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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
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OF course, there is.a portion of reaG-
ing quite Indispensable to a wise man.
History and exact science he must
learn by laborious reading. Colleges,
in like manner, have their indispens-
able Office to teach elements. But they
a only highly serve us, when they
aim not to drill but to create; when
they gather from far every ray of vari-
GUS genius to their hOspftable halls.
and, by the concentrated fires. set the
hearts of their youth on flame.
Thought and knowledge are natures in
which apparatus and pretension avail
nothing. Gowns, and pecuniary foun-
datiOns, though Of towns of gold, can
never coutervail the least sentence or
syllable on wit. Forget this, and our
American colleges will recede in their
public Importance, whilst they grow
richer every year.-Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
FOR BOYCOTT o. BILLBOARD


-gENGNz@%AE#A--l 49, a&IGEE
Declaring the automobile has made
the billboard a countrywide problem,
p. +. Hartman Of Boston, member Of
the Massachusetts, Civic league, adj
dressing q meeting Of the American
Civic association, said that there is
no best law or method for dealing
with the problem presented by the de-
faceInent Of both the city and the
country BIZ, outdoor advertising.
The public, 40 said. can bring RENE
dies to bear when 1t chooses to make
the effort. He suggested that one e.
fective method would be ts withhold
patronage from persons and firms en-
pleying this method Of publicity, and
said this would settle the whole prob
lem In . year.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18

be about 8 inches. To make it possible
to increase the depth when you want
to do so, provide al extension frame
like that shown in Fig. IL, to stand on
the edge Of the bottom frame. Sides
L Of this frame. will be OF the same
length as sides l, and ends NJ will be
Of the same length as ends ] and K.
Nail the sides to both ends. Prepare a
pair Of battens for each side and end
IN. Fig. 11), and nail these to the out
side OF the frame, with lower ends pro-
jecting, as shown. These strips will
overlap sides I and ends ] and X Of
the lower frame, and will hold the
frame In position. Nail the cross
piece o. across battens N at one end
Of the upper frame, to block out the
space between the battens and end Il.
The front end ~ the upper frame can
BE made removable, like end K, but
the frame will be stronger with It
nailed fl place.
II you have made this cart carefully
You W4lI be proud enough Of It to want
toS pairifs II. md II tier q name upon the
stdeS. These flashing touches viii add
great 1deaI tr s1ss csf1't's appearance
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
When the 8riton Got Home.

Englfshman and American sitting in
q 0 with four visible doors in 1t.
The American got weary Of doing moth
Ing, SO he said to Bob: "Ill bet you
S. there are Ave doors in this ROOM"
The Englishman replied: "What's
the matter with your. You can see
blamed well there are only four"
Americana am game. Put up your
money, and let's be doing something,
anyway.
The bet was made.
The American commenced to count.
'One door, two doors. three doors,
four doors, cuspidor, FIVE"
Englishman-Ha, ha! Bally good.
Wait till 1 get back to the old country
and I'll pull that one sure.
When the Englishman got back to
his club and found a room with four
doors, he pulled the joke. He com
menced to count: zone door. two
doors, three doors, four doors, spit
toon," and does not know yet where
his foot slipped.-Chicago Herald and
Examiner. Z
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
CONTROL OF SPOTTED B0RER
Best Friend Of Apple 0roWer In Dc.
stroying Most Injurious Pest
Is Woodpecker.

The best friend Of the apple grower
-so far as warfare on spotted apple
tree borers is concerned-is the wood
2ecker. Specialists Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture de-
clare that IL 1t were not for the wood
pecker this pest would be more wide
~ known and much more destructive.
Control Of the borer at present, how
ever, is not a difficult matter, accord
ing to department bulletin No. 888,
Which contains a full discussion Of
the pest and the best means for keep
ing its destruction within bounds.
Spraying apple orchards with ar
senicals for the codling moth and
other common insect pests kills many
adult borers, it is said. While small,
borers may be found and removed from
the trees very readily by pairing away
the bark over their burrows with q
sharp knife.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
MUST PROPOSE AMID NOISE
Curious Marrla0e Custom That still
Prevails In Some Of the Nor
wsgian Districts

