davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-09-19

Miss. L. A. Smith, neice of Mrs. D.
Woolner, left Tuesday for brief visit
with relatives in Kansas, before sailing
for her home in England after an ab-
sence of year.
Reiber, the painter, will repair your
storm sash on short notice. Orders called
for and promptly delivered when finished
Judge Jos. Cleary left Monday for the
Pacific coast, where he will spend pro-
bably month looking after important
legal matters. Miss Agnes Cleary, his
niece and stenographer, has gone to her
home in Kenosha, Wis, for visit dur
ing his absence.
H. D. ALERT and patty returned to the
city Friday from Mr.. Allert's farm west
of Hannah. where several days were
spent hunting with the result of bag of
$50 chickens and upwards so ducks,
Cashier O. E. Thompson, Attorney F.
W. Mclean and W. o. Gould were with
the party.
Miller W. F. Honey from Park River,
while in the city from Park River dur
ing the week states that threshing is
nearly wound-up down that way. The
crop was not up to general expectations
and many machine owners from the
drought stricken regions of Kansas
shipped outfits in there and helped to
make short work of the threshing season.
He estimates that the yield of wheat in
the western portion of Walsh county will
average anywhere from twelve to twenty
bushels per acre.
A. B. Salter this week succeeds his
father, j. D. Salter, as proprietor of the
Langdon Art Studio. The change is one
that will be we'll received by the public,
with whom "Ben" is deservedly popular.
As sole proprietor of the pioneer photo
graph gallery of the city be should GER
tainly do we'll. In the past he has had
much practicslexperiencei in photography
and returns to the studio with the we'll
wishes and assurance of the patronage
of host of friends. The change in the
management of the business took place
the first of this week.
Tuesday evening eteps were taken by
our business men which completed the
organization of the Langdon Commercial
Club, the efforts of which Will be direct
ed to promote in every way possible the
public as we'll as the business interests of
the city. Combined with the club work
as outlined above will be distinctive
social feature and with that idea in view
the promoters have decided to ft up
handsomely furnished quarters over the
First National bank, where the members
can entertain visitors to the city and
meet to confer on matters pertain
ing to the city's interests. The club
rooms are now undergoing some
necessary alterations and will be fitted
up 10 quite eastern club room style as
soon as possible. At the meeting Tues
day evening, which was given q large
representative attendance, the member
ship roll was signed and officers for the
year elected as follows
President-W. J. Mooney.
Vice Presidept-J. r. Truax.
Treasurer-W. F. Winter.
Secretary-O. E. Thomspon.
Trustees-J. B. Boyd, E. A. Ferrell'
F. W. Mclean.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-09-19
appropriateness of what the speaker

appropriateness OF what the speaker
said.
Rev. Dougherty was the last speaker
to address the hushed and solemn as
semblage and in short space of ten
minutes he pointed cut the beautiful
example OF good citizenship found in the
life of Mckinley. His words were
calm and dispassionate estimate OF Nc
Kinley's statesmanship, showing that
his was life illustrating what man
should be.
The singing Of the~ national hymn
"My Country 'Tis OF Thee" following by
the benediction brought the memorable
exercises to close.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-09-19
DAY Of GRIEF
Lanpdon's Fine Tribute To Our
Dead President.
FUNERAL SERVICE HELD

