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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-29
UNIQUE PHILANTHROPY.
Mrs. Smith, Wife of Ca1ifornia'a sBorax King" Expects to Adopt
 q Hundred Girls.

The responsibility of rearing 100 daughters and starting them all prop erly in life is one that would cause most mothers to shudder. Yet that is what Mrs. F. M. Smith, of Oakland. Cal, is going to take upon herself. She is going to adopt 100 poor girls and rear them as tenderly as the fond est mother would her best loved child.
 Mrs. Smith is the wife of the man who is known throughout the country as the "borax king" He controls the entire borax trade of America and is rated in California as multi-million- aire. 1t is the money made from borax that will permit Mrs. Smith to care for 100 girls, some of them hardly more than toddling babies, from now up to the time when they are young women and go away to fresides of their own or to the life work which they shall select. But if any of them should not marry or would not show any inclination to take up profes- sion, why, then they will do just as any daughter of any ordinary family would do-simply stay at home and live her own life in her own way.
 Mrs. Smith is not going to adopt her hundred girls for any certain period of years, to be sent away at the end of that time, regardless of whether they want to go or are pre- pared to go or not.
 The home which Mrs. Smith will provide for these homeless girls is to be a home in fact, and the girls are to be taught to regard it as such.
 Mrs. Smiths hundred daughters will live in ten houses, ten girls to each house, on a 35-acre tract of land, near Arbor villa, Mrs. Smiths home in Oak land. The first of the ten houses is already being built, and work on the others will begin at once.
 The girls, are to have every oppor- tunity to learn all. that they wish. They will go to the public schools and attend church. Every effort will be made to equip them with a prac- tical education, as we'll as the ac- complishments that an ambitious girl naturally craves.
 Each girl will be permitted to fol low her own particular bent. Those who wish to attend the university after completing the work of the graded schools can do so, and those who wish to sbecome milliners, dress makers, or follow any other trade or profession will be given every facility for doing so.
 But think of becoming foster-moth< CT to more than eight dozen girls. Think of the cares of teaching eight
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-29
ARMY AND NAVY.

It is proposed to increase the war strength of the Belgian army to 1So,- 900 men. 'ea
 traordinary hardness are being made at the Perm works, St. Petersburg, to pierce armor.
 Among the Victoria crosses recent ly awarded for gallantry in South Africa two went to boys from the truant school at Merthyr Tydyil.
 Russian military cadets are now permitted toN wear mustaches and boards. Their naval confreres are to beard.
 Pasteboard armor is coming into vogue. Experiments at Copenhagen show that millboard three inches thick was impenetrable to carbine bullets which pierced five-inch wood en blanks.
 The Austrian military authorities have been experimenting for two years on the value of automobiles for conveying stores and ammunition, and they now intend to test the pos SlOlllGlSS OI lldilSl'OltlilS .t1OOHS dS this years maneuvers.
 Investigations conducted by the military authorities in Rhenish Prus- sia into the practice of giving drugs to young men liable to military serv- ice with the object of incapacitating them have resulted in the discovery that in Leichlingen a doctor has been pursuing a lucrative business in this line, young men coming to him from far and near.
 On June 30. 1900, there were 4,o99 petty officers in the United States navy, of whom 57,3 per cent. were na- tive born, 33.6 per cent. naturalized, 6.5 per cent. had declared their inten- tion of becoming paturalized, Is per cent were aliens resident in the United States, and nine per cent. were nonresident aliens, while 9o.9 per cent. of the whole number were citi- zens of the United States.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-29
--~-------vyr---------------- Fowls n Ta Mayonnafse.

Boil couple of fowls and cut them up in joints. Lay them on dish, heaped rather Nhigher in the middle than the sides, and cover them with thick coa ting of mayonnaise sauce, made as follows: Mix the yolls of three eggs with a little pepper and salt, squeeze the juice of lemon into cup and strain, then add to the yolks about half q pint of the best salad oil, adding it a few drops at time; then, drop by drop, add the lemon juice, and, lastly, two tablespooRfuls of cream. Garnish the fowls with sprigs of wa tercress and alternate slices oi lemon and beetroot.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-29
HNVNCE more the day of memories sweet has come
 kE5I When with bowed heads and solemn muf1ed drum eA=9 Me thera at he hiun11ac of n11rh

