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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-10
Democratic County Convention
and Caucus Call.

AT meeting Of the Democratic coun-
ty committee held at the COURIER
DEMOCRAT office in the city of Langdon
at 8 o'clock p. M, on Saturday. Feb.
II, 1892, the following business was
transacted:
Moved and carried that E. A. McCay
be appointed secretary of this meeting.
Moved and carried that democratic
county convention be held in the city
of Langdon at 2 O'Clock p. m, on Mon
day, March 2lst, 1892, for the purpose
of selecting delegates to attend the
Democratic State Convention to be
held in Grand Forks on Thursday Mar.
oath, 1892, and for transacting any
other business that may properly como
before said convention.
Moved and carried that Democratic
caucuses for the purpose of selecting
delegates to attend said county conven-
tion be held on Friday, March IS, at 4
O'Clock p. M, at the polling places for
last general election in the various pre-
clncts and that the basis of representa-
tien be one delegate for every 25 votes
or major portion thereof cast for Demo-
cratic candidate for congress at election
of Nov. 1890, and one delegate at large
for each precinct, which will entitle
the several precincts to the following
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-10
EIESABA IRON BELT.
Great Excitement in Northern Minnesota
Over Recent Discoveries.
LARGE CAPITAL INVESTED.

st. Pau, March 2.-The entire north
ern portion Of the state is excited over
the iron ore find in the rich Mesaba
mineral belt, and although several de-
sultory efforts have been made to COM
pei Mother Earth to give up her treas
ures in that section, the explorations in
search of ore have revealed an almost
unlimited amount of iron lands. Con-
servative men from distant states south
and east are investing vast amounts of
money in iron lands and stocks, and
any number of small parties are pros
pecting over this great belt. In addi-
tion to being the source of individual
aggrandizement, this development of
one of Minnesota's resources will mean
that her various funds will be appreci-
ably swelled by receipts of taxes, etc.
Articles Of incorporation were filed
in the secretary of states Office Tuesday
by eleven iron companies all of Duluth,
their capital stock aggregating some
$2l ,000,0 900. The incorporators are not
all Duluth menybut reside in various
parts Of the country. State Treasurer
Bobleter received a check for S13,5OO
from the incorporators as tax on tile
capital stock, as prescribed by law, 5
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-10
The Light of Other Days.

The date when man first discovered
how to supply himself with artificial
light must be very far back, but many
generations went by before he had any
thing better than torches for outdoor
use, and for indoor conveniences, a
wick floating loosely in vessel of oil.
Gas as an illumination is not old, the
electric light is the invention of yester-
day, while there are thousands Of peo-
pie not yet three score and ten, whose
youthful lessons were learned by the
feeble CLEAN of a tallow candle. In the
country households the manufacture of
a weekly OF monthly supply of candles
came as regularly as wash-day. The
soldiers of the late war remember the
''star" candles very well, but doubtless
few can tell whence the name. The
discoyerer of process to separate the
glycerine and fatty matters from steaic
acid in the making of candles was the
Frenchman DeMille, whose factory at
Paris was located at the s'Barriere de
l'Etoile''-barrier Tor gate) of the star.
and from this circumstance his manu-
factures were known as 'sstarncandles.
The days of such illumination are gone
and the luxurius cars of our modern
railroads are lighted by gas or electri-
city. To many eyes. however, the
electric glare is unpleasant, but all are
satisfied with the soft, yet brilliant IL
Elimination of The Burlington 's,,' ves-
tibuled train by the Frost Dry Carbe-
rutor System. For tickets over this
popular line, sor any information, call
on local ticket agents, or write TO NJ.
J.sC. Kenyon, Gen, Pass. Agent, st.
Paul, MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-10
NGDON, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY MARCH 10 1900

party organs and oracles. A lead
ing lawyer and republican of the
state, Judge Guptill, not long since,
tried his expert hand at the problem
in one of the prominent reviews of
the country. His display of ipgenu-
ity and skill was worthy of better
cause, but the new effort demanded
shows that he failed to find much
good meat i'll the nut. 1t was not
his fault. The thing was wormy
and nauseating. The party is in "a
precarlous condition in that state.
The farmer is coming to understand
that his interests are not with it
that he is simply being used to pro-
mote the prosperity of other classes,
and he is leaving 1t. The commit
tee now hopes to beguile him with
an offer Of $50 and $40 to persuade
himself that these are really good
reasons for continuing to vote to
shut himself out of the advantages
of the worlds markets. The expe-
dlent is one that would not have
been thought of few years ago,
when the party had full sweep.
There could hardly be a clearer adj
mission that tho situation is we'll
nigh desperate. But it is not an
extravagant investment, to expend
$50 to discover reasons why the
state should continue to vote the re-
publican ticket.-St. Paul Globe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-10
HEADQUARTERS,
GRAND
Clearing
Sal. /. {:

FRIENDS: Our Stock Taking
Sale is proving an immense sue
cess. Hundreds have availed
themselves Of this opportunity to
buy goods at less than wholesale
prices. If you do not call on us
during this sale you ale simply
losing money, as we will particul-
arly sell everything in winter
Gooda at less than cost. Also our
entire stock Of
Standard Prints at from
3 to 5 OTIS per yard.
Ladies, Misses and Chill
dren's Wool Hosiery at
an enormous sacrifice.
Underwear at your own
prices.
Standard California Can
ned Fruit I5 to 20 CTS.
per can.
We are determined to clear
everything in winter good to make
room for our immense Spring
Stock.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-10

for public buildings now in course of
erection and the amounts required to
complete them. A glance at this table
will show why it is necessary to curtail
appropriations for new buildings at this
session.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-10

poor, lndefenslble, unnecessary and
pernicious. Every man who loves
his hearth fire should take up arms
against it.
The duty on this universal neces-
sity is not going to be removed,
however, without opposition, and a
convention is now holding in Wash
ington to protest against this remed-
ial legislation. One of it's committees
has prepared a report in which it is
said that this is the largest single
industry in the United States-s75o,-
100000 of capital are invested in it;
it employs 100000 people, and it's
annual output has value of $780,
100000. This vast volume of
wealth and strength declares that it
needs the assistance of the state if
it is to prosper. 1t hoists the white
flag of distress and says that if left
to support itself, as most of us have
to, immediate and complete ruin
awaits it. This morning it sends a
delegation to the house of represen-
tatives to tell of its sad plight, and
to advance its claims for a subsidy.
What reasons has it to offer why
it should be favored? Here they
are. 1t says that stumpage is cheap
er in Canada than IN the United
States because the government owns
the land and allows it to lie cleared
for a small royalty. In the United
States the government once owned
the land, too, but with boundless
generosity it gave it away. 1t gave
it for practically nothing to the same
people who are now asking it to add
a bounty to its gift If it had kept
the stumpage itself we should be in
position to compete even handed
with our neighbor across the border,
but because it has been liberal and
open-handed, because it has divided
Its possessions freely among its citi-
zens, it must go further than this
and support the objects Of it's bounty,
whose very wealth makes them help
less. Is it possible to conceive of
more brazen-faced affrontery than
this?
But suppose the tariff is removed,
what will happen? The committee
says that the price of lumber will be
reduced. The country could stand
this. But it is not all. There will
also be corresponding reduction Of
the wages paid to American laborcrs
employed in this industry. The
millionaires do not care for them
selves. The lumber monarchs,
whose fabulous fortunes make them
an object of wonder and menace
to the permanence of our institu-
tons, are willing to submit to dis
aster as far as they are concerned.
But the poor laboring man is the
object of their tender and persistent
solicitude. For his sake, and for his
sake alone, they have journeyed to
Washington, in convention assem-
bled, passed resolutions, wined and
dined and memorialized congress.
What sublime human feeling!
What unprecedented self sacrifice!
What marvellous pity for the lowly!
Out upon a cause which has to
use lies for arguments. Down with
hypocrites! Let us have free lum-
Der. Let us have all the necessaries
of life at the lowest price consistent
with their proper production
Daily Globe
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-10
EXAMPLE IN TARIFF TAKES.
An Actual Transaction Under the
Mckinley Law.