Business Totally Suspended-The After
noon Allotted to Union Memorial Ser
vice in Honor of the Memory Of Our
Assassinated President Hundreds Join
in the Solemn Demonstration.
This afternoons exercises at the court
house in observance OF the funeral OF
the President William Mckinley,
which at that time was in progress at
his home in Canton, Ohio, was attend
ed by crowd that filed the building to
it's full capacity.
The court room had been beautifully
draped with flags and Grape by the
ladies during the forenoon and the
rostrum of the speakers and choir ar
ranged with flowers and ferns.
The people OF Langdon and vicinity
had begun to fill the body OF the court
room early after one O'Clock and when
the rank and file OF Co. e., OF the state
militia, headed by the k. Of p, band
playing the sDead March OF SauT' had
reached the court house, the crowd ac-
eompanying them found the seats all
filed and had to satisfy themselves with
standing room in the rear.
Tho combined choir OF the city churches
furnished the music for the service with
Miss Lily Shaw as organist.
The clergy of the city were escorted to
seats on the raised platform by Mayor
NcPhail who presided and briefly intro
duced the speakers as tho service pro-
gressed.
The singing OF the opening hymn
"Come Ye Disconsolate" was rendered
with beautiful effect, the large audience
Joining in with one accord. After the
reading of o short scri plural selection
by Rev. Dougan and short prayer
offered by Rev. Robertson the favorate
hymn OF the lamented president, "Nearer
Ny God to Thee was sung and tears
came unbidden to the eyes OF many
as thoughts reverted to the sad scene at
the bedside OF Mckinley at Buffalo,
when the president on the eve OF his
passing away sung the self same words
To comfort his broken hearted vile.
The address delivered by Revs. Dou'
gan, Dougherty and Robertson, were each
brief but expressed the feeling felt by all
in the hour OF sorrow that passed and
now hangs like shadow over the
nation. Rev. Dougan delivered the first
address, his remarks touching on points
taken from McKinley's life from boy
hood up to his assassination at bui1aIo
less than two weeks ago.
The truthiulness of character as founc
in the life Of Mckinley, and pointing out
how it might with benefit be emulatec
by every citizen was the line taken uI
by Rev. Robertson in his address, anc
the knowledge OF tho private ll'e'ane
character OF tho president, as given tt
readers OF the press brought home th'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-09-19
Miss Mabel Mcknight has accepte,

Miss Mabel Mcknight has accepted {
position as bookkeeper in the Office OF M
L. Sullivan.
W. j. MONEYS home on Fifth street
is looking the better for a coat of fresh
paint this week.
Joseph May was up from his home al
Walhalla last Friday visiting with the
family Of his sou, Fleming R. May while
IN the CITY.
Gerhard Spehst announces in another
column an auction sale Of his stock and
machinery on Saturday the 28th inst, at
his place eight miles west of town.
John Loynes has returned to Hannah.
While here with his brother, Contractor
Jas. S. Leynes. poor health made it
necessary to give up carpenter work.
From Milton comes the report of q
threehirg accident in which Ed. Larken
had his arm badly crushed while oper-
ating the machine of John Campbell.
Mrs. Jas. Carey, who has visited at the
home of Mrs. w. ]. Birmingham for
several weeks returned yesterday with
her husband to their farm home out
west.
Dan Braun states that he has the
agency for this locality for the sale of
"The Life of Mckinley" and will call on
our citizens for their orders during the
next few days.
John E. Paradis, capitalist and real
estate dealer from Campbell, MINI,
spent several days here during. the past
week making Investigations with view
to investing in school lands this fall and
may make his home here.
Leslie Mccullough, who handles the
big end of the real estate business at
Hannah, is showing large party of we'll
to-do Iowa land seekers through western
Cavalier county this week. It is their
purpose to bid in tracts Of school lands
when put on the market ct the sale ad-
vertised for next month.
Some results of crops threshed in and
around Milton during the week show
John Swanlaw, wheat, average % bus
hels; Samuel Esgleson, wheat % bus
hels; Nels Ottum, wheat % bushels;
Samuel Young, wheat running from %
to 40 bushels; A. L. Morken, barley As
bushels.
Within the last twenty.four hours o
half dozen threshing outfits have been
unloaded at this point. -Four rigs were
those shipped in by parties coming up
here from the Valley. New complete
machines were unloaded for Isaac
Ullyott and G. W. Clarke who start IN at
work in the midst of settlements of heavy
crops that will keep the thresher hum
ming until winter sets in.
Chas. r. VanNorman, of Fremont
township, brought in sample of some of
the corn he has on his farm this year,
and the bundle Of stalks averaged eight
feet six inches. There has been con-
siderable corn planted in that vicinity
the past few years, more as experiment.
for fodder than for commerce, apd it
has proven highly satisfactory. Mr.. Van
Norman's crop. however, would indicate
that it could be successfully grown as an
article of commercial value.-Walhalla
Mountaineer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-09-19

Ladies Muslin Chemise Embroid-
cred insertion and everlasting En@
Trimming we'll worth 85c now QUO
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-09-19
Ladies' Muslin Drawers o.
Umbrella style, wide rufae at QUO

Ladies' Muslin Chemise Crochet
Edge Trimming, we'll worth AE>
Is cents now at.... +OV
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-09-19

Ladies' White Cambria Skirts
Tucked, Embroidery Trim oE@
ming, we'll worth sl.25 now OOO
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
Handleapped BY Her Name.


