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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-24

I've been down to the Woman's ex-
change" she said, ''trying to sell some
Of my needlework. They were very
nice about it, but it means a terrible
amount Of labor for a p%ittance Of
money. You have to pay them so
much a year for the privilege Of put
ting your things on sale there. Then
they don't guarantee to return it in
good condition, and they don't guaran-
tee to sell it; or IL they do they charge
you 20 per cent for their end Of it.
II couldn't see any profit in that, so
! went to one Of the jobbers. He said
my style Of work brought good prices
in the big stores. But they won't pay
him much and he'll pay me less.
II was thinking There's money
In these things and in all sorts Of
needle things If you have a little CAPT.
tal." ..,
"That's different" said Daphne.
"And I've got some capital now. Do
you remember suggesting to me once
that we might go into business to-
gether-you to furnish the brains and
I the money!"
"Oh, I didn't put it that way!"
Anyway, it's true. Well, would
you?"
LANDS sakel If you're a mind to
furnish the money and the ideas and
let me count the pennies, I'd like moth
ing better" !.
"Great! What could we go into?"
"What would you prefer?" = -
"Oh, any old business that will
keep me busy and make, a lot of
money"
my husband says that you can't
make a lot Of money without putting
in a lot. That's one reason he has
been kept down so. He never could
get ahead. That was what we were
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-24

"But the material. We can't buy
those things on credit"
'"Then I'll borrow cash and pay for
It." Flaw
Borrow where? You said you
wouldn't trouble your brother"
sim not responsible for what I have
said or may say. Besides, I don't mind
going to Bayard, now that I can go
with success. I'll call on him in a
business way and offer him interest
and all that. I guess Mrs. Romilly's
name is good enough collateral"
All unconscious of Daphne's affairs,
Bayard was approaching his Office
with the brisk manner Of a triumphant
capitalist. But that was bluff for out
ward effect. He was actually dizzy
with loss of bearings and control.
Bayard had carried heavier burdens
than Clay, and under the sting Of
Leila's whip had taken greater risks
for higher prizes. The crash in the
street had found him so extended that
he could not recover without addition
al help. That very morning one Of
his brokers had called on him for a re-
newal Of margins. He had to have
five thousand dollars or he would lose
fifty.
Rebuffed from every door, Bayard
had gone to Wetherell's ofice-a mys-
FERROUS sort Of place surrounded by
guards and secret service men to
ward off the menace of spies, real and
imaginary.
Bayard had unusual difficulty in
passing the lines. The reason he soon
heard. A new man was in charge in
Wetherells place, a retired British Of
acer whose natural and affected gruff-
ness was aggravated by the unpleas-
ant nature Of his tasks. he had only
n eye.
He made Bayard describe who and
what he was and what he wanted.
Only Bayard's desperation gave him
strength to ask this old Cyclops for
an advance on new contracts.
Bayard went away in a stupor. He
had intelligence enough to feel that he
could less safely attack Wetherell
now than before. He would seem to-
be implicated in the fellows malfeas-
ance. He would only advertise to his
creditors that his Wanted contracts
| were worthless. Business men will en-
dure much to escape such publication
Of their wrongs.
Bayard kept his head high till he
reached his own office. Then he fell
into his chair and propped his elbows
on his desk and gripped his hot brows
In his hands as if he were holding his
skull together. 1t is the business mans
attitude Of prayer.
It was thus that Daphne found him
when she opened the door narrowly
and closed it behind her as softly as
La Tosca. She was beaming with af-
lection and Importance, and when at
her mischievous "Ahem!" Bayard
looked up she was so pretty that he
forgot himself long enough to smile
and rush forward to embrace her.
She was wondering how to state hel
errand when the telephone rang. II
startled Bayard strangely. He caught
1t to his lips as a topper lifts a glass
He pressed the receiver to his a and
evidently recognized the voice that
said HELLO from somewhere.
He answered in monosyllables of
the least Importance. but Daphne
heard gloom IN them
Bayard hung up the receiver, pushed
the telephone away Us Z bitter cup
and laughed sheepishly.
"Great convenience, the telephone
' Just learned that I've dropped more
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-24

