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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
MIR. JONES WALKED RIGHT By
Little Incident May Have Cured Him
Of Habit OF Loafino in That
Grocery Store.

MI. Jones (which is not his true
name) enjoys. above all else, an op-
portunity to loaf at the corner gro
Gerry. Just to sit ON the counter and
think and talk while his wife is hard
at work at home and the grocer and
his clerk are hard at work In the
store Is to Jones a privilege: we'll
worth while.
But Mrs. Jones and the grocer
thought differently. In fact the gro
Ger disapproves emphatically Of any
person just sitting when he should
be working. One morning the grocer
conceived a brilliant idea. Just as
Mr.. Jones was about to leap lightly
to his seat on the counter the grocer
slyly placed q sheet Of fly paper, black
with flies, on the spot where Mr..
Jones was TO land.
Mr.. Jones did not discover the fly
paper until he politely slid from the
counter in order to greet with his
best bow a neighbor m It is
said he left The store thereon with
such speed that the wind detached
the fly paper from it's place on the
seat Of his trousers. When next seen
Jones wore his. Sunday best and he
walked right by the grocery store
Indianapolis News.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
OBJECTED 70 BEING BRolLED
Lohster's Emphatlc Views On the cub
jsct ed ~ Change 81 Menu
Ia Househ6ld.

IA friend of mine is very fond oi
lobster, but, like many men, has no
idea how such food is prepared. His
wife had occasion to be absent from
home q day last week and she told
the servant girl to broil a lobster for
my friends dinner. She left a note,
telling her husband of the treat she
had provided for him and requesting
him not to wait dinner for her. He
was quite hungry when he reached
home and. after reading the note, said
to the servant:
SIS that lobster ready?"
mo, sir, 1t isn't said the girl.
"Well, hurry up with it. I'm as
hungry as a bear said he.
II can't, sir said the girl. 1.-THE
mistress said to broil the lobster, and
I got him on the gridiron, after a
deal of a fuss. The more I poked the
fire the more he walked off. and I
thought the haste was haunted and
no good would come from. cooking a
straddle bug me@that,"
"What did YOU do with it," said my
friend, getting mad.
"Faith, the. last 1 saw of him he
was going out the back door. with his
tall up, like the maniac he was"
He had sardines for dinner.-Judge.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
Up to Date.

The great detective scowled thought
fully. "Jack and JILL" he read from
the report before him, went up the
hill to draw D. pail of water. Jack
fell down and broke his crown and
jill came tumhling after"
"Humph," said the master mind.
'"That seems to be simple enough. A
plain case. These two joyriders found
their radiator getting hot while speed
ing In a mountainous section. They
tried to make a tough grade % low,
but It was too much. Then the Brakes
refused to work. The mar got panic
stricken and stumbled out of the car
on his dome. The bus kept on going
down the slope and took the dame along
with it. Both of 'em carried accident
policies and the a was probably In
sured,. too. I advise both companies
to suspend payment till the driver
can prove he wasn't under the influ-
ence."-Life.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
SADNESS IN AMERICAN FACE
Popularity Almost Invariably Com
mented On by Visitors Here
From Other Nations.

We are a sad race at best, If the
views of observant foreigners are to
be accepted at par. Every time a
stranger from a strange land comes
to America with sufficient reputation
In field or another to warrant an
interview, something like this occurs !:
"What is the thing that strikes you
most forcibly regarding Americans,
professor" asks a chorus Of ship
new reporters.
1.-THE extreme seriousness of mien,
the fixed expression Of gravity, their
sad look" responds the interviewed
one
Not once in a year, but a hundred
times, this response greets the ques-
TONERS. There must be something
back Of it.
Here in America, creditor Of all the
world, Of wealth a plethora, of re-
sources no limit Of power proved In
peace and war, cock O. the walk, un-
fettered in any political sense, with
the freedom to worship God" as the
Individual may please guaranteed un-
der the Constitution, and yet char
.aetsrizsd by the visage Of serroYl .
Thes tsn 70 this 50 frequently,
these citizens Of the older and al
legged %unhappier world, that there
must be truth in it. But why?
The ma Of liberal views In mat
tiers Of self-control will tell you that
it Is the puritanical element which
furnishes the air of sadness to q whole
people; the placidly pious will assert
that 1t is the strained expression Of
the pleasure-seekers scared with the
earmarks Of Indulgence; the poor will
tell you that it Is the rich %distorting
their coIy1tenances In agony over
their effort to grasp yet more of
worldly riches, and the weilto-do will
say that it is the poor but ambitious
expressing IN a scow1 their unrequited
yearnfng for what they have not.
The old adage says: "One may
smile and smile and be a villain" But
why can one not smile and smile and
be an Observation-Disclosures AIneri-
can.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

