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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07
BRICnTON'S HANDICAP.
Imp al Four to One Beat Field Of Crack
Horses.
NEW TRACK RECORD OF lo5 MADE
Ethcibcrt and Bangle Tin-
ishcd Second and Third.

New York. July 6,--The Brighton Beach
Racing association opened its gates today
with several stakes on the card. OF which tho
Brighton handicap was the feature, Imp, the
fast Western mare. who won the Suburban.
was the winner of the Brighton handicap at
a long price In tho fast time Of 2;oS rs.
new track record Ethelbert. the pronounced
fayoritc and winner of the Realization was
second under the wire. with Bangle In third
place. The track was in excellent condition.
For the Brighton handicap. May Hemp
stead, the Western flly, was second choice,
with little to choose between Imp. BANGLE.
Martimas and Maxine at long odds The
start was good on all but BANGLE. aud the
suburban winner. Imp, was the fret 70 poke
her black muEzle In front Past the Grand
stand for the first time Imp was in front by
half a length with Etheibert second, nose
in front OF Martimas. At the half-mile pole
the watches showed isis and lump had
length to the good. with the others close up
in bunch. going well within themselves
Before the mile was reached Ehelbert began
slowly slipping back aud as they passed the
mile pole in the fast time OF lao l.s imp
showed not the slightest distress. y Leary
not having moved on her. Speneer was az
work on Etheihert and Bangle had worked his
way into the fourth place. Weary let out
link to the leader and she took another
length. Hut here Ethelbert came Win usn
and foot by foot no was overhauline the hy-
ing leader. 1t was not rapid enough to suit
Spencer and he drew his whip. AS he loos.
ened his hold the Realization winner falterei
perceptihly and while he might not have won
II Spencer had left the whip alone he might
have been a little nearer.
summary;
Mile-Bannockburn. Kiuley Mack. Briar
Sweet Time, .ie 10.
Five furlongs. seling-Shrove Tuesday. Be
veridge. Thermos. Time. l;os.
hNun ri eff
Vulcan. Time. 1:02.
Brighton handicap. mile and auarter--lmp.
Ethelhert. Bangle. Time, 2;0b 2-5.
Mile-Captain Sigsbee. Fly BY Night. The
Kentuckan. Time, lao.
Six MISUNDERSTANDING. Dolly WeithoT. Ia
none. Time. 1,14.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07
TopAY's ENTRIES.

One and a sixteenth miles-Arbaces 1876.
Firearm. Hardy ll6. Pirate NJ. Grey JACQUES
ia. Lakeland. Sir Hubert 1O1. Mail Bag loi.
Oleska. Lepida l02 Wait Not 100.
Five eighths of mile maidens--Las Vegas.
Mack Flesknoe. Elm Conig, Federallst. Pre-.
mature, Picardy Ildwin. Handicapped Petit
logger, Reeve. Wax Taper, Battle Royal LIP,
Lady Uncas. Beautiful. Two Heart, Her
Ladyship. Water Cure 1903,
Five and half furlongs. maidens. S-year-
olds-SharDless. Dan Cupid. Land Grave.
Ashore. College Boy. Hollander lo5. Haytime
i02. Exit. Pins Klondyke Queen. veracious,
Florence Clark. Lady Madge Rose O'Lee.
Reauita. saocharne Our Annie, uamvar 100.
Five and a half furlongs. selling-Big Gun
115. Trumpet 112, hansen los. Neponset 106.
Manitoban. Affect 1oi Scala lol Easterling 80.
Pegasus %. Frelinghuysen %, Ceylon. Dcci-
NAL 50.
One mile. seillng-The Burlington Route
l07. The Dolphin. Handsel 1906. Maxine Co.
meg lO5. Mordecai. Estaca 1903. Manlius 100.
Holland %. wolhurst Hard Knot. Ed Tipton
3d. Greyfeld. Ordeal 3d. Turshena 81. Tyran.
Strangest Diminntve IS.
One miIe-George Keepe 12l. Judge Denny
li6, Glorian ia. Specialist 100, Satin Slipper
104
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wheeler for the Philippines.

Washington. July 6.-Brigadier
General Wheeler was today ordered
to report to General Otis at Manila
for service in the Philippines.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-07

A steel boom and steel gaff have bssn
shipped. The immense area OF the main
sail may be gathered from the fact that the
canvas from which 1t is made weighs near
ly twenty-one hundred weight.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21
FARRELL & BURKE,
FARM AGENTS
ST.. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY.

