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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-24
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

Subscription 81 per annum, or sL5o if paid in
advauce. Advertising rates on application.
Communications must be received by Tuesday
noon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-24

IT looks very much as though W.. j
Bryan and Theodore Roosevelt would be
the nominees of their respective parties
for the presidency next year.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-12-21
Feed a woodland Mills

Ihave taken charge Of the Wood
land Mills and it win be open every
Saturday to grind corn and all
kinds of feed. Bring your grain
on Saturdays but no other days.
LLOYD BALLOON.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-12-21

StTVo Ol 20 per ceuG luSC6au OF IL
per cent as at present. A bill in
! tended to accomplish this objec
was defeated at the last regula
session.
The postofice authorities war;
persons sending tinsel or mics
postcards through the mails that af.
fixing stamp to such cards
through hole in transparent en-
velope does not entitle them to
carriage for one cent. All such
cards should be enclosed in envel-
opes bearing 2-cent stamps.
According to the report of Comp
troller of the Currency Ridgeley
the money stock of the money stock
of the United States surpasses that
of any other country in the world,
being, in gold. ST., ,593, 300, 900; in
silver, $698, 100000; in paper,
$61O, 100000. This country also
leads in banking power, the statis-
tics showing for the United States
$17, 1854 300, 900, and for all other
countries $27 ,O34, 200, 900.
X X X
The republican state convention
to meet in st. Louis February 27, |
1908, which will be composed of
nearly 1000 delegates, will be en-
powered to nominate sixteen presi-
Dental electors from congressional
districts, and two presidential elec-
tors at large, to be voted upon in
The next election, in addition to
electing national committeeman
to succeed Thomas J. Atkins, and
Jne Iour ueIegaJeS ana sTour alter
mates to the national convention.
= There is plenty of evidence to
show that the mail order houses do
not send out goods as represented,
and those who purchase from them
are generally the loser in some way,
no matter whether they understand
it at first or not. 1t is always well
to know what one is buying, and
when, as is done in these cases, the
purchase is made five hundred or
thousand miles away it becomes alb
solutely matter of faith on the
part of the purchaser and luck it
he gets what he orders.
x x
The best part of the holiday seas
on, perhaps, is the opportunity it
gives for home gatherings and the
family reunions that in these busy
days are all too few. Many young
man finds time to get back to the
old hearthstone and sit down in the
dear home circle who, if the holi-
days were omitted, would be kept
strictly at his tasks. All the
schools are dismissed, boys and
girls are at home, teachers likewise
are off duty, and, with no care
pressing, in thousands of places
parents and children ha'-n !cppy
times together for which they may
hank the festive season. There
are other unions and reunions, all
If them pleasant and helpful, but
here is hardly any such joy to a
youth in this world as that of get
ing back to the freside where he
vas reared. There is a rest there
'or him, a perfection of peace such
IS that, no matter how prosperous
ne may be in his pursuits, never
.ome to him any place else. Great
Y to be pitied is he for whom no
loor of the early home is open, or
against whom it is blown shut by
he pitiless storms that have beset
L.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-12-21
Some Evening Reveries.


