at Simon Berke's.
Carl Olson spent Sunday at
John Gustafson.
John Guttu spent Sunday at
Fritz Adams across the line.
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not find the things he called for, even
| broke into restrained profanity now
| and then. She went little pale over
her mistakes, but preserved her dig
nifty and her wits. Now and then he
found her dark eyes fixed on him, with
something inscrutable but pleasing in
their depths. The situation was rather
piquant.
Once, during the cleaning up be-
tween cases. he dropped to a person
atty. He was drying his hands, while
she placed freshly-sterilized instru-
ments on a glass table.
"You are almost foreign type, Miss
Harrison. Last year, in London bal
let, saw a blonde Spanish girl who
looked like you"
"My mother was Spaniard." She
did not look up.
Where Miss Simpson was in the
habit of dumping through the morning
in flat, heavy shoes, Miss Harrison's
small heels beat busy tattoo on the
tiled floor. With the rustling of her
starched dress, the sound was essen
TALLY feminine, almost insistent. When
he had time to notice it, it amused him
that he did not find it annoying.
Once, as she passed him a bistoury
he deliberately placed his fine hand
over her fingers and smiled into her
eyes. 1t was play for him; it lightened
the days work.
Sidney was in the waiting room.
There had been no tedium in the morn
ing's waiting. Like all imaginative peo-
pie, she had the gift of dramatizing her.
self. She was seeing herself in white
from head to foot, like this efficient
young woman who came now and then
to the waiting-rOom door.
doctor Wilson will see you now"
She followed Miss Harrison into the
consulting room. Doctor Max-not the
gloved and hated Doctor Max of the
Street, but new person, one she had
never known-stood in his white office,
tall, dark-eyed, dark-haired, competent,
holding out his long, immaculate sur
geon's hand and smiling down at her.
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makes. She'd like to have the parlor
and sitting room behind. They wouldn't
interfere with you at ALL" she added
hastily. "Christine's father would
build little balcony on the side fol-
them, a sort Of porch, and they'd sit
there in the evenings"
Behind Sidney's carefully practical
tone the man read appeal. Never be-
fore had he realized how narrow the
girls world had been. The Street
with but one dimension bounded it
In her perplexity she was appealing to
him who was practically a stranger.
And he knew then that he must do
the thing she asked. He, who had fled
so long, could roam no more. Here
on the Street, with it's menace lust
across, he must live, that she might
work. In his world men had worked
that women might live in certain
places, certain ways. This girl was
going out to earn her living, and he
would stay to make it possible. But
no hint of all this was in his voice.
Il shall stay, of course" he said
gravely. "I-this is the nearest thing
to home that I've known for a long
time. l want you to know that"
You are very good to me-" said Sid
ney.
When she rose, &. LIE Moyne sprang
to his feer.
Anna had noticed that he always
rose when she entered his room-with
fresh towels on Katie's day out, for in
stance-and she liked him for it. Years
ago the men she had known had shown
this courtesy to their women: but the
Street regarded such things as affecta-
ton.
Il wonder if you would do me an
other favor? I'm afraid you'll take to
avoiding me, if / keep on"
Il don't think you need fear that
"This stupid story about Joe Drum
mond-Tm not saying I'll never marry
him, but I'm certainly not engaged.
Now and then, when you are taking
your evening walks, if you would ask
me to walk with you"
X. looked rather dazed.
Il can't imagine anything pleasant
err; but l wish you'd explain Just
how"
Sidney smiled at him. AS he stood
on the lowest step their eyes were
almost level.
'If I walk with you they'll know I'm
not engaged to joe" she said, with en-
gaging directness.
The house was quiet. He waited in
the lower hall until she had reached
the top of the staircase. For some curl
GUS reason, in the time to come, that
was the way Sidney always remem-
bered K. LIE MISUNDERSTANDING in the
little hall, one hand upstretched to
shut off the gas overhead, and his eyes
on hers above.
"Good night" said K. LIE Moyne.
And all the things he had put out of
his life were in his voice.
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CHAPTER Nv.

