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The local league lemon advises the
1eaguers hereabout to send their wo-
men to the local business men with in
Btructions to come across with money
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LETTER OF A PIONEER.


The hardships during the early
years Of the settlement Of this region
were caused LAS we all know by
crop failure year after year, from
lack Of moisture during the hot SUM
mer months between the periodical
rains Of spring and autumn. Dur
ing that dry period-and often before
the spring rains prairie fires swept
the country unchecked, by reason Of
which the grass was short and thin,
and the ground dry and hard as the
road; and, Of course, the heavy pre-
cipitation Of water in both spring and
fall would run Of into the creeks and
in a few hours after the rain ceased,
the ground was dry and hard. as be-
fore the rain. After the country be-
came somewhat settled up, and con-
siderable ground broken, the settlers
could check the fires, and the grass
grew taller and thicker and a mulch
was formed that would hold the water
to be raised into the atmosphere by
the sun and be returned to the ground
very soon) in local showers. And
crop failures became less and less
frequent, and the country grew pros
porous. And now crop failure is
very rare.
The sad conditions that surrounded
the early settlers, their suffering and
hardships are not pleasant to contem-
plate, but it might benefit the young
generation that did not have to en-
dure those hardships to know what
it cost their parents and grandparents
ITO make it possible for them to
possess the Injuries of the present
day.
In those days we were fortunate if
we had load or two of wheat, and a
horse team to haul it to Eureka "a
three days trip, and get sevsnty-five
cents a bushel for it. A good "sod
house," and comfortable pole and
straw stable were considered luxuries.
Homemade tables and bedsteads were
good enough, and nail kegs and boxes
served well in place of chairs. And
a hay mattress was all right. 1 have
many time, walked to Winona, ~
miles, for my mail, and felt happy
if found a letter in the postoffice
from my dear one away back in Penn
sylvania. have more thAn once
known some young man to wait two
days in Pollock to get ride to Dale
country, rather than walk the twelve
miles.
have in these letters tried to give
somewhat of my own experience as a
pioneer of forty years. Of our ups
and downs" as family, of the light
and shade, the sunshines and the
shadow of life in new country.
Why can't others of the old pioneers
tell of their experience open their
hearts to their neighbors, as have
mine; get into sympathy with each
other. Let us compare our expert
ences. Have q friendly chat through
the columns Of the Record. And let
the women take part also. They have
the same right and privileges as the
men now, and let them improve the
privileges they have fought 40 years
to obtain.
Grandpa Tracy.
n . =
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for the league, or suffer boycott.
Go to it, Lemon.
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To Measure Day.

TO M6a0UtO ONy.
The length of the day and night at
any time Of the year may be easily as
certained by doubling the time Of the
SUMS setting for, the length Of the day,
and doubling the time Of its rising for
that of the night.
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Jeweiry Designing Taught
Jewelry designing is taught in some
If the schools If Cincinnati
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Omcial County Newspaper
The Pioneer Paper Of Enamons County
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
Establlshed 1884

The Record is entered at the Linton.
North Dakota, Postoffice as second
class matter:
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GERMAN BAPTIST CHURCH. Ser.
vices every second Sunday at 1880 ann
and in evening at pm. Sunday
school every Sunday at 1880 a. m.
REV. RUDOLPH LUCHs
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THIRD JUDICIAL sp1srn1cr :.

Frank p. Allen. Presiding Judge
z Fred A.. Oliver, stenographer
Geo. "a. Mckenna. Associate Judge
g. H. Olsen. stenoErapher
Key: e. y. Mewcomb. Juvenile Court
Intosh Counties.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Sunday School 1880 p. M: Epworth
League. 6:45 p. M; Preaching, 1880 D.
M; Prayer Meeting, Wednesday eve
nirg, 1880.
NATHAN L. ROCKWELL, Pastor
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Subscribe for the Record
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EVANGELICAL CHURCH. c.urch :.
II O'clock every fourth Sunday. Even.
ing services at 1880. Sunday school at
10 q. m. every Sunday.
REV. SAUNDERS.
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ROYAL xElcHBoRs. Linton 1,dr,
No. $3.50. - :
LILLIAN LANG. Oracle.
ETA JUNGE. Recorder.
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EMMOAS COUNTY RECORD
LINTON. NORTH DAKOTA

f. b. sTREETER. Publisher
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CLUBS