the land with your melody sweet
and let heaven come nearer tc
earth on this good Christmas time
Is their a heart not in unison
with your music, at this happy
l Christmas time. The stars
) glitter and the earth is glorifed,
and the lights throw long, bright
rays on the snowy path, and the
mothers face is pressed to the
window pane to catch the first
glimpse of her loved, long absent
ones. Joy to the mother, they are
here! and thy aged heart is full of
sweet peace. Surely heaven is
nearer to earth for thee. "Christ-
mas eve" the wondrous Santa
Claus comes to the children with
thee. What visions of dolls,
games, books, candies and all
sorts of squeaks and discordant
blasts; and the wonderful Christ
mas tree with it's brilliant lights.
gay colors and mysterious packages,
some Of which may contain the
long wished for skates or huge
jack-knives. 1t is all enchantment.
all the color of the rose, the rain
bow that spans their young lives. |
Not all the agony in the manger,
all the wonder of the story of the
Star of Bethlehem, of the following
and guiding of the wise men to the
lowly cradle of the coming King;
not all the sad beauty of the old,
old story can fully satisfy the juv-
emile hearers like these. But are
we not all children of a larger
8EqtWWtt hasezoclasaear;,:t In SPITE VI rus ueep
and tender meaning, the gift and
merrymaking are all dear to us,
children in heart as we are.
Christmas most truly belongs to
the children. 1t celebrates the
event of the Christ child, to whom
the wise men brought gifts, and the
shepherds came and worshipped.
Would that every child in this
land of abundance might receive
the little portion necessary to fill
the heart with joy and chase the
sobs and tears away. 1t takes so
little to open the founts of joy of a
child, it would seem so small por-
tion might fall to the lot of every
child. But alas, some will be bur-
dened with gifts till they weary Of
counting them, and others-what a
Disappointing Christmas it will be
to them. Cannot we be thought
full one of another and share our
blessings with those less favored
and thus make our Christmas truly
happy for ourselves and merry for
many others? Where in all hu-
manity is there greater longing,
dearer expectation, sweeter hope
than in the heart of a child on
Christmas morn? But in all the
earth there is no look so sad, no
sob so stabbing as are called forth
by the empty stocking.
Young men, study yourselves.
choose your work, and if it satisfies
you, move on. Bid defiance to all
obstacles. Don't surrender to
will ever challenge
you; fight it out on some line if
it takes all summer. Our boats
are headed up the river, and just
so sure as we drop the oars so sure
we will float down. Keep rowing.
Beautiful and right it is that
gifts and good wishes should fill
the air like snowfakes at Christ
mas-tide. And beautiful is the
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-12-21
TOWN AND COUNTRY IN BRIEF.
Local Events Of The Past Week Recorded For
Busy Blade Readers.

January 1st.
Granulated sugar 18 pounds fo
$1.00 at the Model.
q. L. Farrar has good 7-year
old all-purpose mare for sale.
P. E. O. plates; special price fol
Christmas ST.. 10 at the Model.
Fred Hawes has gone to Iowa to
spend Christmas with relatives.
Christmas and New Year greet
ings at THE BLADE post card stand.
I want your corn for which
will pay the highest market price.
w. S. Savage.
Private money to loan on real
estate. Low rate Of interest. In
quire at this office.
Persons knowing themselves in
debted to me please come and
settle. j. L. Burke.
Several from here have been in
attendance at the poultry show in
Brookfeld this week.
L. E. Humphrey, route three,
Laclede, has some young male
mule-foot hogs for sale.
Fifteen tons of fine millet for
sale two miles northeast of La
clede. Inquire at this office.
We would like to have 1000
people call at the Model and see
our display of Christmas goods. J.
B. Patrick.
If you want first class work call
at the leading barber shop, 3rd
door north of railroa.. Weaver
Bros, proprietors.
The Model has an ad on the last
page of THE BLADE today that
ought to interest everybody. The
prices quoted are very attractive.
The Christmas meeting Of the
local P. E. O. chapter will be held
at the home of Mrs. V. M. Benson
Saturday afternoon, December Il.
All members of Modern Wood
men are urged to attend the regu-
lar meeting to be held next We'd
nesday evening as important mat
ters are to come up.
G. E. Sutcliffe, two miles south
of Laclede, who has had many years
experience as a butcher, offers his
services to those wanting butcher
ing done. Phone $50, Laclede.
R. T. Couch's barber shop has
a new lighting plant that is differ
ent from any other in town in that
the burners are inverted and use
shades but no globes. The light is
fine.
E. J. Robson, travelling sales
man for the August Kern barber
supply company, found some mon
ev this week that will be delivered
to owner when an accurate descrip-
ton is made of it.
A good modern six room house
with furnace heat and bath, five
acres of ground, all kinds OF fruit;
good location in Brookfeld, for
sale on easy terms. A bargain.
INQUIRE of F. NJ. Connor, Laclede.
The company producing What
Money Will Do," that comes to
the Laclede opera house next Fri
day night, is said to be one of the
best companies touring the state
this season, being billed at Hanni-
bal, Macon, Monroe City, Moberly,
Marceline and the larger class Of
towns.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-12-21
LOCAL DoINGs ABOUT Iown.
Pungent Paragraphs Picked up by Our Peram.
bulating tPeneli Pusher.

