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The New York herald., 1921-03-28
Events More Encouraging.

Altogether. happenings in the fields OF
trade and production were more encour-
aging in the last week than at any time
since the new year oponed. Quite
likely one Is inclined 70 lay undue Inn
portance on rather unimportant items,
but there ls less chance OF this than
there was three months ago. because
industry in those three months steadily
receded, and any sign of recuperation is
worth emphasizing. Every one knows
that the many serious stumblingbloclSs
In tho road To a new prosperity consist
or distorted lines of commerce. dead
markets abroad. credits inert IN high
priced merchandise, excessive costs of
production and n reduced spending pow
er ut home. II may be that recovery win
come in stages, with intervals Of dull
ness and inertia between them. IL may
be that the rise Of stocks last week was
a reflection OF one of those stages. and
rothing more in fact, no one familiar
with conditions would commit himself
TO the belief that q steadily progressive
recovery had begun. But there is room
for considerable satisfaction i'm a turn
Of stock market prices, which showed,
at the least. that depressing influences
could not have their way all the time,
however great might be the task OF re-
turning to normalcy In business and
finance.
The loans or the Federal Reserve sys-
tom, represented by rediscounts Of war
bonds and mercantile bills, are only a
few millions OF dollars greater thar
they were year ago. and its total re.
serves more than $500 900, 900 more. and
circulating notes outstanding are nearly
$3.50 600. 900 less. Close 70 500. 900, ,0O(
more In gold has entered the country
than has flowed out this year. and I'll,
/ stream Of imports liz gathering force
| The signs point toward ample resource
when the time comes for this countr,
to resume active business. and 4 settle
nent OF difficult political matters Il
Europe win find the United states IN
! position 10 finance purchases OF buyer
Of proved credit pc~tkion overscas-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Pointer for the Housewife

The woman who reduces herself to
q fragile and her family to nervous
wrecks does it by trying to do each
separate piece Of work to perfection.
We all like a perfectly appointed
household, but it is vastly more impor-
tant that a home should be comfort
able, where the family likes to gather,
than that no grain Of dust should ever
be seen Homework, done right, is
more healthful than almost any other
work. Making beds is an excellent ex-
srctse for a sluggish liver, but don't
forget that a tired housewife may be
rested and refreshed by a brisk walk
In the fresh air. Fatigue Is often
caused from bad air, and with the
lungs filed with pure air the body is
able to throw off the poisons.
Pick out the important things to be
done daily and do them, r~eserving
time and strength for these things.
The important thing Is meals. They
mean more to the family than any
thing else, as they are the fuel which
keeps you going.-Exchange.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
BARluM POISONOUS 70 RATS
Tests indicate, That a. 20 Per Cent
Mixture With Food Makes Most
Satisfactory Bait.

a study Of barium carbonate as q
rat poison, made by the United States
Department Of Agriculture, indicates
that a 20 per cent mixture with food
makes q satisfactory bait. With this
percentage q rat ordinarily needs to
eat only one-third or three-eighths OF
q meal of average size to get a fatal
dose. 1t was found that with this dose
many OF the rats poisoned died with
In "a hours, though an occasional rat
was found which survived an even
larger amount, thus Indicating that
100 per cent mortality Is not to be ex-
pected in any case.
A summary Of results Of expert
ments conducted BY various persons
with q view to determining the dead
illness Of barium to different animals
shows the fallacy OF the assumption
that barium is poisonous only t o rats.
It is pointed out that the fatal dose
Of barium per poundatends to decrease
relatively as the size OF the animal
increases, and that a bait calculated
to be fatal to rats may be assumed to
be more or less dangerous to small
domestic animals also. q
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
OIL Prospects In Australia.

