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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26

an area Of 5000 square miles Of the
state, bare prairie, to be suddenly rent
and racked by a volcanic upheaval, OF
such magnitude that it be transformed
suddenly into an unbroken series Of
cliffs, crags and precipices-a rough
and broken land, difficult of travel,
in places impossible Of access, the
cliffs have faces of clay and rock,
naked of verdure, except for occasional
shrubs and dwarf cedars, and lower
ing perpendicularly hundreds of feet
in air-were such transformation
OF q portion of the states rolling
prairies possible, the result would be
another Bad Lands.
But despite this roughness of appear
ance, and rather forbidding aspect, the
region is by no means all bad. Far
down at the feet of these cliffs are
water courses trickling merrily down to
the Little Missouri, through thousands
Of acres Of level bottom land, where
nutritious grasses thrive luXuriantly,
and where timber of fair size and
quality fringes the banks Of streams.
And it is along these creeks that
ranches have been builded by prosper
GUS cattle owners, whose herds are
turned loose upon these succulent
grasses. whose nutritive qualities are
unimpaired the entire winter season.
And when bitter winds and whirling
snow sweep along these unsheltered
creeks, these herds seek the shelter
of protecting cliffs and hills. and find
relief from the fury of the storm. The
adaptation OF thu country for success
full stocll-rasing is remarkable i it
could not have been better designed
by man himself.
How came the face of nature to be
so scared and Scared in this particu-
lar locality is n question which has
never been definitely answered. 1t
Is evident, however. that the region
Is the result OF the transforming pro-
ccSses of two mighty agents fire and
water. For the clay nj countless in
terNnls through the land has been
baked into II scorin, Il natural brick,
and thousands of acres OF the region,
are dotted with these huge. natural
brick-kilns. And then, after this pro-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26
pEMBINA COUNTY.

Pembina county was settled in the
first instance in 1900, but had little ag-
ricultural development prior to 1874.
1t was created in 1867 and then COM
prised all Of the Red river valley in
North Dakota and indeed most of the
Northern half Of North Dakota. Its
crop statistics for 1880 showed the fol-
lowing products for that year: Wheat
63.676 bushels, in 1885 2.O56.73 corn
So. in 1885 4,3SS; oats 10000, in 1885
693.G31; rye none. in 1885 105; buck
wheat none, in 1885 49, barley S.673.
in 1880 1O6612: in 1894 the acreage
harvested 1o3,S09; in 1895 the acreage
SoWn 1o6725
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26

the Columbian exposition, where the
United States government made all
Of these experiments, testing the Goals
from every state and territory where
Goals are produced, and their worth
was most thorough and has become
standard authority. AS we receive al
most all Of our coal supply from the
four great states above named, I make
comparison with their Goals in the
table below and invite a careful ex-
animation of these facts. 1t is well
known that the value Of all fuel is de-
te1mined by the amount of fixed and
volatile carbon which it contains. The
ash, water and sulphur being consid-
cred on the debtor side Of question. I
submit the figures below from some Of
the best samples analysed from the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26

historic fire had 'ravaged the region.
came a deluge of water-a flood such
as might have been the one survived
alone by Noah and his family. But
why these things occurred. or when.
or now-these are questions which re-
main unanswered, and furnish food
Tor speculation and theory.
10 convey correct idea Of the ap-
pearance OF the region by written
description. is impossible, and Ruskin
himself might well have hesitated at
the task. There are portions of it
which would appeal to the artistic
Instincts of Dante-and indeed. coun-
terparts Of some of his Illustrations
OF the Inferno are not lacking. There
are damp, dark, gloomy canons, whose
sides are covered with naught but
gnarled and knotted trees, such as
TOOK human shapes under Dante's vivid
sketching, and into whose recesses
the average individual would hesitate
to penetrate. Then again are lowering
hills of fantastic shape and bezarre
outlines, which rear themselves to ma
1estic height and stand, game, impos.
Ing and awe-inspiring, as tributes to
the forceful handiwork of Dame Ma
ture. 1t is region Of abrupt changes,
and from the craggy summit of cliff,
one may look down upon the lazily
flowing Little Missouri, whose banks
and bottoms are covered with lux,l-
RANT and bangled growth of vegeta-
ton. Again. one sees countless acres
of luxuriant grasses, hedged in and
enc1rcled by a series of almost inacces-
sible cliffs. Truly. it is a weird land
fantastic exhibition of the occasional
eccentricities of nature.
In extent, the Bad Lands of North
Dakota comprise from 5000 to 5000
square miles. Their boundaries are
nearly coincident with those Of Bill
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26
one Of the most profitable means Of