The year that is drawing to close
shows itself to have been one of great
growth in the circulation of the DINO
Graf. The list has increased steadily
during the year, and that too without
any canvassing or soliciting on it's behalf
The paper has introduced itself into the
homes of the people of this county Oh
it's merits, of which we leave our readers
to judge.
The bean guessing contest at Schulke's
Trade Palace will positively close on
Saturday evening. The two prizes Of
fered, set of dishes and gents suit of
clothes has made the feature quite An
attraction since the contest opened
about a month ago. Saturday is the
last opportunity purchasers will have
of making a guess and all those that
have already participated should be on
hand Saturday night when the beans are
counted. Who's the lucky one
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21
FARRELL & BURKE
GIVE THEIR SPECIAL ATTENTION TO
COLLECTIONS.

Owen O'Reilly, the irresistible ma
chinery collector from Park River, made
the DEMOCRAT one of his occasional calls
while in the city Tuesday and dug up
the price of his subscription for the
coming year.
Blacksmith Ronald Martin, one of the
popular business men up the line at
Dresden, will be married on January 8,
1900, to Miss Lizzie Thorn, at the family
home at Elkwood. Friends are already
extending congratulations in advance to
the happy couple.
". r. Bradley and wife were among
the excursionists to Ontario that loft
town Tuesday. They will visit couple
Of months with Mr.. Bradley's parents
and it 10 hoped that the change may
result benefcially in restoring his health
which has been failing for some time
past
The Bank of Dresden's call statement
will be found III this issue. This is one
of the new financial institutions of the
county, whose existence dates from the
extension OF the railroad, but it presents
Il report that shows progress and a
healthy state OF fnanciering, Cashier
Gerding is seeing that his bank keeps
pushing right to the front and that each
statement is better than the last.
Mathisen & speckmann, the pioneer
general merchants of Dresden, are OPEN
ing branch store at Wales this fall and
have purchased the Kraemer building,
originally intended for hardware store.
Wales has been the market of over $780,
900 bushels of wheat and other grain
this fall, drawing large trade from the
country to the west. Many improve
ments are contemplated the coming
spring, among others being a lumber
yard. that it ia understood will be put in
at that place by H. j. Haskamp.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21
Ladies Jackets and Mems Clothing below Cost

| l.. 8. Dow, the real esi ate man OF E..
j. Lander l. Co., of Grand Forks, was in
town yesterday.
Chas. Mcdonald, Of Hannah, took
Saturdays stage east for Hensel, Penn
blna county, to start in Oh an eight
months term of school.
F. w. Bleaxley's Oldest daughter
accompanied Mrs. Jno. Irvine last week
on her visit east and will remain indefni-
tely in Ontario attending school.
Langdon lis to have a combioninat
steam laundry aud hot bath depot, both of
thes- Sheldon coverts almost as badly as
Langdon coverts our flax fiber mill -
Sheldon Progress.
1t is learn that Father Clarity, of Rey-
nolds, who was one OF the visiting priests
here at the time of the funeral of Rev.
N. A 3. Pouliot, is dangerously ill
with typhoid fever.
Robert Melville was mp last week
from Waihal,a and during his visit in
the vicinity disposed of his hotel property
at Dresden. He has now closed out all
his business interests at the latter place
and intends to make his future home at
Walhalla.
Charlie Smith is at Hannah for few
weeks looking after the business Of the
Stoltze lumber yard during the absence
of Manager Harry Stoltze, who is spend
ing the holidays at the old home at
Madison, Wis, and will, it is said, return
in double harness.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21
WHEAT MARKET.
Good heavy 104 blankts for Is cents
NJ q T Ko1l~,,c l;. ,to,,

