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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11

sentative weed law. The statute
books may be covered with the best of
weed laws, but if the majority of the
people do not care to have them en-.
forced they are of no value.
Ii is of prime Importance for us Il.
work in harmony with you. Two facts
arc evident: First, the weeds are here
with no one in particular to blame;
second. you are farming in this state
for living. 1t generally would be
unwise and even suicidal to employ ex-
pensive labor, or use complicated
methods of farming 10 get rid of
weeds. On the other hand, it is we'll
known that the weeds cause great
annual loss, and it is further estab-
lished that weeds can be decreased IN
quantity ii some of the farming meth:
DDS in vogue to-day are modified tn
some extent. 1t is believed that no
radical change need be made to bring
about greater income from farm
with but slight increase in cost; re-
srlting not only in 4 decrease of weeds
Eu:. in continued increase Of soil fer.
tility. These changes lie along lines
OF crop rotation, extensive farming and
pure seed grain.
Besides the eradication brougn.
about by general methods Of farming,
there are special methods for the
treatment of particular weeds, such as
wild cats and Canadian thistles. These
weeds can be almost or quite exter.
minated without much change from
the regular rotation, whereas they in
crease with wonderful rapidity II
treated with many of the farming
methods used to-day.
If you desire information in regard
to plants growing on your farm, we
will be glad to help you as far as pos.
sible. In ell cases, when plants are
sent in, it is of direct help to us, fer
we learn wher harmful plants are be-
ing introduced, and the distribution OF
the ones already here. Send in the
plant in an unsealed package with your
name and address on the outside. Tho
postage is l cent per ounce.
Then follows a series of question:
regarding weeds. 1t Is the duty OF
every farmer to cooperate with the
college and send in all information
possible to the botanist.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
MAcHEN CASE BEFORE JURY.
Great Secrecy Still Maintained Re.
garding Witnesses.

Great Secrecy Still Maintained Re.
earding Witnesses.
Washington, June G.-The case of
August w. Machen. late superintand-
ent OF the free delivery service of the
postoftice department. who is charged
with having received brides to the
amount of $4,000 in connection with
department contracts, was presented
to the federal grand jury yesterday.
The first witness war Andrew M. Nc
Bath. a CHEZ of division in the office
OF ;he auditor for tine postoff1ce de-
partment, who was under examination
Nor several hours. Inspector Mayer,
who worked up the case AGAINST
Machen, followed McBa.h. Another
witness who was present to give lysti-
mony was Mr. Ec!lloft, cashier of The
Second National bank of this city.
The secrecy with which the names of
the witnesses has been surrounded is
still maintained.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
PLENTY OF MONEY.
The Financial Situation In North Da,
kota Is Good.

The crops have been put in earlier
this season in the Red river valley and
in other portions OF the state than for
years. The season is not so for ahead
Of last year; in fact the weather has
averaged somewhat cooler, but con-
diticns have been favorable most of
the time to the seeding of the princi.
pa, crops.
At this time of the year there Is
usually a steady demand for money to
put in the crops. The farmers as q
rule sell their grain in the fall and
winter and most of them find it neces
sary in the spring to borrow money
with which to purchase seed and pay
fer help with which to put in tine
crops. The demand for money has
Leen good thus far The supply is also
good all over the state. Money rates
are easy and there is no financial
slringcncy. The sound basis OF the
states prosperity is reflected in the
facility with which business is car.
lied On. To seed between five and
elk million acres to grain entails quite
all expense, and in past years it has
lcen necessary to draw upon the East
for large proportion Of the capital
necessary for this purpose. OF late
years however, there has been no.
table change in the financial situation
There is still plenty of money in the
East and rates are easy. But there
also seems to be sufficient capital in
the West, SO that business men are
no longer dependent to so great an
extent upon their Eastern brethren.
The deposits in North Dakota banks
Rave shown a remarkable increase in
the past few years, and especially dur
tEs the past year. The loans have
also increased largely, due to great
extent to the healthy condition of the
real estate market. But the money
that is necessary to put in the crops
in North Dakota now comes largely
from within the state. That goes TO
show that North Dakota is rapidly ap.
preaching financial independence.
"A ACo0Au6 AAOhSy AA0A AnCSANAC CA
regarding the financial situation in the
state said: Il do not know that there
is anything extraordinary in the sith-
alton. There is plenty of money all
over the state, and at this season Of
the year there is always a good de-
mand. The farmers need the money
to purchase seed and to pay for help
to put in the crops. You know that
rioney is easy in the East and SINH.
lar condition prevails here. Seeding
is much farther along, especially in the
valley, than at this time last year.
Later in the summer there will be a
lull in the demand for money, and
again this fall the demand will largely
increase. The situation in North Da
[seta is most satisfactory"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
MISTAKEN IDENTITY AGAIN
Some More Of D;ckey Davis Press
Auert Matter,