Along the fjords of Norway the old
customs are fast dying out, just as
they seem swiftly to be passing n
every other country Of modern Europe.
But In some Of the ford sections one
may still witness q few Of the old
customs in all their ancient charm, and
sometimes their oldtime whimsicality
and love OF rough play-for instance,
Ia what happens when q young man
proposes and during the wedding cere-
mory.
In the district known as Sogn 1t has
been the custom for generations for
the boys Of the countryside to keep
such close watch on their brothers
that they know just when mi Is going
to ask his s~weetheart's parents for
her hand. Hardly has the young man
entered the house than from every side
comes the roar Of small cannon and
the rattle Of rifles fred in the air,
and the ringing Of bells and blowing
Of horns.
The day OF the wedding, however,
the bridegroom's old friends flock to
his side and playfully endeavor to
keep his courage high. That neither
he nor the bride escapes without due
share Of teasing Is clear In the fact
that sometimes as many as 200 guests
are at the wedding, and that the fes-
tivities may last an entire week.
The day when the nuptials r to be
celebrated fho hridn and ~hridn~r0nsn
their parents and other relatives and
the guests form In line. Headed by
the fiddler they march to the doors Of
the church. 1t has happened that two
or ever three wedding parties meet
either on the way or at the church.
Then there Is q notable competition
between the f1ddlers. Each tries to
Guido the other.-Temple Manning
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer. =
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
GOOD
HIGHWAYS.
FEDERAL kD FOR Il VI
Approval Given FOR s55 Projects uE
to September so, f920-Wsstern
States Lead.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Federal aid for the construction Of
$3.50 miles Of national highways has
been approved by the United States
Department Of Agriculture. Up to
September 80, 1920, approval had been
given for S55 projects, which form
links in one or the other Of the "a
marked trails which have been laid
out by private associations to cross
the country from East to West and
North to South.
The mileage which will be con-
structed with federal aid on each Of
the several trails is shown In the fol
lowing table:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18

49, 8+GS$ s5ERsE =HsTa 49, E%8#E8&%
respond to the positions Of the hour
hand Of q clock when at 8 o'clock,
go, 8 o'clock; 10:30, u O'Clock, 100.
3 o'clock and 4:3O. Observe. also, that
the arms advance clockwise. Ii going
through the alphabet. In forming let
tiers A to D, the left hand Is placed in.
the position Of q clocks hour hand
when at 6 o'clock, the right hand Is
placed successfully at 7:80, 9 o'clock,
10 80 and 12 o'clock. In forming let
tiers e to g, the right hand Is substi-
tuted for the left hand, and the left
hand held at 1.3O, s o'clock and $50.
For letters H and / the left hand Is
held at 7:30, the right hand at 9
o'clock, then at 10 80. Letters 4 to N
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18

cent Or It'll federal a~ll0tnnenfs \ M
piled; but this amount Will b spent
tor. only 60 per cent ~ the mileage
which has been approved Al the state.
III addition to the above. the states
sof Illinois. Kansas, Montana, New
Mexico. Utah, and washington are
each using 30 per cent OF more of their
federal money for the upbuilding q
the trails. sE
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
H'IAllIl!|NlDI'||IC'RIl'.All'I!F!;Tl|
FOR BOYS
HOMEMADE HAND FLAas.
ByA. Nicely HALE
tCopyright ~ Y. Nssly Hall.l

FIG. ! shows q hand flag Of stand
ard size Fig. 2 gives dimensions of
the nag, and Fig. 3 the size of the
stan. The flag is divided diagonally
into two parts, h Of which IS made
Of red muslin, the other OF white. Cut
the cloth enough larger than shown
to allow for turning over 0~ne-quarter
inch Of each edge for q hem.
There are several suggestions lean.
give to help you memorize the code
Observe, first OF all, that the positions
OF the arms in forming the letters of
the code are eight In number, and cor
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18

are formed with the right hand at Z 80,
the left hand Is placed successfully at
IL o'clock. 80, 8 o'clock and 4:3O.
For letter Q. the left hand is held
ut 8 O'clock, the right at 1880.
For letters Z to s, the right hand is
held at 8 o'clock, the left hand success
sively at II o'clock, 1:30. 3 O'Clock and
30. For letters, 4, q and 7, the
right hand is held at 1880, the left
hand at 10 O'Clock, ESQ and 8 o'clock.
For letters J and v, the right hand Is
held at 70 o'clock, the left hand at 8
o'clock and 4:30. For letters w and
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
Overlooking Nothing.

