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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-15
NOTICE OF cHArrEL MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the condition of
chattel mortgage bearing date the 25th day Of
September, 1900, executed and delivered by Ghas
hent as mortgagor to Buffalo Pitts Go. as
MORTGAGE, and filed in the Office of the register
Of deeds Of the county of Cavalier and State Of
North noe Dakota. on this Goth day of September,
l%o. ct o'clock p. M, and numbered 74S78,
wherein default has been made as follows, to-
WI W.: refusal and failure to pay said debt and
a s3 t of the property The debt secur-
ionn cent per annum from the 22nd day of August
asoo' Que October ], 1900. of which amount the
sum OF Ss72S5 is claimed to be due at the date
mercer by reason of said default,
Not3ce is hereby given. that by virtue of said
aeIanlt and the power of sale contained in said
NOR gage. and by order of Buffalo Pitts Co.. the
present. owner of said mortgage. will sell the
IoHoWlng ohattels described in said mortgage
tq=wlt: One grey mare aged about years weighs
40 aoo4s loeo lbs, at public auction. for CASH at
T ne 'front.' door of the post-otfce at Langdon,
.aval'er County and State of North Dakota, be-
tween the honrs of ~ m. and o'clock D. M, on
saturday the oath day of November, 1900, from
the proceeds of which sale shall be paid: First,
Tne cost and expenses of said mortgage eale, and
lega l attorney fee; Second, the debt aforesaid,
wltn interest. thereon at the date of sale; Third
Inc balance if any there be, to the owner Of the
cl Dated Is hangdon, N. D.. Nov. 1s, 1900.
uho' M. PtR RICE, J. MoPHA11,
tACtolney. Agent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-15
NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE

pefanlt having been made in the condition of
cnhttel mort gage bearing date the 1st dav az
september. 1900, executed and delivered bvj!hss
=. hent az morJeagor. to j. McPhail, as mort.
gagee, and filed in the office Of the register ~
Geeds o. the county of Cavalier and Stata ~
Nortn dakota, on the 9th day of September 1e0n
az y CLOCK q. M. and numbered 74124 vvhara;n
9eIaHlt mas neen made as follows, to-wit: Re-
Iusa! and FAILURE to pay said debt and .bandon-
menu or the property. The debt secured nv said
mortgage Is ShO.60 with interest at l2 ner cant
per annum from the lat day Of Septamher ION
Que September Is. 1900. of which amonnnt thss
sum OF SOL S5 is claimed to be due Mt the date
neereot by reason of said default. ''o
Not,ce IS hereby given. that BY virtue Of said
ueIault and the power of sale contained in said
mortgage, and by order of j. McPhaii. the nras.
ent owner OF said mortgage I will sell The fo1
loving chattels, described in said mnrteo~e 70 -
WY; One Moore Steel Gem No. $40 cook sfo We
WIFI reservoir complete. with pots. one lot
eo1ee boiler. tea kettle bake pans and ali conis
ing utensils used in connection with thrashinr
outht consisting of Knives forks. pans. nIatass
cups lamps, teapots, coffee pots etc. Mt nnhi;c,
atlctlon. Tor cash, at the front door of the nnst
once at Langd0n, Cavalier County and STATE ~
North Dakota, between the hours of 12 m. and
o'clock p. mr.. on Saturday the 9th dav a.
Noyember, 1900. from the proceeds az which ea1a IL
shall be paid: First, the costs and exnensas s' nf
sald mortgage sale and legal attorney fee. Sac
ono, the debt aforesaid, with interest fheronn
a. 81 the date Of sale; Third, the kalapce If enu
there be to the owner of the mortgaged nronartv
Dated hangdon, N. D., Nov 12. 1900
oho' NJ pR114 t1,,-.o J. MoPHA11,
oIto1ueys Agent
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-15
Nor1CE OF MoRTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that that certain
mortgage executed and delivered by Frank
Pepin and Justine Pepin his wife, Mortgagore,
to H. D. ALERT and w. F. Winter Mortgages
dated the 21st. day of August A. ID. 1900, and
filed for record in the Office of the Register of
Deeds for the County of Cavalier and State OF
North Dakota. on the 10Th, day of September A.