E#@%@
Invited him OUT 10 supper with them
no meet her. Sure he'd bS surprised
at the sort of girl she was.
Bees, under heaven knows what In
ducenaents from Becky, agreed TO
help matters along. and did her best
70 be entertaining. Ably she de-
nounced the evils of modern existence,
punctuating her remarks with per
tinent illusions to ancient civilizations,
theories Of Kant, and Stun conditions
abroad. Jerry's, father sat as one alb
serhed and when Jerry finally led her
away to a play down in the village. he
gazed after them with an expression
In his eyes which would vaguely have
bothered Jerry. "
1t was late that evening when Jerry,
fguratfyely mopping his brow, depos-
TIED his companion at the door of the
Lenox home. he was anxious to get
back to his father and learn the YER
dict. e. q
But a he turned away, the door
opened softly behind him.
hSAs AIoihSht AsCChS hSISSAL was
In his arms. "Oh, jerry" she moaned,
1--WE spent the most awful day. I've
had nothing to do but think how we
weren't being fair to your father, and
he is just right about not wanting you
to marry a ffyaway creature like me,
and I'm sick Of this iazzy life, any
how. I'm going to settle down and
oh, you didn't turn around and fall in
love with Bess?"
why, my little sweetheart - Jerry
drew her close. your sister is a fine
girl, and all that, but as for loving her
instead Of you! AS for father-we'n
tell him all about it and take the con-
sequences!''
But when Jerry reached home he
got the surnris of his life.
Jerry, my boy" said his father, II
take back all I said about the crowd
you travel with. Good Lord, Schopen-
hauer-law of Malthus-Aztec verbs.
Thunderation. boy, how will you stand,
It? Couldn't you have picked o a
happy medium
And Jerry, laughing, settled down to
eIplafn that he had.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
The Right Twin for
Jerry
~ II. LOUIS

ssThats my ultimatum, Jerry" said
Jerry's father slowly, and the frfalitJ
De his tome lent emphasis to his words
I'm tired OF your devil-may-care
ways and the Wild crowd of young
people You travel with. Cut it out, nay
son, find d girl like your mother, marry
her and settle down. Or else get Out
and shift for yourself!"%
Young Jerry Cowles slumped in his
chair, looked moodily up at his father
towering owe him, Harsh words
dad" he said soberly.
THAT may be-" growled his parent,
abut I mean them nevertheless
Yousve been no good to me or to
yourself since you got out OF college
Tearing around in that car OF yours,
smashing speed limits, fox trotting all
night-Lord, Jerry, when | was your
age he paused in evaporation as
a mental picture passed before his
eyes OF himself at tW~enty-three, an In
dustrious husband and father.
Il know, dad, but the times"
1.-THE times be hanged" calculated
the older man. '"They are overWorked
nowadays as an excuse for any tom
foolery. What you need is a wife and
a home to give you a sense of response
sbility. Only, mind you, | have no use
for the sort of girl you seem to fancy.
Surely, somewhere, there's a girl who
isn't all speed fend, jazz, cigarette
devotee, fashion plate"
Jerry WINGED. Was his father visu-
alizing Becky Lenox, to whom at least
some of those terms applied? Becky
Lenox, with whom he was frightfully
in Lowell
"Tell you what I'll do, Jerry. Marry
the sort of girl I would welcome as
my daughter-inlaw, and I'll furnish
your home for a wedding present, set
tie on you now what would likely come
to you on my death and take you into
the business as junior partner. I'm
that anxious to have you make a sue
cess of your life!"
Jerry rose impulsively. IL
thank you, dad" he said. "I1l think it
over"
But as he turned away to dress for
the Lenox dance at the Lawn club his
heart was heavy within him. Becky
was a little peach, but never in all the
world would she meet his fathers old
fashioned requirements. Yes, dad be-
1onged to a bygone generation to whom
a love for the prevailing style Of
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
Had a Ricl,f % Lauun.

