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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-28

Included in this assortment are also
some excellent scarfs made of natural
opossum. Just the right size to wear
with the dress or plain tailored suit
Worth $9.75.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-28

A very well make garment with new
est style eyelet trimmings. In navy
blue and brown. Priced elsewhere as
high as 1886 each. All sizes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-28

Good weight, good looking. big size neck
pieces that will appeal 10 every woman
looking for real value. They will give
lots of service. Easily worth $3.50 to
$500.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
RECRUITING FOR CIVIL war
Woodcuts Of the Period Show How
Il Was Done In the Dark
Days OF 1863.

An old woodcut in a Madison ave-
a pic~ture-store window shows how
recruiting was done in City Hall park
In Civil wal days-1863, to be exact.
Over a shanty in the park Is a large
painted sign with red headlines, which
reads, according to the New York Her
aid:
"Thirty Thousand Volunteers Want
ed: County bonus, cash down, $500;
state bounty, SIS; United States boun-
ty, for new recruits. 1902. Total to
new recruits, $677; United States
bounty to veteran soldiers, 800; total
b veteran soldiers. $777."
Less this handy sum fail to attract
the desired number Of patriots, . plac-
ard at the left announces that SIS
hand money" will b paid ITO any
party who brings 4 recruit and
among the throng az citizens and SOL
dfers about the door M sees ut least
two recruits, n OF them apparently
In the last stage Of fatigue or intoxi-
cation, being hailed to the recruiting
booth by their fellows.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
SHARK FISHING is EXCITING
In Australia the Element Of Danger
Adds to Its Attraction for .
the Sportsman.

Shark fishing is a sport in Australia
that has found many devotees among
Englishmen because of the lure
Of danger. AS the native practiced it,
there were times when the sharks
had all the fun, as in large numbers
they could transform the sport to
native hunting, remarks an exchange.
Fishermen are sometimes the victims
Of the vicious tiger sharks, most dan
gerous Of the species, with their
swift lunges through the water and
powerful jaws. They are hated and
feared with equal intensity.
An English sportsman describes his
efforts to catch a shark and his fail
ure after all his hooks were gone. The
shark would take the hook, allowing
himself to be. drawn almost to the rock
where the sportsman stood. Then the
sharks sharp jaws would sever the line
and he would swim slowly about until
another hook could be dropped in. A
stout hook was attached to a line by
a chain, and with this the shark was
drawn half way out of the water. Then
a wave tossed him about and the line
passed through his Jaws, to be cut at
one slash, After this several hooks,
attached to a brass line, were taken
by the shark, but could no hold him.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29

I LG 70 gE~H @A|H ~. -sAr E tE+ EE lL6-&a#GMa
Sheep Club Member and His Pet.
p~asturing forage crops, sheep could be
successfully raised without danger Of
.fnfestation by stomach worms or 9th
er internal parasites. Experiments in
the last four years to test the effect
of feed It breeding time upon the size
Of the lamb crop have shown an In
crease Of 1873 per cent Of lambs pro
duced by increased nutrition OF ewes
during mating season Tor both Belts
vile and Middlebury. This is an in
crease Of 25.9sper cent In the, Belts
Vile flock and 8.55 per cent in the
Middlebury flock.
IN experiments with 12O Western
ewes 1t the Middlebury farm to test
the effect OF running sheep In perma-
snent pasture upon the growth Of
weeds, and the carrying capacity of
the fields, It has been demonstrated
that sheep r benefited In cleaning
pastures Of weeds, but that 1t must
be accomplished gradually and should
not be ovefemphasized as . reason Tor
engaging In sheep raising.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29