p, 1899 at one o'clock p. M, and recorded in
Book 70 of Mortgages on page 439; Will be fore
closed by a sale of the premises in such mort
gage, and hereinafter described, at the front
door of the Court House in the City of Lang.
don, in the County of Cavalier, and State Of
North Dakota, at the hour two o'clock In the
afternoon on Saturday the Goth. day of December
A. ID. 1900, to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in such Mortgage. and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are de-
scribed IS follows 10 witt
The west half of the north east quarter VIZ
of N. E.14) and the east half of the north west
Quarter lE.1z of N. W.14) of section thirty-four
(34) in township one hundred and sixty-two
(62) north of range fifty-seven (57) west
situated in the County of Cavalier and State of
North Dakota, and con tanning one hundred and
sixty acres of land more or less.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale, the sum of eighty-one dollars,
($s10O.)
That default has occurred in the conditions of
said mortgage and no action or proceeding at
Law or otherwise has been instituted to recover
the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof
Dated November 10th. a. D. 1900.
ALERT and WINTER. Mortgages.
Dickson 4 Dickson, Attorney for Mortgages.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-15
NOTICE OF oHArTEL MORTGAGE SALE.

NOTICE OF WHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE.
Default having been made in the condition of
chattel mortgage bearing date the 25th day of
Juno 1886 executed and delivered by David q.
Hooey as mortgagor, to w. j. Mooney and p.
NcHugh as MORTGAGE. and fled in tho office of
the register of Deeds Of the County of Cavalier
and Slate of North Dakota. on the Goth day Of
june 1896, at 10 O'Clock a. M, and numbered
45O9B wherein default has been made as follows.
to wit: BY defanlt. The debt secured by said
mort gage is $3.50 with interest at 10 per cent
Der annum from the 25th day of June 1896, due
November lat 1886, If which amount the sum Of
S9l.5O is claimed to be due at the date hereof by
reason of said default.
Notice Is hereby given, that by virtue Of said
default aud the power Of sale contained in SAID
mortgage, and by order OF W.J. Mooney and r.
McHukh the present owDels of said mortgage, /
will sell the following chattels, described In
said mortgage to wit. One new. Northwestern
Wagon complete with top and tip-top. One
set Of sleighs, j. /. e.. make painted yellow. at
public auction. for cash, the front door OF the
pest office in Langdon Cavalier Comfy and
State Of Norih Dakota, between tho hours Of
day Of November is0O, from the proceeds Of
which sale shall hs paid; First. the costa and
oxpenses OF said mortgage sale, and lawful
attorney fee; Eacopd. the debt aforesaid with
interest thereon al the dAta Of eale; Third. tue
balance it any shsre be, to the owner Of the
Dsssd Lansdcn n. OAK N:ys,Sb !. e 18Th 1910,
i. 9. CHAMPlNB Attornsy. n On 'ssI
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-15
NOTICE OF cHATrEL MORTGAGE SALE

- OH CHAIfEL MORTGAGE SALE
IeianIt having been made in the condition ~
3 caattei mortgage bearing date the 2and dev II "
q W.. lsV executed and delivered by CHARLES
w m mu4s, Us mortgagoE to t Buffalo Pitts Co.
gister OF Deeds, Of the County Of Cayaliare md ND
state OF North Dakota. on the 22nd Sov "a I a.,
gust lMO, at O'clock D. M and nm hare u roae5
wherein default has been made "a fo11u,' .so ~
VII: Failure and refusal to paw said dan o, "
a ~ ~ OF the property. The debit secnr
gu Dy SAID mortgageis $3.50 90 with interest al .