1d kNsG Na ;, OF PYTH1As, Linton
eSeaing no Vi viat Meet every Thursday
1cHAS. PAuLsoN, c. C..
r. l.. ALBERTSON, K. r. c.
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|, LINTON CHAPTER q. ORDER on
EASTERN = STAR Meets every arst
ana third Tuesday. Visiting member.
always welcome.
STELLA FoGLE, w. M.
OT1LLA MEIER, Sec.
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Pollock, s. D.. May 1e.
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AMERICAN EFGI0N.

]AHAAs1S1OAN LEGION $3.50 q
Dan R. Richardson Post, American
Legion. Meets First and Third Fri
day OF each month, Linton. North
Dakota. Visiting soldiers, sailors and
marines welcome. @'s
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MODERN wooDMRN or AMERICA
Linton Lodge No. 1920.
]. A. LANG. Consul.
The New York herald., 1921-02-14
War on the Rat.

The campaign against the rat, that
persistent enemy to public health and
economic prosperity, inaugurated by
the Biological Survey deserves the
active and whole hearted support Of
all citizens.
It is estimated by the Survey that
the United States harbors 100000
OF the rodents-roughly one for each
human inhabitnnt-and that each of
them consumes at least 81 worth Of
food each year. This would bring the
direct loss from depredations of the
rats up to total of S200,000,000.
la the appeal from Washington the
Importance OF community work against
rats is emphasized. II there is q
lack Of thorough cooperation results
will be negligible Everybody is asked
to use effective traps and poisons in
rat infested places, and the necessity
Of a prolonged campaign is explained.
Preparations of bariGm carbonate re-
Gently developed by the Biological Sur
vey have been found effective poisons,
and these are now available. Rat
proofing of buildings with cement and
tin Is recommended and an appeal is
made to keep all food for live stock
in metal containers Old and i'll kept
buildings, especially outhouses, are
typical breeding places.
In the past steam and sail vessels
have been conveyers Of great numbers
Of rats. and the sporadic cases of bu-
bonic plague and typhus encountered
IN the United States are attributed to
rats brought TO us in foreign bottoms.
The Federal authorities recommend
that all ships coming to our ports be
thoroughly fumigated and that haw-
ser guards be used in order TO prevent
the vermin gaining land. State laws
and city ordinances should be in
yoked to supplement- Federal regula-
tion to bring this about.
When It is known that rats breed
Eve or six times every year and that
litters average ten in number some
idea of the menace of the destructive
rodent may be gained. The fact that
Il Is q danger TO the life and prop
erty of the community should never
be lost sight Of In the conduct OF the
campaign for It's determination.
The New York herald., 1921-02-14
Strike No Longer q Strike.

An important distinction as to
strikes was drawn by Justice STRONG
of the Supreme Court in Queens county
in a decision which he rendered on
Thursday against the Queens county
organization of the Amalgamated Tex
tile Workers Union ana in favor Of
the William Wicle Ribbon Company
Of Glendale. He ruled that although
the members of the union might be on
strike against the company there was
no strike existing In the company's
factory. The men were therefore
restrained permanently from keeping
pickets, patrols or spies IN or about the
premises, from following employees
Of the company and from represent
ing to them that there is at present
any strike.
There was n strike by The members
OF the union employed In the COM
pany's factory some time ago. rbe
company Immediately filed all the
~'rlkers' places and pronounced the
81 ci lent closed. The union pursued
the usual tactics Of argument and
persuasion. causing uneasiness among
the new employees. The company
then sued out n temporary order for
bidding molestation Of its workers.
In the arguments. upon the appli
cation for making the injunction per.
manent the company laid stress on
denial Of the strike as real condi.
tion. Since Il had filled all the places
in the factory IL had no further con
cern with the so-callcd strikers. who
had no longer any relation whatever
with the company or It's business but
were simply former employees.
There Is an obvious appeal to com
mon sense In this position. So Ions
rs On establishment remains short o.
workers and there is possible settle
ment with seceders It may be ccnsid
The New York herald., 1921-02-14
Pipes for Women?

