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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON
, STTTTITION.

Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives.
of the State of North Dakota, the Senate|
COncurring:
That the following amendment to the Copsti-
tuition of the State of North Dakota, agreed to|
by the Fifth Legislative Assembly of the Statel
Of North Dakota, be and the same is hereby
agreed to and said amendment shall be sub
AMENDMENT.
81. Section 76, Article of the Constitution
to read as follows:
SIG The Governor shall have power in con-
junction with tho Board of Pardons of which thel
Governor shall be ex-officio member and the
other members which shall consist of Attorney
General Of tho State of North Dakota, the
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the State
shall be appointed by the Governor, to remit
fines and forfeitures, to grant reprieves, COM
mutations and pardons after conviction for all
ohenses except treason and cases of impeach-
ment; but, the legislative assembly may by law
regulate the manner in which the remission of
fines, pardons, communications and reprieves
may be applied for.
shall have the power to suspend the execution
of sentence until the case shall be reported to
the legislative assembly at its next regular ses-
sion, when the legislative assembly shall either
pardon or commute tho sentence, direct the exc
cution of the sentence or grant further reprieve
The Governor shall communicate to the legis-
lative assembly at each regular session each
or pardon granted by, the board of pardons,
stating tho name of the convict, the crime for
which he was convicted, the sentence and its
date and the date of remission Communication
pardon or reprieve, with their reasons for
granting the same.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01

TO Editor CoURIER.D EnoC1A sss
In the Cavalier Go. Rep blican Of the
16th inst, appeared IN artiole p1rportinG
TO b IN editorial on educational matters
but which clearly proves the writer to be-
incapable Of passing Judgment on matters
educational and oonngos him to that
class Of writer's sminsntly fitted Tor oon-
cocting patont medicine ADVERTISEMENTS,
pTovsrbially calculated O cure-slla, pro
vidiug they ase only tsksn on the day
Ct election. ss
But tho intslligent citizen, basinR his
judgment on past experience is not to b
caught By such ncstrums and will prove
1t the POLLS that the trothy probation,
referred to above, expanding and grow
ing to progideus size, Gas q natural result
Of his wind power till finally it explodes
bag Of wind.
His article, intended to place discredit
on %. Supt. Fox will in the eyesse Of in
plane Of esteem, which they will demon
strate, in 9 very practical manner, when
they come-to the polls on election day.
Among other things your correspon-
dent informs I'D that he has gone on q
vacation "for several wseks" leaving the
s'shop" in the hands Of the 'sdsvils.
1t is evident to even . casual
observer, that they must have furnished
him with good deal Of his inspiration
when he penned the article mentioned
and that he did not takea rest any too soon.
I do not wish to cast any reflections on
on the abilities of Mr.. Mcdonald, but the
writer says that "his opponents expert
ence as an educator consists Of two lone
terms, etc"
Now this is entirely untrue and intend
ed to mlslead as the writer in all prebabi-
lily knows better. Fox's experience
dates back to the early SOS, when he
taught four years in the common and
graded schools of Ontario. After coming
to THE country he taught one term IN
Walsh county and four terms in this
county before being elected to the office
of county superintendent of schools. His
experience therefore covers period ol
twenty years as teacher and superinten-
dent of schools.
No educator holding the position and
having the experience Of Mr.. Fox can fai
while coming IN contact with the teachers
and scholars Of this county to gain an in,
sight into the requirements Of our schools
which il invaluable and d prerequisite to
success in educational matters.
As an educator I believe Mr.. Fox pos.
sesses that rare faculty and good com.
mon sense which does not make any at
tempt to shoot above the heads OF the
people, but adapts itselfto the present
needs OF our common country. schools.
Most Respectfully Yours,
AN OLD RESIDENT
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON.
STITUTION.
|Be it Resolved by the House of REPRESENTATIVES.,