HNVNCE more the day of memories sweet has come kGI When with bowed heads and solemn mufied drum eA We gather at the bivouac of our braves To lay floral tributes their graves. Emblems of grateful memories that theirs, On grassy atars mid hower-scented airs We offer floral incense, praise and prayers. No more the bugles to dread battles call, No more for them the smoky battle pail, No more the weariness and bloody strife Which marked the warriors stern, eventful lite But mid sweet-faced flowers meath emerald sod Der which oft pilgrim feet have trod- Our thanks ascending unto them and God. Time with its gentle ministries has healed Those od-time hates to vows of vengeance steelet- The od-time sorrows have given way to pride That such glorious death our heroes died And while we better love the cause to-day For which we owe so much to such they, We give kind thoughts those who sleep in gray. Yet every year these graves stand forth anew As witnesses nobly true, That heroes such as these and heroes graves Protest against disunion human slaves, The endless sweep of hereses and Ill Which called for and human blood until The hosts had died which now these green graves i'll Cover them gently with each blossomed wreath Go thoughts as fragrant to our boys beneath, Who taught all men. with loyal deeds and true For such a country's dare and do. Ascending with hower-odors from this ground Let faith look up and gratitude abound, Until the Resurrection's revele shall sound
 l. EDGAR JONES'
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-29
Economy in Clothing Buying.

the past week, and while we have reduced our stock of them considerably we have goodly array yet to select from. All new styles, thorougly tai lored and reliable goods We never carry from one season to the next. As this is an unusual bargain event and after Saturdays sales we can assure you the balance of these garments won't last long, Don't delay.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

aud beauty of Paradise. Attending the
funeral, held yesterday by Rev. Morrison
the Presbyterian pastor, we're her sons.
Clarence and John Bidlake Jr., and
their little sister; also her sister Mrs. H.
Bidlake and brother Robert Fleming of
Dresden. The funeral was possibly one
of the largest ever witnessed at
Osnabrock, being attended by friends
from Park River and Milton as we'll as at
different points west of here. The
inability of the bereaved husband to be
with a sorrow stricken family at the sad
event of yesterday makes the sympathy
extended them the more heartfelt. Col.
Bldiake 1s enroute to the interior of the
Colombia republic, South America and
cannot be spprised OF his wife's death
until reaching his destination. The blow
will be sad and peculiarly shocking
one.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

ing in Langdon this summer. Last week
the DEMOCRAT limited at the possibility
Of the junior nine organizing and the
result OF meeting held Tuesday evening
at the City Hall proved the truth of the
prediction. The "Kids" by their good
playing last year won warm place in
the hearts of our Langdon ''fsne" and
when the intimation was made that $3.50
would set the boys on their feet in ehape
to do business again this season hackers
we're in evidence on all side. Contrlbu-
tlons in this direction will be solicited by
j. j. Souch and j. B. Boyd.
The meeting named N. Hayes as presi-
dent; Jno. J. Crawford, secretary and
treasurer and j. J. Souch, manager.
They meet again next Tuesday evening
when detail matters will be fixed. The
The probable line up is as follows:
McGauvran, F.. C, Kelly R. 1st b.
Broderick, j. p. OBrien, NJ. End b.
Rylance, +. r. f. McComb, c. 3rd b.
Boyd j. CT. Broderick, c. SIS
Crawford, J. If.
OUT FIELDERs AND FOULS.
Milton's line. up of baseball ie:s this
season includes a large number of fast
ones. One of their pitchers is Edward
Freeman, captain of the Minnesota
university teatn. His salary as pitcher
for Milton during the summer vacation
is quite fancy figure.
Among the fast ones of local repute
who willline up with the Langdon team
in the North Dakota league games is
Harry Stoltz, of Hannah, his place in the
field is likely to be short stop. Little is
being said, but whole lot of work done
in base ball circles. About fifteen local
play ers all good material are on the list
and that's as much talent as any of the
league towns are able to dig up right at
home
Base ball news is given special de.
partnent in the Milton Globe again with
the opening OF this season and in it is
noted the fact that Joe Flanagan, one of
Milton's best, is in shape to put up just
as hot a game this year as last. In
game played last Saturday at the Forks,
by the Stste University against Carleton
College, the home team put Flapnigan in
the box and the visitors only su cceedea
in finding him for two HIM for two hits
and failed to make score.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