Agent Matter.
Richard Harding Davis, after tasting
the success CT playwright, has sailed
for London, where he will tempt the
gods of the stage again. A number of
years ago, during a first visit to Eng
lands gloomy capital he met plain
looking man at social function. The
rooms were crowded. and they got into
conversation without being formally
introduced.
Great many literary lights here, ="
said the plain little man.
Yes. replied Davis
II hear that womans move! writer
Davis is here from America. Can yoa
point him on, to me.
NO" came the reply
81 don't see what the public wants
with such books when they can get
good Scotch stories"
That's So" answered Davis. They
have the pleasure i'm reading these
Scotch stories of finding persons WIZ
are more deficient in the language
even than they are"
Sir. | am a writer of Scotch stories.
IT."
II am Mr. Davis"
There We're no Anglo-American con
gratulations.-NeW York Times
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
CROPS GENERALLY GOOD.
Late Rain Has Brought Small Grain
Along Rapidly in Dakota.

sS'S NSFsNsy 0oNVeds
The past week was rainy one in
North Dakota, there having not been
day in which rain did not fall in some
part Of the state. There were no gen.
eral rains, the showers all being local,
and accompanied in most cases by
lightning and occasionally by wind.
Considerable damage from lightning is
reported, but the winds were not
strong enough to do much injury.
There is not now section of the state
in which there has not been rain,
and the conditions for growth could
not be better. AS an illustration of
the local character of the showers,
mention may be made of the expert
ence of Cavalier. Until Friday not a
drop Of rain had fallen there, though
there had been good rains on all sides
up to within few miles of the town.
The Cavalier people We're beginning to
think that they were to be left out Of
this distribution, but on Friday they
had rain lasting for several hours.
Farm work has been interrupted
somewhat, but the average delay has
probably not been more than one day
for the entire state, which can well 5e
afforded. Wheat is UP end growing
finely, and i'll many cases it shades TIE
ground. Practically all the oats are
sown, and this crop, too, is making
good Roadway Early barley is up.
and there are some fields Of flax on
which the plant is three or four inches
high. The bulk of tile flax remains 10
be sown. and this work will be in prog
ress for the next two weeks Many Of
the farmers are now planting corn. and
as the ground is moist. unless cold
weather follows the rains there will
be immediate termination and no loss
tom rot.
The rains were beginning to be need
ed in the far western part of the state
Watercourses were dry and wells were
beginning to fail. Pasturage was grow
Ing slim. and where prairie fires hal
swept the plains stock was beginning
to suffer. for the supply Of cured grass
was gone and there was as yet nothing
to take its place. The rains have
changed all this, and the western coun-
ties are rejoicing in as favorable con-
ditions as they could desire. The
coulies are FULL the wells contain q
plentiful supply of good water. and the
grass has got good start. The pros.
poets for good crop Of wild hay in
the newer counties is good. In the
ooctern nart of tho atoto wild how IL
more rare than formerly. Land hiss
become too valuable to be used for the
growth of wild hay, where other use
ran be made of it, and as the country
Is better drained there is less land
that cannot be cultivated. For these
reasons fodder corn, timothy and other
crops of similar character have taken I,
inc place of wild hay, and the pros.
poets for these are good.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
Death Follows Accident.

Menomonie, Wis, June 6. - While
David Adams of townsville was rails
ing some heavy timbers to be used IT
erecting a house one'of them fell and
struck him on the back He died 10
two hourA
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
LICKED UP BY FOREST FIRES.
Village Almost Completely Destroyed
Leaving Hundreds Homeless.

