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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06

Great Scott! l never asked for
the name. The landlady said Miss
Carruthers, fourth floor 'front.' and
came on up"
"Mrs. Sullivan lives on the ground
floor" replied the girl. "She has q
piano, too. You have made mis-
take, haven't you? But-Pm glad you
did,"
$50 am l." replied James Barton
promptly. "And now the question:,
is" ." 'E' w..
But what the question was they did
not discover just then, for the door
swung authoritatively open and on the
Threshold appeared police officer,
followed by the laAdlady. ,.'..
whats goin' on hereT' inquired
the officer loudly. "Thls lady here
Indicating the lanHady) said there
was suspicious doin's up here. Who
are you, young fellerY' IT,.
James Barton reached into his in
side pocket and produced a card,
which he handed to the officer. The
latter read it, grinned and to the land
all right. Next time you come rnnnin'
for cop you better use your head 4
little more an your feet little less.
This young mans all right" And be-
fore the indignant landlady could re-
ply he was gone.
The girl turned to James Barton.
''WhO are you?' she asked. you're
not an ordinary piano tuner. Why
did the policeman say you were all
right?"
well, I'll own up" said James Bar
ton. "N1y names James Barton, and
my father is Edward Barton. He just
about owns the city, l guess, but he's
a nice man in spite Of that. I'm a
piano tuner because l bet father that
l could earn my own living and that
was the only thing knew anything
about. Epson & Co. don't know who
l am and neither does anybody else,
for that matter. unless it's you. Can
you keep a secret?'
"Of course l can," replied the girl.
"And now I'll tell you my family his
tory. My names Edith Carruthers,
and l haven't any father any more,
and I bet myself that could earn my
own living-and it looks as though
I'd lost. And that's all"
Her eyes were filled with tears, but
her voice was brave. James Barton
wanted to take her in his arms then
and there and comfort her, but he re-
Elected that it would hardly be the
thing to do on such short acquaint-
ance. He went back to the theme of
the conversation where it had been in
terrupted by the entrance of the land
lady and the policeman. :
The question u.s." he repeated, what
are we going to do about it? You
can't get rid OF me easily, for l stick
to what 1 like. And now when am l
going to see you again?"
"Why-" she began, but he inter-
rupted.
you're going to see me tomorrow
evening, and the evening after that,
and the evening after that. if you'l
let me-and ever so many times. after
that, too"
And subsequent events proved that
James Barton, whatever might be. his
faults as a piano tuner, was an &C
curate prophet.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
BIRDS VOICE ALMOST HUMAN
Remarkable Vocal Powers Of Feath-
cred DWelIer Of the Forests of
tho Amazons.

The banks Of the streams in the
vicinity Of St. Paulo, in the upper
AmaZons, in South America, are dotted
with palm-thatched dwellings Of the
Indians, all half-buried in the leafy
wilderness, the scattered families hav-
ing chosen the coolest and shadiest
hooks for their abodes.
The traveller frequently hears in the
neighborhOOd Of these huts the organ
bird, the most remarkable songster by
far of the Ammonium forests.
When it's singular notes strike the
ear for the first time, the impression
cannot be resisted that they are pro-
duced by human voice. Some mu-
steal boy must be gathering fruit in
the thckets, and is singing few notes
to cheer himself.
The tones become more fluffy and
plaintive. Sometimes they resemble
the notes of a flageolet, and the tray
eler is almost persuaded, in spite of
the absurdity Of the thing, that some
person is playing that instrument in
the primeval forests.
However closely he may sean the
neighboring thicket, no bird appears
although the voice seems to be that of
some one near at hand.
The bird is rarely if ever heard in
the lower Amazons. 1t is the only
song bird which makes an impression
On the natives, who sometimes rest
their paddles while voyaging in their
small canoes along the shady by
streams as if struck by the mysterious
sounds, high compliment, indeed, for
the usually impressive natives to pay
the feathered sOngster.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
Cupid Piano
Tuner
BY FREDERICK HART