His Friend-Great Scott! That's a
fine pearl you just found. It's worth
at least $500.
Mr.. Grabitall-Yes, and ! broke a
tooth on it. AS soon as ! sell the pearl
I'm going to sue this restaurant keeper
for damages.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
flp,st MDll Worth Wasins.

It pays The community to make .
battie foe tree treasures. Il u !
aSht which mould employ many differ
NJ taeEklsend arms. Firm, perhape.
ehdnId w the selection . citysplaIts
~ 3trees TINT / mest ne1rfyi
immune ~ ne more Dangerous peStk
Next ID good care. and the foster-
M of birds which az " mnchto
Schsck insect piagues Tinally CONES
1Iipllnlg ma sprayilns / get sftd 81 s 9kl
sS1iln IieIsas. 4 iike the oyster shell
oksn hropg4 tn othsr
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18

you have, and the length of the axle,
will determine the dimensions. nustra-
tiOns show a cart with 16-inch wheels,
a box, is inches wide, 80 inches long.
Figure 8 shows a detail Of the frame
work for the cart. Cut side rails A
out Of pieces TX inches square, Of the
length given in Fig. 4, %crosspieces B
and @ out Of the same size material,
Of the length given In Fig. 4. Bolt
crosspiece B to side rails A, 8 inches
from one Of their ends, spreading the
rails so they will be 10 inches apart;
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
Phosphorus Found III Japan

On one of the u~ninnabited islands
Of the Loochoo archipelago, which.
stretches in a long chain southwark
from Japan, large deposits Of phos-
phorus are reported to have been dis
covered.-Popular Mechanics Maya
zine.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18

cultivating young trees the end of tho
whi1fletree IL continually knocking the
tender bark from the trunks, as horses
Will sWerve suddenly, however care
fully driven. Take q bit of old sbreken
trace and bind with wire to etraEe
and Whiffletree as shown ~ fhe en-,
and the young treestwill ~ gpared
many 4 g0uge.f as
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
PROTECTION IS GIVEN TREES
End Of Whifletree Prevented From
Continually Knocking Tender
Bark From Trunks.

Something like this may have been
suggested before, but the present gen
Grafton Of fruit tree c~ultivators is en-
titled to make use of the device. When
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
How TO Be Lucky.

How do you happen to be SO lucky
with your rose garden? I've never seen
such beautiful blossoms
ITS no secret. re yOu want to have
luck with roses all you have to do u
to work night and day IN the yard
TIRED BUSINESS MANI MYTH.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
HANDICRAFT
FOR BOYS
t"
BY A. NEELY HALL
A GARDEN CART,

Copyright by A. Nicely Hall.)
A GARDEN CART.
This little cart can be used for many
purposes. 1t is handy for hauling dirt,
for carting away cut grass, leaves,
weeds and other waste.
Figures l and 2 show the kind of
cart 1 refer to. The size of the wheels
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-18
the front ends; then brace with a pair
OF iron shelf-brackets (E, Figs. 8

OF iron shelf-brackets (E, Figs. 8
and y.
Nail the floor of the cart directly to
rails A III, Fig. o.. Then nail the
sides Of the cart to the sides of rails
A Il, Fig 81, and cut end pieces ] and
K to fit between them. Fasten end ]
with nails, but make end K removable
by mailing the pair Of strips p Gig. o.
to each side to form grooves for the
piece to slide In.
If you use 8-inch boards for the
sides, the inside depth of the cart will
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02