: Analyses Of petroleum gas at Roma,
Queensland, have been made which
show it to be considerably richer than
the gas from most petroleum wells.
Using American standards Of pressure
and temperature in absorption tests,
It is estimated that the Roma gas
will yield 2 pints Of petrol per 1000
cubic feet. The mines department
has decided to continue boring below
the gas strata, In the belief that oil
win be found. Difficulty in obtaining
casing is delaying further boring at
Aarburg, Queensland. The bore ID
nov over 400 feet down, penetrating
sandstones and shales which contain
productive coal measures, while tests
Of q sample Of the sludge from the
bottom Of the bore reveal a small per-
centage Of oil.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Had Had His Fling.

Ted's mother has given him an al.
lowance. Of ten cents q week, but she
has tried to encourage him to save
some of it as a matter Of training.
Last Saturday she asked him how
much he had left. He looked rather
chagrined at first and then finally con-
fessed that he had spent it all. His
mother appeared sorrowful, until Ted
added with enthusiasm: But, say, I
sure have lived like a prince for once"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
CRUSHEDBY TURKS
Invaders Heel Trod Heavily on
Town Of Aintab.
Americans Are Busiiy at Work Help
Ing to Rebuild Once Prosperous
Little City in Eastern Syria.

Clustering red-tiled roofs, white stuc-
coed walls, the fresh green Of grace
full poplars,' and minarets rising here
and there in slender beauty-this is
the picture greeting the visitor ap-
preaching through the mountains rim
ming 1t, about, the once important town
Of Aintab, which nestles at the foot
Of Mount Taurus on the eastern coast
Of Syria, says the Christian Science
Monitor. 's
Aintab was not only beautiful, but
prosperous in those days before the
Turk invaded the land, swept it bare
Of its industry, scattered its people to
the four corners of the earth, and de-
ported them inland to the desert or
outward to the fringe of %seacoast.
Today, however, as one approaches
more closely to the town, n sees that
there are gaps in the rows Of white
succeed houses, that many of those
picturesque red-tiled roofs are falling
In, that many Of the houses are emc:y
and decaying, and that the town which
looked SO beautiful from afar Is really
q shell, an echo of that once busy,
fourishing Aintab which with its 49,
900 inhabitants, formed an important
link in the a route from Con-
stan1inople, and was known far an(
wide for it's trade in fooled lea Their
and it's great cattle market.
When the first party Of Americans
from the Near East relief reached Ain
tab after the Turkish military had
swept on its devastating course, the
wanderers, hearing that help was to
be had, began to come struggling back.
They must be fed and housed, their
homes remade, schools rebuilt for their
children, and places must be provided
for the little ones left homeless.
Promptly the work was begun and
took on at one a twofold significance;
not only did it furnish employment
for the workmen, but also shelter for
their families. The women found en-
ployment in weaving, and turned the
wool, which Is plentiful in Syria, into
fabrics much needed by those who
had lost all their possessions, includ-
Ing clothing. Some of them wove rugs,
n a ready market was found for
them, often among the American relief
workers.
Slowly but surely Aintab Is coming
into her OWL once more. New Armen-
Ian houses are beginning to rise from
the ashes Of the old; refugees are
pouring back from desert and noun
tains and the shore Of the sea. And
once more the cries of merchants re-
sound as they call their wares, their
rags and scraps of household com
m0dities, In the bazaar in the center
Of the town.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Artlhclal Eyes

During the year 1910 Professor Bols-
sonsau q France created what could
honestly b. called an eye that was
human & appearance. The method
g manufacturing was practically the
Same O that employed at the present
time. with the exception that In the
intervening years great improvements
have been made a initiating the col
ors, that are almost lifelike In their
e1ect. Besides, many Improvements
have been made In the shapes, which
are practically nodded to conform to
the socket and all all the available
space.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
sUccULENT FEED FOR "


Everyone knows TINT henSlay1
Sbest when she gets the succulert
grasses that 6rst shoot ont of the
earth II spring. Most s~uccessfui feed
en- use Ia their mashes 4 base of spnne
heavy, nOnfatteting, yet nutritious
food. For Il long time fhe best feeders
81 the country used wheat bfan for fhis
bare, but now Tint the good qualities
of forages are ven known tfs bt1l AZ
tare should IN ehangedt 50 snlt aa
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
How d, Attain Old Ace.