sst 1a06 per annqm from the 22nd day Of An
gust lsoo due October LIST 1900 Of which smoni mt
ne sum Of S872 IS /. claimed to he dna ~ ny
ud Wo nereoI py reason of said default. ''o
Mot1ce IS hereby given, That by Virtna of cold
nnta.a. ano tne power of sale contained in said
III and by order of the Buffalo Pitfs CO.
the fgsise 1 owner of said mortgage, will selI
%asc rGaowing chattels being pait Of pronertv
senarnter ~ sag mortgage to wit: One Advance
eei p!ete with straw stacker bait and
AZ u nxtures with all belonging 70 tho sa anu
haso one truck wagon under same. Also one r.
loIse power Ames traction engine With nno;,
ulAVe pelt tricks hose and all fxtnraa anI1
apIendayes with or belonging to same, AIsnf
nne LESSONS pan cnttsr.and feeder Also one
EEeIIectlon Weigher. Also one cook car with
fsan at public auction for cash. at
ne County and State of North Dakota. between
me hours Of m and clock .. m. on SAM.
Gay the 24th day of November l90S from anti ,ha
proceeds Q which sale shall be paid: Firsf. fhe,
cestS ana expenses OF said mortgage eale and
a sfsa ST ,rasy fee; Second. the debt
aaoIesaad with interest thereon at the date az
s s IMTi. the balance if any there be- to the
Dated 6ai p,sRss ,sth 1900
GEo. M. PRIOR Attorney. SO -. = 3 3 son.'
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thing he did; both Of which facts are neverthe-
less uue. Miss Cary is. in short, admirer,
and writes accordingly. But we are not sorry.
We have heard enough of the sombre elements
I'm Rossetti's character there is sufficient ltera
ture existing to keep the student of his life and
works from making mistakes. and Miss Cary
renders a needed service TO her hero in lifting
him for the moment out Of the unwholesome
atmosphere which has surrounded him so long.
She presents a portrait OF the man which, If not
complete is at all events sound and pleasing so
far as II goes. II is relief 10 find some one
who can speak briefly about the episode OF
Rossettfs burying his poems in his wife's coffin
and some years later disinterring them for print.
We know all about his doses OF choral. and IL is
positively refreshing TO have the subject passed
over for the nonce without undue sentimentality.
Miss Cary takes pains 10 quote whatever will
disclose the more robust elements in that curious
character. and We are grateful. even when II
gives us such picture as that drawn by Mr. Val
Prinsep in commemorative OF a visit be paid
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BISHARCK'S LOVE LETTERS

In the Forthcoming volume OF Bismarck's love
letters TO his wife the reader Will dnq little trace
OF the man OF blood and iron" There are 40
OF these epistles. and all are gentBe. kindly and
loving. He addressed the lady OF his heart IN
every irnasinaoie endearng term Angela mia. /"
MY heart' Siovanna mia, Most beloved
one beioNeu heaFI JuaEinina. terms which
gradually sobered down into ''AiS darling. in nis
later letters. His method OF sndinr his love
effusions was equally affectionag I am vours
from the crown of my head to Nv toes =. GOOD
by. my treasure. my heart. Nv comfort IT
embrace you a thousand timf eC;oodbv ma
refine. and have patience M your faithful
slave" Good night, my anj may the other
angels guard YOU"
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him. While he was being famed the "nigger'' as
sumed a seraphic expression which was most
comic. Look cried Rossetti in a loud voice,
Uncle Tom aspiring to heaven. by JOve!' The
whole house rose" with delight. One OF the
patrons" seated by US wanted TO stand US
pint apiece
Quite shamelessly we confess that find it
more agreeable, for a change, to linger over
Rossetti by the side of the prize ring-at which
we ought to be solemnly shocked-than over his
more hierophantic but often infinitely more
healthy moments at his desk, before his easel
and among his too sentimental friends. He may
be perverse and We cannot take him seriously.
when he speaks Of his Ioathing for something
OF Longfellow's-'of course, without reading it,
and adds, Il have not been so happy in loath-
ing anything for long while. except I think.
