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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-12
SILVER AS A PRESIDENTIAL
FACTOR.


Washington Post-as a matter of
political speculation which is some
what suggestive of the power that
silver may have in determining the
presidential election in 1896, T. A.
Williams has submitted some
figures to the Denver Times to show
that the republican party will enter
the contest with fair prospect of
losing it, as against a possible silver
combination.
The electoral vote in 1896 will
consist of 444 members, 223 being
necessary to choice, or, in case
Utoh, Arizona, and New Mexico
are admitted as states, of 453 men,
bers with 227 necessary to choice.
The states which, according to
Mr.. Williams, can be safely depend
ed on by the republicans are Maine,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsyl-
yania, Rhode Island and Vermont,
with ITO electoral votrs. There are
counted as silver states, California
Colorado, ,Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming
with 81 electoral votes, to which are
added as possible factors of the COM
bination, Kansas, Nebraska, North
Dakota, with 25 votes.
Inasmuch as in the above CON-
putat,on the republicans start off
with only 1lo votes, Mr.. Williams
estimates that they will have to
carry Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York
and Wisconsin, and that even then
with the 10s votes of these states,
they will be five votes short OF a
majority in the college. But here
he is in error, as he evidently counts
for Michigan only the nine votes
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-12

The American Hog furnishes solu-
tion to the problem of a more diversi-
fed form of farming for our North
Dakota farmers without which no
country can be permanently successful.
Hog raising seems to be the most
promising industry open to the farmers
of North Dakota Farmers, however,
have hesitated to engage extensively in
hog raising, deferred by the fear that
without corn hogs could not be success
fully raised and fattened. Many of our
farmers were reared in the corn belt of
our country. They have been accus-
tuned to feeding corn and it is difficult
for them to understand that they have
at present ready to their hand better
hog food than the corn belt of Iowa OF
Illinois ever produced, such however,
is the case. 1t has been thoroughly
demonstrated by q dozen experimental
stations and by scores of practical
farmers that wheat and certain of its
milled products are far superior to corn
as fat producers, while wheat fed hogs
have larger bone, stronger frame
work, more blood and better digestive
organs. These are things that make a
hog. In addition to this corn fed hogs
are so excessively fat that reaction
has set in against the use of such pork,
while hogs fattened on wheat, OF
better, on wheat meal, furnish high
grade of pork of fine flavor and free
from that Objectionable oily, greasy
fairness peculiar to corn fed pork. Ex-
haustiyc experiments have demonstrat-
ed that lbs. of wheat flour will pro-
duce a pound of gain while it will take
ST lbs. Of corn meal to produce the
same amount of flesh Prof. Henry of
Wisconsin, Sanborn of Utah, the Wash
ington Agricultural College and scores
of others all bear testimony to this fact.
Hundreds of cases where wheat has
been fed to hogs with a resulting profit
to the farmer Of 25 to forty cents per
bushel profit over the price at present
procurable might be cited. This wheat,
however, must first be ground before it
can be used to accomplish the best re-
suits. and there exists no necessity for
feeding to hogs the fine patent flour
procurable from our choice wheat. In
all wheat there is certain percentage
of lower grade flour, equally, if not
more, nutritious which, however, can
only be separated from the patent by
the modern process of roller milling.
This flour while not suitable for the
manufacture of the highest grade of
bread, is, as we say richer in all that
goes to make flesh than the patent flour
which is used exclusively in our country
for bread making. This flour can now
be purchased at the mill for from $14
to SIG per ton and when used as it
should be a ration in connection with
some kind of green forage (grass will
do) for the young growing pigs, and fed
dry to finish off on will be found to be
the cheapest and most profitable hog
feed which can be used. Write to us
for samples and prices, or get your
merchant to do so. 1t will pay you.-
North Dakota Milling Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-12
OFFICIAL.
County Commissioners Pro-
ceedings.
LANGDoN, n. D., July, 2, 1894.

