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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-07
MONEY TO LOAN
on REAL ESTATE AND City PROPERTY
TERMS REASONABLE.
FARRELL & BURKE,

The announcement appeared in last
Sundays issue of the Fargo Call that
Walter F. Gushing would take charge of
the management of the North Dakota
Record, the popular monthly of COL
Lounsberry, beginning with the present
month. Lapgdon people have had the
opportunity in the past of knowing
"Cush's" qualifications as clear writer
and all round newspaperman and wish
him success. The accumulation of other
business is the cause of Col. Lounsberry
handing over the management of the
Record to Mr.. Gushing.
Strange tales are being circulated
these days about farmers of this locality
investing their money with commission
firm OF Minneapolis with the representa-
ton from the firm that royal income is
assured. One man we hear has Invested
from $4,000 to $4,000 and is fully conf
dent that he will net at least 80 per cent
income on his investment. And the
worst Of It is, there is said to be an agent
Of the commission firm right in this
town Who goes out and prays with the
farmers and they turn over their hard
earned dollars to him. Look ont for him.
Walsh 90. Record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-07
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

Milton hoodlums are making plenty OF
trouble at present smashing windows in
vacant buildings.
Walhalla is getting metropolitan with
several useful wells dug this fall for
protection against fire. ......
Elkwood has live debating club that
takes up the woman's suffrage question
at meeting tomorrow night.
The town authorities at Milton have
dug another public we'll in order to afford
additional protection against fire.
Prophecies of open winter fell below
par since Fridays snowfall and the 16o
below zero temperature of Sunday night.
Last weeks Milton Globe records the
departure Of at least u dozen residents of
that vicinity who go to the Pacific coast
to spend the winter months.
There WAS a jolly good time and an in
formal dance Friday night at the Great
Northern hotel. Landlord Hankey was
the leading spirit Of the affair, SO of
course all had a GOOD time,
Langdon's three hotels all report hav-
ing had large number of turkey eaters
on Thanksgiving Day, and according to
those who partook the spread IN each
case was simply ''out of sight"
Outside OF Langdon it looks as if
Osnabrock can safely lay claim to being
the largest grain market in the county.
The amount handled there up to the
close of the month of November is stated
to have reached 100000 bushels.
Osnabrock has had the preliminary
hearing during the past week of at least
two more cases that will figure on the
docket at the next term of district court.
There is every indication that Osnabrock
has the business on hand for good live
attorney.
Thanksgiving Day of '99 will by many
be recalled DIS an occasion on which the
weather was so fine that tho band boys
were able to give the people quite an
open air concert on the street. The
music WAS good so was the weather, both
Of which everybody seemed to heartily
enjoy.
The annual sale of delinquent taxes oc-
CURED Tuesday at the County Auditors
office. With the exception of the usual
eeterie of buyers of tax title, the sale was
attended by small number. Those
wanting to pay up having managed to
get around prior to the day of sale. The
list of delinquent taxes in Cavalier county
for '98 is about the same in size as
in former years.
A fake package peddl er has been work
ing the good people Of Wang and other
communities for the past week or ten
days and has been able to gull quite a
few of them. During the first of the
week an attempt was made to prosecute
him but was dropped and the faker al
lowed to go free. There is not much
pity expressed for those that bit at his
game, as people should not expect to get
something for nothing and for honest
goods should putronize home merchants
Walha]la Mountaineer.
Save Is per cent on cloaks by going
to Kelly's store.
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-07

Jas. Keating, of South Perry, is able
to give IL fairly good example of success
experienced IN the growing of flax on
breaking this summer. About the
middle If June he had Is acres of new
breaking which he seeded to fax, pay
ing $1O0 bushel for what he sowed.
From this he raised crop that Melted
him over $500 after paying the threshing
bill. There are a score of similar
instances to this IN the south and west
ern part of Cavalier county this fall.
This year E. E. Elford and family ate
their last Thanksgiving dinner in the
home they have now occupied for eight
years over the store, and are now enjoy
ing the comforts of their lately complet-
ed elegant residence, opposite the
Baptist church. Their new home has
been in course Of construction for nearly
two years and its appointments show an
artistic taste the result Of planning to
suit their ideas OF a perfest home. It
makes valuable addition to Langdon's
many fine residences and the family are
to be congratulated on their new posses
sion, which it 10 hoped they may long
live to enjoy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-07