From the larger proceeds OF the
Baptist Is Million Campaign the For
eign Mission Board. of the Southern
Baptist Convention has been enabled
to send out more than 100 new mis-
sionaries since that movement was
launched, it is announced, and of that
number sixty young men and women,
representing fourteen states, have just
sailed for China, Japan, Africa, Brazil,
Argentina and Chile. In addition to
these, DIR. and Mrs. Everett Gill of
Kansas City will sail September IA to
become representatives of the Board
in Europe, while DR.. and Mrs. w. A.
Hamlet of Austin, Texas, have just
sailed for Jerusalem, where they will
maintain headquarters in acting as the
Near East representatives of the
Board.
The new missionaries to China and
Japan sailed from Seattle, Saturday,
August 81, on the HaWkeye State Of
the Admiral Line, while those for Bra
I'll, Argentina, Chile and Africa sailed
from New York on the Aeolus August
II. They will be engaged chiefly in
evangelistic, educational, medical and
agricultural work and will be sta
toned at various points in these fields.
While large number of new workers
have been sent out by the Board since
the beginning of the Campaign, at
least 100 other capable young men and
women could be employed to advant-
age if they were available, Secretary
j. F. Love advises.
Mission Money Gets Results.
OF the more than $25,000,00O that
has been collected in cash on the Is
Million Campaign to date, about So
100000 has gone to foreign missions.
This has made it possible not only to
strengthen the old work on all fields
and employ a large number OF new
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02
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the work of the native evangel-
lists 1t Is planned to establish a
church. theological seminary and col
lege, hospital and orphanage at Jeru-
salem as soon as practicable and thus
seek to reach other points in Pales-
tine and Syria from this center.
Minister to 9Oo,o0o,0oo People.
With the enlarged foreign mission
program of Southern Baptists that de-
nomination is now operating in IS
countries on every side of the globe,
and has in its employ practically 500
foreign missionaries and twice that
number of native workers trained in
the mission schools Through it's
present missionary operations the
Board is seeking to minister to 475,-
100000 yellow people, 100000 brown
people, 20O,OOO,0OO black people and
225,000,000 white people, making a
total of 90O,OOO,00O people, or more
than half the population of the globe
Numbered among its workers already
on the field are 81 foreign physicians
and foreign mission nurses who last
year gave 154,070 treatments. There
are now Gil mission churches on the
foreign fields and of this number 1874
are self-supporting. The average con-
tributions of these mission churches
last year to denominational causes was
So per member, the Christians on the,
foreign fields responding more liber-
ally as a result Of the rs Million Cam
paign.
The new missionaries sailing at this
time were contributed by the following
states: Alabama two, Arkansas one,
Georgia five, Kentucky six, Louisiana
two, Mississippi four, Missouri four,
North Carolina three, South Carolina
five, Tennessee five, Texas fly
Virginia six, Iowa one and p
Vania one.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02

College, Misses Lucille Webb and
Lydia Phillips, junior in the South
Georgia State Normal College, and
Mr. Paul White, freshmen in Tech.
The Superintendent during his
work at the University this summer
was delighted to hear so many
speak with esteem and respect for
our school and the work being done
in old Lee County for the promo
ton of education.
The progress of the work on our
new building would indicate an on
time completion of the building.
The location, the plan and the con-
struction of the building are sufi-
cieng to satisfy the most exacting.
T. A. STANTON, Supt.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02

missionaries, but to do much other
work, including building or making
substantial additions to Is boys
schools, IL girls schools, 81 mission
residences, five hospitals and dispen
saries, four light and power plants for
mission compounds, rs church build
ings, four colleges, seven theological
seminaries. In addition, assistance has
been given seven church building loan
associations, six new stations have
been opened and equipped, land has
been bought for the enlargement OF
several mission compounds, q home for
orphans in Italy has been established
and block of ground has been pur.
chased in the heart of Rome for head
quarters for the work in Italy, theo-
logical seminary, publishing house,
church and mission residence being
provided on this property.
Enlarge European Field.
AS a result of the Campaign, South
ern Baptists have been enabled to
greatly enlarge their work in Europe.
They have carried on mission work in
Italy since 1870, but now they have
opened up new work in Jugo-Slavia,
Hungary and Roumania, and have made
a beginning, through the distribution
of Bibles, in the Ukraine and Southern
Russia and Siberia. To act as the
European representatives of the Board
in this enlarged program, Dr. and Mrs.
Everett Gill Of Kansas City we're re-
Gently named. They will probably
make their headquarters in Switzer-
land.
The first work Southern Baptists
have ever done looking to the evangel-
ization of Mohammedan lands has just
been undertaken in Palestine and
Syria, and DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Hamlet
Of Austin, Texas, have gone to Jeru-
salem, where they will superintend
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02
Business in Leesburg
On Upward Climb.