LANGDoN, N. d., July, 2, 1884.
The commissioners of Cavalier
county, N. OAK, met at the AUDITORS
office in Langdon, N Oak, on Monday
July End, A. D., 1894, at one O'Clock p.
NJ, in regularly quarterly session.
Thefollowing members were present,
viz: Geo. Weir, chairman; J. B. Beau
champ, W. H. Sbach, John Gatschene
and p. McHugh: commissioners.
The minutes of the last meeting
we're read and upon motion approved.
The petition of Jas. McGauvran and
others, asking for an appropriation for
the drainage of certain lands adjacent
to Rosa Lake, was read. After due
consideration it was determined that
the same being of a local nature the
board of county commissioners have no
jurisdiction in the matter and was ac-
cordingly rejected.
In the matter of certain estrays in
possession of O. R. Daniels, of Daniels
post -Jffice, Mr.. Duncan Crerar was ap-
pointed appraiser.
Complaint having being filed that
certain parties who live in the north
western part Of Fremont township,
who have resided there for several
years. and have successfully evaded
taxation, the auditor was instructed to
notify the assessor of Fremont town
ship to investigate the matter requir-
ing him to assess the parties in question
if not already SO assessed.
Clerk of Court Truax made requisi-
tlon of sixty names to complete the list
of jurors in his office, the board pro-
ceeded to ascertain the number each
township is entitled TO, which is as fol-
lows: Alma twp, Z; Cypress twp, 8;
Fremont twp, 8; Harvey twp, 5; Hope
twp, 8; Langdon twp, S; Langdon
city, 8; Loan twp, 4; Linden twp, 8;
Montrose twp, S; Moscow twp, l;
Milton, 8; Olga twp, 6; Osnabrock twp,
8; Perry twp, l. The auditor is re-
quested to notify the several township
clerks of the county, requiring them to
cause these names for jurors to be
drawn in accordance with law.
The petition of Mat. Michlink and
others, praying for an appropriation of
$4,000, to repair road between sections
is and 81, in township 16l. north of
range 81 west, which was laid over
from the last meeting. and referred to
Com'r McHugh was reported on, and
the sum of $4,000 appropriated for the
repair of said road, warrant to be
drawn in favor of Com'r McHugh, who
shall have supervision over said repair.
The petition of Seward Peterson and
others, asking for an appropriation of
$4,000. to repair the bridge known as
the Fish Trap bridge, across the Penn
.bina river, was granted, provided that
the townships Of Hope and Fremont
expend similar amount on said bridge
the warrant to be drawn in favor Of
Com'r Beauchamp, who shall have
supervision over said repair.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-12
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-12

Everybody inuited to Look !
LookN ait this big assortment
and see if you cam t tina
something you want.
Fine Wool Henrietta dress goods,
regular worth 81 10, in this sale
9Octs. See them.
SIPS andSI so Broadcloths in this
sale $l.00.
A big line of figured satines, good
value at25 c. to be closed in this
sale at 20 cts.
Epingelines, Pongees and Organ
dies, all good values at 20 and
25 cts, at is cts.
l21 and Is cts. Cuttings 8 cts.
10 and l2} ct. Indigo blue Prints,
warranted, 8 cts.
10 and l2} ct. grades Of checked
Ginghams, Z cts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-12
"a Big Lot of White
Goods at Cost.

See our 81 and $l.20 Kid Gloves
Every pair warranted and fitted
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11
Tho Language. of Palestine.

AS regards the languages spoken III
Palestine in the time of Christ, much
that is of high importance has resulted
from recent exploration. A ded1ca-
ton to Herod, was written both IN
Aramaic and in Greek, and there are
a great many Greek texts of this age IN
all parts of the country which show us
that the old Canaanite religions had
not yet died out, but were minsie.i
with Greek mythology. 60 that ne
names of native and Of Greek dieties
stand side by side. The region where
the Greeks were most numerous was
apparently Decapolis, east of the Sea
of Galilee, and it seems to me prop
able that the people of Gadara, who
kept swine, We're Greeks. for the pig
was regarded as an unclean animal
by the Phoenicians and other natives
rs well rs by the Jews. 1t has often
been disputed whether the gospels
We're originally written in Greek or IN
Aramaic. but it has now been rendered
contain by exploration that Greek was
very widely used in Palestine at this
time, and that ii was understood by the
Jews as well as by Others. We have
recovered the stone. written in Greek.
which warned the Gentiles not to enter
the inner court of the temple. and have
found early Jewish bone-boxes on
Oliyet inscribed in Greek.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11
Heavy Wheat Yields.