The point of view which one ex-
poets to be peculiar to the man of
figures was demonstrated in a small
way recently by Henry Clews. He
was about to present to a young
woman a copy of his last Wall
street book when it occurred to him
that he did not know her given
name.
"What is your first name?" he
asked as he was about to inscribe
the book to her. Now, her name
was not one to be expected of a
hardworking woman, and she was
a hardworking woman. She had
borne the hardships of a highfa-
lutin cognomen during many hard
working years. To her it had never
sounded highfalutin because she
had heard it from her babyhood.
"My name is Berenice," she said.
The name does as well as another,
for hers was just as bad.
Heavens said Clews. "Would
you call yourself that if you had
it to do over again? It's of no use
for you to work. You'll never
make any money"
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
Get Ready Enr L.

Well, the world is near the end
again. Professor Ludwig Morien-
burger is the latest advance agent
of that highly exciting event. He
has novel way of bringing it about.
This planet, he says, has jumped its
orbit and is wabbling around in
space like a drunken man. This
irregularity, the professor explains,
causes the summers to become hot
ter and hotter and the winters to
be colder and colder. Before long,
he thinks, nobody will be able to
make the transit from one extreme
to the other, and then the human
race will expire.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
To the Public.

Allow me to say a few words in
praise of Chamberlain s Cough Rem
edy. / can recommend it with the
utmost confidence. Ithas done good
work for me and will do the same
for others. l had very severe
cough and cold and feared / would
get pneumonia, but after taking the
second dose of this medicine / felt
better, three bottles of il cured my
cold and the pains in my chest dis
appeared entirely. l ann most res
pectfully yours for health, RALPH S.
MEYERS, 64-Thirty-seventh Street,
Wheeling, West Va: For sale BY
Greenwell 4 Drury. Leonardtown.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
ALarae Handkerchief.

Lemice Therieux once worked off
a little practical joke at the expense
of a play in which the Pelion of
misery was heaped upon the 0ssa of
despair. Together with twenty
friends he secured a prominent seat
in the gallery. When the pathetic
moment arrived, Therieux pulled
out a handkerchief and burst into
tears. The effect was electrical.
The man next to him also fell to
weeping, and also took hold of the
handkerchief. The epidemic. of
tears thereupon extended all along
the line of the faithful twenty, and
as each man succumbed to his emo
ton he took hold of the end of the
handkerchief until at last all the
confederates were weeping in it..
The handkerchief was twenty yards
long and had been specially pre-
pared for the occasion. The low
comedian struggled gamely with
this exhibition of woe. but his witt
cisms were of no avail, for the fun
nier he became the more frequent
were the sobs of the sorrowing
twenty.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14

In bulletin issued By the United
States department of agriculture
interesting and valuable facts are
given in regard to the food value of
eggs, their digestibility and the
best methods of cooking them. En-
periments in the digestibility of
eggs show that hard boiled and fried
eggs required three and one-half
hours for digestion, soft boiled
eggs required three hours, roasted
eggs two and one-quarter hours,
raw eggs, not whipped, two hours,
and raw eggs, whipped, one and
one-half hours. 1t has also been
established that from SO to 81 per
cent of an egg that is eaten is
digested.
The following methods Of prepar-
ing soft cooked and medium cooked
eggs have been found to give uni
form results in laboratory tests.
Using a graniteware stewpan of one
quart capacity one pint of water
was heated over a gas flame. When
the water boiled, the gas was turn
ed off and an egg which had been
kept in a refrigerator was dropped
into the water. Without disturb
ing the vessel it was covered closely
and the egg allowed to remain in
the water six minutes. 1t was then
soft cooked. If the egg remained
in the water eight minutes, it was
medium cooked.-Leslie's.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
Two Compilations.

