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North Park union., 1900-10-26
Roosevelt
Roasts Roosevelt.

Former Gov. Roosevelt is the most
imperial of the imperialists in his
defense of expansion by conquest,
government by force, and militarism
generally. Yet even Roosevelt was
not always crazy. In his Life Of
Benton" written less than five years
ago, he said:
"The man of the West stood where
he was because he was not n conqueror;
he had wrested his land by force flom
its rightful Indian lords; he fully in
tended to repeat the same feat as soon
as he should reach the Spanish lands ly-
ing to the west and southwest; he would
have done so in the case of French
Louisiana if 1t had not been that the lat.
ter was purchased and was thus saved
from being taken by force of arms.
This belligerent or, more properly
speaking, piratical way of looking at
neighboring territory, was very charac-
terstlc of the West and was at the root
of the doctrine of manifest destiny"
page ny
Roosevelt (page 4O) defines Nc
Kinley's "Duty and Destiny" known
In Benton's time as manifest dcs.
tiny" as q foreGrdination to "swal.
low up the land Of all adjoining ma.
tions who were too weak to withstand
us-a theory that forthwith obtained
immense popularity among all states
men Of easy International moral.
ity."
No filibuster Of our times las
shown a more "easy international
morality" or has he taken more nat.
urally to the "piratical way" Of look.
ing at foreign territory than has
Roosevelt himself. But writing in
1895 he was able to draw this clear
and everlasting distinction between
the peaceable expansion of American
ideas and institutions over contiguous
sparsely settled territory, and the for.
cible conquest and military rule of a
densely populated and forever unas.
similable MALAY pandemonium'6 900
miles away. This is his statement
Of Benton's doctrine:
"Of course no one would wish to see
these or any other settled communities
now added to our domain by force; We
want no unwilling citizens to enter o1r
Union; the time to have taken the lands
was before settlers came into them.
European nations war for the possession
of thickly settled districts, which, If con
quered, will for centuries remain alien
and hostile to the conquerors; We, wiser
in our generation, have seized the waste
solitudes that lay near us, the limitless
forests and never-ending plains and the
valleys of the great, lonely rivers, and
have thrust our own sons into them to
take possession; and a score of years
after each conquest we see the conquered
land teeming with people that is one
with ourselves pages 268, 287)
This was Democracy in Jefferson S
and Benton's time. 1t is the Democ-
racy of Bryan. And in stating and
indorsing 1t Roosevelt has furnished
a most crushing answer tn his pres.
ent "piratical' harangues.-New
York World.
North Park union., 1900-10-26
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and Eou get st at the
9rioe Of Il
"ee1Elv.

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the globe and is edualed by that of few
dailics. Its reports from the Boer war
have not been cxcelled in thoroughness
and promptness, and with the presiden.
tial campaign now IN progress it will be
inyaluable. Its political news is abso.
lutely impartial. This fact makes it OF
especial value to you ut this time.
If you want to watch every move OF
the great political campaign take the
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need watching-take the Thrce-aWeek
World. If you want to know all foreign
Developments, take the Thrice-a-W Week
World.
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year. We offer this unequaled news
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The. regular subscription price of the
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North Park union., 1900-10-26

paid in products, and anything that
will raise the value Of them will,
believe, benefit all classes.
"If We can double the price Of q
silver rupee we have doubled the
price of wheat that comes into COM
petition with our wheat and, there
fore, double our wheat as to its debt
paying capacity. The same argument
holds good Of the silver peso Of the
Latin American countries, and the
price of our meats and live stock. 1t
holds good, too, in the silver ruble
and the price Of OIL 1t holds good
in many ways too numerous to men
ton.
"lnstead Of foreigners purchasing
the product of our silver mines at
the rate of 10 cents per ounce, and
with this silver buying produce, some
Of which comes in direct competition
with our productions, from South
America and the Orient, they would
have to pay at the rate of $1.29 per
ounce.
Gas to repudiation, why We have
practically repudiated already, if
bankruptcy means failure to pay
debts. Did you ever think OF what
an awful debt America owes to-day
Nineteen thousand million of mort.
gagged Indebtedness.
"All the gold and silver in the world
would not pay one-thlrd Of this sim
+; gle item of mortgaged Indebtedness,
and under our present arrangement
Of things the awful disappointment
between the ability to produce and
the power Of money to accumulate
interest makes the breach between
this country and solvency grow wild.
er every year. Prices go down, mou-
ey going up. Interest eating, eating
all the time. How can it ever be
paid?
"The free coinage of silver l. do
not believe to be panacea for all
our evils, but I do believe it q step
in the right direction and for the best
interest of the American people. u
North Park union., 1900-10-26
The Case OF Carl Schurz.

