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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
High grade guns for rent at Dedricks
corner hardware.

High grade guns for rent at Dedrick's
corner hardware.
For the best corduroy pants on earth
for $500, go to G. J. Kelly's store
c. Kelly is giving away a frs.-class
baker and baster Follow the crowd to
his store and secure one.
Rev. VIM. Gillespie, OF Hoople accept
ably filled the pulpit OF the Presbyterian
church last Sunday, morning aud even
ing.
Fl. D. ALERT has Just received mum Der
OF newly printed sectional maps OF Cava-
lier county. In style and size they are
the same as gotten out by him in.1S95,
but have been brought up 10 date in the
more important details and show the
county as outlined since the subdivision
OF Il number OF the old townships aud
organization OF a number OF others.
JOS. Diemert, u well known farmer at
Mt. Carmel died last Saturday evening,
aged 39ycars. He had been i'll for nearly
i
too far gone to respond to medical aid
when the doctor was called in attendance.
Deceased was a we'll known resident and
leaves number OF relatives besides his
widow and immediate family. The fun
eral was held Tuesday at the Catholic
burying ground OF Mt. Carmel and de-
ceased is stated as carrying insurance in
both the Forester and Maccabees orders
at that place.
Prof. Chas. C. Kirk. at one time a
music teacher and church choir leader
here, who left Langdon somewhat alb
ruptly and for time was church Or
ganist at Fargo is again heard from at
Harvey where considerable feeling has
been stirred up in school matters since
he took charge OF the village school last
fall. A local paper from thatplace says:
CAT a meeting OF the Harvey school
board, the present superintendent OF the
schools, Prof. Chas. Kirk, was asked for
his resignation. Mr.. Kirk does not hold
a regular teachers certificate. and
movement has been on loot for some time
past to relieve him OF his position. Mr..
Kirk was engaged last spring to teach
during the coming winter, but the school
board was changed at the last school
election, and the new members took the
step. Mr.. Kirk, it is understood, will
sue the district for the salary OF the com.
ing winter
The Langdon public schools opened
this week with an enrolment OF 241 j.
In briefly summarizing the attendance at
the opening OF the term Superintendent
Hayward says: II have not at hand the
enrolment at the end OF the first three
days OF last year SO that this is not a
fair comparison unless the present en-
rolment be increased ten per cent. or
that OF last year be decreased that
amount. l know OF five or six High
School pupils who will probably be in by
close OF the first month.
THIS Dr,,p,,urur LAST
YEAR. YEAR.
% High Scheol............ %
2S Grammar School........ 3S
81 Second Intermediate..... %
~ ...... First intermediate ...... IS
81 ........T Third Primary....... 80
80 ......Second Primary 3S
SO First Primary........ 4'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
Gordon d Lamb always have
Cash for farm loans.

Don't miss seeing the Evans Co., dur
ing their two night engagement here next
week. They open Tuesday night with
"Don't Tell Ny Wife,"
Il. Dunford is having large frame
barn put up on his farm in Harvey, that
when finished will outshine most OF the
farm buildings in his locality.
The father OF Alex. F.. and Peter
Stewart 10 here this fall making his sons
an extended visit, expecting to return to
his home in Brussels, Ont, about the first
of the mouth.
Miss Kate Schneider and Miss Anne
Gordon returned Tuesday from St. Paul
where they visited during the fair and
have spent some time selecting the new
fall millinery stock for the Headquarters
store.
Mayor Mclean and H. D. ALERT are
spending part OF the week on chicken
hunt in the western part OF the county
aud while absent will make their head
quarters on the old home farm OF Mr..
Allert's in Linden township.
Miss Daisie Burd, one OF the new teach
ers Of the city schools assigned te room
in the primary department was repre-
scented by substitute at the opening Of
the schools Monday, being detained at
her home in Larimore by sickness.
Since the beginning OF the week W. j..
Mooney has completed the threshing OF
his big crop OF barley on two farms west
of town. Both places shown an average
OF better than 40 bushels an acre aud for
the price at which this grain is selling,
brings more for the single crop than
what the original price OF the land was a
few years ago. Land values i'll Cavalier
county however, have more than doubled
since that time.
Joe Fahnlander, foreman OF the Devils
Lake ter-Ocean, fell from the sidewalk
and broke his leg the other day. Joe was
running German paper in Wahpeton
when the state press association met
there four years ago and helped to enter
tain the boys as if they were bunch
OF Prince Henrys. Here's hoping a good
fellow like Fahnlander will soon be walk
ing around on two legs once more
Sheldon Progress.
The last OF the visitors to the fair, re-
turning from the Twin Cities Tuesday,
brought word OF the marked change for
the worse IN the condition OF Hon. P.
McHugh, who since his return from the
coast has been under hospital treatment
in st. Paul. Mr.. McHugh was in failing
health when he left here early in August
with the Langdon visitors to the Pacific
coast and on the return trip the family
were compelled to abandon the journey
home on reaching St. Paul.. 1t is under
stood that yesterday Mr.. McHugh un-
derwent an operation for dropsy, which
considering his present weak condition
much misglving was felt by the family
aud friends of his surviving.
LATER-A telegram received last night
stating the operation had been under
gone and that Mr.. McHugh's vitality
had apparently been able to Withstand
the shock. He was resting quietly and
much relieved, although the hospital
physicians say his condition is still ex-
tremely critically.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11