G. 1922. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
A young man clad in dingy but
serviceable suit stood outside a run
down-looking lodging house and con-
templated it with disfavor. At the
same time he consulted a card which
he held in his hand.
"It's the address all right" he NUT
tered. "And I suppose the lady lives
somewhere between the roof and the
cellar. Oh, wel-I started this and l
suppose I'll have to finish it," With
which words he mounted the porch
and rang the bell.
A susplcious-looking landlady an
swered after an interval and demand
ed to know his business. The young
man presented a card which read:
UPSON & co.
Pianos and Musical Instruments.
Without comment on the invidious
distinction drawn on the card the land
lady requested his business.
zone of your dodgers has piano
of ours and I've come to tune Il"
"Oh!" The landlady seemed far
from satisfied but could offer no OBJ
lection. "That's Miss Carruthers.
Fourth floor front. Go right up
The young man entered and mount
ed the stairs, which creaked. He ar
rived at the fourth floor front and
paused.
"James Barton" he said, addressing
himself, "this isn't what YOU bargained
for when you started out. However,
if old maids pianos need tuning you
must do the dirty work. Heigh-ho"
And he knocked en- the door.
There was no answer. He knocked
louder. Silence replied. Unwilling to
think that his climb had been for
nothing, he deliberately tried the door.
1t opened at his touch, somewhat to
his surprise, and he stepped in. And
what he saw sent him swiftly to the
middle of the shabby little room.
On the floor, sprawled in disor-
DERBY heap, lay girl. She was lying
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
Say It With Flowers.

Into one Of the best art shops> on
Fifth avenue the other afternoon came
an enormously wealthy Gotham
lady who has two homes, one here
and one in Paris, both storehouses Of
precious things, paintings and pottery.
II want something for a present" she
said. She sat in an embrasure and
watched thousands of dollars worth
of vases, plaques and what-nots taken
from their shelves and ranged before
her. Finally she halted the parade of
antiques and said: Il have changed
my mind. shall send some flowers"
philadelphia Public Ledger.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
The Love
Signal y
BY CLARISSA MACKIE
@. 1922. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.


g. 1922. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
"What house is that?" demanded Job
Filmer, when he returned home after
q few days absence. n.H.
'House?' Pollys cheeks were pink,
and there was Quaver in her voice.
THAT little white bungalow on top
Of Sycamore Hill-to be exact, the new
house on the lot that Bob Haskins
owns"
"Oh! Why, that's Bobs new house"
"Hum" Mr.. Filmer leaned back in
his chair and slanted look at his
pretty daughter. "Who's living In the
house?"
Gle eis-he said he was tired of
boarding at the hotel" ~.
Polly grew rosy as she turned re-
prOachful eyes on her parent you
know Bob wanted to marry me, but
you and mother thought was too
young-and he was almost stranger
In the town-and everything!"
Don't be disrespectful to your pa.
Polly Filmer!" warned her mother,
appearing IN the doorway 10 announce
the evening mail. "Some day you'll
thank your stars and us, too, that you
didn't marry man with all his for
tune to make"
Il don't mean to be disrespectful,
and I am sorry" and she kiss them
lovingly, "but while l know IS just
starting in the hardware business here
you know he is making money, and l
want to help him succeed-and be-
sides, money isn't everything!"
1T helps great DEAL" said Mrs.
Filmer, uneasily.
"There's grandmother waving to
you," said Polly suddenly.
Her parents went to the end of the
porch, where close view of Grand
mother Filmer's gray old house could
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
TIE HOME IN TIE WeST


among the achievements of the ex-
detrimental farms. Marquis wheat,
now the staple wheat of Canada,
was evolved by DR.. Charles Saun-
ders, Dominion cerealist on the CEN
trail experimental farm near Of
tawa. DR.. Saunders also originated
hulless oats. 1t was to the expert
mental farms that was due the
change in the status Of the. sun
flower from a weed to an important
silage crop.
Experiments are constantly UNI
der way. Varieties Of grain are
tested fer certain regions. Proper
crop rotation is figured out. The
best feed for dairy cattle is deter.
mined. Every product and method
of fam work Sooner or later come
up for survey and possible inn
provement.
1t is upon the work of the expert
mental farms that the government
bases its educational campaigns to
teach farmers what to do and vh~t
not 10 do to insure the greatest
profits and it is the work of these
government scientists that has
brought farming in Canada to its
high standard and made it one Of
the chief sources Of the nations
wealth. ,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
Make Odd Livelihood.