have a Christmas wedding, caro-
having been issued this week ar
nouncing the approaching marriag
of Mr.. Claud Gable and Miss Edit
Harter to be solemnized at the hom
of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. G. P. Harter, on the evening
of December "a.
Every Linn county republican
who can should attend the distric
meeting at Chillicothe this after
noon, meet the prominent republi
cans from over the state and ge
acquainted with the state chairman
Hon. Walter S. Dickey, who will
have charge of the meeting. Sew.
eral from here will 60 to Chillicothe
on the noon train.
Jas. Wilkins and son, Merlin o.,
returned last Saturday from spend
ing several days in Kansas. While
there Mr.. Wilkins bought two
quarter sections of land three miles
from Walnut, in Crawford county.
The two farms adjoin, both having
fine improvements and all tillable
land. They expect to move to
Kansas in March. ..,
T:-ere will be a Christmas tree
and appropriate exercises at the
Methodist church next Tuesday
evening. The church will be open
and a committee there to receive
presents all afternoon but those
having presents to be distributed
should get them to the church be-
ore 7 p. m. A fine program has
'een arranged and a silver offering
VII be taken at the door. All are
The residence of E. E. Gould
'cc cupied by Mrs. I. E. Love had a !
harrow escape from destruction by
ire last Tuesday. About noon
moke was discovered coming
through the roof and the rooms
we're also filled with smoke. It was
oon ascertained that the rafters
nd wood work under the tin roof
# the kitchen was on fire, having |
aught from the kitchen flue.
Prompt work and plenty of water
1t hand saved the building with not
'ver one hundred dollars damage
which is fully covered by insurance.
What Money Will Do" Harry
shannon, proprietor and manager
# THE Bankers's Child" and
,ther successful plays offers his la
est success entitled, What Money
Will Do" The play abounds in
bright lines and climaxes that call
or rounds Of af.:.,:use, the special
les introduced are very clever, in
some of the cleverest
singers and dancers in the theatri-
al business. Special scenery is
,arried for the production. At M.
W. A. opera house, Laclede, one
hight only, Friday, December 27.
Prices 25, 35 and so cents.
Laclede has one case of scarlet
ever-just one case-and it is un-
Ter strict quarantine, with no dan
.er whatever of the disease spread
ng. Mrs. J. w. Phillips, of Lin
leus, on her way home from Okla
loma, was taken sick on the train |
md on arriving here was taken to
he Foreman house. The next day |
ymptoms of scarlet fever developed
md a strict quarantine was estab-
ished at once. DIR. 2. T.. Standby, |
epresenting the board of health of |
Iaclede, authorizes us to say that
he quarantine is being observed
nd there is absolutely no danger
f the disease spreading and no
larm need be felt. Mrs. Phillips |
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-12-21
HUMANITY on THE MOVE
Brief Mention OF Those Who Come and Go
During the Week