Mckinley Law.
AS an example is always better
than an argument, I will present to
the reader an actual transaction un.
der the Mckinley bill which has
been furnished me through the kind.
ness of friend in New York, says
w. L. w. in the St. Louis Republic
He says under date of Feb. II:
"I received a shipment this week
from Manchester, containing mum.
Der of cases of dress goods, mostly
all wool, and some warp dress goods.
Entered value, $2,eal; packing is
accountable for $40 of this, the value
Of the cloth being $2,el2. l paid
S2,62l.o5 duty. OF course the con-
sumers, public at large, will event
ually pay this"
Let us study this concrete example
for moment.
First-We see that cloth and
dress goods of the value Of S2,6l2
cost the importer $5,233.o5, which
sum he must get back from the con-
sumers of the goods, with his profits,
upon the transaction.
Second-The goods imported are
among the necessaries in our country
and climates, and not the mere lux
uries of those who are rich or ex-
travagant.
Third-Ihc farmer or the laborer
buys these goods for his wife and
children, and believes when he puts
down on the store counter dollar
of his earnings that he is getting a
dollars worth Of goods, when, in
fact, he is paying more than half of
the money for the tax and profits OF
the tax for the several middlemcn
that have been secretly wrapped up
in the goods.
Fourth-These goods are also
largely made in this country. They
would not be imported unless they
could be sold here, for cost and tax
and q fair profit on both. Except
for the tax we could buy them fol
the cost and fair profit on it. The
tariff tax, which the government
mixes with them before it allows
them to pass into the clothing of the
people, thus more than doubles theil
cost, and at the same time increases
by like amount the price at which
similar homemade goods can be
sold to the people. This last is the
purpose for which it is levied.
Fifth-The labor cost of produc
ing these goods in this country is
more than 20 per cent greater thar
the labor cost in Manchester, anC
but for tariff on wool that actuall,
depresses the value Of our native
wool but increases the cost of the
foreign woods needed for minglins
with our native grades to make
these goods, the cost Of materia
weuld be the samein both countries
Sixth-Let the farmer and lahore
now sit down and figure out to hi
satisfaction if he can, why law O.
congress should be made to compe
him to give two bushels of hi
wheat OF two days of his labor TO-
the same quantity Of necessary good
that he could, but for such law
procure with less than one bushe
of his wheat or less than one day O.
his labor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-10
Representations:

Resolved, That the members of the
county committee give the caucus held
in their respective districts their per-
sonal attention. j. B. BOYD,
q. A. MCCAY, Chairman.
Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-03-10

Park River best patent -four always
uniform and reliable every sack war
ranted to please. 34tf
The Progress., 1892-12-03
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

Joseph L. Goodman to W. H. Torey, lot
and x, lot q Perrin's subdivision. s227.
Moon Buckner to Mrs. G. Israel, southeast
fractional quarter Of section 3S. township IS.
range II, tl6o.
Sarah Ann Ware to John Lawrence. lot ls.
block g. 10.acre lot s. $500.
Succession of ". P. Ford to Mrs. Matte Ford.
IS acres Of land known as the Jim Gfubbs
trast S366.67.
Chas. NJ. Hicks to NJ. J. Fortson. interest In
estate Of H. 3. Hicks. t2oo.
Palmer Dickson to 8. Herold. southwest
quarter and south half of northeast quarter,
section s. al of section G; northwest quarter
Of northwest quarter, section 8. township 20.
range III &, ,6s1.5o
succession of W. p. Ford to w. G. Perrin,
lofts and s. block O. Perrin's subdivision,
500.
Mrs. Louisa Levy to W. J. Hutchinson, 10,
I6, block 81, 5000.
r. N. McKellar to w. r. Nicholson, lots in
block 4, shepherd Georges subdivision,
e87s. "a
succession of w, p Ford to z. B. Hsrndon,
lands in Bossier parish; also, lands in Caddo
parish, described In transfer. sl40.
Harriet johnson to w. c. Perrin, one.hali
| interest in lots and 2, 1o-acre lot 2 $3.50.
Louis Lehman to F. N. Staples. west half o.
northeast quarter, section Is. township Is
range Is, $50.
]. n. Shepherd and L. N. Carter to F. NJ
Teacle, lands described in transfer, 8, 100.
J. H. Shepherd to NJ. Caussy. lots 80 and SO
lo-acre lot IA, s225.
The Progress., 1892-12-03
A SAD DEATH.