BE it Resolved by the House of Representatives,
the Senate Concurring,
Section 179 of the constitution of the State of
North Dakota, relating to the assessment of
railroads, express companies, freight line COM
dnng car
companies, and telephone companies, agreed to
|by the Fifth legislative assembly of the State of
North Dakota, be and the same is hereby
agreed to and said, amendment shall be, sub
United to tho people at the next general cleo
tion.
AMENDMENT.
So. That section 179 of the constitution of the
State of North Dakota be amended to read as
follows:
S 179. ALI property, except as hereinafter in
this section provided, shall be assessed in the
in which it is situated in the manner preserib.
led by law. Tho franchise, roadway, roadbed,
rails and rolling stock of all railroads and tho
franchise and all other property of all express
companies, freight line companies, car equip
1nent companies, sleeping car companies, din
ing car companies, telegraph or telephone COM
panies or operate in this sta to and
used directly or indirectly in the carrying of
lby the state board of equalization at their
actual value and such assessed value shall be
lapportioned to the counties, cities, towns, vii
lagos, townships and districts in which such
railroad companies, express companies, Sleep
ing car companies, dining car companies, tele-
graph or telephone companies arc located or
the taxation of SUCH property, in proportion to
the number Of miles of such property within
such counties, cities, towns, villages, townships
and districts or over which any part of such
property is used or operated within such coun-
ties, towns, villages, townships and districts.
But should any railroad allow any portion of
Its roadway to be used for any purpose other
than the operation of railroad thereon, such
portion of its roadway, while SO used, shall be
assessed in the manner provided for the assess
ment of other real property.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01

Rev. Ridder was in from Mt. Carmel
gu TUESDAY and gave o general invita-
ton to the people here to attend the
day. 1870 1 -
Attorney P. Johnson, law graduate
OF the state university, who resides in
the vicinity of Milton is campaigning the
county in company with Hon. Jas.
Dobie on behalf OF the Independent and
democrat ticket.
LosT--During last week, between Dres-
den and Langdon a promissory note for
700 given by Frank Mete to the UNDER
signed. Finder will please return ais it
Is valueless except to owner, and not
negotiable. John Schwan Langdon n. D.
The first real theatrical attraction of
the season will be on Friday and Satur-
day Nov. 2 and when the old Sanford
Dodge show, fourteen strong. comes to
the opera house. This attraction, BY
far the best ever seen in Langdon, Is
stronger this season than ever and
Messrs. Lloyd and Gay have spent an
enormous amount Of money for special
scenery and costumes. The company
includes William Lloyd, Chas Gay,
Eugene Shakespeare, George McCnl-
Tough, Geo. II. Adams, Avon Breyer,
Fred Williams, Bessie jackson, Laura
Fields, Alice Jackson and Etama Muncy.
The bill for the opening night will pc
"a Celebrated Case that powerful
French military drama and on the Sec
oud night q dramatization Of Dickens
famous novel of the same name. Seats
are now on sale at the Donovan drug
store.
Speaking Of the Lloyd & Gays Co.,
the Minneapolis Journal in referring to
a recent performance says: .That
fascinating French drama, ga Cels-
brated Case" with it's wealth of I'M
probability, but powerful and interest
ing story, was given an adequate pre-
sentation at the Lyceum theatre last
evening. The drama was given under
the direction Of William Lloyd, an actor
of ability who appeared to fine adj
vantage in both the prologue and the
play proper. In the play Lloyd was the
Count de Mornay, the French noblemen.
In the prologue he WAS the robber and
assassin. Miss Emma Muncy played the
wife and mother in the prologue, and
Adrienpe, the daughter. in the play.
Her performances was highly creditable
Charles Gay, ais Dennis O'Rourke, kept
the audience in q roar of laughter The
Others in the cast, all deserve credit Tor
their conscientious work. At the Dono.
van Hail on Friday evening Nov. 2nd.
Reserved seats now on sale at the Dono-
van drug store. IL
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
Notice Of Election.

