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The courier-index., 1920-04-30
His Prior Right.

A major in the stevedore regiment 4employed one of his men to take care of his horses and do little chores around the yard. One day Sam came into the majors office. and he was some agitated man. After he had sa- lated he exclaimed. Major, I want to be relieved from dis hyar job right n0wT
 The major asked him why he didn't want the job any more.
 "Major, that thar job is good enun, but | just can't seem to get along with yo ail's wife Seems every time ] goes down to that thar house she puts me to doin' all kinds of chambermaid work and a-naggin' at me all a ther time, too"
 Then it was the majors turn. "Sam, I've been living with that woman for thirty-odd years now, and If there Is going to be anyone relieved it's going to be William Req Black, D. s. A.. in Judge.
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GOOD. DAIRY COWS MUST
 HAVE GOOD ATTENTION

Physical comfort, good feed and kind treatment are essentials if the highest possible returns are to be realized from the dairy herd says W. H. Woodley, dairy specialist with the Agricultural Extension Division.
 "A high producing dairy COW must be supplied with a plentiful amount of good feed, water and shelter in order for her to produce the best results" says MT. Woodley. "A balanced ration is desirable and the muscle building and fat producing foods should be mixed in the pro- portion suited to the cows needs. Suggested rations will be worked out for dairymen who make appli- cation to this office and furnish lists of the foods that are available for their cows.
 "A dairy COW has a highly devel- oped nervous system which is closely connected with circulation system and it is for this reason that any rought treatment given the COW all ways results in reduced flow of milk. Kind treatment always pays.
 "Grain should be fed to the high producing COW even while she is
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
This Toad Was q Warrant,

How she indulged in an experiment to determine the truth of the asser- ton recently made by Youths Com panion contributor that toads have homing instincts, and was disappoint- ed, Miss Dora Read Goodale tells in the Springfield Republican.
 Some time ago. she writes, I read that the unassuming toad has the ''homing instinct" to as great degree as the homing pigeons, and the asser- ton was supported by detailed ac- counts of various toads that were re- moved to a distance but returned to their native haunts even before their owner or landlord. Therefore, on a fine Sunday morning I caught in my garden portly toad, whose puffy cor pulency suggested that he had exe- cuted numberless flies, and, after tying a red thread round his leg like badge of honor, carried him. partly by au- tomobile and partly on foot three miles from home. q
 When I gently deposited him near a messy log by the wayside, he sat perfectly still for fullyitwo minutes, as If getting his bearings; then. after winking two or three times and catch ing an ant or two with his lightning tongue, he gave prodigIous leap and disappeared In the undergrowth. confess I had not much hope of seeing him again-and I never have.
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
Valuable materla, From Tree.

s'Biackboy" is a name commonly ap- piled to the peculiar grass-trees (Xan- thorrhoea) of western Australia, which grow to height of to 10 feet, and have thick blackened trunks with terminal tufts of wiry, grass-like leaves. The different species yield an abundance of fragrant resin In ex- periments by Henry Rowley, formerly city analyst of Perth, the materials obtainable from these plants were studied, and methods were devised for extracting and treating the gum, pith and fiber The company now formed for developing the products commercially has provided an equip ment of retorts, furnaces. condensers, receiving tanks, etc, sufficient for utii- ixing 6 considerable quantity of what has been a vegetable waste. Among tlse useful substances obtained are tars free from harmful acids, tar paulin dressings. rope tar and sanitary tar. iacquers, steam and refrigerating pipe tagging. stains and paints. pitches for marine insulating, phenol. benzol, alcohol, coke. potash. and pyroge- nous acid; and dyes, perfumes, form aiin and various varnishes are expect ed to follow.
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
WEALTH IN DETROIT RIVER
Waters Said to Conceal VaIuables That Would Easily Be Worth
 Millions of Dollars