Senator Bailey of Texas has d
face like a cherub. 1t is round and
soft and full of color. One day in
the corridor of the senate he was
approached by a giggling young
woman, who asked rapturously,
"Oh, senator, where in the world
did you get your pretty pink COM
plexion?"
Bailey was embarrassed only for
an instant. Looking her straight
in the eye and tapping her lightly
on her slightly rouged cheek, he
very gravely asked, "Where in the
city did you get yours ?"
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
To Properly Roast Mutton.

To roast a shoulder of mutton in
perfection observe the following
directions:
Get a shoulder of the best Canada
or Kentucky mutton weighing from
six to seven pounds, have the blade
removed at the market and have it.
well skewered. Put it in a patent
roaster if you have one; if not, in a
deep dripping pan. Dredge it well
with flour and sprinkle it well with
black pepper. Slice a large onion
over the mutton, then cut half
lennon in slices and add them to the
favorings. Put in two bay leaves;
put half pint of water in the pan,
cover it closely and stand it in a
quick oven. After it has roasted
twenty minutes draw the pan for
ward, lift the cover and season the
mutton palatably with salt; cover
1t again, put it back in the oven and
turn the heat off little and let the
mutton roast until quite done. If
it is not very fat and gets too dry,
dash some boiling water from the
teakettle over it once or twice
while roasting. Three minutes be-
fore removing it from the oven pour
o gill of sherry over the mutton.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14

English Ladies'
Many think that musical artists
should present their services for
concerts given for charitable OBJ
jects.
Mime. Eames is also of this opin-
ion, but she recently in London put
the matter in a new light TO those
who invited her to appear gratui-
tously.
Nine. Eames was one afternoon
at Lord Charles -Beresfordis, and
the next day received a letter from
Lady Beresford saying that two
ladies present had wanted to ask
her a favor, but in her presence had
lost courage.
"But / am not afraid of you" "
wrote Lady Beresford, and proceed
ed to say that the ladies in question,
who happened to be extremely
wealthy, wished her to sing for
nothing for a certain charity.
Mime. Eames Immediately sat
down and wrote a reply. 1t was her
duty, she said, to save herself as
much as possible for her operate
performances at Covent Garden,
whicn were stipulated by contract
to be two days apart so that she
might give her freshest and best to
the public. She felt, however,
greatly attracted toward the char
ity named, and would make only
one condition regarding the do
mating of her services. She had re-
, ceived 800 guineas (about $1,500)
for singing at Mr.. w. W. Astor's
and about the same amount at other
private concerts. She would gladly
sing for nothing at the charity con-
cert if each one of the ladies inter-
ested, who had so kindly asked her,
would donate 800 guineas to the OBJ
ject for which the concert was
given.
As yet no replies from "the ladies
interested" have been received. But
Lady Beresford, not being one of
the interested ladies'" appreciates
more fully the humor of the situa-
tion.-Saturday Evening Post.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
Fed the Lion, catnip.

Out at the Central park zoo, in
New York, the other day they tried
an odd experiment. AS a result of
this experiment the lions leaped
wildly about their cages and turned
somersaults on the floor, the pu-
mas played leapfrog, and the leop-
ards threw themselves upon their
backs and kicked their legs in the
air.
A professor of natural history
from Columbia or Yale, who was
looking over the collection of ami
mails, stood transfxed with wonder.
An old lady from the country, who
carried reticule with peppermints
and lozenges in it, suddenly shifted
the air and exclaimed:
"Oh, l know what ails 'em-cat-
nip. That big lion there acts just
like my old cat Tabbie does when
/ give her eatnip."
And, sure enough, she was right.
Director John w. Smith had tried
an experiment. A bundle of fresh
catnip was thrown into each cage
occupied by members of the cat
family, and the effect was electrical.
The Siberian tiger was the only one
who took no interest in the catnip.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
A Tidy Duchess