Mrs. RomiIIy Finished Her Wholesale
Order and Came Wheeling Out Like
q Grand Old Automobile Of an Early
Model.
room were the mere vestibule to an
enormous sweatshop where hundreds
of sempsters would seize the job and
complete it in a jiffy. =
Mrs. Romilly finished her wholesale
order and wheezed out like a grand
old automobile of an early model.
When they were alone the partners
gazed at Daphne's list and then at
each other.
"What on earth made you take it?"
Mrs. Chivvis exclaimed. "Xou know
We eana all It."
"We're going to fill It."
"But how?"
"Darned if I know, but Well, weu
have to get a lot of sewing-women in
and sit up nights"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-24

Y to Open Clubs for Troops.
At the request of the French minis.
Ter II marines the 4 ~ g. A. ID
planning the establishment Of clubs for
American and French troops in Tou>"~
and in the suburbs of that city. ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-24

saving up for-to get a little capital.
And then the war came along-and we
had to spend savings. That same
war has made your brother SO rich
that he could give you a small fortune.
I don't believe you could do better
than to put that into a business"
Neither do TT Daphne cried
sLet'sl"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-04-24

icsSCgpjlISiktn iphaintesd & W1el 4nA itlarE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
NEW GERMAN CAPITAL SEEN
Berlin Worried Lest Seat of Govern.
ment Be Shifted 20 the
Rhine.

Berlin, Germany.-The Boersen lei
tung, n Of the ablest German news
papers, says the fate of the city is
in the balance and that it is, perhaps,
too late to save it from becoming a
city of the second class, with the re-
moval of the capital and the activity
in a business and political sense to
some Rhineland city. 1t is a theory
that has been gaining ground lately
and is causing Berlin to lose sleep.
Strikes have followed one another
in an endless succession. The uncer-
tainty Of the economic situation al
most led to a boycotting Of Berlin as
the chief work center of Germany. De-
spite the huge expense, one industry
after another left Berlin for quieter,
steadier fields.
Merchants, politicians and industrial
leaders have predicted that the trans
fer of the assembly or reichstag would
infict a severe blow on Berlin, espe-
cially if.ft should lead to the choice
Of another capital.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
T. B. CRUSADE is ON

nual jousts with disease took place,
found many pages" 'squires" and
knights ready to be given their IT,
ties of knights %banneret, the highest
degree of honor to be received by the
crusaders. In many cities and towns
accolades were held and on the West
ern coast Major Lloyd personally gave
the four blows to hundreds Of "air
knights" or boys and girls who had
faithfully performed II health chores
for the entire tournament and so be-
came knights banneret.
At the capitol in Washington the
largest accolade Of the crusade was
held, with Vice President Marshall act
ing as league master and comforting
the honors on the candidates. The
steps Of the capitol building were
filed with children who had fought a
winning fight against disease.
There are 100000 children in the
crusade, and II is estimated that more
than IS per cent OF them will win hon
ors In the tournament. BY complet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
PHILOSOPHY TO THE RESCUE
How Mr.. johnson Resigned Himself
to the Advent of the Unneces-
sary bankruptcies.