vanes Dasrs Entered ths Rssan. /.
twe, drifting together after that loss
partingl .r.ss i ss 80
Then came Christmas ~, and the
event lived In the memories Of the
needy ones benefited for many . yeaf
to come. ,g
Christmas day, serious and business
like, Vance came to the house Of Miss
Allison whittier he had been invited.
II am going back to work tomor-
row." he told Madge. "You see, !
have had my fling and am content to
take up again the old burden Of hard
work and barren hope for the future
could you not do quite as well here
at Edgerton?" inquired Madge.
II fear not. There are occasional
streaks Of luck at gold mining, so I
shall have to keep at it."
But later that day he came hurrying
to the Allison home and sought out
Madge, fairly bristling with excite.
ment.
"Oh, the luck of it." he cried. MY
partner sent me a telegram. They
have discovered a rich vein back in
the mountain and he can sell it for
more money than I ever dreamed of
possessing" -
"What good news" fluttered the de-
lighted Madge, land now"
II shall stay, because I think you
would have it SO. Madge, am I guess
ing rightT' -
1T is no guess" replied Madge in
a low intense tone. "Oh, Vance, you
deserve the happy fortune that has
come to you this blessed Christmas
day"
And there was no thought Of anoth-
err parting for those two earnest, low
ing souls.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
GOOD HIGHWAYS HELP VALUES
Lack Of improved Roads ResponslbIe
for Abandonment or Sale Of
New York Farms
&S

Improved highways now enter o
than ever before into the question OF
profitable farming. The farmer whose
land 10 not accessible by good roads
which may be used for motor trans
p0rtation can ne longer compete favor
ably with his more fortunate neigh
Dor in the production and marketing
OF crops. Improved highways greatly
extend the territory in which a farmer
can do business. In many he
car carry his produce directly to city
markets, the time required In haul
ing to and from railroads is greatly
lesSened and fewer teams ire re-
quired. Motor equipment can be stored
throughout the winter at little, ex-
pehse while the cost of feeding and
caring for teams through the winter
cas- becomes a considerable item of
labor and expense.
Lack of improved highways is d.
rectly responsible for the selling or
abandonment of many farms in our
rural districts, writes B. H. Paul of
New York in American Agriculturist.
This statement is consistently sup
ported by the fact that out of rs farms
listed for sale by a real estate agency
in one county only three were locat-
ed on improved highways. 1t may also
be pointed out that these three farms
were held at prices which indicated
that the owners were not especially
anxious to sell. On the other hand,
the farms which were less ~favorably
situated were to be had for prices
which in most cases would not under
present conditions replace the farm
buildings alone.
A wider program for improved high
ways is therefore imperative If we are
to maintain our agricultural indus
tries. The availability of state aid in
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
Parents Problems.

Parents, as intended by nature, are
the ultimate judges of their own sons,
declares Good Housekeeping. They
are the courts of last resort. They
are the guardians, with the double re
sponsibility Of protection and guild
ance. They must not fall In the d.
rection of growth. In order, that per
sonal prejudice and constant contact
may not warp their attitudes, the boy
must become to them a laboratory
problem. He must be analysed to dis
cover his hereditary, physical, men
tai and environmental constituents.
His composition and the materials that
enter into II, his actions and reac-
lions, the thought-processes that 60
into the creation OF his mental be
havior. the capitalization Of habits Of
doing. feeling, and acting-al1 must be
considered effectively, and controlled
during the devious process Of boy
formation.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
BENsALEM BRIDGE
One o. Finest Examples of corstruc-
Hen 70 es Found Aiong Reues
Of Lincoln Highway.

One of tho finest and most artistic
axanples q bridge construction 70 be
found from coast To coast upon 3
Lincoln highway Il that spanning Pen,
nypack creek II the nOrthsrn outskirts
~ Phi1adelphia, knoWnsas ~ Zen
1aIean bridge.
The bridge - 3 feet "A length,
made up of centra1 100 foot arch,
two approach akches u 6O-foot span
ana about l5O hsef a 4approach a
each side. h III feet wide, with !
64s4oot roadway nm two S-foot side
Walks, With nsernaediate strips of
iaxInnA4 teetsaktde
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
The New Year
~ HE year that has just closed