The parquet floors at Blenheim
make of every room a potential
smoking room and are therefore
particularly welcome to smokers.
But there were days when carpets
covered the floors and when there
was a duchess who particularly dis
liked to see them dirtied. Sir
Joshua Reynolds knew that to his
cost when he painted his great
group of George, fourth duke of
Marlborough, his duchess and their
children. He loved his snuff, even
as the duchess her carpets. When
he took pinch, the duchess order
ed a servant to sweep up the refuse.
That Sir Joshua would not allow.
The dust raised, he said, would
make all the family involuntary
snuff takers, and his threat was that
he would paint them for posterity
in the act of the sneeze.-London
Chronicle.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
a Violent Attack Of Group Cured

Last winter an infant child of
mine had Group in a violent form, +"
says Elder John W. Rogers, a Chris
tian Evangelist, of F'iIley. No. II
gave her few doses of fChamberlain' s
Cough Remedy and in short time
all danger was past and the child
recovered. This remedy not only
cures Group. but when given as soon
as the first symptoms appear, will
prevent the attack II contains no
opium or other harmful substance
and may be given as confidently to
baby as TO an adult. For sale by
GreenweiI 4 Drury, Leonardtown.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
No Further Use For the Leo.

A singular dispute has arisen be-
tween the officials of the Miners as
sociation of Essen and the widow
of a deceased member. The latter
some years ago lost his leg in an
accident and was supplied by the as
sociation with an artificial one.
When the man died, his false leg
was buried with him, and row the
association is calling upon the
widow to have it exhumed, the limb
not having been sold, but lent
London Globe.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
The Best Day.

. Some skies may be gloomy.
Some moments be sad,
But everywhere. always.
Some souls must he glad,
For true Is the saying
Proclaimed by the seer.
Zach dsy Is the best day
OF somebody's year,
Each day ends hero:
Each day helps saint;
Each day brings 20 some one
A Joy without faint
Though II may not be my turn
Or yours that Is near
Each day Is the best day
OF Somebody's year,"
The calendar spsrkies
With days that have brought
scne prize that was hoped for.
Some good that was sought.
High deeds happen daily;
Wide truths grow mere clear.
Each day Is the best day
OF soEnebedy's yearl''
No sun ever rises
But brings Joy behind;
No s0rrox IN feft-Ts
The whole earth can bind.
How selhzh our frettingi
How narrow our fear!
Each day 70 the best dsy
OF Somebody's year,
Youths companicn.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
The Oyster IN Its House at the Bottom
Of the Sea.

Of the Sea.
All the summer the oyster is busy
laying eggs. 1t lays an almost in
credible number. One oyster viii
lay 1000, 900 in 3 single season. 1t
docs not leave It's eggs to their fate.
1t keeps them for q time hidden in
It's mantle. The young oysters
swim about in the water. They
have a swimming apparatus like a
band covered with what looks like
hair, called ella, that keep moving
and row the little creatures about.
AT first the young oysters keep near
their mother, and at the least dam
ger hide themselves in her shell,
but by and BY they fix themselves to
some solid body and begin to make
their shells. In three years time
they are fully grown The gland
that secretes the material for the
oyster shell has in some species a
very extraordinary power. 1t Sc
cretes a substance as precious as
gold and for which men risk their
lives; i near the pearl. Down in
the depths of the ocean the oyster
prepares this beautiful gem. The
oyster that produces the pearl is not
the same as the one that is eaten.
TIE shell of the pearl oyster is
lined with a beautiful substance
called mother of pearl.
1t is thought that the oyster
throws out the pearly juice in a mo-
ment of irritation caused by the en-
trance of some tiny substance, such
as even a bit of sand, into its shell.
Then it sets to work to cover over
the intruder with quantity of mat
ter which forms the pearl.
The Chinese, who are very in
genious, can make artificial pearls.
They put atoms of grit or glass
into the oysters shell and watch to
see what the creature viii do.
They find that it pours out the
pearly juice over the atom, whatever
it may be.
1t cannot turn out its enemy, so
it does its best to conceal it.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-14
A LADY STOPPED HIM.

of scarlet silk, of which an inch or
so showed below the rim of his silk
hat.
''0ne afternoon while he was on
the board walk lady stopped him
and said:
Excuse me, sir, but the lining
of your hat has slipped down in the
back
"The cardinal thanked her grave
", but as soon as she left he laugh
ed heartily at her mistake"