Leaves of Grass But here he does not wish
US to take him seriously, and when he is thus
human he is all the more companionable. Miss
Cary has told his story and his sisters not only
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the authors from Misunderstanding, for H.
stance, the art OF Sodoms- The melting senu-
ment in that painters work has been the theme
OF more than one specious dithyre NIB. Writers
with a passion for mysticism In art have only
too often risen 10 rhetorical heights over what
they have been pleased 10 consider the pro-
foundIy spiritual genius OF Sodome. But Mr..
and Mrs. Blashfield not afraid TO say OF the
celebrated Saint Sebastian these tue and
penetrating words In spite OF the fact that its
coneliness is informed with spiritual signin-
cance. that the representation Of suffering is
free frola exaggeration, in some subtle way II
announces the decadence, the work Of Guido
Rent. and Of the seventeenth century" They
give delightful introduction to the art in this
passage on the artist:
And then the character of The man himself
was one 10 captivate the Sienese, among whom
individuality ran riot Here was no Sano o-di-
tus Deo no sour faced frequente- of monks but
q good fellow. a cOntemner Of conventions,
DANDY devoted 10 fine clothes; a sporting man,
too with a pretty taste in horsefiesh. and
prince Of testers TO whom A practical joke was
dearer than reputation o. personal safety What
a weIspring Of joy 10 the gilded youth Of Siena
was this frolicsome sosslo, VINO would iay CcWn
his brush TO finger he lutte or grasp the bride,
and who could paint you the suaves- Madonna
in a studio full Of registering sparks!
The animation and truth OF this vignette are
characteristic Of the authors when they Heal
ing with historic figures. The portraiture in
these volumes Is practically always fresh and
vivid eloquent Of studies which have been pur-
sued with imagination and with the lfveliest
feeling for human traits. If il fails 10 persuade
US anywhere It is I'm the chapter entitled In
Florence with Romola,'' N which, perhaps it is
too freely assumed that George Eliots charac-
tiers At naturally into Florentine surround
ings for everybody they do for the authors
of this book We find Mr.. and Mrs. Blashfeld
more companionable when they abandon the
dubious guidance Of the English novelist and
give US pages untinged by any preoccupations
with what she may may not have done in
the delneation Of Italian life. The best parts OF
the chapter in question those IL which we
are made to see the city and it's people, and are
permitted TO forget Tito 1nd the rest. who, 10
tell the truth. are little OF n bore. Parma
and Corregio. Perugia and Perugino. Cortona,
spoleto, Assist. Raphael in Rome and Mantua,
with fits great sou senirs OF Mantegna, are among
the subjects treated in this book. They are han
died with historical knowledge, with keenly
critical appreciation of art. with delight in nat
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Prom -As You Like II

have transferred 10 their pages with perhaps
more feeling for the purely brilliant elements in
4 than FOR the shadowy depths which set The
brIIance of: but here we do not blame them
we remember the implacable difficulties IN the
way of striking in mere words. just the note
which is struck by the great churches and their
mlsaics. The essay on Siena. where material for
an essay Is more tangible in quality, is more
successful; IN fact this is one OF the best papers
ever written on the city. We are especially
grateful for the measured tone OF all those pas
sazes which deal with sienese painting The
sut hors are Just 10 the few masters, but they
vsrn the der not 20 be carried OF his feet by
needless paneeg,rics On their work, and they give
with admirable lucidity sound reasons for thelr
own more temperate conception Of the group.
Their judgments are reinforced too by con-
rincine analysis of Sienese society in the past
they explain artistic growths by a reference
10 traits shared by all the people We may cite
me following notes on the character OF the
sienese.