To sum the matter up briefly:
The extra outlay for farm expenses
involved in small flock is practically
nothing. The items of profit are NUT
ton for the table, fertilizing and re-
claiming of soil, the increase of the
flock and wool for clothing.
1t is somewhat curious to note since
a year or so ago, when the sheep mar
ket was so depressed and the cry was
raised that the sheep were being sold
out OF the country, that the official
records show that, while in the west
ern part Of the state, where the focks
are larger and more dependence is
placed upon the immediate cash re-
turn for the wool. there has been some
diminution in the number of sheep;
yet In all the eastern counties of Che
state, where the large number of small
flocks are kept, the number of sheep
has increased, accounted for In some
degree by the fact that, being nearer
to the mill, they were naturally the
first to acquaint themselves with the
advantages of having a small flock Of
sheep.
Those considering starting small
flock would do we'll to advise with
some one Of practical experience as to
the methods, etc. Perhaps the BEST
breed Of sheep for general purposes is
the we'll known "Shropshire."
The arrival Of the time when a small
flock of we'll cared for sheep will be
considered an essential part of the
equipment of every farm will mark a
decided advancement in the general
prosperity of the state, and that that
time is sure to arrive. and is even now
not far distant, is the belief Of the
writer. Alvin p. Clifford.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26
TRAILL COUNTY.

Trail county was created in 1875
from parts Of Cass and Grand Forks,
and was organized Jan. II, 1915, with
Asa III. Morgan, John Brown and James
Ostland county commissioners. In 1850
it's leading products We're: Wheat, 333333,
400 bushels, in 1880 2,726.4T; corn
1,01G, in 1889 1892; oats 1ll,575, In
1880 S3.IoII2; rye none, in 1880 l,l7G;
buckwhcnt none; barley 1880, In 1850
g.. 4Oo; in 1894 the acreage harvested,
231 $3.50; In 1895 the acreage soWn.
.l3,Oll. The number of farms In 1850
were 50l; in 1885, l,l2O.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26

$50 you don't call ut Miss Blyken's
house any more?' said one young
man. $685..
mo. She reads too much to suit
me- ....
"Mnkcs YOU feel ignorant, eh?"
mot exactly that. She read In ono
OF the family magazines that 1t Is not
proper for n young nan to invite
girl to the theater without inviting
her mother, too" Washington Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26
A CENTER.

The Beautiful City of Grand Forks,
Where the North Dakota Wool is
Made Into Wooden Cloth, Tells Its
Story Of Manufacturing and Job.
Bungalow the Manufacturer Con-
siders the Raising Of Sheep and the
Progress Being Made in the Sheep
Industry.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26
CURIOUS.

Formation Of the Western Part Of
North Dakota Known as the bad
Lands"-An Account of These
Formations and Eccentricities Of
Nature, by One Who Dwells Among
Them-A Description of "Pyramip
Park" They Must be Seen, How
ever, to be Correctly Appreciated.
If not the most prosperous region Of
the state, the Bad Lands of North Da-
kota are certainly not, on the other
hand, the least valuable. Although to
the traveller passing through them,
their merits are not at once apparent,
so far as utility it concerned, yet GER
tain it is that in no part of the state
can be found better natural opportuni-
ties and facilities for the engaging in
business Of a profitable character
that Of stock raising-to which the en-
tire population Of the Bad Lands is de-
voted exclusively.
A geographical description Of the re.
gion would not be particularly inter-
esting nor would it serve any of the
purposes for which this article is in
tended. Indeed, as a matter of fact,
an accurate account of how the region
reached it's present peculiar condition
Of outline and appearance would be
impossible, as nothing but theory and
speculation can be advanced in ex-
PLANTATION of its wild, rough, broken,
uneven and irregular formations Of
which the region is composed. Were
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26
THE COST.