There Is a good deal Of talk about
women taking UP the smoking Of
pipes. OF course they haye~smoked
pipes In other times, and 1t has been
noted by travellers that ladies past
the age Of IS smoke pipes gracefully.
The recent talk, however, is of modern
young women aud brier, rather than
clay, pipes.
We can tell any young woman who
contemplates abandoning the ciga-
rttte for the pipe that there is a great
deal OF buncombe about pipes and the
comfort that is supposed to result
from their smoking.
In the first place, pipe burns the
tongue Of novice, and q new pipe
often burns the tongue Of a veteran.
A pipe Is an instrument of torture to
its owner until 1t has been smoked
half dozen times.
Nobody smoking pipe is permitted
to sit in a restaurant or any other
properly conducted place where the
feelings OF sensitive persons are con-
sldered. A pipe is supposed to emit
a delightful odor, and il does-but to
the smoker only. Other persons are
repelled.
Ninety per cent. OF the nonsense
spoken and written about the pleas
ure Of smoking pipe comes from
young men who strike pose. They
are always talking and writing about
their pipes. rarely does the devotee
of the cigar or the cigarette bore
other persons with the details Of his
tobacco habit.
There nre thousands, millions, Of
men who really enjoy smoking a pipe.
Most Of them have been ut It for
years. But nobody who has tried
smoking In all its forms pretends that
pipe is as luxurious and aromatic
as cigar or as clean, inoffensiye and
harmless as Il cigarette.
The ladies would do well to walt
until they ore as before taking up
the pipe.
The New York herald., 1921-02-14
Joaquin Miller Also.
A Poet Whose Script Was Illegible,
Like Shakespeare Signatures.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Our very
genial and much loved Marse Henry
says In discussing the authorship OF
shakespeare's plays that five Of Shake
speare's signatures have been discovered
and they show him 10 be illiterate."
For the benefit of the general public
will Mr.. watterson please explain how
and In what manner they show Shake
speare to be illiterate? Are they simply
a more or less !ndeclpherable scrawl?
II is notorious fact, whether by nature
or affectation, that the scrip OF many
Of the most brilliant authors Is anything
but copper plate. I had q number Of
letters from Joaquin Miller and was
forced to send them to the business
Office to have tho clerks decipher them.
Sometimes 1t took several days TO turn
the mass of zigzag scratches into legi-
BILE English. Was Joaquin Miller there
fore illiterate?
Docs Mr.. Wattefson mean that the
documents 20 which these Shakespeare
signatures are attached are illlterate
The old English Of that day looks hit
crate to Us and there are many places
in the plays where the ordinary rules OF
grammar and syntax are deliberately
set aside. Does that show illlteracy?
FLoREScE McLANDHufdm.
AwRoN. OhioI February 8.
The New York herald., 1921-02-14
Industrial Art Exhibition.

The exhibition arranged by the Inter
national Revival of Industrial Art was
inspected yesterday afternoon by invited
guests at SIC Fifth avenue. the residence
of Mrs. William Alexander, and will be
open to the public beginning to-day.
The organization aims to aid crafts
men in all countries and places hand
made objects of art or utility within
access of the New York public. A high
level of merit had been attained in the
opening exhibition, which includes hand
doomed fabrics from Perugia, laces from
various Italian towns, textiles by the
mountaineers of South Carolina, rugs
and textiles from workers in Nantucket
SC Many we'll known artists have also
contributed, including Prince Paul Trou-
betskoy, Miss Maud Mason, Mrs. Dor
othy O'Hara Ralph Flint and Dorothea
Ltzinger Mrs Sarah Purdy Lewis is
director OF the organization.
Among the New York patrons of the
institution, many of whom were present
yesterday, are Mrs. Charles B. Alex
ander, Mrs. George Barnett, Mr. Chester
II. Aldrich. Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies Mr.
Frederic r. Coudert, Mr.. Ralph Adams
Cram, Princess OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DR. Charles l.. Dana. Mrs. Newbold lie
Roy Edgar. Bertram c.. Goodhus,
Mrs. John Lowell Gardner. Mr.. +. Bur-
rail- Hoffman Jr Mr.. Grant La Fargo
Mr.. Frederick w. MaoMonnies. Mrs. T.
j. Oakley Rhinelander. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Mr.. Charles Elliot Warren.
Mrs Hamilton Fish Webster and Mrs
NJ Orme Wilson.
The New York herald., 1921-02-14
Cansda's Trade Wisdom.