For all kinds OF real estate blanks call
at the DEMOCRAT Office.
Don't miss the "Great Bumper Crop
Sale," now on at @. J. Kelly's.
Headache or glasses, which will it be-?
A. o. Void, optician, Langdon, N. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
Use Hannah's Pride -four.

Use Hannah's Pride -four.
Smokeless shells, sixty-fve cents at
Dedrick's corner hardware.
Threshers' liens, chattel mortgages,
and note blanks at the DEMOCRAT office.
Flakey, crisp pie crust cannot be made
with ordinary -four. 1t takes a fine, nice
flour like Hannah's Pride.
Tom Barrie is now wearing the star
as q late addition to the corps of Chic
of Police McDermotts minions ri the law
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
WHEAT MARKET.

Prices corrected up 30 noon Thursday, Aug.
p, 1902, by Agent Souch of the Cargill Elevator
Co.. Langdon, N. Oak.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
Webers cigars mean quality.
Kelly sells the celebrated "Kabo'
straight front corset.
1t costs you nothing to list
your land with Truck e. Mclean

School supplies: tablets, pencils, COM
position books. etc, at the DEMOCRAT
office. You can't go wrong if you buy
here.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
FOR A PARTY WITHOUT spoILs

Mr. William Dudley Foulke of the National Civil Ser
vice Commission declared recent afterdinner speech
in New York that thoroughly demonstrated in our
party history the disadvantages of spos to any political
party that receives them truth of this remark is
obvious It has been proved again But it
Of those clearly proved principles are not
cepted because they demonstrated Huxley wrote
humor and in sadness that in early life he had thought
that when clearly proved a proposition it would
be accepted conclusion that he had long ago been
obliged to abandon.
political party that has no Office within its reach
except such high elective Offices are necessary TO carry
its principles immensely stronger than political
party that has appontive Offices be given for jealous
work; and (what is important it preserves its
strength longer. Especially is this true municipal
politics Just the men work with earnest
ness to set good government receive what the public
regards personal rewards for their work. the moral
force of what they have done is weakened.
Nor is this to say any word criticism good men
who do accept ofice for good men must accept Office
else the fruits of victory would rpen But the GOOD
who selected for Office ought be those who
be thought to have worked for their personal advance
ment This doctrine is not transcendenta politics It
only good working doctrine practical very core
essential to continued simply throwing
moral force into political party manage
punder is at the bottom fallacy just as honor among
thieves" is falacy. These venerable falsehoods may
true for the moment whole history Of hon
ety and patriotism shows that they are essentially false
Civil service reform has two great lessons One is that
it improves the public service and that lesson we have
learned The other that it strengthens political par
ties for party is stronger if it have spoils This
lesson is not easily learned. But Mr.. Croker the
Tamnany boss. confessed it in his retiring speech
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