A number Of young men who can not
find work are earning a livelihood by
acting as 'queuers" at London thea
tiers. They charge 1c Sd an hour, pay
able when their clients take their
places as the queue starts moving into
the theater. Several Of us are doing a
nice little business this way" one of
them told reporter. Most of us have
our regular clients, who, after visiting
one show, tell us to keep a seat for
them on certain date at another
theater. We reckon to earn about 7s
or IS (S1.75 to $2) day-and it's
worth it."-New York Evening Post.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
TALKING Balks Advancement.

A man may be genius and thor
oughly satisfactory in his work, but,
If he has the reputation of talking to
outsiders about the business affairs of
the concern, his chances Of advance
ment are not very bright. His indis-
erection may cause him to give away
some business secrets that would help
competitors. 1t is important, there
fore, to impress upon employees the
necessity of keeping information to
themselves. Gossiping and spreading
rumors among fellow employees con-
stitute another indiscretion frequently
encountered in business. Try to elm
mate it.-Business Digest
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
"Going to Be Married, | Suppose"

be seen. The house was just across
a deep gully at the bottom Of which
flowed silvery stream. Mr.. Filmer
had built a small covered fOOtbridge
across the gully so that they could go
back and forth in all weather.
Grandmother was waving red
cloth that meant that she wanted one
Of them to come over. "Pn go over"
said Mrs. Filmer, II want to take
some warm gingerbread Coming,
Polly?"
AS Polly went down the front steps
she stopped and gazed very intently
at the white house on the hill. She
saw tall gray figure waving hat in
the air. Polly's handkerchief went up
and down frantically.
"Polly" admonished her mother,
and Polly put away her handkerchief
with soft smile on her lips. Mother
and daughter walked slowly down the
grassy slope to the little covered
bridge.
Mother, I expect grandmother has
enjoyed having father and you so near
Il suppose you have waved to each
other for years-before l came, and l
can remember it while I was growing
up"
Eyes, dear. And mother says the
greatest happiness she has known since
her children have grown up and left
the home nest was the thought that
she could lift her eyes and look over
here and see US in the garden or about
the porches-a wave of the red cloth
and we were over there" They paused
halfway across the bridge and leaned
out of the broad window; the top
branches of tall trees brushed the
bridge-the roots, were deep in the
gully below. They could hear the
tinkling of the brook below and in
hailed the pungent odor of mint and
sweet flag, where some careless foot
had bruised the stalks. 81 used to
play down there when 1 was little
girl" said Mrs. Palmer. Il loved
sweet flagroot-''
II want to hear about fathers
building this bridge" said Polly softly.
"Why, he built house on the hill,
and there was the gully between us, q
long drive around by the high road and
quite walk up and down hill through
the gully. So, after your grandfather
consented to our marriage, Job built
his house-and then when we were
married he built the bridge us sur
prise-it was almost wedding pres
ent." .... f.
''How lovely" sighed Polly. And,
mother, when Bob and are married,
some day, l suppose you and father
will sit on the porch and signal to us,
as grandmother does to you"
"Polly Filmer, what talk" chided
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06

lisher-Henry Artemus Company,
Philadelphia.
Jan-Mother Stories by Maud Lind
say, Publisher-Milton Bradley
Company, Springfield, Mass.
Aeolus, the Keeper of the Winds,
Mythland, Vol. 1, by Helen Beck
with. Publisher-Educatio Pub
fishing Co., New York.
Odysseus and the Bag Of Winds-"In
the Child's World" by Emily Poull-
SON. Publisher-Milton Bradley
Co., Springfield, Mass.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
SOMEBODY'S MOTHER

The woman was old and ragged and
gray,
And bent with the chill Of the VIM
ter's day;
The street was wet with a recent
snow,
And the woman's feet were aged and
slow.
She stood at the crossing and waited
long,
Alone, uncared for, amid the throng
Of human beings who passed her by,
Nor needed the glance of her anx-
ious eye.
Down the street, with laughter and
shout,
Glad in the freedom of ''school let
OUT,
Came the boys, like a flock of sheep,
Hailing the snow piled white and
deep.
Past the woman so old and gray
fastened the children on their way,
Nor offered helping hand to her,
So meek, so timid, afraid to stir,
Lest the carriage wheels or the hors-
es' feet
Should crowd her down in the slip
perry street.
At last came one of the merry
troup-
The gayest laddie of all the group;
He paused beside her and whispered
low, H
"1'll help you across, if you wish to
CO."
Her aged hand on his strong young
arm .-..,-
She placed, and so, without hurt or
~ harm, -..a
He guided the trembling feet along,
Proud that his own were firm and
strong.
Then back again to his friends he
went, sm =. 49,. FIJI
His young heart happy and well con-
" tent. s--.r. a w.
"She's somebody's mother, boys, you
know, - s>-r IT,. -.-
For all she's aged and poor and slow;
And I hope some fellow will lend a
To help my mother, you understand,
If ever she's poor and old and gray,
When her own dear boy is far away"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06