The following report of wheat yields
in Illinois is compiled from an ad-
vance report, furnished by Prof. q. E.
Morrow, director of the Agricultural
experiment station of that state:
At the Illinois station, which is To-
Gated at Champaign, on black prairie
soil, the yields for 1894 were some
what obscured by difference in ex-
posure of the-plots, and therefore q
smaller yield is not a sure indication
of inferior productiveness under equal
conditions.
The following varieties gave actual
yields exceeding forty bushels per
acre: Golden Cross (synonym of Diehl-
Mediterranean,) Mealy, Poole. Oregon,
Valley, Yellow Gypsy, Pickaway,
Witter, Niger, New Michigan Am
ber, American Bronze, Rock Velvet
(synonym Of Velvet Chaff.) Crate,
Missouri Blue Stem, Silver Chaff.
Diehl Tasmanian Red,
Golden Prolific, Currills Prolific, Lob
anon. Royal Australian Synonym of
Clawson.)
The following sorts yielded between
thirty and forty bushels: Big English,
Longberry, Wyaudot Red, Miami VAL
ley, German Emperor, Early Ripe,
Tuscan Island, Ohio Early Ripe, Hy-
Bird Mediterranean (synonym of
Diehl- Extra Early
Oakley. Improved Rice, Martins Am
ber (synonym of Silver Chaff), Saskat-
chewan, Dietz, Lehigh, Ontario Won
der. Early White Leader. Hickman,
Geneva, Thesis, Jones Square Head,
Hindostan. I.andreth Synonym OF
Silver Chntf). bearded Monarch, Mil
lers Prolific, Yuba (synonym of Diehl-
Mediterranean.
The following sorts yielded less than
thirty bushels per acre: Rudy. New
Monarch, Roberts, Bailey, buckeye,
Beal, Johnson, Democrat, Early Red
Clawson, Fuicaster, Willis, Sibley's
New Golden, Badger.
1t has been observed for number
OF years in the Ohio and Indiana tests
that the Velvet Chaff (Penquite's) has
proved more reliable than most other
sorts on black coils. In the test un-
der consideration the single plot OF
this variety yielded at the rate OF
forty-tive bushels per acre, and this
yield was exceeded by only three sorts
Geneva giving forty-eight bushels.
Valley forty-six bushels and Crate
forty-tive and q half bushels.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11
Don't oner a Reward

For your lost appetite. All know that n is q
valuable piece of personal property, but why 60
to the expense when Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters will restore 1t to you. A course Of that un-
paralleled tonic and corrective not only induces
n return of the relish for food, but confers
upon the stomach the power to crafty
appetite without unpleasant sensations
nsterward. For the purpose Of quicken
ing digestion, nrousing n dormant liver OF
kidneys, and establishing regularity oi
the bowels, no medicine exceed this
genial family cordial, in which the pure
alcoholic principle is modified by blending with
1t botanic elements Of the highest efficacy
Avoid the fiery unalloyed stimulants of com
any Of the organs above mentioned, and use,
instead, the Bitters. professionally sane
toned medicine remedies malarial and rheu
matte ailments.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11
Un,one marriage Announcement.

Fraulein Alice, the popular actress
of Berlin. thus announces hes. com
ing marriage: ITO all my friends aud
acquaintances: l desire herewith TO
make known that am about to ap-
pear in new character which / have
never yet performed. The drama is
called Marriage cDie Ehep. The part
of the hero will be taken by Herr
Hans E. Upon him it depends
whether the play will be comedy
or a tragedy. 1t will certainly not lie
a farce, for we are both of us terribly
IN earnest. Besides, all my married
friends tell me that in Marriage there,
is nothing to laugh at"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11

had adopted the irrigation district
principle now in vogue in California
under what is known as the Wright
acts" that the communal principle and
the irrigation district principle are
similar, except that in Victoria the
government oversight Of the irriga-
ton trust 10 SO strong and vigilant as
TO prevent abuses and failures, which
have sprung Up, in some instances,
under the irrigation district system of
California
~ WYOMING.
So far as we have proceeded in this
matter as . state, We have made no
mistake in our legislation. We have
observed the fundamental principles
which underlie the problem, and are
now the admiration of the students OF
the problem of irrigation in the west
In the states control Of the water
with its system of administration.
we find that under the laws of ls9o-s1
provision is made for the formation OF
water divisions for administrative
purposes The superintendent of
each water division, who is appointed
by the governor, by and with the con-
sent of the senate. together with the
state engineer. make up our state
board of water control, whose duties
are clearly outlined by law. Now it
would be an easy step, in harmony
with present irrigation laws, to make
provision for the creation Of irrigation
districts upon the communal principle
of yictoris, with municipal or quasi
powers for the sole purpose
OF reclaiming land. These irrigation
would vary in size according
to locality and the amount Of land to
be reclaimed from and under the same
system of bitches. Our present sys-
tenn of water control would still stand
as an excellent method of state con-
troll and administration OF onr water
supply, by which all parties would be
protected in their priority of water
rights and in the adjudication of dis
puted claims.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11
Crimson Glover in Southern Illinois.

SElEnBOn SAOEeE III lllnOlSs
Tie Illinois agricultural experi-
ment station last season arranged tor
trials of crimson clover in different
parts of the state. The unusual
drouth caused failure at the station
and most other points. Mr. f. Helms,
Belleville, an intelligent and care
fully observant farmer, makes the fol-
lowing report: II sowed about one
half acre on my farm and one-fourth
rcre on my neighbors, sowing in Au-
gust. Grasshoppers and dry weather
ruined the latter entirely last fall
and nearly SO on my farm. What
little remained was frozen, killed to
the ground the latter part of March.
1t was a long time before it got
we'll started again. 1t stoo,ed out
we'll, ripened considerably earlier then
the common red clover, but was rot
so tall. In order to test it on poor
soil and hardpan, gave little of the
seed to two friends living about ten
miles south of my place. The seed
was there sown about the middle of
October, after showers had fallen. 1t
came up in q very short time. On a
patch where red clover had never
taken the least hold, the crimson did
exceedingly well; had very large. well
filed seed heads. The result was o
complete surprise to the old farmer
who had lived there more than fifty
years. On soil like mine and where
red clover generally does we'll, do
not think crimson clover is very valu-
able. But it may prove a great boon
10 the hardpan or 'marly clay locali-
tics"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11
Younr and Old Mothers.