In compliance with Section 512 of Article 6, OF
Chapters. of the Revised Code of 1899, Notice is
hereby given, That on Tuesday the 9Th day OF
cincts in the County Of Cavalier, State OF
North Dakota, an election, will be held for
State, District and County Offices, which cleo
ton will be opened ct. eight o'clock in the
morning and will continue open until five 4
o'clock in the afternoon of that day.
Tho State Officers are:-
Tire Presidential Electors.
One Congressman.
One Governor.
One Lieutenant Governor.
Ono Secretary of State.
One State Auditor.
One State Treasurer,
Ono Attorney General.
Ono Commissioner of Insurance.
One Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor,
Ono Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Three Commissioners of of Railroads and
One Justice of the Supreme Court.
The District Officers are -
One Judge of the District Court and
Two Members Of the House Of Representativ :.
The County Officers are.
One Sheriff.
One Auditor.
Ono Treasurer.
One Clerk of the District Court.
One Registered Deeds.
One States Attorney.
One County Judge.
One Surveyor.
One Coroper.
One Superintendent of Schools
E Four Justices of the Peace.
-Four Constables. sSssSS
Ono County Commissioner for the Third Cons
missioner District. ss
One County Commissioner for the Fourth
Commissioner District
One County Commissioner for the Fifth COM
Dated at Langdon N. Oak, this 9Th day Of
RoB'T WORK, County Auditor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
Additional Local.

For bargaing on eloaks go to C. j.
Kelly's.
Reserved seats for the Lloyd & Gay
Co., performances now ON sale at Dono-
vans drug store.
Editor Shepherd spent Sunday So
sized up politics from a county seat
point of view.
Attorneys Cleary and Mclean have
spent the week spreading the gospel of
democracy among benighted republi-
cans in eastern Cavalier county.
The DEMOCRAT carries full line Of
writing paper, school tablets, fancy
stationery and office supplies, Quality
and price guaranteed satisfactory.
Don't fail to secure your seats for GA
Celebrated Case" and "Oliver Twist. -
At the Donovan Hall Friday and Satur-
day nights. Prices Is, SO and IS cents.
Farmer Wallace, of Bismarck and
have been imported by local republicans
for school house campaigning purposes.
Miss Florence Mckenzie, sister of
Mesdames Vierhus and Malon returned
to the city Friday, having visited for
several weeks with relatives at North
wood.
There was rattle at Nick Perius place
at Mt. Carmel Tuesday evening and
quite number OF young people from
town went out and took in the dance
that was given on the occasion.
IA. E. Llndstrom returned Sunday
from a ten day visit to his Eddy county
farm, near Oberon, where he reports
crop averages very low. His flax yield
ed less than five bushels per acre.
Rev. Thos. Dougan will conduct Pres
byterian services next Sunday in the
Langdon church at IL a. M, at the
Mclean school house at 2 D. IN, and at
the Murie school house at 4 p. m.
The. German speaker, Hon. Geo. w.
Massow, of Chicago, spent the first three
! days OF this week in addressing meetings
OF his countrymen at Mt. Carmel, Dres-
den and other points in the south western
part of the county.
If you like the DEMOCRAT why not
subscribe for it. That is il you have
not done SO oil ready. We have been
sending out q large number OF free
sample copies since the campaign begun
which will cease with this issue. You
will want to know all about the result
of next Tuesdays election and. the
DEMOCRAT will tell it all. Better sub
scribe at once.
It is due to both Rev. Beer, ofthis city,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
ORDER OF NoTICE THEREoN.

DISTRICT Of North Dakota, SIS.
On this oath day of October A. d. 1900, on
reading the foregoing petition.
IT is ordered by the court, that hearing be
a: D.. 1900, before said court, at Fargo, in said
district, at ten o'clock in the forenoon; and
that notice thereof be published in the Courier
and that all known creditors and other persons
n interest may appear at the said time and
place and show cause, if any they have, why the
granted. ~ $500
And il is further ordered by the court, that
ditors copies of said petition and this order.
addressed to them at their places of residence
as stated. $500 y ~ -SeSy'-f,'5
judge Of the said court, and the seal thereof. at
Fargo, in said district, on the oath day Of Oct.
ober A. d. 1900 = g =
By e g. l Z. sSHnIn, be gpsaz:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
DEBTORS PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.

In the Matter of H. D. Parsons, Bank
70 the. Hon. Charles F. Amidon, Judge Of the
District Court of the United States for the
District of North Dakota.
81. D. Parsons of Laagdon in the County Of
Cavalier and State of North Dakota in said
district respectfully represents that on the 18th
day of April 1900 last past was duly adjudged
bankrupt under the acts of Congress relating
to bankruptcy. -7 :
That be has duly surrendered all his property
and rights Of property and has fully complied
the order of the court touching his bankruptcy.
!, Wherefore he prays that hemay be decreed By
debts provable against his estate under such
bankrupt acts, except such debts as are except
ed by law from such discharge.
Dated this 10Th day of October, A. D. 1900.
a. d. PARSONS Bankrupt.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
MONTHLY REPORT.
Condition Of Langdon City Schools for the
Month of Ocfnhar !

