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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29

Default having been made ia the pay
ment of the sum of Three Hundred F FOUR.
teen and 30-l0O dollars which is claimed
to be due ut the date of this notice, upon
a certain mortgage, duly executed and
delivered by Albert Oks and Elizabeth
Oke, his wife, mortgagors. to William f
Winter, mortgage, bearing date the goth
day of March, 1894, and with a power OF
sale therein contained, duly recorded III
the Office of the register of deeds in and
for the County of Cavali r. and State of
North Dakota, on the End day of April
1894, at 8 o'clock, a. M, in Book ~ OF
mortgages, on page l20, ou the west halt
(w15) of the south east quarter (sel) and
the south east quarter (sel4) of the south
west quarter (sw4) section thirty three
(33,) in township 1862, range SO west, cou-
tain1ng one hundred and twenty acres,
more or less. according to the U. S. gov.
ernment survey thereof, in Cavalier
county: North Dakota, and no action or
proceeding having 5een instituted, at law
or otherwise. to recoI er the debt secured
by said mortgage or any part thereof.
Now therefore, Notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage, and pursuant to
the statute in such case made and pro-
vided, the said mortgage will be fore
closed by sale ofthe premises described
in and conveyed by said mortgage. viz:
The west half (w1a) of the south east
quarter (se4 and the south east quarter
(se4) of the south west quarter (sw4)
section thirty three (330 township 1872,
range SO, west in Cavalier county, North
Dakota, containing 100 acres, more or less
according to the U. S. government sur
vey thereof, with the hereditaments and
appurtenances, which sale will be made
by the sheriff of said Cavalier county, ut
the front door of the court house, in the
City Of Langdon, in said county and
state on the 18th day of December, 1895,
at 2 o'clock p. m. of that day, at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash to
pay eaid debt of Three Hundred Four
teen and 3O.1O0 dollars and the taxes il
any OH said premises and Fifty Dollars
attorney fees. % stipulated in and by said
mortgage in case of foreclosure and the
disbursements allowed by Law, subject to
redemption at any time within one year
from the day of snle as provided by law.
Dated October Goth, 1896.
w, +. WINTER, Mortgages.
h. B. DoUaHTY, Attorney. 1918
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
Official Notice of Election.

OulO4Cb4 AVVU4OO VI 4AASSVAVAu
Notice is hereby given that on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday, the 3rd
day of November next. at the usual
polling places, in the various precincts.
in Cavalier county. State of North Da-
kota an election will be held for the pur-
pose of electing the following, National.
State, County and District officers, viz:
NATIONAL.
Three Presidential Electors.
One Member of Congress-.
STATE.
One Governor.
One Lieutenant Governor.
One Secretary Of State.
One State Auditor.
One State Treasurer.
One Sup't of Public Instruction.
One Commissioner of Insurance.
Three Railroad Commissioners.
One Attorney General.
One Com'r of Agriculture and Labor.
One Justice of tn eSupreme Court.
One Judge for the 7th Judicial Distict.
COUNTY.
Two representatives for the 18th Legisla-
tive District.
One County Auditor.
One County Treasurer.
One States Attorney.
One Register of Deeds.
One Clerk of District Court.
One County Superintendent of Schools.
One County Judge.
One Sheriff.
One Coroner.
One Surveyor.
Four County Justices of the Peace.
-Four County Constables.
One County Commissioner for the End
Commissioner District.
Which election will be opened at 8
o'clock in the morning and will remain
open until S o'clock in the afternoon OF
the same day.
Dated at Langdon, this 21st day of
September A. D. 1896.
(Signed:) H. D. ALERT.
County Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29