Afternoon Very Largely Attended.
The death of Mrs. John Bidake at her
home in Osnabrock on Tuesday forenoon
came as sad blow to the many friends
OF that we'll known family in this CITY,
Her illness of nearly years duration
was of such nature that it's fatal ending
was not altogether unexpected. The
serious condition OF Mrs. Bidlake this
spriBg brought her husband from South
America to the bedside 6f his wife at the
home in Osnabrock, which the family
when this county was first
settled early in the SOS. Col. Bidlake
remained until about ten days ago when
a marked improvement in his wife's con-
dition gave indications that she might
recover, but the end came quietly and
painlessly-sleeping away into the rest
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

hour OF two O'Clock p. H., on Monday,
June 10th, 1901, for the building OF one
school honse in the Boyd school district,
Township 159, Range 81. Cavalier
county, according to plans and specif-
cations on file at his office. or at the
Towner County Bank, Cando, or at the
Office OF the COURIER DEMOCRAT, Lang.
don. Bond for double the amount OF
tender must accompany all bids. Board
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
BY Order OF the Board:
j. l. KATHEnMAN, Clerk,
Postoffice address, MELVILLE, N. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
PLAYING BALL
The Season Opens June First With
Twenty-Seven League Games
Already Scheduled.
THE LOCAL NINE.

Langdon Has Winning Team Picked Out
and Should Pull Down Big Bunch of
the Twenty-Seven Games They Will
Play This Season-The Juniors Find
Their Way to the Front and Will Have
"Jabe" Souch for Their Manager.
The meeting of the managers of the
baseball teams of the North Dakota
league held in Grand Forks last Friday,
assures series Of good ball games dur
ing the coming summer. The season
will open the first of June and the
schedule will consist Of twenty seven
league games. There are nine clubs in
the league and each club will play three
games with every other team.
Following is the list of local managers
present:
Grand Forks-Eugene Fretz.
Fargo-D. F. Watson.
Hillsboro-Jorgea Howard.
Cavalier-J. A. Thompson.
Langdon-J. E. Truax.
Milton--W. T. Riley.
Lakota-S. s. Sterret.
Devils Lake-D. w. Greene.
Larimore-O. H. Phillips.
The apportionment of expenses was one
of the hardest questions brought up for
settlement. 1t was finally decided after
prolonged discussion that each team
should pay its own travelling expenses
and that the hotel expenses of the visit
ing team should be paid out of the
receipts, after which the balance should
be equally divided between the two
teams.
One important matter that was fully
determined and that was that the umpire
should have absolute power on the field.
His decision on matters of judgment is
not to be disputed, and any player, no
matter what his position may be, who
disputes his decision can be fined So for
each and every infringement. The
authority vested in the umpire goes even
farther, and at his discretion he can
remove any member of either team from
the game. There is no appeal from his
decision on questions of judgment. In
regard to Interpreting the rules, how
ever, there Is always the course of appeal
to the board of managers open to the
players.
Among other matters which came IN
for discussion yesterday, and which we're
passed upon, were the following:
The umpires are to have the same au-
thority as is given them in the National
and American leagues, with the exception
that the fine ls limited to $500
Teams failing to appear for schedule
games without justifable cause are to
to forfeit S25 to the team with which the
game was to have been played.
| Local official scorers and umpires we're
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
PROPOSAL FOR BIDS.

Sealed bids will be received at the
office Of j. L. Katherman, school dis
triet clerk at MELVILLE, N. D., up to the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
agreed on and will be announced shortly