Andrew johnson, negro, of Forsyth.
Ga, father of quadruplets, three boys
and a girl, never overlooks a business
opportunity. The day following the
arrival of the four pickaninnies, white
citizens %journeyed out to the little log
cabin on the outskirts of the town to-
look 'em owe Whereupon Andrew
painted a sign and nailed it to his.
door. The sign read:
Come and see the babies. Admis.
sion, adults, so cents; children, %.
cents"
Money rolled in.
II sure needed a lot o. things a heap
worse than dem four chillun," Andrew
said. But you got to take dem az.
dey come"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
HAD
NAUGHT ON HIM

Drawing his highly polished nickel
watch from his vest pocket, Detective
Leonard placed it against the awning
mans chest and, in a voice marked
for the profundity Of its tone, said
"Aha! What have we here?'
"1Where| asked the awning man, as
suming an air of nonchalance.
'There," replied the astute detect
i've, as he showed his hand in the avn
ing mans coat pocket and drew forth
a handful of g~littering jewelry.
The unexpected jevyelry deepened
the mystery.
oh, Where Are the Teeth?
But where's the false teeth?" asked
Detective Appel, who believes in fol-
lowing every trail to the end.
Patience" replied Leonard, 'let the
magistrate find that out"
So the awning man, who later said
he was Charles Langfelder of SO Wal
ton street, Brooklyn, was hailed before
Magistrate McQuade in the west side
court, where he denied all.
"Your Honor, we have a clue to the
false teeth" said the detectives in
chorus. Hold him for a few minutes,
and Wen recover them"
They hurried back to the apartment
house, where they found the pocket
book and the teeth in an ash barrel.
Langfelder was then held in $1,500
bail to await the action of the grand
jury.
The detectives are still trying to
find the owner of the jewelry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
RELIEVED MIND OF HOSTESS
California Newspaper Man Proved
Himself a Diplomat in Situation
That Called for Tact.

While a Los Angeles publisher was
abroad, a few months ago, with a
newspaper crowd he was invited, with
the rest Of the party to dine with a
duke and duchess who were burdened
with a double last name, such as Kelly
Angus.
The Californian was in an awful
stew from the time the dinner started
as to how he should address the host
ess in case he fell into conversation
with her, but finally, when the oppor-
tunity came, he proved himself every
inch a diplomat.
The duchess, it seems was apologize
ing for the dinner not being more for
NAL, or something like that, and the
newspaper man, desiring to make her
feel at ease, just reached his right
hand across the table, took the hostess
by the hand, and said:
"Oh, that's all right, Mrs. Kelly, all
Of us like good home cooking
Washington Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
Clever Work of Detectives Solves
"Great False Teeth
Mystery"
Thief GRABS POCKETDOQK
New York Sleuth Finds Jewels In
Awning Repairer's Pocket and
the Artificial Masticators in
an Ash Can.

New York.-Clever work on the part
of Detective ~Sergeants Joseph Leonard
and Thomas Appel solved a robbery
which might otherwise have remained
on the record as the great false teeth
mystery"
James K. Andrews, a banker, dis
covered that a set of false teeth which
he recently installed did not function
with the celebrity promised by his den
fist. Mrs. Andrews started with them
to the dentist for adjustment.
Mrs. Andrews had the teeth in her
p~ocketbook along with $75 iI bills.
AS she was leaving the apartment the
bell rang. Mrs. Andrews placed the
pocketbook on a nearby couch as a
maid opened the door and admitted
a stranger, who announced that he
was there to repair an awning.
Mrs. Andrews went to an adjoining
room, but when she returned the peck
etbook with the SIS and the artificial
masticators had disappeared. She tel
ephoned for the detectives.
Telephones for Detectives.
They responded with alacrity and
after listening to Mrs. Andrews story
of the vanishing of the false teeth,
resorted to the old Sherlock Holmes
system of deduction. Footprints on
the Persian rugs Of the Andrews
apartment revealed that the awning
repairer had found it imperative TO
change the scene of his operations to
another apartment in the house. There
they went.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
AccoIades for Children Who
Fight the Disease.
HKnighthood" Prize for Battle Against
White Plague IN the United
States.