St John. N. B.. June 6.-Word has
reached this city from the seacoast
village of A!ssquash that forest fires
have swept that place, leaving but
three or four buildings standing.
There are 200 people homeless and
destitute. The financial loss will ag-
gregate over 100000. The reports
from all over the province indicate
that fires are rushing through the
woods and that whole villages and
communities are in the path of the
general conflagration. At Piccad:tilly,
in Kinks county. two men were
burned to death while trying to lib
crate cattle in a field.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
Sentences RENTED.

Pretoria. June 6. - The lieutenant
soSeFnor of the Transysai, Sir Ar
.Aof tawiey. has remittcl the re-
.na'nd%r OF the sentences Of the ma
so'''y OF the former burglars convict
w ol military offcnses durlug the late
War
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
1925 DEAD; eco WOUNDED.
Mayor of Gainesville Summarizes
Cop-i;4io,7s There.

Mayor Of Gainesville Submarines
Conditions There.
Gainesvii;n. Ca, .lu.e g. Mayor
PARKER yesterday made a summary Of
conditions il the storm-swept city as
he sees them He said:
The dead will number 125 by the
end of the next twcnty-four hours.
Three hundred is a conservative esti-
mate of the wounded, some OF whom
will die. Four hundred houses have
been destroyed. I estimate the mum
Der OF homeless ct 1900. The finan.
cial loss will reach S600.O0O. There
is still need Of money and physi.
Clans"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
pre,;,,snt OF for washinqton.

Danvi,te, ILL.,. June 6. President
Roosevelt delivered the last sched
uled speech of his long trip yesterday
at Danvi!ie, the home of Congress
man Cannon. Notwithstanding the
inclemeus weather he was greeted by
a large crowd. The stay at Danville
was only twenty minutes. and at Gao
o'clock his train left for Indianapolis
whence it will go direct to Washing
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11

-S''5' S''SS' S''A .'StutS9'
One afternoon in the years of which
| am writing CHANGED to call upon Mr..
Longfellow just after he had received
a visit from DR.. Holmes.
What delightful man he Isl" said
he. But he has Left me. as he general
~ does. with headache When ]
inquired the cause he replied: The
movement Of his mind is So much
more rapid than mine tia, | often find
it difficult to follow him. and if | keen
up the strain for length of time
headache is the penalty Every one
who knew the autoerat must have been
impressed by this trait ascribed to
him by Lon2ieiiow-the extraordinary
rapidity of his mental processes. Not
that ne talked fast. but that his turns
OF thought We're surprisingly bright
and quick and often made with kind
of scientific precision. agreeably in
contrast with the looseness of state
ment commonly characterizing those
who speak volubly and think fast.-At.
lantic Monthly -.i,sT
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
NO DANGER OF A STRIKE.
Threatened Outbreak Of Miners Nov
Seems Unl;ke!v.

Wiikesbarr@. Pa. Jurc 6. - The
danger OF strike seems to be al.
ready passing away. exon before the
decision of the convention of miners.
which is to meet in Pottsville within
ten days. This is due to the state
ments Of coal companies officials and
superint endeiits that if tho nlinework-
ers at their convention sl:oull re-elect
the three district presidents as their
representatives on the cancellation
board By majority vote there would
he no further objection to their cigi-
bility to sa:-vc on the board.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11

I. Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
r r,e plant of the Atlantic Window
t n'asS company at Magnolia. N. j., en-
s "'''ng q loss of about 100000. The
s rsn1 was the second largest glass
soFks 10 the United States.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
Two Settlements Wiped Out.
RARE WHALES ARE SEEN.
Fishermen Are Trying to Capture
White Whales.

Halifax, N. S., June 5.-Two large
"hlte whales. rare specimens at At
:antlc coast waters, are reported to be
Imprisoned in the Bras dor lakes,
Sape Breton. They are supposed to
naVe entered the lake i'll pursuit OF
nackerel schools. Cape Breton fish
elnen are making great efforts to
capture one of them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
Ambiquous.

Weary-What was Raggles sayiu
about bulldogs?
W-illie-Ee said he had a strange at
traction for them, an they took such a
hold on him.-Detroit Free Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
Stops the Cough and
Works OFF the Gold
Laxative Bromo Quiniue Tablets. Price 25c
Passina Belief.