Sifs George Itefd's golden rnle Tor
the attainment of old age is worth .
plate III the Office Window assa cor
rectlve to all war valetudinarians: II
have aimed At health and happiness.
and when confronted by q formidable
obstacle / have first tried to knock 1t
over failing this, to get round It; II
not, then under 1t; and IL all these
maneuvers failed I have been content
to lie down In Its grateful shade. laud-
ing It rs a beautiful blessing II dis
guise."-LondOn Chronicle.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Beliefs Concerning sneezino.

Beliefs Concerning SneeZinQ.
According to Aristotle, If a man was
sick sneezing once forbode his death,
but s~neezing twice his recovery. If
the patient was q woman the rule
worked the opposite way. A traveller
In the woods was threatened with an
attack by brigands if he sneezed nee.
while sneezing twice presaged a happy
Journey. cas- a rule, the person sneez-
ing twice in succession will be lucky,
but unlucky If it ccurs once.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
CUSTOMERS SECURED
FOR POULTRY SHOWS
Persons at Summer Resorts Buy.
Produce in Winter.
City People Have Inspected Producers
Farm and Know Under What Con-
ditions Foodstuffs Are Raised
!. One Case Cited.

Many producers living e a summer
resorts supply produce in the summer
months to the persons at the resorts,
and during the other months Of the
year ship produce to these persons
while they I in the city. This, say
marketing specialists Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, is
n Of the best methods OF obtaining
customers for direct marketing, as the
producer and consumer have some &C.
quatntance. In most instances the Gus
toners have been at the producers
farm and know under what conditions
the articles are produced.
One man who lives near q summer
resort In Indiana is about twelve miles
from the nearest town OF any size. He
does not desire to drive to this town to
dispose Of his farm produce and Is not
satisfied with the prices that the buck
sters pay. Consequently he built up a
business Of supplying products to re-
sorters In the summer and Of shipping
produce by parcel post and express to
these persons at their city homes in
the winter.
The principal products shipped are
butter, eggs and dressed poultry. This
producer USE good shipping containers
and packs produce attractively. As he
Is acquainted with his customers, he
renders statements Of accounts only
once q month. In this way the matter
Of making payments is simpliied for
the customers.
This producer has had no trouble in
establishing his business nor in retain
ing customers. He states that hts only
trouble has been in getting enough
high-grade produce to supply all of his
customers. &
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Evolution Of Clothes Term.,

Dozens and dozens of clothes terms
there are that indicate the evolution
ct clothes among u ancestors. Pet.
dcoat, which has been used as q not
very respectful synonym for women
In general, al a garment for men
originally, and was the undercoat
worn beneath the heavier overcoat.
1t was fairly long, and eventually the
word came to be applied to the gar
4aents that evolved from this "petti,"
or small coat.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Dense Philippine Forests.

You may cut an entrance into . Phil
ippine lowland forest and so dense and
high is the overgrowth that you feel as
though you might be In a vast cathe-
dral with only subdued rays Of light
entering here and there through win.
dow panes of heavily stained glass.
The sun is completely obscured and It
is impossible to tell the points OF the
compass. A twilight gloom pervades
everything and it is useless to even
guess the time Of day.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Use Time te ADVANTAGES.

Time, which never stands still itself,
Will no allow any y Of us to stand
still. It delivers into our hands sixty
minutes every. hour and compels us to
dispose ct them In some way. Whether
we will or not, a constant accounting
has to be rendered. One who falls into
the habit Of dissipating time dissitates
Q only opportunity but happiness, for
the spendthrift Of time becomes a
spendthrift Of the other things which
make life worth while.-Forbes Maya
sine. b
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
How They Breathe Under Ice.