Washington.-Through the agency
Of Major B. J. Lloyd Of the United
States health service, accolades will be
held in virtually every school in the
country when the second annual tour
nament of the modern health crusade
comes to an end this school year.
This was the statement made at the
National tuberculosis association Of
fees, where 'iio crusade was organized
and where re new tournament was
announced. The tournament held
simultaneously all over The country
for 10 weeks. begins with the opening
of the term this fall.
Last year. the FIRST In which the an
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
American Red Cross Courier Is
Not MoIested by Bandits
in Balkans.
FACES MANY DIFFICULTIES
Life of Balkan Courier Is Far From
Simple-Travels Take Her to
All Parts of the Intricate
Balkans.

Bucharest-A New York young
woman, with a smile, a dog and a tan
leather dispatch bag, is Drawing the
floods, torn up railroads, broken
bridges, snow-clad mountain passes
and all the other hardships that make
up the substance of present-day travel
in the Balkans.
She is Mrs. Helen Grannis, formerly
librarian in the New York Public
library. The smile is the famous
Grannis smile that carries her through
all sorts of unexpected difficulties in a
country where difficulties are real.
That smile decided the American Red
Cross authorities to give to her a po-
sition as courier. The dog is a eau
Gasian shepherd, half wolf, which was
given to Mrs. Grannis by an admiring
Roumanian peasant woman. And the
dispatch bag contains valuable papers
for the American army and the Red
Cross which Mrs. Grannis delivers
from headquarters in Bucharest all
oyer the intricate Balkans.
Life Far From Simple.
The life of a Balkan courier Is far
from simple. Railroads have been de-
stroyed everywhere. Bridges are lying
in the beds of streams. Roads in
many districts are morasses Of mud,
Through the mountain districts roam
bands of comitadji who prey upon lone
travellers.
Mrs. Grannis has braved her way
through everything. When she cannot
camiOnette, a cart drawn by a water
buffalo. She is familiar with narrow
gauge railways that threaten to roll
off the mountains into gorges. She
knows the wheeze and strain of a me
lunged river steamboat, painting
against a six-mile current. She can
cross q bridgeless stream on horse
back or with a rowboat.
And with the nonchalance of a sub
way straphanger she drops from one
mountain top to another on the swing
ing aerial cables left behind by the
enemy armies of occupation.
Smile Takes Her Through.
She has has met bandits but invaria.
bly,, with her smile, with the ~. s.
on her uniform and her talent for tight
places, she has won through unmo.
Tested.
Mrs. Grannis' travels start at Bucha-
rest. The cities she makes" include
Belgrade, Sarajevo, Ragusa, Cettinje,
Podgoritza, Tirana, Scutari and Sa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20

pound my husband wanted me to try it
/ took it for a week and felt q little bet
ter. kept it up for three months, and
! feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. Mrs.
J. WoRTHLrNE, 2S42 North Taylor St.,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are so many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
Is invariably a weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache, irritability and depression = and
soon more serious ailments develop.
It is at suchperiods In life that LydiaE.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore a normal healthy condition, as
It did to Mrs. Worthline.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
EX- KAISER CASTS FEAR ASIDE
Will Dispense With Dutch State Pc.
lice at His New House at
Doom.

Amerongen, Holland.-It Is reported
that the former German emperor has
so far recovered from fears Of mo-
lestation that when he moves into his
new house at Doom, the Dutch police,
who have been constantly on guard
about the Bentinck castle here since
his arrival, will be relieved of dut'
There are no walls or meats about Il
house of Doom, which is visible and
easy of access from the main highway.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
HER SMILE is
HER SAFEGUARD


Ionika. 1t does not matter to her. On
her latest trip she carried a, letter
from the governor of Albania to Col.
Henry w. Anderson of Richmond, Va,
Balkan commissioner for the Red
Cross, thanking the American people
for the relief work done in his country.
Her first work for the Red Cross
was with the bureau of personnel in
Paris, where she labored nights, days
and Sundays getting personnel off to
the front. She left Paris January /,
1919, to join the Balkan commission,
and at length was permitted to take
the courier position which she insisted
on having.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20

ing the II health chores for the Is
weeks they will not only receive their
titles, but will win badges and pins
for the lesser ranks Of page and squire,
and gold and silver buttons for the
ranks of knights and knights ban
neret. They will also win banners
showing their class has been 100 per
cent successful in the ~-1sade.
This is n Of the vital phases Of
the fight against the white plague,
which will be directly affected by the
G of the countrywide campaign
of education 0 being conducted by
the National tuberculosis associa.
ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
War Lid Of ssaccarat.