Miss Gidday-What did he say when
you told him was married?
Miss SpeitZ-Wel, he seemed sur.
prised.
Miss Spaitz-No. but he asked how
it happened. "-Philadelphia Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11

Daney Blair. the twelve-year-old son
OF a farmer near Kensington. had a
portion of his hand blown off while ~.
rerimenting with dynamite cart
ridge. He was curious to know whet!,-
er it would go off and proceeded to
pound it with rock.
James Robertson of Minneapolis.
grand chancellor of the Knights OF
Pythias, assisted by Fred L. Wheaton
and Col. Fraser, instituted Thief River
Falls Lodge No. 172 with charter
ljst Of f0rty.four members.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11

Oscar London. who accidentally
shot and killed Mrs. Mattson while fir
ing a gun as q member Of Q charivari
osrty, went free at Duluth. The grand
Jury indicted him for granddaughter in
the second degree and the trial Jury
acquitted him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
Child prowned-Father May Die

Cnild browne d-FatFer Way DIE.
Sioux City. Iowa, June 6. - While
escaping in boat from their home
near Otto. this county, the craft cap
sized, drowning Emmett Livermore
aged six years. The child's father
NAV not recover.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11
NATIVES ARE STARVING.
Chinese in Sore Straits in kwang.s
Province.

Washington. June - Secretary
Hay has received a cable from Consul
McWaGe at Canton, which says: Gov
Wong telegraphs me that over 8
milllua natives ir Kwang-si are starry
ing, and earnestly appeals for helr
from American charity. All relief '!is.
trihut!on through the hands of Ameri
can and British missionaries"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-11

The jury in the case OF the state W.
August Loffelmacher charged with At.
tempting to dynamite a threshing rig
!. st. Peter. disagreed. The court or.
iered Loffelmacher to appear in court
at the next general term to answer to
TWO indictments.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
DANCING CLASS RECEPTION.
Dominant Society Orchestra viii Furnish
Music for the Dancing.

The Raritan Dancing Glass will
hold their first grand reception in
Wilder Hall, Smith street, tonight.
The management have spared no pains
to make this reception all that it
should be, and it will be one of those
delightful affairs of which one hears
so much about, and very seldom has
chance to attend.
The doors will be opened at O'Clock
and from then on until the wee sma
hours of the morning dancing will be
the feature. The music will be fur
nished by the famous Dominant So
clety whose reputation is well estab-
lished. This will be one of the attrac-
tions.
From the report of the committee.
which has charge of the sale of tickets
the financial success of the ball Is
already assured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
TRUST COMPANY GETS
SOME CITY DEPOSITS.
Resolution Passed Board ofAdeen Kqhf Traasfercoo
Funds of Water Works and Board of Education to that sU
ton--AIdemen DiNided on the Kote

Alderman Campbell precipitated a
wordy war in City Council last even
ing when he introduced a resolution
to make the Perth Aniboy Trust Com
pany one of the depositories of the
clty's money. This was a matter that
had evidently not been discussed in
committee meeting.
Alderman Runyon made the first
attack when he declared the resolu-
tion uncalled for. Mr.. Runyon said as
one of the members of the board was
a director of the trust company he
thought the resolution entirely out Of
order. To this Alderman -at-large
Eckert, after asking Alderman Cannon
to take the chair, replied that he was
the director referred to but as such
knew nothing of the resolution which
had been introduced. Nj. Eckert also
declared that he saw no reason why
the trust company. being local con-
Germ, should not have the same chance,
especially when he recall the city's
losses in the failure of the Middlesex
bank.
Aldermen Campbell and loft also
had few words to say in its favor,
after which Alderman Runyon, to de-
fend his course in the matter, took
the floor again.
He said if the trust company was a
national instead of a State institution
he would be in favor of the resolution,
but the recent bank failure, already
referred to, had taught lesson, which
is that the national banks was the
safest and he believed the money
should stay where it is. AS an in
stance Alderman Runyon cited the
recent crash at Asbury Park in which
a national bank and trust company
were the victims, The nnsional, he
said, will pay its creditors doHar- for
dollar while the trust company but
forty cents on the dollar Mr.. Run
yon then offered an amendment to the
resolution, referring it to the finance
committee of which he is chairman,
but upon vote, it was lost. Alder
-at-large Eokert and Aldermen
Cannon, Campbell and loft voted the
motion down. The original resolu-
tion was then put and carried by the
same vote which defeated the amend
ment.
The resolution provides that the
funds of the Water Works and Board
of Education be transferred to the
Trust Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Matte Koehler is the owner
of a new Yale bicycle.
Carl Roessler returned to his home
in Newport yesterday after spending
Sunday with his brother, Franz Roess-
Ter, on High street.
Frank Mendel, of Elizabeth, was a
Perth Amboy visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Slobodien, of this
city, and Mrs. Philip Slobodien, of
South Carteret, are spending the day
at Plainfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Hymen, of New
York, are making their home in this
city.
Gertrude Fouratt, of Brighton ave-
nue., is suffering from a severe cold.
/. Mrs. Cornelius Jones, of Brighton
avenue, is visiting her daughter in
Irvington.
Mrs. Bruce Smith, of Smith street,
has returned home after visiting rela-
tives in Orange.
Mrs. Alfred Brace, of Gordon street,
is now able to be up after her serious
and long illness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
A FINE LECTURE.
An AppreClative Audience Heard Discourse
In Baptist Church Last Night.