Good heavy 1914 blankts for rs ceats
at G. j. Kel'y's big store.
Father Bachand, pastor of the Catholic
church at Olga, was in the city visitlnr
! friends Yesterday.
The NJ. E. church property has been
much in proved the past week by tho
erection OF neat fence
E. Hooey is wearing smile since the
arrival of a daughter at his home north
of town yesterday. Mother and baby
doing we'll
z. H. McDermott. the chief of police,
returned Saturday from business trip
to the Twin Cities and q visit with his
brother at Hamel, MINI.
Next Sunday there will be Presby-
terrain services held by Rev. Dougan at
the Faiconer school house 1920 am. Nc
Lean 2 p. M, Langdon 7:30 p. m.
For SALE:-A fine quarter section Of
land, located three miles north of Dres-
den. Forty acres under cultivation.
Will sell for cash or on time. Terms
reasonable. Apply to Jonathan Howell,
Hyde Park, N. D. =:
The marriage of Irving Witheridge
and Miss Ada Platt occurred last night
at the NJ. E. parsonage in this city.
The bride is a daughter OF Mrs. NJ.
Lawless, of Harvey. The groom is q
we'll known young farmer living eleven
miles west of Hannah.
The Norwegian Lutherans of loan
township are raising the fund to build
a church in the spring. They have
already raised $1,000 since tho movement
was started the first of the month. It
will be located in the extreme southeast
corner of the township on one of Ellen
Ellenscn.
Father NJ. Dougherty and the choir Of
the Langdon Catholic church are max
ing preparations for q very elaborate
service which is to be held at midnight
on Sunday, December 81. The exact
character of the service has not as yst
been fully arranged, but will be in con-
formity with q notification received BY
the priest of special privilege granted
by the pope for the services that Will
usher in the new year and the now
century.
lAddltional Local on Eighth Psys3
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21
MONEY TO LOAN
On REAL ESTATE AND City Property
TERMS REASONABLE.
FARRELL & BURKE.

The population at Wang was increased
on Monday of this week by the arrival OF
a daughter at the home OF Postmaster
Fred Borusky, who reports it as being a
ten FOUNDER and beauty at that Cigars
are free this week at the post Office store
and Fred feels just as big as if it was
boy.
Tho eclipse Of the moon Saturday
evening was quite generally witnessed
by the people of Langdon. 1t was al
most total eclipse and at half past
seven nearly the entire surface of the
moon WAS darkened. The moon partely
entered the shadow of the earth at
quarter to six and left the shadow after
nine o'clock.
Chas. G. Crosby sends kindly greet
ings to his old Langdon friends in a
letter received by the DEnooRAr last
week. He still feels as much interest
as ever in what happens at his old stamp
ing ground and fixes his subscription up
to 90 in order to get all the news.
Charlie is the "head push" of the Crosby
Drug Co., in Minneapolis and will be
glad to see any of the boys at his place
on Central Ave-, when they visit the
Twin Cities.
Many DHAoolAT readers may be in
terested in learning that with but few
exceptions the notices of estray stock
which have appeared in these columns
in the last few months, have proven to
be the means by which the owners were
enabled to find their property. This is
one OF the best arguments that can be
made in support of the statement that
the people read local paper clear
through. Making an up.to-date county
paper one Of the best advertising
mediums on earth: 1t pays to advertise
and if you want the best possible results.
place your ad in the DEMocRAr.
The Downie Co., presented "My Uncle
From Manila" at the Opera House last
evening and by many who were present,
it was pronounced the best of the weeks
production. The play was put on with
snap and energy. Pathos and stirring
climaxes wore perfectly blended. Prices
30 and 35 cents children 25 cents. At
special request the spade and ladder
dance was again produced, while the new
one given by one Of the lady members
was marvellous. It consisted Of perform
ing feats on large globe, balancing on
it while rolling it up or down an incline
skipping on it and performing other
feats that for cleverness have seldom,
been surpassed here. Great FAILS Mont.
Donovan Hall, my Uncle From
Manila" Thursday December %.
Don't pay $500 for filing your
homestead. We will charge You
only SIS for it. Mooney q Champine
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21