How They Breathe Under Ice.
The ability of a beaver to remain
under water for a long time issreally
not so strange a problem as It looks.
When q lake or pond Is frozen over
a beaver will come to the under sur.
face of the ice to expel breath, so
that 1t forms a wide fiat bubble. The
air coming in contact with the Ice and
water is purified, and the beaver
breathes 1t again. This operation he
can repeat several times. The otter
and .muskrat do the same thing.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
The Musk Rat.

The musk rat, as its name would In
dicate, is a species Of at. It Is found
nowhere but in America. Its body Is
shaped like that Of the ordinary rat.
but instead OF the short, close hair
Of the land species, 1t is covered by .
thick reddish-brown fur. and because
1t lives much In the water it has
webbed toes. Although very awkward
on land, It is lively and playful in
water, and is q great swimmer and
diver.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Climatic Changes Due to Man.

NtlWAeiC manages LUG 10 mAns
Tracing the climatic records Of
South Africa, j. M. Sim has reached
the conclusion that the rainfall has
not only diminished in the last cen
fury but has changed in character from
soft soaking rains to %torrential thun-
derstorms. Human infuences-the de-
struction of forests and the running of
the grass weld by burning-are be-
lieved to have been chiefly responsible
for the changes.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
BEST MATCHING EGGS
One Male Should Be Used With Every
IS Hens Of Breeds Like Orpina-
tons or Rocks.

The male must be In the flock from
ten to fourteen days before the eggs
laid can be used for Matching purposes.
After the male has been removed from
the flock, hatchable eggs will be laid
for about three weeks thereafter. To
secure good, hatchable eggs, provide
one male to every twenty .leghorn or
other egg breeds; S n male to
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Evidence Of Failure.

We frequently find men Of culture
who take pride in their art or their
science but who have no feeling for
morality or religion and are rather
proud of the fact. Is it not rather an
evidence that their culture is failing to
raise the possibilities of experience to
their highest power?-Minneapolis
Journal. r. so
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
School for Customers.

Once a week an Ohio department
store conducts what it calls a ''buy-
ing school," The public Is invited to
attend this school, which is conducted
by experienced statesmen who talk on
. variety Of subjects interesting to
shoppers-such, for instance, as meth
eds Of testing different kinds Of ma
terials for quality, strength, and so on.
Every once in a while the management
arranges to have representatives from
different concerns come to the school
and lecture.-System.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Called for Rest.

Ny brother was telling his little
daughter a story and at the same time
was trying to get her to sleep, which
was q hard thing to do. He was tell
ing the story of Rip Van Wrinkle. He
was saying, "And he walked and walk
ed and walked" 20, don't walk so
much" chimed in the little girl.-Chi-
cage Tribune. (
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Crab in Oyster Shell.

A perfectly formed hardshell crab
about the size of the end Of a persons
thumb was once found in an oyster
shell. The crab had evidently been
swallowed by the oyster, but presum-
ably the crab proved too much for the
oyster, as there was no oyster in the
shell when it was opened.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
For the Typist.

FOR Tue yplst. Y.
Instead OF adjusting the operators
chair to the height of the table on
which q typewriter is placed, q typist
may now have an adjustable table.
The top Of the new stand may be
raised or lowered like the top Of q
Diano stool.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Peru sparsely Populated.

USTW WY VVPW1NeS0s !
A territory on the Pacific ocean ap-
proximately l,4O0 miles in length and
100 miles in width is occupied by Peru.
The territory extends v $4,000
square miles, with a population that is
estimated at 100000, or, approx
nately, sc to the square mile.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
T. soften Paint Brushe.,

70 Soften Paint 6rushea.
II paint brushes have been allowed
10 get dry and hard, they can be soft
eDed In the following manner: Heat
some vinegar to boiling point and al
low the brushes to simmer in it for
about ten minutes. Then wash them
well Ia strong soapsuds. as
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Tweeds Copied From Nature.