Their overflowing vitality wreaked itself on so
many different forms ~ Effort the OLD Nolcahi'
Ere rar IN the veins Of sinner and saint row
devouring and destroying, now rising IN pare
flame. but glowing alike m asc-ue, paulol ahu
sybarite Austere as the brown town looked
on its bare hilltop, II was famed Tor deEcate
living and the novels II IlsicIni ana SerTnlill.
The poems of BeccadelH and F0lSOre, depict IN
artificial End corrupt society gwen over 10
pleasure eeeRing-a society which, though e'e-
CANT and luxurious lacked The principles OF true
refinement. IL possessed neither moderation
seif-control nor mental poise; under the veneer
~ courtesy and nighhOwn sentiments were the
untamed instincts. the puerIe supefsuuons OF
ruder times ready 10 break bounds al any mo
ment The young knight who bore down al the
lsnces IN the tourney and loOfed a very SAINT
Michael as he lknelt in the cathedral would burn
and slsy Ike r brutal mercenary and the youth
who TASTED until he tainted IN Lent ana tore
his bare shoulders with the scOurse would sefe-
made hs neighbours wife AT Easter.
The time not spent IN praying ana nGhtlnB
was passed IN q joyous fashion. The fingers
mat could grasp the sword hlit aud count inc
ohaplet were cunning a. the iutesIriags- Pleas
ant shining led naturally 20 unpleasant repent
hg After season ~ .ong prayers ano short
commons ginger hotter than ever an lie
mouth, and they who lad plunged deepest IN
lhe emotional eKcesses y psuitence were ftre-
most m hfaWl or reNei. N9r was this sufpris-
tng- The exercise Of certain forms % p1ety IS
APT 70 cOeN1st with Wordllness, and religious as
pHaIon is not necessarily associated with moral
I-outuoe. The rigid observance ~ fOrmulB was
uo restriction on impulse or desire. and the Sic
49, undoubtedly repeated ME morning prayer
'-iofe gong oui 70 sack his neigh'ors houst
fuA realization of su that b. implied by the
sono4lao-1 a. which they shas glance mas kept
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PART III.
SIXTEEN PAGES.
ITALY.
4. DELIGHTFUL BOOK OF ARTISTIC IN
PRESSIoNs.

ITALIAN CITIES. BY Edwin HoN-land Blash-
held and Evangeline WilbOur Blashfeld In
two volumes octave. pp VI. 296: vi 30
Charles Scribner's Sons.
The physiognony Of an old Italian city is one
- the most diffcult things in the world 10 por-
tray. Across fl are scored the lines left by
centuries packed 10 overfowing with all manner
of vicissirudes. Absorption in one phase OF the
history OF Ravenna. for example has scarcely
brought the student 10 what he feels is an ade-
oua te conception Of the things he is considering
before he Is lured or on new issue and finds
that il IS seemingly OF transcendent Importance
in itself and Is insensibly modifying his attitude
toward the fruits OF his earlier. and as he had
fondly thought. conclusive" investigations
Furthermore. when al the epochs have been
carefully pondered, separately and with refer
ence 10 one another. Is there anything more
elusive than the atmosphere which hangs over
them all? II is curious part which landscape
plays IN the great spectacle of Italy The sensu-
Gus horizons of Umbria are in the strongest con-
trast 10 the violence Of human passion which
undergraduates the annals OF Perugia; the town
bulks with somber strength above the lovely
plain yet there is battling kinship between the
apparently antithetical elements that confront
the traveller who pauses on the famous hill II is
'Perusia Augusta" in which he stands, but he
looks down upon a landscape that is not august
only rapturously and softly beautiful There is
IN short, a conflict of ideas provoked by practi-
osny every Italian city. and the traveller among
them who would give Us just impressions must
be rarely equipped.