While thousands are striving to stretch the shrinking dollar to meet the H. c. L. in Detroit these days, a fortune lies unclaimed in the bed of Detroit river. No one can estimate. even approximately, the value of the submerged treasure in dollars, but it is safe to assume that 1t will run into the millions.
 Marine divers testify to the tons of copper ingot. coal. machinery, un- salvaged vessels and money scattered along the river bed from Windmill Point to Detroit River light The banks and shelving beaches of the harbor line at and above Belle isle are in shallow water. but the bank of the undivided river section below the island is built out to deep water, and explorations are more difficult than near Belle isle
 In recent years 1t ~lhas been known that money and jewelry to the value of $500. 900 has been lost in the river. One rum runner lost $500 in wallet while trying to escape federal officers by Jumping overheard from a boat. A wealthy woman dropped S7,O00 necklace from passenger boat when the string of gems broke as she leaned over the boats rail.
 James McCabe, immigration in- spector, who patrols the Canadian bor- der for Chinese smugglers, .affirms that within the past ten years smugglers drowned Chinese to escape immigra- tion officers who pursued the snug gler's boats, and in nearly every case the drowned Chinese had large sums of money concealed in their clothing. Neither the bodies nor the money have been recovered because the feet of the drowned Chinese were weighted with iron.
 The engines of sunken wrecks if salvaged, would be as good as new today, marine engineers say, and their sale would bring large profits to sal vagers.
 A rumor is current in local marine circles that syndicate is forming to operate in Detroit river at certain point. kept secret, in the hope of recov- ering lost treasures. Just what treas ures the syndicate seeks Is not re vealed.
 Detroit police department officials say that the river holds the loot of many burglaries fin Detroit. The thugs and cracksmen who dropped the loot Into the river. evidently noted care fully the direction of the currents so that at some opportune time they could return to recover their spells.
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
No nMvte notorious MIItons.r

There are no mute. inglofious Mil tons," although there are many inglo- rious persons who imagine that they are Miltons, writes St. John Ervine in the Manchester Guardian. A Milton may be ''inglorious" for period, but he is never mute" for moment. Even the inglorious persons who imagine that they are MiItons. when they would be much better employed as haber- dashers, are never mute. They are as a rule, more articulate than the Mill tons, for they put into their tongues what they are unable to put into their pens.
 The problems of society in dealing with men of genius Is not how to en- courage them but how to keep them in order. It is probably true that in a disorganized nation the average intel ligent man, if he be reared in poverty, will fail to rise to his level, but it is equally true that the man of genius, however harsh his circumstances may be, will find his level as certainly as water does.
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
! ALL ARE TALLER LYING DOWN
Fact Which at First Seems Peculiar ss Easily Susceptible of Scien-
 tfic Proof.

How many people are aware that we are shorter when standing than when lying, and taller In the morning than ain the evening?
 An Englishman was the first to dis cover this, but afterward Doctor Marand of the Royal academy of France made several experiments to prove the theory. He found after a years trial that usually in the night he gained almost thTee-eighths of an inch, and lost almost as much during the day. The cause of this is to be found in the different state CT condi- tion of the cartridges which go to make up the spine.
 The joints of this part of our bod les are separated and yet joined by particular bony substances, every one of which has a springy residence. These are capable of yielding on all sides without bending the backbone or spine itself. Of course. the difference Is scarcely perceptibe in one joint alone, but the combined effect is ap- preciable. Naturally, when the spine Is supporting the weight of the head it Is liable to contract, and we are tall CT after lying down for some time than after we have been walking about all day with our bodies in an upright position. with the spine sup porting the weight of the head.
 At night tinle when we lie down in more or less horizontal position, these top parts do not weigh so heav- fly, and the springy muscles being ex- banded, our spines consequently be- come longer
 Another proof of this is to be found in the increase of height sometimes experienced by invalids who have spent long time in bed; and also in the fact that the more rest a young child has, the taller he will grow.-London Tit-Bits *sssezss
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
RAISE EARLY UNIFORM
 TOMATOES BY pp,m