Heating stoves at Dedrick's.
Base burners, oak and air tight heaters
at Dedrlcks.
Don't pay $500 for filing your
homestead. We will charge you
only SIS for it. Mooney & Champine
B. Barager Is one Of the DEMOCRATS
readers down Olga way that had his
name advanced onto the 100 list this
week.
MIS-. j. Kohnen, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Farrell was up the line from
Park River over Sunday for visit with
her parents. ...
We will charge you only two dol
lars for filing your land contest.
Mooney & Champine.
Andrew Rude was in from Mona
Monday. He had good acreage and
good yield this year which helps every.
body, the printer included.
Joseph May was IN the city yesterday
from Beaulieu to visit his son, Fleming
May, the courteous deputy in Go. Treas
urer McGauvran's office at the court
house.
D. w. Hines was in town Tuesday at
tending the tax sale. He left on the
afternoon train for the home of his
sister in Minnesota, where he will visit
until after the holidays.
Thos. Carroll, one of the prosperous
young farmers south of town, renewed
his annual acquaintance with the print
shop while in town Friday and went
home happy for another year.
Customers at Boyds headquarters store
are beginning to speculate as to who will
hold the lucky numbers on the parlor
organ and sewing machine that will be
given away during the holidays.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-07

Good heavy sweaters at Kelly's selling
for only so cents.
Be in the swim and buy Mayors Gus
tom made shoes. II. D. Parsons sells
them.
Cheap farm loans, one, two, three,
five or ten years. See us sure.
Mooney & Champine.
o. r. Daniels, the postmaster and
store keeper OF Grey township, was in
from the west transacting business
Saturday.
A. S. Burrows, the northwestern rep.
resentative of the Colonial & United
States Land Co., is here this week look
ing after fall settlements.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-07

additional Local on Eighth Pages
The evening times., 1899-03-10
s EruitIesS ENpediiiOn.

With all respect 10 the Court of Enquiry,
il does not seem 10 the unprejudiced OBJ
server as if much viii be gained by its trip
the beef dealers TO explain the character of
the beef furnished TO the Government, and
then TO visit the packing houses 10 see
what goes on there. Candidly, what viii
be the use of this?
The men who sold that rotten beef 10
the Government are not likely TO admit it,
If anyone is under the impression that
these men are anxious to give an imitation
of George Washington in the cherry tree
scene he is doomed 10 a sad and sicken-
ing disappointment OF course they will
say just they have said ever since the
trouble began. that the beef was good and
wholesome. and of the highest quality, and
that the newspapers are liars, and the SOL
diers too. and that the whole trouble is
caused by people who want to stir up
commoton. If that sort of testimony is of
any value TO the Court. the people would
like 10 know just what it is considered 10
be worth
The visit TO the packing houses is not
likely TO prove anything, either. When it
is understood that the police will make
raid on dive even the most clumsy Grim
inal can tuck all suspicious things away in
holes and corners and look very inno-
cent indeed The beef packers have known
for weeks that their establishments were
10 be inspected. and they know exactly
when their visitors will arrive. They will
have had plenty of time to put things in
order. so that all may be irreproaehable
and beautiful TO see. What does such evil
dence as this amount to beside the positive
testimony OF more than a score of officers
and enlisted men that the beef furnished by
these firms was not fit TO eat? Which is
the more convincing, the unsupported word
Of the contractors that the beef was good
or the refusal of hungry soldiers to swallow
mouthful?
The evening times., 1899-03-10
Modern Sanitation.