Default having been made in the condi-
ton OF a chattel mortgage bearing date
the 9th day of July. 1894 executed and
delivered by james Doyle as morteagor,
TO |. Dawson, as mortgagee. and filed in
the Office OF the register OF deeds OF the
county OF Cavalier and State of N. Oak.
on the 7th day OF July 1894 at Ills
o'clock a. IN. and numbered 35,795;
Wherein default has been made as fol
lows, towit: The non-payment of said
debt when due. The debt secured by said
mortgage is $4,000 with interest at -
per cent per annum from the 9th day of
July 1894. due Nov. LIST 1894, of which
amount the sum OF $96.7Q is claimed to
be due at the date hereof by reason OF
said default.
Notice is hereby given. that by virtue
tained in said mortgage, and by order OF
mortgage, will sell the following chattels
described in said mortgage to-wit:
One bay horse, 8 years old, one hind
foot white, and WIRE cut OH left hind leg:
one bay mare years old. weight OF each
100 lbs; pne set OF double work harness,
one lumber wagon complete at public
auction for cash, front door OF First
National Bank building, in Langdon,
Cavalier county and State Of North Dako-
tn, at the hour OF 2 o'clock p. m. on Satur-
day the 7th day OF November 1896, from
the proceeds OF which sale shall be paid:
First, the costs and expenses of said
mortgage sale, and Five dollars as an at
torney fee; second, the debt aforesaid,
with interest thereon at the date Of sale;
Third, tho balance IL any there be, to the
owner Of the mortgaged property.
Dated at Langdon, N. D. Dot. 70, 1896.
p. ACHuGn, Owner.
W. j. MOONEY, Attorney.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve 10 an anti
septic, soothing and healing application
for burns, scalds. cuts, bruises, etc., aud
cures piles like magic. It instantly stops
pals. H. D. ALERT & Go.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
Fremont township.

Many political speakers, clergymen,
singers and others who use the voice ex-
cessively, rely upon One Minute Cough
Cure to prevent huskiness and laryngitis.
Its value as preventive is only equaled
by it's power to afford instantaneous re-
lief. Ii. D. ALERT & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
A COMMON EXPERIENCE.

Who has not had similar experience
to that of J. III. Cobb, editor of the Mir
TOT, at Brockton, N. Y. When suffering
from severe bowel trouble he first re-
reEorted to an old remedy which did not
prove efficacious. Ee then used Cha :
berlain's collie, cholera and diarrhna
remedy, two doses of which effected a
cure . 1t always cures. The IS and 50
cent sizes are for salr by N. E. McGruer.
A hacking cough is not only annoying
to others, but is dangerous to the person
who has it. One Minute Cough Cure
will quickly put al end to it. FL. D.
ALERT & Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
TAKEN UP.

One red heifer, with white spots; about
two years old, has incurling horns. 1t
came to the premises of the undersigned
on the 9TH inst. Owner will prove pro-
perty and pay expenses incurred.
SAMUEL. SHARPE.
Fremonttowpship. lib
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
The Flag on Revenue Critters.

According to orders issued at Wash
ington, the revenue cutter service will
pay the same honors to the national col
orS hereafter Is are accorded them by
the navy. Colors will be set at s o'clock
in the morning and kept flying until sun
set on each ship in commission. The
ceremonies are to be observed with all
the display that characterizes those on
naval ships, and will be accompanied by
the Star Spangled Banner" How it
will be possible to give music Oh revenue
cutters when they have not the bands
is not quite clear. but possibly some of
the crew will be taught to play the air
on a bugle At morning colors,' as
the ensign leaves the deck, all officers
and men shall stand facing the flag and
salute by lifting hats or caps when it
reaches the truck. At sunset the
ceremony will be observed as the ensign
leaves the peak or truck, and all off,
GERS and men shall stand and salute as
the flag reaches the deck. When more
than one vessel of the service is present,
''Colors'' and Bells will follow one
command by the senior officer, and when
vessels of the revenue cutter service are
at anchor in harbors with naval vessels
of the United States, "Colors" and
Bells of the senior naval command will
follow. Vessels of the service are also
to adopt the color of the navy for hulls
and SO1rS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
THE FERN INDUSTRY.