Pruning and stalking tbo {.
 plants will give earIier As 1onata that will be more uniform 'Omatoa and shape. The fruit sbonIa n slae allowed to touch the grouna rom not bs yield will probably not be anu anu The CT as result of pruning any and great ls ing m .I but , the quality and Nea earlsas. i'al o1 m Ine yleid will be affected mes This will also allow plants ' :. closer in the rows, two and ba,, sJ set three feet being good 2 aia laf to1 with three and a half feet bp,ssalfs po. the rows and the plants ao oDes.eea ;ss apart in the rows will be suff;a: fasaes 2 room. 'clenl. The stakes should be from inch to one and a half ;,.9 0ne square and five or six feet Asnes iaN and driven into the groura i0lg enough so that they will be N fla ra
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
HANDLING OF
 EGGS CAUSES SPOILAGE

Arkansas producers of poultry and
 eggs are making big gains over former years in their poultry work. It is interesting to note in nearly every section of the state the ma terial advance made in the way of better farm flocks and greater at tention to housing. Farmers are realizing now as never before the value of a we'll bred flock of hens which have been well cared for and which are a source of pleasure in other ways aside from financially. However, for most of us the finan- cial side of the question is the one of the most importance and so we shall consider is especially from that angle.
 Prof. Benjamin of Cornell Agri- cultural College has given us some suggestions in the following state ment which are just as important to us as to others who are in this business. He says, "Poultrymen have obligations to their community and to the country at large to help reduce the cost of living by eff ciently and properly handling the eggs ITOH ll1elI llOCkS. MdIly 'ldl IIl- CTS to not realize that an important reason why the farmer receives so much less for his eggs than the consumer pays for them, is that at least thirteen eggs must leave the farm for each dozen purchased by the consumer, and probably not over four first quality eggs reach the consumer for each dozen eggs sold by the farmer to the country buyer. The quality of the eggs gradually deteriorates from the time they are laid until they are consumed. Careful study shows that over one half of this deterioration often occurs on the farm"
 Farmers can do much to prevent the usual large loss on eggs if they will provide nests for their hens and so prevent many eggs being le:d in the weeds, under the barn and many other undesirable places. The eggs should be gathered once day and twice daily in hot weather. After gathering them place in a cool place which is dry. Do not put in wet cellar or other damp places. Market the eggs twice week during warm weather. When taking them to town be sure and keep them out of the hot sun as heat is the great enemy of eggs, especially if they are fer
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
Some Feat.

Mother was out for the evening, so father was putting the son and heir to bed. Moreover he was beginning to realize why his wife was so tired in the evening.
 "Now, Ronaldw he said sternly, when the blankets had been drawn over the little figure, remember that ! will be very cross if you aren't good boy when I have gone downstairs"
 He left the room reassured by the awed silence which followed his words. But he had hardly reached the foot of the stairs when shrill voice yelled:
 "Come and tuck me In, farver!"
 He lost his temper.
 "I won'tl" he retorted. Get out and tuck yourself in"
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
Swift Ships for Pacific.

sharp competition between the Canadian Pacific ocean services and the Nippon Yusen Kaisha bids fair materially to reduce the time of trans Pacific travel. The former is adding 22 2OO0- ton passenger steamer to the two now in the service, the running lime of which is nine days from Van- coayer to Yokohama and l7 days to H0RgiS0ng.
 TAe Japanese company has three hoasa under construction, each ol about 30.O00 tons, and 1t expects that these will make the run from Yoko- hama to Seattle in eight days.
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
COULD NOT STOOP
 ID TIE HIS SHOE
Gets Rid of Attenuation and Gains Twenty Four Pounds by Talk
 ing Tanlac.