Carl Schurz, who, by the way, il
an open and avowed goldbug Repub
lican, is receiving abuse In q variety
Of languages from the Republican
press because he cannot follow that
party in its triumphsl march empire.
ward.
MIR. Schurz's opinions are worthy
Of more than usual consideration
He left Germany, many years ago, tc
escape just such conditions us we are
drifting into. He was gallant sol
dier in the Union drny throughout
the Civil war, a senator, cabinet OIL
Ger and publisher since then, and nj.
ways had been strong and consis-
tent Republican until he ran afoul OF
the question of Imperialism.
Mr.. Schurz is not less loyal Re
publican because he fails to swallow
the imperialistic dose which the Nc
kinleyites would. prescribe. 1t is
his party, not Mr.. Schur z, that is
derelict. The more honor to him
that he is independent enough and
patriotic enough to rise above party
and dare to do right-Democratic
Supplement.
North Park union., 1900-10-26

The Rocky Mountain News OF Mon
day contained the photograph and
a biographical sketch of Robert S.
Weldon, silver candidate for the
state Legislature from Larimer coun.
ty. Among other fiatterlng things
which the News has to say of Mr..
Weldon is the following: "He is
young man of exemplary habits, un-
questioned integrity and acknowl-
edged ability. He is interested large.
ly IN educational matters, and will be
a good friend to the Agricultural
college, and being practical ranch
man he will represent fitly one of the
finest farming communities in the
state. The only fault found with
Weldon is that lie is too young The
same criticism was once made upon
Pitt. His family is one of the best.
There are two brothers and the two
sisters, all younger than Robert Wei
don, and all living at home except
one sister who is attending the high
school at Loveland. Both Of his par
ents are looked up to and esteemed
by the whole country side, and one Of
the most significant features Of Wei
don's campaign is the fact that he
numbers some pronounced republi-
cans among his most active friends
and workers. As prominent citi-
zen Of Loveland, of opposite politi-
cal affiliations put it. of had that
boys record I'd run for the legisla-
ture myself. ARGUS.
North Park union., 1900-10-26
Jesse Grant For Bryan.
Sen OfEE-Presiaerat w111
Eote Against Me-
Kiralev.
New York Journal.)

Jesse R. Grant, youngest son Of
the late General Grant, Is working
like a beaver on the Pacific slope fol-
the election Of William. j. Bryan.
Despite the political affiliations of
his father, Mr.. Grant four years ago
renounced the gold plank Of the Re-
publican national platform and broke
away entirely from the party which
made General Grant twice president
of the Unired States.
In letter written in explanation
Of his course Mr.. Grant writes:
"I believe honestly in the great
advantage to this country Of the free
coinage of silver. 1t does not mean
repu diation Of onr debts at home or
abroad. These debts will have to be
North Park union., 1900-10-26

The Homestead strike Of 1899 de-
feated Harrison at the heels Of q ysas
Of exceptional prosperity In exportA
What effect will the strike Of the coal
miners have upon the present cam
paign, With It's "fun dinner pail" clap
trap7 II . party claims credit for
the crops it may justly be charged
with situations (which mock the
hopes Of TOLL" with politics which
exalt the dollar and debase the man.
Denver News
North Park union., 1900-10-26

Frank Goudy, the Republican nomi
nee for governor, is a corporntion
lawyer. 1t was Mi. Goady who IN.
suited every foreign.born citizen by
his vindictlve remarks at the Wheeler
Opera house in 1892. He practical
ly said that all foreigners Who did
not like the manner in which the Re
publicahs ran the government shoulo
leave the country. How many o.
you will kiss the hand that smite,
you!-Aspen Democrats
North Park union., 1900-10-26