Extensive and Profita BILE Sale of the
Numerous Varieties.
We learn from a Massachusetts paper
that about eight years ago a gentleman
in that state thought that it would be
profitable to have picked and placed on
the market some of the ferns which
grow in abundance in his neighborhood,
and from this modest beginning the
business has grown to such proportions
that last year he disposed of 100000
ferns. Previous to 1856 the gathering
OF ferns in their natural state was al
most an unheard-of industry. The few
ferns put on the market were raised in
hot houses, though a few florists sent
their men after wild ferns. But now the
Massachusetts ferns are shipped to every
state and almost every city IN the coun-
try, and, strange as it may seem, there
has been no falling off in the trade dur
ing the business depression, the demand
constantly exceeding the supply.
There are two varieties of marketa bic
ferns which always find a ready sale
the delicate leafed fancy" and the
coarser dagger" fern. The season for
gathering and shipping the ferns is from
some 200 persons are engaged in fern
picking only about sixty do it constant
~. Good pickers can earn from 81 to
$6 day, while the pay of others not so
sklllful in finding the natural treasures
amounts to only 50.
The ferns are brought in by the pick
ers, tied in bundles of twenty-five each,
and 40 cents 1000 is paid for them
An average amount of 81 day is paid
the pickers. The ferns not needed for
immediate shipment are packed in low
rooms, containing each about 100000
ferns. There are eight buildings con-
tanning these rooms. The ferns are
placed in beds of 10000 each, dry moss
is placed between the layers, and the
whole bed is covered with wet moss.
The greatest care and daily watchful-
ness are needed to keep the ferns from
becoming heated, and thus bleached or
covered with white spots. The ferns
are invaluable to the florists. as they
form a really essential groundwork for
designs, and they are also availa bic for
general decorating.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
Miss VanderbiIt's Pearls.

When the Duchess Of Marlborough is
presented at court her majesty will kiss
her new subject on both cheeks, this be-
ing the royal custom in the case of
peeresses. This precedent, and Miss
Vanderbilt's pearl necklace which she
will undoubtedly wear, recalls the pres
entation of Grand Duchess Sergius at
the court of st. Petersburg. AS the
Russian grand dame was receiving the
royal kiss the string which confined her
priceless pearl necklace broke and the
Jewels rolled down her dress, rafting on
the floor like hail. Without looking to
the right or left, or noticing the loss of
her matchless pearls, Grand Duchess
Sergius courtesed from the room. If
the string which confines Miss Wander
bits 100000 necklace proves equally
treacherous it will be interesting to see
if she conducts herself with the same SUI
perb careleSSneSs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
The Origin of Many of Them in This
Country is Indian.

The Origin of Many of Them in This
Country is Indian.
The Menominee, in Wisconsin was
named from a tribe of the same name
The word means wild rice
Massachusetts bay was named from
two Indian words Mas Tchusaeg, mean
ing this side of the hills"
The Catawissa river, in Pennsylvania
was named from an Indian word that
means getting fat"
The Cattaraugas, in New York, has
its name from an Indian expression sig
nifying 'bad smelling banks
The Platte river was originally
named Nebraska, from an Indian word
meaning shallow water"
The Housatonic, in Connecticut, was
called by the Indians Wussiadenex, the
stream beyond the mountains"
The Delaware bay gave it's name to the
state. The bay was named from Thomas
West, Lord De La War.
The Chickahominy had it's designation
from an Indian word, Chick-a-maw-
hony 1.-The place of turkeys
Appalachie bay, Florida, was variously
termed Apahlachie, Abolachie, Apeolatei,
Palaxy, Palatchy and so on.
The Neversink was not named be-
cause its water do not get low, but from
the Indian Newasink, mad river"
The Pescagoula, in Mississippi, was
named from the Indians called the Pas
cagoulas or ''the bread-making nation"
Lake Champlain was named in honor
of it's discoverer The Indians called it
Canaderi- Guarunte, ''the door of the
country"
Cape Fear river, in North Carolina,
was originally Charles river, afterward
Cape Fair river, corrupted to Cape Fear.
Albemarle sound was named after
GaOrCp Monk nul<n of ihan rio ono
of the members of the original charter
company-BoStOn Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
HEROES NEVER BRAG.
And They Never Found Out How This One
Decorated.