Canada being particularly placed
as n producer Of field crops TO ex-
pcrleuce the full effect Of the drop In
prices OF agricultural products, the
question arises as to why the noises
Of disaster incident 20 deflation have
been emanating from almost every
other part OF the globe except the
dominion. No special providence
protects Canada from the trials of
experienced elsewhere.
The answer. therefore, must be that
Canadian farmers and Canadian busi-
ness men hove found the precious
formula which mltlgates the more
severe pains Of liquidation. Further
these farmers and business men not
only found the formula but acted
upon II.
It would be a mistake to suppose
ihat Canada has escaped oil hard
ships; to assume anything like that
would be to assume the impossible
In the last half % 1920 prices Of
grain and fodder dropped 375 per
cent. or more than one-thlrd; Of cat
tie and beef, pos por cent; Of hogs
The New York herald., 1921-02-14
MONDAY. FEBRUARY Il. 1924.
Our National Safety.

No great nation is safe without
ample military and naval strength
with which to defend itself against a
foreign enemy or to compel its rights
IN the world Of nations.
The unwisdom Of America. big and
powerful nation that she was, skin
ming along in niggardiy way as
ninth rate military and naval power
before the war fell upon the world in
1914. is now too well known to call
for discussion.
Have we learned nothing from the
great war? Judging from the atti-
tude of the advocates OF a small navy
and a miserable little army in respect
of size. we may assume that we have
not.
There has been no time since the
development Of big world expansion
when prudence and far vision called
80 loudly and 50 positively for that
national insurance for peace that is
found in a powerful navy and al
army big enough TO complement the
navy.
This Is q time of unparalleled world
upheaval. There are many causes
contributing to this upheaval. No
human mind nor any nation In this
situation can see clearly the outcome
of this tense period with its many
unsolved questions.
Because of these world disturb
anoes isn't 1t more urgent than ever
before that we be prepared for what
ever may break loose, and being thus
prepared bring to bear on the world
a restraining influence?
The New York herald., 1921-02-14

cred that a strike continues. But,
plainly, there is time when the con-
dition comes to an end that is as
suredly reached when the company
no longer has places 10 I'LL. Justice
STRONG adopts the side of good sense
as good law. His ruling is likely to
form an important precedent.
1t is apparent that il an employer
against whom a strike has been called
is able 10 ill the vacancies caused by
that strike, and. having done this,
to establish the fact his plant is In
operation, and then be relieved by
court order from picketing and the
other weapons OF strikers he viii be
able to conduct his business much
more easily and much less extensively
than under a system which permits
men who have Quit their jobs TO re-
main indefinitely about his establish
ment seeking to deter their success
scrs from working.
The New York herald., 1921-02-14