Three years ago, when sleighing
was good, I went TO town with my
brother in a dilapidated sleigh. We
met another brother, who lived nea u.
and I told him that i would 60 home
with him, as he had ! good sleigh and
I wanted to make ure Of getting
there. We had gone only a short
distance when In ascending a hill the
sleigh broke down, letting US fall
backward. A team hitched to a bob
sled close behind nearly stepped on
us. The man In the sled brought me
home Ny brother arrived home
later without accident Did he laugh
at me7 / guess so.-Chicago Journal.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

recovery. =
A number from this vicinity enjoyed
the Baccalaureate sermon by DR.. Rob-
ertson of Wesley College at Westhope
last Sunday.
Miss Ida Clark was a week end
guest of the Misses Gladys and Blanch
Wyman. .. &c.,.
Play Day at Westhope last Tuesday
was well represented by Brander
school. Everyone reporting a splend-
i'd day. |
Rev. Lewis Evans will hold services
next Sunday in the St. Paul Church at
$3.50 o'clock. A hearty welcome is ex-
tended to everyone and we hope each
one will be determined that at least
one chair will not be empty by his abb
sence. ~ @7>r ~ no. r..
The Sunday School was we'll attend
ed last Sunday, the number is gradu-
ally creeping upward, and may it con-
tinue which will be an inspiration to
the officers and teachers.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
Fishermen Melted Submarine.


Some fishermen out In their boats
near Hyeres made a catch that nearly
ended n boat load, reports the Lon
don Times correspondent at Paris.
They caught a submarine in one Of
their nets. The boat to which the net
was attached was In, danger of being
drawn under the water by an unseen
and unknown monster, and, though
frantic efforts were made to free the
boat by cutting the not away, it might
have gone badly with the If the
commander of the submarine, wonder
Ing what he had run into, had not
brought his vessel 10 the surface. The
boat was almost completely swamped
by the sadden rise OF the submarine,
which had to rescue the rev and tow
the boat into port.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
Not Dumb.

The Woman was calling on an &C
quaintance the other day. "Ill tell
mamma you're here" announced small
daughter who opened the door at her
ring. This errand over, she came into
the living room, climbed up on a huge
plush chair, Strengthened her little
dress over her knees, and looked at
the Woman inquiringly. The Woman,
not being an adept at %conversing on
dolls and teddy bears, remained silent,
and busted herself with reading a
book Of verse which lay on the table.
Still nc signs Of life from the mysteri-
q regions upstairs. The little tot
cleared Ter throat inquiringly, but
still neither spoke. Finally the child
mustered up her courage, and said,
swell, why don't you say something7
I a talk T"-Chicago Journal.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
cHIvALRY AND GOOD SENSE
New York Legislator Would Do Away
With Embarrassing ousstien ~ Z
TO Voters Ano. %+Sf il

"What fs your age7'
In days of old the question was per-
fuhctorily asked and answered in
every voting booth. 10 the new days
Of equal suffrage 1t 10 still asked, but
alphabetically rather than psrfunctor-
lily, and II 10 sornetimes answered re-
ssutfully. Occasionally q lady voter,
especially o who has attained the
dignity Of middle age, considers the
question impertinent. Yet one hates
to commit perjury or anything that
anacks Of perjury.
~ New York state, says the Oleve-
land Plain Dealer, a gallant gentle
man, who should have dourished III the
days of knighthood, has introduced In
10 the legislature Of which he III q
member q bill to do away with the age
question. II this measure becomes q
law IT VIII be necessary for no one
10 tell her--or his-exact ago. II VII
be quite Sufficient for the eieetor to
a1llrfn that hsr---or hts1-twenty40rst
blffhday has been passed.
This n chfvalry, and IT III also com
non sense. r. on1 ~ of legal v0ttug
- The republic should require %
9Ors detailed information. W. IN
~f1h the girls. younx ma old, ~ ycte.
and ~ vote without annoyancs i =
se1ltInent. Going % the polls shOufd
l. made 4 pleasu1e. All importauG
ep VIII III taken n I'm -
~ n cnnefnd III eOrtnf
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
Wife Must Die With Husband,

When d native dies at Arowi, Aus
pinioned by two other married women
who sit on her legs A strong rope
from plated hbres is placed round her
neck and drawn taut by four men.
two on each side, until the blood oozes
juncture a nan places one hand un-
'derneath the victims chin, and the
other ON the top Of her head, and
twists the head until the neck is
broken. The belief Is held that unless
the wife lie killed the man will not
reach the Arrowi equivalent for
Heaven, but II both die they immedi-
ately go there.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