1t was with mournful surprise
Tuesday night that the many friends
Of Mrs. Lucy w. Williams learned
that ahe had suddenly been called on
for the return of that gift which God
alone can donate-lifa
1t was long suspected that this
good lady was not long for this world,
but none dreamed that death was
lowering 80 near. Indeed, it is be
lieved that she would still have been
one OF earth's mortals, to cheer and
comfort the loved ones of her home
circle but for the accident which hap
pened to her son Hugh, the news of
which, acting upon the cords of life,
drawn taut by heart disease, caused
them to snap and release the soul
from its earthly abode.
For ffty-two years had Mrs. Vii.
liams made bright the lives of home
circles, about thirty of which was in
the role Of motherhood, where the
noblest qualities Of womanhood al.
ways shine forth in their most soft.
ened and golden splendor. As a pure
and loving mother, she taught he,
four children how to live, az a noble
Christian woman, she taught them
how to die.
Ah! bright are the hopes that the
Masters doctrine: holds out, and tc
those dear to her it is a consolina
thought that mother, so true, so ten.
der, 80 dear, is now in q land where
suffering, sorrows, and apprehension
are unknown. Is q dweIler in that
tabernacle not made with hands
which the blessed Jesus went to pre-
pare for such as she, more than eight
cen hundred years ago.
The Progress., 1892-12-03
Constable Sale.

No. 3o99-August ]. Bogel vs. George Or
lendorff.
By virtue of writ of fleri facias Issued
TO me In the above entitled and num-
bercd suit by Hon. Z. ID. Hicks, justice OF
the peace In and for the Fourth ward of
Caddo parish, La, have seized and will
sell at public auction at the drug store
Of A. j. Bogel, in the city of Shreveport
between the legal hours of sale, on
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEB IA. 1892,
the following described property, to-wit
z candy jars, 8 candy trays, 1 show case
4 candy pans and lot fixtures.
Terms OF sale, cash on the spot, subjec,
to appraisement.
q. w. KELLY, Constable
The Progress. Dec. 8, 18s2.
The Progress., 1892-12-03

parishes who were willing TO give
such bonus for the location OF such
an enterprise in their borders, rather
than to decry their actions in bidding
50 spiritedly for the prize.
The farm, as before stated, con-
tains $50 acres, and that portien not
cultivated, speaking for the whole,
declares the suitableness of the selec-
tion. A a cultivated plot it has seen
and endured the severe storms and
cruel winters of 70 years, and bears
every evidence Of the many hard
ships it has endured dnring the time.
Its selection should make every farm
er take courage, for assuredly if this
ground can be made to yield farm,
garden and orchard productions Of
any kind in sufficient quantities to
yield . livelihood, then no farmer, no
matter how impoverished his land
may be, need grow respondent. And
that this ground has been made to
bring forth fruit in abundance there
is sufficient evidence in the premises
and Of record to convince all.
This, OF course, is done with ferti-
lizers, experiments in which, as we'll
as varieties of products, are constantly
being made for the purpose of dis
covering the best of each.
As an evidence that a practical
knowledge of the influence of ferti.
lizers is fast being mastered, Major
Lee showed US two plots of ground
containing one-half Of on acre each
on which the same quality of cotton
had been planted. One received nc
nourishment except that Of the grasses
and pea vines planted last season and
turned under, while on the other be
put Is bushels of fertilizer made oi
acid phosphate, green cottonseed and
stable manure in equal parts. Tht
result of this was 800 pounds of seeG
cotton gathered on the unfertilizei
land, against 1,4O0 pounds secured
from the other.
just such experiments are being
made all the time, In order to deter
mine the best to be used on certain
soils for certain planting.
In the matter of fruit the follow
ing are now receiving attention there
which consumes six acres Of land
II varieties of Japan persimmons, Il
of figs, z Of ounces, 20 Of apricots
80 Of grapes, 3 of chestEuts, As o
plums Japanese and Americanl 81
Of peaches, 20 Of apples, Is Of cher
ries, 40 Of pears, 4 Of almonds, so o
pecans; IL Of English walnuts, Z o
every bearing mulberry.
We will have to close this article
ss il has now grown too lengthy, bu
we shall give next week additions
matter concerning the work Of thi
Experiment Station. If we spare tn
time and take the pains to spend
day there for the benefit of the farm
ers solely, we sincerely hope ther
are enough energetic and progressiq
farmers among our readers who vii
read what is given them through tn
columns of The PRoeREss.
| Next week, among other things, "
want to write about tobacco cultur
in North Louisiana of which ther
now is no longer reason to doubt ca
be successfully and remunerativel
done.
The Progress., 1892-12-03

As she was coming down the river
Tuesday, the Z. s. steamer Howell
struck snag a few miles above town
and tore quite large opening in her
hull. As she has sixteen water tight
bulls, this break did not cause her to
sink, and she continued on her way
and performed other service before
laying up for repairs.
The Progress., 1892-12-03
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING.