~ HE year that has just closed
W means something different
to most everybody. To
some it has brought a great
Joy; to others a great sorrow; to
many, both grief and gladness In
full measure. Many Of us have
gone along the regular. unevent-
full path, filed with the happiness
Of love and work and the Joy Of
everyday things, which, after ALL
is the best happiness.
To youth the New Year means
q long, pleasure-flled evening and
the writing Of a new date on their
letters. They look neither for
ward nor back. They make reso-
lutions because 1t seems the cor
rect thing to them to do. They
keep them sometimes and It helps
make them better men and women,
but it is not a serious matter with
them-just as is natural for youth.
Older folks involuntarily look
back a bit or the even Of a new
year-not systematically, but with
a general sweeping glance that
usually makes them a bit uncom-
Portable at things left ,undone or
failures to make good as they
had intended. Maybe there has
been just one thing accomplished
that gives them a little warm feel
ing round their hearts-maybe not.
The great sorrow or great Joy
stands out with more meaning to
them than to youth. IT'S another
milestone passed.
The New Year may not present
very bright prospects to some, but
these same older folks know that
there Is something better in store
than what the immediate future
seems to offer-know that unhappy
things can't last-that they are
pretty sure to lead to something
greater and better-know that
even If they can't understand the
reason for sorrow and trouble that
there Is a reason-know 1t deep
down within themselves, though
outwardly they resent and rebel
against fate. 1t Is not blind faith
or optimism that teaches this, but
reason and knowledge Of life. :
Older folks know that the year
is bound to bring happiness and re-
lief to those who are now bearing
sorrow and trouble.-Mrs. J. u.
Leslie, in the Detroit News.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
SET HARD TASK FOR ARTIST
Chinese Demand Absolutely Perfect
Work From Man Entrusted With
the Carving Of Jade.

The high standing Of jade is no mod
ern thing. The primitive weights and
measures of the Chinese world were
computed from jade tubes, and the a
Hest bars or intervals Of music known
to that nation were determined by H0l-
low bamboo canes OF accurate length,
afterward made In jade tubes having
STOPS within to be pulled out at the viii
Of the player.
The Spaniards and the Mexicans
have d great respect for the stone as
the Chinese, and they make great use
of Il The Chinese value their jade
carvings q highly that they cannot
ofben y prevailed upon to part with
them.
When an unusually large piece Of
jade y found N China. there ID called
! c01nc11 u artists to determine into
what shape Il had best b. carved, q,
owing 10 ~ extreme hardness, the
form selected must follow somewhat
Tho outline Indicated ~ the natural
formation az the specimen
The artist chosen 10 perform the
delicate task ~ not altogether to be
epyted. # is true that II M succeeds
he will be highiy hono5ed ana NJ
Nar4qed, but success depends fulIpon I'M
work being approved after Il has been
subjected 10 public cxitictsm MI
whole year. i. 81 the end " That
hms. his work should IA condeInnneds
hfss nspufation - MINIMUM 4
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
AostraiJan Cattle STATIONS.

Affghan ramels are practically the
only Means 81 transport Ia Central
Australia. The North South railway
runs All present from Port Augusta.
near, Adelaide, to t,odnadatta, but be.
syonld OCodnadatfa the sandy nature NJ
parts Of the country makes II impos7
sibie ~ : esaotors or wagons. Central
Australia I'D by mo- means d desert Ii
"A 4 land of wonderful possibilities for
raising horses and cattle. Tln many
parts the vegetation u uxurious but
the country n IA thinIy populated thaf
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29

a+ q suitable and JOY
GUS holiday for the young children of
the poor district of Carleton.
Sufficient had been donated to give
comfort and pleasure to the little mes
and now the grand work was going on
to make up wreaths and other trim
mings for the workingmen's hall,
where Santa Claus was to distribute
his gifts.
It pleased her sympathetic heart to
see how anxious her little pensioners
were to make up the evergreen
wreaths as she directed them. The
willing and excited helpers chatted
and laughed and sang and comprised a
noisy brood. Their, there was a sud-
den lull.
Someone is peeping in at u.s." an
nounced one Of the girls. "Why, Miss
Allison" volunteered the eldest of her
assistants, 1T is Vance Dacrer"
Miss Allison turned her face away.
It had grown very white, almost
frightened, and her lips trembled and
her eyes had grown startled. Vance
Dacre had come back! Two years
had passed since she had seen
him or had even heard of him. She
was greatly shaken, gathered up the
decorations and said as steadily as
she could:
children, we have two more days
to work, and there are things l must
attend to this afternoon, so we will
defer further work until tomorrow"
AS her willing helpers trooped away,
she sat alone in the room thinking,
wondering, and of Vance Dacre all the
while. The door opened and Vance
Dacre entered the room.
II had to come. I hope you will
forgive the intrusion" and then he
paused, for she had hurried to her feet
and advanced with smiling face and
extended hands. "Surely everyone of
your good friends will be glad to well
come you back home" she said.
Perhaps ! had better tell you,".
he began, that after two years of
hard grubbing at a mine prospect I
saved enough money to come back here
and do some good with it. I have
heard of your noble charity. Won't
you help me enjoy my homecoming by
placing in your charge this?"-and he
rendered q roll Of bank notes-"Use
them to make the little one happy,
.--- = -%-a-E - - - q A~N $500
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
Most u Them shams.