10 most complete and valuable coa-
leotion " letters ana autosraphs d il-
lust1Ious persons.
1h9 collection Includes 1etterss from
most OF the former kings ana queens
g. France. including Philippe III Bei,
Francois ], Henry NV, Marguerite 40
Valois, Catherine and Marie de- Ne
die, and Marie Antoinette. .
There are also letters from eminent
public men like suliy and Colbert,
leading soldiers such as Castor dc
Folk, Condo, Turenne, and Marshal
Sake, to say nothing OF artists, poets,
and writer's like Villon, Corneille, Ra-
cine, and Nine. de Sevigne.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
Thrifty Birds.

The large eagle owl often gathers a
large quantity Of food (including
hares and rabbits, poultry and
pigeons) for his mate and Offspring /;
and the peasants have been known to
utilize him as Elijah his ravens. There
is an old tale that the ptarmigan
makes stores of berries and buds be-
meath the snow, but there IL no doubt
that at least two species Of wood
peckers store acorns, sticking them
firmly into holes which are bored for
the purpose in tAe tree stems This
is all the more interesting, II it be
true, that what the woodpeckers really
eat is not the acorn, but a kind Of
grub that develops inside 1t. e
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
Room for Improvement

The newly elected president Of d
banking institution was being intro
duced 70 the employees. He singled
ont one Of the MN Ii the cashiers
cage, questioning him 10 detail about
his work. etc. ~ #
Il have been here forty years" said
the cashiers assistant. with conscious
pride, and In al that time I only
made ID slight mistake."
Good replied the president. Let
me congratulate ron. But hereafter
be more carefuIas-WaIl Street Jour-
naI.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
ashimmy. Machine 81 Ships.

Contrasted with starving Europe
millions of Americans are struggling
with too much fat, Glenn NJ. Farley
writes In the Seattle Post-Inte1ligencer.
The shipping board was forced to put
In Skinny machines on Its trans
atlantic liners for the accommodation
OF the over-fat patrons. A snbstan-
tial belt connected with a vibrator
gives the patient all the effect OF a
violent "shimmy." The belt shakes
its victim like a plate Of jelly, and bay
windows disappear like magic. One
man lost 60 pounds on the round trip
from New York to Bremen.
Americans kick about the high cost
Of living, and vet buy and consume
o food than they require, to the ex-
tent that machines must be invented
to work off the surplus fat. 1t may
occur to some Of them yet that the
most economical and efficient way
would be to buy and consume less
food, and dispense with the shimmy
machine.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

dancing spelled no less than total
moral depravity and for whom the
slightest hint oil artiiciality In a girls
complexion utterly dimmed, and
damned, whatever else of beauty she
possessed.
It "a during the intermisston on
the cool, darkened veranda that Jerry
poured out his % to the sparkling,
daringiy dressed piece of feminintty
that was Becky. And he used his pre-
dicament as an excuse for letting
Becky know that he loved her.
You see, DEAR" he wound up earn
estly. II wouldn't speak befose be-
cause I had nothing to offer yoa And
now. why, I'm afraid just because
you're SO ~gloriously up to date and
0h, snappy and full of pep that dad
won't e you're the real thing and the
only thing for met You ought to have
been born dowdy and homely and with
spectacies or why, Becky, what's
up7'' 4 .
For Becky had jumped up and was
pirouetting wildly about. IAN idea
old top r she cried. And Jerry won-
derad III his mother had ever called his
father that. : Introduce Bess to your
father--but marry mer
For Beckys had d twin, identical tn
looks bat very opposite "a tastes
and characteristics. Given over 10
philology, philosophy and philanthro-
phy, ste had lately taken to wearing
hugs tortoise shell spectacles which
lent her an air of as great q serious
ness as one could wish Certainly,
ase look ri her and Jerrys father
skoula realize THAT his son would be
rnder calm and steadying influence.
Now, secaass Jerrs aas desperately
~ love una y st asu blinded 70
-. = m right ii with Bseky's
s1heua1; nor aid ~ WorTy shout th1
lntsnds6 deception p III fAther. Oncs
nafKte1 M Bscky hls fath1F would
Duz&y enp1k1Iate @ hef charms md
rofysathe tztck playsd mon him.
1athG opprovss q your ststsr,
S11 slspe. HoW aboat il, dearf' And
Nhigpsre s.Ta, ~ awoald have
61nn1 III hst4 Gess II - arms
IT, n6ee ye9t1haa I1ko
UNn CONGRATULATIONS 81 Ieery
mpttor
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
His Sole Attraction.