A Paper Packed With Facts--Hon.
II F. Miller, President Of the Citi.
zens' National Bank of Fargo, a
Large Farmer. Shows in Plain Fig
ures What 1t Costs to Raise Wheat
on Our Rich PrairieS--Facts and
Figures, Not Theory--A Plain and
Concise Statement.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26
The COAL FIELDS

North Dakota Has More Acres of Coal
Land Than Any State in the Union
There Are Thousands Upon Thou
sands Of Tons of This Splendid Coal
Lying Concealed Under North Da-
kota SOFIA Writer Who Knows
the Coal Lands Thoroughly Tells of
Them.
In discussing the subject of Ignite
coal desire to place before your read
ers concise statement Of facts that
every citizen Of North Dakota may
know the great advantages to be
gained by them in a proper develop
ment of Immense coal deposits within
her borders and the general use of such
fuel by her citizens.
First Of all, do we have a fuel that
has commercial value? This inquiry
is perfectly natural, and yet, having
been answered in so many ways in the
affirmative, there seems to be linger-
ing suspicion in the minds of few
North Dakotans that find from far off
pennsylvania costing two or three
times as much as our native fuel
must certainly be Of better quality.
Now let us inquire as to the true value
of North Dakota Ignite compared with
the best anthracite Goals of Pennsyl-
vania and the best bituminous Goals
of Ohio, Illinois and Iowa. These
values can be established beyond a
question by reference to the analyses
Of the Goals supplied by the mines,
mining and Metallurgy department Of
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26

Leaves a net gain Of. ..... $673.25
Divided by 40 acres shows the net
profit of this crop to be a fraction over
$3.50 per acre, the cost per bushel to
produce this wheat fraction less than
% cents, the cost per acre Of farming
this piece of land $4.72.
In the items in these accounts for
harvesting $3.50 was charged for each
binder per day and Is cents was
charged for each head Of stock used.
The charge for men included their
board.
All these figures have been made
upon the basis Of what it would cost
to hire this work done, but think
perhaps some of them could be shaded
a little.
These, as stated above, represent the
best and the poorest piece of wheat
raised in the 1900 acres this last sea-
son: the balance of the crop averages
between the two, the average yield for
the entire tract being fraction over
twenty-seven bushels per acre.
The threshing expense included load
ing on the cars four miles distant.
H H. Miller
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26

The question has often been asked,
"What does it cost per acre OF per
busllel to raise wheat in the Red river
valley? AS a partial answer to that
question I submit the following facts:
I have raised about 1900 acres Of
wheat this year at my farm ten miles
northwest of here Fargo), and have
kept an account with each separate
piece of land, charging up to the land
every item Of expense attendant upon
making the crop and crediting the
land with the number Of bushels Of
wheat produced thereon at A cents a
bushel, the price at the time the crop
was ready to be delivered.
Northwest quarter of section 24-125
acres:
Men seeding. ............. S14.S3
Stock, seeding. ............ 5000
Seed wheat. ............... 117.OO
Pulling mustard. ,.... 1SO
Men, teams and machines, har-
yesting. 1921
Men, threshing. .............. 1851
Teams, threshing. ............ 500
Irvine. ...... .............. 1857
Use Of threshing machine Ia
cents per bushel. ........... 1854
Flowing. ......... 125.O0
Total. ...... ............ $757.9e
Counter-Wheat produced on the
northwest quarter Of section 24-125
acres:
SOB bushels at A cents So, 1852
Deduct the cost Of making the
crop. .......... ......''.. IoI.oO
Leaves. -. ........... 81, 4S7.32
Or about $11.S9 an acre net profit
You will notice that this makes the
cost of producing a bushel of wheat on
this tract of land a fraction more than
Is cents per bushel, the cost of farm
ing an acre $6.O6. This field made the
largest yield of wheat per acre of any
that 1 raised. The following account
is that of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton 14-14O acres-which made the
smallest yield of wheat of any raised
during the season:
Men, seeding. ................ $13.5S
Stock. ...... ............... 1925
Seed wheat 126.OO
Pulling mustard. ........ 1S5
Men, stock and machines, har-
VeSCluS. ........ S5SU
Twine .......... ........ 1880
Men thresning. Observation-Disclosures. 121.62
Stock. ... ................ G6.45
Use of threshing machine, Ia
cents per bushel. .......... 45.4S
Flowing. ............. ....... 1000
Total. ..... .............. $G6O.S3
Counter
Wheat produced on this tract
of land, 3,O32 bushels, at Al
cents per bushel. 81 1874 OS
Deduct total expenses. ....... G6nS3
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-07-05
To the Public and Tourists.