The following extract quoted by an
exchange without hint as to its author
ship, is most excellent reading:
| recall a travelling companion, an Eng
lish soldier, q sergeant, who wore the col
ors of the Queen with a smartness that
became them. He had been all through
the Egyptian and Soudanese wars. and
told much of what he had seen, telling
it well.
We were on the night express, and the
others in the carriage slept, in various
stages of dishabille and discomfort; the
rain beat on the windows and the train
roared and rocked and tangled as it
rushed southwark. But heard only the
strong voice of my neighbor, as he
poured out story after story of the two
campaigns; and now we laughed, and
now we fell to silence for a space as he
turned from the wild jollity of a camp
to its queer, sudden pathos, and spoke
of the bravery that went unrewarded.
and the great deeds that could never be
recOmpensed.
For it amt the best of us that's dec
orated,'' he said land after all, if fell
low drops behind in q rush, and has all
his wounds in front. what better medal
could he have than that?'
But | glanced at his breast, and, smil-
ing, shook my head. He was willing to
tell story after story of what his chums
had done and what he had heard of
Others but he did not say how he had
gained that plain little cross, and only
redeemed and grew more taciturn when
| asked about it.
..'Twas nothing" he said, awkwardly.
and there was no further word to be
got from him; twas Of no consequence.
Now, if they had given it TO-" and he
plunged into another story, which ended
in such manner that both of US had
to stare hard out of the window.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
UNCLE SANS BARGAINS.
Old Guns and Swords for Sale Below

Cost.
Uncle Sam has his bargain counter
just the same as less pretentious estab-
lishments. But Uncle Sam has no rival
in his line of ''job lots" at least not on
this side of the Atlantic. The govern
mental cheap department" is situated
on Governors island, and the official
documents herald it's existence in the
mere announcement of Ordinance stores
for sale at the New York arsenal" How
it came to be esta blished is question,
but the belief prevails that the war de-
partment, finding itself flooded with ap-
plications from Grand Army posts for
old cannon to decorate soldiers mOnu-
ments and graves. provided the depart
ment to meet the demand.
Applications for field pieces to decorate
soldiers cemeteries were for years made
through some member of Congress.
Gettysburg and other famous resting
consumed all the ordnance on hand, and
as there is no law authorizing the trans
fer of aged cannon to Grand Army posts,
the bargain counter on Governors island
was conceived. Everything warlike, ex-
cept cannon and talk, is to be found
there. The government causes to be
printed from time to time a list of the
useless ordnance on hand there, and ey
cry item on the list is coupled with the
price of the article in question.
For several years it has been consid-
cred quite the thing to decorate ones
rooms or den with old swords, bayonets,
or something to give a military aspect
to the surroundings. Artists. actresses
and newspaper men are notable support
crs of the fad. AT the bargain counter
On. Governors island are always to be
found choice, if matured, collections of
carbines, rifles. muskets sabers, swords,
bayonets, scabbards and revolvers. Some
Ct these are still serviceable and might
readily be used to fit out small army.
The price list is inviting, sahers ranging
from % cents to So, breechloaders at
IS cents and swords at all prices to suit
the times, purchaser. taste and occasion.
This is not an advertisement for the
counter but just a little reminder that
Uncle Sam is up to the times in the re-
tail trade.-New York Mail and Express.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22

Sta1wart Gnomes Who Dig the Ores Six
Fathoms Below the Surface.

Fathoms Below the Surface.
There is a striking example of mans
boldness in searching for wealth and
his skill in securing it at Betallock, near
Cape Cornwall, England. Betallock is a
bold headland composed of huge masses
of hornblende, masked by walls of slate,
against which the Atlantic surges are
constantly dashing. The persevering eff
forts of man have at this point been more
powerful than those of nature.
''Kibbles" descend fathoms beneath the
sea, and ascend again with copper or
tin ores, which are wheeled away to
larger heaps, where women, boys and
girls separate various qualities with the
systematic industry of workers in fac
tory. Everybody and everything rocks,
platforms and paths-are smeared with
the prevailing red hue derived from a
slight mixture of iron with copper or
tin ores, and then the very muddy
stream flowing from the stamp mill to the
sea has impaired to the beach, the break
ers and the foam the same rubicund
tlnge. If ore is coming up plentifully
and of good quality everybody is pleased.
and far down to the gloomy depths of
the mine, which Cornish legends people
with spirits, the news that new
bunch" Of copper has been struck, or
the old hole is growing richer, fills the
workers with professional joy.
As the visitor creepS along the pas
sages into which the light of day has
never entered he hears comparatively lit
tie, until, becoming accustomed to the
darkness, barely Illuminated by the flick
er of lamps, he dimly distinguishes the
stalWart gnome at work. Coming from
the upper world amid the din of heavy
stamps and machinery above and the
surge of the sea below, the rattle of
wagons on tramways, and the crowds of
men and boys climbing up and down
paths which seem to be too steep for a
goat, the modified silence of the level
strikes one as unnatural.
In places, however, the guide may ask
the visitor to listen to curious sound.
1t is the booming of the waves above
and the grating of the stones on the
sea bottom. Then he is told. to give
him courage, that in some of the recesses
of the first level the ore has been cut
away until a roof Of not more than six
feet thick has been left. First worked
on the face of the cliffs only. the mine
descended, level by level, until the ex-
cayations extended for more than six
fathoms inland, while the greatest depth
to which it has been sunk is about 1000
feet.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
Bright Willie.