Ancient Adorer~-T rnu'? sacrifice a.
my wealth for your 1--we
Young AdCfed--i: r";: III & t,..h..i'
10 foolish l si.o;...:. --e%.. lc. i. ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

Mrs. Orpha Huber and children are
having a seige Of chicken pox. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. "Bob" Williams are
enjoying a visit from his mother.
State examinations are being held
in the high school this week.
Miss Olive Huston of Westhope is
reported as having diptheria. Miss
Olive has a great many friends in this
community who wish for her a speedy
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

Four years ago, the words "Over
There" meant a boy away from home
and loved ones, hardships, rain, mud.
privations, fighting, wounds and per-
haps death. In the "Flapper Diction-
ary' of today, according to the Amer
lean Legion of Omaha, Neb., "Over
There" e a a warning "that the
girl lives too far to take a taxi!" The
Legion is trying to do something
about it.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

How Could the Poor Boob know7
He Cooking into shop window
Are they bathing outfits or ballet cos
TUNES? 4
She-Why, John, do you think any
body would show themselves In such
"a bathing suit7 Those are evening
GOWNS. -
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

After furnishing an average of $50
former service men a month with jobs
from which it is estimated they re-
ceived in pay mor than $4,000, the
American Legion employment bureau
at Seattle, Wash, has been closed due
to the improved working conditions.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
Get Cow into Shape.

00t NOW IUU0 OHAp9.
In order to get the cow into the
best physical shape for the calvinS
time, it 10 advisable to feed her some
linseed oil, a quart Of the raw product
per dose, as this Will clean sut her
+igeshve tract. " 49,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

A second great vessel of the United
States merchant marine now bears the
name American Legion. In remaining
the so-called State boats after Presi.
dents, the Shipping Board made an ex-
ception in the case of the steamship
Badger State, which was given the
name American Legion instead. The
fastest boat of the Munson line also
is named after the service mems or
g%anization.
In remaining the boats, the Ship
ping Board undertook to re-christen
the Leviathan, greatest American
troop-ship, after President Harding
who directed however, that the giant
liner retain the name she had during
doughboy days.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08
No Credit Extended

The world owes us a living;
We hold this truth to be.
but ne'ertheless it always comes
To us marked g. O. DAmerican
Legion Weekly.
The-Qldest member of the American
Legion IS believed 10 Be Col. IL a.
Boutelle Of Seattle, WISH, who "a
Gently retired from the regular army
after go years service, He IS more than
$50 years DID.
Soeres .of hrs stadons, school hons
|Ss otiee m1dnisib4 bdntl6 Z Itl1lI
|lsased by the NV 81 dae AfneficSn
eion a1d othet veteran1 org1nlizAtdons
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

r to be refitted to meet the ex-sol-
diers' needs following an order passed
by the Boston, Mass, city council.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

A straw vote on the subject Of en-.
forcement of the Prohibition law con-
Quoted by "The Legionnaire," official
organ if the American Legion of Guy
ahoga County, Ohio, showed that 81
per cent, Of the ex-soldiers were in
favor Of stricter enforcement of the
dry law.
Whether the crown of best all
around athlete in the military forces
of the United States shall rest or the
head of a soldier, marine Or sailor will
be decided when the men from the
three branches of the service meet in
competition at the third annual track
and field meet of the Philadelphia
American Legion, June 9 and 10,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

The last work in modern surgery is
announced at Paris, France, where a
French Army Surgeon has inserted an
artificial tongue in the mouth of Serg.
Villa, a Verdun wounded war veteran.
A shell tore away Villas jaw but
skillful surgery has now made him
able to talk, sing and whistle. j..
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-08

j When the S. s. New England was
$50 miles at sea the bursting of q
steam line wounded Boyd 0'Neal,
former Navy man, in seventeen places,
His shipmates sewed O'Neals abra-
sions with Sail twine and three cor
nered sail needles, the rough sea sur
gerry saving his life. 1.
The 100000 remaining unexpended
following the payment Of the New
Jersey state bonus to former service
me may be used by the American Le-
gion to provide hospital accommodations
for ex-soldiers who are Of may become
incapacitated.