sophisry disguise it. such condition against
mon sense, experience and common decency.
What, then, is the remedy? The railway public reg
pei the charging just reasonable tariffs That rem
edy is perfectly adequate perfectly just perfectly
capable Of application. In that way and other way
the dangers presented by combinations by the elm
ination of railway competition dealt with there
is tribunal clothed with the power inquire
whether railway rate is Just and to make just if
found unjust the danger combination largely
You and might prefer competition but ii in the very
the competition cannot be had we must
take the only remedy available.
Il believe that railways should be permitted form
traffic associations for the purpose of agreeing upon
maintaining just and reasonable rates is impossible
conduct the railway operations of this country without
such agreement in fact To permit reasonable agreements
Of that kind under supervision is the way
of keeping alive what competition still felt traffic
association limits materially but extinguis com
petition The pooling contract limits it still further but
something is left Unity of ownership community Of
interest absolutely extingushes it Is it better
limit than it is to utterly destroy?
while many thoughtful hold the contrary view
opinion is that long railways operated
by private capital justice requires that in the first in
stance the establishment Of the should rest with
them The carrier should be allowed say what cond
ton It will what traffic it will Develop when
once its rates have been put in effect the government
must determine measure Of efprotecton whether
those rates are just and reasonable"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

(FT0m the Detroit Free EreSS.l
I don't know what TO make o. that
boy of mine" sighed a weli-known min
lister of the gospel. i have tried % bring
him up in the way he should be. but he Is
always coming hack at me in q way THAI
destroys the value Of the lessons that
try 10 teach him. The other day his
mother informed ne that he had been
throwing stones at one OF the Eeighbors'
little BOYS. and I called him into ms study
10 question him about l.
Ny son. said I. sadly, what Is this
I hear about your misconduct4
Why papa he said. 7 haven't been
doing anything that I ought not to
Your mother reports that YOU have
been throwing stones az the Ettle Jones
boy
And 50 7 did he shouted dedantly.
DO YOU think that IS the proper thing
for g little Christian boy 70 dos
81 why papa he answered. you sad
yourself that little boy could preach
sermons more powerful than those De-
Iivered from the pulpit; sermons that
would sink deep into the heart ard re-
main there forever. AID THAI I should Re
constantly or the outlook for chance
Il teach such lessons u ny littie friends.
i remember saying something lize
that I answered Sravely, -cut tErQv Ing
stones can hardy be eiassed s. = ser
mon
why. paDa.' he flashed. I've heard
you say time and again That thsrs we're
sermons in stones. and L there Vas ever
a kid THAI needed q sermon tlat 5o1ea
boy does
r gave It Up. sadly oauciuded the MIN
fe4a-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
~ HAvE REEN vEsr,s LAST spEEcH.

Senator Vest of Missouri is becoming very feeble
but is only in body. says the Chicago Journal He
never walks without attendant who supports him
He has shrunk away to a mere skeleton and weighs
scarcely fifty pounds. When speaks in the Senate
ne IS obliged to support himself by holding with both
hands to his desk there always some one on either
side to help him If needed
But the little mans mind is vigorous as ever, and
his speech against the ship subsidy bill by far the
strongest either side of the subject During its deliv
cry which lasted more than two hours Vest had frequent
resort TO small pocket flask There no effort at
concealment He would quote something from report
and ask that be sent to the desk by the clerk
While this was being done he would his seat and
take pull from the bottle Rested and refreshed he
would continue 70 hot shot into the subsidy scheme
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
RAlLwAY coMPETITloN NEcEssARY.