Langdon is too lively town to escape,
Fl Q much longer. She had touch las
week.-Fa' go Forum.
Walker Hamilton is among those thai
have gone eest to spend Christmat
with the folks back in Canada.
Friends of Miss Louise Boyd will be
be glad to learn that her condition il
much improved although still an invalid
Allan Mcdonald is now Sheriff j. L
Robertson's deputy in the south end of
the county, succeeding Jno. R. Mears,
resigned.
DR.. Semple was called to Dresden
Thursday of last week by An urgent
case of sickness in tue family OF Depot
Agent Pierce.
Mrs. VIM Plummer, of Woodbridge,
left yesterday to join the family of her
husband at Ostrander, Mimi, in enjoy
ing Christmas.
Mrs Scouton, OF Inkster, was visiting
her mother, Mrs. E. Mahon last week,
returning home Monday accompanied
by her SOB, Omer.
When you call for the best cigar on
the market see that you get the "Havana
King" 1t is the best and is made
right here in Langdon.
The soda fountain at Flrmerfelt &
Bucklin's is dispensing hot sodas these
days. The necessary changes in the fix
lures were made last week.
Jno. j. Campbell, popular and we'll
known school teacher of this county,
is helping to look after the crowd OF
customers that throng Schulke's Trade
Palace until after the holidays.
E. I. Smith, who has managerial
charge of the Manitoba tour of the Phil
harmoni Concert Co., shook hands with
acquaintance Friday, leaving again
Monday to join the company at Win
nipeg.
Chas. ] Stone of the Headquarters
Store, left Tuesday with party of On
tario excursioulsts for visit during
the holidays to the old Canadian home.
In the spring report says he will return
with bride, which may be news to some
of Charles friends here.
Cigarmaker Fred w, Smiths new fac
tory is now turning out cigars at the rate
of $50 per day and so far has been hardly
able to keep enough on hand to fill the
orders as they come in. The encourage
ment that is being given this local indus
try will prove of future benefit to the
town as we'll as its owner.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21

Buy your skates at Dedrick's Corner
Hardware Store.
DR.. Mcqueen was in the city yester-
day in consultation with local physicians
VIM Dew, the town clerk of Dresden,
was among those that called while IN
town Monday.
Dedrick, of the Corner Hardware, has
an ad this week in which he can interest
you, that is it you ekate.
We will charge you only two dol
lars for filing your land contest.
Mooney & Champine.
Mrs w. H. Speckmann and children
came down the line from Dresden last
week for visit OF several days.
G. w. Holmes is engaged in looking
after the collections of the Plano harves
ter company in this part of the county.
Mayor Mcmillan spent most of the
week with the machine firms at the
Forks and Fargo closing up the years
business.
Tomorrow, Friday, evening" grapha-
phone entertainment will be given in the
school house Oenabrock by the Rev.
E. G. Lee, of the M. E. church at
Dresden.
The waiting room at the Ct. Northern
depot Is coming in for it's full share of
criticism by the travelling public during
these days of heavy traffic, ana it de.
Ger YES all that it gets.
Nick Hays of the Citizens bank states
that his cousin. who is being treated at
the Grand Forks hospital for typhoid |
fever, is now in fsir way to recovery. |
He would have been around some time
ago but suffered relapse.
Mondays party of excursionists east
to different points in Ontario was COM
posed of Mrs. D. Mclaughlin, Jr., Peter
Stewart and wife, Albert J. Prinyer and
Chas. Stone. Their destinations all lie
within a radius of fifty miles.
John Mahon, Jr., Is no longer on the
police force having handed over the star
to Chief McDermott, who returned from
his ST. Paul trip Saturday. Johnny
started east on Monday to spend the
balance of the winter III Ontario.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21

Smoke the "Havana King ten cents.
Good heavy sweaters at Kelly's selling
for only 50 cents.
Eli Fisher was down as far as the
Forks on brief business trip this week.
McPhail attended to business in the
Forks day or two the fore part of the
week
E. Myers started yesterday for trip
east to spend the holidays with Ontario
friends.
Cheap farm loans, one, two, three,
five or ten years. See us sure.
Mooney & 'Champine.
Alex McNiven went as far as Larlmore
on Monday for short visit with
relatives in that vicinity.
Charlie Morton has started up a store
in connection with his post-ofice in the
western part of Billings township.
Frank Hughes, the hustling hotel and
restaurant man from Park River, put
IN few hours with his Langdon friends
Tuesday.
Otto E Tollefson, the general mana
ger of the Northwestern Fire & Marine
Ins. Co, OF Grand Forks, was here be-
tween trains Tuesday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21
GOSSIP AND NOTES.