Most of Them shams.
OF the Cosmopolitan club, Thackeray
said. Everybody is or 10 supposed to
be q celebrity; nobody eve says any
thing worth hearing; and every q
goes there with his white choker at
midnight, to appear as II he had just
been dining with the a~ristocracy. I
have no doubt" he added, "that half
of III put on the white cravat after
q solitary dinner at home or at our
club, and so 60 down among the Cos
mopolitans. 1.-THE Correspondence Of
John Lothrop MotleN" edited By
George William Curtis.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
stretch Tired Muscles.


Here are q few suggestions Tor
building up the nerves. Sleep always
on. q low pillow, drink fresh, pure, I'M
diluted cod liver OIL, eat eggs, cram
berries, apples, maple sugar, onions,
beans and celery. Sleep at least eight
hours during the "a and nine hours
will be better.
II you are tired you can pull your
self out of that state. When tired
and fatigued take a few minutes of
and literally stretch out Of tiredness
and into a state OF vigor and vitality.
Lie fiat OF your back, slip your toes
under the foot Of the bed or any
place where they may be held firm,
and pull up as hard as You q with
out rising from that fiat position. Do
this several times and then. after q
hrief rest, repeat the treatment.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
LIVE STOCK
NEWS
INCREASE LAMB PRODUCTION
Sheep Can Successfully BE Raissd
Without Danger Of Stomach
Worms Of Other Parasites. "

PREPARED by the U. 8. Department Of
~Agriculture.) !
Specialized sheep farming, in which
forage crops were used for the sum-
mer pasture, and a study Of the re
lation Of nutrition Of ewes at breeding
time to the percentage Of lambs pro
duced ere included in the expert
mental work conducted last year by
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture at the government farms at
Beltsville. Md, and Middlebury, Vt.
Data were obtained relative to the
comparative relish with which sheep
ate different forage crops and the
gains made while p%asturing upon
them. 1t was demonstrated that with
the frequent rotation necessary In
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
MANY Chances-

North-Do you think there are the
opportunities in this country that
there used to be?
West-Certainly. For. instance, the
population of the United States is
1O5, OOO, 600, yet the seating capacity
Of the moving picture shows is less
than 6O,OOO.OOO.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
BALMY PEACE

oct THE sylvan solitudes," said the
wild man Of the woods, "a man
doesn't e any magazines and doesn't
receive any bulletins from the health
authorities, so he enjoys a peace that
L. never known in the busy haunts.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29

retrlevably lost.
The task itself is no light one. With
Z thin piece Of finely tempered brass
wire, the artist may work for 4 week
without having anything to show.
Twenty years have not been considered
too long for q single piece Of carving.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
IPlsasant japanese Custom.

Al We left Matsue, Japan, by steam
er, m agrfculturist on board the YES
eel told m Of the custom of giving
holidays to oxen and horses. The
villagers carefully brush their animals,
decorate them, and lead them to pas
ture, where, tethered to rings attached
to a long rope, they may Craze to-
pleasantly."-J. w. Robertson
Scott, In London Daily Telegraph.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29

enormous 1FS1s are owned ~ Z lew
people. Ono man owns 1000 Square
miles-more than half the area O
Wales. When central Australia =
opened up and irrigated II may well
become d Of the most prosperous
parts Of Australia.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29

and / win be more. than satlsned.as
For three days, Vance Dacre Yas !
most enthusiastic worker. and the
heart Of Madge warmed towards this
strong rugged helper whose tenderness
for her little charges evidenced the
soul OF q true man.
What bright happy hours FOR those
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
Aelpful Hint

a'Ar.r-rrirs groFled hypercrltlcal
customer ii the rapid hrerestaurant.
This confounded piece q meat T. IA
tough / can hardly eat itl'
't(Get II down on the door whese -
can put your foot On II when y0a gleM
4. 3 briskly returned HsloiSa e Nalt
resss--Kansas City STIR. sasa
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
marriage srsaksrs' Busy.