".
The matter of league pennant was
discussed and it is Understood that ar
rangements are already underway Cor en-
extremely handsome banner.
The list of games scheduled at this
this meeting covers only portion Of the
games to be played by most Of the clubs
this season, the Devils Lake team being
the only one scheduled for ,mplete tripg
away from home. the idea being. to pro- 1
vide games for the holidays. The schedule 4
so far arranged is as follows: /
AT FARGO. j
June 5-Fargo VS.. Hillsboro. /!
June 6-Fargo VS.. Grand Forks. il
June Fargo VS.. Cavalier. Il
juno 22-Fargo VS.. Devils Lake. il
AT HILLSBORO.
June 20-Hillsboro VS.. Fargo. II
June 21-Hillsboro VS.. Devils Lake. il
AT MILTON. il
July 2O-Milton vs.. Larimore.
July 18-Devils Lake VS.. Milton.
AT DEVILS LAKE. I
July 2-Devils Lake vs.. Cavalier. Il
July 4--Devils Lake VS.. Lakota.
July 4-Devils Lake VS.. Hillsboro.
ATGRAND FORKS.
May 2O-Grand Forks VS.. Cavalier.
July 4-Grand Forks VS.. Fargo.
July 24-Grand Forks VS.. Devils Lake.
AT LANGDON.
July 4-Langdon vs.. Milton. i
June 19-Langdon vs.. Devils Lake.
AT CAVALIER. !
July 4-Cavalier vs.. Larimore. i
June 20-Cavalier VS.. Devils Lake.
AT LAKOT.A. i
July 1-Lakota VS.. Cavalier. i
June 25-Lakota VS.. Devils Lake.
AT LARIMORE.
July 3-Larimore VS.. Cavalier.
June 17-Larimore VS.. Devils Lake.
AT HAMILTON.
May 3O-Grand Forks VS.. Cavalier
OUR LEAGUE TEAM.
Three crack players from the Twin \
Cities have been signed to play with the 1
Langdon base ball team in their league
games this season. So far only two oil
nine games to be played on the home
grounds have been scheduled, one with
| Devils Lake on June 10 and another
with Milton on the 4th of July. The
season opens June LIST and from then
Ito the middle of August the struggle
for the pennant will keep the "fans" busy.
The battery signed, Messrs Kennedy
/ and Spencer, come to Langdon with the
| record of being fast men and third all
round good player it Is understood is
being added to the liet this week. Among
those included in the prospective lineup
of local players may be mentioned Hayes,
Joe Kelly, Frank Kelly, Fred Kelly,
Bucklin, H. Stoltze, of Hannah, and
others to the number of nearly dozen
whose playing of the national game
gives them place in any good base
ball team. The team will begin practice
on the diamond here as soon after the
2Uth as ls possible and the enclosure and
grand stand will be we'll under way by
the close of this week. Langdon colors
on the diamond will be Bristol grey,
shirts and pants with red caps and
stockings, uniforms representing these
colors being decided on at last weeks
meeting. At present the first appear
ance Of the team on the diamond will
take place IN an unofficial trial game here
with Milton or some Of the other outside |
clubs on Decoration Day.
LANGDoN's KID NINE.
Baseball is getting decidedly interest
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
OSNABROCK MOURNS.

Death Of Mrs. John Bidlake This Week
Casts Gloom Over the Little Town of
Osnabrock-Funeral Held Yesterday
Afternoon Very Largely Attended.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16

Langdon Has Winning Team Picked Out
and Should Pull Down a Big Bunch of
the Twenty-Seven Games They Will
Play This Season-The Juniors Find
Their Way to the Front and Will Have
"Jabe" Souch for Their Manager.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-08-08

Last week Mitchell Vincent pitched
his work tents on the line of the Mo.
nona- Woodbury. county ditch in Wood
bury county where he has the contract
for constructing the three miles of the
work in tina. county, and he is now
having q force of men and his ditch
ing machine excavating along the
upper two miles of the ditch, and by
Friday or Saturday dirt will be NOV.
ing along the line as far south as the
county line. He intends pushing that
end of the ditch to an early COM
pletion If the weather continues fav.
orable.-Onawa Democrat.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-08-08

EmbalminE.

Practically" says an undertaken
quoted by the Philadelphia Record,
"every corpse nowadays is embalmed.
Perhaps not one body in a hundred is
buried without having the fluid inject
ed. and that settles it. You won't read
your obituary notices then. People
are coming to realize this more and
more, and the old dread Of being buried
alive is fast dying out. But these
nervous individuals have got to have
some sort of post mortem bugaboo to
worry them. If it isn't one thing, it's
another, and rs soon as you convince
them that they are not going to be
buried alive they get grave robbers on
the brain. That's why we are now
making a speciality Of burglar proof
caskets. Fact. I assure you"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-08-08
DRESS UP FOR SUICIDE.
sail to BE an In%varinble Rule With
Women Seekinr Death