"Tanlac not only added twenty four pounds to my weight but put me in as good health as I ever was in my life" said Augustus Heihs, a well-known farmer of Morton, H.
 'sFor four years Is was troubled with rheumatism and indigestion, ," he continued, land many a day I gave clean out while working in the field and had to lie down until got strength enough to get back to the house. My rheumatism was so bad that every morning 1 had to rub my legs before could stand up and my back was so stiff and painful that it nearly killed me to stoop over. My joints, too, were so stiff and sore that I could not bend over to tie my shoes. My appetite was very poor and when I did eat anything l was in misery for hours afterwards. I was hardly ever able to get a good nights rest because my kidneys were so badly out of order, and last spring my condition go so bad I wasn't able to work and for several weeks I could hardly get out of the house.
 The man I hired to take my place recommended Tanlac so high ly that I began taking it, and to make long story short, I haven't 3 pain in my body now and I can do hard a days work as any man. 1 eat three square meals a day, di- gest them perfectly and sleep like a top every night. In fact, I could not ask to be in better health, and all the credit is due to Tanlac."
 Tanlac is sold in Marianna by all leading druggists.
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
War pivorces Increase.

The postwar divorce crush in Eng land is steadily increasing and it was declared in London that no diminution is in sight. There were 1925 unde- tended cases in the January list of the divorce court and new list is being prepared to take care of the surplus cases. The big increase in divorces is attributed to the upheaval in social conditions caused by the war.
The courier-index., 1920-04-30

grazing on good pastu,.
 amount of grain to be s' s' lbs largely upon the amo,,as asu depead produced in the past,,s. 0i sraa should be fed carefullu enia just before and after 7 s,, a0Veya. the COW supplied with sor,a g and laxative roughness sucb e ' of the ieguminous hays. These nrsas.' s,ass and are also preventatives, in sss sss'''' against udder troubles tt aesree most likely to occur witb siat an ly bred, heavy producino M sne high.
The courier-index., 1920-04-30

Ramon De Valera is likened to George Washington as the father of his country, one difference, how ever, being that when revolution was decided on George Washington was on the job at home.- -Indianap- oils News.
The courier-index., 1920-04-30
Nautical Information.

Tenderfoot--Why do you have knots m the ocean instead of miles7
 First Class Scout Well, you see they couldn't have the ocear tied if there were no knots.-Yale Record.
The courier-index., 1920-04-30

tile.
 Remove the male birds from the flock as soon as the matching season is over and stop the loss of blood by ringed eggs which is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in Arkansas.
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out west.

seRe want some rope
 q have some at $4 pound aiso sosne at Sc. What do you want IL f0rT'
 @To Ignch profiteer" 'sIake your choice at 4O cents T Louisville Courier-Journal.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-25
OFFERING THE JUDAS KISS

1t is reported that Townley does not
expect to put a candidate in the field
in opposition to Miss Nelson, thereby
hoping to propitiate the women of the
state. Evidently the great leader of
the socialists thinks the women are
not posted on what has been done to
the Office of state superintendent, and
that they do not know that through
the work of Totten, and the other free
lovers the governor has placed in
charge of the schools, the office OF Miss
Nelson has been robbed Of all its pow
ers over the school and these powers
transferred to the very man the voters
disowned at the last election. Fortu-
nately most of the women read other
papers than the Socialist publica-
tions of Townley, Brinton, ct al, and
being aware of what has been done,
will scarcely kiss the hand that has
smitten them, although just now a
great deal of love is being expressed
by the Socialists for the women of the
state.-Beach Advance.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-25

At the last election Doyle received
314 votes for governor, Frazier 904.
Despite this three to one majority for
the league, Vinje issues the following
letter:
"To the Public:
l am informed that was endorsed
by the Non-Partisan League Conven-
ton which met in this city on March
10th instant for the Office Of States
Attorney. l wish to announce that
have carefully considered this endors-
ment and as I am not member of the
Non Partisan League nor in sympa
thy with its extreme socialistic legis-
lation, and further that altho there
are many good Republicans and good
Democrats that are members Of the
Nom Partisan League, still it seems
that the control Of the League, State
and County, is at present time, mainly
and strongly, in the hands of few
whom I cannot help but feel are rad
ical socialists.
I have always affiliated with the
Republican party.
For the reasons above mentioned,
I cannot see how I can conscientious
ly,. with due. justice to, the public and
myself, accept the endorsement.
l expect to be candidate for the
office Of County Judge, which Office 1
now hold, and for that position shall
appreciate the support of individual
voters of Kidder county, of whatever
party, utilization or belief.
ARNE WINE.
March II, 1920. Steele, N. D:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-25
ATHENEUMS WIN In
LAST BIG DEBATE