Like everything else which is desultory
and unsystematic, The pure food agitation
is causing almost as much trouble as il
saves. Some dealers in foodstuffs are TAX
ing advantage of newly awakened public
interest on the subject TO offer absolutely
pure" articles which may or may not have
a right TO their names, but cost a little
more than the ordinary brands. There is
more or less charlatanism in this as in
every other reform movement, from re-
ligion 10 clothes.
For all that. we are living under more
heaIthfui conditions, in some respects, be-
cause of this agitation. Old soldiers as
sure us, with a superior air which is hard
for the volunteer of today to endure, that
the sufferings of the men fed by the War
Department of today are as nothing to the
tribulations endured in the Civil War.
They tell strange tales of ham which was
buried TO get it out of sight and smell, and
of hardtack which had to be put under
guard lest it should run away If these
things are so, il makes no particular diff
ference in our concern about the embalmed
beef deal This country should have learn
ed something about catering for troops
since the days of siXty-one, especially since
the forces recruited last year were not
nearly so large as those of the Civil War
More than this, il is greatly to our credit
if we insist on having our soldiers properly
treated If embalmed beef had been fed to
every man in the Union and Confederate
armies during the war between the North
and the South. there would be no reason
why ii should be considered the proper
food for fighting men. The more particular
the American people are as to the whole
someness of army rations the better it will
be, not only for the soldiers, but for the
country.
So, on the whole the growing carefulness
about pure food and drink, and sanitary
regulations, is very good indeed. In old
times when an epidemic appeared, it ter
rorized the whole country. The appearance
of single case of smallpox in Washing
ton fifty years ago would cause more con-
sternation than the presence of hundred
cases today. 1t would be impossible for a
plague such as the Black Death to sweep
over America as that fearful disease devast-
ed Europe more than once; and this in spite
of the fact that people mingle with one an
other far more freely than they did in
those days. Quarantine and good doctors
are partly responsible for these improved
conditions, but the general cleanliness of
the people has more to do with the case
We have not yet become as careful as we
should be about typholt fever. Here and
The evening times., 1899-03-10
This kind of thing is popularity considered

This kind of thing is popularly considered
romantic. Ii is really simple murder.
Does any sane man think it is worthy
feeling which leads a youth to deny to
the girl he loves the rightful privilege of
choosing her husband? Is it to be suppos-
ed that any generous lover would make his
sweetheart miserable for life by killing
the man she loved? Is there anything
heroic in a creature who. rather than let
a woman be happy with another man, kills
her with his own hand? A certain amount
of consideration is due man in love, but
this sort of thing is sheer animalism.
There is no doubt in the world that some
mischieyous notions are kept alive by the
foolish fictions current among uneducated
people In these novels it is sometimes
represented that it is heroic, and grand,
and touching TO be jealous; but, as mat
ter of fact that emotion is one or the
meanest of which the human heart is
capable. Some of the popular plays have
done good service by representing 1t IN
ridiculous and unworthy light, and some
have very unwisely presented it as some
thing which. if not praiseworthy, is at
There is just one way in which the in
fluence OF foolishly romantic fiction can
be to some extent counteracted, and that
is by ridicule Not the least good havin'
row with a master unless you can make
him ridiculous" says Stalky, the school
boy; and that rule holds good in other
worlds than that of school. If some clever
novelist or playwright chooses to depict.
a situation in which the wicked absurdity
of murderous emotionalism shall be set
forth. he will have a clear field and one
which should be fruitful. No man has
right TO shoot a girl merely because she
cares more about some other man than
she does about him. Does he suppose that
she is any more likely to love or admire
him for acting in that insane manner? OF
course, such an action with some men is
simply due TO emotional insanity, an
atavistic impulse for which they are not
entirely responsible; but with others it is
the outcome of long brooding on a mis-
chievous idea. One of the quickest ways
to stop mania of this kind is by making
il appear absurd. There was once a youth
who tried to impress his family by theat
rically declaring that he would blow his
brains out during the next five minutes if
he did not receive a stated sum OF money.
\ member of the family responded cheer
fully, "All right, George, but wait a min
ute and let me spread down some news
papers" Thereupon the youth looked
foolish and the suicide failed to take
place.
The evening times., 1899-03-10
Mummy Of an Empress.