Tweeds Copied From Nature.
Ideas for the 'colors in the best
Scotch tweeds are found in the bed Of
the River Garry, in the pass Of Killie-
crankie. Granite, porphyry and Jasper
are found there in rich reds, grays and
green's, beautifully notified and mixed
in finely contrasted colors.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Asbestos Ropea1

To lessen the amount Of metal used
in fire escapes a Hungarian living in
Canada has patented one, the chief
features Of which is q basket to be
lowered by ropes from a bracket fas-
tened to q window frame.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21

New Lighthouse Mechanism.
Mechanism in q lighthouse that Use
electric light automatically switches
on a new lamp and moves it into focus
should the original lamp be extin-
7guished.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21

imtnsnss Pastoral Hel4Inoss
Il has been said that the average size
Ief pastoral holdings ~ the northern
territory of Australia 10 276.000 acres.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Rat Ravages on Crops

Rat Ravages on Crops.
There are about 75O forms Of 70
lents inhabiting the United States. and
the annual loss they cause In food
ana feed crops is estimated at $5O.OOO.-
O00.-Indianapolis News.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Can. but Don't.

German e~xperimenters have found
that explosions con be caused in gas
works by spar from telephones, al
though nothing Of the kind has been
known to occur. s9
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Improved Propeners.

JWPF0VG0 FF0peIISr8.
a new propeller for either water or
mir has blades with spiral-like curves
ct one point and concave at the other,
carrying the water or air their full
length and overcoming the gyroscopic
effect Of ordinary propellers s
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21

o They Couldn't Get Away.
II olden times, when the men kissed.
each took hold OF the others beard
during the operation.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Too

The trouble with the fellow who Dor
rows trouble - TINT he wants to loan
some 0f 1T to everyone he meets.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Ancients Made Bricks to Last.

Ancfents Made Bricks to Last
In the British museum are bricks
taken from the buildings in Nineveh
and Babylon, which show no signs of
decay or disintegration, although the
ancients did not burn or bake them,
but dried them in the sun.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
overheard

w. ONeFneaF0s
Poor mar She makes him shake
III HIS shoes 50 much he wears out his
seeks In no time."s-Boston Transcript.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
What Suez Canal Does.

Although the Suez canal Is only 90
miles long, It reduces the distance
from England to India ~ sea nearly
1000 miles. VI
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
An ordsai.
nArv0uau

An Ordeal.
You seem nervous"
'Yes, got to zee q girl"
.Ahai And have an important
question to put to her. dare
say."
that's ii. Want to see II she'll
rome and cook for mother and my
self
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21

Aspiration sess only one side Of M
Nv question possesslon. many
LewsaL
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
Single Comb Black orpineton.

every fifteen Rocks, Reds, Wyandottes
or Orpingtons, and n male to each
twelve Langshans. Rrahmas or other
meat breeds.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-21
optlrnIstle Thsuaht

The feeling of shame &C what n
wrong i ths commeneement of yittus.s
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-22
THTNCS7WE THINK
THINGS OTHERS THINK AND WHAT WE THINK
 OF THE THINGS OTHERS THINK

A confirmed bachelor thinks married life is harried life
 champion of poverty.
 bright man before marriage generally has do- moslic finish afterward
 Optimism the boat that bears you across the swollen stream of diversity
 The clever liar knows he is knows you know he s and makes you like him anyway.
 There few better comedians than little man who has just been equipped with oversize job.
 If the boss is "cross with the help" it's pretty sure sign that he's getting for the somebody at home that's "cross" with the boss
 It used to be fishermen who were the champion liars but it is the who tell how many miles they out of gallon of gasoline tended school without mental reservation in favor of remaining at home.
 A lot of go strutting earth as if they owned 1t who really insignificant they've never been solicited to sign patent medicine testimonial
 The actors whose dialogue mostly the won ders of Broadway the girls songs con tain the sentiment usually have to get away from Broadway to make a living