A meeting of the Peoples Party Exec
utive Committee Of Caddo parish will be
held at the courthouse Saturday morn
ing, December 3, 1892, at IL o'clock.
As busines of great Importance will be
transacted, q full meeting Is earnestly
requested. w. J. SAVERS,
Chairman.
The Progress., 1892-12-03

The Caddo parish Teachers Asso-
citation will hold its regular monthly
nesting at the High School-Y. n.
G. A. building-at 3 pm. this after
noon.
The Progress., 1892-12-03

Banquet Lamps
$3.50 each at The Fair.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-11-24

To get the full benefit of noun
tain air and sunshine, it will amply
reward all travellers to extend their
Colorado summer trip to that charm
ing resort known as Las Vegas Hot
Springs, six miles from Las Vegas,
on the A. T. & S. F. R. R.
Here may be found the very
choicest of New Mexico air, seem
cry and sunshine; and a hotel, the
Montezuma, that is large, hand
some, comfortable and home-like.
The trip to Los Vegas Hot Springs
can be made in connection with the
Colorado tour, at very small ad-
ditional expense, by purchasing a
round-trip excursion ticket to the
Hot Springs that includes a ride
to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, or
Denver.
Inquire of G. G.. COLEMAN,
Local Agent Santa Fe Route.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-11-24

reforms and pronounced for them.
They have passed beyond the stage
of radicalism and ought long ago to
have entered the stage of practical
legislation.
This party may we'll be called the
Liberal party, for it includes the
vast body of liberal reading and
thinking voters in the country.
They are in the old parties but not
of them. They are anxiously peer
ing into the future for the star of de-
liverance. 1t is now rising in the
form of new party which shall lib
crate the people from the thralldom
of prejudice, sectionalism and party
spirit.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-11-24
s.Stand Up for Kansas"

Is a good motto when applied to the
whole state, and when applied to To-
calities it is equally appropriate, and
means to stand up for the business
men of the town who have the rep
utation of doing the right thing at
all times.
STEVENS & JOHNSON, the old relia-
BILE Photographers, are standing up
for their many old customers by do
ing the best work in the country, at
the old stand, north of the postoffice,
west side of the square.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-11-24

potential. 1t brooks no delay. 1t
blames the party in power for ex-
listing conditions. Had Mr.. Cleve-
land been elected in 1888, his defeat
this year would have been as deci-
sive as that of Mr. Harrison's. Ma
jorities rule. The voice of the major
ity must not be ignored. Its reason
able demands must be met or the
revolution at the ballot box may be-
come the outpost of revolution
trying to it's utmost tension the
power of the constitution itself.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-11-24

Daily News, Des Moines, Iowa.
One of the greatest and best polit
ical parties that has ever existed il
this country has been slowly form
ing in the past ten years. During
the past year it has made more prog
ress than in all the preceding years
and it will be in the presidential
field in 1896 with formidable ant
perhaps successful candidates.
The members of this new party
are distributed among the four par
ties that have had tickets in thu
field this year. Thoughtful Repub
licans, Democrats, Populists, ant
Prohibitionists are among the mum
Der. The friends of all needed bu
delayed reforms are to be included
This means much; for, in the fury o
sectional politics, all reforms have
been delayed for generation
The reform work of an entire era il
awaiting an earnest performing par
ty. The Australian ballot has beer
eAtorted from the politicians, bu
thew did not realize what they were
doing, or it would have been with
held. The civil service should be
so reformed that avarice and greco
and envy shall be largely eliminated
from our campaigns and principles
instead of Poils made the conten
ton. The corporations should be
rigidly controlled or their functions
performed by the state. Trusts and
monopolies should be curbed and
forced to obey the law. Tariff rob
berry should be fearlessly stopped.
The saloon evil should be ruthlessly
trampled out of existence. Postal
savings banks should be established
Our rivers should be the channels
of great commerce and our roads
improved. The right of electine
United States senator's should bt
vested in the people. The absolut
ism of supreme court holding OF
fee for life and usurping power
above the constitution should be
abolished The currency should be
placed upon a sound basis and issued
directly by the government. Wo
men have demonstrated their right
to suffrage and should no longer be
excluded from elections. An edu
cational qualification for suffrage
should be established as the true so
luton of the race problem in the
South. Sectionalism should be done
away with and party spirit kept
within reasonable and patriotic lin.
it's. The most enlightened thought
of the times has digested all OF these