After an unavoidable postponement
from Tuesday because of the illness
of Miss Sonora Simonson, ishi]oma-
THAN debater, the final debate between
the Philomathian and the Alheneum
literary societies was held Friday
forenoon from 10 to IL o'clock in the
Auditorium. President Allen was the
presiding officer. Miss Simonson's
place on the Philomathian team was
taken by Ella Mae Boyd.
The Judges for the debate were
County Superintendent Nellie B.
Whitcher, Hon. Burl Carr, Attorney
Fred Fredrickson, Attorney J. o. Han
cett, and Miss Cook of the high school
faculty. The decision was four to
one for the negative arguments ON
the question and was won by the Athe-
neum Society. Individual placings
gave Miss Julia Bergen of the Athe-
neum Society first place and to Miss
Marjorie Beernink of the Philoma-
THAN Society was awarded second
place.
The Philomathian team consisted of
Mary Vol, Marjorie Beernink, and
Ella Mae Boyd, named in the order in
which each gave her constructive
speech. This team defended the af-
firmative side of the question, Resolv-
ed, that the mines should be nation
allied. The Atheneum team was
represented by Helen Mofitt, Julia
Bergen, and Louise Sheehan, named
in the order Of speaking.
This debate was the elimination of
a long series which have been held
for several weeks. Each debater had
Aer material well organized and put
vim and determination into her de-
livery. 1t was program worth hear
ing and strengthens this writer in the
belief that literary work is one of the
best things we have in the Normal
School.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-25
KEEPING UP THE WASTE

The need of a business admins
tration in Washington has never
been more forcibly impressed upon the
country than since the close of the
war, when revelations of prodigous
waste of millions dug up by patrio
tic people to prosecute the war have
been made time and again.
Not that alone but the waste, the
reckless extravaganza goes on apace
with no thought that burdened
people have anything to do but to pay
and keep on paying. Six billion dol
lars it is now said will be needed to
care for this years budget, and the
administration is deveting its time
to devising new forms of taxation
whereby to secure this staggering
sum. when it should be engaged ir
pairing down and trying to relieve the
people Of some Of the extraordinary
taxes levied as war measures.
Secretary Baker of the war depart.
ment whose dilatoriness in preparing
for the entry of this country in the
war was responsible for America s
failure to end the war year earlier
and whose delay was also the cause OF
the nation paying exorbitant prices
for war materials, seems to have tor
gotten that the war is over.
Army witnesses before House com.
mittees investigating war expendi'
lures abroad are telling of contracts
let within the last ninety days TO,
numbers of expensive trucks, cheml-
cal warfare supplies, artillery equip,
ment, soldiers shoes, and other sun
dries in quantities seemingly far If
excess of the needs of the new stand
ing army Of 100000 men. Coming Or
too of the testimony of the same wit
nesses of recent sales in France and
this country Of all these things II
staggering amounts because declared
surplus stock for which the army had
no further need the puzzled chalrmer
of the committees are amazed and are
introducing resolutions asking Secre'
tary Baker for information and eX,
planation Of his policy.
REPRESENTATIVE Bland who has done
this with regard to the buying in Jan
uary of IS "nnilitor tractors" at q
cost Of $500, 900 asked Major Genera!
G. w. Burr, director Of purchasing II
he did not think it was scandaious
when the country was grooming from
taxation to spend this amount for
tractors when he had testified that the
War Department had a lot Of trucks
after selling abroad and giving away
millions of dollars worth to other de.
partments, that would do the work OF
the "militor." just because it was new
tangled and little more up to date
The general thought that that was
reason enough. The country might
be hard up but the army he asserted
should never be allowed to get behind
the times and he was sure that II this
had been done previous to the great
war the country would have saved
money.-Mandan Pioneer.