On the morning after Sidney had in
vited &. LIE Moyne to take her to walk,
Max Wilson came down to breakfast
rather late. Doctor Ed had breakfast
ed an hour before, and had already
attended, with much profanity on the
part of the patient, to boil on the
back of Mr.. Rosenfeld's neck.
Better change your laundry" cheer
fully advised Doctor Ed, cutting a strip
of adhesive plaster. "Your neck's irri-
tated from your white collars"
Rosenfeld eyed him suspiciously,
but, possessing a sense of humor also,
he grinned.
1T amt my everyday things that
bother me-" he replied. ITS my
blankety-blank dress suit. But if a
man wants to be tony"
Mr.. Resented buttoned up the blue
flannel shirt which, with a pair of Doc
tor Eds cast-off trousers, was his only
wear, and fished in his pocket.
'How much, Doc?"
1.-TWO dollars" said Doctor Ed brisk
ly.
''Holy cats! For one jab of knife
My old woman works a day and a
half for two dollars"
II guess it's worth two dollars to
you to be able to sleep on your back
He was imperturbably Strengthening
his small glass table. He knew Rosen-
fed. 'If you don't like my price, I'll
lend you the knife next time, and you
| can let your wife attend to y5G."
RosenfeId drew out a silver dollar
and followed it reluctantly with limp
and detected dollar bill.
There's times" he said, when, il
you'd put me and the missus and q
knife in the same room, you wouldn't
have much left but the knife"
/ Doctor Ed waited until he had made
his stiff-necked exit. Then he took the
. two dollars, and, putting the Doney
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A Tale Of Trieste

Trieste. How some of the inhabitants
Of that city feel toward their Austrian
masters is shown by the following
story: A traveller went into church
there and noticed among a large num-
Der of votive offerings a silver mouse.
This, he was told, was presented by
lady whose house had been overrun
with these little pests. After her gift
to the Madonna, the mice entirely dis
appeared from her place.
you don't believe that yarn?" re-
marked the skeptical traveller.
"Of course not" replied the sacris-
tan, cor we should have made silver
Austrian long ago"
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son, he faced young ana attractive
girl, family familiar.
eve tried to get you by telephone"
she explained. Il am from the hos
pital. Miss Simpsons father died this
morning, and she knew you would
have to have someone. | was lust
starting for my vacation, so they sent
me-"
Rather a poor substitute for a va
cation" ne commented.
She was very pretty girl. He had
seen her before IN the hospital, but he
had never really noticed how attrac-
tive she was. Rather stunning she
was, he thought. The combination Of
yellow hair and dark eyes was unusual.
He remembered, just in time, to -ex-
press regret at Miss Simpsons be-
reavement.
II am Miss Harrison" explained the
substitute, and held out his long white
coat. The ceremony, purely perfume
tory with Miss Simpson on duty, proved
interesting, Miss Harrison, in spite of
her high heels, being small and the
young surgeon tall. When he was final
ly in the coat, she was rather flushed
and palpitating.
"But / knew your name, of course"
lied Doctor Max "And-Tm sorry
about the vacation"
After that came work. Miss Har-
rison was nimble and alert, but the sur
geon worked quickly and with few
words, was impatient when she could
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CHAPTER lII.-continued.