John Hays Hammond and Daniel willard
will speak at the opening sessions of the
convention of the National Civic Federation'
Hotel Astor beginning at 1890 A. NJ
The transit situation will be discussed az
a dinner OF the Republican County Com
mittee, Cafe Boulevard +. NJ
Valentine Day party for the European Re-
lief Council, Hotel Biltmore,. 1880 p. M.
Thomss Mott 3sSGrne % sve 81 the s9 enr
Branch Y. w. G. A.. 600 Lexington avenue.
{ :45 =. NJ.
Meeting OF anti-Tammany Democrats 20
discuss and form an orelnization, Hotel
Astor, S:l5 T.. NJ.
Section of biology. New York Academy Of
Sciences, meeting, American Museum OF
Central Park West. 1918 p. M
American Institute Of Mining and Meta
Societies Building, 20 West Thirty-nintn
street, beginning az Q A. NJ. ,,
County Judge J. Grattan macMahon wiz
speak at a meeting of the Society of Med!-
cal Jurisprudence at the Academy OF Meei-
cine, II West Forty-third street, $3.50 r. NJ.
Gov. Alec Grossbeck will speak at the an
York, Hotel Commodore. +. NJ.
Or. Henry Goddard Leach and Commander
John A. Cad will speak to members OF the
New York and New Jersey section wcman'a
department, National Civic Federation, NJ
the Cosmopolitan Club, 135 East Fortieth
save New York Committee. dinner. Del
monicos. 7:30 =. NJ
Miles NJ. Dawson win sepak on "Autono-
Forty-fourth street. s:15 =. NJ.
Costume ball benefit for htlss frankie
Bailey Hotel Pennsylvania, this evening.
Three Hundred and Twenty eighth Infantry
Association, annual election of officers, Sixty
ninth Regiment Armory, Lexington avenus
and Twenty-fifth street. $50 L. VI.
Dante League or America, study class.
National Arts Club, 10 Gramercy Park.
I. NJ.
Barbara Frietchie Post. American Legion.
meeting Hotel Pennsylvania, = Z. NJ.
Margaret Sanger will lecture Sex
Problems OF the Unmarried" at Stuyvesanr
Casino, f42 Second avenue, 1920 p. ".
Theology of the Anglo Catholic Congress
Papers," Lenten lecture by Or. Arthur w.
Jenhs, Church OF the Transfiguration. East
Twenty-nlnth street 8 7. NJ.
Public Service Commission, hearing on
| telephone rates. Hall of Records, 10 A. 1i.
and +. NJ.
elise p. Carey will talk to high school
classes on England In the Eighteenth Gem
tury," Mt Metropolitan Museum OF Art,
+. NJ.
Pan-American Society OF the United States.
meeting, Gj Liberty street. at noon.
Chicago Women's Club, luncheon, Hotel
Astor I i. NJ
Daughters OF Ohio, meeting. waldorf
| Astoria, 2 p. NJ.
Maryland Society. meeting, waldorf-As-
| tora, 8 T.. NJ.
A. a. Berle will lecture on Learning to
Teach at Town Han. 113 West Forty-third
street. II A. NJ.
| Danes OF Loyal Legion. meeting. Hotel
! McAipin. r. M.
| National Safety Council luncheon, Hotel
| Commodore, IL .3O Y. NJ.
The New York herald., 1921-02-14
Poor Service Expensive.
Efficient Railroad Operation, Not
Low Rates, the Real Need.

To THE NEW YORK HERA1D: In your
editorial article entitled Fixing the
Railway Waste" you refer to the fact
that under the new railroad law the
bill for this waste goes directly to the
public in traffic rates. This, however.
is only difference in name, for the cost
has always gone directly to the public,
IL not through an advance in rates then
In the shape of reduced service. The
cost OF poor service is the part OF our
transportation bin that does the damage
and not that which is paid over the
railroad counters
The present predlcament OF the rail-
roads should be the cause Of much ap-
prehension on the part of every think
ing person. This is not a question OF
the railroads earning operating ex-
penses. taxes, interest on fixed charges
and dividends, but one OF life and death
to industry.
One Of the prime requisites Of any
business is the right to conduct It's own
AFFAIRS. Without this right efficient
operation is impossible. In their effort
to free themselves of the labor agree
ments brought into existence during
Federal administration the railroads are
championing the cause OF the public at
large. They are endeavoring to elimi-
nate conditions which absolutely prevent
their rendering better service. Anything
else they may do to increase service will
be ineffective so long as they are unable
to regulate their own labor problems.
IL the railways are unable to render
proper transportation service. then in
eustries will not be prosperous. AS
transportation service improves so win
the prosperity OF industries increase.
The better the transportation service the
greater our competitive field for foreign
trade.
Poor service is expensive, no matter
low low the rates. For good service the
rate becomes immaterial. Freight rates
are not taxes but part of the cost of
production. Inefficient methods in any
Of the processes of production increase
lIlc pIlCc. IOOT transportation SeINlCc
is no exception. 1t reduces the turnover
OF capital, increases interest charges,
necessitates carrying larger stocks, more
warehouse space, more handling, &c.
Good transportation service reduces
these and many other costs. The de-
sired transportation service is that which
will reduce the cost OF production to a
minimum. The rate which will produce
such service is the only rate which will
decrease the bill for transportation.
The amount paid for transportation
is dwarfed to insignifioance when COM
pared with the cost OF poor service. If
the public wants to reduce its total
transportation bill let 1t support the rail-
roads in their effort to bring about bet
ter transportation service. II.
New York, February II.