Condition of Langdon City Schools for the
Month Of October.
Bslowis given the report of attendance
and work done in the Langdon public
schools for the month ending Friday,
October 26, 1900:
No. of pupils enrolled ). !. .. 80
No. days OF teaching; Observation-Disclosures. 90
|. Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy:
0' 00' Howard Findley s'fen
R. HEYwARD, Teacher.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
No. of Pupils Enrolled 81
No. of Days School was Taught 10
Average daily Attendance ............ 81
WAN Names xdlR pupils noh G hRss Rersss
Hazel Haze Russell Ethel Walker
THos. SHEEHAN, Teacher,
SECOND INTERMEDIATE.
No. of Pupils enrolled ....................... 80
No. Days school was taught. Observation-Disclosures. 20
Average daily attendance. 2S
Clara Vol, pups Wia nien Fe ngr SONY
Eddy Lean, Andrew jackson,
A Aaasle B Sf1affley Win %ie KRS y}a1ss
Matilda Vol, Ray Kelly, a1'
AGNES CRAWFORD. Teacher.
FIRST INTERMEDIARY.
No. Of pupils enrolled ;. J. So
NO. Gays OF Geacnlng. Observation-Disclosures. 20
Average daily attendance ................ As
Namas Of pupils neither absent nor tariy:
Bertha Oke. Earl McGruer, s
George Rylance, Alex Vierhus,
BENJAMIN Dorval, Ethel Abbey,
Annie Lake, Milton Reid,
.. LULU E. HoDGINs, Teacher.
r. SECOND PRIMARY.
No. of pupils enrolled ). !. !. . 5, . 81
No. of days school was taught ....i....2 20,
Average daily attendance -. .......... AZ
Names Of pupils neither absent nor tardy:
Hector Barcelo, Ernie Faulkner, RI
Sophia Haugh, Joseph Doryal
Juanita McGruer, Frank Stable,
Sarah Rylance, Constance Stable,
Bertha McGauvran,
LILA FARRELL, Teacher.
FIRST PRIMARY.
No. of Pupils Enrolled Z. 4. 49,. . 50
NO.of Days School was Taught e. !. I. i. 20
Average daily Attendance I. 3. !. {. A
Names Of pupils neither absent nor tardy;
John RylAnce, Oscar Vol
Albert BarcelO, Chas. Carrigan,
John McGruer, Estel1a Liebler,
Florence Kopriva. Flex Russell, 81
5ssss3i5 55a Violet Lake.
VEDA u. OKE, Teacher. q
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,

To the Voters Of Cavalier county. "a
IN tsTn 1s # e. and
been unable to devote as much time to NAL Fin
2 canvas Of the voters Of the Eighteenth Leeis.
lative District as would have wished And
+ take this opportunity of soliciting the snpport
and influence Of the people at the polls On
Nov; 9th. II elected as member of the House
rest assured that shall work at all times for
the best interests Of the masses Of the people
and in accord with the platform as adopted at
5crat party. - Is,
A. +. STEWART.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
Adyertised Letter List.

AdYertlS0d Letter Dist.
The following list Of uncalled for let
ters have been received at the Langdon
post office during the week ending
October 80, 1900.
GENTS LIST.
Weir, Matt Tramp, Francis
Gerennotte, Frank Burnett, Henry
Hamilton, VIM. Yannyeger, Daniel
Feske, o. T.. Kennif1x, Thos.
Raplan, Frank Anderson, s. ID.
Langdon, J. X. Pendergast 81.
Scobie, A. Adams, Herman
LADIES LIST.
O'Brien, Miss Rose Carpenter Miss Lucy Il
Parties calling for any Of the above
letters will state that they have been adj
vertised and be required to pay q charge
Of one cent for advertising.
p. MoHuaH, Postmaster.
A. r. GARDNER. Asst.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-01
First M0rtgaGe Loans ..' Having = i, j.