Only a week-and love was one of
Che things he had to give up, with
others. Not, of course, that he was in
love with Sidney then. But he had
been desperately lonely, and, for all
her practical clearheadedness she was
softly and appealingly feminine. By
way of keeping his head, he talked sud
and food, and Tillie, and of Mr.. Wag-
ner and the pencil pad.
cts like a game" he said. "We
disagree on everything, especially Mex
leo. If you ever tried to spell those
Mexican names"
"Why Ibid you think 1 was en-.
gaged?" she insisted.
Now, in KS walk of life-that walk
Of life where there are no toothpicks-
young girls did not receive the atten-
ton of one young man to the exclusion
Of others unless they were engaged.
But he could hardly say that.
"Oh, don't know. Those things get
IN sAe air."
sits Johnny Rosenfeld," said Sid
2ey, with decision. "It's horrible, the
way things get about. Because Joe
sent me box of roses As matter
Vt fact, I'm not engaged or going to
Re. Mr.. LIE Moyne. I'm going into a
hospital to be a nurse"
lie Moyne said nothing. For just a
moment he closed his eyes. A man is
In rather bad way when, every time
he closes his eyes, he sees the same
thing, especially if it is rather terrible.
When it gets to point where he lies
awake at night and reads, for fear of
closing them
you're too young, aren't your"
doctor Ed-one of the Wilson's
across the Streets going to help me
about that. His brother Max is a big
surgeon there. L expect you've heard
of him. We're very proud of him in
the Street"
Lucky for K. LIE Moyne that the
moon no longer Shone on the low, gray
doorstep, that Sidney's mind had trav-
eled far away to shining floors and
raw" Doctor Ed had said that other
afternoon. Closer to her than the hos
pital was life in the raw that night.
So, even here, on this quiet street in
this distant city, there was to be no
peace. Max Wilson just across the
way! lit was ironic. Was there no
place where man could lose himself?
He would have to move on again, of
course.
But that, it seemed, was just what
be could not do. For:
II want to ask you something and
hope you'll be quite frank" said Sid
oey.
Anything that can do"
"It's this. If you are comfortable,
and-and like the room and ali that, /
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Arms.


she thought to herself, Gypsy will
have nice dinner-not just meal
she has had to pick up as best she
could. 1t will be real meal, and she
will have her milk in fine saucer.
have brought a cat home,' said
Marian to her mother. 4 have named
her Gypsy as she is a poor little waif
Eat, quite homeless and friendless.'
Fright away Gypsy was given a nice
warm bowl of milk. And then Ma
RAMS family sat down for their din
ner.
Gypsy sat upon bookcase. May
be she thinks she looks wise said Ma
rian. And Gypsy blinked her eyes and
purred as though to say, L am wise
cat. l know have good home. And
have the sense to look happy
''While Marian and her family were
eating Gypsy would look at them from
time to time, but every time any of
them turned to look at her, she would
put her head to one side and look off
into space.
''She seemed to be saying, Maybe
[ have been a waif but I'm very proud.
And | will not appear to be beggar.'
$50 from that day on, Gypsy always
had some milk before Marian began
her dinner, and then while the family
were eating Gypsy looked on from
the top of the bookcase. She never
begged for food, and she never an
noyed anyone while eating, for she was
a Gypsy cat with a great deal of
pridel
'Now one day Gypsy was upon the
bookcase when she moved her paw up
to her face. She wanted to be sure it
was quite clean for dinner, as she had
always been taught by her Mother Cat
to have a clean face when she was
eating.
''She licked her paw and washed her
face ever so carefully, and then when
she got down to have her milk, she felt
nice and neat.
each day her fur was becoming
softer and silkier and she was really
growing to be a very handsome cat.
She seemed to know it, too, for she
grew very fussy about her appearance
and took long time making herself
neat and clean.
But after she got up on the book
case again, after having had her milk
she moved her paw so suddenly that
one of the books fell down on the
floor with an awful crash and bang.
"'Oh, shrieked Marian.
"'Dear me, what was thatY asked
Marian'S mother.
""That was simply book dropped
on the floor by Miss Gypsy Cat said
her Daddy.
"Now Gypsy looked very mournful
and ashamed. For a dignified, proud
cat to have done anything so stupid
and awkward as to have knocked
book off the bookcase made Gypsy
feel very badly.
"She began to cry a little and
jumped down from the bookcase as
tbOnoh tO saw
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ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A well known actress gives the follow
ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint of
water add l OF. Bay Rum, small box of
Barbo Compound, and u or. of glycerine.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix 1t at home at very little cost. Full
directions for making and use come in
each box of Barbo Compound. 1t will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray
hair, and make it soft and glossy. It will
not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub off, Adv.
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Just tell Pussy we - NICE BOWL OF
don't mind, and to Milk.
show her that we
don't, here's a nice chicken bone for
her.
"But Daddy said Marian, of
course Gypsys paw is part of her, but
I meant that Gypsy didn't mean to
knock off the book, and that her paw
did it just by accident
"'Oh, see,' said MarIan's Daddy.
"And then to show Gypsy they all
knew it was just an accident and that
they didn't for moment think that she
was anything else but a perfectly we'll
hammered cat, they gave her some deli
cacies to eat before she was told to
jump back to her bookcase seat. But
Marian's Daddy never forgot her ex-
cuse for Pussy-that it was Gypsys
paw and not Gypsy that knocked down
the book"
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Able to Aafford Ii,