That competition is the life of trade is true in these
days of consultations and combines it ever was Con
soHdaton the elimination competition as do
ell other combines and competition eliminated means
higher prices. Competition is more effective than any
legal enactment possibly can be Laws can be lodged
or otherwise violated. Competition must be met there
IS lodging It. and hence always lower prices
Interstate Railway Commissioner Prouty late speech
at banquet in Chicago talked the following good sense:
THE cost Of moving traffic has steadily declined and
IS steadily declining One today transports more
tons per mile than he did three years ago Cars
heavily loaded trains are longer grades and
curves easier. The profit Of operating railway in
creases rapidly with the increase of traffic The track
there and must be meainained The Office force Of the
company must be kept up in other words. the fixed
charges are much the same whether the amount of traffic
be great or little and the actual expenss Of moving
decrease in proportion as traffic increases.
1T is vigorously insisted that railway competition does
not reduce railway rates and that danger be APP
pretended from the removal Of such competition Upon
the contrary, undertake affirm that no important re
6uction of general import has been the published
during the last decade which was not mainly due to
railway competition. affirm the converse that no ad
has been made in the published rate or in the
actual rate in recent years which has not been effected
By the elimination Of some railway competition.
If competition has been the regulator Of railway rates
in the past and that competition is fast becoming van
shing quantity. what the remedy? The natural answer
IS: Compel competition by law. prohibit combinations
by statute That the remedy OF Governor Van SAINT
That is the remedy Of the Attorney General It never
be made effective one. The Northern Securities
Company may be dissolved, it be Illegal institution
It certainly ought to be But what has been gained by It's
dissolution? little overcapitazaon has perhaps been
bloted nothing else has really been accomplised
The Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads are
stiH owned by the men. They friends in fact
and amount Of legislation can ever compel them 70
fight Ike enemies What is there IS true in every
other case You cannot secure satisfactory railway
petition by law You may compel it in spots ara by
spasms You may even secure t. perhaps upon the sur
face but actual effective competition. competition which
competes viii soon be tug Of the past the railway
world The quicker appreciate this fact the better
shah deal with the problem. y
ii the owners Of railway property ere free to say
what shall BE- charged for tbe service ot transportation
VIII in the long ran rob the pabne No amount Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
ALONG THE KANSAS NILE

The state delegation from Douglas
county is acting mysteriously. Il re.
fuses TO give out its choice for governor.
The Troutmen forces at Topeka viii
select a steering committee and Dave
I Ntulyane will steer the steering commit
! tee.
! The next congressional convention in
/ Kansas comes on April %. in the Sixth. It
is a hard fight. with the chances In favor
/ OF Reeder.
The Topeka Capital says that Kansas
is Overwhelmingly for Roosevelt and de-
mands that none but Roosevelt men be
put on guard.
Dawes says that II Senator Baker
wants to 90 as a delegate 10 the state
! convention this year every Republican IN
Leavenworth VIII be for him.
The late Job Hhrockmorton. OF Corey
/ county. was q member OF the Kansas leg
islature in 1884. 1855 and 1897 He was the
leader OF the Pomeroy forces.
The center wall OF the Santa Re building
at Topeka has been found 20 be crumb-
ling. and that IS why the employees have
been ordered TO take a vacation
Governor Finney may be made stalls
teal agent of tie agricultural depart
ment. The Job pays $109o a year and is
held at present by Tom Anderson
p. p Duffy. who was sergeant under
Funston, and is now Katy conduo-
tor. VIII be married at Parsons this week.
and those members OF the regiment who
can VIII atteuc-
The United States supreme court is try
ing 10 get one kind Of liquid into the
state from the west and the state su-
preme court is trying 70 shut OF the
row OF another kind from the east
Captain william Crozte- came originally
from Kansas. Roosevelt wanted him 20
be chief Of the ordnance bureau. and APP
pointed him. The senate refused 20 con
firm. 1t is claimed because or 3files oppo-
sition-
The east IS doing 2 lot % ornate kick
ing GA the high price cf beet Kansas
furnishes q good deal % the be-. and
would Ike 70 notify the east that under
the free coinage % silver TIE beef would
just double IN price.
Ed Howe has heen Up against the expe-
rience TEe eaEE- when we speud iot
NJ time listening % q drunken man tell
= dun story. aad then STARE away. =
makes ne mad o. have him grab us ard
pun us back. 10 tell another ore"
Grear excitement mas been caused FL the
northeastern part ~ Kansas IS ~e-
10 Fanny Zalars piano playing. ard
claimed thzt Be saw AZ one time nrreriaE
-,zht ever TIE plano ttrs varer.ug vista
q dream
IL Nelras'ca Cify Ers Nation fhrsas-
ere1 q smash tsa-eH Sd a aa5crr. Tle
So icor--zeeger s'apred he- ar. PIX her
ont sha aatherea a force arc was cl-
i1g tacE fr reaHEF4 ATTACK vfea
relicaI1al broke 81 aid ra-sfa- 14-. Ilf
Arg her o. the tFaiz ard ssatl1E hsF cut +
= towa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
RosEsERYs RAkINc cRIrIc,sM