NJ. Gayet, Frenchman, has made in
teresting excavations on the site of an
cient Antinoe in Egypt, which was built
by Hadrian 240 a. D.. and fiOurished in
Roman times. He has discovered a num-
Der of Egyptian temples. including an
oratory of the date 1922 B. c.; the field
of offerings made by pilgrims to the shrine
of Antinous, and the famous Metropolis
In the Byzantine portion of the latter he
has unearthed some well-preserved mum
mics, each clad in gay attire and wearing
a portrait mask
Among them is that of the Empress Sa-
bine, wife of Hadrian. with her little curly
locks forming sort of diadem to her
brow. The dresses will be of much values
to customers, especially as their coiors are
fresh. They consist in general of white
shirt embroidered with ornamented cloth.
The footgear is black stockings with
leather shoes The headgear is turban
trimmed with lace. Jewelry, vases, statu-
cites, others, mirrors. and so forth were
found along with these. Apparently, the
Graeco- Roman women of Antinoe were
all blonde, but analysis of their hair shows
that they dyed it with henna.
The evening times., 1899-03-10

there, as in Philadelphia at the present
moment whole community is endanger-
ed by drinking poisoned water. Another
fruitful source of trouble is the uncared-
for state of the alleys and poorer quarters
of many large cities. In these places hun
drads of people die of diseases induced by
what doctors call "neighborhood filth
dirt which comes from absolute lack of
water supply and proper plumbing. 1t is
unsafe to allow such things in city. The
disease which begins in the tenements and
shanties of the poor does not stop there.
The clothing made in the sweatshop or
laundered in the tenement comes to its
wearer impregnated with disease germs.
No community can afford to neglect its
poor One of these days some town will
get terrible lesson on that subject, and
others will take warning.
When the general concern about santa
~ conditions and pure food becomes
strong enough TO establish a systematic
and severe inspection of buildings, baker
les. dairies, and canning factories, it will
begin to be really effective. No butcher
should be allowed to sell meat from a
diseased animal. No dairymap should be
allowed to keep COWS in unhealthy condi-
tion. No building should be used for a
dwelling that is not fit for the purpose, and
no house in a great city should be without
an adequate water supply. Most impor-
tant OF all, the water furnished to the in
habitants should be absolutely pure. When
these things receive proper attention we
shall be some degrees nearer to an ideal
state of civilization
The evening times., 1899-03-10
ARMY MEAT ANALYSES.
Interesting Testimony Promised
When the Beef Court Returns.

The War Department persists in beef
analyses. AS stated in The Times of yes
terday cans of roast beef have been sent
to the chemists at Georgetown University
and Yale for tests to ascertain the nutri-
tive properties of meat. These tests are
not regarded with favor by the friends OF
General Miles for two reasons. The first
is that they have no acknowledgement even
any information-as to the source OF this
canned roast beef. 1t may be, they say,
that the canned beef submitted TO the
chemists was packed for the especial pur-
pose of making good showing under
analysis. They did not know, and have
no means of knowing, whether the beef
submitted to the chemists is a fair sample
of the article issued to the army. The
Miles men say that they desire to be al
lowed the privilege of introducing in evil
dence expert testimony as 10 the character
and condition of the meat which they have
submitted to capable chemists.
The second reason why the alleged tests
are not regarded with favcr by the friends
of General Miles, is that under no condi-
tions can they prove much that is or val
ue No matter how full of nutriment the
samples may be. they say, this does not
offset the evidence that the beef in Cuba
and in Porto Rico was unpalatable and
that the men would not eat it. II army
meat contains life-suStaining properties,
but if il is so distasteful to soldiers that
they refuse to eat it, it should not be is
sued say the officers because food which
men refuse TO eat is an improper compo-
nent of the ration.
1t is understood that the Miles men will
call as a witness NJ. i. Maloney, of Otta-
wa, ILL.,. formerly Attorney Genreai of Illi-
nois. His son enlisted in the Fourth Vol
unteer regiment from that State. and Mr..
Maloney accompanied him. He has writ
ten several letters bitterly condemring the
beef. and alleging that on several occas-
ions he found il necessary 10 go into the
open market and with his private means
buy food for the company.
J. NJ. Hines. of No. 1928 New York Ave
nue. has written a letter in which he says
that he knows a soldier who served in PoT
to Rico, and who will testify that the mea;
furnished TO him in that island was horse
flesh. The name OF this soldier has not yet
been made public but he will in all proba-
bility be called TO the stand when the
sessions OF the Beef Court OF Enquiry are
resumed in this city.
He viii testify. il is said that during a
long residence in the far northwest. M
frequently ate horse meat He will declare
that he is familiar with the taste an ]
appearance of cooked horse flesh. He will
tell the Beef Court that the article of food
served to him in red painted tin cans and
labelled roast beef was horse meat.
The evening times., 1899-03-10
Artificial Seasicknes..
F'rom the New York Herald1