Paris.-Baccarat is again allowed In
the clubs, since the ratification Of the
peace treaty. As soon as the ban we
lifted a veritable frenzy of gambling
set in all over Europe. 1t Is estimated
$1,000,0O0,0OO was won and lost in the
first night after the game was re
sumed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
outauessed Him.

Pauline Lord went to call on Will
liam Harris, Jr., anent an engagement
Just before he set sail for Europe.
"What's your salary" demanded
Harris, after the other details had
been discussed, Miss Lord told him.
"Ouch!' decried the manager, vino
ing at the sum-.
"Why, don't you think I'm worth
lt?' Miss Lord asked.
eyes," admitted Harris, ''but ! didn't
think you did"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
COLD ON CHEST
N Sore THROAT
ENDED OVERNIGHT
You Get Action with M~ustarine-It
Drives Out Pain In Half the Time
1t Takes other Remedies - It's
the Quickest Pain Killer
on Earth.

Stops coughing almost instantly; ends
sore throat and chest colds over night.
Nothing like 1t for neuralgia, lumbago,
neuritis and to speedily drive away rheu-
matte pains and reduce swollen joints.
Mustarine Is the original non-blistering
prescription that takes the place but is
10 times as efficient as Grandmother's old
fashioned mustard plaster. Use it for
sprains, strains, bruises, sore muscles,
stiff neck, swellings, sore, painful or
frosted feet and chilblains. Be sure it's
Begy's Mustarine In the yellow box.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
Hen Decides Own Case
in Court; Goes Home

Sharon, Pa.-Ownershlp of a
hen worth 81, alleged by a Sha-
ron man to have been stolen by
a neighbor, was decided by the
bird.
The neighbor, a woman, when
arraigned before Justice Hugh
Jones, declared the chicken be-
longed to her. Constable Harry
Calvin was directed by Justice
Jones to take the hen and re-
lease it some distance from the
homes of the plaintiff and de-
PENDANT, who agreed to abide by
the decision of the bird.
The chicken strutted off to the
plaintiffs yard. The defendant
was compelled to pay $3.50 costs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20

moSt OF Tue
time. / went to q
doctor and he said
! had v indi-
gestion, which ad-
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most Of
the time - and he
said if / could not
stop that, l could
not get well. l
heard so muchabout
Lydia E. Pinkhan's
Vepetahla Com.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
Malay Archipelago.

When you leave the east coast Of
Africa, you strike across the Indian
ocean, following the equator, which.
cuts Sumatra and Borneo in halves.
1t is in the forests of those great is
lands that our somewhat less neal rel
atives, the o~rang-outangs, reside. ALI
of the Malay archipelago (Which prop.
erly includes the Philippines) might
be described as a partly submerged
continent, and no great amount Of
geologic uplift would be required to.
convert it into a single land mass
nearly as big as Australia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20

Durable strings for lacing machine
belts are sometimes made Of eel skins
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20

Caused by
ACid-StOr1acl1

Millions of people-tn fact about out Of
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There are other stomach disorders which
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are, nevertheless, traceable to an acid
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biliousness. cirrhosis of the liver, rheuma-
tism, impoverished blood, weakness, insom-
mia, melancholia and a long train of phys
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We have thousands of letters telling Of
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your druggist has EAToNIc. Get a big
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pal was veryweak,
always tired, my back ached, and / felt
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-11-20

A summer girl has many engage
ments. but the telephone girl gets the,
most rings.