OTTAWA, ONT.-Starting with
four farms in 1886, the system Of
experimental farms operated by
the government now comprises
twenty-five farms. seven sub-sta-
tons, two tobacco stations and 100
illustrative farms. This was the
statement Of E. S. Archibald, direc-
tor Of Dominion farms. in an ad-
dress before the Canadian. Society
of Technical Agriculturists. He
added that as a result of govern
ment experimental work nearly
$50, 100000 was saved to Canadian
farmers annually.
Marquis wheat, hulless oats, and
Sunf1owers as a 3ilage crop are
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
HOW WINDS ACTION
INTEREST CHILDREN
BY Alice Wingate Frary

The\wind's activities hold the small
child's attention,-the clouds, the fly
ing flag, windmills and pinwheels,
clothes swaying on the line, the blow
ing of children's hair and the tails Of
the fowls, the swaying trees and
grass, while the weathervane,
Turning, pointing, ever showing
How the merry wind is blowing"
asks repeatedly, "Where? How"
There are a number of verses cas-
ily memorized which will make the
wind seem a friendly element; ''The
Weathervane" by Laura E. Richards,
II Saw You Toss the Kites on High"
by Stevenson, and Christina Rosset-
It's
~"Who hath seen the wind?
Neither you nor l,
But when the trees bow down their
heads
The wind is passing Bly,"
AS the child makes these verses his
own, listens to stories such as Jan"
lin Mother Stories by Maud Lindsay
and "Aeolus and the Bag Of Winds"
and learn what the different winds
bring, he is being Weakened to finer
appreciation of force that can be so
gentle and yet so mighty.
Was there ever a child that did not
ask. "Where does the wind come
from?" 1t is part of the high office
Of parenthood to deepen a child's in
herent sense Of reverence before the
elements, to prevent if possible its
deterioration into empty wonder or
morbid fear. 1t is we'll to Neultivate
the feeling of awe, teaching the care
less child that the piling up of thun-
der clouds and the bowling of wind
swept trees are to be appreciated, by
this same appreciation leading the
tin1d one out of his fear.
The wind signifies the spirit. No
mother who. desires well-rounded
development for her child will fail to
recognize his need of inner strength,
his misconceptions that need straight
ening. While the kingdom of heaven
is the inheritance of child like hearts,
children have need Of guidance, and
they guide us too, when we are clear
sighted enough to respond, but our
emphasis upon values which are un-
teen helps to rise our children's stand
lrds. Froebel's Mother Play Of the
Neathervane brings to the child its
;a1e of the winds work and play; to
he mother it brings reminder of
che inner forces that must be
strengthened, the inner light that may
Hlumine puzzling situations. Two
books which are helpful in this re-
spect are ''The Notebook Of an Adopt
ed Mother" by Eleanor Davids e..
P. Dutton Company. New York; and
*'The Spiritual Care of Child by
Anna Robertson Lindsay IT. Y.
Crowell Company, New York; the
latter with its vigorous reinsurance
Of truth all too easily ignored.
"Only God can bring up child.
Nothing will bridge the abyss of the
actual and the ideal except faith,
hope, love, work, and the immediate
help of Divinity" # .2
The Weathervane- Songs and Music
Of FroebePs Mother Play by Susan
e. Blow. Publisher-D. Appleton
& Co., New York.
The Wind-A Child's Garden of Vers-
es by Robert Louis Stevenson. Pub
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
Tom Owned a River.