Lord Rosebery says he viii make no promises but he
remarks that the of the Salisbury
have been seven years lost "for all social and human
causes seven years lost for all measures which make for
national health and national efficiency seven years lost
the keen of nations which requires efficiency both in
commerce and dominion" And Lord Rosebery decatelv
ntmates that While not promising man he might have
done better work for England the British empire than
someone else.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

The British have driven General Dearey's wife and
children out the veld where they have wandering
for year When Delarey goes into fight he means it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

The big Santa Fe building Topeka is on the point Of
eolapsng It must have caught case Of acute disnte
grafton from its neighboT. the state house
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

Apparently the Supreme Court regards that compli-
Gated Arkansas river piece Of brandyfavored
mince pie.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

In order to Offset Rhodes boost Of the saxor
scheme Emperor William might hand some HeideI
berg scholarships TO America.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

vein Of pure gold thick has been found in Mon
tana confirmation OF two OF this report and people
VIII start foot for Montana.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

q Kentuckian shot at a man the other day and hit
sorry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

Kansas draws first blood from Colorado. bnt uptoda
she hasn't drawn any water.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

Some day. about a hundred years hence the South
VIII vote It cheers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

The Supreme Court viii do a grand good thing If Il
forces Colorado down the bed Of the Arkansas river
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

In tie Connecticut towns Union Labor IS eleg'InE
nay0r after mayor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

Tbs Fat from the steer end the cream from tbs
have reached the deadly combat stage
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

Mrs Harry Payne Whitney says she finds New Yoi
high society silly The nation is with her.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

A railroad has just been completed TO Mount Ararat
and an attempt is being made TO build into Bagdad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

Roosevelrs hat comes of to genius every time That
is why Paderewsd happened 10 he at the White House.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

The supreme Court is going 10 try 10 find out II the
unoeclow q The Arkansas rlver really flows under
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09

o.4 o.-...sa D.g sac n.s-sa 10 p. ~.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09


colapsing II must have caught acute disnte
grafton from its neighboT. the state house.
vein Of pure gold foot thick has been found in Mon
tana confirmation two OF this report and people
viii start on foot for Montana
IN order to Offset Rhodes boost Of the Anglosaxon
scheme Emperor William might hand over some Heide
berg scholarships 10 America.
Apparently the Supreme Court regards that compl
Gated Arkansas river case as piece Of brandyfavored
mince pie.
a Kentuckian shot at man the other day and hit
hne-blooded colt Even the who shot at feels
sorry.
forces Colorado to wet down the bed of the Arkansas river
Roosevelrs hat comes of to genius every time That
IS Vhy Paderewsd happened 70 he at the White House
S>
The Supreme Court is going to try TO find out If the
undeT1ow CT the Arkansas river really flows under.
.
railroad has just been completed to Mount Ararat
and an attempt is being made 10 build into Bagdad-
Mrs Harry Payne Whitney says she finds New York
high society silly The nation is with her.
The fst from the steer end the cream from the COW
have reached the deadly combat stage
Kansas draws first blood from Colorado but uptodate
she hasn't drawn any water.
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Some day. about hundred years hence. the South
VIII vote as It cheers.
In tie Connecticut towns Unioa Labor IS eleetnE
MAYOR after mayor
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-15
Good Farm For Sale.

offer my farm for sale at bargain.
1t contains so acres, and is located AZ
miles from Wausau and II miles from
Schofeld. Has a good house, barn and
other necessary buildings. There are
80 acres improved and under cultiva-
ton Eight acres of the so are sandy,
the balance is heavy soil well adapted
for grass raising. There are number
of excellent springs on the farm from
which pnre, cold water flow contin
ually. Will sell with the farm all the
tools needed to operate it, also three
cows and other young stock. Terms
will be easy to the right person. The
description is: Ell of NE5, 10, t. 28,
r. g.
For further information address
T. LEMMA, Minocqua, Wis.