1t is high time for The pessimist
to crawl in the hole and pull it
in after him.. Business in Lees
burg is on the upward climb, going
in leaps and bounds. Cotton is GO
ing skyward at an astonishing rate
with the prospects of twenty cent
limit. The prospects Of q real live
peanut market is exceptionally good
and the peanut crop in Lee County
better than it has ever been. These
things are putting life and pep"
in everybody and business in gen.
eral. Mr.. e. p. Bass, owner Of the
Lee Sales Agency reports that he
has sold and traded SIX used cars
and sold three new ones in the last
ten days. This looks like the year
of 1919 has returned. Of course
we cannot hope for business to come
and stay like it was in 1919 but
things in general show that pessi-
mism is getting out Of our system
and when all of it gets out and we
60 to work like we should and for.
get to talk psssimistic substituting
optimism instead, we will soon
forget the 1920 and 1921 season
and prosperity will he with US
again.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02
Are You a Disabled
Ex-Serpice Man?
Have You a Claim Against
the Government? If SO
Has Your Claim Been
Filed?

Has an award been made? Are
you receiving checks regularity
Are you in need of medical treat
ment? Has your compensation
been reduced? Are you handicap
ped in your former occupation?
Have you applied for training?
If your answer is yes to any OF
these questions, now is the time to
have your claim adjusted. In or
der to give prompt service and
have each and every case handled
speedily and satisfactorily, sections
of the District Office and Washing
ton have been sent direct to you.
It is now up to every man to take
advantage of this opportunity to
get a prompt and just settlement Of
his claim.
You have probably seen in the
papers Of the coming of the Clean
Up Squad, a body of men, expert
in the handling and adjusting OF
claims of ex-service men. Watch
the papers to see when they will be
close to you, or if you do not have
an opportunity to see daily papers,
ask your nearest Red Cross chapter
or American Legion Post. either of
will be glad to give You any infor-
matiyn about the Clean Up Squad.
This squad wants you to report to
them ii you are disabled man.
They cannot go to every man indi-
vidually, nor to every county, but
they will be close to you in a shrot
time, and if your claim is deserving
of consideration, you will be fur
nished with transportation, you
will be furnished with Transports
ton home, and meal and lodging
until your business with the squad
is completed. If your claim is not
a just one, do not take up the time
OF the Squad which belongs to the
worthy disabled soldier.
This Clean Up Squad furnishes
you an opportunity to have all
troubles Of compensation, vocational
training and medical treatment
handled right at home. 1t is very
necessary that you bring your
papers with you, your Discharge
and all correspondence from the|
Bureau of War Risk Insurance orI
Federal Board for Vocational Train
ing. Help the Squad by coming
prepared.
Your claim will be prepared for
immediate hearing, and every man
will be given immediate action. as
tue government has special depart
ments for handling the clpims ap-
proved by the Clean Up Squad. It'll
is up to you now to present your
claim in proper form.
1t is the duty of every man who
reads this to pass this information
on to some disabled exAsoldier.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02
AT The Baptist Church

The Pastor is delivering series
Of messages every Wednesday night
from the subject God First Text
"Thou Shalt Have no Other Gods
Before Ne" Come out and join
us Wednesday night-62 present
last Wednesday. Let's break the
record with one hundred present
at Prayer Service. Come"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02
STREET TAX NOTICE

This is to notify all persons sub
iect that Street Tax for the year
1921 is now DIE and payable to the
City Marshal. The amount of same
is $500 for each person subject.
Please see me and settle at once.
This Aug. 25th, 1921.
}. A. FORESTER,
City Marshal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02
For Justice Of Peace.

TO THE VOTERS OF 915th DISTRICT
l hereby announce myself candidate
for office of Justice of the Peace to fill
the unexpired term OF Mr.. U. F. King,
resigned. Election to be called later
and date announced. Your vote will be
appreciated.
N IJNDNL
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02
FOR SALE,

Burner, New Perfection Oil
Stove, only used short tine.
Apply at Journal Office.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-09-02

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