Hub-"The doctor says that IL
keep on working at this pace after
money I shall be wreck at forty
FIVE" Whichever mind, dear; by
that time we shall be able to afford
it."--Boston Transcript.
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Excessively Polite.

MARY, how tall is giant?" asked
Henry.
"Oh, 1 don't know" said the nurse;
"about as tall as house."
"And how tall is a house?"
"How should I know? Don't ask
so many questions. I have no idea
how tall house is"
Excuse me, Mary" said Henry
with dignity, 81 forgot that you were
too poor to know anything about
houses"
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PUTTING on Airs.

II hear the Comeups made a lot Of
fuss about their daughters wedding
presents. / didn't think they were
especially handsome"
Maybe not, but they hired de-
tective to watch them"
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d" 4 am not fit to
have such a high
seat. l am a
stupid cat, that's
what / am
But M a r j a n
took Gypsy in her
arms, and said,
E" You didn't do
that, Gypsy, your
paw did it,
"'Well,' laughed
Marian's Daddy,
that's a funny
thing to say. Isn't
Pussy's paw a
part of Pussy?
Just tell Pussy we
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been picked up
one night when
she was all alone,
and w h e n she
plainly looked as
If she had had no
home for weeks
and months. She
certainly looked
as if she had led
a Gypsy's life
wandering an d
homeless, and she
seemed happy in
deed to be taken
by little Marian
to her nice warm
house"
IN q r i an got
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What reason do you think X.
lie Moyne has for needing to
keep away from Doctor Max
does lie Moyne seem to you to
be some kind of a crook? y
Out of the Question.

Daddy-"Jeannette, if allow young
Simpson to become my son-in-law, do
you suppose he will be willing to work
and support you?" Jeannette--"Oh,
dad, how can ne when he has prom
ised to do nothing but think of ME all
the time ?'-Puck.
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n piece needs Sidney Page
and her K. LeMoyne young
childhood
decides
Wilson, influence with his
hospital
the unrol; mystery
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wish you'd stay" She hurried on: eff
/ could feel that mother had a de-
pendable person like you in the house,
1t would all be easier"
Dependable! That stung.
''But-forgive my asking; I'm really
interested-can your mother manage?
You'll get practically no money during
your training"
1--WE thought Of that. A friend of
mine, Christine Lorenz, is going to be
married. Her people are wealthy, but
'he'p have nothing but what Palmer
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Unspoiled.

The lady who likes children was
gushing over Helen, aged three.
How old are you, darling" she
asked.
81 isn't DID," said Helen, I'm nearly
new"
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DADDY'SEQENING
EEAIR IALED
kNkRY GRAHAM BONNER
GYPSY, THE CAT.

Gypsy was cat" said Daddy, "who
had been so named because she had
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Only One "BROMO OUENINE"
To get the genuine, call for full name LAXATIVE
BR0MO QUININB. Look for signature of h. w.
GROVE. Cures Cold in One Day. 25c.
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dramatically Sure.
"Can this actor make a situation
tense?"
Certainly, if he's in the mood"
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An automobile factory is to be es-
tablished in Cork, Ireland.