An appreciative audience greeted
Rev. DIR. Q. a. Woolston of Philadel-
phia, in the First Baptist church last
night when he delivered his lecture,
Europe as Seen by An American. -
The speaker, with his ready wit, kept
his audience in a good humor as he
told of his remarkable experiences
while travelling on the continent. He
is an excellent talker and a man Of
commanding appearance. The audi.
ence was delighted.
The lecture was not one of those
dried affairs such as is often heard
when someone tries to talk about
Europe. DIR. Woolston knew how to
make bright the dull places and the
pictures added interest to his talk.
The long and hearty applause at the
conclusion told Dr.. Woolston that he
was welcome visitor in this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
Lehigh Valley Handling Their
lows Under Difficulties Boats
Down East.
is MOVING.
Philadelphia & Reading Tugs Will Come
to Dry Docks in Perth AmbOy for Over
hauling Two Local Tugs are Still
Tied Up at the DOCks-Fireman Re-
signed.

That the Lehigh Valley railroad
means to win the strike now on with
the tug boat engineers, is evident
from their actions. This morning
they were able to get the tugs Genesee
and Allentown to work.
The Genesee came back from her
trip to Connecticut last night. and
was Immediately started off again
with another tow. The Allentown,
which has been in one of the ship
yards for the last few weeks. was
finished yesterday afternoon and came
here. This morning, just as she was
about to start for New York, after a
tow, the fireman resigned his place.
The chief engineer came ashore to
look fo1 a fireman and after some
trouble found one. At 1890 the
Allentown was able to start fof New
York to bring back a light tow. Since
the strike, although a number of
Staten Island tugs have been at work
for the Valley, it has been almost
impossible to get enough empty coal
boats here to keep the men on the
docks at work AS the coal is not
coming in as fast as it might, num-
Der of the brakemen will only work
half a day today.
The tug Woodbridge and Catesauqua
with three other smaller tugs, are
still tied up ON account of the strike.
The Valley tugs at Boston are still at
work, and no trouble is expected from
that place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
WILL
MEET TOMORROW
viii Probably Discuss the Bridge
Approach Will Reorganizs on
Wednesday May l3.
Sbecfal to the Evening Meq0s.

New Brunswick, May 5-Whether
the Board of Freeholders at their reg.
ular monthly meeting tomorrow will
venture to take up the long standing
matter. of the approaches to the Perth
Amboy bridge is problematical.
Some of the Freeholders, when
approached upon the matter yesterday
said they did not know what action
the Board would take tomorrow. II
is thought by some that the Wolff
approach will be accepted.
May 13 the new board will meet and
elect officers. 1t is expected that D.
W. Clayton, the Deputy Surr ogate,
will be reelected, as well as Solicitor
Peter f. Daily and Director Asbury
Fountain. There is hardly likely tc
be any change in the other officers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-05-05
CIRCUS IS COMING.

Tomorrow the wonderful circus,
"Hargreaves, comes to Perth Am
boy. Just where they will pitch their
tents is not announced, but it will
probably be on the usual grounds on
the Stump farm near the Stove Works.
When the Hargreaves circus was here
lst year they had such a wonderful
lot of animals that the small boys
have not vet gotten over the fact.
When they give their performance to-
morrow afternoon and evening there
will no doubt be big crowd on hand.