Mr.. and Mrs Blashseld have carried on their
journeys through the Peninsula precisely the
taste, the insight, the learning and the culture
which are needed II the objects OF their pilgrim
ages are 10 be adequately interpreted They
would probably be the first 10 admit that they
have given US something less than the perfect
bloom which rests upon those wonderful monu-
ments OF art Ike some exquisite iri6escent vapor
exhaling from the past 1t has escaped their
forerunncrs; IL is magical thing. and magic
alone could reproduce IT, But they have gone
far toward placing before US the glamour Of
italy. The graveyard phosphorescence which
fluuines Ravenna with its mysterious glow they
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regular park at mis- disposal. AT one time he
thought of adding young elephant TO his Zoo"
and when his friends set out to dissuade him
from the rash act he replied follows: 7
mean TO teach him to clean the windows; then.
when some one passes by the house. he win see
the elephant cleaning the windows and will say.
Who lives in that house,? and people will tell
him, oh, that's a painter called Rossetti' and
he will say, think I should like to buy one of
that mans pictures So he win ring to come in
and shall sell him picture"
He is Hkabe in the mood illustrated by this
aEecdote. The author of The Rossettis" gives
most prominence TO the side Of his nature that
the story reveals. She prefers him when he is in
health, she dwells on those things which we are
glad to have put in the foreground. It may be
that a result of this Rossettrs morbldity is
unduly minimized. One would not gather from
these pages that he was arrant egotist, and
that there was sickly tinge in nearly every
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with his friend at the Rotunda Theatre. in the
BlacNfriars Road. on the occasion of a spar
ring benefit He says:
Rossetti was sportsman and nothing OF a
bruiser. but he wanted TO see it, and took him
L recollect being shown on TO the stage
where took our places among lot OF sport
ing "bungs" evidence of about as low an
audience as could be found even in London
ROssetti reclined his chair and hummed 70
himself in his usual absent manner as ne looked
at the roughs around him. Possibly the grim
scene reminded him of the Inferno OF his name
sake, Dante Pair after pair of young fellows
stood up, spared, received more or less srueI
and retired after their three rounds. Presently
there stepped forward negro. After his round
he sat in his corner and was attended 10 by his
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Mcclure Company
In the matter Of new editions Shakespeare
Of course leads. and the rest are comparatively
speaking, nowhere But il could probably be
demonstrated without much difficulty that
among other English writer's Dickens is pre-
eminent Tor the number and variety Of forms IN
"hlch his works are ressued. There is always
a new edition Of Scott on the horizon and
Inackeray. too, reappears again and again in
new guise; but We seem scarcely 10 have looked
over one new Dickens before another is at
hand The latest is in some ways more alIur-
ing than any Of its predecessors. The biograph-
ical notes prehxed to each volume in the Teuple
Edition. Interesting as they are. have less
charm tnan these delightful introductions which
Andrew Lang provided for the Gadshin Dick
ems The old illustrations. too. used in that edi
tion. are missed in these volumes. The LITTLE
eolored frontispieces are acceptable. but not
particularly valuable. For the form hovever
we have nothing but praise: il is indeed fault
less. The volumes are small but not too small
They viii go into the pocket but they are ss
admirable for use in a library as in 4 railv.a,,
car. The paper. though thin. Is pretty nearly
Opaque: the type Is clear and has been clesnI,,
printed. The dainty green cover. stamped taste-
fully in gold on the back. with the initials 90
the author on the side is smooth and flexible
more luxurious little book il would he hard IN
find In fact. the only publication comparable 10
this one iE the Temple Edition os Scott The edi-
tlon is limited 10 one hundred umbered sets
II is an ideal holiday publication. II there were
i've hundred sets available. we fancy they would
epN Immediate
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with right feeling but with skill. Her narra-
tive is well arranged, giving really consecutive.
ciear and comprehensive account of the per-
sonalities and works Of her two subjects. The
volume is lavishly illustrated with beautiful
photogravures from portraits and paintings
some of these being reproduced for the first
time Ordinarily we would regard the Rossettis
as not in the least desirable people for celebra-
tion in books of specifically holiday character.
But in this case they have yielded a good Christ
mas book in the best sense OF the phrase