= = l us ~ VI tSSuSU uUuNU returned from
the east where I have made arranRements
for the investment Of funds for eastern
parties, { am now better prepared than
ever to make First Mortgage Loans.
See me before making arrangements
elsewhere. JAS. G. DICKSON.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-23

Simon Bolivar is the man TO whom.
above any other person, South America
owes its freedom from Spanish oppres-
sion. A native of Venezuela, after vis-
iting England and the United States in
1902 he determined To liberate his own
country from foreign domination. Att
er the insurrection at Caracas, April ~,
1910 he was sent to London 10 interest
the British government in behalf OF the
insurgents or patriots" but, finding
this i'm vain. he entered the army under
General Miranda and fought in MANY
successful engagements.
The Spaniards, however. regained pos
session of Venezuela, and Bolivar fieo
TO Curacao. Here, with the aid or the
government of New Granada, he. raised
a new army, with which he entered Ca
racas as a conqueror on Aug a. 1919.
He was hailed as the liberator OF Ven-
ezuela and appointed dictator for lie.
Six years later, at Angostura, he re-
ceiyed the title of president and the
powers Of dictator. He next freed New
Granada from Spanish rule and at
tached IL to Venezuela as republic un-
der the name OF Colombia. being re-
warded with the presidency of the new
state.
In 1924 the Spanish were finally driv-
en- from Peru. and within three years
the Bolivian code was adopted by Bo-'
livia and Ecuador But jealousies ana
conspiracies arose. and scarcely had the
ilberator of South America been ap-'
pointed president for life when ne was
elected from the office and bitterly ue7
nounced as an ambitious advenmrer.
Venezuela separated from, COLOMBIA
Immediately. Bolivar retired to Carta-
gena in falling health and died az san
Pedro in 1880. but not until the govern
ment of Bogota. repentng of its ingratv
itude, had voted him pension OF So.oVo
piasters, with the thanks OF the people.
He died at AZ years of age.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-23
SCENES I'm BEsIEGED MAFEKING.

away to the west, and the dull, rolling
veldt OF Bechuanaland fading into the
north. In other words. there we were,
stranded In the ground swell of civiliza-
tion, shut up in the jumping off place OF
civilized South Africa
The first episode OF our cutting off
was a stroke of luck for us. We had
we found, two unused carloads of dyna-
mite here. Now. dynamite Is not a good
bedfellow i'm times of sieges. and the
military authorities Wanted very much
to get rid of that dynamite. Finally
that stout hearted fellow. Engine Driv-
er Perry. volunteered To take his engine
and make dash out of town and down
a distant siding with the two undesir-
able carloads. He must have got about
a mile and a half out when the Beers
stopped him. II can be imagined how
every one I'm the place watched that sol
itary hero as he steamed in his reckless
way right into what seemed to US the
jaws OF death, for one bullet in that
load of his--and there wouldn't even be
a button left! AS soon as he found
himself foul OF the enemy, therefore, he
slipped his coupling from the two cars
and scurried back toward Mafeking.
We could not see distinctly, but he must
have got about half mile away from
the cars when the explosion came.
Even at that distance the force OF the
awful concussion shifted his engine on
the rails and flung Perry against the
side OF the cab. In the town itself IL
broke window glass, and. verify be-
lieve, IL must have been felt i'm Cape
Town. The Beers, of course, thought
they had secured another armored
train when they saw those cars. and at
once started to close In on them. A
Mauser bullet must have penetrated
one OF the cases Of dynamite. The next
minute 20 torn and nlangled dead lay
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-23
IN PLACE or GLASS.

Before the invention OF glass various
devices were used in place of window
glass In the orient and the old times
windows rarely. il ever, opened upon
the streets. but upon the courts. These
windows were provided with iattices
or jalousies. Instead of window glass
the Chinese used thin stuff varnished
with shining lac. polished oyster shells
and thin plates of horn. Among the
Romans windows were originally closed
with shutters: afterward they We're
made of transparent stone, which is
supposed TO have been mica. In the Sec.
ond century they used horn.
The Venerable Bede says that glass
windows were first introduced into,
Britain i'm GA. but then and for many
years subsequent the use Of window
glass was confined to churches. In the
twelfth century houses in England that
were provided with window glass were
regarded as magnificent, and even in.
the sixteenth century in England and
the seventeenth century I'm Scotland
only the dwellings of the wealthy were
provided with glass.