| Virgil E. Harter spent last Sun
day in Hannibal.
Miss Grace Wilson is home from
Chicago for the holidays.
E. M. Hendrickson was in Brook
field Wednesday evening.
j. HI. Skulley has taken the third
chair in the Weaver Bros barber
shop.
Tom Willard has gone to Illinois
to spend holiday week with rela-
tives.
Miss Jennie Carothers has re-
turned from visiting relatives in
Milan.
Mrs. J. L. Ong is home from
spending a month with relatives in
Illinois.
Miss Susie Benson is home from
Missouri Wesleyan college to spend
the holidays.
R. FL. Humphrey is home from
spending three months in Oklaho-
ma on business.
A. L. Drew, deputy for the Mod
ern Brotherhood, made business
trip to Chillicothe Thursday,
Mrs. E. F. Meredith is here WIS.,
lting her mother, Mrs. McGrew, and
family at the Foreman house.
A. J. Caywood, wife and daugh-
;er, attended the opera at the De-
5raw in Brookfeld Wednesday
hight.
Miss Eva and Fred Ormsby, of
Manhattan, Kansas, are here to
spend the HOLIDAYS With ----'-1'----
Mrs. G. J. Arbuckle, on route
me, has ten fat geese for sale at
tx cents per pound for delivery
lext Monday.
G.. W. Hendricks has sold his
esidence property to S. Fl. Brown
Who owns the property adjoining
on the west.
J. H. Bagenstos, who recently
;old his farm near Forker, has
oeen in Kansas the past week look
ng up a location.
T. D. Mitchell and family, of
Hale, are here visiting Mrs. Mitch
,ll's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. P.
Iarter, on route two.
Miss Louise Peaslee went to
Winston yesterday to spend Christ
mas with her parents. Miss Edna
Robson accompanied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G.. Tracy, of
lttumwa, Iowa, were here this
week visiting the formers sister,
Mrs. Fl. Eccles, and family.
Miss Pearl Adams, who is teach
ng at Clarence, came home yester-
lay to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs F. G. Adams.
Mrs. L. N. Whitaker and little
ION, Clayton, returned home Sun
lay after a very pleasant visit Of
,hree weeks with relatives and
friends in Illinois.
N. Byrne and Miss Emma FL
ield and A. j. Baum and Miss
Lola Brown saw the Isle OF
Spice" at the DeGraw in Brook
ield Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Mollie Smith has returned
rom spending the summer with
Ter daughter, Mrs. Paul Harlan, in
st. Paul, Mimi. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harlan are now visiting in Kansas.
J. T. Drew was happily remind
ID that last Sunday was his 57th
birthday anniversary. In honor of
he occasion his good little wife,
Lucy, prepared a fine dinner and
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-12-21

All kinds of nuts and candies for
Christmas at the Model.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-12-21

Beautiful and right it is that
gifts and good wishes should fill
the air like snowfakes at Christ
mas-tide. And beautiful is the
year in its coming and its going
most beautiful and blessed because
it is always the year of Our Lord.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-12-21

Many Missouri bankers believe
that when the legislature next con-
venes the state banking laws will
be so amended as to require re-
serve of 25 per cent instead of Is
per cent as at present. A bill in
tended to accomplish this object
was defeated at the last regular
session.
The oasis., 1907-11-23

tefs at Tucson, and this week be has been at Guaymas, Empalme, and other points on the line, 0n a visit of inspection
 Friday of last week Mir. and Mrs. z. Q. Stocker returned from a visit in the East and South. Remaining at Guaymas two or three days they went to Ontagota, on the lower Yaqui early in the present week.
 The railway grade up the Yaqul river is completed as far as Cumu- ripa, and the tracklaying machine is expected from the Alamos branch shortly to lay the rails into Cumuripa. At present the end of the track is at Las Cuevas, nineteen kilometres away. It is stated that the track will be laid into Alamos the 23d inst, after which date the tracklayer will be transferred to the river division.
 Saturday morning of last week the night train from Nogales to Guaymas met with a mishap near Carb6 station, by which the Pull man car left the rails, and turned over across the track. Fortunately no one was hurt, but it took some time to clear the wreck and let trains pass. Saturdays day train out iron Nogales did not reach Guaymas until noon of Sunday, and the night train was just be- hind 1t.
 Many of the men thrown out oi employment at Cananea and else where are going across the gulf to take service with the Boleo Copper Company at Santa Rosalia. It Is reported that 200 went across this week, making the third lot, in the aggregate exceeding 500 men. It is stated also that 500 Manchurians are crossing the Pacific with the same destination and object. De- spite the low price of copper the Boleo Company is extending Its operations.
The oasis., 1907-11-23
SONORA SETTINGS.