Women Seeking Death,
III should ever be called upon to
furnish indisputable proof Of the in
hcrcnt pride OF woman" said a police
sergeant. II would point at once to her
invariable rule of dressing up in her
best clothes when She goes out to COM
nit suicide. In my experience on tie
force l have had occasion to handle q
good many suicides and afterward In
V~esti2ate their personal affairs, and in
every instance l have found that the
poor unfortunates prepared themselves
for death by donning their best bib and
tucker.
'The majority of the printed reports
of suicides say that the clothes of the
dead woman were good or well made
or elegant If the woman contemplate.
ing suicide owns a silk waist, she
wears it. Her %broadcloth skirt and silk
petticcat naturally so with this gar.
Elent. and she selects her best shoes.
II have looked up the history Of
many of these respectfully clad suicides
and have found that they owned but
M gown With which they could make
a decent appearance OH the street and
that that IL good dress was chosen
without exception as the appropriate
garb in which to make the exit from
this worlds stage. 1t makes no differ
ence what manner of death is chosen,
the costume is carefully selected.
Let a woman sleep her life away un-
der the influence of drugs or burn her
soul out with acids or sink into the
slime of the river. she clothes herself in
her most becoming garments and seeks
the end with apparent tranquility.
Her instinct of gentility and elegance
in clothes is with her to the last, and
even in the face of death she shrinks
from a public appearance in unbecom-
ing raiment."-New York Sun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-08-08
Notice Of Garnishment.

Nancy Ellen Ham, ~ .ho n;o.
cock. Plaintiff, - ene D's.lics
VS..
e. G. Hancock, luWa III ahu LOT
q u. Keelar Eye. September term,
cutor, garnishee. i'o''
To d. G. Hancock:
You are hereby notified that on the
18th day of May, 1897, said g. i. Keller,
executor was summoned as garnishee
in the above entitled cause, and was
required to appear at Logan, Harrison
County, Iowa, on the first day of the
September, 1897 term of said Court,
to-wit: the 9TH day of September, 1897,
wherein the main cause was and is
pending and then and there answer
such lnterrogatories as might be pro-
pounded touching his liability as
garnishee, and that said garnishee did
appear and answer that lie had money
and other property in his hands be-
longing to you.
Now therefore you can appear at
said place on or before the first day of
the next term of said court, to-wit:
September 3, 1901, in said court, and
show cause, if any you have, why
judgment condemning the property,
debt or money in the hands of the said
garnishee, in which you have any in
%terest, should not be entered, and that
unless you appear thereto and defend
on said Sd day of September, 1901, de.
fault will be entered against you and
Judgment rendered accordingly.
G. W. KELLOGG,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
NANCY ELLEN HANCOCK,
Plaintiff. a23
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-08-08
Lottie Caldwell Dead.

Logan, Aug2. Lottie Cad
we'll, daughter of G B CALDWELL,
and one of the most highly es-
teemed ladies of the city, died yes.
terday as the result of an accident.
She, with a number of young peo-
pie, including Harry Blotcky OF
Des Moines, were out riding. The
team became frightened and upset
the buggy, throwing her out. The
wounds inflicted we're not particu-
larly serious, but lockjaw setting
in ended her life.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-08-08
LEARNING A TRADE.
The Danger Of Making n Specialize
of n ncrinner.

. AS sSAAES VA " SUCCkUAlHV
OF a Beginner.
1t is generally to the interest Of an
employer tl::t an apprentice should not
learn his trade as Il whole. but only q:
little section Of it, says joseph Horner
in Casters Magazine. 1t pays better
to keep 81 lad repeating the perform-
ance of ONE section of his craft than
to teach him I'LL. More money is made.
Hat the apprentice becomes u young
specialist. . prig in bis teens, cocksure
ovtr Soiae l.ttle piece of handicraft ut
which he may earn something over his
l.or@..al wages. and many IL lad does
net become d..sillusioncd until lie has to
face the wcrld AID try his luck in
otl:si, sleeps.
Aud therefore tho best shops in
which 10 pace Il lad are not the big cs-
Establishments. lSit the small ones. where
evci,..s c.!as. Of work is dcmr and where
TOOLS aal appliances arc often scallt.
n. !al viii learn more il these than lii
those rcn!cte with every appliance ard
MinetCly sulG.ivided into sections and
groups.
lEe best training fer Il lad .oday in
that which he can evolve for himself.
The greatest evil that can bcfall him
is TO become a specialist and nothing
more while III Lis teens. Yet that is
what must happen il lie spends several
years tcaAing machines OF. doing rc.
petitive, unvarying tasks in one big cs-
tablishmcnt.
The lest training. therefore, today is
that gathered by the peripatetic youth.
If Il lad cannot gain experience in one
place. he should move about, gathering
as much us he can accumulate with
II firm. then Oh to another, and at
tending training schools as opportunity
Offers. Ills views become broadened,
he becomes self reliant, and in time.
having found his true work, he may
settle down as Il specialist.