Any party wishing to take a
ride around the Island, or to the
Pail, can be accommodated at a
small cost by +. Smith, the Bus
man. At Smiths Stables can be
found at moments notice Buss-
es, Wagonettes, Buggies, Saddle
Horses, etc., for hire.
Special attention paid to Tour
lists wishing to take in the sights
at small fare. This is the cheap
est place in town.
Horses broke, double or single;
also horses bought, sold or ex-
changed. For further particulars
apply to
+. SMITH,
Bus and Livery Stables.
King st, between Fort and Bethel.
Telephone 408. June Is, emo.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-07-05

~ HAS caused -Four Lawsuits Already
and more May Follow.

AANN
On June 9th last the case Of
q. p. Kanakanui vs. Kimeona was
brought up and tried by Judge
Perry. The plaintiff sued for $50
for the boarding, lodging and car
ing for a certain peacock from 1890
to the date of the suit, previous
to which the same peacock had al
ready been the cause of the defend
ants arrest on a charge of petty
larceny and a replevin suit which
finally ended in the bird being
adjudged to belong to Kimeona.
The suit above mentioned next
followed and Kimeona making
no defense and not appearing in
Court Judge Perry rendered
judgment for the amount sued
for and costs, in all $53.3
On June 21st Kimeona secured
the services of j. X. Kaulukou
and succeeded in getting Judge
Perry to reopen the case and hear
testimony for the defense. This
was done on Wednesday and re-
suited in a verdict for the de-
PENDANT with costs at 81. So. What
trouble this particular peacock
will next get the parties inter-
ested into remains to be seen.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-07-05
REMOVAL.

DR.. Huddy, the well-known
dentist, has removed from Bereta-
MIA street to Fort street, opposite
the Catholic Mission. 38-1w.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-07-05
Notice of Revocation.

The undersigned hereby give
notice that G. l.. Hopkins no long
er acts for them under power of
attorney, the same having been
revoked.
VICTORIA s. ELLIS,
WILLIAM S. ELLIS.
Honolulu, June IA, 1896. 38-3t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-07-05

600 Dozen Socks, just received
at Tracy's $3.50 to $2.40 per
dozen.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-07-05
HOLSTER DRUG CO.
Ssa
Wholesale and Retail
DRUGGISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS
Incorporated 1894.
Established 1869.
Agents for

c. Aver Co-Perry Davis Pain Kiler-HoTsfords Acid
Phosphate Syrup Of Of, HyPophoSP15iit 6a or
C TS Liver ostoarns Cascara Aromatic
Asthma Remedy-Pnk Pills for Pale People,,
Mother Seges Syrup ummins Cough Cure.Ero TX
Miller DOG Observation-Disclosures Kodak Coz. q IL.
T. Anthony & Co.. ETC., etc.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
THE MYSTERIOUS WHARF,
1t Is Being Constructed on the
Adams Estate in
Oakland.
NO APPARENT USE FOR IT.
Facilities for Docking Five OF the
Largest Sailing Vessels on
the Front.