The poll of Arspahoe county shows
an overwhelming fusion major lty i'm
patiently awaiting the opportunity to
give the Wolcott crowd final thrash
ing that It would be a useless waste
Of effort to attempt to add q single
fraudulent vote to the number, if
the fusionists were so inclined, as
the virtues opposition charges
Colorado Democrat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
O-I-C

When preparation has an adver-
tised reputation that is worldwide, it
means that preparation is meritorious
If you go into store to buy an article
that has achieved universal popularity
like Cascarets Candy Cathartic for ex-
ample, you feel it has the endorsement
of the world. The judgment OF the
people is infallible because it is i'm
personal. The retailer who wants to
sell you something else" in place of
the article you ask for, has an ak to
grind. Don't 1t stand to reason? He's
trying to sell something that is not
what he represents it to be. Whya
Because he expects to derive an ex-
ira profit out of your credulity. Are
you easy? Don't you see through his
little game? The man who will try
and sell you substitute for CASCAR-
ETS is fraud. Beware of him! He
is trying to steal the honestly earned
benefits of reputation which another
business man has paid for, and if his
conscience will allow him to go so far,
he will go farther If he cheats his GUS
toner in one way, he will in another
and 1t is not safe to do business with
him., Beware of the CASCARET sub
stitutor. Remember CASCARETS are
never sold in bulk but in metal boxes
with the long tailed "C'' on every box
and each tablet stamped G.. c. G.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
Matilda pobbs, radiant in fall t1nery,

Matilda Dobbs, radiant in fall finery,
rustled into the room.
you have received it safely" she
cried, and clasped her fat hands. Isn't
1t elegant"
Indeed it isl" returned Marcia fer
vently and honestly.
Just then fate. which will have
finger in every pie poor mortals con-
coct, played Mrs. Matilda Carton Dobbs
a scurvy trick. 1t reminded Marcia's
young brother, who happend to be
passing, that he had forgotten his foot
ball at his sisters the previous day.
He went in to get it.
"Cricky!" he yelled, and capered
like one possessed. IF you amt got
grandma's old desk! learned my let
tiers on that, Marcia. See, here's where
l cut my initials. thought you said
Joe Carton was going to make you sell
all her old furniture?"
Marcia looked up. She was pretty
white, but
Brave as he who leaps the wall
BY angry musket flashes litten!
cit was sold at the auction-rooms on
Wabash avenue today, Robbie. was
there"
"All of it?" He was staring at her in
bewilderment How have you got
this them"
That's what I'd like to know" said
Joe Carton, who had come in unob-
served.
Marcia handed him the note. Its
an anniversary gift from Matilda" she
explained. 81 am delighted to have
it,"
There was freezing silence. NATL
da Dobbs arose.
"Marcia!" Her voice was sepulch-
raj: "You should teach your-your
relative better. manners. In the Car
ton family unseemly conduct in the
presence of guests has never been per-
mitted young people," And she car
ried her red face and portly person
loftily away.
"Jerusalem! exclaimed Carton. He
was looking from the note to the desk
and back again. Marcia Rugged the
antique treasure. She laughed till she
cried.
"Gee!" said Robbie.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16

Cartons grandmother had written her
acceptance of one marriage proposal.
And the same afternoon saw the desk
in question duly delivered at Marcia
Cartons house. With it came a note
written on the free stationery of a
downtown dry goods house.
Dearest Marcia: In remembrance
of the anniversary Of your marriage
to our beloved brother, to whom I am
sure you will never fail in wifely duty
and obedience, send you both, with
my dearest love and congratulations,
this ancient mahogany desk. It has
no duplicate in this country. 1 have
had an agent of one of the best firms
in the city looking for something of
the sort for the last three months. l
know that you, with your esthetic
lstes, will prize. it as beauty deserves.
make no reference to the commercial
value of the gift. That speaks for it.
self, as inquiry will prove. Your af-
fectionate sister,
Matilda Carton Dobbs."
With a slow headshake and a long
drawn breath Mrs. Carton laid down
the note. Not one of the Wrights
could have written such note of pre-
sentation as that!
Thank God, they Couldn't" she
said. And then. Come I'M"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16