Upon good authority TIE OASIS can announce that there will be no cessation of railway building on the Hartman lines in Mexico.
 Mrs. Myra s. Seymour and Miss Seymour, who have been visiting in California all summer, are ex- pected to return home to Torres today (the 23d inst.).
 Mir. Luis Cambuston, who has returned recently from visit in Europa, will resume management of the Hotel Cambuston at Hermo- sillo, on the first of December.
 At Hermosillo a new municipal ordinance has been adopted and is now in operation, closing all saloons at 3 o'clock P. NJ. Sun days, and keeping them closed until Monday morning.
 One of the features at the new Bank Saloon, opposite the railway depot at Hermosillo, is the tooth some sandwiches served. Mir. Ran ken is arranging 10 set up lunch counter and serve a variety of lunches.
 Mir. Thos Pascoe, joint agent for the railways at Empalme, who had been visiting in Nogales, re- turned to the post of duty Sunday morning, having terminated his visit at the line city the preceding evening.
 At Corral the railway company has commenced the work of drill ling a deep artesian we'll. A lofty derrick has been erected and all the apparatus for deep drilling has been installed. The inten. ton is to reach good water, no matter how deep they have to go.
 Mir. James Finley, formerly mas. ter car repairer at Tucson, who represented Pima county in the territorial legislature and council before the segregation of Santa Cruz county, has been appointed master car builder for the entire Randolph system, with headquar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-01
BOMBS FOUND I'M BAY.
Panic Among Employees Of Staten Is
land Shipyard.

NEW YORK, October 1.-Two water
tight conclusion bombs. containing enough
giant powder to blow up an ocean steam
ship. were found floating in the water off
Sanford Ross dry dock. at Clifton, s. l..
yesterday afternoon. The discovery caused
a panic among the seventy-five men at
work In the ship yard. and 1t was several
hours before the excitement quieted down.
The dry dock adjons the Baltimore and
Ohio railroads repair shops, part OF
which overhang the water, but 1t is not be-
lieved that the bombs were put in the water
with the purpose Of blowing up either
structure. There has been no trouble of
any kind either in the ship yard or the re-
pair shops.
The bombs had the appearance Of hav-
ing been In the water for some days, the
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tar rope which was bound about them to
make them waterproof having become
loose from the action Of the water The
bombs were first seen by George Widner, q
workman In the shipyard. They were float
Ing In the water about six feet from the
end of the dry dock. He fshed them out,
but on finding that they were bombs
dropped them to the floor Of the dry dock
and ran among his fellow workmen, telling
them to run for their lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-01

mine worthless. Then Mr. Longstor, one of
the owners, made q contract to operate 1t
and spent $4,000 without accomplishing
anything. When ne abandoned It In 1905 a
ing Company consisting of A. NJ. Chisholm,
Edward Lynch and D. NJ. Philbin, who IN
dertook what was considered q forlorn
hope. Az soon as they got possession they
proceeded to sink a shaft in what they con-
sidered the most likely spot. and after
going down $50 feet encountered q bedy Of
high-grade ore which experts estimate at
10000. 600 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-01

The contract for the new naval z. NJ. c.
A. at Norfolk. Va. made possible by the
100000 gift of John d. Rockefeller. has
been awarded to. ]. Henry Miller OF Balti-
more. The lot having cost $4,000, the sum
Of $225.00O Is now available for the hand
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Rear Admiral Singer Here.

Rear Admiral Frederick Singer. U.S.N..
retired, commandant of the naval station at
New Orleans. Is in this city fora short time
on leave of absence. He Is at the Metropol-
itan Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-01

/ Savings banks are established in 22s
schools in Scotland. There are 35,711 de-
positors; with S48, $50 to their credit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-01

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS.
% PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure aly
case of Itching. Blind, Bleeding frotruding
Piles in to IA days or money refunded. &c.
ocl-tu&s-n
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ORIGINAL Locators Sustained.

While the case was pending A NJ. Miller
of Duluth thought he had discovered q
flaw in both Of the previous entries and re-
entered It In his own name. making tri-
angular contest, which was continued for
more than sixteen years until the United
States Supreme Court decided against both
the Minnesota Iron Company and A. NJ.
Miller and held that the title OF the original
locators, the three cruisers with 500 scrip
was good. In that way L. 8. Merritt. r. H.
Fagen, James Longstor. J. L. Harris and
Frank Eaton became the owners of the
property. In the meantime. however. and
during the periou of litigation. while 1t held
possession of the land with its squatters the
Minnesota Iron Company had spent more
than $50, 600 In developments, not counting
the lawyers fees and other costs, which
were enormous.
when the cruisers got their title they
leased their mining rights to A. G. Clergue
& Co, then operating extensively on the
Canadian 500, but the latter, after spend
ing $4,000 as they supposed unprofitably.
surrendered the option and pronounced the