II you want the real thing smoke tn,
"Havana King"
Langdon is to have farmers institute
before the winter is over.
The city council met last night to close
up the business Of the old yeer.
Many Langdon people enjoyed theil
first sleigh ride of the season on Sunday
Why not send the DEMOCRAT to one Of
your friends for year as Christmas
present?
Everybody goes skating nights now
since the rink opened up the fore part
of this week.
School closes for the Christmas holt
days, tomorro reopening, Tuesday
January End 1900.
The school at Hannah now has ar
enrolment OF "a and two teachers have
been placed in charge for the winter
term.
The school kids are out after nickles
oAO Will "u1Cu w OuJ SuI I6GtlItt5
presents for their teachers, and are get
ting them too.
The Globe says that the Milton kid
band is making rapid progress. WHAT'S
become of Langdon's junior band the
past few weeks?
There will be four Sunday school
Christmas tree entertainments in Lang
dor Monday highland nearly 400 little
ones to attend them.
Reader, would it not be good idea
to remember the printer at Christmas
time by paying your subscription and
starting in with clean rec ord for 1900?
Millions school population, according
to census taken on the first Of the
present month, shows 1877 children of
school age, SO boys and 60 girls. An
increase Of - over last year.
The Standard Oil Co., combine is no
tifying its local dealers that the price of
coal oil and gasoline will advance IS and
33h per cent, beginning with the first of
the year. bringing the price per gallon up
to 20 and % cents respectively.
The past week has been our first ex-
perience of a real cold spell during the
present winter. There has been no bad
weather mixed in with the falling tenn
perature and the snow fall Of Thursday
and Friday was barely enough to furnish
sleighing. The lowest temperature of
the season was reached Sunday morning
when the thermometer registered 19o
below zorro.
Quite strong movement is being
made by the settlers in the south western
part of the county this winter to interest
one or other OF the railroads in extend
ing their line into that section. They
are very much in earnest in their efforts
and delegation of representative farm
ers will visit St. Paul after the holidays
and interview the officials of the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and 500
roads. The outcome of their visit is
awaited with considerable expectancy.
especially by the residents OF that
portion of the county
Save Is per cent on cloaks by going
to Kelly's store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21
Farm Loans at low interest and
without commission.
B. Erickson.

r. H. Young, editor of the Midland
Christian Advocate, published at Min
neapolis, spent Friday and Saturday in
the city, the guest of Rev. s. f. Beer.
Years ago, in the '80s, Mr.. Young was
in the newspaper business at Pembina
and was generally known by the members
of the fraternity as the deacon" His
paper, religious weekly, is the recog-
nized organ of the M. E. churches of the
Northwest.
The ALERT & Co., drug store have
made arrangements to be supplied over
the long-distarce telephone with the
daily forecasts of the weather, which
will be received by them direct from the
bureau OF agriculture at Washington.
As soon as it can be arranged they will
have flag staff raised and the uss of
signal flags introduced to indicate the
forecasts of changes in the weather of
each twenty-four hours. It is hardly
necessary to state that this courtesy ex-
tended to the public by the firm Of
ALERT 4 Co., will not lack for 9 generous
amount of appreciation.
Money for farm loans cheop,
tortsDo, three or Jive gears, por1Gel
payments accepted each yer.
Come and be convinced. AJIsEt
d WSwter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21
Soc j. G. Dickson before
naahcins your final proof or
negotiating your farm loan.

Tuesday afternoons meeting of the
Langdon Womans Club will be held at
the home of Mrs. o. G. Wentworth. As
this session of the club comes in the
midst of the Christmas holidays the
gathering will be entirely of a social
character.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-27
n Constitutional Law" page

says:
The art of self-government can not
be taught by schoolmasterS or learned
from books, but must be acquired
Through the accumulated experience
of generations handed down tradition
ally. 1t is to such a cause, rather than
to any original superiority Of the An
glo-Saxon people over the other Inito-
Germanic tribes, that we may attrao-
ute the success Of free institutions in
England and the United States"
See also Ordronaux, 4.
1t is a well-known fact that up to
1867 the white people of North Caro-
lima were the most homogeneous, as
they were the most conservative, Of
all the people of the United States
they possessed in high degree the
Anglo Saxon race-lnstinct for selfIgov-
eminent.
These, sir, are the reasons which
have induced us to so frame this
amendment as to except from its re-
quirement of reading and writing the
descendants of the men who for over
hundred years have helped to con-
troll this government, understood its
principles, worked and fought for its
welfare, and have made it what it is
today,