Little Willie is only Z years old. but
he is very observant and very bright.
Some of the remarks he makes are not
only funny but full of worldly wisdom,
too. A few days ago little Willie's
father took him over to New York on one
of the limited trains. The little fellow
was full of inquisitive questions. The
dining car was particularly. interesting
to him. There were several people there
busy at dinner when Willie and his papa
went in. The boy looked about for a
while and then he turned to his parent
and said: Papa, this a 'chew-chew' car,
isn't t?'-Philadelphia Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
Great Idea.

An ingenious Chicago man, who has
too often had the experience of spending
all of his small salary Saturday night
and Sunday, and being busted Monday
morning, has hit upon a novel idea, by
which he makes Uncle Sans postoffice
department his temporary savings bank.
Says the Record: Last Saturday he had
a letter in his hand and an acquaintance
happened to see the address ON it.
"Well" said he, that's the first time I
ever heard of a man writing letter to
himself. I'll be mighty glad to get
that letter Monday morning. 1t has
So in it. l mail it tonight, and, as we
don't have any house delivery until Mon
day morning, l can't possibly get that
letter before then. Now, if I'm a
blamed fool and get into a poker game
or spend aH my money settin' 'em up
I'm sure to have a little left on Monday.
It's better n bank and a good deal more
reliable than loaning it out | know the
money will be returned to me Monday
Great scheme. ell ?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
Generous Cousin.

A certain woman, with a small income
and a large heart, has Il family OF i'm
pecunious cousins-mostly girls of the
type that cannot earn their own living,
and let themselves helplessly down upon
the nearest available benefactor. She
worried over them last winter consider
ably, because she was sure the neces-
saries Of life were running low in their
little house, and she finally gave up her
Christmas presents to her own family
and sent the cousins check instead.
Two weeks later she met two of the
girls at a tea-they always go to every
thing-and to her amazement each wore
a handsome gold buckle at her waist.
Dear Cousin jane one of them said,
effusiyely, I'VE were SO grateful for your
gift! We have wanted buckles for a
wear. and now we have gotten them
through your ess."-Harper's Ba-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
BEST IN THE WORLD.
WHY Does She Swell ?

James Mckay, residing in Kingisher
county, Ok, has 3-year-old FLY which
was knocked down and stunned by a
fash of lightning last summer. She was
at first thought to be dead, but after a
few hours recovered sufficiently to get
up though her right side was paralyzed.
In a few hours she sweled out very
large all along the right side from the
ear to the tail, but in the course of a few
days the swelling went down and she
was apparently all right. But when an
other electrical storm appeared, the
swelling returned, and it has done so at
every appearance Of lightning since, al
ways going away in few days time
Galveston News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
Wonderful Clock.

One of the most wonderful clocks in
the world is now being exhibited in ST.
Petersburg. 1t was originally manu-
featured for the late Duke Charles of
Brunswick, who bequeathed it to the
Swiss confederation. There are no few
er than ninety-fve faces to this colossal
timepiece. It indicates simultaneously
the time of day at thirty different spots
of the earth's surface, besides the move
ment of the earth around the sun, the
phases OF the moon, the signs of the
zodiac, the passage over the meridian
of more than fifty stars of the northern
hemisphere and the date according to the
Gregorian, Greek, Mussnlman and He
brew calendars. So complicated are the
works that it took two years to put them
together after the clock had been sent in
detached pieces from Switzerland to
Russia