An Antique Treasure

Half hidden by monstrous folding
bed that boasted the bold front of a
cottage piano, young Mrs. Carton
watched the sale Of her maternal pos
sessions. She wished she had had SUI
ficient will to retain them. She wished
she had the firmness of which the Car
tons made repeated boasts. She al
most wished that in marrying the
brother Of the Carton girls she had not
married the whole family.
1--WE have here" called the sonorous
voice of the auctioneer, "a valuable
old mahogany desk. would beg your
attention to the fact that this is old
not new mahogany, and consequently
more desirable. 1t is in good condi-
ton. Its brass clamps are of charm
ing design. Give me bid. Five dol
lars? That is absurd. 1t is worth a
hundred dollars if it is worth a cent.
Five-fifty? You, sir! I'm astonished.
Six-six only bid for this antique
treasure! Seven-seventy-fve
it eight! Eight-going for eight-Eo-
ing-going-"
A woman waved an umbrella at him
"Eight-ten!" she screamed.
At sound of the voice Marcia Carton
jumped.
"Eight-ten! Going at eighteen!
Going-gone!"
The man beside the auctioneer held
out his hand for the customary deposit,
and pocketed the same while he wrote
down the name and address of the pur-
chaser. An hour later an express
wagon bore from the rear of the auc-
ton rooms the desk at which Marcia
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16

Secrets Flashed Over
Public Wires, Some
Are Elaborate.

censor is wide awake, as censors gen,
orally are.
Business and government code have
been in use as long as the submarine
telegraph, the original high cost of
cabling being responsible for their
creation. The desire for secrecy has
encouraged the building of business
and official codes more than has the
mere question of Geographic codes.
The latest thing in the code line is
the social one. Within the last five
years families in society have arranged
for their private use. Commodore J,
Pierpont Morgan and John W. Mackey
have probably the finest codes extant,
They are used exclusively for convey
ing messages of a family nature. One
of the most successful mining opera
tors of America, whose wife and child
rem spend much time abroad,
communicates long ) messages to
them daily by means of his
private code He keeps them in
formed of all the latest society gossip.
and they, in turn, convey to him how,
when and where they are being enter
tanned. This particular code book con-
tains 1926 pages and is the labor of
years, in which all the members of the
millionaires family took part. It
contains the names Of the individual
members of all the prominent fami-
lies in society, and additions and al
terations are constantly made to the
work, each side notifying the other by
mail Of the improvements and increas-
cs In groups and characters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
ANCIENT SUN DIALS.
How the Flight of the Hours Was In.
dicated Long Ago.

A@OsA6
1t is probable that the earliest sun
dial was simply the spear of some no.
mad chief stuck upright in the ground
before his tent. Among those desert
wanderers, keen to observe their sur
roundings, it would not be a difficult
thing to notice the shadow shortened
as the sun rose higher in the sky and
that the shortened shadow always
pointed in the same direction-north.
The recognition would have followed
very soon that this monday shadow
changed in it's length from day to day.
A six-foot spear would give shadow
at MONDAY in latitude 40 degrees oil
twelve feet at one time of the year and
Of less than two feet at another time
This instrument, so simple, so easily
carried, so easily set up, may we'll have
begun the scientific study of astron.
omy, for it lent itself to measurement
and science is measurement, and prob.
ably we see it expressed in permanent
form in the obelisks of Egyptian solar
temples, though these no doubt were
retained merely as solar emblems ages
after their use as actual instruments
of observations had ceased. An up.
right stick, carefully plumbed, stand.
ing on some level surface, may, there.
fore, we'll make the first advance upon
the natural horizon. A knob at the
top of the stick will be found to render
the shadow more easily Observed
knowledge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
Hom.seekers, Excnr.ion.