Wharfage 6roakor oVey.
One Of the deplorable results Of Dol
shevik misrule In Russla 81 the In
stalling Of : breaker Of marriages"
IL Petrograd, who u said to be grant
Ing more than 800 divorces = week.
No Investigation is necessary, the
only requirement being the signature
Of the person desiring freedom frsm
marriage. #s
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
How He Wanted Il.

How He Wanted ~
ANY special way you want your hair
trimmed7" asked the barber.
sYes. with the scissors," replied ths
cfusty patron. IL ! wanted It trimmed
with passementerie and, q birds wing
sTd have gone to 1 mi1liner."
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29

"There q man
simply has to sub.
scribe for a lot of
m a 6 a mes, as q
matter of sef-de-
n se. Canvassers
are after him all
the time. Some of
the canvassers are
lone widows with
many children to
support, and others
are energetic young
who are try
ing to work their
way through the
college.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29

ADGE ALLISON
was seated in the
front part Of the
vacant store on
B d street t,
w b e r for two
weeks she had been
the active director
Of a public move
ment for preparing
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29

the construction Of county highways
In New York Is being taken advantage
OF by several counties. The program
Of road building must be pushed to
completion as rapidly % possible II we
are to maintain q profitable and con-
tented agricultural population in our
rural districts.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-29
A Yuletide
Reunion
By CECEILLE


Copyright. 1921. Western Newspaper Union
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-15
TRYING TO STOP
MARINE EXPENSE.
Lasker win Attempt to End
Money Leakage
BY RUSSELL BROWNING

WASHINGTON. June is.--with
the swearing In today Of the newly
appointed United States shipping
board. under the craftsmanship of
Albert ID. Iasker. the initial step In
the liquidation OF the three billion
United States mercantile marine
was taken
The first action OF the board was
to place s2,25o .ooo. 900 on the debit
side OF the ledger and draw q red
line thru the figures.
This represents the depreciation
in the cost price OF the 1.7os govern
ment.owned vessels and the remain
ing figures, $3.50. 900. 900. will serve
as an approximate basis for disposal
Of the ships
Lasker announced that he and his
colleagues on the board would ener'
getically tackle the problem OF stop
ping leakage OF taxpayers money
into the upkeep OF the marine which
Is now flowing at the rate Of over
s.. 900 900 per week
The plan the board II expected 70
follow. and which Is said to have
the approval of President Harding
ie to seek purchasers for the ships
among lines and shipowners who
will keep the vessels under the
American flag.
The $4,000, 900 venture In wooden
ships Is looked on as virtually a
total loss. Ships that cannot be
aoid 40 ocean hntfoms will he
| tunkcd, II was said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-15
WAR CONTRACT
FRAUD ALLEGED
Harding Voids Agreement
Made by Baker

WASHINGTON. Juno i5.--Prcsd'
dent Harding, ON recommendation OF
Attorney General Daugherty. has de-
clarcd contracts entered into by tho
war department under Secretary of
War Baker with the United States
Harness company nun and void. Sec
Rotary OF War Weeks announced to
day.
The contracts with the harness
company involved many millions of
dollars worth of surplus harness
held by the war department
"'rhe facts developed by the attor.
ncy general stated a memorandum
sent to Weeks today by Assistant
Secretary OF War Wainwright. "Ied
him TO the conclusion that tho con.
tracts had been entered into as a
result of a conspiracy on the part
Of certain former temporary officers
of the army TO secure the contracts.
or the control OF large stocks on
hand for their own benefit"
Tho announcement closely fol
lowed Daugherty's announcement
that he would begin prosecution
OF profiteers IN war contracts.