Toms river, New Jersey, is rarely
referred to but what someone wonders
how it acquired it's name. The story
is that an Indian known as Tom had
a wigwam on Its shores near the
mouth of the stream and up to the
time Of his death he maintained that
he owned the river. Ns- r.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
No Matter of Hereditv

The clinching of good purposes with
right actions is what makes the man.
This higher heredity does not come
from ones father or mother, but is the
work of the man himself.-David Starr
Jordan. .r
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
Costly Business,

She-Did you ever love another girl
as you love me?
He-No, indeed! I'd have gone in
to bankruptcy sure, if 1 had.-Boston
Transcript.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-05-25
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP-ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi.
cine.
1t Is a physicians prescription.
Swamp Root is a Strengthening medi.
cine. 1t helps the kidneys, liver and blad.
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test Of years.
II is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once.
However. II you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper Advertisement.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-05-25
TANLAC KEEPS HIM
FIT, SAYS McGRAW
Has Used II for Years With Splendid
Results-Fine for Run Down
Condition.

For four years Tanlac has kept me
In the pink of condition as ! take a
few doses Of 1t every time l feel a
little run down and 1t always builds
me up again. said VIM. A. McGraw,
207 Beach Place, Tampa, Fla.
II began taking Tanlac first about
four years ago when l was In very
bad state Of health and had been run
down for several years. was always
taking laxatives, too. but | believe
they did me more harm than good.
'Tanlac made me feel like brand
new man In a very short time and l
have never had a return of any Of my
old troubles. The reason of this | am
firmly convinced Is that always have
Tanlac handy and take few doses
every time | feel a bit under the
weather"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-05-25
Fish Stories,

Representative Merrick was talking
In Oklahoma City about fish specu.
lator who had made millions during
the war.
ITS good fish story" he said,
"and fish stories are popular. In fact,
they've been a popular ever since the
days of Jonah.
"In the days Of Jonah the fish swal.
lowed the prophet and the people
swallowed the story, but nowadays the
people swallow the fish and somebody
also swallows the profit"
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-05-25
rouqh,

Two negroes were lying behind a
packing case on the docks at Brest
taking the labor out of the alleged
labor battalion. Said one boastfully !:
boy. All comes FUN a tough breed.
My ole man done cut his nails wifi
ak an brash his teef wifi a file."
"Huh, amt SO tough. Nah ole man
am plumber. an twice a week he
done shave hisself wifi a blow torch
American Legion Weekly.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-05-25
Envelope Valued at s12.5Qo.

August Lutteken of Denver, one of
the largest stamp collectors in the
world, has an envelope mailed In 1859
which Is valued at $12,500.
There are no postage stamps on the
envelope. 1t bears only what were
known as postmasters' stamps, requir-
ing payments Of 8 cents overseas post.
age and the collection Of another 5
cents postage from the addressee on
delivery. No street address appears
because such letters could be received
only by calling in person ut the post
Office. The practice was discontinued
about the time of the Civil war and
specimens have become so rare that
Lutteken asserts the one he holds is,
In his belief, the only one extant.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-05-25
cuticura soothe, eabv Ra,be.

Cuticufa Soothes baby HasheS
That itch and burn, by hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings Of Cuticurn Ointment.
Nothing better, purer. sweeter. espe-
cially II little Of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum is busted on at the fin
ish. 25c each.-Advertisement.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-05-25
Havjno a Heart.

fought We not to treat the flapper
humorously?"
II don't know" replied Miss Cay.
enne. "1nere are circumstances un.
der which 1t seems cruel to laugh"
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-05-25

We live and learn. But sometimes
we live faster than we learn.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-05-25

Some mems wishbone is where
their backbone ought to be.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-19
-,n1 MOVIES Poeslbls.

'."@-.+h speaking films" were first
s-...,c about !4Aa, tss:- CONTAMINATION
with picture films has Just been sue
cessfully accomplished for the first
time, by two Swedish scientists, and
the talking movie seems about to be-
come reality. The method, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine, EN-.
ploys the fundamental method OF
earlier developments, which makes use
of the property OF selenium for con-
trolling telephone current when ac-
tualcd by variable illumination. The
novelty Of this latest work seems to
be in the successful combining Of
piCturc-bearing and sound.rccord-bear-
Ing films by running them on the
same shaft, While taking and reproduc-
Ing The double record, and in making
selenium controlled electric currents
operate lOud.speaking telephone.