On the first and third Tuesdays of July
and August the Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nois Railroad will place on sale Home
seekers excursion tickets to various
points in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississ-
ippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.
Tickets are limited on going trip fif-
teen days from date of sale with stop
over privileges in Homeseekers terri
tory. Returning tickets are limited
twenty-one days from date Of sale.
Remember that we now have in SER
vice a new wide vestibuled train between
Chicago and Waco and Fort Worth,
m. Through Pullman sleeping cars and
free reclining chair cars. For further
particulars call on or address any agent
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, or
c. L. Stone. G. p. & T.. A. Chicago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian
WarS=1SG1-lSG 6

Minnesota in the Civil and Indian
Wars-1SG1-1S65.
Adjutant General Lambert of Min
nesota explains how copies Of the
above history may be obtained.
He states that, under the law, each
surviving soldier of any organization
of Minnesota troops from the Civil
War, or upon his death, if he has not
received it, the surviving widow, faith
er, mother, oldest son or daughter,
brother or sister of the deceased, in
the order named, is entitled to a copy
of the volume upon proper Identified
ton to the satisfaction of the adjutant
general. Since the appropriation for
the distribution of the volume placed
at the disposal of the adjutant general
by the legislature is wholly inadequate
to send the book by mail or express,
he has decided to accumulate applica-
lions from each county until suffi-
Gent number are on hand to warrant
a shipment by freight to the county
auditor, notice of the shipment being
sent to each applicant For shipments
by mail or express and for all ship
ments outside the limits of the state,
~ cents must accompany the applica-
ton. The necessary blanks for appli-
cation may be obtained by addressing
Brigadier General George c. Lambert,
State Capitol, st. Paul, MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
Family
Code Books

The rigging up of a cipher code is
said to be the most simple thing in the
worldly those who know nothing
about it. Those the larger govern
ments possess have taken years to put
together, and some of the most compe-
tent minds have been employed in their
construction, says the New York Mail
and Express.
Notwithstanding the claims of many
newspapers, there is not single code
book that fully meets the requirements
of newspaper work. During the war
with Spain many of the correspondents
invented what is known as a blind
code, and the representatives of GER
tain metropolitan daily, who claims to
have the finest code in the business,
yelled their heads off trying to call the
censor's attention to the fact that the
other fellow was using a blind code.
This was because nothing could be
found in "the finest code in the bust
ness" to convey the ideas of the cor
respondents of the sheet to their Office.
The chap with the homemade blind
code that cost about 6 cents worth of
labor to make knew how to get his
information through every time.
A blind code is rugged up in various
ways, but the most popular Is to wire,
Send me $780," or How many words
do You want?" which sentences, while
simple enough. apparently, might mean
SIMPSONS feet has begun the bonn
bardment OF Havana" the Texas has
been sunk by Spanish warship."
news Of great Importance when the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
Business Men

Going to the Twin Cities or to Duluth
or Superior or persons going to visit
friends in these cities, or on the way
East, will find the North Coast Lin
ited' of the Northern Pacific just the
train they want. Through Minnesota
and much of North Dakota this train
is daylight train, both east and west
bound. Your regular ticket-NO Elk
IRA FARE REQUIRED-entitle you
to ride in it's new first-class day
coaches, and for small additional
charge you can use the finest Observa-
ton Car in the West.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for an,
ease OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
Fl. J. CHENEY CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known +. ].
Cheney. for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in ali business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
lions made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
O.; Walding, Kinnan g. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
15g per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
Best for tho Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache
to cancer, you will never get we'll
until your bowels are put right.
CASCARETS help nature, cure you
without a grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements. cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every
tablet has G. G. G. stamped on it. Be-
ware of limitations.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
No Help for 1t.

"The trouble with the American peo-
pie" said the philosopher, sis that they
have never learned the art of doing
nothing and doing it well.''
Perhaps that's it," replied the man
who works for living, 'but, of course,
we can't all hold public Offices Chi.
tago Times-Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-16
Ladies Can Wear Shoe.

One size smaller after using Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet, improving nails,
corns and bunions. All druggists and
shoe stores, Csc. Trial package FREE
by mail. Address Allen S. Olmsted,
Leroy, N. Y.