One of the interesting sights of the COM
ing Paris Exposition is the mareorama. the
invention of NJ. Hugo d'Alese. The idea
is to give the seeker after novelty the op-
portunity to take a real steamer trip with
out loss of time strength. 1t is in, real
ity an offshoot of the cyclorama. which had
such a run of popularity few years ago.
In the mareorama one embarks on board
a real misunderstanding chairs, state
rooms, dining room, bridge. etc. ali lend
their aid to the belief that the voyager
it really saying goodby to terra firma
for a long sea trip. One saunters about the
deck looking and talking, arranging the
details of his comfort. Suddenly the big
boat begins to moye-or seems to-which
is the same thing. SO psychologists say.
By an ingenious arrangement of machin-
cry the various movements of big steam
er putting out to sea are exactly initiated.
One can even be seasck if desired The
plunge, the shake, the recovery, The up
and down, fore and aft motions are all
given with startling likeness. By and by
the scenery begins to change, the city OF
departure is left behind and a new one
appears. Sometimes the boat appears to
stop, and then all the hustle of landing.
the crowds of sightseers. the interesting
going and coming of beiated travellers and
departing ones are initiated.
In the mareorama which is to be on ex-
hibition the boat is supposed to start from
Marseilles. and in turn, Algiers, Naples,
Venice and Constantinople are to be visit
ed. Besides the novelty of the sensa-
tions, the would-b be traveller will have an
opportunity to obtain an accurate view Of
the cities named and the country Of their
location.
The evening times., 1899-03-10
THE CITY PosTMAsTERsHIP.
No appointment Until After the
Presideut's Southern Trip.

The struggle over the postmastership is
now waking warm. II is expected that
President Mckinley will name the sue
cessor 10 Postmaster Wllet shortly after
his return from his vacation.
Friends OF the various candidates are
making strenuous efforts to push their
favorites to the front, and President Nc
Kinley is almost daily visited by dele
cations, recommending the appointment OF
some applicant for the position. Although
the term of Postmaster Willett expired last
November Mr.. Mckinley does not intend
TO select his successor until he has hai
ample time to give the matter full consid-
Grafton.
Many ruE0Ts TO the effect that the seiec-
tion has been made, have been circulated
and even the name of the alleged sue
cessful candidate has been mentioned Il
is said at the White House however, that
Mr. Mckinley has not considered the ap-
pointment further than TO listen to the
recommendations OF various candidates.
All letters and endorsements pertaining
TO the appointment OF postmaster are sent
TO the Postmaster General and filed in the
Postoffice Department. After the Presi
dent ; return from the South he and Post
master General Smith will Jointly consider
the matter. aud new postmaster for
Washington will then be- selected. OF the
many candidates for the position l.. D.
Wine is said TO have the strongest endorse
ment.
Major Marion Anderson. the present
cashier of the city postoffice has the sup
port OF the C. a. r. and many citizens Of
Washington. y delegation composed OF
four of the leading officers of the Grand
Army of the Republic called AT the White
House today and personally endorsed his
appointment.
DR.. Henderson, Archibald Greeniees aud
Mr.. Madden of Detroit, who were AT one
time considered very formidable candidates
for the position, are, il is believed. out OF
the race
The evening times., 1899-03-10
sham Romance,

An interesting event which took place in
Pennsylvania town some days ago is so
thoroughly typical in its way that it is
perhaps worth some attention. A hostler
employed at hotel made up his mind to
marry pretty servant girl. She refused
him and he grew moody. There is no eyi-
dence that his attentions had in any way
been encouraged by the girl or by anyone
else. Finally he again begged her TO marry
him and she again refused. The landlord and
his wife appeared on the scene and took the
girls part. The next development was
that the desperate swain took a revolver
from his pocket and shot TIE landlord
his wife, and the young woman, after which
he ran away.
There have been numerous cases of this
sort, some Of them not quite so tragic nor
Involving so many people, but all caused
by the determination of some rejected suit
Or to murder his rival or his sweetheart.