For the past year animportant improve
ment has been going on at the Oakland
water front, and in a few weeks the first
large wharf fit for any kind of commerce
viii be completed. The completion of the
wharf is OF special interest at this time, as it
presents a practical object lesson of what
can be done at the foot of every street run
ming to the water front now that the title
is temporarily clear.
The new wharf is located east of Alice
street and parallels tide water for 1900 feet.
There has been an air of mystery respect
ing the purpose for which it was built, and
it is certain that it is not for use for any ysof
the waterfront enterprises at present To-
Gated in Oakland. All manner of surmises
have been made, but it is probable that
none have as yet guessed the truth and
neither can it be ascertained.
The wharf will accommodate five of the
largest sailing-ships that ever come into
the har5or or four of the largest steamers.
Edison Adams, who is experimenting its
construction, will not tell OF its purpose,
but merely says when completed there will
be use for it, There have been numerous
complaints in San Francisco regarding the
actions of the Harbor Commissions, and 1T
is supposed that some firms have decided to
do their shipping from the Oakland side.
When the Pacific Mail threatened to move
across the bay it was said that their steam
ers would occupy the splendid wharf now
being completed at the foot of Alice street,
but this is hardly feasible.
Mr.. Adams was seen, yesterday and
asked regarding the use to which the wharf
would be put, but he said he would rather
not discuss the matter.
lit is certain that we have prospects OF
putting the wharf into service" he said,
Tor we should not be building it, but can
not say yet who will occupy it. Before
long this side of the bay will make great
strides, and / expect to see the Alice
street wharf one of the busiest spots in the
State. Two or three steamship lines with
weekly steamers could easily find sutfi-
cient accommodation there, and there will
be water enough to float the deepest
draught vessel at low water"
A trip to the scene of operations showed
that about hundred men were busily en-
gagged in STRENGTHENING what, to the in
experienced eye, is already finished
wharf.
A channel has already been. dredged zoo
feet wide from the deep-water channel to
the wharf, and dredger is at work deep
ening the water alongside the wharf to %
feet at low tide.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
A RAILROAD QUARANTINE,
Preparations to Guard the
State From Southern
Diseases.
Inspection of All Trains From Yuma
and Tents and Barracks on
the Desert,

The State Board of Health is actively
going ahead With the establishment OF an
important but rather novel quarantine
service on the Sunset route Of the South
ern Pacific railroad system.
People coming into the State by rail
through Yuma will meet a quarantine
inspector just as arrivals by ocean steamer
do, and out on the Colorado Desert there
will be quarantine station corresponding
to the one that endangers the comfort OF
ocean travellers at Angel Island.
The recent smallpox scare in Los Angeles
started the scheme. The State board has
fund of $50, 900 which it can draw on to
fight contagious diseases, with the approval
of the Governor, and now a part of that is
being used. For three months DIR. Price
of Los Angeles has been employed as in
spector, to board all trains at the State line
at Yuma, and he has during that time in
spected every train carefully for sym ptoms
of smallpox from Mexico, or other con-
tagious diseases from anywhere. This
careful inspection of all incoming trains
will be kept up, and as soon as possible
facilities for quarantining a trainload of
people will be made ready.
CabaZon, little place west of Indio. at
the upper end of the Colorado Desert and
about halfway between Los Angeles and
Yuma, has been selected for the location.
Here suitable buildings will be erected and
supplied with necessary facilities, and a
good many tents will be kept on hand.
Then if the inspector finds a case of small
pox on board train that is Speeding across
the desert the whole train will be switched
at Cabazon and the passengers will await
symptoms and probably fumigation. In
such case most of the passengers would
not be detained long. Those in the car
longest rest on the tented sands.
DIR. Winslow Anderson, president of the
State Board of Health, says that the land
is being negotiated for and plans for build
ings are being drawn.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
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.
| It's 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 feyers
and permanently curing constipation.
It 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 SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will moi
accept any substitute if ofered.