Offspring born of mothers under 20
do not have as good chance of healthy
life as those born of mothers over 30,
according to the facts presented at the
recent congress of hygiene. 1t was
shown that the proportion of deaths
among children of weakly constitu-
tions, or from maladies traceable to
the mother, was twice as large among
the children of the former class as
among those of the latter. The health
lest offspring were born of mothers be-
tween 20 and 80 united to husbands
between 80 and 40.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11

PRICE OF CoKN-Not few careful
observers OF the signs of the times pre-
dict that before the new century dawns
corn will reach a higher price, than
wheat, which can be produced the
round world over. Already the money
value Of this distinctively Amsrican
crop is-nearly double that of the wheat
crop Of the country. As food it is
fast gaining high favor among the peo.
pie of the old world. 1t is easily raised
and does not exhaust the soil and has
been the surest and greatest source OF
wealth for this country. Tho corn
belt is limited one considering our
immense area. Land within Its limit
has never shown any permanent de-
precia ton. In tho course OF events
farm values in this corn belt must
range higher and prove more profit
able than minee OF mineral weslth -
Dubuque Globe
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11
Do You Wish the
Finest Bread and Cake ?

1t is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is the
purest and strongest of all the baking powders
The purest baking powder makes the finest sweetest
most delicious food.
The strongest baking powder makes the ghtest food
That baking powder which is both Purest and strong
est makes the digestible and wholesome food
Why should not every housekeeper avail herself of
the baking powder which will give her the best food
with the least trouble?
Dr. Haines, of Rush Medical College, Consulting
Chemist of the Chicago Board of Health says: "Royal
is only pures but the strongest baking powder
with which acquainted"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11

A new wrinkle in racing saddles is
the invention Of a Chicago man and
is said TO be q great innovation.
1t is a simple arrangement, and 1t
works exactly upon the principle Of
the pneumatic tire. The riders move
nent on tue cushion of air does away
with the retarding movement and
friction on the horses back, and re-
lieves the animal Of weight estimated
at fifteen per cent A further improve
ment consists Of an aluminium belt,
which passes over the pommel with
cartridge-like pockets, in which will
he carried the cartridge-shaped vessels
filed with mercury weighing . pound
each to make the necessary weight
The saddle was first used at Haw-
thorne. and 1t enabled the lower class
horse Wahatchie to defeat Pop Gray
with comparative ease, to the no little
astonishment of those who did not
know that such a device was In ex.
istence or being used.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11

REsowN FIELDS IN NEBRASKA
Time has demonstrated that there was
no small acreage of wheat and oats
plowed up and put to corn last spring
at a rather late date for corn planting
that would have made a respectable
harvest. Parts of fields that were
left, and other fields entire, that it
was matter of doubt whether it should
be plowed up or not, have given in
many instances an excellent yield OF
grain of the very best quality. 1t is
our belief that those who gave the
small grain the benefit of the doubt,
where there was any doubt, Jared
best.-Nebraska Farmer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11
s1oo Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stnges, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catnrrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, O.
esE" Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills 25c
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
II has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 60c and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufac.ured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11

MEXICAN FARMING.-Mexican farm
ers, according to Prof. Blount of the
New Mexico agricultural college,
plow their crops once and irrigate six
times. The professor believes in re-
versing the order, however, and culti-
Yates from four to six times and ir-
rigates from one to three times. 1t is
said that by this method he raises
from ten to twelve times us much pro-
duce as the Mexicans. Prof. Blount says
that q great deal too much water is
habitually used by the rative and
American farmers upon orchards and
crops. He is irrigating fruit trees
only twice year, viz, in March and
November, and finds that by using
this small amount of water the wooe.
opens better, and the fruit, If rather
smaller, is of decidedly better flavor
and keeps better. Many vegetables
also need no more water than is neces-
sary to start them into growth.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-10-11

STUDY THE BUSINESS 1t is highly
necessary for the farmer to study we'll
the breeding of the dairy COWS. and
keep in mind to improve his herd both
in quantity and quality. Strict at
tention must be given both to care
and feeding; any COW. good as she
may be, is worthless without the prop
er feed and care. Feed more, care
more and study your business more.
and sec IL dairy farming will not pay
more this year than it did last.